ERICA calycina.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, in ultimis ramulis terminales, umbellati. Calyx tetraphyllus, foliolis lato-ovatis, carneis, corolla longiora, pedunculis longissimis. Corolla minuta, urceoliformis, apice dilute carnea, ad basin virescens; oris laciniis reflexis, saturate carneis. Folia terna, lanceolata, supra concava, adpressa, glabra. Caulis filiformis, spithameus, erectus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers numerous, terminating the small branches in bunches. Cup four-leaved, of a broad oval form, flesh-coloured, and longer than the blossom. The foot-stalks very long. Blossom small, of a pitcher-shape, light flesh-colour at the end, and greenish at the base. The segments of the mouth are bent back, and deep flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, concave on the upper surface, pressed to the stem, and smooth. Stem thread-shaped, half a foot high, and upright.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till December.
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