ERICA lutea.
C H A R A C T E R S P E C I F I C U S.
EHICAJ anthcris muticis, i n c l u l i s ; corollis ovate—
acuminatis, l u t e i s ; foliis oppofitis, adpreffis, triquetris.
D E S C R I P T I O .
CAVJLIS laxus, filiformis, gracilis, ad bafin ramofus;
ramuli conferti.
FOLIA oppofita, lineada, adprefla, triquelra,
fupra cóncava, fubtus carinata, fulcata, nitida;
petiolis breviffimis, adprefiis.
FLORES plures, conglomcrati, fubtcrminalcs ;
peduueuli capillar es, hitei; braéteis binis.
CALYX. Periantbium tctraphyllum, foliolis
ovatis, acuminatis, luteis, glabris.
COROLLA lutea, ovato-acuminata, ore arclata;
l i m b o quadrilobo, tubreflexo.
STAMINA. Filamenta o c i o capillaria, corolla;
dimidio breviora, ápice recúrvala, receptáculo
infería. Anthers; mutiere, incluía;, parvas.
PISTILLUM. Germen cylindricum, fulcatum.
Stylus filiformis, purpurcus, filamcntis duplo
longior. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bona; Spei.
Floret a Septembri, in Maium.
R E F E I t E N T I A .
1. Calyx, et Corolla.
1. Calyx lente auclus.
3 . Stamina, et Piftillum.
A . Stamina a Piftillo diducfa; anthera una
l e n t e aucla.
5. Stylus, et Stigma lente ancla.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
H E A T H , with beardlefs t i p s , w i t h i n the bloffbms,
which are of a pointed oval fhape, and yellow;
the leaves g r ow oppolite in'pairs, are three-lided,
and prclfcd to the item.
D E S C R I P T I O N .
STEM flexible, thrcad-fhaped, and flendcr,
branching to the b o t t o m ; the branches crowded
together.
T h e LEAVES grow oppolite in pairs, are linear,
preffed to the item, three-lided, concave on the
upper, and keel-fhaped on the under furface,
furrowed, and mining; having very ihort leafftems
preffed to the branches.
F L O W E R S are numerous, clofe together, and
nearly terminating the branches; the foot-fialks are
hair-like, and yellow, having t w o floral leaves.
E M P A L E M E N T . Cup four-leaved, which are
oval, pointed, yellow, and fmooth.
T h e B L O S S O M yellow, of a pointed oval fhape,
comprefTed at the mouth; having a flightly reflexed,
four-lobed border.
C H I V E S . Eight hair-like threads, half the
l e n g t h of the blofTom, bent back at the point,
and fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardlefs,
w i d i i n the bloffom, and fmall.
POINTAL. Sccd-vcfiel cylindrical, and furrowed.
Shaft threacl-ihapcd, purple, and twice
•as long as the chives. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of G o o d Hope.
Flowers from September, till May.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement, and Bloflbm.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3. T h e C h i v . s , and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one
t ip magnified.
5. The Shaft, and its Summit magnified.