ERICA Sebana, spicata.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores terni, in apicibus ramulorum, penduli; pedunculis brevissimis. Corolla clavata, incurvata, saturate coccinea, sulcata: laciniis limbi obtusis, incurvis. Folia terna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, reflexa, apice acuta. Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, ramulis brevissimis confertis tecti.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers grow by threes at the ends of the small branches, hanging down, with very short footstalks. Blossom club-shaped, turned inwards, of a deep scarlet colour, and furrowed. The segments of the mouth are blunt, and turned inwards. Leaves by threes, linear, curved, crowded, reflexed, and sharp-pointed. Stem upright, two feet high. The larger branches few, covered with small branches crowded together.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from September till December.
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