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ROCKROSE 



Family: ClSTACEAE. 



Reproductive system: POLYANDRY, MONOGYNY. 



Rockroses make a lovely sight in the French countryside and in southern Europe, 

 where they grow in the wild. The flowers are short-lived, but they continue blooming in 

 such abundance for several months that it's a pity that in the north they can't be grown out 

 in the open. 



THE LAUREL ROCKROSE. Cistus laurifolius, Linn, is a shrub about two meters 

 high. The leaves are oval, lanceolate, pointed, smooth above and hairy underneath. They 

 appear to be joined at their bases. The white flowers are terminal and are clustered 

 together on quite long, bare peduncles. The calyx has five equal sections. 



FLOWERS: in June and July. 

 RANGE: the south of France. 

 NOMENCLATURE. Spanish, estepa. Basque, estepa. 



GUM ROCKROSE. Cistus ladaniferus 9 Linn, is a shrub similar to the one above, but 

 its leaves are narrower and more pointed. The corolla is larger, white, and usually has a 

 violet spot at the base of each petal. The calyx has five equal sections. The fruit is a 

 capsule with ten compartments. 



FLOWERS: in June and July. 

 RANGE: the south of France. 



