ERICA lachnæa, purpurea.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terni, in apice ramulorum, cernui. Perianthium duplex; pedunculis brevissimis. Corolla cylindraceo-urceolata, purpureo-pulverulenta; laciniis limbi obtusis, sub-erectis. Folia terna, obtusa, conferta, tomentosa, farinaria, viridia. Caulis erectus, pedalis, fruticosus. Rami numerosi, ramulis brevissimis tecti.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow by threes, at the ends of the small branches, nodding. Cup double; footstalks very short. Blossom cylindrically pitcher-shaped, and of a powdery purple; segments of the border are obtuse, and nearly upright. Leaves by threes, blunt, crowded, downy, and of a mealy green. Stem upright, a foot high, and shrubby. Branches numerous, and covered by very short smaller ones.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.
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