Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 3

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, ciliatis, sulcatis.

Corolla cylindracea, pollicaris, viridis; laciniis obtusis, erectis.

Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

Pistillum. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, sub-exertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Octobris in Januarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum. 2. Calyx. 3. Stamina diducta, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ. 4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with bearded tips within the blossom; flowers by threes, of a cylinder-shape and green; leaves by threes and fours, linear, blunt, and hairy; stem upright; branches simple.