Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished with honey-bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from June till November.
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1. The Empalement. 2. The Chives and Pointal. 3. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified. |
This Erica, although a distinct species, does not possess any prominent feature sufficient to distinguish it from many others; we have therefore retained the specific title of præstans (by which it is known to some cultivators), although it is an appellation to which the plant has but little claim compared with the numerous beautiful species of which this very extensive Genus is composed. It was first raised from seed brought from the Cape of Good Hope by Mr. Niven. It flowers from the end of spring till late in autumn.[Pg 167]
