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LEGUMINOS^. LVL Ulex. LVII. Stauracanthus. LVIII. Spartium. LIX. Genista. 



Arhoreous Aspalathus. Tree. 



Cult. All the species are rather ornamental when in flower. 



Europce^us, which is a very elegant plant when in bloom, andi 

 increased by young cuttings, planted under a hand-glass. Tie 



A mixture of loam, peat, and sand is the soil best adapted for rest are usually increased by seeds. 



them, and young cuttings of all will strike in sand, under bell- 

 glasses, but the glasses must be wiped occasionally or the cuttings 

 are very liable to damp ofF. 



LVL U'LEX (said to be derived from ac, a point, in Celtic, 

 in reference to the prickly branches). Lin. gen. no. 881. Lam. 

 ill. t. 621. D. C. prod. 2. p. 144. 



Lm. SYST. Monadtlphia^ Decdndria. Calyx bibracteate, 



bipartite, one of the lips 3-toothed, the other bidentate. Stamens calyx. 



all connected. Legume oval-oblong, turgid, many-ovulate, but not probably distinct. 



few-seeded, hardly longer than the calyx. — European much- 



LVIL STAURACA'NTHUS (from fTTavpog,stauros,^m% 



and atcarda^ ahantha^ a spine ; in reference to the spines ead 

 having 2 small spines at the side, giving the appearance of a 

 cross). Link, in Schrad. neue journ. 2. p. 1. and 52. 



Lin. syst. Monadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx bipartite ; upper 

 lip bifid, lower one tridentate. Stamens all connected. Legume 

 compressed, many-seeded, exserted, a long way beyond tbe 



A leafless shrub, with the habit of UHeXy and from it 



branched shrubs, with the branchlets and leaves spinescent. sandy pine woods. 



1 S. apiiy'llus (Link. 1. c). T2 . H. Native of Portugalia 



Flowers solitary, yellow. Legumes villous. 



Cult. 



1 U. Europe' us (Lin. spec. 1045. var. a.) erect ; leaves lanceo- gume quite^mooth. 

 late-linear, and with the branchlets rather villous ; bracteas ovate, Leafless 



loose; calyx pubescent, witli the teeth nearly obsolete and con- 2 to 3 feet, 

 verging. Pj . H. Native of commons, heaths, and waste places 

 throughout Europe. Smith, engl. bot. t. 742. U. grandiflorus, 

 Pourr. U. vernalis, Thore. 



Provence appears to be the boundary, south, of furze ; north- 

 wards it does not grow in Sweden or Russia. Linnaeus lamented 



that he could hardly preserve it alive in a greenhouse. Many 

 parts of Germany are perfectly destitute of this plant. The 

 furze is either called whins or gorse in England. In France it 



U'lex genistoidcs, 

 Bracteoles small, under the calyx. Branches divaricate. 



Brot. fl. lus. 2.p.I8, 



Le- 



Fl. May, June. Clt. 1823, SW 



This is a very elegant plant when in flower, and ivj 

 fitted for the front of shrubberies. It may be either increased 

 by young cuttings planted in sand under a hand-glass, or bj 

 seeds. 



RTIUM 



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D. C. leer, mem. v. prod. 2. p. l^^-^ 



Lam. 



is called ajonc or jonc-marin, contracted to jomarin. 



Some years ago the seeds of furze were sown for hedges, and 

 if the soil was li^ht it soon became strong enough for a fence 

 against cattle, but in a few years these hedges become naked. biate. 

 Duhamel speaks much in favour of furze as fodder for cattle. 

 It lias also been used for fodder in Scotland. Team horses may 

 be supj)orted by this shrub, if the tops are cut young and bruised 



Spartianthus, Link. enum. 2. p. 223. — Genista, spec 

 Mocnch.-^Spartium, spec. Lin. 

 Lin. syst. Monadelvhia^ J 



Calyx membranoi^ 

 spathaceous, cleft above, 5-toothed at the apex, somewhat bu** 



Corolla with a roundish, complicated vexillum, and^i 

 acuminated keel, and the petals a little agglutinated, but p ^ 

 able. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, manj 

 seeded, glandless. — A smooth shrub, with twiggy terete hranc^ 



in a mill to break the thorns. Goats, kine, sheep, and horses and a few lanceolate leaves. Flowers large, distant, y 

 feed upon the tender tops. In some parts of Britain it is culti- 



ellov 



vated for fuel, where peat or coals are dear. 



disposed in terminal racemes. 



1 S. ju'nceum (Lin. spec. 995.). 



Far/(3, Jtore-pleno ; flowers double. This is a very showy South of Europe, in rugged dry places.^ 



plant when in flower, being profusely clothed with elegant double 

 yellow flowers. It is well adapted for ornamenting shrubberies. 



European or Common Furze or Whin. Fl. Feb. Jan. Britain. 

 Shrub a to 6 feet. 



2 U. na'nus (Smith, fl. brit. 757. engl. bot. t. 743,) decum- 



T?. H. Native of* 

 Duham. arbr. ed.no^ 



G. odorao- 

 -scented* 



2. t. 22. Sims, bot. mag. 85. Genista juncea. Lam 



Mocnch. Spartianthus junceus. Link. , 



sometimes the plant is to be found w^ith double flowers in P* 



Flowers sweet-so 



dens. Bees are very fond of the flowers, and the same qu 

 » u. NANUS (^omiin, n. nrit. /o/. engi. uoi. t. /^o.; uecum- which are attributed to the common broom belong also to^^^ 

 bent ; leaves linear, and are as well as the branches smooth ; although in an inferior degree. In Languedoc they maKe 



bracteas minute, adpressed ; calyx glabrous, with spreading, 

 lanceolate teeth. ^ . H. Native of England on heaths, and in 

 the western parts of France. U. nnnor, Roth. cat. 1, p. 83. 

 U. Euro}>ae us )3, Lin. spec. 1045. U. autumnalis, Thore. 



Dwarf Furze. Fl. Aug. Dec. Britain. Shrub decumbent. 



3 U. pKoviNciA^Lis (Lois. not. 105. t. 6. f. 2.) erect; leaves . 



lanceolate, linear, and are as well as the branches glabrous ; will root if planted under a hand-glass. 



of it, and it is there used as a green food for sheep 

 Rush or Spanish Broom. Fl. July, Sept. Ch. 1548. 



6 to 10 feet. 

 Cult. 



Shr«k 



f 



Spanish Broom is a very ornamental plant ^ . 



ruttiOfc* 



increased by seeds, which ripen in abundance ; young 



bloom, and therefore w^ell fitted for shrubberies. 



bracteas minute, adpressed ; calyx rather pubescent, with lan- 

 ceolate distant teeth, hardly exceeding the corolla. ^2 • H. 

 Native of Provence, Andegavany, and Mauritania. D. C. fl. 

 franc, suppl. no. 3799. The characters of this species, as well 

 as the size, are intermediate between the two preceding. 



Provincial Furze. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



4 U. Htbe'rnica (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 280.) erect; 



leaves linear, ciliated ; spines branched, pubescent as well as 

 the branches, both furrowed. y> . H. Native of Ireland. H. 

 stncta, Ilortul. This is a very upright plant, the spines more 

 mild than in the other species. It is an excellent plant for form- glandless. Shrubs with yellow flowers 



LIX. GENFST A (from ^e«, Celtic, signifying a small b^^ 



Lam. diet. 2. p. 616. ill. t. 619. D. C. leg. mem. VL P^ 

 p. 145.), Genista et Spartium, spec. Lin. p^ 



Lin. syst. MonadHphia, Decdndria. Calyx ^^^^^^^^'^^'^ iJbr ^ 

 lip bipartite, lower one tridentate, or 5-lobed, the y^JJ^p 

 nearly joined to the apex. Vexillum oblong-oval ^ '^ 

 Carina oblong, straight (f. 29. h.\ not always contaming tn i^ 

 tals. Stamens monadelphous (f. 29. c). Legume ^p"^?^ 

 rarely rather turgid (f. 29. rf.), many-seeded, rarely teu- 



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ing hedges. 



Irish Furze. Fl. July, Aug. Ireland. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



Cult. This, although a very elegant genus of plants, is seldom 

 cultivated unless for hedges, except the double variety of U. 



Unarmed. 



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1 G. parviflo'ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 145.) leaves tri 

 very short petioles ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, glabrou , 



ifoliat^'f 



