ERICA ferratifolia.
CH AH ACTE II SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, ANLLIERIS MUTICIS, LUB-EXFERTIS; COROLLIS
FUB-CYLINDRICIS, LUTCO-ARANTIIS, FUB-POLLICARIBUS;
FOLÜA QUALERNIS, RIGIDIS, ACUTIS, FCRRATIS.
IJESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS CREEROS, RIGID US, PEDAL TS, RAMOFUS, RAINIILI
FRCQUENTIFFIML, BREVI.
FOLIA QUA TERNA, RÍGIDA, FERRATE, ACUTA, NITIDA,
TRÍGONA, PATENLIA, ÁPICE INEURVATA, PETIOLIS BREVIFLIMIS,
ADPREFFIS.
FLORES TERMINALES, IU APIEIBUS RAMULORUM
BINI, VCL TERNI, FBB-RERNUI, PEDUNCULI BREVI,
BRACTEIS TRIBUS INFLRUCTI.
CALYX. PCRIANTHIUIN TETRAPLNLLUM, FOTIOLIS
LANCEOLATIS, FERRATIS, REDEXIS.
COROLLA FAB- POLL ICARIA, FUB-EYLINDRIEA, LUTEOAURANTIA,
ÁPICE PAULO CONTRACTA, ORIS LACINIIS REFLEX
IS.
STAMINA. FÜAMCNTA OETO CAPILLARIA. ANTHERAÄ
FUB-EXFERTAE, MÚDESE.
PiSTiLLUM. GERMEN CYLINDRICUM. STYLUS FILIFORMIS,
EXFERTUS. STIGMA TETRAGONUM.
HABITAT AD CAPUT BONA; SPEI.
FLORET A MENÑ ANGUÍN, IN DCCCMBREM.
REFERENTIA.
1. CALYX, EL COROLLA.
2. CALYX LENTE AUCHIS,
3 . STAMINA, ET PILIILLUM.
4. STAMINA A PIFLILLO DIDUCTA; ANTHERA UNA
LENTE AUCLA.
5. STYLUS, EL STIGMA, LENTE AUCLA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER,
HEATH, VVITLI BCARDLEFS TIPS, JUFL OUT OF THE BLOFFOMS,
WHICH ARE NEARLY CYLINDRICAL, OF AN ORANGE
YELLOW, AIM OIL AN INCH LONG; THE LEAVES GROW BY
FOURS, ARC HARLH, IHARP, AND FAWED AT THE EDGES.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM UPRIGHT, BARM, GROWS A FOOT HIGH, AND
MUCH BRANCHED; THE FMALLER BRANCHES ARC NUMEROUS,
AND LHORT.
T H E LEAVES GROW B Y FOURS, ARE HARM, FAWED,
FHARP, FHINING, THREE-FIDED, AND FPIEADING; THE
POINT BENT INWARDS, WITH VERY LHORT FLORAL LEAVES
PREFFED TO THE HEM.
T H E FLOWERS ARE TERMINAL, TWO OR THREE TOGETHER
AT THE END OF THE FMALLER BRANCHES, BENDING
A LITTLE DOWNWARD; THE FOOT-LIALKS ARC LHORT,
HAVING THREE FLORAL LEAVES.
EMI'ALEMENT. CUP FOUR-LEAVED, WHICH ARE
FPEAR-FHAPED, FAWED, AND BENT OUTWARD.
BLOSSOM NEAR AN INCH LONG, ALMOFT CYLINDRICAL,
ORANGE YELLOW, A LITTLE CONTRACTED AT THE
TOP; THE TEGMENTA OF THE MOUTH ARE BENT BACK..
CHIVES. EIGHT HAIR-LIKE THREADS. T I P S NEARLY
WITHOUT THE BLOFFOM, AND BEARDLEFS.
P O I NT A L. SEED - VEFLEL CYLINDRICAL. SHAFT
THREAD DIAPED, AND WITHOUT THE BLOLFOM. SUMMIT
FOUR-CORNERED.
NATIVE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
FLOWERS FROM AUGUFT, TILL DECEMBER.
REFERENCE.
1. T H E EMPALEMENT, AND BLOFLBRA.
1. THE EMPALEMENT MAGNIFIED.
3. THE CHIVES, AND POINTAL.
4. T H E CHIVES DETACHED FROM THE POINTAL; ONE
TIP MAGNIFIED.
5. THE SHAFT, AND ITS SUMMIT, MAGNIFIED.