Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in summis ramulorum, paniculati, axillares, sub-globosi, incarnati. Folia terna, glabra, obtusa, trigona, sexfariam, sub-erecta; petiolis brevissimis. Caulis flexuosus, pedalis, glaber. Rami flexuosi, sub-simplices, filiformes, longi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in loose spikes, near the ends of the branches, from the base of the leaves, are nearly globular, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes, smooth, blunt, three-sided, forming six edges, and almost upright; with very short foot-stalks. Stem grows zigzag, a foot high, and smooth. Branches like the stem, grow nearly simple, thread-shaped, and long. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till February. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. The chives and pointal. 3. A chive magnified. 4. The seed-bud and pointal magnified. [Illustration] ERICA quadriflora. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ, stylo incluso. Corolla globosa, purpurea, cernua, glabra. Flores ramulorum quaterni, calyce reflexo. Folia quaterna, linearia, ciliata, flaccida. Caulis debilis, sesquipedalis. Rami plurimi, virgati. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom, shaft included. Flowers globular, purple, nodding, and smooth. Flowers grow by fours, at the ends of the small branches. Cup reflexed. Leaves by fours, linear, fringed and flaccid. Stem weak, a foot and a half high. Branches numerous and twiggy. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from June till August. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. The chives and pointal, summit magnified. 3. A chive magnified. 4. The seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA radiata. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores in ramulorum apice verticillati, horizontaliter siti. Corolla sub-cylindracea, oris laciniis revolutis. Folia quaterna, linearia, patentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, subpedalis, ramosus. Rami sub-simplices. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom, shaft without. Flowers grow in whorls at the ends of the small branches, standing horizontally. Blossoms almost cylinder-shaped, the segments of the mouth rolled back. Leaves by fours, linear and spreading. Stem shrubby, upright, near a foot high, and branching. The branches nearly simple. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till November. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. The chives and pointal. 3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA rubens. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, in umbellis nutantibus vel cernuis 3-8-floris. Pedunculi longiusculi. Corolla late ovata, rubro-purpurea. Folia quaterna, erecta, linearia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, sub-erectus, ramis patentibus, vel subinde pendulis. DESCRIPTION.