This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[AS. hoeth.] A genus of narrow leaved evergreen shrubs of many species (from 400 to 500 are known). Over a dozen inhabit Europe, and have small pink flowers; the remainder are natives of South Africa, many of them bearing brilliantly-colored flowers. Heather is a species of heath.
 
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