Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till June.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf, magnified.
2. A Flower, natural size.
3. The Empalement, magnified.
4. The Chives and Pointal, magnified.
5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, magnified.
6. The Pointal, magnified[Pg 177].

[Pg 180][Pg 179][Pg 178]

ERICA penicillata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica antheris muticis, exsertis, penicillatis; corolla conica, purpurea, laciniis luteis, minutis, erectis; floribus spicatis, solitariis, pendulis; foliolis calycinis dorso canaliculatis, basi, auriculatis, coloratis; bracteis minutis, remotis; foliis ternis, fasciculatis, linearibus, glabris.