ERICA Sebana aurantia.
C H A IL A C T E U 8PECI F I C U S.
E R I C A , ANTHCRIS MUTIEIS. EXFERTIS, LONGIFLIMIS;
CORULLA CHIVATA, INCURVATA, AURANTIA ; LACINIIS OBTUFIS,
INCURRÍS ; FLORIBUS TERMS, TERMINA II B U A ;
CALJZ DUPLEX, IMBRICATUS ; FOLÜS TEMIS, ARCUATIS,
REFLEXIS; RAUII TOTI TEITI RAMULIS BREVIFFIMIS.
D E S C R I P T I O .
CAULIS ROBUFTUS, CRECTUS, PEDALIS; RAMI PAUCI,
RECTI RAMULIS CONFETTIS, BREVIILINIIS.
FOLIA LERNA, LINEARÍA, ARCUATA, CONFERÍA, FUBTRIGONA,
RCÍLEXA, APICE ACUTA, BREVILLIME PETIOLATA.
FLORES TERNI IN APICE RAMULORUM DEPENDENTI;
PEDUNEULI BREVIFFIMI, NUDI.
CALYX. PERIANTHIUM DUPLEX, extent's TRIPHYLLUM,
FOLIOLIS, LATO-OVATIS, MEMBRANACCIS, ADPICFLIS,
IMBRICATIL ¡ ¡uteritis TETRAPHYLLUM, FOLIOLIS
MAJORI BUS.
C O R O L L A ELAVATA, INCURVALA, AUREA, CALYCE
DUPLO LONGIOR; LAEIUIIS LIMBI OBTUFIS, INCURRÍS.
S T AM I N A. FILAMENTA OCTO 1 INEARIA, PLANA.
ANTHEM: UNIFICA?, EXFERTAE, longiflimiE, LINEARES,
ATTENUATA IN FILAMENTA.
PISTILLCM. GERMEN OVALE, APICE TRUNCATUIN,
FALEATUM. STYLUS FILILBMIIS, LLAMINIBUS PAULO
LONGIOR. STIGMA OBFOLETC TETRAGONUM.
HABITAT AD CAPUT BONA; SPEI.
FLORET A MENFE JULII, IN NOVCMBRCM.
R E F E R E N T I A .
1. CALYX AUETUS.
2. FLOS.
3. STAMINA, ET PILIILHIUI.
4. STAMINA A PIIIILLO DIDUCLA.
5 . ANTHERJ UNA, LENTE ANCLA,
ti. STIGMA, AUETUM.
7. Germen, auetum.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
HEATH,WITH BEARDLEFS TIPS,WITHOUT THE BLOFFOM,
AND VERY LONG ; BLOFFOM CLUB-FHAPED, TURNED I N WARDS
AND ORANGE COLOURED ; FEGMENTS BLUNT,
TURNED INWARDS; FLOWERS GROW BY THREES AT THE
ENDS OF THE BRANCHES; CUP DOUBLE, TILED; LEAVES
GROW BY THREES, ARE CURVED, AND RAFLEXED ; THE
BRANCHES ARE QUITE COVERED WITH LITTLE BRANCHES.
D E S C R I P T I O N .
S T E M ILURDY, UPRIGHT, GROWS A FOOT HIGH;
BRANCHES FEW, COVERED BY LITTLE BRANCHES WHICH
ARC CROWDED TOGETHER.
LEAVES GROW BY THREES, LINEAR, ARCHED, CROWDED,
NEARLY THREC-FIDED, RENEXOD, FHARP-POINLED, VERY
LINALL FOOMLALKS.
FLOWERS GROW BY THREES AT THE END OF THE
FMALL BRANCHES, HANGING DOWN; VERY IHORT,
NAKED, FOOT-FIALKS.
K M P A L E M E N T . CUP DOUBLE, the outer THREELEAVED,
LEAFLETS BROAD EGG-FLIAPCD AND FKINIIY,
PRE FLED TO THE FTEM, TILED; the inner FOUR-LEAVED,
WITH LARGER LEAFLETS.
B L O S S O M CLUB-FHAPED,TURNED INWARDS, ORANGE
COLOUR, AND TWICE THE LENGTH OF DIE CUP; THE
FEGMENTS OF THE MOUTH BLUNT AND TURNED INWARDS.
C H I V E S . EIGHT LINEAR, FLAT THREADS; TIPS BEARDLEFS,
WITHOUT THE BLOFFOM, VERY LONG, LINEAR, AND
TAPERED INTO THE UIRCADS.
POINTAL. SEED-BUD OVAL, APPEARING CUT OFF
AT THE END AND FURROWED. SHAFT THREAD-FHAPED,
A LITTLE LONGER THAN THE CHIVES. SUMMIT LLIGLNLY
FOUR-CORNERED.
NATIVE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
FLOWERS FROM JULY, TILL NOVEMBER.
R E F E R E N C E .
1. T H E EMPALEMENT, MAGNIFIED.
2. A FLOWER.
3 . THE CHIVES, AND POINTAL.
4. T H E CHIVES DETACHED FROM THE POINTAL-
5. A T I P , MAGNIFIED.
6 . T H E SUMMIT, MAGNIFIED.
7. THE Seed-bud, MAGNIFIED.