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LEGUMINOS^. LV. Aspalatuus. 



44 A. LARi'ciNA (D.C. prod. 2. p. 141.) leaves in fascicles, 



terete, mucronate, glabrous ; flowers lateral, woolly, T2 . G. 



A. laricifolia, Thunb. 1. c, but not of Lam.— A pubescent shrub, 



with spreading leaves and yellow flowers. 



ZarcA-leaved Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



45 A. GLOBo^sA (Andr. hot. rep. 510.) leaves in fascicles, 

 linear, tomentose ; flowers in terminal heads, villous ; branches 

 long, slender. Tj . G. Flowers fuscous. 



Globose-Qowered Aspalathus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1801. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



46 A. junipe'rina (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, terete, 

 mucronate, glabrous ; flowers terminal, glabrous. Tj . G. 

 Branches pubescent. Flowers solitary or twin. 



Juniper 'It ke Asj^alathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



56 A. cilia'ris (Lin. mant. 262.) leaves in fascicles or trifo- 

 liate, trigonal, acute, ciliated; heads terminal; calyx equal in 



G. Sims, bot. maof. 2233. Flowen 



length to the corolla. ^ 

 yellow. Corolla tomentose. 



Sims, bot. mag. 2233, 

 This and the five following species 

 are perhaps more correctly referable to the following division, 

 with the trifoliate leaves. 



Ciliary-leaved Aspalathus. 

 2 to 3 feet. 



Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1799. Si. 



57 A. auiNauETOLiA (Lin. mant. 6. p, 92.) leaves in fascicles, 

 trifoliate, linear-oblong, flat, rather hairy ; heads of flowers hairy; 

 corolla glabrous. Tj . G. — Pluk. aim. t. 278. f. 4. ex Thunb. 

 fl. cap. 575, 

 and round. 



Five-leaved Aspalathus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2to3fl 



58 A. ca'ndicans TAit. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. d. 264. 



The heads of flowers in D. C. specimen are large 



P 



brous ; flowers lateral and terminal, solitary, glabrous ; branches 



Flowers yellows Segments of the calyx long, 



striated. 



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47 A. abietina (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, leaves in fascicles, trifoliate, filiform, silky; flowers sub-laten! 

 and are as well as the calyxes ending in spiny mucrones, gla- with the vexillum naked. T2 • ^' 



Whitened Aspalathus. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1774. Sh. 2to4fl. 



59 A. heterophy'lla (Lin. fil. suppl. 321. Thunb. fl. cap. 

 575.) leaves in fascicles or trifoliate, linear, pilose ; flowers spi- 

 cate ; calyx and corolla villous. Tj . G. Leaves of hranebo 

 in fascicles, of branchlets trifoliate. Vexillum tomentose on the 



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back. Flowers yellow. Leaves and calycine segments acu- 

 minated, rather spinose. 



Variable-leaved Asipalaihus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



60 A. arge'ntea (Lin. spec. 1001.) leaves in fascicles, trifo- 

 liate, ovate, clothed on both surfaces with appressed silky pif 

 bescence ; heads of flowers tomentose ; stem dichotomous. ^*^' 

 A, sericea, Berg. cap. 212. Flowers in spicate heads. Calj*x 

 and corolla clothed with rufous, velvety, soft down. 



/S/Vrc;-?/ Aspalathus. Fl. Jul, Aug. Clt. 1759. Sh. 2feet. 



ifoUatey hardly in ft 



awl-shaped, pungent, about equal in length to the corolla. 

 Fir-like Aspalathus. Slirub 2 to 4 feet. 



48 A. trigo'na (Thunb. L c.) leaves in fascicles, trigonal, 

 mucronate, glabrous ; flowers lateral. !? . G. Branches pu- 

 bescent. Flowers solitary, small, glabrous. 



Trigonal Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



49 A. ARANEo'sA (Lin. spec. 1001.) leaves in fascicles, fili- 

 form, acute, loose, hispid from spreading hairs ; flowers capitate ; 

 calycine segments subulate, hispid from pili, about equal in 

 length to the corolla, which is silky. Tj . G. — Pluk. aim. t. 

 414. f. 4. — Seb. thes. 1. t. 23. f. 6. Flowers yellow, but white 

 according to Sims, in bot. mag. 829. and yellow when dry. A. 

 pilosa, Sieb. pi. exsic. cap. no. 48. Anthyllis quinqueflora, Lin. 

 fil. suppl. 325. ex herb. Burm. Stamens truly monadelphous, 

 \vith the sheath cleft above. 



Cohvcbbcd Aspalathus. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1 795. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



50 A. COMOSA (Tlumb. fl. cap. 577.) leaves in fascicles, fili- 

 form, pilose ; flowers lateral, tufted. ]^ . G. Corolla yellow, 

 with the vexillum tomentose outside. Branches villous. 



61 A. virgaVa (Thunb. fl. cap. 576.) leaves in fascicles, anc 



T2. G, 



Thunb. 



twiggy- 

 Branches tomentose. Spikes elongated, hairy, e^ 



ift 



Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



Twiggy Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



(52 A. TRiDENTA TA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, lanceolate, 

 51 A. CEPHALOTES (Thunb. 1, c.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, villous; prickles trifid. Tj . G. (Leaves glabrous. Flower? 



capitate, ex Lin. spec. 1002. Heads terminal, globose, ha»^' 

 ex Thunb. 1. c. 



bluntish, rather villous ; heads terminal, hairy. ^i . G. Caly- 



cine segments linear-subulate, hairy. Flowers larger than m 

 any other species of the genus ; the vexillum is oval and nearly 

 an inch long, silky on the outside. Branches hairy. Leaves 

 2-3 lines lonrr. 



Headed 



Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



52 A. tri'quetra (Thunb. fl. cap. 578.) leaves in fascicles, 

 trigonal, obtuse, pilose, wrinkled ; heads terminal. T2 . G. 



Branches 



hardly a line long. 



Corolla yellow, glabrous. Leaves 



Tridentate-sY^ned Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



63 A. LOTOiDES (Thunb. fl. cap. 575.) leaves trifoliate, laj^ 



ceolate, acute, villous; buds unarmed; heads terminal; branc 

 lets and calyxes hairy ; keel and vexillum silky. H* ' 

 Lobes of calyx acuminated. Petals about equal in l^"o 



Crotalaria lunaris, Burm. cap. prod. 21- • 



Flowers yellow. 



Lotus-like Aspalathus. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



64 A. PILOSA (Lin. mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate, linear 



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clothed 

 pilose; 



Pilose Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



65 A. sERicEA (Thunb. prod. 125. fl. 574. but not 



of Be*) 



Triquetrous Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. w 



53 A. cane'scens (Lin. mant. 262.) leaves in fascicles, clothed p ^ ^ __. ^ 



with silky tomentum, subulate, mucronulate ; flowers lateral, cap. 574. Branches with a few leaves at the apex 

 pubescent. ]? . G. Tube of calyx ventricose, rather hairy, 

 acutely 5-toothed. Petals equal in length. Vexillum clothed 

 with silky tomentum outside. Ovary villous. le 



Cane scent As^a\aih\xs. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. flowers silky-hairy. \ . G. Perhaps the species in LitJ- **' 



54 A. vermicula'ta (Lam. diet. 1. p. 288.) leaves in fascicles, suppl. 321. is the same as that of Thunb. ijt 

 small, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers lateral, racemose, rather hairy. Silky Aspalathus. Fl. Julv, Avw. Clt. 1816. Sb. 2to^ 

 X. r: T ..... K...11. i..ir . 1;..;. i....r 66 A. c^e^rea (Thunb. prod, 125. fl. 575.) leaves tnfgJJ 



loner, flaf. nniiffi inrnctw^ncc^ . Tioo^lc trfarminAl. 9) « \^* * 



termJ 



inal; 



^2 - G. Leaves hardly half a line in length. 



Fermiculate-leavcd Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



55 A. RV^BENs (Thunb. fl. cap. 576.) leaves in fascicles, su- 

 bulate, silky ; flowers solitary, silky. Ij . G. Branches reddish- 

 brown ; branchlets silky, spreading much. Leaves hardly half 



a line long. 



Heddish'hxanched Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



oblong, flat, acute, tomentose ; heads terminal. ^2 

 and corolla hairy on the outside. 



Grey Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



ifolia^' 



67 A. linearifoua (D. C. prod. 2. p. 142.) leaves trifo^^^ 

 sessile, ending in callous mucrones, equal, covered wjt ^^ 

 fine pubescence ; heads terminal ; bracteas ovate-lanceoia i 



