Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and blossom.
2. A blossom.
3. The empalement magnified.
4. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.

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ERICA coccinea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in summitate ramorum verticillati, conferti. Pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis calyciformibus. Corolla clavata, curvata, sanguinea. Folia sena, acuta, sub-glauca. Caulis erectus, pedalis. Rami verticillati, erecto-patentes, raro ramulosi.