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.