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CISTACE^:.Nat. syst. ed. 2. p. 91.CISTUS.Sepals 5, nearly equal. Petals 5, much crumpled. Capsulesuperior, 5 or 10-celled, loculicidal.264. C. creticus Linn. syst. veg. 497. DC.prodr. i. 264. Jacq.ic. rar. i. 95. Dry hills in the southernmost parts of Europe.A shrub, with evergreen leaves, emitting a balsamic odour whenrubbed, or after damp warm weather in the summer. Leaves spathulateovate and oblong, somewhat downy, hairy, dull green, somewhatwavy at the edge, stalked ; petioles furrowed, nearly distinct. Peduncles1-3. Sepals with a long taper point and peduncles villous.Flowers purple. The gum resin Ladanum is produced principally bythis species ; it has been much esteemed as a stimulant and emmenagogue; it has also been recommended in chronic catarrh.265. C. ladaniferus Linn. sp. 737.266. C. Ledon. Lam. diet. ii. 17.267. C. laurifolius Linn. sp. 736are also said to furnish the same substance.131 K 2

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