Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 2

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Stamina. Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ inclusæ, bifidæ, basi bicornes.

Pistillum. Germen acuminatum, basi glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, subexsertus. Stigma subtetragonum, purpureum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprilis, in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla. 2. Calyx, lente auctus. 3. Corolla. 4. Lacinia una limbi, aucta. 5. Stamina, anthera una lente aucta. 6. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with tips two horned at the base, within the blossom; flowers grow by fours terminating the branches, upright and bellied; border very large, segments spreading, rounded, slightly scolloped; eight glands placed round the mouth; leaves grow by fours, reflexed, harsh, and fringed.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching; branches loose, thread-shaped, rather upright.