active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

“ Rollinson, in the summer of 1828, said to be raised from seed of the E. translucens. Its contort flowers suggested a specific title, by which, in bloom, it could not fail to be recognised; the undulations continue the same from the early bud state, to the decay of the full-grown flower. The only Heath we ever met with of a similar and rather more contort character, was E. rugosa, (figured in Vol. 3,) which never ripened seed nor would propagate by cuttings, thus indicating an abortive novelty on which Nature reluctantly conferred the power of vegetation. ”

“ Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high: the branches grow by threes in whorls.
Leaves by threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath: footstalks long.
Flowers grow mostly by threes, nodding and showy: footstalks coloured, furnished with three coloured floral leaves: blossom pitcher-shaped, very glutinous, and shining, of a deep gold colour: segments of the border are upright, and of a deep green: the leaflets of the cup are ovate-pointed, and pressed to the blossom.
Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished with honey-bearing nectaries at the base. ”

“ Folia irregularia, plerumque quatuor, aggregata, pilosa, linearia obtusa, adscendentia: foliis ad basin patentibus.
Flores capitatim terminales, aggregati: corolla parva, albente, tubo-campanulata: calyce duplici, exteriore trifoliato, subulato, piloso, adpresso: pedunculo brevi.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Maio in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with bearded tips, just without the blossom: flowers grow in crowded heads, nodding: leaves crowded, hairy, and obtuse: branches long and simple: stem upright. ”