Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from August till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal, a tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.
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ERICA plumosa.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores axillares, verticillati, sub-solitarii, cernui. Corolla urceolata, glabra, purpurea. Folia quaterna, obtusa, villosa, patentia, linearia. Caulis fruticosus, flexuosus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes.