ERICA Sainsburyana.
Reading edition
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris inclusis, aristatis: floribus umbellatis, terminalibus, in pedunculis longissimis: foliis ternis, linearibus, longis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis: ramis longis, simplicibus, adscendentibus.
Folia terna, linearia, longa, subtus sulcata: petiolis longis, adpressis.
Flores ramos terminant in umbellis: corolla metulæformis, saturate carnea: pedunculi longissimi, filiformes, rubri, bracteis tribus distantibus lanceolatis instructi: calycis foliolis lanceolatis, coloratis, adpressis.
Germen tiaræforme, longum, sulcatum, ad basin nectariis melliferis instructum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Junii in Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx. 2. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unâ lente auctâ. 3. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with tips within the blossom, bearded: flowers terminate the branches in umbels upon very long footstalks: leaves by threes, linear, and long.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high: with long, simple, ascending branches.
Leaves by threes, linear, long, and furrowed beneath: footstalks long, and pressed to the stem.
Flowers terminate the branches in umbels: blossom skittle-shaped and of a deep flesh colour: footstalks very long, thread-shaped, and red, with three lance-shaped floral leaves set at a distance on them: leaflets of the cup lance-shaped, coloured, and pressed to the blossom.
Seed-bud turban-shaped, long, furrowed, and furnished with honey-bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of June till September.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement. 2. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
This fine species of Erica is one of the recent novelties raised from Cape seed; and being very distinct from any hitherto delineated, we have named it in honour of Miss Sainsbury, a great admirer of this beautiful tribe of plants. Our figure was drawn at the nursery of Mr. Rollinson of Lower Tooting, in September 1810.
