Ceratiola
(from keration, a diminutive of keras, a horn; in reference to the stigma radiating into four divisions like little horns, as in the Carnation). ORD. Empetraceoe. An upright, much-branched, evergreen, half-hardy shrub, much resembling an Erica. When well grown, it is a very handsome little plant. It thrives well in sandy peat, to which may be added a little very fibry loam. It will probably prove quite hardy in the West of England; but if grown out of doors in other parts of the country, it should have protection during winter. Propagated by cuttings, which should be placed in sandy soil, under a bell glass.
C. ericoides (Heath-like).* fl. brownish, sessile, in the axils of the upper leaves, rarely solitary, sometimes verticillate. June. l. simple, alternate, exstipulate, spreading, needle-shaped, obtuse, glabrous and shining, about 1/2in. long, sometimes crowded as if verticillate. Berries globose, yellow. Florida, Carolina, 1826. (B. M. 2758.)