1. A blossom.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud magnified.

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ERICA colorans.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores fere ramos terminant, racemum longum densum formantes. Corolla tubulato campanulata, diaphana, imprimis alba, denique rosacea. Folia quaterna, linearia, tomentosa. Caulis fruticosus, erectus. Ramuli numerosi, brevissimi, tomentosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminate the branches, making a long close bunch. Blossom tubularly bell-shaped, transparent, white at first, and then dying off of a rose colour. Leaves by fours, linear, and downy. Stem shrubby, upright. Small branches numerous, very short, and downy.