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The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 1

ERICA pubescens, minima.

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DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales, umbellati, cernui. Corolla minuta, urceolata, purpurea, villosa. Folia quaterna, obtusa, villosa, incurva, arcuata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus, pilosus. Ramuli pilosi, virgati, filiformes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches in umbels, nodding. Blossom very small, pitcher-shaped, purple, and hairy. Leaves by fours, blunt, covered with soft hairs, turned inwards, and bowed. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching, and hairy. The branches are hairy, twiggy, and thread-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from November till April.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified. 2. A blossom magnified. 3. The chives and pointal magnified. 4. The seed-bud magnified.

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