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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris cristatis inclusis, foliis quaternis, corollis late ovatis terminalibus.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, suberectus, ramis patentibus, vel subinde pendulis.
Foliaquaterna, erecta, linearia, glabra, subtus sulcata, petiolis adpressis, brevibus.
Floresterminales, in umbellis nutantibus, vel cernuis, 3-8-floris; pedunculi longiusculi, tri-bracteati.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis late ovatis, et longe acuminatis.
Corollalate ovata, glabra, rubro-purpurea, laciniis obtusis.
Staminafilamenta octo, capillaria; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum; stylus paulo inclusus.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Junii ad Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with crested tips within the blossom, leaves in fours, and broad-egg-shaped terminal blossoms.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, nearly upright, with branches spreading, or sometimes drooping.
Leavesin fours, erect, linear, smooth, furrowed beneath, with short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
Flowersterminal in nodding or cernuous umbels, of from three to eight flowers; the peduncles longish, and furnished with three floral leaves.
Empalementfour-leaved, with the little leaves broad-egg-shaped, and much acuminated.
Blossombroad-egg-shaped, smooth, red-purple, with obtuse segments.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads; tips crested, within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed; shaft just within the blossom.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from June to September.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis inclusis, foliis quaternis obtusissimis margine cartilagineis, corollis terminalibus ternatis campanulatis trilinearibusque.
DESCRIPTIO.
Suffrutexpygmæus, humifusus, inter rupes.
Caulissub-trientalis, ramosus, ramulis divaricatis et decumbentibus.
Foliaquaterna, conferta, patula, linearia, at latiuscula et crassiuscula, obtusissima, lucida, marginibus, præcipue ad lentem, cartilagineis, subtus sulcata.
Floresterminales, plerumque ternati, nutantes, vel cernui, vel subinde erectiores; pedunculi longitudine corollæ, rubri, bracteis tribus alternis muniti.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis adpressis, sublanceolatis, obtusissimis, obtuseque carinatis, marginem versus membranaceis.
Corollacampanulata, alba, laciniis semirotundis, patentibusque.
Staminaocto, capillaria; antheræ barbatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen coronæforme. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii ad Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips within the blossom, leaves in fours very obtuse and cartilaginous on the margin, blossoms terminal in threes bell-shaped and three lines long.
DESCRIPTION.
A dwarfish little shrub, spread about upon the ground amongst rocks.
Stemthree inches high, branched, with the little branches divaricating and decumbent.
Leavesin fours, crowded, spreading a little, linear, but broadish and rather thick, very obtuse, shining, and on the margin, especially in the magnifier, cartilaginous, and furrowed beneath.
Flowersterminal, and chiefly in threes, nodding, or cernuous, or sometimes more erect; peduncles the length of the blossom, red, and furnished with three alternate floral leaves.
Empalementfour-leaved, with the leaflets close pressed to the blossom, somewhat spear-shaped, very blunt, and bluntly keeled, and membranaceous towards the margin.
Blossombell-shaped, white, with the segments half round and spreading.
Chiveseight, capillary; tips bearded, within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud crown-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-angled.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of July to November.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, exertis, longissimis. Corolla clavata, incurvata, sulcata, saturate coccinea. Flores terni, terminales, conferti, formantes spicam longam. Caulis simplex, elongatus.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, ramulis brevissimis tecti, conferti.
Foliaterna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, sub-trigona, reflexa, apice acuta, brevissime petiolata.
Floresterni, in apice ramulorum penduli; pedunculis brevissimis.
Calyx.Perianthium duplex; exterius triphyllum, ovatum, membranaceum, adpressum, imbricatum; interius tetraphyllum, foliolis majoribus.
Corollaclavata, incurvata, saturate coccinea, sulcata; laciniis limbi obtusis, incurvis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo, linearia; antheræ muticæ, exertæ, penicillatæ, longissimæ, lineares, attenuatæ in filamenta.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, basi glandulis melliferis instructum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo brevior. Stigma obsolete tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Septembri ad Decembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, without the blossom, and very long. Blossom club-shaped, and turned inwards, furrowed, and of a deep scarlet-colour. Flowers grow mostly by threes, terminating the branches, crowded together, and forming a long spike. Stem simple, and lengthened out.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, grows two feet high. Branches few, covered with short branches, and crowded together.
Leavesby threes, linear, curved, and crowded, nearly three-sided, reflexed, sharp-pointed, with very small foot-stalks.
Flowersgrow by threes, at the ends of the small branches hanging down, with foot-stalks very short.
Empalement.Cup double; the outer three-leaved, egg-shaped, skinny, pressed to the inner ones, and tiled; the inner four-leaved, with larger leaflets.
Blossomclub-shaped, turned inwards, of a deep scarlet, and furrowed; the segments of the mouth are blunt, and turned inwards.
Chives.Eight linear flat threads; tips beardless, without the blossom, pencilled, long, linear, and tapering into threads.
Pointal.Seed-vessel turban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing glands. Shaft thread-shaped, a little shorter than the chives. Summit slightly four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from September till December.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris aristatis, inclusis; stylo-exserto; floribus densissimè imbricato-spicatis, horizontalibus, sessilibus; corollis clavatis, sesquipollicaribus, albidis, apicibus viridibus; foliis quaternis; subulatis, glabris.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisstrictissimus, rigidus, bipedalis; rami paucii erecti; ramuli verticillati, patentes, plurimi.
Foliaquaterna, subulata, glabra, patentia, petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
Floressub apice ramorum spicati, imbricati, sessiles, horizontaliter siti.
Calyx.Perianthium duplex,exterius, triphyllum, foliolis spathulatis, concavis, carnosis, imbricatis;interiustetraphyllum, foliolis obcordatis, concavis, mucronatis.
Corollaclavata, albo-virescens, sesquipollicaris; laciniis obtusis, erectis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria, longitudine ferè corollæ. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen turbinatum, sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, sub-exsertus, apice curvatus. Stigma obsoletè tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret ab Augusto in Octobrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith bearded tips, within the blossom; shaft without, flowers grow in very close, tiled spikes, horizontal and close to the stem; blossom club-shaped, an inch and a half long, white with green ends; leaves grow by fours, awl-shaped, smooth.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemgrows very upright, stiff, and two feet high; branches few, upright; small branches grow in whorls, spreading and numerous.
Leavesgrow by fours, awl-shaped, smooth, spreading, foot-stalks very short and pressed to the stem.
Flowersgrow in spikes near the end of the branches, tiled, without foot-stalks, and horizontal.
Empalement.Cup double;the outer, three-leaved, leaflets spatula-shaped, concave, fleshy and tiled;the inner, four-leaved leaflets inversely-heart-shaped, concave, with a small pointed end.
Blossomclub-shaped, of a whitish green, an inch and a half long; segments blunt, upright.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads, the length nearly of the blossom. Tips bearded within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud top-shaped, furrowed and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, just without the blossom, curved at the end. Summit bluntly four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August, till October.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris basi bicornibus, longe exsertis atro-purpureis; stylo exserto; corollis ovatis calyce imbricato brevioribus; floribus ternis, sessilibus, terminalibus, albis; soliis ternis, trigonis, glabris, sexfariam imbricatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus, subpedalis, glaber; rami pauci, erecti; ramuli simplices, subverticillati, rigidi.
Foliaterna, trigona, obtusa, glabra, parum incurvata, patentiuscula, sexfariam posita, crassiuscula.
Floresin ramulorum apice terni, sessili, candidi.
Calyx.Perianthium duplex,exterium, triphyllum, foliolis subrotundis, undulatis, coloratis, subpatentibus;interium, tetraphyllum, soliolis carinatis, adpressis, concavis, subrotundis, longitudine corollæ.
Corollaovata, glabra, membranacea, alba, calyce paulo breviora; limbi laciniis erectis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo plana. Antheræ basi bicornutæ, exsertæ, atropurpureæ.
Pistillum.Germen sub-globosum, sulcatum, glabrum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus longior. Stigma obsolete-tetragonum, atropurpureum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Martio in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith tips two-horned at the base, far without the blossom and dark purple; shaft without; blossoms egg-shaped, shorter than the tiled cup; flowers grow by threes, sitting close upon the ends of the branches and white; leaves grow by threes, smooth, three-sided, and tiled in six divisions.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, near a foot high, smooth; branches few, upright; small branches simple, grow nearly in whorls and stiff.
Leavesgrow by threes, three-sided, blunt, smooth, a little turned inwards, rather spreading, forming six angles, thickish.
Flowersgrow in threes at the end of the small branches, sitting close, and of a shining white.
Empalement.Cup double,the outerthree-leaved, leaflets roundish, waved, coloured, and rather spreading;the innerfour-leaved, leaflets keeled, pressed to the blossom, concave, roundish, the length of the blossom.
Blossomegg-shaped, smooth, skinny, white, a little shorter than the cup; the segments of the border upright.
Chives.Eight flat threads. Tips two-horned at the base, without the blossom, and dark purple.
Pointal.Seed-bud roundish, furrowed, smooth. Shaft thread-shaped, longer than the chives. Summit bluntly four-cornered, dark purple.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from March till July.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris cristatis subinclusis, floribus capitatis cernuis subcampanulatis, foliis quaternis linearibus, ramulisque hispidis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulissuffrutescens, semipedalis, flexuosus, valde ramosus, ramulis filiformibus, patentibus, hispidis, itidemque flexuosis.
Foliaquaterna, brevia, linearia, obtusa, valde hispida; seniora patentia, vel recurva.
Florescapitatim aggregati, terminales, parvuli.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis erectis, subulatis, hispidis, corollâ brevioribus.
Corollaparva, nuda, obsolete campanulata, incarnata, laciniis subovatis, patulis.
Staminaocto capillaria, antheris cristatis, inclusis.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme. Stylus filiformis, subinclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Martii ad Maium, iterumque ab Augusto in Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with crested tips just within the blossom, flowers headed nodding and bell-shaped, branches and leaves hispid, the latter in fours and linear.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubbyish, half a foot high, flexuose, very much branched, with the branches thread-shaped, spreading, hispid, and likewise flexuose.
Leavesin fours, short, linear, obtuse, very hispid; the older ones spreading, or recurved.
Flowersterminal in crowned heads, and small.
Empalementfour-leaved, with the leaflets erect, awl-shaped, hispid, and shorter than the blossom.
Blossomsmall, naked, obscurely bell-shaped, flesh-coloured, with the segments rather egg-shaped and patulous.
Chiveseight hair-like threads, with the tips crested and within the blossom.
Pointal.Germen turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, just within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of March till May, and again from August to September.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis inclusis, foliis ternatis linearibus villosis, floribus lateralibus ternatis tubulosis et viscosis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus bipedalis, erectus, ramosus, ramulis plerumque oppositis, erectis, et plus minus pubescentibus.
Foliaternata, linearia, obtusa, subtus sulcata; juniora erecta, pubescentia; senioria expansa, vel recurva, et villosa; omnia petiolis brevibus adpressisque instructa.
Flores2-4-nati, sed plerumque ternati; cernui, terminales in ramulis lateralibus, pedunculis coloratis calyce longioribus.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis subulatis, ciliatis, bracteis tribus adpressis ad basin.
Corollacylindrica, uncialis, curvata, viscosa, lucida, saturate et læte rubra, sed apicem versus viridis, et quadrifida, laciniis superne patentibus.
Staminaocto, capillaria; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, deorsum paulo attenuatum, viride; stylus filiformis, uncinatus, inferne roseus, superne viridis; stigma itidem viride, atque obtuse tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Junio ad Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips within the blossom, leaves in threes linear and villose, and lateral flowers in threes tubular and viscous.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, two feet in height, erect, branched, with the branchlets chiefly opposite, erect, and more or less downy.
Leavesin threes, linear, obtuse, furrowed beneath; the younger ones erect, pubescent; the older expanded, or recurved, and villose; all of them furnished with short footstalks pressed to the branches.
Flowersin twos to fours, but chiefly in threes; bowing, terminating the lateral branches, with coloured peduncles longer than the empalement.
Empalement4-leaved, with the leaflets awl-shaped, ciliated, and furnished at the base with three close-pressed floral leaves.
Blossomcylindrical, an inch long, curved, viscous, shining, deep bright red, but towards the apex green, and quadrifid, with the upper parts of the segments spreading.
Chiveseight, capillary; tips crested, within the blossom.
Pointal.Germen turban-shaped, furrowed, rather attenuated downwards, green; shaft thread-shaped, hooked, its lower part rosy, but towards the apex green; summit likewise green, and bluntly four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from June until September.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris cristatis, inclusis, stylo exserto; corollis subovatis, ore arctatis, purpureis; floribus umbellatis, terminalibus; foliis quaternis, horizontalibus, obtusis, glabris.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus, fruticosus, sesquipedalis; rami erecti, rigidi; ramuli verticillati, erecti.
Foliaquaterna, glabra, obtusa, supra, plana, subtus sulcata, horizontaliter-patentia; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
Floresterminales, umbellati, cernui, umbellæ 6. ad 10 floræ; pedunculi colorati, longitudine florum, bracteis tribus, subulatis instructi.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovato-lanceolatis, concavis, viridibus, glabris, obtusis.
Corollasubovata, glabra, cærulea-purpurea, ore arctata, laciniis minutis, reflexis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen subrotundum, costatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat in Lusitania.
Floret ab Augusto in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith crested tips within the blossom, shaft without; blossom nearly egg-shaped, narrowed at the mouth, purple; flowers grow in umbels at the end of the branches; leaves grow by fours, horizontal, blunt, and smooth.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, shrubby, grows a foot and a half high; branches upright, stiff; small branches grow in whorles, upright.
Leavesgrow by fours, smooth, blunt ended, smooth above, furrowed beneath, horizontally spreading; very short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
Flowersterminate the branches, in umbels hanging down, umbels from 6 to 10 flowers; foot-stalks coloured, the length of the flowers having three floral leaves on them.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets between lance and egg-shaped, concave, green, smooth and blunt.
Blossomnearly egg-shaped, smooth, of a blue purple, narrowed at the mouth, segments small, reflexed.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads. Tips crested, within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud roundish, ribbed, glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of Portugal.
Flowers from August ’till November.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; corollis ventricosis, laciniis suberectis; floribus erectis, capitatis, terminalibus, dilute-purpureis; foliis quaternis, linearibus, minutis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisspithamæus, erectus, fruticosus; rami, filiformes, virgati, divaricati; ramuli superiores verticillati, frequentissimi.
Foliaquaterna, tenuia, linearia, glabra, parum recurvata; petiolis minutis, adpressis.
Floresin ramulis terminales, congesti, capitati, numerosi, suberecti; pedunculi capillares, longitudine florum, bracteis tribus, linearibus instructi.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis, lanceolatis, glabris, adpressis.
Corollaventricosa, parva, pallide purpurea, ore parum arctata, laciniis ovatis, erecto-patentibus.
Stamina.Filamenta octo, capillaria, brevia. Antheræ bicornutæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen sub-globosum, sulcatum, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus filiformis, erectus, inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Octobris, in Martium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with tips two-horned at the base and within the blossom; blossoms bellied, segments nearly upright, flowers upright, grow in small heads, terminating the branches, and light purple coloured; leaves grow by fours, are linear and small.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemabout a span high, upright and shrubby, branches twiggy and straddling; the upper small branches grow in whorles, and are very numerous.
Leavesgrow by fours, are thin, linear, smooth, a little turned back, with small foot-stalks, pressed to the branches.
Flowersterminate the branches in clustered small heads, are very numerous, and grow nearly upright; foot-stalks hair-like, the length of the flowers, having three floral leaves on them.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved, leaflets lance-shaped, smooth and pressed to the blossom.
Blossombellied, small, of a pale purple, the mouth a little narrowed, segments egg-shaped, between upright and spreading.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads, short. Tips two horned and within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud nearly globular and furrowed, having honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, upright, within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of October, till March.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris bicornibus inclusis, corollis axillaribus solitariis urceolatis, foliis ternatis cordato-ovatis ciliatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulissuffruticosus, spithameus, dumosus, perflexus, ramulis filiformibus, expansis decumbentibusque, superne numerosioribus.
Foliaternata, cordato-ovata, ciliata, subtus glauca.
Floresaxillares, solitarii, pedunculis basi bracteis duabus instructis.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis subulatis ciliatisque.
Corollaparva, urceolata, saturate rosea, laciniis expansis, subtus concavis.
Staminaocto, capillaria, antheris bicornibus subinclusis.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme, basi glandulis melliferis instructum; stylus filiformis, exertus; stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Martii ad Julium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with tips two-horned and within the blossom, blossoms axillary solitary and pitcher-shaped, and leaves in threes, heart-egg-shaped and ciliated.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubbyish, a span high, bushy, very much bent, with the branchlets thread-shaped, expanded and decumbent; more numerous upwards.
Leavesin threes, heart-egg-shaped, ciliated, glaucous beneath.
Flowersaxillary, and solitary, with the peduncles furnished with two floral leaves at the base.
Empalementfour-leaved, with the leaflets awl-shaped and ciliated.
Blossomsmall, pitcher-shaped, deep rose colour, with the segments expanded, and concave beneath.
Chiveseight hair-like threads, tips two-horned, and just within the blossom.
Pointal.Germen turban-shaped, furnished with honey-bearing-glands at the base; shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom; summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of March till July.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis subexertis, corollis clavatis pollicaribus saturate et læte rubris, foliis senis setaceis, in petiolos capillares deorsum attenuatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, tripedalis, ramosus, ramis plerumque erectis, subsimplicibus.
Foliaplerumque sena, setacea, deorsum in petiolos capillares attenuata, et inde tremulentia, subtus sulcata.
Floressupra medium ramorum, conferti, numerosi, patuli, pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus instructis.
Corollauncialis et ultra, clavata, læte et saturate rubra.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis ovatis, et longissime acuminatis.
Staminaocto, capillaria, receptaculo affixa, antheris muticis, paulo exertis.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme; stylus filiformis, exertus; stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Junio ad Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips just without the blossom; blossoms club-shaped, an inch long, deep bright red; leaves in sixes, bristle-shaped, and attenuated downwards into capillary foot-stalks.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, three feet high, with the branches mostly erect and simple.
Leaveschiefly in sixes, bristle-shaped, attenuated downwards into capillary foot-stalks, and thence tremulous, and furrowed beneath.
Flowersabove the middle of the branches, crowded, numerous, patulous, with short peduncles, furnished with three floral leaves.
Blossomabove an inch long, club-shaped, of a deep bright red colour.
Empalementfour-leaved, with the leaflets ovate, and very much acuminated.
Chiveseight hair-like threads, affixed to the receptacle, with the tips beardless, and just without the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped; shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom; summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of June till September.
REFERENCE.