CISTACE^. 



Nat. syst. ed. % p. 91. 



CISTUS. 



Sepals 5, nearly equal. Petals 5, much crumpled. Capsule 

 superior, 5 or 10-celled, loculicidal. 



264. C. creticus Linn. syst. veg. 497. DC.prodr.i. 264. Jacq. 

 ic. rar. i. 9.5. — Dry hills in the southernmost parts of Europe. 



A shrub, with evergreen leaves, emitting a balsamic odour when 

 rubbed, or after damp warm weather in the summer. Leaves spathu- 

 late ovate and oblong, somewhat downy, hairy, dull green, somewhat 

 wavy at the edge, stalked ; petioles furrowed, nearly distinct. Pedun- 

 cles 1-3. Sepals with a long taper point and peduncles villous. 

 Flowers purple. — The gum resin Ladanum is produced principally by 

 this species ; it has been much esteemed as a stimulant and emmena- 

 gogue; it has also been recommended in chronic catarrh. 



265. C. ladaniferus Linn. sp. 737. 



266. C. Ledon. Lam. diet. ii. 17. 



267. C laurifolius Linn. sp. 736 



are also said to furnish the same substance. 



131 k 2 



