HELIANTHEMUM 



615 



wide ; dark glossy green above, white with down beneath. Racemes erect, 

 4 to 6 ins. high, with the flowers arranged at intervals in whorls, and 

 terminating in a six- or eight-flowered umbel at the top. Flowers white, 



HKLIAKTHEMCM CMBELLATUM. 



Lin. across, the petals inversely heart-shaped, with a yellow stain near the 

 se. Sepals three, ovate, more or less hairy. 



Native of the Mediterranean region ; introduced in 1731. This is a 

 distinct and very pretcy shrub, more resembling a rosemary in foliage than 

 the common run of sun roses. 



