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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis: floribus in umbellis terminalibus: foliis quinis vel senis, confertis, erectis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra: ramulis verticillatis.
Foliaquina vel sena, obtusa, erecta, conferta, supra plana, subtus sulcata.
Floresramos terminant in umbellis: pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus adpressis.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum: foliolis lanceolatis calyci adpressis.
Corollasub-cylindrica, pollicaris, miniata: laciniis ovatis, patentibus.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria: antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen oblongum, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis glanduliferis. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret in mensibus autumnalibus.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips just within the blossoms: flowers grow in terminal umbels: leaves by fives or sixes, crowded, and upright.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, upright, a foot or more high: the small branches grow in whorls.
Leavesby fives or sixes, obtuse, erect, and crowded, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath.
Flowersterminate the branches in umbels: footstalks short, with three floral leaves pressed to them.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved: leaflets lance-shaped, and pressed to the cup.
Blossomnearly cylindrical, an inch long, and of a reddish colour: segments ovate, and spreading.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads: tips beardless, and just within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud oblong, with glandular nectaries at the base. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers in the autumnal months.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis quaternis, tenuissimis, luteis. Folia terna et quaterna, linearia.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, pedalis, debilis. Rami et ramuli filiformes, virgati.
Foliaterna et quaterna, linearia; petiolis longis adpressis.
Floresin ultimis ramulis quaterni, patentes; pedunculis brevissimis.
Calyx.Perianthium duplex; exterius triphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis; interius tetraphyllum, foliolis longioribus.
Corollatubæformis, tenuissima, lutea; oris laciniis acuminatis, patentibus.
Stamina.Filamenta octo; antheris muticis, inclusis.
Pistillum.Germen oblongum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Aprili ad Junium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossoms; which grow by fours, are very slender, and yellow. Leaves by threes and fours, and linear.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, a foot high, weak. The large and small branches are thread-shaped, and twiggy.
Leavesby threes and fours, linear, with long foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
Flowersgrow by fours at the ends of the small branches, and spreading; with very short foot-stalks.
Empalement.Cup double; the outer three-leaved, and leaflets lance-shaped; the inner one four-leaved, and longer than the outer.
Blossomtrumpet-shaped, very slender, and yellow; segments of the border sharp-pointed and spreading.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud of an oblong form. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of April till June.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis: floribus quaternis, tenuissimis, albis: foliis quaternis, linearibus, glabris: caulis gracilis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, debilis, pedalis et ultra: rami et ramuli filiformes, virgati.
Foliaquaterna, linearia, obtusa, glabra, erecto-patentia.
Floresad apices ramulorum quaterni: pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus subulatis instructis.
Calyxtetraphyllus: foliolis luteolo-virentibus, lanceolatis, adpressis.
Corollatubæformis, tenuissima: oris laciniis acuminatis, patentibus, albicantibus: tubo pellucido.
Stamina.Filamenta octo; antheris muticis, inclusis.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii in Decembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips within the blossom: flowers grow by fours, slender, and white: leaves by fours, linear, and smooth: stem slender.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, weak, a foot or more high: the small and large branches are thread-shaped, and twiggy.
Leavesby fours, linear, blunt, smooth, erect, and spreading.
Flowersgrow by fours at the ends of the small branches: footstalks short, and furnished with three awl-shaped floral leaves.
Empalementfour-leaved: leaflets of a yellowish green, lance-shaped, and pressed to the blossom.
Blossomtrumpet-shaped, and very slender; the segments of the border are sharp-pointed, spreading, and very white; the tube is of a transparent white.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July till December.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis urceolatis, axillaribus, ternis, confertis, tetragonis; concavis, luteis; foliis ternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, virgatus, sub-pedalis, erectus, ramosus, gracilis; rami filiformes et patentes.
Foliaterna, trigona, linearia, acuta, glabra, subtus tenuissime sulcata, erecto-patentia.
Floresin axillis foliorum, plerumque terni, erecti, conferti, cum odore cucumis.
Calyxtetraphyllus, foliolis lanceolatis, ciliatis; bracteis tribus linearibus.
Corollaurceolata, lutea, tetragona, concava, ore arctata; laciniis æqualibus, acuminatis, patentibus, et reflexis.
Staminaocto, capillaria; antheris muticis inclusis.
Pistillum.Germen conicum, glabrum. Stylus linearis, sub-exertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii ad Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips within the blossoms, which are pitcher-shaped, and grow from the axillæ of the leaves in threes, are crowded together, four-sided, concave, and yellow; leaves by threes.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, twiggy, near a foot high, upright; branches slender, the large ones thread-shaped and spreading.
Leavesby threes, three-sided, linear, sharp and smooth, slightly furrowed beneath, and between erect and spreading.
Flowersgrow from the axillæ of the leaves, mostly by threes, upright, crowded together, and smell like a cucumber.
Empalementfour-leaved; the leaflets are lance-shaped and fringed, with three linear floral leaves.
Blossompitcher-shaped, yellow, four-sided and concave, narrowed towards the mouth, the segments of which are equal, sharp-pointed, spreading, and reflexed.
Chiveseight, capillary; tips beardless, and within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud conical and smooth. Shaft linear, just without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of July till September.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, exsertis; floribus cernuis, tiaræformibus, a calyce fere contectis; foliis ternis, obtusis, linearibus, rigidis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, erectus, sub-sesquipedalis, ramosus; rami terni, patentes, erecti.
Foliaterna, obtusa, linearia, rigida, erecto-patentia.
Floresin ramulis terminales, sub-terni, cernui; pedunculi longi, bracteis tribus spathulatis instructi.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lato-ovatis, apice coloratis, incurvatis.
Corollatiaræformis, apice incarnata, ad basin albida; laciniis minutis, obtusis, erectis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, exertæ.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Maio in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips without the blossom; flowers nodding, turban-shaped, and nearly hid by the empalement; leaves by threes, blunt, linear, and harsh.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, upright, near a foot and a half high, and branching; branches by threes, spreading, and upright.
Leavesby threes, blunt, linear, harsh, upright, and spreading.
Flowersterminate the branches by threes, nodding; footstalks long, and furnished with three spathula-shaped floral leaves.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved; the leaflets are broadly egg-shaped, coloured at the ends, and turned inwards.
Blossomturban-shaped, flesh-coloured at the ends, and whitish at the base; the segments of the border are very small, blunt, and upright.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and without the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of May till July.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris cristatis, inclusis: floribus ternis, bicoloribus, viscosis, cernuis, sub-globosis: foliis ternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Cauliserectus, sesquipedalis: ramulis ternis, verticillatis.
Foliaternata, sub-trigona, supra plana, subtus sulco exarata: petiolis longis.
Floreslaterales, plerumque ternati, cernui, speciosi: pedunculi colorati, bracteis tribus coloratis instructi.
Calyxtetraphyllus: foliolis ovatis, coloratis, adpressis.
Corollasub-globosa, glutinosissima, et lucida, colore aureo: laciniis oris erectis, saturate viridibus.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, sub-inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Januarii in Maium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with crested tips within the blossom: flowers grow by threes, are two-coloured, clammy, nodding, and nearly round: leaves by threes.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemupright, a foot and a half high: the branches grow by threes in whorls.
Leavesby threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath: footstalks long.
Flowersgrow sideways mostly by threes, nodding and showy: footstalks coloured, and furnished with three coloured floral leaves.
Empalementfour-leaved: the leaflets are ovate, coloured, and pressed to the blossom.
Blossomnearly round, very glutinous, and shining, of a gold colour: the segments of the border are upright, and of a deep green colour.
Chiveseight hair-like threads. Tips crested, and within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and just within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from January till May.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis: foliis setaceis, longis, confertis: floribus verticillatis, luteis: caule erecto.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisbipedalis, erectus: ramis simplicibus, adscendentibus.
Foliasena, septena, vel octona, erecta, aggregata, setacea: petiolis longissimis.
Floresin verticillis aggregatis, sub apicibus ramulorum: pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus instructis.
Calyxtetraphyllus: foliolis lanceolatis, adpressis.
Corollacylindrica, uncialis, lutea, leviter costata: oris laciniis subrotundis, æqualibus, patentibus.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme, villosum, basi poris melliferis instructum. Stylus filiformis, sub-inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom: leaves bristle-shaped, long, and crowded: flowers grow in whorls, of a yellow colour: stem upright.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemtwo feet high, upright, with simple ascending branches.
Leavesin sixes, sevens, or eights, erect, crowded, and bristle-shaped: footstalks very long.
Flowersgrow in crowded whorls near the ends of the branches: footstalks short, and furnished with three floral leaves.
Empalementfour-leaved: leaflets lance-shaped, and pressed to the cup.
Blossomcylindrical, an inch long, yellow, and slightly ribbed: segments of the border nearly round, equal, and spreading.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads: tips beardless, and within the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped, villose, and furnished with honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, and just within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July till October.
REFERENCE.
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, exertis; floribus villosis, urceolatis, albis. Calyx villosus, ad marginem viridis; foliis ternis, revolutis, villosis. Caulis debilis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, flexuosus, purpurascens. Rami et ramuli filiformes, villosi.
Foliaterna, linearia, obtusa, ad margines revoluta; seniora patentia, juniora adscendentia; margine pilis longis hirta.
Floresin extremis ramulis terminates, subterni, penduli. Pedunculi longi, rubri; bracteis tribus minutis adpressis.
Calyx.Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lato-ovatis, sulcatis, totis densissime albo-villosis: margine calycis læte viridi.
Corollaurceolata, villosa, alba; oris laciniis obtusis, erectis.
Stamina.Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, exertæ.
Pistillum.Germen tiaræforme, pubescens, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Februarii in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, without the blossom. Flowers hairy, pitcher-shaped, and white. Cup hairy, with green edges. Leaves by threes, rolled back at the edges, and hairy. Stem weak.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, flexuose, and of a purplish colour. The small and large branches are thread-shaped, and hairy.
Leavesby threes, linear, blunt, and rolled back at the edges; the older ones spreading, the younger ones ascending: the edges rough with long hairs.
Flowersgrow at the extremity of the smaller branches, mostly by threes, hanging down. The footstalks are long, of a red colour, with three small floral leaves pressed to them.
Empalement.Cup four-leaved. Leaflets broadly egg-shaped, furrowed, and covered with long white hairs: the edges of the cup are of a bright green colour.
Blossompitcher-shaped, hairy, and white; the segments of the border are obtuse, and upright.
Chives.Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and without the blossom.
Pointal.Seed-bud turban-shaped, downy, and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from February till June.
REFERENCE.
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