Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exerto. Flores in ramis terminalibus, simplices vel quaterni, cernui: corolla clavata, curvata, rubella. Folia quaterna, horizontaliter patentia, brevia, sub-linearia, obtusa: marginibus hispidis. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra: ramis numerosis filiformibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers terminate the branches in one to four flowers, nodding: blossom club-shaped, curved, and of a reddish colour. Leaves grow by fours, horizontally, spreading, short, nearly linear, obtuse, with hispid edges. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high: branches numerous and thread-shaped. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till November. REFERENCE. 1. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Intermediate flower varieties. [Illustration] ERICA pilulifera. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, plerumque bini: corollis globosis, albis: laciniis ovatis, æqualibus, compressis. Folia ternata, brevia, obtusa, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis: ramis numerosis, flexuosis, filiformibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom: flowers terminate the branches mostly by twos: blossom globular and white: segments of the border ovate, equal, and flattened. Leaves by threes, short, blunt-ended, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot high: branches numerous, flexuose, and thread-shaped. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA pygmæa. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis: in ramulis plerumque terni: pedunculis longis coloratis, pilosis. Corolla campanulata, pilosa, saturate purpurea. Folia ternata, glabra, curvata, patentia, acuminata. Caulis humilis: ramis et ramulis numerosis, filiformibus: ramis longis, patentibus, decumbentibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels, in the smaller branches mostly by threes: footstalks long, coloured, and hairy. Blossom bell-shaped, hairy, and of a deep purple colour. Leaves by threes, smooth, curved, spreading, and sharp-pointed. Stem low: the small and large branches numerous and thread-shaped: the larger branches long, spreading, and decumbent. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till October. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA quadrangularis. DESCRIPTIO.