Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till June.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.
2. A Flower.
3. The Empalement with the peduncle, magnified.
4. The Chives and Pointal.
5. A Chive magnified.
6. The Pointal, with the summit magnified.
7. The Seed-bud magnified.[Pg 17]

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ERICA aurea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica antheris muticis, subinclusis, stylo exserto; floribus subterminalibus verticillatis; corollis cylindricis, pollicaribus, aurantiis; foliis senis, linearibus, glabris, horizontalibus.