ERICA albens.
C H A R A C T E R SPEC] FICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, inclufis; corollisven-
Iricolis, axillaribus, folitariis, fub-albidis; foliis
terniSj trigonis.
D E S C R I P T I O .
CAULIS fruticosus, pcdalis, ereclus, lamofus,
gracilis; rami fimplices.
FOLIA terna, trigona, linearis, acuta, glabra,
fubtus tenuiffime sulcata, erecla; petiolis adpreffis.
FLORES in axillis foliorum folitarii, cernui,
fub-albicantes; pedunculis curvatis, albidis.
CALYX. Periantliiuni tetraphyllum, foliolis
coloratis, acuminada, adprelfis.
COROLLA ventricola, ore arélala; limbo qua -
drilobo, laciniis sequalibus, acuminatis, revolutis.
STAMINA. Filamcnta ocio capillaria, curvata,
receptáculo inserta. Antherae mu ti caí, inclufse.
P I S T I L l v m . Germen turbinatum, glabrum.
Stylus linearis, curvatus, fub-exfertus. Stigma
tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonse Spei.
Floret a menfi Apriii, in Julium.
R E F E R E N T I A.
1. Calyx, et Corolla.
'2. Calyx lente anclas.
3 . Stamina, et PiñJllum.
A. Stamina a Pittillo diducla; anthcra una
lente aucla.
5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucla.
6. Capful a.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
HEA TH, with bcardlcfs tips, within the blolToms,
which are fwelled at the lower part, growing
lingly at the bale of the leaves, andwhttifh; the
leaves grow by threes, and are three-fided.
D E S C R I P T I O N .
STEM fhrubby, grows a foot high, upright,
branching, and flender; the branches are fimple.
LEAVES grow by threes, are three-fided, linear,
iharp-pointed, fmooth, flightly furrowed
on the under part, and upright; the foot-fialks
are prefTed to the ftem.
The FLOWERS grow from the bottom of the
foot-ffalks of the leaves, fingly, are bent downward,
and whitiih ; llie foot-ffalks are curved,
and whitiih.
EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which
are coloured, iharp-pointed, and prefTed to the
bloflbm.
BLOSSOM fwelled at the lower part, and ftraitened
at the mouth; the border is four-lobed;
fegtncnts equal, pointed, and rolled back.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, which are
bent, and fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardlefs,
within the bloflbm.
POINT A L. Seed-bud turban - lhaped, and
fmooth. Shaft linear, curved, and jnfl without
the blolfom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from April, till July.
, R E F E R E N C E.
1. The Empalement, and Bloflbm.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3 . The Chives, and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one:
tip magnified.
5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.
6. The Capfule.