Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 1

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanciolatis, hirsutis, adpressis, apicibus revolutis.

Corolla subcylindracea, micans, viscosa, rubra, lutea et viridia speciosissime colorata, ore arctato, quadrisido.

Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria, longitudine tubi, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ muticæ.

Pistillum. Germen clavatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, subexsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti ad Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom, which are nearly cylindrical, clammy, most beautiful, and three-coloured; the leaves grow mostly by fours, and are entirely covered with long hairs.