Tips crested, within the blossom: flowers mostly by threes: blossom pitcher-shaped, very glutinous and shining, of a gold colour tinged with red, and the border of a deep green; segment of the border upright: leaves by threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath: stem upright, a foot or more high: the smaller branches grow by threes in whorls. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from April till June. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA versicolor, _longiflora_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ. Corolla sub-cylindracea, longissima, medio paululum arctata, ima parte saturate carnea, apice viridi: floribus terminalibus, ternatis, pendulis. Folia terna, linearia, subulata, subtus sulcata, glabra, viridia. Caulis fruticosus, tripedalis, erectus. Rami et ramuli numerosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, just within the blossom, which is nearly cylindrical, and very long, a little narrowed at the middle, the lower part of a deep flesh colour, and the mouth green. Flowers terminate the branches by threes, hanging down. Leaves by threes, linear, awl-shaped, furrowed on the under surface, smooth, and of a deep green. Stem shrubby, three feet high, erect. The large and smaller branches are numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from October till July. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA vernex. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores laterales, plerumque ternati, cernui, speciosi. Corolla sub-globosa, glutinosissima, et lucida, colore aureo, limbo saturate viridi, laciniis erectis. Folia ternata, sub-trigona, supra plana, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis erectus, pedalis et ultra: ramulis ternis, verticillatis. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow sideways, mostly by threes, and showy. Blossom nearly round, very glutinous and shining, of a gold colour, with the border of a deep green colour: segments upright. Leaves by threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath. Stem upright, a foot or more high. The smaller branches grow by threes in whorls. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from January till May. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. The chives and pointal, highly magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, natural size. [Illustration] ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO THE FIGURES IN VOL. V.