CISTACFJE. 



Nat. syst. ed. 2. p. 91. 



CISTUS. 



Sepals 5, nearly equal. Petals 5, much crumpled. Capsule 

 superior, 5 or 10-celled, loculicidal. 



264. C. creticus Linn. syst. veg. 497. DC.prodr. i. 264. Jacq. 

 ic. rar. i. 95. Dry hills in the southernmost parts of Europe. 



A shrub, with evergreen leaves, emitting a balsamic odour when 

 rubbed, or after damp warm weather in the summer. Leaves spathu- 

 late ovate and oblong, somewhat downy, hairy, dull green, somewhat 

 wavy at the edge, stalked ; petioles furrowed, nearly distinct. Pedun- 

 cles 1-3. Sepals with a long taper point and peduncles villous. 

 Flowers purple. The gum resin Ladanum is produced principally by 

 this species ; it has been much esteemed as a stimulant and emmena- 

 gogue j it has also been recommended in chronic catarrh. 



265. C. ladaniferus Linn. sp. 737. 



266. C. Ledon. Lam. diet. ii. 17. 



267. C. laurifolius Linn. sp. 736 



are also said to furnish the same substance. 



131 K 2 



