Crete
(S. C. 42.) C. populifolius (Poplar-leaved). fl. white, cymose; sepals clammy; peduncles bracteate, bracts oblong. May to June. l. stalked, cordate, acuminate, wrinkled, smooth. h. 3ft. Southwestern Europe, 1656. (S. C. 23.) C. psilosepalus (smooth-sepaled).* fl. somewhat cymose; peduncles hairy-tomentose; sepals with long points, glabrous, shining, edges ciliated; petals broad-cuneated, imbricated, white, with a yellow mark at the base of each. June to August. l. on short footstalks, oblong-lanceolate, three-nerved, acute, with undulated margins, which are somewhat denticulated and ciliated, rather hairy. h. 2ft. to 3ft. Native country unknown. (S. C. 33.) C. purpureus (purple).* fl., petals reddish-purple, marked at the base with a dark purple spot, imbricate; peduncles one, two, or three together. June. l. oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, wrinkled; footstalks short, hairy, sheathing. h. 2ft. Levant (S. C. 17.) C. rotundifolius (round-leaved).* fl., petals purple, with a yellow mark at the base of each, imbricate; sepals cordate, pilose; peduncles very hairy, rather cymose. June to September. l. roundish-ovate, obtuse, flat, wrinkled, reticulately veined, clothed on both sides with fascicled hairs; petioles furrowed, somewhat sheathing at the base. h. 1ft. South Europe, 1640. (S. C. 75.) C. salvifolius (Sage-leaved). fl. white, middle-sized; peduncles long, white from tomentum, one-flowered, articulated above, solitary or tern. June to August. l. stalked, ovate, obtuse, wrinkled; under surface tomentose. h. 2ft. South Europe, 1548. (S. C. 54.) There are many varieties of this species. C. s. Corbariensis (Corbar).* fl., petals white, imbricate; peduncles long, one to five-flowered. May. l. stalked, somewhat cordate, ovate, acuminated, with fringed margins, wrinkled on both surfaces, and very glutinous. h. 2ft. South of France, 1656. A hybrid between salvifolius and populifolius. (S. C. 8.) C. undulatus (waved). A synonym of C. villosus.
C. vaginatus (sheathed).* fl. rich rose; petals imbricate; peduncles three-flowered, axillary or terminal, long, bracteate at the base. April to June. l. lanceolate, acute, three-nerved, hairy; under surface reticulated; footstalks furrowed, dilated, and sheathing at the base, with pilose margins. h. 2ft. Teneriffe, 1779. (S. C. 9.) C. villosus (villose).* fl., petals large, reddish-purple, spreading, imbricate at the base; peduncles one-flowered, one or three together. June. l. roundish-ovate, wrinkled, tomentose and hairy, stalked; footstalks furrowed, connate at the base. h. 3ft. South Europe, 1596. SYNS. C. incanus and C. undulatus. (S. C. 35.) C. v. canescens (hoary).* fl., petals crenulated, of a darkish-purple, tinged with blue, and with a yellow spot at the base of each; sepals clothed with starry pubescence; peduncles terminal, one-flowered, or somewhat cymose. May. l. oblong-linear, bluntish, tomentose, hoary, waved, rather three-nerved, sessile, and some-what connate at the base. h. 2ft. South Europe. (S. C. 45.)