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HELIANTHEMUM confusum, 



Confused Sun- Rose. 



Sect. IX. EUHELIANTHEMUM. Suprafol. 7. 

 ** Petalis albis, roseis, rubris vel dilute sulphureis. 



H. confusum, caule suffruticoso, ramis procumbentibus glabriusculis 

 apice subtomentosis, foliis oblongis ovatis obtusiusculis subplanis 

 subtus tomentoso-incanis supra glabris viridibus, stipulis bracteis- 

 que linearibus viridibus ciliatis, calycibus striatis glabriusculis 

 subnitidis. DC. prodr. 1. p. 283. sub H. polifolio. 



Stem suffrutescent, procumbent, extending to a con- 

 siderable distance, branched : branches procumbent, the 

 points ascending, smooth when old, but clothed with a 

 white tomentum while young, so that the lower part is 

 smooth, and the upper part tomentose. Leaves ovate 

 or oblong, bluntish, the lower ones shorter and rounder, 

 flat or nearly so, underneath clothed with a short 

 white tomentum, the upper side green, and somewhat 

 glossy, but more or less clothed with shortish hairs ; 

 these are most conspicuous on the young leaves, as they 

 wear off as the leaves become older. Petioles short, 

 flattened a little on the upper side, pubescent on the 

 young leaves. Stipules linear, acute, longer than the 

 petioles, somewhat hairy and fringed, of a bright green 

 colour. Racemes terminal, elongated, several-flowered, 

 nodding before expansion, but becoming erect as the 

 flowers expand. Bractes green, fringed, similar to the 

 stipules, shorter than the pedicles. Pedicles tomentose, 

 drooping before expansion, erect when in bloom, after- 

 wards reflexed. Flowers white and delicate. Calyx of 

 5 sepals ; the two outer ones small, bluntish, dark 

 green, hairy and fringed ; the three inner ones ovate, 



