[Illustration] ERICA primuloides. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sessiles, erecti, fastigiati, quaterni et quini, terminales, vix pedunculati. Corolla ventricosa, lucide rubra, ore arctata, quod ornatum est in modum primulæ: laciniis cordatis, expansis, albis, subtus læte rubris. Folia quina, linearia, glabra, crassiuscula, erecta, conferta. Caulis fruticosus, spithamæus, erectus, ramosus. Rami numerosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers sit close, in upright bunches, by fours and fives, terminating the branches, with scarcely any footstalks. Blossom bellied, and of a shining red, narrowed at the mouth, which is ornamented like a cowslip. Segments of the border are heart-shaped, spreading and white, and of a bright red on the under side. Leaves by fives, linear, smooth, thickish, upright, and crowded together. Stem shrubby, a span high, upright, and branching. Branches numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. The flower shown from beneath. 3. Flower of a pale variety. 4. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 6. The seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA pumila. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ; flores plerumque ternata, patento-cernui; pedunculi breves, colorati bracteis tribus coloratis instructi; corolla cylindracea, incarnata; laciniis oris viridibus pallidis, erectis; folia ternata, linearia, obtusa; caulis humilis, ramis numerosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom; flowers grow mostly by threes, spreading or nodding: footstalks short, coloured, and furnished with three-coloured floral leaves; blossom cylindrical and flesh-coloured; segments of the border of a pale green, and upright; leaves by threes, linear, and blunt; stem low, with numerous branches. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCES. 1. A chive, magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA regerminans. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis confertis, sæpe germinantes. Corolla parva, campanulata, pallide purpurea, odorata. Folia quaterna, obtusa. Caulis pedalis. Rami et ramuli numerosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in crowded umbels, often budding. Blossom small, bell-shaped, of a pale purple, and sweet-scented. Leaves by fours, blunt-ended. Stem a foot high. The large and small branches are numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from December till June. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA rugosa. DESCRIPTIO.