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, whose tips are beardless, without the blossom, and tapering into threads, which are flat; the blossom is cylindrical, of a greenish yellow; the stem droops, is scarce a span high; the leaves grow by threes.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem drooping, harsh, rough, less than a span in height, and very much branched; the smaller branches are short.
The Leaves grow by threes, are awl-shaped, three-sided, and sharp-pointed, slightly channelled on the under part, smooth on the upper, and flat, of a deep green colour, having short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
Flowers grow by twos or threes at the end of the smaller branches, hanging down; the foot-stalks are very short, without any floral leaves.
Empalement. Cup double, the outer three-leaved, which are of a broad egg-shape, harsh, keeled, and sharp pointed; the inner is four-leaved, longer than the former, linear, and limber.
The Blossom is cylindrical, slightly swelled at the base, of a greenish-yellow; the segments of the mouth are rolled back.