CHAP. XI. CISTA‘CEX. HELIA NTHEMUM. 345 
2.63. H. Tau’ricum Fisch. The Taurian Helianthemum, or Sun Rose. 
Identification. Fisch. MSS. Swt. Cist., t. 105.; Don’s Mill. 1. p. 312. 
Engraving. Swt. Cist., 105. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem suffruticose, much branched, procumbent. Branches 
procumbent, beset with long hairs. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, with rather 
revolute margins, pilose on both surfaces, green above and paler beneath. 
Stipules lanceolate-linear, ciliated, longer than the petiole. Flowers large. 
Calyx shining, rather hairy. Petals imbricate. (Don’s Mill., i. p. 312.) A 
very ornamental species, from Tauria, with large pale yellow flowers, which 
appear from May to October. Sweet says, “ It has, most probably, been 
confused with H. grandiflorum by, many authors ; but, when the plants are 
seen growing together, no two plants need appear more distinct: the pre- 
sent spreading flat on the ground, and extending its branches round to a 
great distance, and these being only slightly suffrutescent at the base; 
whereas H. grandiflorum grows upright, or has its branches spreading and 
ascendent, forming a neat little bushy shrub.” Plants of this species were 
in the Fulham Nursery in 1829. 
2. 64. H. tu‘crpum Horn. The shining-/eaved Helianthemum, or Sun Rose. 
Identification. Worn. Cat. Hort. Hafn., p. 498. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem suffruticose, procumbent. Leaves stipulate, ovate, green, glossy, with revo- 
lute margins. (Don’s Miil.,i. p. 312.) The native country of this sort is uncertain; but it is said 
to have been in cultivation in British gardens since 1826. The flowers are yellow, and produced in 
May and June. 
2.65. H. nummua‘rium Mill. The Money-wort-/eaved Helianthemum, or 
Sun Rose. 
Identification. Mill. Dict., No. i1.; Swt. Cist., t. 80. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 312. 
Synonymes. Cistus nummularius « Lin. Sp.,743., not of Desf. and Cav.; H. obscdrum 8 num- 
mularium Dec. Flor. Fr., 6. p. 624.; H. angustifdlium of many botanic gardens. 
Engraving. Swt. Cist., t. 80. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem suffruticose. Branches procumbent, hairy. Lower 
leaves orbicular, upper ones oblong-linear, hairy; under surface greenish 
cinereous. Stipules linear-oblong, twice the length of the footstalks of 
the leaves. Racemes and calyxes hairy. (Don’s Mill., i. p. 312.) A na- 
tive of the south of France and of Italy, and strongly resembling H. vul- 
gare; from which, according to Sweet, it is readily distinguished by its 
broader and flatter leaves. It has been in cultivation since 1752, pro- 
ducing its bright yellow flowers from June to August. 
2. 66. H. ancustiro‘Lium Pers. The narrow-leaved Helianthemum, or 
Sun Rose. 
Identification. Pers. Ench., 2. p. 79.; Don’s Mill., 1. p. $12. 
nonyme, Cistus angustifdlius Jacq. Vind., 3. t. 53. 
ngraving, Jacq. Vind., 3. t. 53. 
Spec. Char., &c. Stem suffruticose, diffuse. Branches rather tomentose, cinereous. Leaves on short 
footstalks ; upper ones linear-oblong, with revolute margins, acutish ; under surface clothed with 
canescent tomentum, upper surface rather hispid. Stipules pilose, longer than the footstalks. 
Racemes loose. Calyxes pubescent, rather hairy ; hairs deciduous. (Don's Mill., i. p. 312.) In 
cultivation since 1800 ; and, according to De Candolle, probably the same as H. nummularium. 
2. 67. H. ui’rtum Pers. The hairy Helianthemum, or Sun Rose. 
Identification. Pers. Syn., 2. p. 79.; Swt. Cist., t. 109. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 281.; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 312, 
ar go pert hirtus Lin. Sp., 744., Smith’s Fl. Grec., exclusive of synonyme of Barrelier, 
Engravings.’ Swt. Cist., t. 109. ; Smith's Fl. Gree. t 501. ; Cav. Icon., 2, t. 146. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem suffruticose, branched. Branches ascendent, nume- 
rous, tomentosely hairy, cinereous. Leaves ovate or oblong, with revolute 
margins ; under surface canescent, upper surface greenish cinereous.  Sti- 
pules narrow, rather longer than the footstalks of the leaves. Calyxes densely 
covered with white hairs. Petals obcordate, imbricate. (Don’s Mill., i.p.312. 
A native of Spain and of the south of France, and in cultivation in Britis 
gardens since 1759. It is a very distinct sort, readily distinguished by its 
large deep-yellow flowers, which appear in June and July, and by its very 
hairy leaves. Plants of it were in the Chelsea Botanic Garden in 1829, 
