ERICA Monsoniana.
Reading edition
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, inclusae. Flores in ramulorum apice terni, nutantes, spicam quasi formantes prope caulis summitatem. Pedunculi fere nulli. Corolla tubulosa, fauce arctata, candidissima; laciniis sub-erectis. Folia terna, nitida, linearia, erecto-patentia. Caulis tripedalis, teres, erectus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers grow by threes at the ends of the smaller branches, hanging down, and forming a sort of spike near the end of the stem; with hardly any footstalks. Blossom tubular, narrowed at the mouth, and of a very clear white. Segment of the border nearly upright. Leaves by threes, shining, linear, and between erect and spreading. Stem three feet high, round and upright.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July.
REFERENCE.
1. A flower-branch with its involucrum. 2. The empalement. 3. The chives and pointal spread. 4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
