DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores terni, in apicibus ramulorum, penduli; pedunculis brevissimis. Corolla clavata, incurvata, saturate coccinea, sulcata: laciniis limbi obtusis, incurvis. Folia terna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, reflexa, apice acuta. Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, ramulis brevissimis confertis tecti. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers grow by threes at the ends of the small branches, hanging down, with very short footstalks. Blossom club-shaped, turned inwards, of a deep scarlet colour, and furrowed. The segments of the mouth are blunt, and turned inwards. Leaves by threes, linear, curved, crowded, reflexed, and sharp-pointed. Stem upright, two feet high. The larger branches few, covered with small branches crowded together. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from September till December. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA sordida. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores sub-sessiles, in apicibus ramulorum, nunc solitarii, nunc bini, vel terni. Corolla tubulosa, clavata, curvata, pollicaris, sordidè lutea, pilosa, oris laciniis recurvatis. Folia quaterna, linearia, pilosa, obtusa. Caulis fruticosus, sesqui-pedalis, erectus, apice pilosus. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, and without the blossom. Flowers nearly sessile, upon the ends of the smaller branches, growing solitarily, or by twos and threes. Blossom tubularly club-shaped, curved, an inch long, of a dirty yellow colour, and hairy: the segments of the mouth rolled back. Leaves grow by fours, linear, hairy, and blunt. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high, upright, and hairy at the top. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till December. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement magnified. 3. Chives and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA speciosa. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores 2-4-nati, sed plerumque ternati, cernui, ramulos laterales terminantes. Pedunculi colorati. Corolla cylindrica, uncialis, curvata, viscosa, lucida, saturate et læte rubra, sed apicem versus viridis: laciniis superne patentibus. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa, pubescentia. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, ramosus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers in twos and fours, but mostly by threes, bowing, terminating the lateral branches. Footstalks coloured. Blossom cylindrical, an inch long, curved, viscous, and shining, of a deep bright red colour, but towards the apex green; with the upper part of the segments spreading. Leaves by threes, linear, blunt, and downy. Stem shrubby, two feet high, upright, and branching. * * * * *