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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
2.— CISTUS INCANUS Lin. THE HOARY-LEAVED ROSE CISTUS. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., t. 43 ; Flora Graeca, t. 494 ; and our fig. somewhat three-nerved, sessile, somewhat connate at the base ; upper 
5, in PI. 2. leaves narrower. 
Specific Character. — Leaves spathulate, tomentose, wrinkled. 
Description, &c. — This species is very remarkable, from the whiteness of its leaves and the crumpled 
appearance of its flowers. The petals are imbricate, hut not so decidedly so as in the last species. Though 
this plant is a native of Spain and the South of France, it is more tender than C. purpureus, which is a native 
of the East. Under glass, however, it flowers freely, and ripens abundance of seeds. 
3.— CISTUS VAGINATUS Ait. THE SHEATHED-LEAVED CISTUS. 
SvNONYME. — C. symphitifolius Lam. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 225 ; and o\a fig. 2, in PI. 2. 
Specific Character. — Leaves lanceolate, acute, three-nerved, hairy. 
the under surface reticulated ; footstalks furrowed, dilated, sheathing, 
and joined together at the base. Peduncles one to three-flowered, 
axillary and terminal, fumished with large spreading bracteae at the base. 
Description, &c. — This very handsome plant differs considerably from the other species which I have 
described, particularly in the footstalks of its leaves, which are curiously dilated and joined together so as to 
form a ribbed sheath, half-an-inch or more in length, to the stem. 
OTHER SPECIES OF CISTUS. 
Tliere are numerous other species of Cistus mentioned in hooks, but they are seldom seen in Brttish 
gardens, with the exception of those kinds whick are hardy enough to stand out in the open air, such as the 
Gum Cistus, and several nearly allied species. Of those kept in greenhouses, the names are very frequently 
confused together, some slight variations of C. purpureus and C. incanus being Imown by several other names. 
The following, however, are quite distinct : — 
C. CRETICUS Lin. 
This species has very handsome flowers, the petals of which are purple, %vith yellow at the base, and imbricate. 
The flowers are generally solitaiy, and the leaves somewhat downy. 
C. ROTUNDIFOLIUS Swt. 
This species has roundish leaves and purple flowers, with a yellow mark at the base of each petal. It is 
a native of the South of Em’ope, and it is nearly hardy. It is only about a foot high. 
C. CANDIDISSIMUS Lin. 
This species is a native of the Grand Canary Islands, where it is found in pine forests at a considerable 
distance above the level of the sea. The leaves are quite white, with a downy wool ; and the flowers are of a pale 
rose-colour, with the petals quite distinct. 
GENUS II. 
HELIANTHEMUM Tourn. THE HELIANTHEMUM, OR SUN-ROSE. 
Lin. Syst. POLYANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx of three equal sepals, but when five, 
they are disposed in a double series ; the two outer sepal* are usually 
smaller than the inner ones, very rarely larger. Petals five, usually 
regularly denticulated at the top. Stigma capitate. Style sometimes 
Description, &c. — The greater part of the species 
some slirubhy. The flowers are generally smaller than 
almost wanting, sometimes straight, sometimes oblique, and sometimes 
bent at the base. Ovary triquetrous. Capsule three-valved ; valves 
with a narrow dissepiment, or a seminiferous nerve in the middle 
of each. Seeds angular, smooth. Albumen mealy. ((?. Don.) 
are trailing plants, some of which are herbaceous, and 
those of the Cistus, and more abundant, being produced 
