Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers grow by threes at the ends of the smaller branches, hanging down, and forming a sort of spike near the end of the stem; with hardly any footstalks. Blossom tubular, narrowed at the mouth, and of a very clear white. Segment of the border nearly upright. Leaves by threes, shining, linear, and between erect and spreading. Stem three feet high, round and upright. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. A flower-branch with its involucrum. 2. The empalement. 3. The chives and pointal spread. 4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA mucosa. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, terminales, fasciculati, cernui, purpurei, fulgentes, mucosi; pedunculis longis, purpureis. Corolla globosa; laciniis semi-orbiculatis, æqualibus, erectis. Folia quaterna, sub-trigona, obtusa, glaberrima. Caulis fruticosus, tripedalis, ramosus; ramis longis, virgatis, flexuosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers many, terminating the branches in bunches, hanging down, of a brilliant purple colour, and clammy. Footstalks long and purple. Blossom globular; the segments of the border are half round, equal, and upright. Leaves by fours, nearly three-sided, blunt, and smooth. Stem shrubby, three feet high, and branching; the branches are long, twiggy, and flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from June till September. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. The chives and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA multiflora. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores axillares, sub-terminales, sub-spicati. Pedunculi capillares, longissimi, bracteis tribus minutis instructi. Corolla cylindraceo-urceolata, costata, sub-carnea; laciniis minutis, reflexis. Folia quaterna seu quina, obtusa, glabra, linearia, recta. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, ramosus. Rami et ramuli rigidi, erecti. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, and without the blossom. Flowers grow from the insertion of the leaves, nearly terminal, and almost spiked. Footstalks hair-like, very long, and furnished with three small floral leaves. Blossom cylindrically pitcher-shaped, ribbed, and slightly flesh-coloured: segments small and reflexed. Leaves by fours or fives, blunt, smooth, linear, and straight. Stem shrubby, upright, and branching. The small and larger branches are harsh, and upright. * * * * * Native of Portugal. In bloom from October till December. REFERENCE. 1. An umbel of flowers. 2. The empalement magnified. 3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, magnified. [Illustration] ERICA mutabilis. DESCRIPTIO.