In bloom from April till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
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ERICA glauca.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, nutantes. Pedunculi longissimi, colorati. Corolla sub-conica, atro-purpurea, ore arctata. Folia terna, acuta, patentia, glabra, carnosa, glauca. Caulis erectus, fragilis, bipedalis. Rami erecti, longi, sub-simplices.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in bunches, nodding. The footstalks are very long, and coloured. Blossom nearly conical, dark purple, and narrowed at the mouth. Leaves by threes, linear-pointed, and spreading, smooth, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour. Stem upright, brittle, two feet high. The branches are upright and long, with few small branches.