ERICA capitata.
Reading edition
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in extremis ramulis terminales, bini vel terni. Calyx hirtus, adpressus, luteo-viridis. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla sub-globosa, alba, lanata, in sinu calycis fere recondita. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa, pilosa. Caulis erectus. Rami filiformes, villosi; ramuli numerosi, tomentosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, nearly within the blossom. Flowers grow at the extremity of the small branches, by twos or threes. Cup harshly haired, pressed to the blossom, and of a yellow-green colour. Footstalks very short. Blossom nearly globular, white, and woolly, almost hid within the cup. Leaves by threes, linear, blunt, and hairy. Stem upright. Branches thread-shaped and hairy; small branches numerous, and downy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till October.
REFERENCE.
1. The empalement and blossom. 2. A blossom. 3. The empalement magnified. 4. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
