1. The Empalement.
2. Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

This Erica, named in honour of Lord Bandon, was raised from Cape seed at the Hammersmith Nursery. It is rather a dwarf, shrubby plant, with numerous flowers, the blossoms resemble the E. Ventricosa; the great length of the flower-stalks, are like the E. Irbyana, as is also the foliage, which likewise bear a similitude to the leaves of the E. taxifolia; but altogether it is perfectly distinct from any one hitherto delineated, and makes a brilliant appearance towards the autumn.[Pg 19]

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ERICA Bauera.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica antheris aristatis, inclusis: floribus spicatis, axillaribus, dependentibus: foliis quaternis: caule erecto.