Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales terni vel seni. Pedunculi rubri. Corolla campanulata, magna, alba, et cernua: oris laciniis revolutis. Folia terna vel quaterna, linearia, patentia, obtusa, supra subplana, subtus sulcata; marginibus glandulosis. Caulis subpedalis, fruticosus; ramis et ramulis flexuosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in threes or sixes. Footstalks red. Blossom bell-shaped, large, white, and nodding. Segments of the border rolled back. Leaves by threes or fours, linear, spreading, obtuse, nearly flat on the upper surface, furrowed beneath. Edges glandular. Stem nearly a foot high, shrubby. Large and smaller branches flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf, magnified. 2. Empalement. 3. A chive, magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA calycina melastoma. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramis terminales. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, acuminatis, carneis. Corolla urceolata, rubrofusca, ad basin subalbida; oris laciniis patentibus, acuminatis. Folia terna, lanceolata, trigona, acuminata, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, pedalis; ramis flexuosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Cup four-leaved; leaflets spatula-shaped, sharp-pointed, and flesh-coloured. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a black red colour, whitish at the base; segments of the border spreading and pointed. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, three-sided, pointed, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot high. Branches flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till September. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A blossom. 3. A chive, magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal. [Illustration] ERICA Comptoniana. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant plerumque in umbellis 3-6. Calyx adpressus. Corolla urceolata, erecto-patens, rubro-purpurea: oris laciniis æqualibus, patentibus. Folia ternata, curvata, subulata, acuta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra. Rami et ramuli filiformes, adscendentes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. The flowers terminate the branches in umbels of 3 to 6. Empalement pressed to the blossom. Blossom pitcher-shaped, erect and spreading, of a red purple colour: segments of the border equal, and spreading. Leaves by threes, curved, awl-shaped, and sharp-pointed. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high. The small and large branches are thread-shaped and ascending. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from March till August. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement. 3. A chive magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration]