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

REFERENCES.

1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

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ERICA splendens.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plerumque quaterni, patentes, terminales: Corollis uncialibus, ovato-cylindraceis, villosis, coccineis: oris laciniis erecto-patulis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, tomentosa, adscendentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra. Rami numerosi, tomentosi.

DESCRIPTION.