1. Empalement. 2. A chive, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA flagelliformis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis. Pedunculi carnei. Perianthium rosaceum, adpressum. Corolla urceolata, saturate carnea, ad basin pallida: oris laciniis patentibus. Folia terna, sub-acuminata, glabra, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli flexuosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Footstalks flesh-coloured. Empalement rose-coloured, and pressed to the blossom. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a deep flesh-colour, paler at the base: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by threes, nearly pointed, smooth, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot and a half high. The large and small branches are flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A blossom. 3. A chive. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 5. Seed-bud magnified. 6. Branch of a small variety. [Illustration] ERICA foliacea. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, quaterni, subsessiles. Corolla subcylindrica, curvata, cernuo-patens, subpollicaris, flava, et transparens. Folia sparsa, numerosa, adscendentia. Caulis erectus, fruticosus: ramis et ramulis plerumque foliis tectis. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches by fours, and are nearly sessile. Blossoms nearly cylindrical, curved, between spreading and nodding, nearly an inch long, yellow, and transparent. Leaves scattered, numerous, and ascending. Stem upright and shrubby: the small and large branches mostly covered by the leaves. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till October. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A Chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA glomerata. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in capitibus confertis. Corolla urceolata, incarnata. Calyx magnus, coloratus. Pedunculi brevissimi. Folia ternata, subulata, glabra, adpressa. Frutex pygmæus, caule robusto, ramis et ramulis filiformibus, flexuosis. DESCRIPTION. Heath with beardless tips, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in crowded heads. Blossom pitcher-shaped and flesh-coloured. The cup is large and coloured. Footstalks very short. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, smooth, and pressed to the branches. A dwarf shrub with a stout stem, the large and smaller branches thread shaped and flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCE.