.L iá J
4 in a whoil Flowers in terminal heads. Corolla
ovate-globose, about 3 lines long, downy at the tip ou?°de
Spurs of anthers lanceolate. (Uon’s Mill.) A dtoiinutiv!
i s r i X X i s x i X ' s i
Fariefies.
" ® p lie ! - e f™ P- Corolla
”■ ^ 'c o fo uZ “™“ “ • B - - Corolla of a flesh
”■ ^wMte P- 2S. — Corolla
. E. T. 4 Mackmàna. E. MackaMira r. ifii 7 ;-, »iacaaMHa jB3aabo.. TFll.. HHiibbeerr.. - ■ ’«'•'ra
Oi E. I etuihx , probably a hybrid between the .species. Ireland.
CJ/'lrrc» y-kf 4-Ky.v «1«— 1 1 T « * rri , , ^ ‘ V ' * ‘'Ctvvccii Uie snecies. Ireland.
niall’n g S n ? *® ®P®®'®® “ “®‘ ®onimonly used for
«■ 2. E. CINE REA L. The grey Heatii.
Yk „«1 O „ COY -T-k ._____
t e s r t e r ” ® t e
^ changing to blue as they fade / j u l y to S e p t e Z Z “ "
”■ Cab. 1409.- P l a n t
dwarf. Flowers deeper purple
«. E. c. 3 affla Lodd. C a t.-F low e rs white.
”■ pSpte ' “O '* -F low e rs pale
YC E. c. 7 sincla Lodd. C a t.-B ra n c h e s elect
3 . E. a u s t b a ' l i s L.
Lin. Mani., p. 231.; Don
1028. E. cinèrea.
Pétrali.x
The southern Heath.
IdentiflcaHon. 231. ;Don’s Aim 3 o -oa
fr; r i a“ . S .ìf r p .'a ^ ì.
—^T>p. 008.
5 Bot, Cab., t. 1472. ; and om
Spec. Char., f r A shrub, 3 ft. to 6 ft. higli. Leaves
4 in a whorl, scabrous, spreading, mucronate
Flowers terminal, small. Corolla Imrplish red
3 lines long, with a curved funnel-shaped tube and’
a recurved limb. Pedicels beset with gemmaceous
bracteas. Anthers crested. (Dank MUL) An erect
pyramidal shrub. Spam and Portugal. Heioht 5 ft
f: t e s t t e A p r i i
1029. C.anetrMI,. '
One of the most showy of .dl the arboreous heaths, and flowering profusely
when planted in an open situation.
4 . B. c t i . i a ' k i s L. The ciliate-fcOTcd Heath.
Z S S ”' ifr*i?: i .»4
'.ffligs,- l1U»C3U“’. ,
free Char., f r . Leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, glan-
‘ dularly ciliate, spreading, rather remote. Flowers
terminal, subraceniose, directed to one side. Biac-
teas sessile, approximate to the calyx. Segments
of calyx spathulate, ciliate. Corolla smooth, ovate,
more ventrieose on the upper s.cle,_ 4 1™®
naie red. Style prominent. {Don s Mill.) A
diminutive evergreen shrub, Portugal, and England,
in Cornwall. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers
pale’red ; August and September.
A comparatively rare and very beautiful species. 1030. E . clliàri».
G e n u s II.
1 @ -
GYPSOCA'LLIS Sal. T h e G y p s o c á l l i s , or Moor Heath.
Lin. Syst. Octándria Monogynia.
Salisbury’s M S S.; D. Don in E. Pbii. Journ.. 17. p. M3.1 Don’s Mill., 3. p. 800.
g S S ( I t r T r u ^ Z f t t u Z S i d U im o s . most beautiful; the speoies are very elegant, and
generally inhabit calcareous districts. {Don s Miu.)
Cer, Char Calyx 4-parted, glumaceou.s, naked at the base. Corolla cam-
ntnuiate or short tubular, with a dilated mouth._ exser e d ; fihiments
flattened or filiform. Anthers bipartite, having the cells mutic at the
base, distinct and substipulate, dehiscing by an oblique pore. Stigma simple.
t e t e t e X t e r x s t t e ? ' -S i® ® " i aceróse, whorled lateral
. o.,-m;ml Flowers crowded.— Shrubs, diminutive, evergreen;^ n a t iv e s /
L ro p e and Africa. This genus is easily d is tin /s h e d from Erica, by the
exserted anthers, flattened filaments, and simple stigma.
1. G va'gans Sal. The wandering Gypsocállis, or Cornish Moor Heath.
7*»í<*olfo». S.lLAISS.1 D o ^ s MiU., 3. p. 80(l. J Lm . Soc. Trans. 6. P. ML 1 EV
S r i L l J r Z r i r i . -, k t e a Stoics in Wtthcrmg's Bot. Arrangement 400. ; E.
.... ,tiora nuus. ro.
E Í ^ L Z Z £ g " B o t í I; r u n a Fl. Par., t. 203. ■, and o u r * . 1031.
free Char &c Stem glabrous. Leaves 4—S in a whorl, con-
t e u t ’glabrous. Flowers small, upon footstalks, ax.flary,
Z s tlv 2 in an a x il, and those of any branch seeming as if dis-'
posed in a raceme, from the flowers being stalked and produced
from axils near one another. Bracteas remote from the calyx.
Corolla short, bell-shaped. (H o ta iW /.) ?
ereen shrub. England, m Cornwall; and the South of France
? d North of Africa. Height 6 in. to i ft. Flowers pale purplish
red ; July to September.
lC5J.G.v,àsan8.
' “t e e . ». 2 p J /H a .-C o ro lla pale reiL rubescent,
SO. G .v . 3 ruhescens Bree, Loud. H. B. etl. 2. p. oso.
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