ERICA calycina melastoma.
Reading edition
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramis terminales. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, acuminatis, carneis. Corolla urceolata, rubrofusca, ad basin subalbida; oris laciniis patentibus, acuminatis. Folia terna, lanceolata, trigona, acuminata, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, pedalis; ramis flexuosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Cup four-leaved; leaflets spatula-shaped, sharp-pointed, and flesh-coloured. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a black red colour, whitish at the base; segments of the border spreading and pointed. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, three-sided, pointed, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot high. Branches flexuose.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till September.
REFERENCE.
1. Empalement. 2. A blossom. 3. A chive, magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal.
