It is first described by Dr. Smith, in the Transactions of the Linnean Society; the leaves in the plants that have fallen under our notice have not accorded exactly with those he has described, having neither been of a glaucous green colour, according to the usual acceptation of that term, nor very much undulated; and though those of an individual plant may have presented such an appearance, we are persuaded they do not do so generally when growing and in good health. The foliage is usually edged with red, and the flowers are fragrant. [303] Erica Ampullacea. Flask Heath. _Class and Order._ Octandria Monogynia. _Generic Character._ _Cal._ 4-phyllus. _Cor._ 4-fida. _Filamenta_ receptaculo inserta. _Antherae_ apice bifidae, pertusae. _Caps._ 4-locularis, 4-valvis, polysperma. _Specific Character and Synonyms._ ERICA _ampullacea_ foliis ciliatis mucronatis, bractaeis coloratis, floribus umbellatis subquaternis erecto-patentibus, stylo exserto. [Illustration: N^o. 303] The Erica here figured has some affinity in the form of its flowers to the _E. ventricosa_, as these in their shape resemble a flask or bottle, especially of that kind in which water is usually kept, we have named it _ampullacea_; it is of very modern introduction. On the 11th of June 1784, we had the pleasure to see a small plant of this species in flower, with Mr. Williams, Nurseryman, Turnham-Green, an unwearied and ingenious cultivator of this beautiful tribe of plants in particular, the richness of whose collection will appear in the subsequent list; by him it was raised from Cape seeds, though not more than the height of ten inches, it produced eighteen branches, most of which put forth flowers at their summits; we counted sixty-six blossoms on this small plant.