CISTUS 



are important garden plants, but they are little known 

 in America. 



A. Fls. purple or red. 

 B. Fls. 1%-S in. wide; petals imhrieute. 



villdsus, Linn. (C. incAnus, Linn.). Erect shrub, 3-4 

 ft., villous or tomentose : Ivs. penninerved, roundish- 

 ovate or oblong, narrowed into a very short petiole, 

 rugose above and grayish green, tomentose or villous 

 beneath, 1-2 in. long : fls. 1-3, long-peduncled, reddish 

 purple, 2 in. wide ; petals light pink or yellowish at the 

 base. May, June. Mediterr. region. B.M.43. S.C. 35. 

 —A very variable species. Var. Grdticus, Boiss. Lvs. 

 smaller, more spatulate at the base : Hs. purple. Fl. 

 Gr89ca5:495. S.C. 112. Var. canSscens, Nichols. Lvs. 

 elliptio-oblong or narrow-oblong, obtuse : fls. dark purple. 

 S.C. 45. Var. rotundifolius. Loud. Dwarfer, with more 

 roundish lvs. S.C. 75. Var. undulatu8,Willk. Lvs. linear- 

 oblong, acute, undulate: fls. solitary. S.C. 63. 



crispus, Linn. Compact shrub, to 2 ft., villous : lvs. 

 sessile, 3-nerved, linear-lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, un- 

 dulate, rugose above, villous beneath : fls. 3-4, nearly 

 sessile, lH-2 in. wide, deep rose-colored. June-August. 

 S.W.Europe. S.C. 22. 



heterophyllus, Desf. Erect, to 2 ft. : lvs. short-peti- 



oled, elliptic- or oval-lanceolate, green on both sides and 



slightly hairy, K-1 in. long : fls. 1-3, 2 in. wide ; petals 



red, yellow at the base. N. Africa. S.C. 6. —More tender. 



BB. Fls. 1 in. tciile, petals not imbricate. 



parviil6rus, Lam. Much branched shrub, 1-2 ft. ; to- 

 mentose: lvs. 3-nerved, elliptic-ovate, undulate rugose 

 above, reticulate beneath, twisted, 1 in. long : fls. 3-5 ; 

 petals pale rose, yellow at the base. June. Greece, 

 Crete. S.C. 14. 



AA. Fls. white: lvs. 3-nerved. 



Cyprius, Lam. Erect .shrub, to 6 ft., glutinous : lvs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, glabrous above, villous-tomentose be- 

 neath: fls. 5-7, nearly 3 in. wide; petals blotched purple 

 at the base. June. Cyprus. S.C. 39. 



ladaniferus, Linn. Shrub, to4ft., glutinous: Ivs.short- 

 petioled, lanceolate, glabrous and viscid above, whitish 

 tomentose beneath, H-i-A in. long : fls. usually solitary, 

 long-peduncled, 3-3Hin. wide ; petals yellow at the base. 

 June. S. W. Europe. S. C. 84. — Var. maculatUB, Sweet. 

 Petals with a dark brownish crimson spot above the base. 

 B.M. 112. Gn. 30:552. S.C.I. Probably the most beauti- 

 ful of all Cistus. 



launidlius L nn Shrub off 1 pe oled ovate 

 or ovate anceo Hte g abrou a ve w h h or brown h 



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Alfred Rehdek 

 A form of Watermelon 



CITEON {Citrus Mi^diea.vur. geninna). See Citrus. 

 Fig. 474. —A large, thick-rinded, lemon-like fr., some- 

 what cult, in Flor. and Calif. The rind is used in the 

 making of preserves and confections. 



The Citron is propagated by cuttings, layers, budding, 

 and grafting. The usual method of propagating is by 

 budding on a vigorous stock, in P^lorida preferably the 



474. Citrus Medica. the Citron (X J4) 



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