Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 4

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

1. Calyx. 2. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unâ lente auctâ. 3. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with tips within the blossom, bearded: flowers terminate the branches in umbels upon very long footstalks: leaves by threes, linear, and long.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high: with long, simple, ascending branches.

Leaves by threes, linear, long, and furrowed beneath: footstalks long, and pressed to the stem.

Flowers terminate the branches in umbels: blossom skittle-shaped and of a deep flesh colour: footstalks very long, thread-shaped, and red, with three lance-shaped floral leaves set at a distance on them: leaflets of the cup lance-shaped, coloured, and pressed to the blossom.

Seed-bud turban-shaped, long, furrowed, and furnished with honey-bearing nectaries at the base.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of June till September.