Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 3

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Calyx. Perianthium duplex; exterius triphyllum, adpressum interiori, quod est tetra-phyllum; foliolis ovatis, marginibus villosis.

Corolla cylindraceo-urceolata, purpureo-pulverulenta; laciniis limbi obtusis, sub-erectis.

Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.

Pistillum. Germen tiaræforme, ad basin glandulosum; stylus filiformis, erectus, inclusus.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum. 2. Calyx lente auctus. 3. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unâ diductâ, et auctâ. 4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with crested tips within the blossom; flowers pitcher-shaped, terminating the branches by threes, of a powdery purple; leaves by threes, crowded, blunt, and downy; the large and smaller branches are numerous.