Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from August till November.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. The same magnified.
[Pg 69]

[Pg 72][Pg 71][Pg 70]

ERICA curviflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Corolla curvata, clavato-cylindracea, pubescens, terminalis, luteo-aurantia. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, laxus, superne villosus. Rami laxi, numerosi; ramulis brevissimis, frequentissimis, sparsis.