CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis: stylo sub-exerto: floribus terminalibus: foliis ternis: ramulis numerosis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, pedalis, erecto-patens: ramis longis.
Foliaterna, trigona, acuta, curvata, supra plana, subtus sulcata.
Floresterminales, terni vel seni: corolla rubra, sesquipollicaris, summa cylindrica, ad basin inflata, ore arctata: laciniis patentibus acutis: pedunculis longis coloratis.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis melliferis.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Aprili in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips within the blossoms: shaft just without: flowers terminal: leaves by threes: branches numerous.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, a foot high, between erect and spreading: branches long.
Leavesby threes, three-sided, pointed and curved, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath.
Flowersterminate the branches in threes or sixes: blossoms red, an inch and a half long, the upper part cylindrical, swelled at the base, and contracted at the mouth: segments spreading and pointed: footstalks long and coloured.
Seed-budturban-shaped and furrowed, with honey-bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of April till June.
REFERENCE.
Ourfigure represents a plant raised from seed in 1807 in the collection of the Hon. W. Irby, where we also found, at the same time, a variation with white flowers; and in the conservatory of the Countess de Vandes this year, 1811, observed another variety, the blossoms of which were elegantly striped in the tube: we have therefore added a flower of each variety to our dissections, as all the three plants were so very much like each other in every other particular, that we could not distinguish one from the other when out of bloom.[Pg 103]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris muticis, inclusis: foliis quaternis: corollis tubæformibus: caule humili, fruticoso.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulispygmæus: ramis et ramulis filiformibus, virgatis.
Foliaquaterna, linearia, acuta, erecto-patentia.
Floresin medio ramorum, sparsi: pedunculis brevibus.
Corollarubra, tubæformis, tenuissima: oris laciniis acuminatis, patentibus.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Mense Junio ad Augustum.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith beardless tips, within the blossom: leaves by fours: blossom trumpet-shaped: stem low and shrubby.
DESCRIPTION.
A dwarf shrub: the small and large branches thread-shaped and twiggy.
Leavesby fours, linear, pointed, and between erect and spreading.
Flowersgrow about the middle of the branches, scattered: footstalks short.
Blossomred, trumpet-shaped, and very slender: segments of the border are sharp-pointed and spreading.
Seed-budturban-shaped and furrowed.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from June till August.
REFERENCE.
Thiselegant dwarf shrub was named after the late Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bart. Our figure was drawn in the summer of 1818 from a plant four years old; and if we can judge from the appearance of those plants we have seen in different collections, it will continue to be, as it is at present, slow in growth and low in stature.[Pg 107]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris muticis, inclusis: floribus pilosis, pellucidis: foliis quaternis: caule erecto, fruticoso.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisbipedalis, fruticosus, erectus: ramulis numerosis, brevibus, pilosis.
Foliaquaterna, linearia, villis brevissimis, adscendentia.
Floresramulos terminant, formantes spicam longam: corolla clavata, leviter curvata, unciali, pilosa, pellucida, ore albo inflata, ad basin cylindrica et purpurea: laciniis erecto-patentibus et revolutis.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret per menses Maii, Junii, et Julii.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith beardless tips within the blossom: flowers hairy and transparent: leaves by fours: stem upright, and shrubby.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem two feet high, shrubby, upright: the smaller branches numerous, short, and hairy.
Leavesby fours, linear, with very short hairs, and ascending.
Flowersterminate the smaller branches, forming a long spike: blossom club-shaped, slightly curved, an inch long, hairy and transparent, white and swelled at the mouth, cylindrical and purple at the base: segments of the border between erect, spreading, and revolute.
Seed-budturban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing nectaries.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers during the months of May, June, and July.
REFERENCE.
This fine plant has ornamented various collections for the last five or six years. In growth it is luxuriant, as we have frequently seen it two feet high, with numerous long flowering branches, at Covent-Garden, amongst many of the most beautiful (if not most rare) Ericas, which are exclusively cultivated for that well-known emporium. It may certainly be considered as one of the finest variations ofErica Linnæa, and as such its hyperbolical specific title may serve to distinguish it from most of the varieties.[Pg 111]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris bicornibus, inclusis: floribus metulæformibus, purpureis, nitidis: foliis ternis: ramis confertis: caule humili.
DESCRIPTIO.
Frutexpygmæus, ramis et ramulis numerosis confertis.
Foliaternata, linearia, obtusa, recta, subtùs leviter sulcata, marginibus rotundatis.
Floresplerumque ternati, patentes, aut cernui: pedunculi colorati, bracteis tribus instructi: corolla metulæformis, purpurea, lucida: oris laciniis erectis: calycis foliolis ovato-acutis, adpressis.
Germentiaræforme, bicoloratum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Augusti in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom: flowers skittle-shaped, purple, and shining: leaves by threes; branches crowded together: stem low.
DESCRIPTION.
A dwarfshrub, with numerous large and small branches crowded together.
Leavesby threes, linear, blunt-ended and straight, slightly furrowed beneath, and rounded on the edges.
Flowersgrow mostly by threes, spreading or nodding: footstalks coloured, and furnished with three floral leaves: blossom skittle-shaped, purple, and shining: segments of the border upright: leaflets of the cup ovate, pointed, and pressed to the blossom.
Seed-budturban-shaped, two-coloured, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing nectaries.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August till November.
REFERENCE.
ThisErica is a handsome bushy shrub, but certainly not magnificent, although, when first introduced in the year 1800, its claim to the specific title of magnifica was undoubtedly more appropriate than it now appears to be amongst the numerous species (and many of superior beauty) raised since that period from Cape seed. It is at present in but few collections; which is probably owing to its being of slow growth, and not easily increased. The only fine flowering plants we have seen lately have been in the conservatory of the Countess de Vandes, and at the nursery of Mr. Williams, whence our figure was taken.[Pg 115]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Ericaantheris muticis, subinclusis: stylo exerto: summitate magna, concava: floribus parvis, axillaribus: foliis quaternis: caule fruticoso.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulispedalis et ultra, erectus, flexuosus: ramulis verticillatis, adscendentibus, filiformibus.
Floresin summis ramulorum paniculati, plerumque bini, axillares; corolla campanulata, purpurea, minuta: calyce adpresso.
Foliaquaterna, linearia, longa, obtusa, glauca, et patentia.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum, tomentosum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret per menses autumnales.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heathwith beardless tips just within the blossom: shaft without: summit large and hollow: flowers small, axillary: leaves by fours: stem shrubby.
DESCRIPTION.
Stema foot or more high, upright, and flexuose: the smaller branches grow in whorls, ascending, and thread-shaped.
Flowersgrow in loose spikes near the ends of the branches, mostly in twos, from the axillæ of the leaves: blossom bell-shaped, purple, and very small: empalement pressed to them.
Leavesby fours, linear, long, blunt-ended, glaucous, and spreading.
Seed-budturban-shaped, furrowed, downy, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing nectaries.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers during the autumnal months.
REFERENCE.
This very small-flowered Erica was first raised at the Hammersmith Nursery, from Cape seed, in the summer of 1822, and was then calledatroorviridi purpurea, neither of which are characteristic of the plant, which furnishes when in bloom a very minute but good specific character; and although not specious, it may be regarded as a curious and interesting species.[Pg 119]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis: floribus sub-sessilibus, terminalibus: foliis quaternis: caulis fruticosus.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulispedalis: ramuli numerosi, erecto-patentes.
Foliaquaterna, linearia, obtusa, glabra.
Floressubsessiles, terminates, fastigiati, quaterni: corolla ventricosa, imprimis alba, denique rosacea: ore arctato: laciniis cordatis, undulatis, expansis, maximis.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum, villosum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Junii ad Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom: flowers nearly sessile and terminal: leaves by fours: stem shrubby.
DESCRIPTION.
Stema foot high: the smaller branches numerous, between erect and spreading.
Leavesby fours, linear, blunt and smooth.
Flowersnearly sessile, terminal, in bunches of four together: blossom swelled out, white at first, but dying off a rose-colour: narrowed at the mouth: segments of the border heart-shaped, waved, spreading and large.
Seed-budturban-shaped, furrowed, hairy, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing nectaries.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of June to September.
REFERENCE.
TheErica mirabilis may be considered as an intermediate species between the Ericas Walkeria and Hyacinthoides, removed from each and yet allied to both. When in perfection, the inner segments of the blossoms are of a pure white, but on going off may justly be said to blush themselves out of bloom. Our figure was made from the nursery of Messrs. Rollinsons at Lower Tooting, in the summer of 1824.[Pg 123]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis, inclusis: floribus in umbellis axillaribus, globosis, pilosis: foliis quaternis: caule fruticoso.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulispedalis, fruticosus, erectus; ramulis adscendentibus.
Foliaquaterna, linearia, obtusa, pilosa, patentia, supra plana, subtus sulcata.
Floresin umbellis, axillares; corolla globosa, purpurea, pilosa: laciniis rotundatis, patentibus, æqualibus.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julio in Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips, within the blossom: flowers grow in umbels from the axillæ of the leaves, globular, and hairy: leaves by fours: stem shrubby.
DESCRIPTION.
Stema foot high, shrubby and upright: branches ascending.
Leavesby fours, linear, obtuse, hairy, and spreading, flat on their upper surface and furrowed beneath.
Flowersgrow in umbels from the axillæ of the leaves: blossom globular, purple, and hairy: segments of the border rounded, spreading, and equal.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of July till September.
REFERENCE.
TheErica mollis is a compact little shrub, with lively purple flowers: both flowers and leaves are covered with short hairs, which give it a soft appearance, although to the touch the hairs are more hispid than downy. Our figure is from a plant at Mr. Lee’s Nursery.[Pg 127]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis: floribus campanulatis, pendulis, odoratis, terminalibus: foliis ternis, obtusis, odorem quasi moschatum spirantibus: caule erecto.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra; rami graciles.
Foliaterna, linearia, obtusa, supra sub-plana, subtus læviter sulcata, quasi moschum redolentia.
Floresplerumque terni, penduli; pedunculi colorati, bracteis tribus; corolla campanulata, odorata, incarnata; calycis foliolis lato-ovatis, adpressis.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Maio in Augustum.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom: flowers bell-shaped, pendulous, scented, and terminal: leaves by threes, obtuse, and scented like musk: stem upright.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, upright, a foot or more high; branches slender.
Leavesby threes, linear, and obtuse, nearly flat on the upper surface, lightly furrowed beneath, and scented like musk.
Flowersmostly by threes, pendulous; footstalks coloured, with three floral leaves; blossom bell-shaped, scented, and flesh-coloured; leaflets of the cup are broadly ovate, and pressed to the blossom.
Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing nectaries.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of May till August.
REFERENCE.
Severalspecies of the Ericæ are fragrant in the flowers; but not any that we know of possess a scented foliage, except the one now figured, whose leaves emit a delicate odour resembling musk; and very few references to scent will, we think, be found so unequivocal; if the ends of the branches are gently rubbed, or lightly passed through the hands, the fragrance is stronger. First raised at the Clapham Gardens in 1805, and at present, we believe, in few collections; but will doubtless soon find a place in many, as its flowers are handsome, fragrant, and remain during the summer months; and the perfume of its leaves lasts all the year.[Pg 131]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis: foliis quaternis: floribus sessilibus, fastigiatis, terminalibus: frutex pygmæus.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, spithamæus, erectus, ramosus: ramuli numerosi, adscendentes.
Foliaquaterna, subulata, lucida, supra plana, subtus sulcata.
Floressessiles, erecti, fastigiati, quaterni, terminales: corollis tubulosis, pellucidis, ore arctato, quod ornatum est in modum Primulæ: laciniis cordatis, expansis, albis, subtus læte rubris.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Junio ad Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom: leaves by fours: flowers sessile, fastigiate, and terminal: a dwarf shrub.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, a span high, upright, and bushy: small branches numerous and ascending.
Leavesby fours, awl-shaped, shining, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath.
Flowerssessile, upright, fastigiate, and terminating the branches by fours: blossoms tubular, pellucid, narrowed at the mouth, which is ornamented like a Cowslip: the segments of the border are heart-shaped, spreading, and white, of a bright red on the under side.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of June till September.
REFERENCE.
TheErica mundula is a small neat shrub resembling the E. primuloides in its flowers, but different in the leaves, which are by fours instead of fives; it is also a looser-growing plant, and seems to be a connecting link between that species, the E. infundibuliformis, E. tenuiflora, and E. Coventrya, but very distinct from either of them. The flowers in the early bud state have a very rich appearance, from the deep bright red colour beneath the segments of the border, contrasted with the dark shining green leaves. Our drawing represents an entire plant, from the Hammersmith collection.[Pg 135]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis, inclusis: foliis ternatis: floribus albis, terminalibus.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, pedalis et ultra, erectus, ramosus.
Foliaternata, linearia, obtusa, parva, glabra, recta.
Floresramulos terminant, plerumque terni, subcernui: corolla globosa, alba, pilis pubescentibus tecta.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Aprili in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips, within the blossom: leaves by threes: flowers white and terminal.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, a foot or more high, upright and bushy.
Leavesby threes, linear, blunt, small, smooth and straight.
Flowersterminate the smaller branches mostly by threes, nearly drooping: blossom globular, white, and covered with soft hairs.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of April till June.
REFERENCE.
The Erica nivalis is a perfectly new species, and very distinct from any of the numerous species at present in cultivation with us. Our drawing was made at the Hammersmith Nursery in May 1820. It is with difficulty increased by cuttings.[Pg 139]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis, tortis, inclusis: flores ramos terminant in fasciculis: foliis sparsis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulissubpedalis, fruticosus: ramis longis, adscendentibus.
Foliasparsa, linearia, longa, obtusa: petiolis longis, adpressis.
Floresconferti, fasciculati, terminales: pedunculis longissimis, rubris, bracteis duabus distantibus: corolla urceolata, saturate carnea: oriis laciniis æqualibus, patentibus.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii ad Octobrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with twisted, bearded tips within the blossom: flowers terminate the branches in bunches: leaves scattered.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemscarce a foot high, shrubby: branches long and ascending.
Leavesscattered, linear, long, and blunt-ended: footstalks pressed to the branches.
Flowerscrowded together in bunches at the ends of the branches: footstalks very long and red, with two floral-leaves set at a distance on them: blossom pitcher-shaped, and of a deep flesh-colour: segments of the border equal and spreading.
Seed-budturban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing nectaries.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of July till October.
REFERENCE.
Thishandsome little shrub was, we believe, first raised from Cape seed about the year 1814. It is one of the most ornamental of those Ericas recently introduced. The flowers are crowded together in bunches, and remain a long time in successive bloom.[Pg 143]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis, inclusis: floribus terminalibus: pedunculis longissimis: foliis sparsis, pilosis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulispedalis et ultra: ramis longis, divaricatis, foliis vestitis.
Flores, in umbellis terminalibus, cernui: pedunculis longissimis, rubris, lucidis: corolla globoso-campanulata, pallide purpurea.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Martii in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips, within the blossom: flowers terminal: footstalks very long: leaves scattered, and hairy.
DESCRIPTION.
Stema foot or more high; branches long, straggling, and clothed with leaves.
Flowersgrow in terminal umbels, nodding: footstalks very long, red, and shining; blossom globularly bell-shaped, of a pale purple colour.
Seed-budturban-shaped, and furrowed.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from March till July.
REFERENCE.
Thisfine species of Erica was introduced from the Cape of Good Hope to the gardens of G. Hibbert, Esq. in the summer of 1806. Our figure represents about one half of the plant, which being unique, the wish to increase it caused its destruction, as more cuttings were taken from it than its high state of inflorescence could endure; and although all possible care was taken to preserve the young plants, not one of them survived the winter.[Pg 147]
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis: stylo exerto: foliis quaternis: floribus terminalibus: caule fruticoso.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulisfruticosus, pedalis et ultra, ramis numerosis filiformibus.
Foliaquaterna, horizontaliter patentia, brevia, sub-linearia, obtusa, marginibus hispidis.
Floresin ramis terminalibus unus vel quatuor, cernui: corolla clavata, curvata, rubella.
Germentiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Augusti ad Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom: shaft without: leaves grow by fours: flowers terminal: stem shrubby.
DESCRIPTION.
Stemshrubby, a foot or more high, with numerous thread-shaped branches.
Leavesby fours, spreading horizontally, short, nearly linear, blunt-ended, with bristly margins.
Flowersterminate the branches in one to four flowers, nodding: blossom club-shaped, curved, and of a reddish colour.
Seed-budturban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing nectaries.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of August till November.
REFERENCE.
ThisErica varies considerably from the original species, and yet retains the leading feature of transparency that designates the mother plant. The flowers given with the dissections are from plants nearly allied to the white-floweredpellucida; and had we been then in possession of them, they would have arranged better with that figure; but this opportunity admits of their being made use of as intermediate varieties of flower only.
Our drawing was taken at the Hammersmith nursery in 1816, where it was first raised from seed.[Pg 151]
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