Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from August till February.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. A chive magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal magnified.
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ERICA quadriflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ, stylo incluso. Corolla globosa, purpurea, cernua, glabra. Flores ramulorum quaterni, calyce reflexo. Folia quaterna, linearia, ciliata, flaccida. Caulis debilis, sesquipedalis. Rami plurimi, virgati.