Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till December.

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement, and Blossom.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3. The Chives, and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.
5. The Shaft, and its Summit magnified.[Pg 77]

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ERICA cubica.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris basi bicornibus, sub-inclusis; stylus longissimus; corollis sub-campanulatis, purureis, oris laciniis patulis, maximis, ovatis; foliis sub-quaternis, obtusis.