CISTUS parviflorus.
Small-flowered Rock-Rose.
Sect. I. E rythrocistus. Supra, fo l 3. . '
** Pedunculis subcymosis ; stylo subnullo capitato stanunibus bre-
eiore.
C. parviflwrus, foliis ovatis acutis subtomentosis basi trinerviis reti-
culato-venosis petiolatis: petiolis basi connatis subvaginantibus,
pedunculis subcymosis terminalibus, calycibus acutis villosis,
petalis distinctis obcordatis calyce duplo longioribus.
Cistus parviflorus. Lam. diet. 2. p. 14. Pers. syn. 2. p. 75. DC.
prod. 1. p . 264. Swt. hort. brit. p . 34. n. 8. Spreng. syst. 2. p. 584.
Stem shrubby, much branched: branches spreading,
rather slender, densely clothed with a white tomentum.
Leaves ovate, acute, somewhat twisted, thinly clothed
with a white tomentum, 3-nerved at the base, rugose,
reticulately veined, petiolate. Petioles connected^ at
the base, and sheathing the stem, tomentosely hairy.
Flowers more or less cymose, terminal, of a pale rose
colour. Bractes ovate, acute, concave. Peduncles
1 to 3-flowered, villosely hairy. Calyx of 5 sepals,
villous, acute, outer ones narrowest, ovately oblong,
inner ones ovate, concave, with membranaceous margins.
Petals 5, more than double the length of the
calyx, obcordate, distinct, not imbricate, slender at
the base, pale rose-coloured. Stamens about 30, short,
but overtopping the stigma; filaments smooth, pale
yellow: pollen bright yellow. Germen tomentose. Style
very short. Stigma large, capitate, deeply 5-chan-
nelled, papillose.
For the opportunity of giving a figure of this very
rare and handsome plants we are obliged to Mr. William
Anderson, Curator of the Apothecaries’ Garden
at Chelsea, who kindly informed us when it was in
bloom ; we are certain that it is the species for which
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