ERICA discolor.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plerumque terni, sub-cernui, ramulis terminalibus. Calyx duplex. Corolla tubulosa, sub-cylindracea, ima parte carnea, summa flavo-albicante. Folia terna, linearia, nitida, erecto-patentia. Caulis fruticosus, tripedalis, erectus, ramosus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers mostly by threes, bending a little downwards, and terminating the smaller branches. Empalement double. Blossom tubular, nearly cylindrical, flesh-coloured at the base, and of a yellowish white at the mouth. Leaves by threes, linear, shining, and between erect and spreading. Stem shrubby, three feet high, upright, and branching.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from November till April.
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