The blossoms are of a firm texture, but apt to fall off long before they
have lost their brilliancy; it therefore is a practice with some to
stick such deciduous blossoms on some fresh bud, where they continue to
look well for a considerable time.

PETIVER considered our plant as a species of Tea tree; future
observations will probably confirm his conjecture.




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~Cistus incanus. Hoary, or Rose Cistus.~


_Class and Order._

~Polyandria Monogynia.~

_Generic Character._

_Corolla_ 5-petala. _Calyx_ 5-phyllus, foliolis duobus minoribus.
_Capsula_.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

CISTUS _incanus_ arborescens exstipulatus, foliis spatulatis tomentosis
rugosis inferioribus basi connatis vaginantibus. _Lin. Syst. Vegetab.
p. 497._