Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 3

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

Pistillum. Germen tiaræforme, purpureum, sulcatum, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma concavum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Martii in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus. 2. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unâ lente auctâ. 3. Germen et Pistillum lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with bearded tips, within the blossom; leaves by threes, smooth, linear, and blunt; blossom bell-shaped, white, and thin; branches numerous and slender.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem a foot or more high; the large and small branches are thread-shaped and numerous.