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

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ERICA calycina melastoma.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramis terminales. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, acuminatis, carneis. Corolla urceolata, rubrofusca, ad basin subalbida; oris laciniis patentibus, acuminatis. Folia terna, lanceolata, trigona, acuminata, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, pedalis; ramis flexuosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Cup four-leaved; leaflets spatula-shaped, sharp-pointed, and flesh-coloured. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a black red colour, whitish at the base; segments of the border spreading and pointed. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, three-sided, pointed, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot high. Branches flexuose.