1. The under side of a leaf magnified. 2. The empalement magnified. 3. A blossom. 4. The seed-bud, chives and pointal, magnified. [Illustration] ERICA spuria. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in apicibus ramulorum, sub-quaterni. Pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus minutis instructi. Corolla sub-cylindrica, pollicaris, læte purpurea; laciniis sub-ovatis, acutis, revolutis. Folia quaterna, linearia, sub-ciliata, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus. Ramuli frequentissimi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow at the ends of the small branches, mostly by fours. The footstalks are very short, with three very small floral leaves. Blossom nearly cylindrical, an inch long, and of a bright purple. Segments of the border are nearly egg-shaped, sharp-pointed, and rolled back. Leaves by fours, linear, slightly haired, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot high, and branching. The small branches are numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from April till August. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. The chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified. 3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA squamosa. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, terni vel seni in singulâ umbellâ, cernui. Calyx squamosus, ovatus, carinatus, albicans. Corolla globosa, purpurea; laciniis æqualibus, patentibus. Folia quaterna, glabra, obtusa, subtus sulcata, margine serrulata. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sesquipedalis, ramosus. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels of from 3 to 6 in each umbel, nodding. Cup scaly, ovate, keeled, and whitish. Blossom globular, and purple; the segments are equal and spreading. Leaves by fours, smooth, obtuse, furrowed beneath, and slightly sawed at their edges. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot and a half high, and branching. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from April till July. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. A blossom. 3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 5. A branch with the involucrum of the flowers. [Illustration] ERICA stricta. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, cernui: umbellæ 6-ad 12-floræ. Corolla sub-ovata, glabra, purpurea, ore arctata; laciniis minutis, reflexis. Folia quaterna, glabra, obtusa, horizontaliter patentia. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, sesquipedalis. Rami erecti, rigidi; ramulis verticillatis. DESCRIPTION.