In bloom from November till April.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom magnified.
3. The chives and pointal magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.
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ERICA pulchella.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in summis ramulorum, paniculati, axillares, sub-globosi, incarnati. Folia terna, glabra, obtusa, trigona, sexfariam, sub-erecta; petiolis brevissimis. Caulis flexuosus, pedalis, glaber. Rami flexuosi, sub-simplices, filiformes, longi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in loose spikes, near the ends of the branches, from the base of the leaves, are nearly globular, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes, smooth, blunt, three-sided, forming six edges, and almost upright; with very short foot-stalks. Stem grows zigzag, a foot high, and smooth. Branches like the stem, grow nearly simple, thread-shaped, and long.