Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores terni, in apice ramulorum, penduli. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla conica, lutea, laciniis limbi obtusis, erectis. Folia terna, linearia, curvata. Caulis erectus, bipedalis, laxus. Rami pauci, ramulis numerosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers by threes, linear, hanging down at the ends of the smaller branches. Footstalks very short. Blossom conical and yellow; segments of the border blunt, and upright. Leaves by threes, linear, and curved. Stem upright, two feet high, and weak. The large branches are few, the smaller ones are numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till January. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement magnified. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Sebana, _viridis_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores terni, in apice ramulorum brevissimorum, cernui. Corolla conica, pallide-viridis, laciniis limbi obtusis, rectis. Perianthium duplex, imbricatum, membranaceum. Folia terna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, sub-trigona. Caulis robustus, erectus, pedalis. Rami pauci, ramulis numerosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers by threes, from the ends of the shorter branches hanging down. Blossom conical, and of a pale green. The segments of the border are blunt, and straight. Cup double, tiled and skinny. Leaves by threes, linear, arched, crowded, and nearly three-sided. Stem sturdy, upright, a foot high. Large branches few, smaller ones numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from March till May. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. The chives and pointal. 3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. The seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA sessiliflora. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores sub apice ramorum densissime spicati, sessiles, horizontaliter siti. Perianthium duplex: exterius triphyllum; interius tetraphyllum; foliolis obcordatis, concavis, persistentibus. Corolla clavata, albo-virescens, sesqui-pollicaris. Folia quaterna, subulata, glabra, acuta. Caulis strictissimus, rigidus, bipedalis. Rami pauci. Ramuli verticillati, plurimi. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow near the ends of the branches, in very close spikes, without footstalks, and horizontally. Cup double; the outer one three-leaved, the inner one four-leaved. Leaflets inversely heart-shaped, concave, and remaining. Blossom club-shaped, of a whitish green, an inch and a half long. Leaves by fours, awl-shaped, smooth, and pointed. Stem very upright and stiff, two feet high. Branches few. The smaller branches are numerous, and grow in whorls. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till October.