4. C. Ledon (Lara. diet. 2. p. 17.) Leaves connected at the base, ob-
longly lanceolate, nerved; upper side smooth and glossy; underneath clothed
with silky wool: flowers in a corymbed cyme : flower-stalks and calyx
clothed with silky wool, b .—IVative of the South of France.—Flowers white.
Duham. arb. 1. p. 168. t. 66.—This species was plentiful in collections
some years back, but we know not where to find it at present.
5. C. Sideritis (Spreng. syst. v. 4. pars. 2. p. 205.) Stem decumbent;
leaves petiolate, obovate, somewhat rugged, underneath clothed with a
white woolliness: flower-stalks solitary, elongated, 1 to 2-flowered, the
upper part jointed, and with the calyx woolly, flowers nodding before flowering.
b.—Native of Sicily.
6. C. parvijolius. Stem erect, very much branched: branches erect,,
rather crowded, densely woolly: leaves small, ovate, acute, rounded at the
base, undulate, rugged, netted-veined, slightly crenulate at the margins,
hairy on both sides, slightly hoary : flower-stalks axillary, 1 to 3-flowered,
nodding before expansion : sepals taper-pointed, and clothed with bunches
of hairs, b— Native of the South of Europe.—Flowers white.
HELIANTHEMUM. Suprafol.2.
Sect. I. H alimittm. Supra fol. 4.------ * Stylo brevi recto. *s ‘
1. H . Libanotis (Willd. enum. 570.) Stem shrubby, smoothish, branching
: leaves sessile, linear, the margins rolled back, upper side of a brownish
green, underneath whitish : bractes oblongly linear, shorter than the Ï-'
flowered flower-stalks : calyx of three smooth, glossy, ovate, taper-pointed’
sepals, b .—Native of Portugal, Italy, and Barbary. Barrel, ic. 294,
Ledon V I I I . Clus. hist. 1. p. 80. ic.y^Petals straw-coloured ; style about
half the length of the stamens : stigma small.—This species was frequent
in the collections a few years back, but we do not know that it is in any
at present ; it is nearest related to H. umbellatum.
** Stylosubnullo, stigmate magno.
2. H . alyssotdes (Vent, choix, t. 20.). Stem frutescent, very much
branched, diffusely spreading ; upper part of the branches clothed with white
wool and hairs intermixed : leaves sessile, attenuated towards the basé, oblongly
ovate, bluntish, and clothed with short hairs; while young whitish
turning green by age : flower-stalks terminal, solitary, or umbelled, 1-2-
flowered, longer than the leaves : calyx of 3 sepals, taper-pointed, hairy, b .
— Native of Spain, and the West of France.^—Petals yellow, with a dark
spot at the base : flower-bud dark purple towards the point.—The present
plant was not unfrequent at the Nurseries some years ago, where it was
considered a spreading variety of H. algarvense ; and, from its habit, was
not so much esteemed. We believe it has now quite disappeared from
them ; but is most probably still cultivated in some of the gardens in the
neighbourhood of Paris. Ventenat’s figure was from a plant cultivated in
the garden of M. Cels. ' ‘ "y
3. H. atriplidfolium ( W. enum. 569.) Stem shrubby, erect : branches
covered with white patches, or spots : leaves on footstalks, broadly ovate,
bluntish, undulate towards the base, covered on both sides with silvery
spots : flower-stems racemose, hairy : calyx hairy, of 3 sepals, or rarely
5 sepals, the 2 outer ones very small, b .—Native of Spain. Barrel, ic,
t. 292. Stem 4 to 6 feet high; upper leaves sessile: hairs long, hairy,
brownish : petals large, yellow.—We saw numerous plants of this species
at the Nursery of Mr. Lee, at Hammersmith, several years ago ; but we
do not know any collection .that possesses it at present.
4. H. lasidnthum (Pers. syn. 2. p. 76.) Stem somewhat shrubby, very
much branched: branches hoary; tinged with black, the upper part clothed
with white wool, and spreading hairs intermixed; leaves nearly sessile,
ovately oblong, more or less bluntish, keeled, obscurely ash-coloured, and
clothed with short dense wool; flower-stalks 1-2-flowered, very-short,
hairy ; calyx varying, with 3 to 5 sepals, very hairy, b-—Native of Por-
tugal.—Flower-stems, calyces, and young leaves, clothed with long white
ha ir sca ly x sometimes with 5 sepals, the two outer ones very narrow, with
a smooth point; petals yellow, sometimes with a dark spot near the base.
mvolucritvm• (Pers, syn. 2. p. 76.) Stem somewhat shrubby,
erect, branching : branches clothed with short ash-coloured wool; lower
leaves on footstalks, nearly ovate, small, clothed with short white tomentum
: upper ones oblongly lanceolate, sessile, greenish, somewhat rough ;
flower-stems very short, surrounded by the leaves ; calyx of 5 sepals : inner
ones clothed with white tomentum: outer ones linear, smootbish, greener, b .
—Native of Spain, and Portugal.
Sect, II. Lecheoides. Supra folio 11.
6. H. corymbosum. Stem slightly frutescent, erect,branching: branches
forked, somewhat pubescent, the upper part clothed with short ash-coloured
wool; stem-leaves alternate, lanceolately oblong, bluntish, underneath
clothed with grey tomentum : upper ones with revolute margins; corymbs of
flowers closely crowded; calyx clothed with white wool, and hairs intermixed
: outer sepals linear and obtuse : inner ones ovate, and acute, a little
shorter than the capsule; style very short, b •—Native of North America,
from i i ew Jersey to Georgia. Flowers pale yellow.
7 . EL rosmarinifoliuni (Pursh fl. amer. 2. p. 364.) Stem erect, forked,
branching: branches quite erect, pubescent; leaves oblongly linear, margins
generally revolute, underneath clothed with white tomentum ; small
axillary branches very shortly pedunculate, 1-3-flowered, shorter than the
leaves ; inner sepals ovate, acute, three times smaller than the petals. 2 1.—
Native of various parts of North America, Georgia, Canada,' and round
Boston, according to different authors.-^Flowers small, crowded; capsule
glqssy, 3-sided, brown; petals pale yellow.
8. II. ramulifibrum (Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 308.) Stems erect, hairy,
powdered, upper part somewhat forked, branching : flowering branches
slender; stem-leaves lanceolately elliptic, or oblong, acute, margin
scarcely revolute, underneath clothed with a white tomentum ; flowers pedunculate,
solitary; inner sepals broadly ovate, taper-pointed ; capsule globular,
about the length of the calyx, if- .A-Native of Carolina.—-Flower-
stalks and calyx hairy; style very short, erect; flowers yellow.
, 9?. H. obcordatum (DC. prodr. 1. p. 284.) Stem erect, somewhat fru-
tesoent; leaves alternate, oblong, stipulate, somewhat crowded in bunches;
sepals 3; petals 5, obcordate. b •—Native of Mexico. Moc. et Sesse flor.
mex. icon. ined.
10 ? II. tripetalum (DC. prodr. 1. p. 284.) Stems numerous, erect,
slender; leaves alternate, linear, without stipules; sepals 5, the 2 outer
ones small, linear; petals 3.—Native of Mexico.-^Moc. et Sesse fl. mex.
ic.ined.
11? H . ast'ylum (DC. prodr. 1. p.284.) Stems dwarf, spreading, sub-
herbaceous ; leaves somewhat alternate, stipulate, oval-oblong ; sepals 5 :
b