ERICA vifcaria.
CHARACTEK SPECIFIC US.
ERICA, ANTHERIS MUTICIS, INCLUFIS; COROLFIS CAMPANULATIS,
VIFCOFIS; FLORIBUS AXILLARIBUS, FPICATIS;
CALYCIBUS FOLIACEIS, DUPLICATIS; FOLIIS QUATCNNS,
LINCARIBUS, GLABRIS.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS FRUTICOFUS, BIPEDALIS, CRECTUS; RAMI ET
RAMULI FUNPLICES, LONGI, LAXI, FUPERNC VIFCOLI.
FOLI A QUATERNA, LINEARIA, ACUTA, GLABRA, JUNIORA
I N APICIBUS RAMULIS VIFCOFA; PCTIOLIS ADPREßIS.
FLOHES FPICATI IN MEDIO RAMULORUM, PATENTES,
AXILLARES; PCDUNEULI BREVIILIMI.
C a l y x . PERIANTLIIUM DUPLEX; FOLIOLIS M D I -
BUS, VIFCOFIS, ADPREFFIS, MARGINIBUS GLANDULOFIS.
C o r o l l a CAMPANULATA, VALDE MUEOFA, PURPURAFECNS,
FENFIQUADRIFIDA; LACINÜS REFIEXIS.
S t a m i n a . FILAMENTA OCTO LINEARIA. ANTHERRE
MUTIER, INCLUFAE.
P i s t i l l c m . GCNNEN GLOBOFUM. STYLUS INCHIFUS,
FILIFORMIS. STIGMA TCTRAGUMIM.
HABITAT AD CAPUT BONCE S P E I.
FLORET A MENFI APRILI, IN JULIUIN.
R E F E R E X T I A
1. CALYX, ET COROLLA.
2. CALYX, AUCHIS.
3 . COROLLA.
4. STAMINA, et PIFIILLUM.
4 . STAMINA A PIFLILLO DIDUCTA.
6. STAMEN U N U M , AUCTUM.
7 - STYLUS, CT STIGMA, LENTE AUCTA.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
HE ATH, WITH BEARDLEFS TIPS, WITHIN THE BLOFFOMS,
WHICH ARE BELL-FHAPED, AND CLAMMY; THE FLOWERS
GROW FROM THE FOOT-FIALKS OF THE LEAVES DOLE TO
THE BRANCHES FORMING CLOL'C FPIKES; THE CUPS ARE
LIKE THE LEAVES OF THE PLANT, AND ARE DOUBLE; THE
LEAVES GROW BY FOURS, ARC LINEAR AND LINOOTH.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM FHRUBBY, GROWS TWO FEET HIGH, AND U P RIGHT;
THE LARGER AND FMALLCR BRANCHES ARE FIMPLE,
LONG, LOOFE AND CLAMMY AT THE ENDS.
LEAVES GROW BY FOURS, ARE LINEAR, POINTED,
AND FINOOTH, THE YOUNGER ONES ARE CLAMMY AT THE
ENDS OF THE BRANCHES; FOOT-FIALKS PRCFICD TO THE
FIRM.
FLOWERS GROW IN FPIKES ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF
THE BRANCHES, FPREADING OUT, AND GROWING FROM
THE FOOT-FTALKS OF THE LEAVES; THE FOOT-FIALKS VERY
FLIORT.
E m p a l r m e n t . C U P DOUBLE; THE LEAVES UNEQUAL,
CLAMMY AND PRE FLED TO THE BLOILBM, WITH
FINAL! GLANDS ON THEIR MARGINS.
BLOSSOM BELL FHAPED, VERY CLAMMY, PURPLE,
HALF WAY CLEFT INTO FOUR, THE FEGMENTS BENT BACK.
CHIVES. EIGHT LINEAR THREADS. T I P S BEARDLEFS
AND WITHIN THE BLOILBM.
POINTAL. SEED BUD GLOBULAR. SHAFT WITHIN
THE BLOLFOM AND THREAD-FHAPED. SUMMIT FOURCORNERED.
NATIVE OF THE C A P E OF G O O D H O P E.
FLOWERS FROM APRIL, TILL JULY.
R E F E R E N C E .
1. T H E EMPALEINENT AND BLOLFOM.
2. T H E EMPALEINENT, MAGNIFIED.
3 . T H E BLOLFOM.
A. T H E CHIVES, AND POINTAL.
5. THE CHIVES DETACHED FROM THE POINTAL.
6. A CHIVE, MAGNIFIED.
7 . T H E SHAFT AND S U M M I T , MAGNIFIED.