Title: The Heathery; vol. 1
Author: Andrews, Henry Cranke, active 1799-1828
Language: English
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                                  THE

                               HEATHERY;


                               MONOGRAPH

                                  OF

                           THE GENUS ERICA:

                              CONTAINING

                         COLOURED ENGRAVINGS,

                                 WITH

           LATIN AND ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONS, DISSECTIONS, ETC.

                                OF ALL

         THE KNOWN SPECIES OF THAT EXTENSIVE AND DISTINGUISHED
                           TRIBE OF PLANTS.

                           BY H. C. ANDREWS.


                            IN SIX VOLUMES.

                                VOL. I.

                SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED.


                                LONDON:
              HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
                                 1845.



INTRODUCTION.


_As an apology for the present undertaking, the Author has only to
observe, that the very great encouragement he has received in his folio
edition of the_ ERICAS, _joined with the repeated application of many of
its subscribers, for a small, concise, and pleasant reference to that
beautiful and extensive tribe, has induced him to offer to the amateurs
of plants in general, the present Monograph; in which will be given all
the known species, and likewise all those successively that may
hereafter be introduced; with Latin and English descriptions,
dissections, &c. on the same plan as the folio work_.

_The Author therefore hopes it will be regarded as an agreeable
green-house companion, calculated to preserve the folio edition for the
use of the library, to which on account of its size it is best adapted._

_When one volume is completed, every necessary requisite for binding
will be given._



A SHORT DISSERTATION.


This beautiful and extended tribe of plants, at present so much admired
and cultivated in our British Gardens, is but of recent introduction, at
least the major part of them, as antecedent to the year 1772 the few
species then known were the E. vulgaris, E. Tetralix, E. cinerea, and E.
vagans, natives; the E. Dabœcii, from Ireland; the E. arborea from
Madeira in 1748; the E. herbacea or carnea in 1763 from Switzerland; the
E. mediterranea in 1765 from Minorca; the E. scoparia, E.
viridi-purpurea, E. australis, E. ciliaris, and E. umbellata, from
Portugal, between the years 1768 and 1707. The two other European
species we possess, the E. stricta, and E. multiflora, natives of Spain,
have been but 14 years in cultivation with us; and the African species
found within the district of the Cape of Good Hope and the adjacent
territory, which have swelled the Genus to so great an extent, and by
the extreme brilliance of their flowers have contributed so much to the
present splendour of our green-houses, were unknown to our English
botanists, but by name, till the above æra. In the year 1772 seeds of
two species were sent from the Cape.--Both vegetated. The first was the
E. tubiflora of the Sp. Plant. of Linnæus, the other the E. concinna. In
1774 the superb collection at Kew was enriched by nearly 20 species sent
by Mr. F. Masson, His Majesty’s collector at the Cape, for which we
refer to the 2nd vol. of the Catalogue of that garden. From this period,
till within these few years, the accession has been so rapid, so many
different collectors producing new species, that it would be only a list
of names to enumerate them, and no way illustrate the present subject;
nor would it be any way relevant to the subject, to know how many were
enumerated by Petiver, Plukenet, Hermann, Oldenland, Ray, &c. &c. as,
before Linnæus had by his mode of classification determined the precise
limits of the Genus, the confusion that then pervaded all the elder
botanists is such, that any comment from them would rather perplex than
elucidate. Therefore, beginning with the Systema Naturæ of Linnæus, vol.
ii. of 1767, including the European species, he there enumerates but 42;
and Dahlgren, in 1770, edited a dissertation (under his inspection) on
the Genus, containing a catalogue of 58 names from Bergius, the
Mantissa, &c. Thunberg, on his return from Africa, added 13 to the
number, all of which were inserted in the Supplementum Plantarum of
1781. From this and some other sources Murray has in his Syst. Veg. of
1784 made a list of 74 names, and Martyn in his edition of Miller’s
Dictionary, 1795, enumerates but 84. Willdenow, collating from all the
foregoing, &c., has mounted the list to 137 in his Species Plantarum.
This is certainly far short of the number at present cultivated in
Britain; and from the variety of beautiful new specimens and seeds
lately received by G. Hibbert, Esq. from his collector at the Cape, many
of which have vegetated and are in high perfection at the Clapham
Gardens, we may fairly conjecture that the Genus is by no means bounded
by the species we at present possess.



MODE OF CULTURE.


Very few, if any, of the species, but have been increased by cuttings.
The only method we shall therefore treat of is this, and by seeds. The
process for making and planting the cuttings is as follows: Let a
middle-sized pot be prepared by filling it within three inches of the
margin with small broken potsherds, or some such matter, that there may
be a constant and ready drain for the water, which it will be necessary
to give the cuttings at any time when the earth appears dry. Then,
consulting the Index, take a sufficient quantity of sandy loam, sandy
peat, or common sand, or a mixture of any of them, finely sifted, to
fill the pot up to the margin, and press it lightly with the hand. Thus
prepared, it is fit to receive the cuttings. These must be taken about
an inch long, or shorter, from the smallest and tenderest shoots,
cutting off the leaves two-thirds of the length, close to the shoot.
When a few are thus made ready, take a small pointed piece of wood and
dibble them into the pot; fixing the lower end of the cutting as firm as
possible. When the pot is filled with them at about half an inch
distance each way, cover them with a small bell-glass, to fit as near as
possible. Then place it under a large hand-glass, or frame, where it
must be kept from the stronger rays of the sun till the cuttings are
rooted. Soon after the small bell-glass must be first removed, and in a
week they may be exposed to the open air in the shade of a north wall,
or, in winter, in the shady part of the green-house, to protect them
from the sun and winds till they are removed into separate pots. The
seeds of some species which ripen in this country, as well as those
procured from the Cape, may be sown about the middle of March, in pots
prepared the same way as for the cuttings; with this exception, that the
earth be invariably sandy peat finely sifted. The seeds should be very
slightly covered, and watered with a pot whose rose or head should only
admit the water like a light dew, lest the seeds be all washed together.
The smallest pots that can be procured are the best for transplanting.
The earth in which most Heaths thrive best is a soft, loose, sandy
peat.



ERICA.

CLASSIS VIII. ORDO I.

OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.


_Character Genericus Essentialis._

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum.

COROLLA monopetala, quadrifida.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ apice
bifidæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen superum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma coronulatum.
Capsula quadrilocularis. Dissepimenta valvularum margine.

SEMINA numerosa, minima.

Obs. _Antheræ in aliis emarginatæ, in aliis bicornutæ, cristatæ,
aristatæ, muticæ, vel penicillatæ; inclusæ vel exsertæ._



HEATH.

CLASS VIII. ORDER I.

EIGHT CHIVES. ONE POINTAL.


_Essential Generic Character._

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved.

BLOSSOM one petal, four-cleft.

CHIVES. Threads eight, hair-like, inserted into the receptacle. Tips
two-cleft at the end.

POINTAL. Seed-bud above. Shaft, thread-shaped. Summit crowned. Capsule
four-celled. Partitions from the edge of the valves.

SEEDS numerous, very small.

Obs. _The tips in some are notched at the end, in others two-horned,
crested, bearded, beardless, or pencilled; within the blossom, or
without._



ERICA acuta.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in apice omnium ramulorum, terni,
cernui. Corolla urceolata, purpurea, nitida. Folia quaterna, subulata,
mucronata, glabra, erecta. Caulis erectus, pedalis, gracilis. Rami
pauci; ramuli numerosi, brevi, erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers grow by threes at the ends of
all the small branches, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, purple, and
shining. Leaves by fours, awl-shaped, sharp-pointed, smooth, and
upright. Stem upright, a foot high, slender. Branches few; the small
branches numerous, short, and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from May till July.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. A blossom.
4. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA albens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in axillis foliorum, solitarii, cernui.
Corolla ventricosa, ore arctata, sub-albicans. Folia terna, trigona,
linearia, acuta, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, erectus, ramosus,
gracilis. Rami simplices.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. The flowers grow from the base of
the foot-stalks of the leaves, singly, and are bent downwards. Blossom
swelled at the base, straightened at the mouth, and whitish. Leaves by
threes, which are three-sided, linear, sharp-pointed, and smooth. Stem
shrubby, a foot high, upright, branching and slender. Branches simple.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from April till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA Archeria.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Corolla tubuloso-clavata,
pollicaris, villosa, rubro-purpurea, viscosa. Folia sena, linearia,
rigida, patentia, margine serrato-ciliata. Caulis fruticosus, erectus,
sesquipedalis. Rami erecti, simplices.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom, shaft without. Blossoms tubularly
club-shaped, an inch long, hairy, of a red purple colour, and clammy.
Leaves by sixes, linear, harsh, spreading, and sawed like a fringe at
the margin. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot and a half high. Branches
upright and simple.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA barbata, _major_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales,
umbellati, cernui. Pedunculi longi, pilosi. Corolla urceolata, alba,
pilosa, viscosa. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis spathulatis,
barbatis, glanduloso-pilosis. Folia quaterna, ciliata, barbata, ovata.
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Ramuli villosiusculi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches
in umbels, nodding. The peduncles are long and hairy. Blossom
pitcher-shaped, white, hairy and viscous. Cup four-leaved: leaflets
spathula-shaped, bearded and glandularly hairy. Leaves by fours,
fringed, bearded, and oval. Stem shrubby, a foot high. The smaller
branches a little hairy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from May till August.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives detached, one tip magnified.
4. The pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA barbata minor.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, subexsertæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, cernui.
Corolla urceolata, alba, pilosa, viscosa, calyce spathulato,
glanduloso-piloso. Pedanculi colorati. Folia quaterna, barbata, ovata,
patentia. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis. Rami filiformes, laxi, patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches
in umbels, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, white, hairy and viscous,
with the cup spathula-shaped, and glandularly hairy. Footstalks
coloured. Leaves by fours, bearded, ovate and spreading. Stem shrubby,
two feet high. Branches thread-shaped, limber and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till March.


REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives detached, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA Bruinades.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores urceolati, pubescentes, albi, in toto
tecti calyce lanato; calycis foliolis ovatis, carneis. Folia terna,
linearia, obtusa, margine pilis longis hirta. Caulis filiformis,
flexuosus. Ramuli capillares, frequentes, tomentosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers pitcher-shaped, downy and
white, and covered totally by a woolly cup; the leaflets of the cup are
egg-shaped, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes, linear and blunt, the
edges covered with long hairs. Stem thread-shaped, very flexible. The
smaller branches hair-like, numerous and downy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from February till June.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The blossom.
3. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA caffra.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Corolla campanulata, minuta,
cernua, odoratissima, alba. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami erecti.
Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, sub-ciliata, patentia.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom, shaft without. Blossoms bell-shaped,
small, nodding, sweet-scented, and white. Stem shrubby, grows a foot
high. The branches are upright. Leaves by fours, linear, obtuse, a
little hairy, and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from October till February.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
3. The chives and pointal magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA calycina.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, in ultimis ramulis terminales,
umbellati. Calyx tetraphyllus, foliolis lato-ovatis, carneis, corolla
longiora, pedunculis longissimis. Corolla minuta, urceoliformis, apice
dilute carnea, ad basin virescens; oris laciniis reflexis, saturate
carneis. Folia terna, lanceolata, supra concava, adpressa, glabra.
Caulis filiformis, spithameus, erectus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers numerous, terminating the
small branches in bunches. Cup four-leaved, of a broad oval form,
flesh-coloured, and longer than the blossom. The foot-stalks very long.
Blossom small, of a pitcher-shape, light flesh-colour at the end, and
greenish at the base. The segments of the mouth are bent back, and deep
flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, concave on the upper
surface, pressed to the stem, and smooth. Stem thread-shaped, half a
foot high, and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The blossom.
3. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal; summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA cernua.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores umbellati, cernui, secundi, subovati,
carnei; laciniis limbi acuminatis, sub-erectis. Folia quaterna,
linearia, obtusa; petiolis brevissimis. Caulis fruticosus, erectus,
pedalis. Rami sub-simplices, erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. The flowers grow in bunches, nodding,
all pointing one way; nearly egg-shaped, of a pale flesh colour; the
segments of the border tapered, and nearly upright. Leaves grow by
fours, are linear and blunt, having very short footstalks. Stem shrubby,
upright, a foot high. The branches are almost simple, upright, and
spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA comosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, quasi spicam
comosam densam formantes. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla ventricosa,
alba, basi inflata, apice arctata. Folia quaterna, obtusa, patentia,
parva, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, subpedalis, ramosus. Rami virgati,
penduli.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small
branches, forming as it were a thick tufted spike. Footstalks very
short. Blossom bellied, white, swelled at the base, and narrowed at the
mouth. Leaves by fours, blunt, spreading, small, and smooth. Stem
shrubby, near a foot high, and branching. The branches are twiggy, and
hang down.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from June till September.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA comosa, rubra.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales. Pedunculi
brevissimi. Corolla ventricosa, carnea, basi inflata, apice arctata.
Folia quaterna, obtusa, parva, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis,
ramosus. Rami erecti, virgati, numerosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small
branches. Foot-stalks very short. Blossom bellied, flesh-coloured,
swelled at the base, and narrowed at the mouth. Leaves by fours, blunt,
small, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching. The branches
are numerous, upright, and twiggy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. A chive magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA conspicua.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, exsertæ. Corolla clavata, sesquipollicaris,
lutea, basi attenuata; oris laciniis magnis, revolutis. Folia quaterna,
obtusa, linearia, crassa. Flores subterni. Caulis fruticosus, erectus,
tripedalis, ramosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at their base, and without the blossom. The blossoms are
club-shaped, an inch and a half long, yellow, and tapering to the base:
the segments of the mouth are large, and rolled back. Leaves grow by
fours, are blunt, linear, and thick. Flowers grow mostly by threes. Stem
shrubby, upright, grows three feet high, and branching.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from June till August.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement with its three floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA costata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Corolla sub-cylindracea,
incarnata, costata, oris laciniis erectis albidis. Folia caulina terna,
linearia, obtusa, pubescentia; folia ramentacea erectiora, subserrata.
Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, ramosus. Ramuli frequentissimi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom; pointal without. Blossoms nearly
cylindrical, of a flesh colour, and ribbed; the segments of the mouth
upright and white. The leaves of the stem grow by threes, linear, blunt,
and downy; those on the smaller branches more upright, and a little
sawed at the edges. Stem shrubby, two feet high, upright and branching.
The smaller branches numerous.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till February.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. A chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA cubica.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornutæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores subterminales, cernui;
pedunculis longissimis. Corolla globoso-campanulata, purpurea; limbo
maximo, expanso. Folia quaterna, sæpe quina; nitida, obtusa, reflexa,
apice incurvata. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli
filiformes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, nearly within the blossom. Flowers near the
summits of the branches, hanging down; with very long foot-stalks.
Blossom globularly bell-shaped and purple; the border very large and
spreading. Leaves by fours, and often fives; shining, blunt, bent back,
and turned inward at the point. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high. The
larger and smaller branches thread-shaped.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from April till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA cubica, minor.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores sub-terminales, umbellati;
pedunculis longissimis. Corolla sub-campanulata, purpurea; limbo maximo.
Folia quaterna, obtusa, linearia, nitida. Caulis erectus, ramosus,
palmaris. Rami et ramuli verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers near the ends of the
branches in umbels. Foot-stalks very long. Blossom nearly bell-shaped,
and purple; border very large. Leaves by fours, blunt, linear, and
shining. Stem upright, branching, a span high. The larger and smaller
branches grow in whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. The same magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA curviflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Corolla curvata, clavato-cylindracea,
pubescens, terminalis, luteo-aurantia. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra.
Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, laxus, superne villosus. Rami laxi,
numerosi; ramulis brevissimis, frequentissimis, sparsis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom, which is curved, cylindrically
club-shaped, downy, terminating the branches, and of a yellow gold
colour. The leaves grow by fours, are linear and smooth. Stem shrubby,
grows two feet high, weak, and hairy at the top. Branches weak, and
numerous; the smaller branches are very short, numerous, and scattered.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from July till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, summit magnified.
3. Seed-bud and shaft, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA depressa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, subterni,
sub-sessiles; bracteis adpressis, imbricatis. Corolla sub-cylindrica,
sub-pollicaris, flava. Folia quaterna, crassiuscula, obtusa. Caulis
fruticosus, robustus. Rami divaricati, flexuosi, depressi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches,
in general sitting close to the stem. Floral leaves tiled, and pressed
to the cup. Blossom almost cylindrical, near an inch long, and yellow.
Leaves by fours, thickish and blunt. Stem shrubby and stout. The
branches are straggling, zigzag, and pressed downwards.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from May till August.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA droseroides.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Corolla ventricosa, læte purpurea, costata,
viscosa, pubescens; ore obliqua, arctata, profunde sanguinea; pedunculi
longissimi. Folia alterna, sparsa, obtusa, apice reflexa, pilis
glandulosis micantibus hirta. Caulis erectus, spithamæus. Rami
filiformes, sparsi, erecto-patentes, virgati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom, which is bellied, bright purple,
ribbed, clammy, and downy; with the mouth oblique, narrowed, and of a
deep blood colour; foot-stalks very long. Leaves alternate, scattered
and blunt, the end reflexed, and thick with shining glandular hairs.
Stem upright, a span high. Branches thread-shaped, scattered, upright,
spreading, and twiggy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA empetroides.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores in medio ramorum
densissimè spicati, horizontaliter siti. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla
urceolata, carnea, odorata. Folia sena, linearia, villosa, obtusa,
horizontalia. Caulis debilis, pedalis. Rami filiformes, laxi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom, shaft without. Flowers in close spikes
in the centre of the branches, standing out horizontally, with very
short footstalks. Blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured, and
sweet-scented. Leaves by sixes, linear, hairy, blunt and horizontal.
Stem weak, a foot high. The branches are thread-shaped and loose.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from May till August.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. Empalement and blossom.
3. Empalement magnified.
4. The chives and pointal.
5. A chive magnified.
6. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
7. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA exsurgens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Corolla clavato-cylindracea, pollicaris,
aurantia. Flores verticillati; verticillis alter altero exsurgentibus.
Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra, apice reflexo, mucronato. Caulis
fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, erectus. Rami verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom. Blossoms cylindrically club-shaped,
an inch long, and orange-coloured; grow in whorls, the whorls rising out
of each other in succession. Leaves grow by fours, are linear, smooth,
and bent downward at the point, which is sharp. Stem shrubby, rather
more than a foot high, upright. The branches grow in whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from September till March.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA exsurgens, _minor_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores in medio ramorum verticillati, recti,
verticilli alter alteri exsurgentes. Corolla clavato-cylindrica,
saturate aurantia, semi-uncialis. Folia sena, linearia, glabra, apice
mucronata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami erecti, simplices.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls near
the middle of the branches, straight out; the whorls rise out of each
other in succession. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, of a deep
orange-colour, half an inch long. Leaves by sixes, linear, smooth, and
sharp at the point. Stem shrubby, a foot high. The branches are upright
and simple.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from June till October.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and blossom.
2. Flower of a yellow variety.
3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA filamentosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores axillares sub apice ramorum,
verticillati, numerosi. Pedunculi longissimi. Corolla
tubuloso-campanulata, purpurea. Folia sena, tremulantia, linearia,
tenuia. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. Rami simplices, verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow from the insertion of
the leaves near the ends of the branches in whorls, and numerous. The
footstalks very long. Blossom tubularly bell-shaped and purple. Leaves
by sixes, tremulous, linear and slender. Stem upright, a foot and a half
high. Branches simple and in whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from November till April.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA flammea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, racemum formantes
prope caulis summitatem. Corolla tubiformis, sub-pollicaris, pallide
lutea; apice sub-albidâ. Folia terna, sæpe quaterna, obtusa, linearia.
Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Ramuli filiformes, virgati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminating the small
branches, making a long spike near the summit of the stem. Blossom
trumpet-shaped, near an inch long, of a pale yellow; the end whitish.
Leaves by threes, often in fours, blunt, and linear. Stem upright, two
feet high. Branches thread-shaped, and twiggy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from October till February.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA gelida.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Floras in ultimis ramis axillares, spicati,
imbricati, dependentes. Corolla cylindrica, apice arctata, pollicaris,
albicante-virescens, apice atro-virens. Folia ramulorum, subquaterna;
ramorum sena, curvata, acuta, patentia. Caulis strictissimus,
fruticosus, tripedalis. Rami pauci. Ramuli verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow near the top of the
branches, close to the stem, in spikes, imbricated hanging down. Blossom
cylindrical, narrowed at the top, an inch long, of a whitish green, and
dark green at the end. Leaves on the small branches mostly by fours;
those on the larger by sixes, curved, pointed, and spreading. Stem very
upright, shrubby, three feet high. Few large branches. The small
branches grow in whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from April till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA glauca.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, nutantes.
Pedunculi longissimi, colorati. Corolla sub-conica, atro-purpurea, ore
arctata. Folia terna, acuta, patentia, glabra, carnosa, glauca. Caulis
erectus, fragilis, bipedalis. Rami erecti, longi, sub-simplices.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in
bunches, nodding. The footstalks are very long, and coloured. Blossom
nearly conical, dark purple, and narrowed at the mouth. Leaves by
threes, linear-pointed, and spreading, smooth, fleshy, and of a
sea-green colour. Stem upright, brittle, two feet high. The branches are
upright and long, with few small branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from May till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal.
3. A chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA ignescens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ. Flores terminales, solitarii; pedunculis
fere nullis. Corolla clavata, tomentosa, ad basin gibbosa,
rubro-coccinea. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra. Caulis erectus,
sesquipedalis. Ramuli virgati, filiformes, numerosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminal, solitary; scarcely
any foot-stalks. Blossom club-shaped, downy, gouty at the base, and of a
red-scarlet colour. Leaves by fours, linear, and smooth. Stem upright, a
foot and a half high. The branches are twiggy, thread-shaped, and
numerous.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from March till June.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA jasminiflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ; stylo exserto. Corolla viscosa,
ampullacea, sesquipollicaris, summa cylindracea, ad basin inflata, ore
arctata; laciniis cordatis, patentibus. Folia terna, trigona, subulata,
erecta, patentia. Caulis filiformis, erectus. Rami simplicissimi,
filiformes, longi, patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom; the shaft without.
Blossoms clammy, flask-shaped, an inch and a half long, the upper part
cylindrical, swelled at the base, and pinched in at the mouth; the
segments heart-shaped and spreading. Leaves grow by threes, are
three-sided, awl-shaped, upright and spreading. Stem thread-shaped and
upright. The branches are quite simple, thread-shaped, long, and
spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from July till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA leucanthera.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, conferti,
racemosi. Pedunculi breves. Corolla urceolata, alba. Folia terna,
trigona, glabra, obtusa, adpressa. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami et
ramuli filiformes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches,
clustered together, and forming long bunches. Footstalks short. Blossom
pitcher-shaped and white. Leaves by threes, three-sided, smooth, blunt,
and pressed to the stem. Stem shrubby, a foot high. The larger and
smaller branches are thread-shaped.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from January till March.


REFERENCE.

1. A blossom with its empalement.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA lutea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Corolla lutea, ovato-acuminata, ore arctata.
Flores plures, conglomerati. Folia opposita, linearia, adpressa,
triquetra, nitida. Caulis laxus, filiformis, gracilis, ad basin ramosus.
Ramuli conferti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom, which is yellow, of a pointed oval
shape, and compressed at the mouth. The flowers are numerous, and close
together. The leaves grow opposite in pairs, are linear, three-sided,
pressed to the stem, and shining. Stem flexible, thread-shaped, slender,
branching to the bottom. The branches crowded together.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from September till May.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA Melastoma.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, penicillatæ, exsertæ, longitudine corollæ, attenuatæ in
filamenta plana. Flores flavi, conici, parum curvati, laciniis
longissimis adpressis, nigris. Folia quaterna, linearia, sub-scabrida,
rigida. Caulis laxus, erectus, bipedalis. Ramuli brevissimi, foliosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, pencil-like, and without the blossom, tapering into
threads, which are flat. Flowers yellow, conical, slightly curved, the
segments of the border very long, pressed to the chives, and black.
Leaves by fours, linear, roughish, and stiff. Stem weak, upright, grows
two feet high. The small branches very short, and covered with leaves.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from February till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A flower divested of its empalement.
3. The chives detached from the pointal.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA nigrita.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, atræ. Flores in apicibus ramulorum terminales,
sub-terni. Corolla campanulata, albida; laciniis oris revolutis, et tubo
majoribus. Folia terna, glabra, nitida, sub-triquetra, obtusa, crassa.
Caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli frequentissimi,
sub-erecti, virgati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and black. Flowers grow from the
ends of the small branches, mostly by threes. Blossom bell-shaped and
white; the segments of the mouth are rolled back, and larger than the
tube. Leaves by threes, smooth, shining, nearly three-sided, blunt, and
thick. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot high. The larger and smaller
branches are numerous, nearly upright, and twiggy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from April till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA obbata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores terminales, quaterni, erecti,
inflati ore arctati, leviter striati, nitidi. Limbus maximus, glandulæ
octo fauci circumpositæ. Folia quaterna, reflexa, rigida, ciliata.
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flowers grow by fours
at the ends of the branches, upright, swelled out and contracted at the
mouth, slightly striped and shining. Border very large, with eight
glands surrounding the mouth. Leaves by fours, reflexed, harsh, and
fringed. Stem shrubby, a foot high and branching.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from April till June.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A segment of the border magnified.
3. The chives, one tip magnified.
4. The pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA obliqua.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ ad basin bicornutæ, inclusæ. Flores numerosi, ovati, purpurei,
ad apices ramorum umbellati; pedunculis flore triplo longioribus,
coloratis, viscidis. Folia sparsa, obliqua, truncata; petiolis
tenuissimis. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami simplices, longi,
filiformes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom. Flowers numerous,
egg-shaped, purple, growing in umbels at the ends of the branches.
Foot-stalks thrice the length of the flowers, coloured and clammy.
Leaves obliquely scattered, seeming cut off at the ends, and with very
slender foot-stalks. Stem shrubby, a foot high. The branches simple,
long, and thread-shaped.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The seed-bud, chives and pointal.
3. A chive magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA physodes.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Corolla ovata, inflata, glabra, viscosa,
crystallina, alba, magnitudine pisi; laciniis acuminatis erectis. Folia
quaterna, obtusa, margine glandulosa, viscosa, patentia. Caulis
fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, ramulosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossoms, which are egg-shaped, swelled out,
smooth, clammy, like crystal, and white, the size of a pea; segments of
the border tapering and upright. Leaves by fours, are blunt, the edges
glandular, clammy, and spreading. Stem shrubby, grows two feet high, is
upright, and has numerous little branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from February till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. A chive magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA pinea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Corolla tubuloso-clavata, sub-albida. Flores in
medio ramorum verticillati, horizontales, pollicares. Folia sena,
linearia, glabra, patentia, longissima. Caulis erectus, bipedalis,
robustus. Rami verticillati, erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom, which is tubularly club-shaped, and
nearly white. Flowers grow in whorls about the middle of the branches,
horizontal, an inch in length. Leaves by sixes, linear, smooth,
spreading outward, very long. Stem upright, two feet high, very stout.
Branches in whorls, spreading, upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, a tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA plumosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores axillares, verticillati,
sub-solitarii, cernui. Corolla urceolata, glabra, purpurea. Folia
quaterna, obtusa, villosa, patentia, linearia. Caulis fruticosus,
flexuosus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow from the insertion of the
leaves, whorled, mostly solitary, and nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped,
smooth, and purple. Leaves by fours, blunt, hairy, linear, and
spreading. Stem shrubby, and taking various directions, a foot high. The
large and small branches are thread-shaped.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from March till July.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA pubescens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, umbellati,
bini, terni, vel plures, copiosi. Corolla ovata, obtusa, villosa,
purpurea. Folia quaterna, obtusa, villosa, incurva, arcuata. Caulis
fruticosus, sesquipedalis, ramosus, pilosus. Ramuli pilosi, filiformes,
virgati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in
umbels of two, three, or more, and are very abundant. Blossom
egg-shaped, blunt, covered with soft hairs, and purple. Leaves by fours,
blunt, hairy, turned inwards, and bowed. Stem shrubby, a foot and half
high, branching, and hairy. The branches are hairy, thread-shaped, and
twiggy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till February.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA pubescens, _minor_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, umbellati,
numerosi. Corolla ovata, obtusa, villosa; laciniis minutis, erectis.
Folia quaterna, obtusa, hirta, erecta. Caulis sesquipedalis, ramosus,
pilosus. Rami et ramuli pilosi, virgati, erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches
in numerous umbels. Blossom egg-shaped, obtuse, covered with soft hairs;
segments of the border very small and upright. Leaves by fours, blunt,
hairy and upright. Stem a foot and a half high, branching and hairy. The
large and small branches are hairy, twiggy, and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from October till March.


REFERENCE.

1.  The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2.  The chives and pointal.
3.  A chive magnified.
4.  Seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA pubescens, _minima_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales,
umbellati, cernui. Corolla minuta, urceolata, purpurea, villosa. Folia
quaterna, obtusa, villosa, incurva, arcuata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis,
ramosus, pilosus. Ramuli pilosi, virgati, filiformes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches
in umbels, nodding. Blossom very small, pitcher-shaped, purple, and
hairy. Leaves by fours, blunt, covered with soft hairs, turned inwards,
and bowed. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching, and hairy. The branches
are hairy, twiggy, and thread-shaped.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from November till April.


REFERENCE.

1.  The empalement magnified.
2.  A blossom magnified.
3.  The chives and pointal magnified.
4.  The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA pulchella.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in summis ramulorum, paniculati,
axillares, sub-globosi, incarnati. Folia terna, glabra, obtusa, trigona,
sexfariam, sub-erecta; petiolis brevissimis. Caulis flexuosus, pedalis,
glaber. Rami flexuosi, sub-simplices, filiformes, longi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in loose spikes, near
the ends of the branches, from the base of the leaves, are nearly
globular, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes, smooth, blunt,
three-sided, forming six edges, and almost upright; with very short
foot-stalks. Stem grows zigzag, a foot high, and smooth. Branches like
the stem, grow nearly simple, thread-shaped, and long.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till February.


REFERENCE.

1.  The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2.  The chives and pointal.
3.  A chive magnified.
4.  The seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA quadriflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ, stylo incluso. Corolla globosa, purpurea,
cernua, glabra. Flores ramulorum quaterni, calyce reflexo. Folia
quaterna, linearia, ciliata, flaccida. Caulis debilis, sesquipedalis.
Rami plurimi, virgati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom, shaft included. Flowers globular,
purple, nodding, and smooth. Flowers grow by fours, at the ends of the
small branches. Cup reflexed. Leaves by fours, linear, fringed and
flaccid. Stem weak, a foot and a half high. Branches numerous and
twiggy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from June till August.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives and pointal, summit magnified.
3. A chive magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA radiata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores in ramulorum apice
verticillati, horizontaliter siti. Corolla sub-cylindracea, oris
laciniis revolutis. Folia quaterna, linearia, patentia. Caulis
fruticosus, erectus, subpedalis, ramosus. Rami sub-simplices.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom, shaft without. Flowers grow in
whorls at the ends of the small branches, standing horizontally.
Blossoms almost cylinder-shaped, the segments of the mouth rolled back.
Leaves by fours, linear and spreading. Stem shrubby, upright, near a
foot high, and branching. The branches nearly simple.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA rubens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, in umbellis nutantibus vel
cernuis 3-8-floris. Pedunculi longiusculi. Corolla late ovata,
rubro-purpurea. Folia quaterna, erecta, linearia, glabra. Caulis
fruticosus, sub-erectus, ramis patentibus, vel subinde pendulis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminal, in nodding or
cernuous umbels of from 3 to 8 flowers. The peduncles longish. Blossom
broad egg-shaped, and of a red purple. Leaves by fours, upright, linear,
smooth. Stem shrubby, nearly upright. Branches spreading, or sometimes
nodding.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from June till September.


REFERENCE.

1.  The empalement magnified.
2.  The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3.  Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4.  The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA serratifolia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ. Flores terminales, in apicibus ramulorum
bini vel terni, pollicares, sub-cylindrici, luteo aurantii. Folia
quaterna, rigida, acuta, serrata. Caulis erectus, rigidus, pedalis,
ramosus. Ramuli frequentissimi, breves.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just out of the blossom. Flowers terminal, two or three
together at the end of the smaller branches, an inch long, almost
cylindrical, and of an orange yellow. Leaves by fours, harsh, sharp, and
sawed at the edges. Stem upright, harsh, a foot high and much branched.
The smaller branches are numerous and short.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1.  The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2.  The chives detached from the pointal, summit magnified.
3.  Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA spicata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, sub-terminales, arcte stipati
in spicam duram, ima parte luteoli, summa virescentes, teretiusculi,
basi attenuati; ore obtuso, quadrifido, æquali, connivente. Perianthium
persistens. Folia subsena, mucronata, patentia. Caulis fruticosus,
pedalis, erectus; ramis pluribus adscendentibus.


DESCRIPTION.

TIPS bearded, within the blossom. Flowers numerous, nearly at the ends
of the branches, in hard close set spikes, the lower part light yellow,
and the extremity of a light green; somewhat cylindrical, with a tapered
base; the mouth blunt, and divided into a four-cleft equal border; the
segments tend to each other. Cup permanent. Leaves mostly by sixes,
sharp-pointed, and spreading. Stem shrubby, a foot high, upright, with
numerous ascending branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from November till April.


REFERENCE.

1.  The empalement and blossom.
2.  The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
3.  The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
4.  The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA tubiflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores sub-solitarii, sessiles, terminales,
clavato-cylindracei, curvati, pubescentes. Folia quaterna, tenuia,
obtusa, ciliata, subtus sulcata. Caulis flexibilis, erectus. Rami
sparsi, filiformes, frequentes, villosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers grow singly, sessile,
at the ends of the branches; between club and cylinder-shaped, curved,
downy. Leaves by fours, thin, blunt, fringed with hair at the edges, and
furrowed beneath. Stem flexible, upright. Branches scattered,
thread-shaped, numerous, hairy.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from April till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA versicolor.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ. Corolla sub-cylindracea, medio paululum
arctata, ima parte aurantia, apice virescens. Folia terna, linearia,
subulata, subtus sulcata, glabra, saturate viridia. Caulis fruticosus,
bipedalis, erectus, attenuatus in apicem. Rami sub-simplices.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom, which is nearly cylindrical, a
little narrowed at the middle, the lower part of a deep orange colour,
and the mouth greenish. Leaves by threes, linear, awl-shaped, furrowed
on the under surface, smooth, and of a deep green. Stem shrubby, two
feet high, erect, tapering to the top. The branches nearly simple.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from October till April.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. A chive magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA verticillata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in apicibus ramorum, verticillati,
nutantes, conferti, ventricoso-cylindrici, pollicares, ad basin
tetragoni, profunde costati, ore arctato, saturate aurantio. Folia
quaterna, glabra, linearia, acuta. Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Rami
verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls at the upper
part of the branches, hanging downwards and close together, of a swelled
cylinder-shape, an inch long, four-cornered at the base and deeply
ribbed. The mouth is narrowed, and of a deep orange colour. Leaves by
fours, smooth, linear, and sharp. Stem upright, two feet high. The
branches grow in whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from July till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA viscaria.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Corolla campanulata, valde mucosa,
purpurascens. Folia quaterna, linearia, acuta, glabra; juniora in
apicibus ramulorum viscosa. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus. Rami
simplices, longi, superne viscosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossoms, which are bell-shaped, very clammy,
and purple. Leaves grow by fours, are linear, pointed, and smooth: the
younger ones are clammy at the ends of the branches. Stem shrubby, two
feet high, and upright. Branches simple, long, and clammy at the ends.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from April till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The blossom.
3. The chives and pointal.
4. A chive magnified.
5. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]



ERICA Walkeria.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores sessiles, erecti, fastigiati,
quaterni, terminales, fere pedunculati. Corolla ventricosa, pellucida,
ore arctato, extus pallide sanguineo, intus albo, laciniis expansis
maximis. Folia quaterna, nitida, patentia. Caulis fruticosus,
spithameus, erectus, ramulis numerosis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers sit close in upright bunches
by fours, terminal, with scarcely any footstalks. Blossom swelled out
and pellucid; the mouth narrowed, of a pale red without and white
within; the segments spreading and large. Leaves by fours, shining, and
spreading. Stem shrubby, a span high, upright, with numerous little
branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

     Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

     In bloom from February till June.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Illustration]



ALPHABETICAL INDEX

TO THE

FIGURES IN VOL. I.


 1. Erica acuta.
 2.       albens.
 3.       Archeria.
 4.       barbata, _major_.
 5.       β minor.
 6.       Bruniades.
 7.       caffra.
 8.       calycina.
 9.       cernua.
10.       comosa.
11.       β rubra.
12.       conspicua.
13.       costata.
14.       cubica.
15.       α minor.
16.       curviflora.
17.       depressa.
18.       droseroides.
19.       empetroides.
20.       exurgens.
21.       α minor.
22.       filamentosa.
23.       flammea.
24.       gelida.
25.       glauca.
26.       Jasminiflora.
27.       ignescens.
28.       leucanthera.
29.       lutea.
30.       melastoma.
31.       nigrita.
32.       obbata.
33.       obliqua.
34.       physodes.
35.       pinea.
36.       plumosa.
37.       pubescens.
38.       α minor.
39.       β minima.
40.       pulchella.
41.       quadriflora.
42.       radiata.
43.       rubens.
44.       serratifolia.
45.       spicata.
46.       tubiflora.
47.       versicolor.
48.       verticillata.
49.       viscaria.
50.       Walkeria.



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