HELIAN'THEMUM LIBANO'TIS. 
ROSEMARY-LEAVED SUN ROSE. 
Class. 
POLYANDRIA. 
Order. 
MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
CISTACE*. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
D uration. 
Cultivated 
Spain. 
1 foot. 
June. 
Perennial. 
in 1752. 
No. 810. 
For the derivation of Helianthemum see No. 677. 
Unlike the subject last described, which lifts its 
head in brilliant tints, our Helianthemum, humble 
almost as the silver daisy, and as modest too in its 
garb, forms a contrast not without its uses. Each 
gives to each relief. Nature herself adopts her 
contrasts, and half our pleasures live in changes. 
Well has the poet marked his landscape with 
opposing objects, — 
" The fountain’s fall, the river’s flow, 
The woody vallies, warm and low ; 
The windy summit, wild and high, 
Roughly rushing on the sky ! 
The pleasant seat, the ruin’d tower, 
The naked rock, the shady bower, 
The town and village, dome and farm ; 
Each give to each a double charm, 
As pearls upon an Ethiop’s arm. — 
Dyer. 
It is difficult to distinguish specific differences 
between many Helianthemums, the libanotis has, 
however, a distinct character. It should be planted 
in light soil, in a very dry situation. Cuttings 
should be struck in sand, and have slight protec- 
tion, during their first winter. 
Don’s Syst. Bot. 1, 301. 
