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a 3. C. corBaRIENsIs Pourr. The Corbiéres Cistus, or Rock Rose. 
Identification. Dee. Prod., 1. p. 265. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 299. eee 
Synonymes. C. salviefdlius 8 Dec. Prod. Fl. Fr., 4. p. 813.3 C. populifdlius 
minor, in some nurseries ; C. b¥bridus Pour7., not of Vahl. 
Engravings. Swt. Cist., t. 8.; and our fig. 79. 
Spec. Char. §c. Leaves stalked, somewhat cordate, ovate, 
acuminated, with fringed margins, wrinkled on both surfaces, 
and very glutinous. Peduncles long, 1—3-flowered. (Don’s 
Mill.) A sub-evergreen shrub. South of France, on the 
mountains of Corbiéres ; and also in Spain. Height 2 ft. to 
3 ft. Introduced in 1656. Flowers white; May and June. 
Capsule brown ; ripe in August. 
A handsome plant, and, according to Sweet, one of the 
hardiest species of the genus, thriving well in common garden 
soil, and in any situation where it is not too moist. It conti- 
nues in bloom for about two months ; and every day during : 
that period the plant is covered with a profusion of band- 7% © corbariénsis. 
some white flowers, the margins of which are tinged with rose colour. 
The rose-coloured buds are also very pretty before the flowers expand. 
@ 4, C. Poputirotius Z. The Poplar-leaved Cistus, or Rock Rose. 
Identification. Lin. Sp 736.; Don's Mill., 1. p.300. . 
Synonymes. Cistus populifdlius Cav. Ison.; Ciste 4 Feuilles de Peuplier, 
fr.; Pappel-blattrige Cisten Rose, Ger. 
Engravings. Swt. Cist. 23.; and our jig. 80. 
Spec. Char, &c. Leaves stalked, cordate, acuminate, 
wrinkled, smooth. Flowers cymose. Peduncles bracteate. 
Bracteas oblong. Sepals acuminate, clammy. (Don’s Anil.) 
A sub-evergreen shrub of vigorous growth. France and 
Spain. Height 5 ft.to7 ft. Introduced in 1656. Flowers 
white, with distinct petals; May to July. Capsule brown; 
ripe in September. 
Leaves dark green, cordate, clammy, with undulate margins. 
One of the most robust species of the genus, and also one of 
the hardiest. A plant 7 ft. high, in the grounds at Syon, 
stood through the winter of 1837-8 uninjured, without the 
slightest protection. 80. Cistus populifolius. 
@ 5.°C. LauriFo'yivs L. The Lourel-leaved Cistus, or Rock Rose. 
Identification. Lin, Sp. 736.; Clus. Hist. 1. p.78. f. 1.; Don's Mill, 1. p. 300. 
Synonymes. Ciste & Feuilles de Laurier, Fr. ; Lorbeer-blittrige Cisten Rose, Ger. 
Aingravings. Clus. Hist., 1. p. 78. £. 1.3 Swt. Cist., t. 52.; and our fig. 81. 
Spee. Char., §c. Leaves stalked, ovate- 
lanceolate, 3-nerved, upper surface gla- 
brous, under surface tomentose. Foot- 
stalks dilated, and connate at the base. 
Capsules 5-celled. (Don's Mill.) A 
sub-evergreen bush. South of France, 
and Spain. Height 4ft. to 5ft.  In- 
troduced in 1771. Flowers large, white, 
with light red bracteas; July and Aug. 
Capsule brown; ripe in October. 
A. very robust species, with large 
green laurel-like leaves. It produces an 
abundance of flowers, which, with their 
light red bracteas, are very ornamental 
before they expand, resembling, at a distance, the bursting buds of roses. It 
requires no protection ; and may be raised from seeds, which it ripens in 
abundance; and also by cuttings, which, however, do not strike so freely as in 
some of the other species. 
81. Cfstus laurifdlius. 
