Volume 3 — ERICA lachnæa.
Reading edition
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis subinclusis, corollis subcampanulatis, albis; oris laciniis expansis, maximis: foliis ternis, obtusis, carnosis, imbricatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus. Rami et ramuli foliis imbricatis involuti.
Folia terna, carnosa, obtusa, imbricata; petiolis brevibus adpressis.
Flores plerumque terni, in capitulis terminalibus. Pedunculi longi, bracteis tribus ovatis instructi.
Calyx tetraphyllus; foliolis ovatis, albis, adpressis.
Corolla subcampanulata, alba; laciniis rotundis, maximis, expansis.
Stamina octo capillaria; antheræ aristatæ, subinclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen tiaræforme, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx et Corolla. 2. Calyx lente auctus. 3. Corolla. 4. Stamina et Pistillum corollâ diducta, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ. 5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 6. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips just within the blossoms, which are nearly bell-shaped and white: the segments of the border are expanded and large. Leaves by threes, obtuse, fleshy, and tiled.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem shrubby, a foot high, and branching. The large and small branches are enveloped by the leaves, which are tiled.
Leaves by threes, fleshy, blunt, and tiled. Footstalks short, and pressed to the branches.
Flowers chiefly by threes, in terminal heads. Footstalks long, which are furnished with three ovate floral leaves.
Empalement four-leaved; leaflets egg-shaped, white, and pressed to the blossom.
Blossom nearly bell-shaped and white; the segments are round, large, and spreading.
Chives eight hair-like threads; tips bearded, just within the blossoms.
Pointal. Seed-bud turban-shaped, with honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May till July.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement and Blossom. 2. The Empalement magnified. 3. A Blossom. 4. The Chives and Pointal detached from the blossom, one tip magnified. 5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified. 6. Seed-bud magnified.
