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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris muticis, subinclusis floribus consertissime capitatis erectis, terminalibus, globosis; caule simplicissimo, strictissimo, robusto; foliis quaternis, subulatis, glabris, rigidis, senioribus retrofractis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulissimplex, erectus, robustus, bipedalis; ramuli brevi, horizontales, verticillati.
Foliaquaterna, subulata, rigida, glabra, mucronata; seniora retrofracta; juniora erecta, subtus tenuissime sulcata, petiolis brevibus adpressis.
Floresterminales, in apice ramulorum consertissimi capitati, erecti, plurimi, sæpe duodecim; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteæ tres: duæ ovatæ adpressæ, infima subulata, triplo longior.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, membranaceis, apicibus distantibus.
Corollaglobosa, glabra, subalbida, laciniis limbi obtusis, suberectis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen globosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret ab Octobre in Februarium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith beardless tips, just within the blossom; flowers crowded together in heads, upright, terminal and globular; stem quite simple, very straight and stout; leaves grow by fours, awl-shaped, smooth, stiff, the older ones appearing broke back.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemsimple, upright, stout, two feet high; small branches short, horizontal, and growing in whorls.
Leavesgrow by fours, awl-shaped, stiff, smooth, sharp pointed, the old ones appearing broke-back, the younger upright, furrowed slightly beneath, with short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
Flowersterminal, crowded very close together at the ends of the small branches, in heads, upright, a good many, often twelve; foot-stalks very short, three floral leaves, two pressed to the stem and egg-shaped, the lower awl-shaped, twice as long.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped, skinny, away from the blossom at the ends.
Blossomglobular, smooth, whitish, the segments of the border blunt and nearly upright.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless, just within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud globular, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from October till February.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis sub-campanulatis, purpureis, oris laciniis patulis, maximis, ovatis, concavis; floribus sub-terminalibus, umbellatis; foliis quaternis, patentibus, obtusis, glabris.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus, teres, ramosus, fruticosas, palmaris; rami et ramuli filiformes, verticillati, patenti.
Foliaquaterna, obtusa, reflexa, glabra, nitida; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
Floressub-terminales, sub-umbellati, horizontales; pedunculis longissimis, coloratis, bracteis binis, minutis, concavis, coloratis.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis spathulatis, concavis, coloratis, apicibus viridibus, adpressis.
Corollasub-campanulata, purpurea; tubo brevissimo; limbo maximo; laciniis concavis, ovatis, expansis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria, longitudine tubi. Antheræ bifidæ, acuminatæ, muticæ.
Pistillum.Germen turbinatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, purpureus, corolla longior. Stigma obsoletum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret ab Augusto, in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, just without the blossom; shaft without; blossoms nearly bell-shaped, purple, segments of the border spreading, large, egg-shaped, concave; flowers nearly terminate the branches in umbels; leaves grow by fours, spreading, blunt and smooth.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, cylindrical, branching, shrubby, grows a span high; the larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped, grow in whorls and spreading.
Leavesgrow by fours, blunt, reflexed, smooth, shining; with very short foot-stalks, pressed to the branches.
Flowersgrow near the ends of the branches in umbels and horizontal; foot-stalks very long, coloured, two floral-leaves, small, concave and coloured.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets spathula-shaped, concave, coloured, with green ends and pressed to the blossom.
Blossomnearly bell-shaped, purple, tube very short; border very large; segments concave, egg-shaped, spreading.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads, the length of the tube. Tips two-cleft, tapered, and beardless.
Pointal.Seed-bud top-shaped, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, purple, longer than the blossom. Summit obsolete.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August till November.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris basi bicornibus inclusis, stylo exerto, corollis subcylindraceis, laciniis revolutis, foliis quaternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, erectus, bipedalis, ramosus, ramulis erectis, subsimplicibus.
Foliaquaterna, erecta, linearia, viridia, supra plana, subtus sulcata, minutissime pubescentia.
Floresfasciculati, terminales, in ramulis lateralibus terni et quaterni; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus ternatis, setæformibus, basin instructi.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis adpressis, linearibus, basi dilatatis, dorso sulcatis, lente ciliatis.
Corollasubcylindrica, aliquo recurvata, uncialis, læte fusco-aurantia, lente pubescens, laciniis latissime ovatis, revolutis.
Staminaocto, capillaria, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis, cornibus lente bifurcatis.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme; stylus filiformis; stigma tetragonum, antheras superans.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Aprili in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with tips two-horned at the base within the blossom, the shaft without, blossom nearly cylindric, with its segments rolled back; leaves in fours.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, erect, two feet high, branched, with the little branches erect and nearly simple.
Leavesin fours, erect, linear, green, plane above, furrowed beneath, and very slightly pubescent.
Flowersbundled, terminal, in the lateral branches in threes and fours; the very short footstalks furnished with three ternate, bristle-shaped, floral leaves at the base.
Empalementfour-leaved, the leaves pressed to the blossom, linear, dilated at the base, furrowed on the back, and in the magnifier ciliated.
Blossomnearly cylindrical, a little recurved, an inch long, of a bright brown orange colour, pubescent when magnified, with the segments very broad-ovate and rolled back.
Chiveseight, hair-like, with the tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom, with the horns bifurcated when magnified.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped; shaft thread-shaped; summit four-cornered, higher than the tips.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from April till July.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis, inclusis, stylo exserto; floribus terminalibus, subternis, subsessilibus; corollis grossis, flavescentibus; foliis quaternis, crassiusculis, obtusis, nitidis; ramis depressis; caule robusto.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, robustus, spithamæus; rami divaricati, flexuosi, depressi; ramuli frequentissimi, brevi.
Foliaquaterna, linearia, crassiuscula, obtusa, nitida, seniora reflexa; petiolis brevissimis adpressis.
Floresin ramulis terminales, subterni, subsessili; bracteis adpressis, imbricatis.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acutis, margine membranaceis, carinatis, adpressis.
Corollasubcylindrica, grossa, subpollicaris, flava.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen turbinatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsersus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio in Augustum.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips, within the blossom, shaft without; flowers terminal, mostly by threes, fitting nearly close to the stem; blossoms swelled and yellow; leaves grow by fours, thickish, blunt, shining; branches bent downward; sturdy stem.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, sturdy, a span in height; branches straddle, grow zig-zagged, and pressed downward; small branches numerous and short.
Leavesgrow by fours, linear, thickish, blunt, shining, the older ones turned back; very short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
Flowersterminate the small branches by threes, in general, fitting close to the stem; floral leaves tiled and pressed to the cup.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, skinny edged, keeled, and pressed to the blossom.
Blossomnearly cylindrical, swelled, near an inch long and yellow.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads. Tips bearded within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud top-shaped and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May till August.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, exsertis; stylo exserto, apice torto; floribus spicatis, maximis, tomentosis, aurantiis; foliis quaternis, sæpe quinis; caule sub-arborescente.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus, sexpedalis et ultra, parum ramosus; ramuli plurimi, brevi, tomentosi.
Foliaquaterna, sæpe quina, patentia, glabra, teretiuscula, obtusa; petiolis adpressis.
Floresin apicibus ramorum solitarii, spicam, formantes; pedunculi brevi, bracteis tribus, spathulatis instructi.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, concavis, obtusis, adpressis.
Corollaclavata, curvata, tomentosa, maxima, aurantia; oris laciniis revolutis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, curvatæ.
Pistillum.Germen turbinatum, sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus exsersus, apice tortus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Julio, in Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, without the blossom; shaft without, twisted at the end; flowers grow in spikes, very large, downy, orange coloured; leaves grow by fours, often by fives; with the stem approaching in size to a tree.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, grows six feet high or more, branching but little; small branches many, short and downy.
Leavesgrow by fours, often by fives, spreading, smooth, roundish, obtuse; with the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
Flowersgrow at the ends of the branches solitary, forming a spike; foot-stalks short, having three spatula-shaped floral leaves.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, concave, blunt, and pressed to the blossom.
Blossomclub-shaped, curved, downy, very large, orange colour; segments of the mouth rolled back.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless, without the blossom, curved.
Pointal.Seed-bud top-shaped, furrowed, glandular at the base. Shaft without the blossom, twisted at the end. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July, till September.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris cristatis, inclusis, stylo exserto; floribus dense spicatis, suaveolentibus, subcarneis; corollis urceolatis, laciniis maximis, patentibus; foliis senis, villosis, obtusis, patentibus.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisdebilis, filiformis, pedalis; rami et ramuli filiformes, laxi.
Foliasena, linearia, conserta, villosa, obtusa, horizontalia, petiolis adpressis.
Floresin medio ramorum et ramulorum densissimé spicati, horizontaliter siti; pedunculi brevissimi bracteis tribus instructi.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliola linearia, villosa, distantia, folia similia sed minora.
Corollaurceolata, subalbida, fragrantissima; laciniis maximis, obtusis, patentibus.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen subglobosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio in Augustum.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith crested tips, within the blossom, shaft without; flowers grow in a close spike, sweet scented and slightly flesh-coloured; blossoms pitcher-shaped, with the segments very large and spreading; leaves grow by sixes, hairy, blunt, and spreading.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemweak, thread-shaped, a foot high; the larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped and loose.
Leavesgrow by sixes, linear, close, hairy, blunt and horizontal; with the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
Flowersin very close spikes in the middle of the large and small branches, standing out horizontally, with very short foot-stalks, having three floral leaves on them.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved; leaflets linear, hairy, distant, like the leaves but smaller.
Blossompitcher-shaped, nearly white, and very sweet; segments very large, blunt, spreading.
Chives.Threads eight hair-like. Tips crested, within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud nearly globular and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May till August.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris muticis, exsertis; corolla urceolata, alba, calyce lanato vestita; floribus capitatis, lanatis, numerosis; foliis ternis, linearibus, pilosis, obtusis, erectis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus filiformis, spithamæus; rami et ramuli divaricati, filiformes, pilosi, numerosissimi.
Foliaterna, linearia, pilosa, obtusa, erecta, parum incurvata, petiolis brevissimis adpressis.
Floresin ramulorum apice umbellati seu capitati, copiosi; pedunculi capillares, longitudine corollarum, colorati, bractæis tribus pilosis instructi.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, concavis, lanugine albicante densissimè obsitis.
Corollaurceolata, alba, tenuissime alba-lanata, foliolis calycis vestita; laciniis obtusis, erectis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ.
Pistillum.Germen globosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, longissimè exsertus. Stigma capitatum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio in Augustum.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith beardless tips, without the blossom, which is pitcher-shaped, white and covered by a woolly cup; flowers grow in heads, woolly and numerous; leaves grow by threes, linear, hairy, blunt, and upright.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, thread-shaped, a span high; the larger and smaller branches grow straddling and thread-shaped, hairy and very numerous.
Leavesgrow by threes, linear, hairy, blunt, upright, a little incurved, with very short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
Flowersgrow at the end of the small branches in umbels or heads, very numerous; fruit-stalks hair-like, the length of the blossoms, coloured, having three hairy floral-leaves on them.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets lance-shaped, concave, being thickly covered with whitish wool.
Blossompitcher-shaped, white, slightly covered with white wool, cloathed with the leaflets of the cup; segments blunt, upright.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless, without the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud globular, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, very far without the blossom. Summit headed.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May, till August.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis inclusis, foliis quaternis linearibus glabris; floribus quaternis subsessilibus fastigiatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, pedalis, flexuosus, cortice fusco, ramulis numerosis patentibus.
Foliaquaterna, erecta, linearia, glabra, nitida, petiolis longiusculis.
Floresterminales, quaterni, fastigiati, subsessiles.
Calyxtetraphyllus, duplex, appressus, foliolis ovatis acutis, marginibus membranaceis, irregulariter serrulatis, virescentibus.
Corollaalbissima, pellucida, ovato-conica, laciniis subovatis, recurvis.
Stamina, filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, fuscæ.
Pistilluminclusum. Germen tiaræforme. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Dec. ad Mai.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips within the blossom, leaves in fours linear smooth; flowers in fours nearly sessile in level-topped bunches.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, a foot high, flexuose, with brown bark, and numerous spreading branches.
Leavesin fours, erect, linear, smooth, shining, with longish footstalks.
Flowersterminal, in fours, nearly sitting, forming level-topped bunches.
Empalementfour-leaved, double, pressed to the blossom, with leaflets ovate-acute, with skinny, greenish, irregularly serrulated margins.
Blossomvery white, pellucid, egg-cone-shaped, with segments nearly egg-shaped, and recurved.
Chives, eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless within the blossom, brown.
Pointalincluded in the blossom. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from December to May.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis tubuloso-campanulatis, purpureis; floribus verticillatis, axillaribus, subterminalibus, pendulis; pedunculis flores triplo longioribus capillaribus, coloratis; foliis senis, oblique-verticillatis, linearibus, tenuibus, tremulantibus.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus, sesquipedalis rami verticillati, simplices, erecto-patentes, filiformes, longi.
Foliasena, oblique verticillata, tremulantia, linearia; tenuia, glabra, acuta; petiolis capillaribus.
Floresaxillares, sub-apice ramorum verticillati, numerosissimi, spicum sere formantes; pedunculi longissimi, filiformes purpurei, bracteis tribus, distantibus, lanceolatis, instructi.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lineari-subulatis, adpressis; apicibus viridibus, ad basin dilatatis, ciliatis.
Corollatubulosa-campanulata, purpurea, semiuncialia apice dilatata; limbo patente; laciniis obtusis, reflexis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen villosum turbinatum, apice truncatum, plumosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Novembre in Aprilem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom; blossoms tubular bell-shaped, purple; flowers grow in whorls, from the insertion of the leaves, nearly terminal and hanging down; foot-stalks thrice the length of the blossom, hair-like and coloured; leaves grow by sixes, obliquely-whorled, linear, slender, tremulous.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, a foot and a half high; branches grow in whorls, simple, upright-spreading, thread-shaped, long.
Leavesgrow by sixes, obliquely whorled, tremulous, linear, slender, smooth and pointed, foot-stalks hair-like.
Flowersgrow from the insertion of the leaves, near the end of the branches in whorls, very numerous, almost making a spike; foot-stalks very long, thread-shaped, purple, with three floral-leaves, set at a distance and lance-shaped on them.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets linearly-awl-shaped, pressed to the blossom, with the ends green, widened at the base and fringed.
Blossomtubularly-bell-shaped, purple, half an inch long, widened at the top; border spreading; segments blunt and reflexed.
Chives.Threads eight hair-like. Tips beardless, within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud hairy, top-shaped, appearing cut off at the top and feathered. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from November till April.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris muticis, inclusis; stylo exserto, corollis tubiformibus, rectis; floribus laxè spicatis, subsecundis, palide luteis, apicibus subalbidis; foliis quaternis, linearibus, erectis, glabris.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus strictissimus, flexilis, parum ramosus, bipedalis, fruticosus; rami tenui, pauci, erecti; ramuli filiformes, virgati.
Foliaquaterna, in apicibus ramulorum sæpe terna, obtusa, glabra, erecta, linearia, petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
Floresin ramulis terminales, racemum formantes prope caulis summitatem; pedunculi brevissimi; bracteis tribus ad basin calycis.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, adpressis, glaberrimis.
Corollatubiformis, recta, subpubescens, subpollicaris, pallide lutea, apice subalbida, laciniis brevissimis, obtusis, parum reflexis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen ovatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma obsolete tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret ab Octobre in Februarium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith beardless tips, within the blossom; shaft without; blossoms trumpet-shaped, and straight; flowers grow in loose spikes, all rather turned one way, of a pale yellow with white ends; leaves grow by fours, linear, upright, and smooth.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, very strict, flexile, branching but little, grows two feet high, shrubby; the branches are slender, few and upright; the smaller branches are thread-shaped and twiggy.
Leavesgrow by fours, at the ends of the small branches often by threes, blunt, smooth, upright, linear, with very short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
Flowersare terminal on the small branches, making a long bunch or spike near the summit of the stem; foot-stalks very short; three floral leaves at the base of the cup.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped, pressed to the blossom, very smooth.
Blossomtrumpet-shaped, straight, rather downy, almost an inch long, of a pale yellow, the end whitish, segments of the border very short, blunt, a little reflexed.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads, tips beardless within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud egg-shaped, furred. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit obscurely four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from October ’till February.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis subinclusis, marginibus foliorum ternatorum asperiusculis, corollâ ovatâ costatâ sub-quadrilineari.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, suberectus, cortice fulvo, ramis distantibus, paucis, simplicibus, suberectis.
Foliaternata, suberecta, dein patula, denique expansa et flexuosa, linearia, crassiuscula, lucida, subtus sulcata, marginibus lente minutissime cartilagineo-ciliatis, et inde tactu asperiusculis.
Floresnumerosi, subcongesti, infra apices ramorum, nutantes vel cernui; pedunculi corollâ longiores, bracteis tribus distantibus muniti.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis subulatis, marginibus minutissime ciliatis.
Corollaovata, costata, læte lutea, laciniis patentibus obtusissimis.
Staminaocto, capillaria; antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret Autumno ad Vernum.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips just within the blossom, the margins of the ternate leaves roughish, and with the blossom egg-shaped ribbed and near four lines long.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, erectish, with brown bark, branches distant, few, simple, and nearly erect.
Leavesin threes, erectish, then patulous, finally expanded and flexuose, linear, thickish, shining, and furrowed beneath, with margins in the magnifier very minutely cartilaginous-ciliated, and thence slightly rough to the touch.
Flowersnumerous, rather crowded, beneath the tips of the branches, nodding or cernuous; peduncles longer than the blossom, and furnished with three remote floral leaves.
Empalementfour-leaved, with the leaflets awl-shaped, with most minutely ciliated edges.
Blossomegg-shaped, ribbed, and bright yellow, with extremely blunt spreading segments.
Chiveseight, capillary; tips beardless, and just within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-angled.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from Autumn till the Spring-time.
REFERENCE.