Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from June till October.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. The Empalement magnified. 3. Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified. |
This lively shrub was first raised from Cape seed at the Hammersmith Nursery in 1814. In its general character it very much resembles the E. tubiflora and the E. sordida, distinct from each, and yet resembling both. It is a brilliant addition to the gay and extensive genus Erica.[Pg 251]
