ERICA reflexa.
Reading edition
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant in umbellis ternis vel senis, cernui. Corolla urceolata, carnea, nitida. Folia terna, linearia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus, erecto-divaricatus. Ramuli numerosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches in umbels of from three to six, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured, and shining. Leaves by threes, linear, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot high, shrubby, upright or straggling. Smaller branches numerous.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till October.
REFERENCE.
1. A leaf. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Flowers of a pale pink, and white variety.
