In bloom from April till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
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ERICA cubica, minor.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores sub-terminales, umbellati; pedunculis longissimis. Corolla sub-campanulata, purpurea; limbo maximo. Folia quaterna, obtusa, linearia, nitida. Caulis erectus, ramosus, palmaris. Rami et ramuli verticillati.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers near the ends of the branches in umbels. Foot-stalks very long. Blossom nearly bell-shaped, and purple; border very large. Leaves by fours, blunt, linear, and shining. Stem upright, branching, a span high. The larger and smaller branches grow in whorls.