the stigma : filaments unequal in length, slender, bright
yellow. Germen clothed with silky hairs. Style very
short, erect, hid by the large, capitate, slightly 5-lobed,
papillose Stigma.
We have seen some fine specimens of this plant in
the Herbarium of A. B. Lambert, Esq. who received
them from Crete under the name of C. salvifolius, but it
is very different from that species, or any other with
which we are acquainted; it forms a pretty little compact
bush, which is covered with flowers a good part of
the Summer; the plants that we have seen have not been
more than a foot to eighteen inches in height, and very
bushy, and it appears to be one of the dwarfest growing
species of the genus.
Being a native of Crete, it requires a little shelter in
severe frost, either to be covered with mats, or some
other covering, if planted in the open ground: but if
grown in pots, it may be protected in a frame or Greenhouse
in frosty weather, and can then be turned out in
the borders in Spring. It thrives well in any light sandy
soil, or a mixture of light sandy loam and peat will suit
it very well. Young cuttings, planted under handglasses
in August or September, will strike root readily.
Our drawing was made at the Nursery of Messrs.
Whitley, Brames, and Milne, at Fulham; and it was
most probably first introduced from Greece by Dr. Sib-
thorp, and has been in our collections ever since, without
being noticed as a distinct species.