The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 5
Date: 2023-02-21T00:00:00+00:00
Keywords: Ericas; Ericas -- Pictorial works

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 5

This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

Title: The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 5

Author: active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Release date: February 21, 2023 [eBook #70093]

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Henry G. Bohn, 1845

Credits: Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biodiversity Heritage Library.)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HEATHERY; OR, A MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS ERICA. VOL. 5 ***

ALPHABETICAL INDEX
TO THE
FIGURES IN VOL. V.

[Pg 1]

THE
HEATHERY;

OR A

MONOGRAPH

OF

THE GENUS ERICA:

CONTAINING

COLOURED ENGRAVINGS,

WITH

LATIN AND ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONS, DISSECTIONS, ETC.

OF ALL

THE KNOWN SPECIES OF THAT EXTENSIVE AND DISTINGUISHED TRIBE OF PLANTS.

By  H. C. ANDREWS.

IN SIX VOLUMES.

VOL. V.

SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED.

LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
1845.

[Pg 4][Pg 3][Pg 2]

ERICA Andromedæflora, alba.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, nigræ, inclusæ. Flores axillares, sub-terminales, declinati, conferti. Calyx magnus, lato-ovatus, albus. Corolla ovata, inflata, crassa, alba. Folia ternata, subulata, incurvata, robusta, obtusa, petiolis longis adpressis. Caulis humilis, fruticosus, robustus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, black, and within the blossom. Flowers grow from the axillæ of the leaves, nearly terminal, bending down, and crowded together. Empalement large, of a broad ovate form, and white. Blossom ovate, inflated, thick and white. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, incurved, stout, and blunt, ended with long footstalks pressed to the branches. Stem low, shrubby, and strong.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 5]

[Pg 8]

[Pg 7]

[Pg 6]

ERICA argentiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores horizontaliter verticillati prope ramorum summitatem. Corolla clavata, uncialis, oris laciniis patentibus. Folia sena, linearia, apice leviter incurvata, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sesquipedalis, ramis simplicibus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers grow horizontally in whorls near the summit of the branches. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by sixes, linear, slightly turned inward towards the end, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot and a half high. Branches simple.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A chive magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 9]

[Pg 12][Pg 11][Pg 10]

ERICA aristata, minor.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores quaterni, patentes. Corolla basi inflata, apice attenuata, rubra, glutinosissima et lucida. Folia ternata, subtrigona, supra plana, subtus sulco-exarata, marginibus pilis longis obsitis. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, ramulis plerumque ternis verticillatis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow by fours, spreading. The blossom is swelled at the base, tapering towards the end, red, very gummy and shining. Leaves by threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath: the margins are beset with long hairs. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot or more high. Branches grow mostly in whorls by threes.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.

REFERENCE.

1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
3. Flower of a red variety.
4. Flower of a pale variety.

[Pg 13]

[Pg 16][Pg 15][Pg 14]

ERICA aurea, Var. flore pallido.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores horizontaliter verticillati, prope ramorum summitatem. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla cylindracea, luteolo-aurea, apice inflata: oris laciniis magnis, albis. Folia sena, linearia, patentia, apice incurvata. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and just within the blossom. Flowers grow horizontally in whorls near the summit of the branches. Footstalks very short. Blossom cylindrical, of a yellow gold colour, swelled at the end: segments of the border large and white. Leaves by sixes, linear, spreading, and turned inwards at the point. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 17]

[Pg 20][Pg 19][Pg 18]

ERICA Bandonia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores terminant ramos in umbellis quinque ad decem, cum pedunculis longissimis rubris: corollis urceolatis: oris laciniis patentibus, æqualibus. Folia terna, trigona, subulata, supra plana, subtus carinata. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom, shaft without. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels of five to ten, with very long red footstalks. Blossoms pitcher-shaped: segments of the border spreading and equal. Leaves by threes, three-sided, and awl-shaped, flat on the upper surface, and keeled beneath. Stem a foot high, and shrubby.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 21]

[Pg 24][Pg 23][Pg 22]

ERICA Broadleyana.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: flores solitarii, penduli, in medio ramorum spicam laxam formantes: pedunculi longi, colorati, bracteis tribus infra minutis: corolla metulæformis, rubro-purpurea, laciniis exiguis, erectis, luteis: folia terna, linearia, arcuata, acuta, glabra, fasciculata: caulis erectus, fragilis, sesquipedalis, fruticosus: ramulis numerosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom: flowers grow singly, hanging down, and forming a loose spike about the middle of the branches: footstalks long, and coloured with three minute floral leaves on the lower part: blossom skittle-shaped, and of a red purple; the segments of the border small, upright, and yellow: leaves by threes, linear, bowed, pointed, smooth, and bundled together: stem upright, brittle, a foot and a half high, and shrubby: small branches numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom during the autumnal months.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The seed-bud, chives, and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 25]

[Pg 28][Pg 27][Pg 26]

ERICA cerinthoides.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores magni, in racemis compressis, ad apices ramorum fixi, cernui. Pedunculi hispidi, bracteis tribus foliis alteris similibus instructi. Corolla tubulato-ventricosa, pollicaris, læte rubra, pilis hirsutis tecta: ore obsolete quadrifido. Folia quaterna, ciliata, oblonga, supra convexa, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis flexibilis, erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, erecti, rarò ramulosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers are large, growing in close bunches, fixed altogether at the end of the branches, bending downwards. The footstalks are hairy, having three floral leaves similar to the other leaves. Blossom of an inflated tubular form, an inch long, of a rich red colour, and covered with harsh hairs: the mouth is slightly cut into four segments. Leaves by fours, lashed, oblong, rounded on the upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath. Stem flexible, erect, two feet high. The branches are few, erect, and rarely branching.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 29]

[Pg 32][Pg 31][Pg 30]

ERICA clavata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, nigræ. Flores terni, in apicibus ramulorum, dependentes. Pedunculi fere nulli. Perianthium duplex. Corolla clavata, viridis: laciniis limbi erectis. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa, recta, glabra. Caulis erectus, humilis, ramosus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and black. Flowers grow by threes at the ends of the smaller branches, and hang down, with scarcely any footstalks. Cup double. Blossom club-shaped and green: the segments of the border are upright. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, straight and smooth. Stem upright, low, and branching.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. A blossom.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 33]

[Pg 36][Pg 35][Pg 34]

ERICA colorans.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores fere ramos terminant, racemum longum densum formantes. Corolla tubulato campanulata, diaphana, imprimis alba, denique rosacea. Folia quaterna, linearia, tomentosa. Caulis fruticosus, erectus. Ramuli numerosi, brevissimi, tomentosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminate the branches, making a long close bunch. Blossom tubularly bell-shaped, transparent, white at first, and then dying off of a rose colour. Leaves by fours, linear, and downy. Stem shrubby, upright. Small branches numerous, very short, and downy.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom spring, summer, and autumn.

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 37]

[Pg 40][Pg 39][Pg 38]

ERICA Coventrya.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ; flores sessiles, fasciculates terminales; corollis ventricosus rubris; laciniis cordatis expansis, albis, subtus læte rubris; folia plerumque quaternæ, linearia; caulis humilis, fruticosus; ramuli numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom; flowers sessile, in terminal bunches; blossom bellied, and red; segments of the border, are heart-shaped, spreading and white, of a bright red on the under side; leaves mostly by fours, linear; stem low and shrubby, with numerous small branches.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till September.

REFERENCES.

1. The empalement, magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 41]

[Pg 44][Pg 43][Pg 42]

ERICA curviflora, rubra.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores ramulos terminant, solitarii, patentes, racemum sparsum formantes. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla curvata, clavata, pollicaris, rubra: limbo albicante: laciniis expansis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus, laxus: ramulis numerosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, spreading out, and forming a scattered spike. Footstalks very short. Blossom curved, club-shaped, an inch long, and red: the border of a whitish colour: segments expanded. Leaves by fours, linear, obtuse, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching, and weak. The smaller branches are numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till January.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 45]

[Pg 48][Pg 47][Pg 46]

ERICA densa.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores plures, e foliis porrigentes. Corolla cylindrica, oblonga, et lucida: limbo incarnato. Folia quaterna et quina, linearia, glabra: petiolis brevissimis. Caulis fruticosus, sub-bipedalis, erectus, basi ramosus, dein spicam simplicissimam pyramidatam formans, ramulis brevissimis vestitam.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and within. Flowers many, standing straight out from amongst the leaves. Blossom cylindrical, oblong, and shining: border flesh-coloured. Leaves by fours and fives, linear, smooth, with very short footstalks. Stem shrubby, near two feet high, and upright, branching out at the base, then forming a simple pyramidal spike covered by short branches.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 49]

[Pg 52][Pg 51][Pg 50]

ERICA dumosa.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis. Corolla pendula, urceolata, purpurea. Pedunculi patentes, longi, tenues. Folia ternata, ovata, hispida, patentia, margine revoluta, subtus glauca. Caulis humilis, fruticosus. Rami numerosi, filiformes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Blossoms pendulous, pitcher-shaped, purple. Footstalks spreading, long, and slender. Leaves by threes, ovate, hispid, spreading, rolled back at the edges, and glaucous beneath. Stem low and shrubby. Branches numerous and thread-shaped.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. Chives and pointal, summit magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 53]

[Pg 56][Pg 55][Pg 54]

ERICA emarginata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque terni. Calyx emarginatus pilis nigris: corollis campanulatis, albis: limbo maximo, reflexo. Folia terna, trigona, crassa, reflexa, acuta, lucida, supra plana, subtus canaliculata. Caulis erectus, dumosus, sub-pedalis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and just within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, mostly by threes. The empalement is emarginated with black hairs. Blossom bell-shaped, and white: the border is large, and reflexed. Leaves by threes, three-sided, thick, reflexed, pointed, and shining, flat on their upper surface, and channelled beneath. Stem upright, bushy, and near a foot high.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 57]

[Pg 60][Pg 59][Pg 58]

ERICA exurgens, longifolia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores ramorum verticillat, recti, verticillis alter alteri exsurgentibus. Corolla clavato-cylindracea, saturate aurantia, uncialis. Folia sena, linearia, glabra, apice mucronata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami erecti, simplices.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls straight out, the whorls rising out of each other in succession. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, of a deep orange colour, an inch long. Leaves by sixes, linear, smooth, and sharp at the point. Stem shrubby, a foot high. The branches are upright and simple.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 61]

[Pg 64][Pg 63][Pg 62]

ERICA exudans.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores plerumque quaterni, cernui, terminales: Corollis cylindraceis, costatis, luteolo-rubris, sub-uncialibus, arcuatis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, glandulosa, viscosa, erecto-patentia. Caulis sesquipedalis, fruticosus, ramulis numerosis erectis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by fours, nodding, and terminal. Blossoms cylindrical, ribbed, of a yellowish red, near an inch long, and slightly bowed. Leaves by fours, linear, blunt-ended, glandular, and between erect and spreading. Stem a foot and a half high, shrubby, with numerous small upright branches.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. Empalement magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 65]

[Pg 68][Pg 67][Pg 66]

ERICA formosa, bicolor.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores sub apicibus ramorum, verticillati, axillares, et horizontales. Corolla clavata, longa, parum curvata, ad basin rubra, apice flava. Folia sub-sena, linearia, obtusa, patentia. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. Rami pauci.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and just within the blossom. Flowers grow near the ends of the branches, in whorls, from the axillæ of the leaves, in a horizontal direction. Blossom club-shaped, long, and slightly curved, red at the base, and yellow at the end. Leaves nearly by sixes, linear, blunt, and spreading. Stem upright, a foot and a half high. Branches few.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 69]

[Pg 72][Pg 71][Pg 70]

ERICA infundibuliformis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ superne bicornutæ inclusæ; flores ad apices ramulorum quaterni; pedunculis brevissimi, bracteis tribus subulatis instructis; corollis tubulosis, longis, tenuis, rubris; folia terna, linearia, obtusa, glabra; caulis fruticosus, gracilis, pedalis et ultra, rami et ramuli filiformes, virgati.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two, horned on the upper part, within the blossom; flowers grow by fours at the ends of the small branches; footstalks very short, and furnished with three awl-shaped floral leaves; blossoms tubular, long, slender, and of a red colour; leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, and smooth; stem shrubby, slender, a foot or more high; the large and small branches are thread-shaped and twiggy.

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

REFERENCES.

1. The empalement.
2. A chive, magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 73]

[Pg 76][Pg 75][Pg 74]

ERICA Irbyana.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis quinque-vel decem-floris, cum pedunculis longissimis, rubris, patentibus vel cernuis. Corolla alba, ad basin carnea, glutinosissima, pollicaris, lucida, ad summitatem cylindracea, ore arctata, ad basin inflata. Folia terna, trigona, subulata, recta, apice mucronata, supra plana, subtus carinata. Caulis pedalis, erectus. Rami longi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels of five to ten flowers, with very long red footstalks, spreading or nodding. Blossom white, flesh-coloured at the base, and extremely glutinous, an inch long, shining, cylindrical on the upper part, narrowed at the mouth, and swelled out at the base. Leaves by threes, three-sided, awl-shaped, straight, with a mucronated point, flat on the upper surface, and keeled beneath. Stem a foot high, erect. Branches long.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement.
3. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 77]

[Pg 80][Pg 79][Pg 78]

ERICA jasminiflora, minor.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ; flores terminates, terni vel seni; corolla rubra, summa cylindrica, ad basin inflata, ore arctata; pedunculis longis colaratis; folia ternata trigona acuta curvata; caulis fruticosus pedalis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom; flowers terminate the branches in threes or sixes; blossoms red, the upper part cylindrical, swelled at the base, and contracted at the mouth; footstalks long and coloured, leaves by threes, three-sided, pointed and curved; stem shrubby, a foot high.

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

REFERENCES.

1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
3. Flower of a white variety.
4. Flower of a striped variety.

[Pg 81]

[Pg 84][Pg 83][Pg 82]

ERICA lævis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis parvis irregularibus. Corolla campanulata, alba, tenuis. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa. Caulis pedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes, divaricati.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in small irregular umbels. Blossom bell-shaped, white, and thin. Leaves by threes, linear, and blunt. Stem a foot high. The large and small branches are thread-shaped and straggling.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A chive magnified.
3. The pointal magnified.

[Pg 85]

[Pg 88][Pg 87][Pg 86]

ERICA longiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ. Flores terminales, bini vel quaterni, patentes. Pedunculi breves. Corolla longissima, curvata, clavata, lucida, aurantia: oris laciniis expansis. Folia quaterna et quina, linearia, obtusa, glabra, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis: ramulis brevibus, numerosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches from two to four, spreading. Footstalks short. Blossom very long, curved, club-shaped, shining, and of a gold colour: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by fours and fives, linear, obtuse, smooth, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, two feet high. The small branches are short, and numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 89]

[Pg 92][Pg 91][Pg 90]

ERICA magnifica.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores plerumque ternati, patentes aut cernui. Corolla metulæformis, purpurea, lucida: oris laciniis erectis. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, subtus leviter sulcata, marginibus rotundatis. Frutex pygmæus, ramis et ramulis numerosis confertis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by threes, spreading or nodding. Blossom skittle-shaped, purple and shining: segments of the border upright. Leaves by threes, linear, blunt, slightly furrowed beneath, and rounded on the edges. It is a dwarf shrub, with numerous large and small branches crowded together.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, summit magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 93]

[Pg 96][Pg 95][Pg 94]

ERICA metulæflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusae. Flores in umbellis terminalibus. Corolla tubulosa, oblonga, carnea. Folia quaterna et quina, linearia, obtusa. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in terminal umbels. Blossom tubular, oblong, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by fours and fives, linear, and blunt-ended. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 97]

[Pg 100][Pg 99][Pg 98]

ERICA mucronata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores in ramulis terminales, terni vel seni, cernui. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla campanulata, incarnata, laciniis acutis patentibus. Folia terna, trigona, glabra, patentia, apice mucronata, incurvata, glauco-viridia. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis, ramosus. Rami numerosi, erecto-patentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, from three to six, hanging down. Footstalks long, and coloured. Blossom bell-shaped and flesh-coloured: segments of the border pointed, and spreading. Leaves by threes, three-sided, smooth, spreading, mucronated at the end, turned inwards, and of a glaucous green. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high, branching. The branches are numerous, and between erect and spreading.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 101]

[Pg 104][Pg 103][Pg 102]

ERICA moschata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ; flores plerumque terni, penduli, terminales; pedunculi colorati bracteis tribus instructis; corolla campanulata odorata incarnata; calycis foliolis lato ovatis adpressis, folia terna, linearia, obtusa caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra; rami graciles.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom; flowers grow mostly by threes, pendulous and terminal; footstalks coloured, and furnished with three floral leaves; blossom bell-shaped, scented, and flesh-coloured; leaflets of the cup are broadly ovate, and pressed to the blossom; leaves by threes, linear, and blunt, stem shrubby, upright, a foot or more high, branches slender.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.

REFERENCES.

1. The empalement.
2. A blossom.
3. A chive, magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 105]

[Pg 108][Pg 107][Pg 106]

ERICA Nivenia, longiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornutæ, exertæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, pedunculis longissimis. Corolla purpurea, pyramidata, costata, fauce parum arctata: laciniis revolutis, obliquis. Folia terna, late-linearia, obtusa, margine pilis longissimis obsita, subtus sulcata, patentia. Suffrutex pygmæus, ramosus. Rami et ramuli divaricati, patentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels, with very long footstalks. Blossom purple, of a pyramidal form, ribbed, a little narrowed at the mouth: the segments are oblique and revolute. Leaves by threes, broadly linear and blunt, and beset with long hairs at the edges, furrowed beneath, and spreading. It is a dwarf shrub, very branching. The large and small branches are straggling, and spreading.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. A blossom.
3. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, magnified.

[Pg 109]

[Pg 112][Pg 111][Pg 110]

ERICA Patersonia, major.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, e medio caulis inter folia porrecti. Pedunculi fere nulli. Perianthium duplex. Corolla cylindrica, magna, glabra, lutea, ore arctata, limbo quadrifido, reflexo. Folia quaterna, linearia, incurvata, acuta, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, erectus, basi ramosus, dein spicam simplicissimam pyramidatam formans, ramulis brevibus vestitam.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers numerous, growing about the middle of the stem straight out from amongst the leaves, with scarcely any foot-stalks. Empalement double. Blossom cylindrical, large, and smooth, of a yellow colour, narrowed at the mouth, with a four-lobed, reflexed border. Leaves by fours, linear, incurved, sharp-pointed, and smooth. Stem, shrubby, a foot or more high, upright, branching at the base, then forming a simple pyramidal spike covered by short branches.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 113]

[Pg 116][Pg 115][Pg 114]

ERICA pedunculata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis sub-terminalibus, cernuis: pedunculis longissimis, rubris, et lucidis. Corolla ovato-campanulata, pallide purpurea. Folia sparsa, linearia, obtusa, pilosa. Caulis pedalis et ultra: ramis longis, divaricatis, foliis vestitis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in umbels nearly terminal, and nodding. Footstalks very long, red, and shining. Blossom ovately bell-shaped, of a pale purple colour. Leaves scattered, linear, blunt, and hairy. Stem a foot or more high. Branches long, straggling, and clothed with leaves.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement, natural size.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Pg 117]

[Pg 120][Pg 119][Pg 118]

ERICA perspicua.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant, plerumque terni. Corolla cylindracea, pubescens, ad basin pallide purpurea, ore alba: laciniis reflexis. Folia quaterna, linearia, acuta, marginibus minute ciliatis. Caulis sesquipedalis, fruticosus. Rami numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches mostly by threes. Blossom cylindrical, downy, of a pale purple at the base, and white at the mouth. Segments reflexed. Leaves by fours, linear, and pointed, with minutely ciliated margins. Stem a foot and a half high, shrubby. Branches numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 121]

[Pg 124][Pg 123][Pg 122]

ERICA prægnans.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores terminales, numerosi, erecti, fasciculati. Pedunculi purpurei, basi bracteis binis parvis oppositis instructi. Corolla magna, inflata, ovata, apice arctata, albens, glabra, nitida: limbo æquali, patente, carneo, in centro saturate rubro. Folia quaterna, linearia, acuta, basi recurvata, apice adscendentia, ciliata, nitida. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis, teres, dumosus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at their base, and within the blossom. Flowers terminal, numerous, upright, and in large bunches. The footstalks are purple, and furnished with two small opposite floral leaves at their base. Blossom large, of an inflated ovate form, and narrowed towards the end, whitish, smooth, and shining: segments of the border equal, spreading, flesh-coloured, and of a deep red in the centre. Leaves by fours, linear, sharp-pointed, with a recurved base and an ascending point, ciliated, and shining. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high, round, and bushy.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 125]

[Pg 128][Pg 127][Pg 126]

ERICA præstans.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis quaternis vel octonis. Pedunculi breves. Corolla urceolata, alba, laciniis magnis expansis. Folia quaterna, linearia, erecta, obtusa. Caulis pedalis, erectus, ramosus. Rami et ramuli graciles.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels of from four to eight. Footstalks short. Blossom pitcher-shaped and white; segments of the border large and spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, upright, and blunt-ended. Stem a foot high, upright, shrubby. Large and small branches slender.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal.
3. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 129]

[Pg 132][Pg 131][Pg 130]

ERICA primuloides.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sessiles, erecti, fastigiati, quaterni et quini, terminales, vix pedunculati. Corolla ventricosa, lucide rubra, ore arctata, quod ornatum est in modum primulæ: laciniis cordatis, expansis, albis, subtus læte rubris. Folia quina, linearia, glabra, crassiuscula, erecta, conferta. Caulis fruticosus, spithamæus, erectus, ramosus. Rami numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers sit close, in upright bunches, by fours and fives, terminating the branches, with scarcely any footstalks. Blossom bellied, and of a shining red, narrowed at the mouth, which is ornamented like a cowslip. Segments of the border are heart-shaped, spreading and white, and of a bright red on the under side. Leaves by fives, linear, smooth, thickish, upright, and crowded together. Stem shrubby, a span high, upright, and branching. Branches numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The flower shown from beneath.
3. Flower of a pale variety.
4. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
6. The seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 133]

[Pg 136][Pg 135][Pg 134]

ERICA pumila.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ; flores plerumque ternata, patento-cernui; pedunculi breves, colorati bracteis tribus coloratis instructi; corolla cylindracea, incarnata; laciniis oris viridibus pallidis, erectis; folia ternata, linearia, obtusa; caulis humilis, ramis numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom; flowers grow mostly by threes, spreading or nodding: footstalks short, coloured, and furnished with three-coloured floral leaves; blossom cylindrical and flesh-coloured; segments of the border of a pale green, and upright; leaves by threes, linear, and blunt; stem low, with numerous branches.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.

REFERENCES.

1. A chive, magnified.
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
3. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 137]

[Pg 140][Pg 139][Pg 138]

ERICA regerminans.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis confertis, sæpe germinantes. Corolla parva, campanulata, pallide purpurea, odorata. Folia quaterna, obtusa. Caulis pedalis. Rami et ramuli numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in crowded umbels, often budding. Blossom small, bell-shaped, of a pale purple, and sweet-scented. Leaves by fours, blunt-ended. Stem a foot high. The large and small branches are numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from December till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 141]

[Pg 144][Pg 143][Pg 142]

ERICA rugosa.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ bicornes, subexsertæ. Flores subterminales. Corolla clavata, patens, rugosa, saturate rubra: oris laciniis patentibus. Pedunculi longi. Folia irregulariter verticillata 3 vel 5, linearia, patentia, parum curvata: petiolis longis. Caulis erectus, sub-bipedalis, ramis verticillatis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned, just without the blossom. Flowers nearly terminal. Blossom club-shaped, spreading, wrinkly, and of a deep red colour: segments of the border spreading. Footstalks long. Leaves in irregular whorls of 3 to 5, linear, spreading, and slightly curved. Footstalks long. Stem upright, near two feet high. Branches in whorls.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till August.

REFERENCE.

1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 145]

[Pg 148][Pg 147][Pg 146]

ERICA rupestris, rubra.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ; flores ad apicem ramorum ramulorumque in umbellis irregularibus, cernuis; corolla campanulata, rubra; oriis laciniis patentibus; folia ternata, crassa, obtusa recta; caulis erectus sesquipedalis; ramis plerumque ternis, ad basin patentibus, superne adscendentibus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom; flowers grow at the ends of the larger and smaller branches, in irregular umbells, nodding all one way; blossom bell-shaped and red; segments of the border spreading; leaves by threes, thick, blunt and straight; stem upright, a foot and a half high; branches mostly by threes, hanging down at the base of the plant, in the middle spreading out, and ascending towards the top.

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

REFERENCES.

1. The Empalement.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 149]

[Pg 152][Pg 151][Pg 150]

ERICA Savilea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores numerosi, simplices, axillares, in medio ramulorum, et sæpe terminales: pedunculis longissimis, coloratis. Corolla urceolata, læte purpurea, glabra, lucida: laciniis æqualibus, rotundis, patentibus, sub-reflexis. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Frutex pygmæus, elegans, ramosissimus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers are numerous, and grow singly from the axillæ of the leaves, about the middle of the smaller branches, and often terminate them. The footstalks are very long, and coloured. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a bright purple colour, smooth, and shining: the segments of the border are equal, round, spreading, and nearly reflexed. Leaves by fours, linear and smooth, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. An elegant dwarf shrub, very branching.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. Flower of a pale variety.
4. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified,
5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 153]

[Pg 156][Pg 155][Pg 154]

ERICA Shannonea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornibus inclusis; flores terminales in umbellis quinis vel octonis, cum pedunculis longissimis rubris: corollis ampullaceis, pallide carneis, glutinosissimus; folia terna, trigona, subulata, recta; caulis pedalis, erectus, fruticosus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two, horned at the base within the blossom; flowers, terminate; the branches in umbels of five to eight, with very long red footstalks; blossom flask-shaped, of a pale flesh colour, and very glutinous; leaves by threes, three-sided, awl-shaped and straight; stem a foot high, upright and shrubby.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till September.

REFERENCES.

1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 157]

[Pg 160][Pg 159][Pg 158]

ERICA splendens.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plerumque quaterni, patentes, terminales: Corollis uncialibus, ovato-cylindraceis, villosis, coccineis: oris laciniis erecto-patulis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, tomentosa, adscendentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra. Rami numerosi, tomentosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by fours, spreading, and terminal. Blossoms an inch long, ovately cylindrical, villose, of a scarlet colour: segments of the border upright, and spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, blunt, downy, and ascending. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot or more high. Branches numerous and downy.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement.
2. A chive magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 161]

[Pg 164][Pg 163][Pg 162]

ERICA sulphurea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores sub-solitarii, sessiles, ramulos terminantes. Corolla clavato-cylindracea, curvata, pilosa, limbo campanulato, revoluto. Folia quaterna, tenuia, obtusa, villosa, erecta. Caulis pedalis, erectus: ramis sparsis, virgatis, numerosis, villosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers mostly solitary, sessile, terminating the ends of the smaller branches. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, curved and hairy, with a border bell-shaped and rolled back. Leaves by fours, slender, obtuse, villous, and upright. Stem a foot high, upright. Branches scattered, twiggy, numerous, and hairy.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 165]

[Pg 168][Pg 167][Pg 166]

ERICA Swainsonia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ: flores ramos terminant in umbellis: corolla sub-cylindrica, pollicaris, miniata: folia quina vel sena, obtusa, erecta, conferta: caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra: ramis verticillatis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom: flowers terminate the branches in umbels: blossoms nearly cylindrical, an inch long, of a reddish colour: leaves by fives and sixes, obtuse, upright, and crowded together: stem shrubby, upright, a foot or more high: the branches grow in whorls.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives liberated from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 169]

[Pg 172][Pg 171][Pg 170]

ERICA taxifolia, major.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis erectis. Corolla urceolata, carnea, calyce colorato fere tecta. Folia terna, rigida, trigona, mucronata, supra plana, subtus canaliculata. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow at the ends of the branches in upright umbels. Blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured, and almost covered by a coloured cup. Leaves by threes, harsh, three-sided, and mucronated, flat on their upper surface, and channelled beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 173]

[Pg 176][Pg 175][Pg 174]

ERICA Thunbergia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores prope apices ramulorum, pedunculis longissimis: corollis campanulatis: laciniis cordatis, læte coccineis, ad basin globosis, luteis. Folia ternata, linearia, erecta, obtusa. Caulis sesquipedalis, erectus, ramis filiformibus virgatis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow near the ends of the branches. Footstalks very long. Blossoms bell-shaped. Segments of the border are heart-shaped, and of a bright scarlet, globular beneath, and yellow. Leaves by threes, linear, upright, and blunt-ended. Stem a foot and a half high, upright. Branches thread-shaped and twiggy.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from February till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A blossom.
3. A chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal.

[Pg 177]

[Pg 180][Pg 179][Pg 178]

ERICA triflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, terni, cernui. Calycis foliola ovata, carinata, adpressa. Corolla alba, globosa. Folia terna, sub-trigona, acuta, patentia. Caulis sesquipedalis, erectus, ramosus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches by threes, nodding. The leaflets of the empalement are ovate, carinate, and pressed to the flower. Blossom white and globular. Leaves by threes, nearly three-sided, pointed, and spreading. Stem a foot and a half high, upright, and branching.

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

REFERENCE.

1. Branch of a small variety.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 181]

[Pg 184][Pg 183][Pg 182]

ERICA vestita, carnea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores aggregatim verticillati, supra medium ramulorum. Corolla clavata, uncialis, carnea. Folia plerumque sena, erecta, aggregata, linearia, petiolis longis capillaribus. Caulis erectus, sub-bipedalis, ramis simplicibus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in crowded whorls above the middle of the branches. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long, of a flesh colour. Leaves mostly by sixes, upright, crowded together, and linear, with long capillary footstalks. Stem upright, near two feet high. Branches simple.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, summit magnified.
3. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 185]

[Pg 188][Pg 187][Pg 186]

ERICA vestita, lutea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: flores in verticillis aggregatis, sub apicibus ramulorum: pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus instructis: corolla cylindrica, uncialis, lutea, leviter costata: folia sena, septena, vel octona, erecta, aggregata, setacea, petiolis longissimis: caulis bipedalis, erectus, ramis simplicibus adscendentibus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom: flowers grow in crowded whorls, near the ends of the branches: footstalks short, and furnished with three floral leaves: blossom an inch long, yellow, and slightly ribbed: leaves in sixes, sevens, and eights, erect, crowded, and bristle-shaped: footstalks very long: stem two feet high, upright, with simple ascending branches.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 189]

[Pg 192][Pg 191][Pg 190]

ERICA vernix, longiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ: flores plerumque ternati: corolla urceolata, glutinosissima, et lucida, colore aureo rubro tincto: limbo saturate viridi; laciniis erectis: folia ternata, sub-trigona, supra plana, subtus sulco exarata: caulis erectus, pedalis et ultra: ramulis ternis, verticillatis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom: flowers mostly by threes: blossom pitcher-shaped, very glutinous and shining, of a gold colour tinged with red, and the border of a deep green; segment of the border upright: leaves by threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath: stem upright, a foot or more high: the smaller branches grow by threes in whorls.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A chive magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 193]

[Pg 196][Pg 195][Pg 194]

ERICA versicolor, longiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ. Corolla sub-cylindracea, longissima, medio paululum arctata, ima parte saturate carnea, apice viridi: floribus terminalibus, ternatis, pendulis. Folia terna, linearia, subulata, subtus sulcata, glabra, viridia. Caulis fruticosus, tripedalis, erectus. Rami et ramuli numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom, which is nearly cylindrical, and very long, a little narrowed at the middle, the lower part of a deep flesh colour, and the mouth green. Flowers terminate the branches by threes, hanging down. Leaves by threes, linear, awl-shaped, furrowed on the under surface, smooth, and of a deep green. Stem shrubby, three feet high, erect. The large and smaller branches are numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from October till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 197]

[Pg 200][Pg 199][Pg 198]

ERICA vernex.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores laterales, plerumque ternati, cernui, speciosi. Corolla sub-globosa, glutinosissima, et lucida, colore aureo, limbo saturate viridi, laciniis erectis. Folia ternata, sub-trigona, supra plana, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis erectus, pedalis et ultra: ramulis ternis, verticillatis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow sideways, mostly by threes, and showy. Blossom nearly round, very glutinous and shining, of a gold colour, with the border of a deep green colour: segments upright. Leaves by threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath. Stem upright, a foot or more high. The smaller branches grow by threes in whorls.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from January till May.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal, highly magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, natural size.

[Pg 201]

[Pg 203][Pg 202]

ALPHABETICAL INDEX

TO THE

FIGURES IN VOL. V.

201. | Erica | Andromedæflora alba.
202. | argentiflora.
203. | aristata minor.
204. | aurea Var. flore pallido.
205. | Bandonia.
206. | Broadleyana.
207. | cerinthoides.
208. | clavata.
209. | colorans.
210. | Coventrya.
211. | curviflora rubra.
212. | densa.
213. | dumosa.
214. | emarginata.
215. | exsurgens longiflora.
216. | exudans.
217. | formosa bicolor.
218. | infundibuliformis.
219. | Irbyana.
220. | jasminiflora.
221. | lævis.
222. | longiflora.
223. | magnifica.
224. | metulæflora.
225. | mucronata.
226. | moschata.
227. | Nivenia longiflora.
228. | Patersonia major.
229. | pendunculata.
230. | perspicua.
231. | prægnans.
232. | præstans.
233. | primuloides.
234. | pumila.
235. | regerminans.
236. | rugosa.
237. | rupestris rubra.
238. | Savilea.
239. | Shannonea.
240. | splendens.
241. | sulphurea.
242. | Swainsonia.
243. | taxifolia major.
244. | Thunbergia.
245. | triflora.
246. | vestita carnea.
247. | vestita lutea.
248. | vernix longiflora.
249. | versicolor longiflora.
250. | vernix.

*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HEATHERY; OR, A MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS ERICA. VOL. 5 ***

Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed.

Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG™ concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for an eBook, except by following the terms of the trademark license, including paying royalties for use of the Project Gutenberg trademark. If you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the trademark license is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and research. Project Gutenberg eBooks may be modified and printed and given away—you may do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks not protected by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the trademark license, especially commercial redistribution.

START: FULL LICENSE

THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK

To protect the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting the free distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase “Project Gutenberg”), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gutenberg™ License available with this file or online at www.gutenberg.org/license.

Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works

1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg™ electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in your possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8.

1.B. “Project Gutenberg” is a registered trademark. It may only be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg™ electronic works even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg™ electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg™ electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below.

1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation (“the Foundation” or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the United States and you are located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg™ works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg™ name associated with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg™ License when you share it without charge with others.

1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg™ work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any country other than the United States.

1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg:

1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg™ License must appear prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg™ work (any work on which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” appears, or with which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, copied or distributed:

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg™ electronic work is derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase “Project Gutenberg” associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg™ trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.

1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg™ electronic work is posted with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to the Project Gutenberg™ License for all works posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work.

1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg™ License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg™.

1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg™ License.

1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg™ work in a format other than “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other format used in the official version posted on the official Project Gutenberg™ website (www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg™ License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.

1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg™ works unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.

1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing access to or distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works provided that:

- • You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the use of Project Gutenberg™ works calculated using the method you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark, but he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in Section 4, “Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.”

- • You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg™ License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg™ works.

- • You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work.

- • You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free distribution of Project Gutenberg™ works.

1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the manager of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark. Contact the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below.

1.F.

1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project Gutenberg™ collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg™ electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain “Defects,” such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by your equipment.

1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the “Right of Replacement or Refund” described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further opportunities to fix the problem.

1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you ‘AS-IS’, WITH NO OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.

1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions.

1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone providing copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg™ work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg™ work, and (c) any Defect you cause.

Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg™

Project Gutenberg™ is synonymous with the free distribution of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from people in all walks of life.

Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg™’s goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg™ collection will remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and permanent future for Project Gutenberg™ and future generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at www.gutenberg.org.

Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation

The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation’s EIN or federal tax identification number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state’s laws.

The Foundation’s business office is located at 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up to date contact information can be found at the Foundation’s website and official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact

Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation

Project Gutenberg™ depends upon and cannot survive without widespread public support and donations to carry out its mission of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be freely distributed in machine-readable form accessible by the widest array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt status with the IRS.

The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate.

While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who approach us with offers to donate.

International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.

Please check the Project Gutenberg web pages for current donation methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate.

Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg™ electronic works

Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project Gutenberg™ concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg™ eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.

Project Gutenberg™ eBooks are often created from several printed editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.

Most people start at our website which has the main PG search facility: www.gutenberg.org.

This website includes information about Project Gutenberg™, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

back

Table of Contents

- THE HEATHERY;

- ERICA Andromedæflora, alba.

- ERICA argentiflora.

- ERICA aristata, minor.

- ERICA aurea, Var. flore pallido.

- ERICA Bandonia.

- ERICA Broadleyana.

- ERICA cerinthoides.

- ERICA clavata.

- ERICA colorans.

- ERICA Coventrya.

- ERICA curviflora, rubra.

- ERICA densa.

- ERICA dumosa.

- ERICA emarginata.

- ERICA exurgens, longifolia.

- ERICA exudans.

- ERICA formosa, bicolor.

- ERICA infundibuliformis.

- ERICA Irbyana.

- ERICA jasminiflora, minor.

- ERICA lævis.

- ERICA longiflora.

- ERICA magnifica.

- ERICA metulæflora.

- ERICA mucronata.

- ERICA moschata.

- ERICA Nivenia, longiflora.

- ERICA Patersonia, major.

- ERICA pedunculata.

- ERICA perspicua.

- ERICA prægnans.

- ERICA præstans.

- ERICA primuloides.

- ERICA pumila.

- ERICA regerminans.

- ERICA rugosa.

- ERICA rupestris, rubra.

- ERICA Savilea.

- ERICA Shannonea.

- ERICA splendens.

- ERICA sulphurea.

- ERICA Swainsonia.

- ERICA taxifolia, major.

- ERICA Thunbergia.

- ERICA triflora.

- ERICA vestita, carnea.

- ERICA vestita, lutea.

- ERICA vernix, longiflora.

- ERICA versicolor, longiflora.

- ERICA vernex.

- ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO THE FIGURES IN VOL. V.

- THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE