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ERICA reflexa.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant in umbellis ternis vel senis, cernui. Corolla urceolata, carnea, nitida. Folia terna, linearia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus, erecto-divaricatus. Ramuli numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches in umbels of from three to six, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured, and shining. Leaves by threes, linear, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot high, shrubby, upright or straggling. Smaller branches numerous.

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

REFERENCE.