ERICA costata, _superba_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, plerumque terni, subcernui. Corolla cylindrica, clavata, pollicaris, pallide carnea, costata: oris laciniis luteolo-albentibus. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, pubescentia. Caulis bipedalis, fruticosus, erectus, ramosus: ramulis frequentissimis, longis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches mostly by threes, nearly drooping. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, an inch long, of a pale flesh-colour, and ribbed; segments of the border of a whitish yellow. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, and downy. Stem two feet high, shrubby, upright, and branching: small branches numerous and long. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. A Chive, summit magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud, magnified. 4. Flower of a monstrous variety. [Illustration] ERICA crassifolia. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos subterminales, plerumque terni. Corolla campanulata, rosea; oris laciniis cordatis, reflexis. Folia terna, oblonga, rotunda, brevia, carnosa, glauca. Caulis humilis, fruticosus. Rami et ramuli flexuosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminate the smaller branches, mostly by threes. Blossom bell-shaped and of a rose-colour: segments of the border heartshaped and reflexed. Leaves by threes, oblong, roundish, short, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour. Stem low, shrubby. The large and smaller branches flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from April till July. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement, magnified. 2. Chives and pointal. 3. A chive, magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA cruciformis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ bicornes, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis brevissimis, terminalibus, plerumque quaterni. Corolla urceolata, lucida, aurantia, ore arctata: laciniis patentibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, patentia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra: ramis numerosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips two-horned, and within the blossom. Flowers grow terminal, on very short branches, mostly by fours. Blossom jar-shaped, shining, gold-coloured, and narrowed at the mouth: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, spreading, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high: branches numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. 5. Flowers of two varieties. [Illustration] ERICA droseroides, _minor_. DESCRIPTIO.