The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 3Andrews, Henry Cranke, active 1799-1828
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The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 3
Andrews, Henry Cranke, active 1799-1828
Ericas; Ericas -- Pictorial works
1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA globosa.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ inclusæ, basi bicornes. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminates,
umbellati, cernui. Pedunculi longissimi, glanduloso-pilosi. Corolla
globosa, incarnata; oris laciniis obtusis, incurvatis. Folia terna,
spathulata, subtus carinata; marginibus glandulosis, revolutis. Caulis
fruticosus, sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli numerosi, villosi,
erecto-patentes.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips within, and two-horned at the base. Flowers terminate the small
branches in umbels, nodding. Footstalks very long, and glandularly
hairy. Blossom globular, and flesh-coloured. The segments of the border
are obtuse, and turned inwards. Leaves by threes, spathula-shaped, and
keeled beneath: the margins are glandular, and rolled back. Stem
shrubby, a foot and a half high. The large and smaller branches are
numerous, hairy, and between erect and spreading.
* * * * *
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till November.
REFERENCE.
1. The under side of a leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA grandiflora.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores ex axillis foliorum, sub apice ramorum,
verticillati. Corolla clavata, sesquipollicaris, parum curvata, glabra,
aurantia. Folia quaterna, linearia, rigida, recta. Caulis fruticosus,
erectus, tripedalis et ultra. Rami simplicissimi, erecti, verticillati.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow from the footstalks of
the leaves, near the summit of the branches, in whorls. Blossom
club-shaped, an inch and a half long, slightly curved, smooth, and
orange-coloured. Leaves by fours, linear, harsh, and straight. Stem
shrubby, upright, three feet or more high. The branches are very simple,
upright, and in whorls.
* * * * *
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till September.
REFERENCE.
1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA Hibbertia.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores sub-terminales, in multis
verticillis simplicibus. Corolla sub-cylindracea, curvata, tenuissime
sulcata, micans, viscosa, saturate et læte rubra, sed apicem versus
viridis. Folia sena, obtusa, conferta. Caulis fruticosus, erectus,
pedalis, robustus; ramis patentibus.
DESCRIPTION.
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