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ClSTUS INCANUS. HOARY, Or ROSE ClSTUS, 
Oafs and Order . 
PoLYANDRIA MoNOCYNIA. 
Generic Character. 
Corolla. 5-petala. Calyx 5-phyllus, foliolis duobus minori- 
bus. Capfula . 
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Specific Qjaracler and Synonyms . 
ClSTUS incanus arborefcens exftipulatus, foliis fpatulatis 
tomentofis rugofis inferioribus bafi connatis vagi- 
nantibus. Lin. Syf. Vegetal, p. 497. 
ClSTUS mas anguftifolius. Bauh. Pin. 464. 
Few plants are more admired than the Ciftus tribe ; they 
have indeed one imperfe&ion, their petals foon fall off : this 
however is the lefs to be regretted, as they in general have a 
great profufion of flower-buds, whence their lofs is daily fup- 
plied. They are, for the moft part, inhibitants of warm cli- 
mates, and affeft dry, flickered, though not fhady, fituations. 
The prefent fpecies is a native of Spain, and the fouth of 
France, and being liable to be killed by the feverity of our 
winters, is generally kept with green-houfe plants. 
It may be propagated either by feeds, or cuttings ; the for- 
mer make the bell plants; 
