LEGUMINOS^. LIX. Genista. 



149 



deciduous; racemes terminal, elongated; legumes compressed, short petioles; leaflets glabrous, linear, rather cuneiform; flowers 

 1-3-seeded, rather pubescent from small adpressed down, erectly 



spreading. 



M 



terminal, usually twin ; legume glabrous ; branches angular. 



h 



Native of the Levant, near the Gulph of ^. F. Native of tlic north of Africa, near Tlcmsen. Spar- 



Spartium parviflorum, Vent. hort. eels. t. 87. 



FL May, Aug. Clt. 1817. Shrub 



Flowers yellow. 



2 to 6 feet. 



2 G. CLAVA^TA (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 717.) leaves trifoliate; leaf- 

 lets linear-lanceolate, silky beneath ; flowers terminal, capitate ; 

 legume compressed, 1-2-seeded, attenuated at the base. ^2 . H. 

 Native of Mogodor. Spartium sericeum, Vent, hort, eels. t. 17. 

 but not of Ait. Flowers yellow, larger than those of the pre- 

 ceding species. Perhaps a species of Cytisus, 



tium biflorum, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p, 133. t. 179. 

 TivO'Jlowered Genista. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



9 G. tri'quetra (Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 14. Lher. stirp. 

 183.) leaves trifohate, the upper ones simple; leaflets ovate- 

 lanceolate, villous; racemes terminal, short; branches trique- 

 trous, decumbent, young ones villous. Pj . H. 



Curt. hot. mag. 314. G. triquetra. Lam. ? 



Fl. May, June. Clt. 1770. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



10 G, BRACTEOLA^TA (Link, enum 2. p. 224.) leaves trifoliate; 



Native of Cor- 



sica. 



TriquetroiiS'^texnmQd Genista. 



i\ 2 to 4 feet. 



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ft 



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C/ara^e-calyxed Genista. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh, leaflets obovate ; racemes short ; branches striated, and are as 



well as the leaves pubescent. T? . H. The native country of 

 this plant as well as the legume are unknown. Calyx hairy. 

 Bracteolate Genista. Fl. Mar. May. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 

 11 G. MiCRoriiY''LLA (D, C prod, 2. p. 14G.) leaves trifoliate, 

 on short stalks ; leaflets oblong-linear, and are as well as the 



3 G. Canarie'nsis (Lin. spec. 997.) lower leaves on short 

 petioles, upper ones sessile, trifoliate, and are as well as the 

 branches and calyxes clothed with pubescence ; leaflets ob- 

 ovate-oblong; branches angular; heads of flowers terminal; 

 legume clothed with white villi. T? . F. Native of the Canary terete branches covered with hoary-silky pubescence; flowers 



Islands and Spain. 



Ker, bot. reg. 217. 



Comm. hort. amst. 2. few, almost terminal, ^i . F. Native of the Grand Canary 



t. 52, — Pluk. t. 277. f. 6. Spartium albicans, Cav. ann. 1801. Island, on mountains about Ayacata. Spartium microphyllum, 

 p. 64. Cytisus paniculatus, Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. et Cytisus ^ "■ '^"^ ^" ^ ' 



Cav. ann. 1801. p. G3. Legume unknown. 



ramosissimus, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 440. does not appear to differ Small-lcavcd Genista. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



from this species. 



Canary Island Genista. 

 6 to 10 feet. 



12 G. sessilifo'lia (D. C. leg. mem. VI.) leaflets 3, 



rismg 



Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1656. Shrub from the same dot on the branches; linear-subulate, silky, some- 



) 



trifoliate, and are as well as the calyxes, branches, and legumes 

 clothed with soft villi ; flowers axillary, crowded. T2 . H. Na- 



tive of Mogodor. 



Soft 



Spartium moUe, Cav. ann. 1801. p. 57 • 



Shrub. 



times solitary ; spike terminal, elongated, loose-flowered ; co- 

 rolla silky ; legume ovate, acuminated, pubescent, 1-2-seeded. 

 Fj . H. Native of Galatia, on hills. Flowers nearly like those 

 of G, pilosa, but the vexillum is shorter than the carina. Habit 

 of G. virgata, but the leaves are trifoliate. 

 Sessile-leaved Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



5 G. ca'ndicans (Lin. amoen. 4. p. 284.) leaves stalked, tri- 13 G. umbella^ta (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 715.) leaves trifoliate. 



foliate ; leaflets obovate, clothed with adpressed down ; branches 

 angular ; heads terminal, few-flowered ; legume hairy. Tj • F* 

 Native of Mogodor, Italy, and the Levant. Wats 



on short stalks ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, rather silky ; flowers 

 in terminal, aggregate heads; calyx clothed with silky hairs; 

 corolla and legume silky. I2 . H. Native of Barhary, on arid 



80. Cytisus candicans, Lin. spec. 740. Cyt. pubescens, Moonch. hills near Arzeau. Spartium umbellatum, Desf. atl. 2. p. 133. 

 Allied to G. CanariensiSf hut the leaves are larger and the flowers t. 180, Lher. stirp. 183. Branches glabrous. Spartium um- 

 scentless. bellatum, Lois. fl. gall, which is said to be from Corsica. The 



Whitened Genista. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1735. Sh. 4 to 5 ft. plant which is a native of Barbary is perhaps distinct from that 

 6 G. pa'tens (D. C. prod. 2. FIG. 29. from Corsica. 



Far. /3, capitatum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 146.) branches and leaves 



clothed with silky villi. Tj . H. 



p. 145.) branches striated, twiggy, 

 glabrous ; leaves stalked, trifo- 

 liate ; leaflets obovate, pubescent 

 beneath ; flowers in fours, pedicel- 

 late, nearly terminal ; legume gla- 

 brous, 3-6-seeded. Pj . H. Na- 

 tive oi Spain, on mountains near 

 Albayda. Spartium patens, Cav. 

 icon. 2. p. 58. t. 176. exclusive of 

 the synonym. It differs from Cy- 

 tisus patens in the upper lip of the 

 calyx being acutely bipartite, lower 

 lip of 3 bristles, not with the lips 

 nearly equal and entire. 



Spreading Genista. Fl. April, 

 July. Clt. ? Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



7 G. LiNiFoLiA (Lin. spec. 405.) leaves sessile, trifoliate; 

 leaflets hnear, silky beneath, at length with the margins revolute ; 

 racemes terminal, crowded ; legumes hairy ; branches terete, fur- Casparrine Genista. Shrub. 



Native of Mogodor. 



Spar- 



tium capitatum, Cav. annal. 1801. p. 63. 



Umbellate-iiowerQii Genista. Fl. April, June. Clt. 179^. 



Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



14 G. RADiA^TA (Scop. Cam. no. 871.) leaves trifoliate, nearly 

 sessile, opposite ; leaflets linear, rather silky ; branches angular, 

 crowded, glabrous ; heads 2-4-flowered, terminal ; corolla and 



Native of Italy, Carniola, and Vallais. 



996. Mill. icon. t. 249. f. 1. 



legumes silky. Fj • ^* 



Spartium radiatum, Lin. spec 



Sims, bot. mag. 2260. G. Ilvensis, Dalech. Legume oval, short, 



compressed, 2-seeded, mucronate by the style. Old branches 



rather spinescent. 



Rayed Genista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1758. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



15 G, Casparri^ka (Guss. ex Schlect. Linnsea 4. p. 38. 

 under Spdrtium) a beautiful shrub with slender branches, the 

 lower leaves ternate and the upper ones simple. Tj . H. Like 

 G. radiatum. 



rowed. Fj . H. Native of the south of France, and of Spain, 

 Canary Islands, north of Africa, and the Levant. Sims, bot. 

 ^^ag. 442. Spartium linifohum, Desf. atl. 2. p. 134. t. 181, 

 Cytisus linifolius. Lam. Genistoldes linif olia, Moench. 



Flax-leaved Genista. Fl. Jan. Ju. Clt, 1739. Sh. 3 to 6 ft. 



8 G. biflo'ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 146.) leaves trifoliate, on 



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Spinose^ Leaves all or some of ihem trifoliate. 



16 G. iioRRiDA (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 500.) leaves trifoliate, 

 stalked, opposite ; leaflets linear, complicated, rather silky ; 

 branches angular, spiny, crowded, opposite ; flowers almost ter- 

 minal, few ; calyx pubescent. ^ . H. Native oi the Pyrenees 



