It is, perhaps, better suited to decorate the unclip'd hedge of the
pleasure-ground, than the border of the flower-garden.




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CISTUS LADANIFERUS. GUM CISTUS.

_Class and Order._

POLYANDRIA MONOGNIA.

_Generic Character._

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

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

CISTUS _ladaniferus_ arborescens ex stipulatus, foliis lanceolatis supra
lævibus, petiolis basi coalitis vaginantibus. _Linn. Syst.
Vegetab. ed. 14._ _Murr. p. 497._

CISTUS ladanifera Hispanica incana. _Bauh. Pin. 467._

CISTUS Ledon. The Gum Cistus or Sweete Holly Rose. _Park. Parad. p.
422._