the base, of a bright yellow, darkest at the bottom. 

 Stamens about 80, about the length of the style : jfila- 

 ments very slender, smooth, pale yellow : anthers 

 small, attached to the filament by the back : pollen 

 light orange-coloured. Germen clothed with close- 

 pressed silky hairs. Style smooth, bent near the base. 

 Stigma capitate, granular. 



The present plant is nearly related to H. vulgare, 

 but is readily distinguished by its broader flat leaves, 

 that are green on both sides ; we believe it to be the 

 H. obscurum of most authors ; but as the present name 

 has the right of priority, that of obscurum may now be 

 dropt altogether, as the H. obscurum of Decandolle is 

 without doubt the H. barbatum of Lamarck, which is 

 the oldest name ; that is a very distinct species from 

 the present, always growing erect, whereas the present 

 is always procumbent, and is much less hairy. It is 

 quite hardy, being a native of France, Switzerland, and 

 Italy, succeeding well in the open border, or in rock- 

 work, thriving best in a light sandy soil : young cut- 

 tings, planted under hand-glasses, root readily. 



Our drawing was made from a plant at the Nursery 

 of Mr. Colvill, who received it from Switzerland. 



We have this Summer flowered plants of H. tomen- 

 tosum (Cistus tomentosus of English Botany), brought 

 from Scotland last year by Mr. D. Don, and they prove 

 to be nothing more than H. vulgare., as has been already 

 stated by Dr. Hooker: plants brought by us from the 

 neighbourhood of Croydon, flowered by the side of it 

 in our garden, and we could not perceive the least 

 difference in them. 



