ERICA Shannonea.
CHARACTER SPEC 1FICUS.
ERICA anlheris basi bicornibus, incluais : stylo
sub-exserto: floribus terminalibus, ampullaceis :
pedunculis longissimis : foliis ternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS pcdalis, ercctus: rami long!, sub-simp
i k e .
FOLIA terna, trígona, subulata, recta, acuta,
supra plana, subtus carinata.
FLORES terminales in u nib ell is quiñis vel octonis,
cum pedunculis longissimis rubris: corollis
pallidc carncis. gliitinosissiiiiís, magnis, ad sum
mitatem c\lindniceis, ad basin in flat is: ore arc tato,
laciniis expansis, ovatis.
GERMEN tiara^forme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis
melliferis instrucluni.
Habitat in Caput Borne Spei.
Floret a mense Julii in Scpteoibreai.
REFERENT! A.
1. Calyx.
2. Stamina et Pistillum, anthera una lente
auctâ.
3. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH with tips two-horned at the base, within
the blossom: shaft just without: flowers terminal,
flask-shaped: footstalks very long: leaves by
threes:
DESCRIPTION.
STEM a foot high, upright: branches long,
and nearly simple.
LEAVES by threes, three-sided, awl-shaped,
straight and pointed, flat on the upper surface,
and keeled beneath.
FLOWERS terminate the branches in umbels of
5 to 8, with very long red footstalks: blossoms
of a pale flesh-colour, very glutinous, and large,
cylindrical on the upper part, and swelled out at
the base: narrowed at the month, with the segments
spreading and egg-shaped.
SEED-BUD turban-shaped and furrowed, with
honey-bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July till September.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement.
2. Chives and Pointai, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and Pointai, summit magnified.
THIS Erica was raised from Cape seed brought over by Niven in 180S. It is a line addition to tins
extensive family, and may be increased by cuttings, but not so freely as many other species; which
joined to the short period of only three years since it was first raised from seed, makes it at present
rather scarce, and in but few collections. Our figure represents a plant in the nursery of Mr. Rollinson,
where wefound it under the specific title of Shanuonea, in compliment to the Earl of Shannon.
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