Fig. 57. CYTiNrs HYPOCISTIS. 



PARASITES AND WALL PLANTS. 



CHAPTEE XX. 



THE most remarkable parasitic plant in this district is 

 the Cytinus (Fig. 57). It grows on the roots of the 

 Cistuy. The best place to search for it is the pro- 

 montory of Antibes or that of St. Jean. It is fairly 

 common in both of these localities. You may recognise 

 the plant from the figure at the head of this chapter. 

 For all its bright colour, Cytinus is degraded in 

 structure. Degradation is associated with parasitism, 

 not only in plants and the lower animals, but also in 

 man ; and a certain brilliancy is often gained as 



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