Seed-bud turban shaped, and furrowed, with honey bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August till November.
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1. The Empalement. 2. Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified. |
This fine species of Erica was raised from seed brought from the Cape of Good Hope by Mr. Niven: it bears a considerable resemblance to the E. tenuiflora, but differs in the specific character of its antheræ from all those we have hitherto figured: for when they are bearded, crested, or two-horned, those appendages have invariably been at the base, but in this one instance, they are almost at the top of the anthers, instead of the bottom.
It is a plant that flowers freely, and during the autumnal months makes a most elegant appearance.[Pg 99]