Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow from the ends of the small branches mostly by threes, nodding. Blossom bell-shaped, small, white, and ribbed; segments of the border rolled back. Peduncles of a pale flesh-colour. Cup double; the outer one three-leaved. Leaves by threes, nearly three-cornered, blunt, short. Stem a foot high, twiggy, bending, and shrubby. The small branches spreading.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In blossom from May till July.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. Empalement magnified.
3. A chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

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ERICA Imperialis.

DESCRIPTIO.