306 CISTINEZ. 
Intermediate Sun-Rose. Fl. Ju. July. Clt.1759. Pl. 4 foot. 
43 H. penticuta tum (Thib. in Pers. ench. 2. p. 78.) branched, 
„erect, or spreading ; branches erect or ascendant, tomentosely- 
pubescent, somewhat cinereous at the top; leaves on short 
footstalks, obovate-oblong, acutish, somewhat denticulated, to- 
mentose, upper surface greenish, under surface hoary ; stipulas 
linear, upper ones one-half shorter than the leaves ; peduncles 
opposite the bracteas; bracteas alternate, a little cut. ©. H. 
ative of the south of France. Cistus salicifdlius, Gouan. herb. 
p.34? Bracteas rather ovate, often cut, sessile, without stipulas. 
Calyxes hoary on the outside before expansion. 
Denticulated-leaved Sun-Rose. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Pl. 1 ft. 
44 H. saciciroium (Pers. ench. 2. p. 78.) branched ; branches 
erect or ascendant, rather hairy ; leaves on short footstalks, 
obovate-oblong, acutish, denticulated, rather tomentose, greenish 
on the upper surface ; stipulas linear-oblong, upper ones one- 
half shorter than the leaves ; peduncles and calyxes hairy, gene- 
rally opposite the bracteas ; bracteas ovate, acuminated, sessile, 
entire. ©.H. Native of Spain and Italy. Sweet, cist. t. 71. 
Cistus salicifdlius, Lin. spec. 742. Cav. icon. 2. p. 35. t. 144. 
Smith, fl. greec. t.499. H. annuum, ete. Seg. ver. 3. p. 297. 
t. 6. f.3? Branches, peduncles, and calyxes beset with slender 
white hairs. Petals imbricate at the base. 
Var. B, latifdlium (D.C. prod. 1. p. 273.) the whole plant is 
larger, leaves and bracteas tomentose, greenish. ©.H. Native 
of the Levant. 
Willow-leaved Sun-Rose. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1759. Pl. 4 ft. 
** * Peduncles drooping before the expansion of the flowers, 
but erect when în flower, and retroflexed after flowering. Inner 
sepals 4-nerved, z5 
45 H. sancur’nevm (Lag. in litt. and D.C. prod. 1. p. 273.) 
stem red, dwarf, clothed with clammy pubescence; leaves stalked, 
opposite, ovate, blunt, roughish, lower ones without stipulas, 
blood-coloured on the under surface, upper ones stipulate ; 
stipulas oblong-linear, blunt, stalked, scarcely shorter than the 
leaves ; peduncles beset with clammy hairs, axillary, and oppo- 
site the leaves ; fructiferous peduncles bent backwards. ©. H. 
Native of Spain near Chamartin. Cístus sanguineus, Lag. gen. 
et spec. nov. p. 17. varied. ann. 2. no. 19. p. 40. H. retrofrac- 
tum, Pers. ench, 2. p.78. Cístus pusillus, herb. Lamb. Leaves 
all opposite. Peduncles always axillary or opposite the leaves. 
Inner sepals striated. 
Bloody-stemmed Sun-Rose. Pi. 
4 to ł foot. 
46 H. Acyrrracum (Mill. dict. no. 23.) stem pubescent, 
erect, or ascendant ; leaves on short footstalks, linear-oblong, 
opposite, narrow, with revolute margins, bluntish, cinereous 
beneath, opposite, upper ones alternate; stipulas linear, awl- 
shaped ; peduncles filiform, pubescent; calyxes ovate-oblong, 
inflated, inclosing the petals. ©.H. Native of Egypt, Bar- 
bary, and Spain. Cistus Agyptiacus, Lin. spec. 742. Jacq. 
obs. 3. p. 19. t.68. Peduncles thickened, sometimes opposite 
to the short linear bracteas. Outer sepals narrow, short, inner 
ones with 4 ciliated nerves. Petals lanceolate, very short. 
Egyptian Sun-Rose. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1764. Pl. 3 foot. 
Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1826. 
Sect. VI. Enrroca’rpum (from eptoy, erion, wool, kaproç, 
karpos, a fruit; because the capsules are pilose). D. C. 
prod. 1. p. 273. Calyx of 5 sepals; sepals beset with silky 
hairs on the outside,-or rather tomentose, shining on the in- 
side, the two. outer ones minute, linear, the three inner 
ones ovate, furnished with 4-5-stripes. Petals a little longer 
than the calyx. Style erectish, bent at the base. Ovary 
pilose or villous. Capsule pilose. Seeds numerous, rufes- 
cent, small, Subshrubs with round branches, younger ones 
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Il. 
HELIANTHEMUM. 
clothed with cinereous pubescence. Leaves opposite and alter- 
nate, bluntish, under surface cano-cinereous. Stipulas linear, 
shorter than the footstalks. Racemes secund, small, opposite 
the leaves ; flowers crowded, small, sessile, or larger on short 
pedicels. 
47 H. Lipvpm (Pers. ench. 2. p. 78.) stem erect, pubescent, 
whitish, somewhat bifid or rather dichotomous ; leaves opposite 
and alternate, on short footstalks, elliptic-lanceolate or linear- 
oblong, obtuse, rather scabrous, glaucescent, under surface ca- 
nescent ; stipulas narrow, erect, length of the footstalks ; racemes 
short; flowers sessile, crowded, bracteate at the base; bracteas 
very minute. kh. F. Native of Egypt. Cistus Lippii, Lin. 
mant. 245. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 39. Sepals pubescent, inner ones 
obtuse, furnished with 4-5 ribs. Petals ovate, yellow, scarcely 
longer than the calyx. Stamens usually 10, shorter than the petals. 
Lipp’s Sun-Rose. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1820. Shrub 1 foot. 
48 H. sessitirto RUM (Pers. ench. 2. p. 78.) erect, much 
branched ; branches pubescent ; leaves opposite and alternate, 
linear, clothed with very short cinereous tomentum, with revolute 
margins ; stipulas linear, small ; racemes short ; flowers sessile, 
furnished with minute bracteas.. h. F. Native of the North 
of Africa, on arid hills. Cistus sessiliflorus, Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 
427.t. 106. Sepals pubescent, inner ones blunt. Petals yel- 
low, a little longer than the calyx. 
Sessile-lowered Sun-Rose. Fl. Ju. Aug. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 
49 H. rvuricomum (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 589.) stem densely 
clothed with canescent starry fascicles of hairs ; leaves on short 
footstalks, lower ones elliptical, obtuse, flat, upper ones narrow, 
linear, stipulate, and all clothed with starry hairs beneath ; with 
the margins somewhat revolute ; flowers approximate, racemose ; 
calyx beset with brownish bristles. kh. F. Native of the 
North of Africa, in Libya. Flowers yellow. Cistus ruficomus, 
Viv. fl. lib. spec. p. 27. t. 14. f. 5. 
Brown-haired Sun-Rose. Shrub-1 foot. 
50 H. tanverno'sum (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 589.) branched ; 
clothed all over with soft canescent hairs; leaves opposite, On 
short footstalks, elliptical, densely clothed with wool ; floral 
leaves sessile, lanceolate, alternate, stipulate ; flowers distant m 
a secund raceme, -reflexed before expansion ; inner sepals ovate- 
lanceolate, 3-nerved, outer sepals linear-lanceolate, about equal 
in length to the inner ones; petals about the length of the calyx. 
h. F. Native of the North of Africa, in Libya. Cistus lanu- 
ginosus, Viv. fl. lib. spec. p. 28. t. 14. f. 1. Flowers yellow. 
Woolly Sun-Rose. Shrub 1 foot. 
51 H. extipricum (Pers. ench. 2. p. 78.) stem branched, 
erect, cinereous ; leaves opposite, elliptical, clothed with whitish 
leprous-tomentum, obtuse, with revolute margins ; stipulas li- 
near, small; racemes few-flowered; flowers sessile, somewhat 
alternating with the bracteas. h.F. Native of Barbary an 
Egypt. Sweet, cist. t. 108. Cistus ellipticus, Desf. fle atl. l. 
p- 418. t. 107. H. Lippii, Delile, ægyp. 93. Cistus stipularis 
a, Forsk. egyp. p. 101. Sepals villously-tomentose, inner ones 
ovate, bluntish. Petals pale yellow, a little longer than the ca- 
lyx, imbricate. Upper leaves alternate. ° 
Elliptical-leaved Sun-Rose. FI. Ju. Jul. Shrub # foot. à 
52 H. micra’nruum (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 588.) plant clothe 
with starry hairs; leaves linear, obtuse, lower ones on short 
stalks, opposite, nearly all flat, upper ones alternate, with revo- 
lute margins, floral ones sessile, linear, acute ; stipulas linear- . 
lanceolate, a little longer than the footstalks of the leaves; 
flowers racemose, distant ; sepals large, 3-5-nerved, ovate, acute, 
longer than the petals; petals elliptical, length of the stamens 
h. F. Native of the North of Africa, in Libya. Cístus oH. 
cranthus, Viv. fl. lib. p. 28. t. 14. fı 4. Petals like those of lt. 
Surrejanum, yellow. 
Small-flowered Sun-Rose. Shrub } foot. 
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