ERICA pellucida.
C H A R A C T E R S P E C I F I C U S.
ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; floribus tubulato
ventricosis, pilosis, cos talis, pcllucidis, albis;
foliis quaternis, acnleaüs; caulibua gracilibus,
birsutis, ramosissimis,
DESCRIPTIO.
C A C H S gracilis, scsquipcdaÜs, birsutus; rami
et ramuli nmnerosi, hirsuti, fiexuosi.
FOLIA quaterna, lanccolata, lucida, aculeata,
subios sulco exarata; petiolis adpressis.
FLORES in ramulis terminales, plcrumque quaterui,
cernni; peduuculi lougi, glandulosi, bracteis
tribus lanceolatis glandulosís.
CALVX tetra pin Hum; foliolis lanceolatis, canaliculars,
glandulosis.
COROLLA tubnlato-A-entricosa, pilosa, costata,
alba, et pellucida ; laciniis semi-orbicularibus,
sub-ereetis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antbera;
mutícae, inclusa;,
PiSTiLLUM. Germen tiar¡eforme, sulcatum.
Stylus íiliíbrmis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bona; Spei,
Floret a mense Novembris in Juniiim.
R E F E R E N T I A .
i. Pagina inferior Folii lente aucta.
Calyx lente auctus.
3. Stamina didueta, anlherâ uuicfi lente au et fi.
4. Germen et Pislillum, stigmate lente aucto.
5. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips within the blossom ;
llowers o f an inflated tubular form, hairy, ribbed,
and o f a transparent « bite ; leaves bv fours,
prickly ; stein slender, harshly haired, and much
branched.
ur.se l: I P T I Q N .
STEM slender, a fool and a half high, and
harshly haired ; the small and larger branches
an; numerous, hairy, and llexuose.
LEAVES by fours, lauce-shaped, shiniiiir,
prickly, and deeply furrowed beneath ; footstalks
pressed to the stem.
FLOWERS terminate the small branches, mostly
bv fours, and nodding; footstalks long, glandular,
and furnished with three lance—haped glandular
floral leaves.
EMPALEMEHT four-leaved ; leaflets lanceshaped,
channelled, and glandular.
BLOSSOM of an inflated tubular form, hairy,
ribbed, while, and transparent; the segments of
the border are half round, and nearly upright.
CHIVES. Eight capillary thread-; lips beardless,
and within the blossom.
P O I N T A L , Seed-bud turban-shaped, and furrowed.
Shaft thread-shaped. Summit fourcornered.
Native o f the Cape o f Good Hope.
Flowers from November till June.
REFERENCE.
1. The under side o f a leaf magnified,
y. The Knipalemenf magnified.
3. The Chives detached, one tip magnified
4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified
5. Seed-bud magnified.