ERICA taxifolia.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
E A I C A ANTHERIS MUTICÍS, INCLUFIS; FIORIBUS FPTCATO
UMBCLLALIS, TCRMINAIIBUS; COROLLA VENTRICOFA,
ORE ARCTATA, CALYCE COLORATO, FERE TCCTA, LIMBO PATENTE;
FOLDS RIGIDIS, TERMS, TRIGONIS, MUCRONATIS,
FEXFARIAM IMBRICATIS.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS FRUTICOFUS, ERECTUS, RAMOFIFUMUS; RAMI
ET RAMULI PATENTO-ERCETI, VALDE CICATRIFATI.
FOLIA TERNA, TRÍGONA, GLABRA, LINEARÍA, RIGIDA,
MUCRONATA, FEXFARIAM IMBRÍCALA; PETIOÜS BREVIFFIMIS,
ADPREFFIS.
FLORES IN APIEIBUS RAMULORUM UMBELLALI,
IMMEROÍÍ, ERCCII; PEDUNCULI COLORAD, LONGITUDINE
COROLLARUM ; BRACTCA; DURE FUPRA M E D I U M PEDUNCULI,
TERTIA VERA AD BAIIN.
CA LYX. PERIANTHIUM TETRAPHY 11 URN, FOLIOLIS
OVATIS, MUCRONATIS, CONCAVIS, MEMBRANACEIS, COLORATIS,
LONGIMDINE FERE COROLLA;.
COROLLA VENTRICOFA, ORE ARCLATA, CARNEA; LACINIIS
PATENTIBUS, MUCRONATIS, FEMI OVATIS.
STAMIXA. FILAMCNTA OFTO, CAPILLARIA, CUN'ATA.
ANTHERA; NÁUTICA?, INCLUÍA;, FLAVA;.
P I S T I L L Ü M . GERMEN FUBROTNNDUM, FULCATUM.
STYLUS INCLUFUS, FILIFORMIS. STIGMA PELTATO-TETRAGONUM.
HABITAT AD CAPUT BONA; SPEI.
FLORET A MENLI AUGULLI, IN NOVCMBRCM.
. REFERENTIA.
1. CALYX ET COROLLA.
2 . CALYX, LENTE AUCLUS.
3. COROLLA.
4. STAMINA, ET PIFTILLUM.
5. STAMINA A PIFTILLO DIDUDFA, ANTHERA UNA
LENTE AUCTA.
6 . PIFTILLUM, AUCTIIM.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH WITH BEARDLEFS TIPS, WITHIN THE BLOFFBM;
DIE FLOWERS TERMINATE THE BRANCHES IN UMBELS,
FORMING A FPIKE; BLOLFOM FWELLED AT DIE BATE,
PINCHED IN AT THE TOP, AND ALMOFT COVERED BY A
COLOURED CUP, WITH THE BORDER FPREADING; LEAVES
GROW BY THREES, HARFH, TLUCC-TIDED, FHARP-POINTCD,
AND TILED IN FIX DIVILIONS ROUND THE FTEM.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM FHRUBBY, UPRIGHT, VERY BRANCHING; THE
LARGER AND IINALLER BRANCHES GROW FPREADING, AND
UPRIGHT, AND ARC VERY MUCH NOTCHED.
LEAVES GROW BY THREES, THREC-LIELCD, FMOOTH,
LINEAR, HARFH, FHARP-POINTCD, AND TILED IN FIX
DIVILIONS; WITH VERY FHORT FOOT-FIALKS, PREIFED TO
THE BRANCHES.
FLOWERS GROW AT THE ENDS OF THE FMALL
BRANCHES IN UMBELS, NUMEROUS AND UPRIGHT; FOOTFTALKS
COLOURED, THE LENGTH OF THE BLOFFOMS; TWO
FLORAL LEAVES UPON THE MIDDLE OF THE FOOT-FLALK,
AND THE THIRD AT ITS BAFE.
EMPALEMENT. C U P FOUR-LCAVED, LEAFLETS EGGFHAPED,
POINTED, CONCAVE, FKINNY, AND COLOURED,
NEARLY THE LENGTH OF THE BLOFFBM.
BLOSSOM FWELLED AT THE BAFE, NARROWED AT THE
MOUTH, AND FLCFLI COLOURED; FEGMENTS FPREADING,
POINTED, AND HALF EGG-FHAPED.
CHIVES. THREADS EIGHT, HAIR-LIKE, AND CURVED.
T I P S BEARDLEFS, WITHIN THE BLOFFBM, AND YELLOW.
POIXTAL. SEED-BUD ROUNDIFH, AND FURROWED.
SHAFT WITHIN THE BLOFFOM, AND THREAD-FHAPED.
SUMMIT BETWEEN FHICLD AND FOUR-CORNERED.
NATIVE OF THE CAPE OF G O O D H O P E .
FLOWERS FROM AUGUFT TILL NOVEMBER.
REFERENCE.
1. T H E EMPALEMENT, AND BLOFFOM.
2. T H E EMPALEMENT, MAGNIFIED.
3. THE BLOFFBM.
,1. T H E CHIVES, AND POINLAL.
5. T H E CHIVES DETACHED FROM THE POINT*!,
ONE TIL) MAGNIFIED.
0 . T H E POIUTAL, MAGNIFIED.