Cistus GutrAtus. SPOTTED-FLOWERED CisTUs. 
 CISTUS; Linn. Gen. PL: Poryanvria Monocyntia. ; | 
! Cer. 5-petala. .Ca/ 5-phyllus: foliolis duobus minoribus: Caef/wAe | 
Ra Sym Gen. 24, HERBA PENTAPETALA VASCULIFERJE; 
CISTUS guitatus herbaceus exflipulatus, foliis oppofitis lanceolatis trinerviis, raceinis ebraGeatis: 
Linn. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 499. Mant. 403. 
CISTUS annuus, foliis radicalibus oppofitis, lanceolatis trinerviis, ramiferis ternatis linearibus. Sut, 
Mon/p. 148... | 
- CISTUS foliis oblongo-acuminatis non ftipulatis caule florali racemofo, Guett Stamp, 2. p. 181, Dalib, 
Eb Parif. 1 58. alie | , 
CISTUS flore pallido punicanté macula infignito: C. B. Pin. 465. 
TUBERARIA minor Myconi. Lugd. 1099. 
CISTUS annuus II. Cf. Hif. 1. p. 77. 
CISTUS annuus flore maculató. Ger. emac. 1281. f 19: Spotted annual Ciftus. 
CISTUS annuus flore guttato. Spotted annual Ciftus. Park. Th. p. 661. 
HELIANTHEMUM flore maculofo. Gol Ecphr. IT. 78. 2.77. 


Tota planta gratum odorem fpirat, prefertim flores, — à The whole plant diffufes a pleafant odour, efpecially 
. the flowers. 
RADIX annua. ROOT annual. | I 
CAULIS femipedalis ad pedalem, erectus, ramofus uf x STALK from fix inches to a foot in height, upright; 
que ad bafin, teres, hirfutulus, vifcofus. branched quite to the bottom, round, {lightly 
hairy, and vifcid, 
LEAVES oppofite, connate; the lowermoft lanceolate 
and fomewhat blunt, the furface rough with 
little prominent points, three-ribbed, flightly 
hirfute, the uppermoft lanceolato-linear. 
FLOWERS. growing in racemi, ftanding on foot. 
ftalks, yellow, deciduous, with and without 
brattee, and that on the fame racemus; Pe- 
duncles round, vifcous, drooping before the 
bloffoms open, upright during their expanfion, 
turning back again when the flowering is over, 
and again becoming upright on the fhedding 
of the feed, : 
CALYX: a PER1ANTHIUM of five leaves, continuing, 
the three larger leaves ovate, pointed, con- 
cave, vifcous, hirfute, dotted with glands of 
a blackifh purple colour, clofing together 
when the flowering is over; the two. fmaller 
leaves lanceolate, edged with hairs, and 
| | Ípreading, fg. 1. 
COROLLA: PzrALA quinque, obovata, lutea, ma- 6 COROLLA: PzrALs five, obovate, yellow, marked ' 
cula purpurea ad bafin notata, inzqualiter 9. with a yellow fpot at the bafe, the edge irre- 
circumférrata, fig: 2. gularly indented, jg. 2. 
STAMINA: FILAMENTA plurima; ANTHER 4 flave, ; STAMINA: FrnAMENTS numerous; ANTHER« yel- 
y 
FOLIA oppofita, connata; inferiora lanceolata, obtu- 
| frufcula, punétis prorinulis fcabriufcula, tri- 
nervia, hirfutula, fuperiora lanceolato-linearia. 
FLORES racemofi, pedunculati, lutei, caduci, brac- 
teati, et ebracteati, idque in eodem racemo ; 
Pedunculi teretes, vifcofi, ante florefcentiam 
nutantes, pendente florefcentia erecti, peracta 
florefcentia reflexi, feminibus demiffis iteruin 
eriguntur, - 
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. CALYX: Pertanruium ‘pentaphyllum, perfiftens, 
foliolis tribus majoribus ovatis, acutis, con- 
cavis, vifcofis, hirfutis, glandulis atro-purpu- 
reis punctatis, peracta florefcentia convergen- 
übus; duobus minoribus lanceolatis, ciliatis, 
patentibus, fg. 1. — 
Lee fo v. E | | 6 low, fig. 9. | | 
PISTILLUM: Girmenfubrotundum: Srvrusnulls: à PISTILLUM: GznwEN roundifh; SrTvrir none; 
. STIGMA magnum, flavum, villofum, fig. 4. © ( . STIGMA large, yellow, and villous, fg. 4. 
PERICARPIUM: CarsuLa trivalvis, valvis ovatis, 9 SEED-VESSEL : a CarsuLE of three valves, the 
concavis marginibus ad lentem ciliatis, fig. 5. 9 valves ovate, concave, the edges fringed when 
; magnified, fg. 5. 
SEMINA plurima, minima, pallida, interno parieti 
: SEEDS numerous, very fmall, of a pale colour, af- 
valvarum per fila affixa, jig. 6. 
fixed by threads to the infide of the valves, 
| fig. 6. | 
This very diftin&t fpecies of Ciftus, is firft enumerated as a Britifh plant in Rav's Synop/fis, where it is defcribed 
on the authority of Dr. Suzrarp, as growing in the Ifle of Jerfey, on the weft fide, near Grofnez-Caflle; and 
is further mentioned, on the authority of Mr. Brewer, in Mr. Hupson’s Flora Anglica, as being found in the 
ve of Man; in fandy paftures on Llech ddue, near Holyhead; in France, Spain, and Italy, it occurs more 
requently, 
Both ibi Ciftus and the /a/icifolius ate annuals, in which refpe& they differ from all the other Britifh fpecies ; 
from each other they are diftinguifhed by feveral characters, none of which are more obvious than the difpro- 
portionate fize of their refpettive feed-veffels. Several peculiarities attend on this fpecies, fome of which 
have efcaped the obfervations of authors; the fpots on the petals have been generally noticed, they contribute 
to render the flowers a pretty ornament; on the lower part of each of the larger leaves of the calyx one 
perceives numerous black glands, interfperfed among the hairs, vifible to the naked eye, and very con{picuous 
when fomewhat magnified ; Crusius, who found this plant in Spain, defcribes it as covered with a fort of 
glutinous exudation; we have not perceived much of this, but we' have found the whole plant diffufe a moft 
delightful fragrance, more efpecially the flowers, and flower cups; this odoriferous matter, we apprehend, 
chiefly refides in the black glands we have mentioned. 
. Inthe middle of fummer, the ufual time of its flowering, when the mornings are long, and the folar rays 
powerful, the petals of this fpecies will frequently fall off before nine o'clock; towards Autumn, we have 
obferved them continue till noon; immediately on their falling, the three larger leaves of the calyx clofe 
together over the ftamina, and piftillum, and fecure them from any injury they might be liable to fuflain from 
the early lofs of their more delicate covering. j 
This plant is propagated without difficulty, it produces abundance of feeds, which readily grow; fow them 
in. a pot of earth, in the Autumn; guard the feedlings, which will be fmall, againft injuries during the Winter, 
and your plants will flower early the enfuing Summer; fhould your autumnal crop fail; fow again in the Spring, — 
' -your plants will flower in the Summer, but later. | | j 
Has been obferved by authors to vary with flowers without fpots, 
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