E R I C A purpurea.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, exfertis; corollis verticillatis,
tubuloiis, a ban incurvata, fenfim ampliada;
folds fubfenis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticofus,cixcUis,bipedalis,pubefccns,
bafi fimpliciffimus, dein verticillalhn ramofus, ramis
limplicibus, adlcendenlibus.
FOLIA fubfena, lincaria, rccuirato patcntia,
fupra plana, fubtus revoluta, acuta, rigida, b r e -
viflimis adpreffis pefiolis.
FLORES verticülati, fubterminalcs, dilute purpurci,
pedunculis breuflimis inilrueti.
CALYx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
erectas, ov ato-obi on g i s , acuminatis; bracteis binis
adpreffis.
COROLLA tubulofa, bati incurvata, fenfim verfus
apicem dilatara; ore quaclrilobo a;quali patente.
STAMINA. Filamcnta oeto capillaria, receptác
u l o infería. Amhera; mutica;, exferta;, bipartita;.
PISTILLCM. Germen Uirbinatum. Stylus filiibrmis,
filamentis longior. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bona; Spei.
Floret a menli Julii ad Decembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx el Corolla.
2. Calyx et Braclca lente aucta.
3 . Stamina et Pifiillum.
4. Stamina a P i l i i l l o didueta, anthera una
lente aucta.
5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.*
HEATH, with bcardlefs tips, without the bloffoms;
which grow in whorls, are tubular, gradually
widening from an incurved bafe; leaves
growing moftly by fixes.
DESCRIPTION".
STEM fhrubby, upright, grows two feet high,
downy, quite intire at the bafe, then throws out a
number o f whorled, fimple, attending branches.
LEAVES g r o w i n g generally in fixes, linear,
bent backward and fpreading, plain on their
upper, and rolled back on their under, furfaee,
fharp-pointed, inflexible, with fhort leaf-ilalks
preffed clofely to the Item.
FLOWERS g r o w in whorls, nearly at the top of
the branches, of a fine light purple, and fnrniflicd
w i t h very fhort foot-ftalks.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are
of an oblong-oval fliape, upright, ami pointed;
w i t h two floral-leaves elote t o it.
BLOSSOM tubular, with an incurved bafe, gradually'widening
towards the mouth, which is cut
i n t o four equal, fpreading lobes.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, ftxed in the
receptacle. Tips bcardlefs, without the bloffoni,
and deeply divided.
PoiNTAL. Seed-veflel turban-fh.aped. Shaft
thread-fliapcd, longer than the threads. Summit
four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of G o o d Hope.
I n b l o om from J u l y till December.
REFERENCE.
1. T h e Fmpalcment with the Bloflbm.
2. T h e Empalement and Floral-leaves magnified.
3. T h e Chives and Pointal.
4 . T h e Chives detached from the Pointal, one
t ip magnified.
5. T h e Shaft and its Summit magnified.