Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, magnified.
2. The Empalement, and Blossom.
3. The Chives and Pointal; one tip detached and magnified.
4. The Pointal, natural size, the Summit magnified.
5. The Seed-bud, magnified[Pg 237].

[Pg 240][Pg 239][Pg 238]

ERICA sexfaria.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris basi bicornibus, longe exsertis atro-purpureis; stylo exserto; corollis ovatis calyce imbricato brevioribus; floribus ternis, sessilibus, terminalibus, albis; soliis ternis, trigonis, glabris, sexfariam imbricatis.