ERICA regerminans.
Reading edition
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris aristatis, inclusis: floribus in umbellis terminalibus, confertis, sæpe germinantibus; corolla campanulata, odorata: ramis numerosis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis pedalis, fruticosus: rami et ramuli numerosi.
Flores ramos terminant in umbellis confertis, sæpe germinantes: corolla parva, campanulata, pallidè purpurea, odorata: calycis foliolis parvis, lanceolatis, adpressis.
Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Decembris in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx. 2. Corolla. 3. Stamina à Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ lente auctâ. 4. Germen et Pistillum lente aucta.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips, within the blossoms: flowers terminate the branches in umbels, crowded together, often budding: blossom bell-shaped and sweet-scented: branches numerous.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem a foot high, shrubby: the large and small branches numerous.
Flowers terminate the branches in crowded umbels, often budding: blossom small, bell-shaped, of a pale purple, and sweet-scented: the leaflets of the cup are lance-shaped, small, and pressed to the blossom.
Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished with honey-bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of December till June.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement. 2. The Blossom. 3. The Chives detached from the Pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud and Pointal magnified.
This sweet-scented species whilst flowering produces fresh buds in the centre of the umbels, which, as the surrounding flowers decay, supply their place, and by that means the plant remains a long time in bloom. It resembles the E. caffra in many particulars. It is amongst the early importations from the Cape of Good Hope; and although not equally estimated with the numerous splendid species of recent introduction, the abundant succession of the flowers, their agreeable fragrance, and easy culture, will always render it an object worthy the attention of cultivators.
