350 ARBORETUM AND FRIITICETUM. VMIT 111. 



S/Jcc, C/iar.fi'^c. Stem siilliiiticosc, braiichuil. Branches procuinlient, densely 

 toinentose. Leaves oblong-linear, witli revolnte margins, lioary-tomentose 

 on botb siirliues. Stipules narrow, linear, obtnse, longer than the petioles, 

 and are, as well as the bracteas, tomcntose and ciliated, J'etal.s distinct, 

 crennlated. {Dons j\lill.,\. p. 31.'i.) A native of England, prodncing its 

 white fiowers, marked with yellow, from May to August. It is found on 

 stony hills near the sea side, particularly on Brent Downs, Somersetshire; 

 also at Babiconie, near Newton Abbot, and on Tor Hill, near Torquay, 

 Devonshire. 



*- S.'i. II. muta'bile Pcrs. 1\\c c\\i\x\'^c-S\)\c-coluurcd-Jluwcrcd Heliantiieniuni, 



ur Sim Rose. 



Iilailijicalion. Swt. Cist.. 10(5. ; Pers. Knch., 2. p. 79. ; Dec. Prod. 1. p. 283.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 313. 

 Si/nunyvu: Clstus mutiibilis Jaa/. Icon, rat:, 1. t yi , Misc., 2. p. 340. 

 /■Jngiaviiigs. Swt. Cist., t. 106. ; Jacq. Icon, rar., 1. t. 9'J. 



rarictics. There are three forms of this very handsome six;cies; one with white flowcre, another 

 with smaller flowers of a rose red, and the third with double rose-coloured flowers. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Stem sutTniticose, Branches procumbent, rather tonientose. 

 Leaves flat, ovate-oblong, acutish ; upjjcr surface glabrous, under surface 

 tomcntose, pale-cinereous. Stipules rather i)ilose, generally equal in length 

 with the footstalks of the leaves, or longer. Calyxes striated, sinoothish. 

 Petals imbricate. {DoiCs Mill., i. p. 313.) A native of Spain, and hi cidti- 

 vation in British ganlens in 18-29. The flowers are proiluced from June 

 to August, in great abundance; and seeds arc ripened afterwards in fine 

 seasons. The plants are quite hardy. They were cultivated for sale in 

 the Clapton Nursery in 18-29. 



!U 8G. n. variega'tum Swt. The variegated Helianthemum, or Sun Rose. 



IiUntification. Swt Cist., t. 33.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 314. 

 Engraving. Swt. Cist, t. 38. 



Spec. Cliar.y Sfc. Stem suflf'ruticosc, procumbent. Branches tomentosc, rather 

 hoary, diffusely procumbent. Leaves lanceolate, acute, flattish ; under 

 surface hoary-tomentose, ujiper surface green, rather scabrous. Stipules 

 linear, ciliated, longer than the petioles. Calyxes covered with short vio- 

 laceous tomentum. Petals imbricate, undulated. (Don's Mi/I., i. p. 3\i.) 

 A hybrid between II. rhodanthum and H. liiieare, found by Mr. Sweet in 

 the Chelsea Botanic Garden in 1827. "When in full bloom, it makes a 

 very pleasing ap[)earancc, from the diversity of colours in its flowers ; some 

 being nearly all red, others variegated with dark and light red antl white, 

 and some altogether white: it also continues to bloom, if the weather prove 

 favourable, from May to November." It is as hardy as the indigenous 

 species. 



«. 87. II. vERSi'coLOR Swt. The various-coloured Helianthemum, of- 



Sun Rose. 



liicnlifictilion. Swt Cist, t 26. ; Barrel. Icon., 440. ; Don's Mill, 1. p. 314. 

 Engravings. Barrel. Icon., 440. ; Swt Cist, t 26. 



Spec. Char., ffc. Stem shrubby, erect. Branches ascending, rather hoary 

 from stellate down. Leaves oblong, flat, or concave above ; under surface 

 hoary-tomentose, upper surface green, glabrous. Stipules oblong-linear, 

 ciliated, bristly at the top, somewhat longer than the leaves. Calyxes 

 covered with short tomentum. Petals imbricate. (Don's Mill., i. p. 314.) 

 A native of the south of Europe, and reatlily distinguished from II. yarie- 

 gatum by its upright habit of growth, and its lanceolate and acutely pointed 

 leaves. The flovvers are ver} variable in colour, scarcely two on the plant 

 being alike; some are of a bright red, others nearly yellow, some copper- 

 coloured, and others with a mixture of all these colours, and of the dittcrent 

 shades between them; so that the plant, when in flower, has a curious va- 

 riegated appearance. (Sweet.) 



