ERICA regerminans.
CHARACTER SPECIPICOS.
ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis: floribus in
umbellis terminal i bus, confer tU, mpe germinantibus;
corolla campanulata, odorata: ramis números
is.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS pcdalis, fruticosus: rami ct ramuli
numerosi.
FLORES ramos terminant in umbellis couferlis,
saspe germinantes: corolla parva, campanulata,
pallida purpurea, odorata : calycis foliolis parvis,
lanceolatis, adpressis.
GERMEN tiara-forme, sulcatum, ad basin nectañis
melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput liona; Spei.
Floret a menso Decembris in Junium.
KEFE11ENTIA.
1. Calyx.
2. Corolla.
3. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, antherá una
lente aueta.
4. Germen et Pistillum lente ancla.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossoms:
flowers terminate the branches in umbels,
crowded together, often budding: blossom bell -
shaped and sweet-scented : brauches numerous.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM a foot high, shrubby : the large and
small branches numerous.
FLOWERS terminate the branches in crowded
umbels, often budding: blossom small, bellshaped,
of a pale purple, and sweet-scented:
the leaflets of the cup are lance-shaped, small,
and pressed to the blossom.
SEED-BUD turban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished
with honey-bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of December till June,
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalemenl.
2. The Blossom.
3. The Chives detached from the Pointal,
summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud and Pointal magnified.
THIS sweet-scented species whilst flowering produces fresh buds in the centre of the umbels, which,
as the surrounding flowers decay, supply their place, and by that means the plant remains a long lime
in bloom. It resembles the E. caftra in many particulars. It is amongst the early importations from
the Cape of Good Hope; and although not equally estimated with the numerous splendid species of
recent introduction, the abundant succession of the flowers, their agreeable fragrance, and easy
culture, will always render it an object worthy the attention of cultivators.