ERICA sessiliflora.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores sub apice ramorum densissime spicati, sessiles, horizontaliter siti. Perianthium duplex: exterius triphyllum; interius tetraphyllum; foliolis obcordatis, concavis, persistentibus. Corolla clavata, albo-virescens, sesqui-pollicaris. Folia quaterna, subulata, glabra, acuta. Caulis strictissimus, rigidus, bipedalis. Rami pauci. Ramuli verticillati, plurimi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow near the ends of the branches, in very close spikes, without footstalks, and horizontally. Cup double; the outer one three-leaved, the inner one four-leaved. Leaflets inversely heart-shaped, concave, and remaining. Blossom club-shaped, of a whitish green, an inch and a half long. Leaves by fours, awl-shaped, smooth, and pointed. Stem very upright and stiff, two feet high. Branches few. The smaller branches are numerous, and grow in whorls.
