HELIANTHEMUM hyssopifolium a crocatum.
Saffron-coloured Hyssop-leaved Sun-Rose.
Sect. IX . E uheeianthemum. Supra fo l.7 .
** Petalis albis, roseis, rubris vel dilute sulphureis.
H. hyssopifolium, caule suffruticoso adscendente, ramis hirsuto-to-
mentosiusculis, foliis inferioribus ovalibus; superioribus oblongo-
lanceolatis; utrinque yiridibus planis- hirsutis, calycibus hirsutis,
petalis imbricatis. Supra fol. 58. cum synonym,
a, crocatum, floribus ferrugineo-croceis. Supra 92.
/3 cupreum, floribus cupreis. Supra fol. 58.
7 multiplex, floribus cupreis plenis. Supra fol. 72.
Stem suffrutescent, much branched : branches ascending,
tomentosely hairy, becoming nearly smooth by age.
Leaves opposite, flat, green on both sides, the upper
side glossy, hairy on both sides, the hairs curved inwards,
varying in size and shape, according to the
strength of the plant: lower ones nearly round, or of
a roundish oval, others oblong, oblongly ovate, or the
upper ones lanceolate and more acute. Petioles short,
flattened on the upper side, hairy. Stipules lanceolate,
acute, hairy and fringed, bristle-pointed, about twice
the length of the petioles. Racemes terminal, many-
flowered, nodding before expansion, and becoming
erect as the flowers expand. Rractes lanceolate, acute,
hairy, and fringed, shorter than the pedicles. Pedicles
downy, nodding before the flowers expansion, erect
when in bloom, afterwards reflexed. Calyx of 5 sepals,
very hairy, the two outer ones small; inner ones ovate,
acute, concave inwards, strongly nerved, the nerves
tinged with red or purple. Petals 5, imbricate, very