ERICA veílita purpurea.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, fuberfertis; foliis tenis,
linearibufl, trcmulentibus, attenuata in pet
i o l o s cepillares, fciniunguirularcs; rloribus BXi
l l a r i b u s , clavntis, purpuréis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIs fruticofus, bipedalis, crectus, bal! fimpliciflltmis,
dein vcrticillatim ramofus, nunis l i m -
p l i c i b u s , adíeendentibus.
F o l i a fena, linearía, tremulanta, acuta, glabra,
fubtus tenter fuleata, attenuata in pctiolos
capillares, femiunguiculares.
F l o r e s in ramulis mediis verticillati, r e c l i;
p e d u n c u l i s b i e v i b u s , bracleis tribus i i i i l r u c l i s.
C a l y x . Perianlhium tetrapliyllum, foliolis
l a n e i o l a l i - , bau ferratis, viridis, glabris.
C o r o l l a clavata, pollicaria, obtufa, recia,
purpurea, ore arélalo, limbo quadrifido, refiexo.
S t a m i n a . Filamenta o c i o , eapillaria, recept
á c u l o inferta. Anthcrae mudca*, lubcxlertas.
P i s t i l l c m . Germen turbinalum, ápice, p ¡ -
l i s l o n g i s , p h i m o í i s , oclofariura coronatum. Styl
u s filiforme, exl'ertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Borne Spci.
Floret a mentí J u l ü in Januarium.
R E F E R E N T I A .
1. F o l i um u n um c um p e t i o l o.
2 . Calyx et Corolla.
3. Calyx lente a u c l u s.
4. Stamina et PiltÜlum.
5. Stamina a P i í t i l l o diducta , antbera una
l e n t e aucla.
(i. Stylus ct Stigma lente aucla.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
a t h , w i t h beardlefs tips, almoft without the
b l o f l b m ; leaves g r o w by fixes, linear, tremulous,
and tapering i n t o h a i r - l i k e foot-fialks a quarter
o f an i n c h l o n g ; the flowers g r o w from the bale
of the leaves, are club-fhaped, and purple.
DESCRIPTION,
S t e m flmibby, grows two feet h i g h , and u p right,
fimplc at the bafe, t h e n branching out from
a whorl into ifmple afcending branches.
L e a v e s grow by lixes, arc linear, tremulous,
fliarp-pointed, fmooth, lightly furrowed on the
under part, and tapering into hair-like leaf-flems
a quarter of an i n c h in l e n g t h.
F l o w e r s are in whorls about the middle of
the branches, ftraight out, having ihort footfialks
with three floral leaves.
E m p a l e m e k t . Cup four-leaved, which are
lance-fhaped, lawed at the b a f e , g r e e n , and fmooth.
B l o s s o m club-fihapcd, an inch long, blunt,
ftraight, and purple, comprefled at the mouth,
w i t h a four-lobed, reflexcd border.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads fixed into
the receptacle. Tips beardlefs, and nearly o f a
l e n g t h w i t h the bloffom.
P o i x t a l . Seed-vefTel turban-fhaped, the t op
c r o w n e d by eight plumes of l o n g hairs. Shaft
thread-ihaped, and w i t h o u t the bloflbm. Summit
four-cornered.
N a t i v e o f the Cape of G o o d H o p e.
F l o w e r s from J u l y till January.
REFERENCE.
1. A leaf w i t h its foot-ftalk.
2. T h e Empalemcnt and Bloflbm.
3 . T h e Empalement magnified.
4. T h e Chives and Pointal.
5. T h e Chives detached from the P o i n t a l ; one
t i p magnified.
6 . T h e Shaft and its Summit magnified.