The present handsome and numerous flowered spe- 

 cies is a native of the Levant, and has been often con- 

 fused with C. incanus, under which name it is pub- 

 lished in the Flora Graeca, and, according to Dunal, is 

 cultivated by the same name in M. Gels' Nursery at 

 Paris ; it is nearer related to C. villosus, but is readily 

 distinguished from both by its sessile stigma, which 

 brings it much nearer to Q.parviflorus, to which it is 

 certainly nearest related. 



As the present plant is a native of the Levant, it is 

 rather tender, and liable to be killed by the frost, if 

 not covered, or protected in a frame or greenhouse, by 

 which means it is scarce, and it is generally confused 

 with some of the more common species. Dunal does 

 not appear to know of what country it is a native, hav- 

 ing only seen cultivated plants of it in M. Gels' garden. 

 It may be grown with good success in the same manner 

 as recommended for C. parviflorus, and C. purpureus, 

 two species with which it agrees in its nearly sessile 

 stigma ; a light sandy soil suits it best, or, if grown in 

 pots, an equal portion of light turfy loam, peat, and 

 sand, will suit it very well; and young cuttings, 

 planted under hand-glasses in August or September, 

 will strike root readily, but a little air must be given 

 them occasionally to dry up the moisture, or they will 

 be liable to damp off; as soon as they are properly 

 rooted, they must be potted off, and placed in a close 

 frame for a few days, till they have made fresh root, 

 when they must be hardened to the air by degrees. 



