ompact bush 4 feet high,
| |Summer |with flowers about an inch
| | |across.
| | |
C. populifolius |Levant |White; |The leaves of this are very
(Poplar-leaved | |Summer |distinct, being
Cistus) | | |heart-shaped and
| | |long-stalked, whilst the
| | |plant itself will attain a
| | |height of 6 feet.
| | |
C. purpureus |South-East |Reddish |This is only suitable for
|Europe |purple |planting in the West of
| |with a |England, but where not
| |maroon |injured by frost it is a
| |blotch |delightful shrub, a little
| | |over a yard high.
| | |
*C. villosus |Mediterranean |Reddish |A compact shrub, whose
|region |purple |reddish-purple blossoms are
| | |about 2-1/2 inches across.
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[Illustration: _CISTUS VILLOSUS._]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
Cladrastis |Amoorland; |Whitish; |A very distinct shrub or
amurensis (Amoor |Leguminosae |July |small tree, which is
Yellow Wood) | | |perfectly hardy, and has
| | |peculiarly greyish-green
| | |leaves. The dense spikes of
| | |small, pea-shaped blossoms
| | |are showy when at their
| | |best. This has deep
|