CISTINE^l. II. HELIANTHEMUM. 



far. a ; flowers white. 



Var. ft ; flowers smaller, rose-red. Sweet, cist. t. 106. 

 Var. y ; flowers double, rose or red-coloured. 

 Cltangeablc-fiowereA Sun-Rose. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? Shrub 

 procumbent. 



132 H. VARIEOA'TUM (Sweet, cist. t. 38.) stem suffruticose, 

 procumbent; branches tomentose, rather hoary, diffusely-pro- 

 cumbent ; leaves lanceolate, acute, flattish, under surface hoary- 

 tomentose, upper surface green, rather scabrous ; stipulas linear, 

 ciliated, longer than the petioles ; calyxes covered with short 

 violaceous tomentum ; petals imbricate, undulated. Tj . H. 

 Native ? Perhaps a hybrid. Petals variegated with white and red. 



Variegated-Roweved Sun-Rose. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. ? Shrub 

 procumbent. 



133 H. VERSI'COLOR (Sweet, cist. t. 26.) stem shrubby, erect ; 

 branches ascending, rather hoary from stellate down ; leaves 

 oblong, flat, or concave above, under surface hoary-tomen- 

 tose, upper surface green, glabrous ; stipulas oblong-linear, 

 ciliated, bristly at the top, somewhat longer than the leaves ; 

 calyxes covered with short tomentum ; petals imbricate. Tj . F. 

 Native of the south of Europe. Barrel, icon. 440. Petals chang- 

 ing from a copper to a flesh-colour. 



Party-coloured flowered Sun- Rose. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? 

 Shrub 1 to l foot. 



134 H. SULPHU'REUM (Willd. enum. suppl. 39.) stems branch- 

 ed, procumbent; leaves lanceolate, flat, upper surface green, 

 under surface paler, but beset with stellate pubescence on both 

 surfaces : racemes terminal, few-flowered. Jj . H. Native of 

 Spain. Sweet, cist. t. 37. Petals distinct, sulphur-coloured. 



-SW^Awr-coloured-flowered Sun-Rose. Fl. June, July. Clt. 

 1795. Shrub procumbent. 



135 H. STRAMINEUM (Sweet, cist. t. 93.) stems branched, 

 elongated, procumbent, tomentosely-pubescent at the apex ; 

 leaves flat, or with the margins scarcely revolute, green above 

 and pilose, hoary-tomentose beneath, lower ones roundish-ovate, 

 obtuse, upper ones oblong-lanceolate, acutish ; stipulas lanceolate, 

 acute, ciliated, twice the length of the petioles ; racemes many- 

 flowered ; calyx striated, smoothish ; petals obovate, spreading, 

 distinct. Jj . H. Native ? Petals straw-coloured, with orange 

 filaments. 



Var. (3, multiplex. (Sweet, cist. t. 94.) stems ascending at the 

 top ; leaves smaller ; flowers double, straw-coloured, orange- 

 coloured at the base of the petals. 



/Mraw-coloured-flowered Sun-Rose. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



136 H. DIVERSIFOLIUM (Sweet, cist. t. 95.) stem suffruticose, 

 ascending, branched ; branches rather tomentose, erectly ascend- 

 ing ; leaves stalked, green and hairy above, hoary-tomentose be- 

 neath, lower ones oval or oblong, obtuse, flat, upper ones linear- 

 lanceolate, ciliated, 3-4-times longer than the petiole ; sepals 

 pilose ; petals crenulated, distinct. Tj . H. Native of ? Petals 

 dark flesh-coloured, with a copper-coloured mark near the base. 



Var. ft, multiplex (Sweet, cist. t. 98.) flowers larger, double, 

 and of a deeper purplish-red, intermixed with lighter coloured 

 ones. 



Diverse-leaved Sun-Rose. Fl. May, Aug, Clt. ? Shrub. 



137 H. ERIOSE'PALON (Sweet, cist. t. 76.) stems branched, 

 procumbent, rather tomentose, hoary at the apex ; leaves lanceo- 

 late, acute, with somewhat revolute margins, green on both sur- 

 faces and beset with starry hairs ; stipulas linear, acute, ciliated, 

 twice as long as the footstalks of the leaves ; racemes terminal, 

 many-flowered ; calyxes clothed with woolly hairs ; petals obo- 

 vate, crenulated, distinct at the base. Tj . H. Native ? Petals 

 of a pale sulphur-colour, with a yellow mark at the base of each. 



Woolly-sepalled Sun-Rose. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. ? Shrub pro- 

 cumbent. 



138 H. RO'SEUM (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 822.) stem suffruticose, 

 rather procumbent, somewhat tomentose ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, tomentose on the under surface, green above, hairy ; 

 stipulas lanceolate-linear, ciliated ; pedicels and calyxes pilosely- 

 hairy. ^ . H. Native of the south of Europe. Sweet, cist. t. 55. 

 Cistus roseus, All. ped. 2. p. 105. t. 45. f. 4, but not of Jacq. 

 Very near to H. vulgare. Petals imbricate at the base. 



Var. /3, multiplex (Sweet, cist. t. 86.) flower semi-double, 

 pale rose-coloured. Leaves broader and blunter. 



./Jose-coloured-flowered Sun-Rose. Fl. Jun. July. Clt. 1815. 

 Shrub trailing, J foot. 



139 H. FOS'TIDUM (Pers. ench. 2. p. 79.) stem suffruticose, 

 procumbent, pilosely-hairy ; leaves oblong, green on both sur- 

 faces, hairy, roughish ; stipulas hairy, linear, longer than the 

 footstalks of the leaves ; pedicels and calyxes rather hairy. ^ 

 H. Native of ? Cistus foatidus, Jacq. icon. rar. 1. p. 98. 

 misc. 2. p. 341. Plant with the smell of Bryonia. Petals like 

 those of H. vulgare, but white. 



Fetid Sun-Rose. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1 800. Shrub procum- 

 bent. 



140 H. citiA v TUM (Pers. ench. 2. p. 79.) stem suffruticose, 

 decumbent ; branches hoary-tomentose ; leaves ovate-lanceolate 

 or lanceolate-oblong, with the margins scarcely revolute, under 

 surface hoary-tomentose, upper surface hairy ; stipulas greenish, 

 longer than the footstalks of the leaves ; calyxes membranous ; 

 inner sepals nervosely-furrowed : nerves elevated, covered with 

 glandular hairs. Tj . F. Native of Spain, North of Africa, as 

 well as Italy. Cistus ciliatus, Desf. ad. 1. p. 421. t. 109. Pe- 

 tals rose-coloured. 



Ciliated-leaved Sun-Rose. Fl. May, July. Shrub decum- 

 bent, % foot. 



141 H. HissopiFOLiuM (Tenor, syn. fl. neap. p. 48.) stem 

 suffruticose, ascending ; branches hairy-tomentose ; lower leaves 

 oval, upper ones oblong-lanceolate, green on both surfaces, flat, 

 hairy ; calyxes hairy ; petals imbricate. Tj . H. Native of Naples 

 in Abruzzo. 



Var. a, crocatum (Sweet, cist. t. 92.) flowers saffron-coloured, 

 more or less with a ferruginous tint. 



Var. ft, cupreum (Sweet, cist. t. 58.) flowers of a reddish 

 copper-colour. 



Var. y, multiplex (Sweet, cist. t. 72.) flowers double, of a 

 reddish copper-colour. 



Hyssop-leaved Sun-Rose. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub -J foot, 

 procumbent at the base. 



142 H. CUPREUM (Sweet, cist. t. 66.) stem suffruticose, pro- 

 cumbent ; branches ascending, rather tomentose, adult ones 

 glabrous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, channelled, upper surface 

 green, hairy ; under surface hoary-tomentose ; stipulas lanceo- 

 late, acute, ciliated, bristly at the apex, twice as long as the 

 footstalks at the leaves ; calyxes tomentosely-pilose ; petals im- 

 bricated. Tj . H. Native of ? Petals dark copper-coloured, 

 with a darker mark at the base of each. 



Copjier-coloured-flowered Sun-Rose. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. ? 

 Shrub procumbent. 



143 H. VENU'STUM (Sweet, cist. t. 10.) stem suftruticose, 

 ascending, branched ; branches glabrous, warted, somewhat to- 

 mentose at the apex ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, flat, or 

 hardly revolute on the margins, but denticulately-scabrous, under 

 surface hoary-tomentose, upper surface green, shining ; stipulas 

 lanceolate, hairy, ciliated, twice as long as the footstalks of the 

 leaves ; inner sepals membranous, with hairy warted nerves ; 

 petals imbricated. Tj . H. Native of ? Petals crimson, 

 inclining to orange. 



Charming Sun-Rose. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. ? Shrub 1 foot. 



144 H. A'SPERUM (Lag. ined. and D. C. prod. 1. p. 283.) 

 stem suffruticose, branched ; branches long, ascending and erect, 



