ERICA marifolia.
Reading edition
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis, sub-inclusis, corollis urceoli-formibus, albidis; foliis ternis, lato-ovatis, pubescentibus, subtus albidis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis, ramosissimus; ramuli frequentissimi, verticillati.
Folia terna, patentia, lato-ovata, margine revoluta, subtus albida, petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
Flores terminales, umbellati, cernui; pedunculi longi, bracteis tribus instructi.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, seu basi attenuatis, apicibus ovatis, concavis, ciliatis.
Corolla albida, urceoli-formis, oris laciniis sub-reflexis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ aristatæ, sub-inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen cylindricum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Aprili in Julium,
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx et Corolla.
2. Calyx lente auctus.
3. Stamina et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.
5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips, just within the blossoms, which are pitcher-shaped, and white; the leaves grow by threes, of a broad egg-shape, downy, and white underneath.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem upright, shrubby, grows a foot high, and very branching; the smaller branches are numerous, and grow in whorls.
Leaves grow by threes, spreading outward, of a broad egg-shape, rolled back at the edges., and white beneath, having short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
Flowers terminate the branches in bunches which hang downward; the foot-stalks are long, having three floral leaves.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, which are spathula-shaped, or tapering to the base, the tops egg-shaped, concave, and lashed.
Blossom white, pitcher-shaped, having the segments of the mouth slightly bent back.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads; tips bearded, just within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-vessel cylinder-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from April till July.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement and Blossom.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3. The Chives and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.
5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.
