cistine^: 



CRETAN GUM CISTUS, Cistus crispus. 



Gardens. A very beautiful shrub, with a bushy habit ; exceedingly orna- 

 mental on a rockery. June, July. 



Flowers reddish-purple, saucer-shaped, H-2i ins. diam., solitary, almost 

 sessile, 3-4 together, somewhat umbellate ; Sepals acute, villous ; Petals 5, 

 yellow mark near base, fugacious, convolute in bud ; Stamens numerous, 

 hypogynous ; Ovary superior, divided into 5 cells by parietal placentas, style 

 single, exserted ; Fruit a 5-valved capsule. 



Leaves opposite, exstipulate, sessile, linear-lanceolate, linear-oblong, or oblong- 

 elliptic, tapering towards base, wrinkled, waved, three-nerved, pubescent. 



An evergreen shrub, 2 ft. ; Brandies procumbent, ascending tortuous, often 

 interlacing. 



Native of Greece, Syria, and Crete; introduced 1656. 



GUM CISTUS, Cistus ladaniferus. 



Gardens, walls. This is one of the most valuable of wall shrubs, of 

 robust growth in a dry and fairly rich soil. A well-drained mixture of rich 

 loam and leaf-mould suits it best. June — August. 



Flowers white, 3 ins. diam., terminal, solitary, 3-4 together, bracteate, on 

 shoots of previous year ; Petals yellow at base, large brownish-crimson, fringed 

 spot above yellow base, imbricate ; Fruit a capsule. 



Leaves opposite, almost sessile, connate at base, oblong-lanceolate, entire, 

 acute or obtuse, three-nerved, coriaceous, upper surface glabrous, deep shining 

 green, underside tomentose, petiole short. 



A sub-evergreen shrub, 4-6 ft. 



Native of Spain, Portugal, and Southern France ; introduced 1629. 



LAUREL-LEAVED GUM CISTUS, Cistus laurifolius 



Gardens, walls. The hardiest of the Rock Roses, doing well in a sunny, 



dry spot not exposed to cold winds. June — August. 



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