[Illustration] ERICA lævis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis parvis irregularibus. Corolla campanulata, alba, tenuis. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa. Caulis pedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes, divaricati. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in small irregular umbels. Blossom bell-shaped, white, and thin. Leaves by threes, linear, and blunt. Stem a foot high. The large and small branches are thread-shaped and straggling. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from March till July. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. A chive magnified. 3. The pointal magnified. [Illustration] ERICA longiflora. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ. Flores terminales, bini vel quaterni, patentes. Pedunculi breves. Corolla longissima, curvata, clavata, lucida, aurantia: oris laciniis expansis. Folia quaterna et quina, linearia, obtusa, glabra, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis: ramulis brevibus, numerosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, and just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches from two to four, spreading. Footstalks short. Blossom very long, curved, club-shaped, shining, and of a gold colour: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by fours and fives, linear, obtuse, smooth, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, two feet high. The small branches are short, and numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from March till June. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. The chives and pointal. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA magnifica. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores plerumque ternati, patentes aut cernui. Corolla metulæformis, purpurea, lucida: oris laciniis erectis. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, subtus leviter sulcata, marginibus rotundatis. Frutex pygmæus, ramis et ramulis numerosis confertis. DESCRIPTION. Tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by threes, spreading or nodding. Blossom skittle-shaped, purple and shining: segments of the border upright. Leaves by threes, linear, blunt, slightly furrowed beneath, and rounded on the edges. It is a dwarf shrub, with numerous large and small branches crowded together. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till November. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA metulæflora. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusae. Flores in umbellis terminalibus. Corolla tubulosa, oblonga, carnea. Folia quaterna et quina, linearia, obtusa. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra. DESCRIPTION.