Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished with honey-bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of February till June.
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1. The Empalement. 2. A Chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified. |
This elegant addition to the extensive family of the Ericæ was raised from Cape seed in the Summer of 1808, by Mr. Knight, Nurseryman, of the King’s Road, Chelsea. The difference between this plant and the E. vernix is easily discernible when they are in flower; but from the great similitude in their habit, stalks, and leaves, it is scarcely possible to distinguish them from each other when out of bloom.[Pg 279]
