Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 3

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Stamina. Filamenta octo, plana; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.

Pistillum. Germen conicum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Martio in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx. 2. Corolla. 3. Eadem expansa. 4. Stamina et Pistillum. 5. Stamen unicum lente auctum. 6. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 7. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with crested tips within the blossom; flowers grow from the axillæ of the leaves, nearly terminal, and bending downwards; blossom egg-shaped, large and flesh-coloured; leaves by threes, awl-shaped, and pointed; stem upright; branches whorled.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem upright, slender: the upper branches short; those below are longer, and grow in whorls.