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1. Empalement. 2. A chive, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA vernex rubra.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos ternatim plerumque terminant in medio ramorum, cernui. Corolla sub-globosa, ignea, glutinosissima, lucida; limbo saturate viridi; laciniis æqualibus, erectis. Folia ternata, subulata, supra plana, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis pedalis et ultra. Rami plerumque terni.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches mostly by threes, out of the middle of the large branches, nodding. Blossom nearly globular, of a fiery colour, very glutinous, and shining; border of a deep green; segments equal, and upright. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, the upper side level, the under carved with a furrow. Stem a foot high or more. Large branches mostly by threes.
