Antheræ muticæ, longissimæ, exertæ. Flores solitarii, in medio ramorum, ex axillis foliorum. Pedunculi longissimi, bracteis minutis, remotis. Corolla sub-cylindrica, glabra, rubro-purpurea; laciniis limbi obtusis, obsoletis, viridibus, erectis. Folia terna, linearia, glabra, arcuata, inflexa, subtus sulcata. Caulis sub-pedalis, erectus, robustus. Ramuli numerosi, sub-erecti. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, very long, and without the blossom. Flowers grow singly, in the middle of the branches, from the base of the leaves. Footstalks very long, with minute floral leaves at a distance from the cup. Blossom nearly cylindrical, smooth, of a red purple; the segments of the border blunt, very small, green, and upright. Leaves by threes, linear, smooth, bent like a bow, turned inwards, and furrowed beneath. Stem nearly a foot high, upright, and sturdy. The small branches are numerous, and nearly upright. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from June till November. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. The chives detached, one tip magnified. 3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA princeps. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores speciosi, terminales, in umbellis nutantibus, 6-10-floris. Pedunculi colorati. Calyx lanceolatus, carinatus, ciliatusque. Corolla ovato-clavata, inflata, lævigata, ore arctata, læte rubicunda. Folia quaterna, recurva, late linearia, ciliata, et aristata. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis, ramosus. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers showy, terminal in nodding umbels of 6 to 10 flowers. Peduncles coloured. Cup lance-shaped, keeled, and ciliated. Blossom ovately club-shaped, inflated, and smooth, narrowed at the mouth, and of a glowing red colour. Leaves by fours, recurved, broadly linear, ciliated and aristated. Stem shrubby, near a foot high, and branching. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till October. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. The chives detached, one tip magnified. 3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA propendens. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales in ramulis lateralibus, pendulis, plerumque binati. Pedunculi colorati. Corolla campamilata, rubro-purpurea, tomentosa; laciniis lato-ovatis, patentibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, pubescentia; seniora reflexa. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis, flexuosus. Rami patentes, ramulis floriferis pendulis. DESCRIPTION.