LEGUMINOS^. LX. Cytisus. LXI. Adenocarpus. 



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than C, capitatnSf and the disposition of the flowers is that of 

 (7, hirsutus, and the habit that of C snjyinus. 

 Many-haired Cytisus. F]. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



Sect. V. Lotoides (from Xotoq^ lotos, lotus, and idea, form ; 

 resemblance to the genus Lotus), D. C. 1. c. prod. 2. p. 156. 

 Tube of calyx short, obconical, the upper lip bipartite, the lower 

 one tridentate. Corolla hardly longer than the calyx. Many- 

 stemmed decumbent subshrubs. Flowers few, somewhat capi- 

 tate, of all yellow. 



31 C. arge'nteus (Lin. spec. 1043.) stems decumbent; 

 leaves, calyxes, corollas, and legumes clothed with adpressed 

 silky down ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceo- 

 late ; flowers 3-4, terminal, ^ . H. Native of Portugal, Spain, 

 south of France, Italy, Carniola, and Mauritania, in rugged 

 places. Desf atl. 2. p. 139. Lotus argenteus, Brot. fl. lus. 2. 

 p. 119. — Lob. icon. 2. p. 41. f. 2. 



Silvery Cytisus. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1739. Shrub decumbent. 



32 C. PYGM^'us (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1127.) stems decumbent, 

 suffruticose ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceo- 

 late, silky ; flowers usually terminal ; legumes oblong, villous. 

 ^ . H. Native of Galatia. 



Pygmy Cytisus. Fl. June, July. Shrub decumbent. 



S3 C. calyci'nus (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 1C6.) stems sscending ; 



the whole plant is clothed with silky hoary pubescence ; leaves 

 trifoh'ate ; leaflets linear -oblong ; racemes few-flowered, ter- 

 minal ; calyxes short, campanulate, canescent, 5-toothed. ^2- H. 

 Native of? Legumes unknown. 

 Canescent Cytisus. Shrub. 



39 C. Africa'nus (Lois, in Duham, arbr. ed. nov. 5. p. 154.) 

 branches erect, hairy ; leaves trifoliate, petiolate ; leaflets linear, 

 pilose ; umbels terminal, pedunculate ; calyx hairy, hardly 

 shorter than tlie corolla. ^ . H. Native of the nortli of Africa. 

 C. Africanus hirsiltus angustifolius, Tourn. inst. G48. This 

 plant is said to be allied to Adenocdrpas. 



African Cytisus. Shrub. 



40 C. pa'llidus (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 442. but not of Schrad.) 

 branches furrowed, glabrous ; leaves sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets 

 oblong-lanceolate ; flowers axillary and terminal, somewhat 

 capitate. Tj . G. 



white. Perhaps a variety of Genista UnifdVL. 

 Pa/^-flowered Cytisus. Shrub 2 to 3 kct. 



41 C. proce'rus (Link, enum. 2. p. 241.) branches terete, 

 striated ; leaves lanceolate, pilose ; flowers solitary, axillary ; 

 legumes villous. T2 • H. Native of Portugal. Spartium pro- 

 cerum, Willd. enum. 742. 



Tall Cytisus. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



42 C. ? Pe'rsicus (Burm. fl. ind. p. 163. t. 51. f. 1.) branches 



^ — ^ -_ 



Native of the Canary Islands. Corolla pale- 



leaves, calyxes, and legumes rather hairy from spreading down ; straight, divaricate, and are as well as the leaves finely pubes- 

 leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets roundish-obovate ; flowers 2- cent; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets linear, the middle one 

 8, terminal. ^ . H. Native of Caucasus, in stony places. C. twice the length of the others ; racemes elongated, loose-flowered, 



pauciflorus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1126. 

 LdiXgG'calyxcd Cytisus. Fl. Aug. 



34 C. LOToiDEs (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1127.) stems decumbent, 

 herbaceous, simple, and are, as well as the leaves, pubescent ; 

 leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets roundish-elliptic, mucronate; 

 flowers 7-8, capitate. % . H. Native of Galatia. 



Lotus-like Cytisus. Shrub decumbent. 



35 C, ka'nus (Willd. enum. 769.) stems erect; leaves trifo- 

 liate, obovate, clothed with strigose pubescence beneath and 

 smooth above ; raceme terminal, secund, usually 4-flowered ; 

 calyx deeply 3-parted ; hairs on the stems and peduncles ad- 

 pressed. Wats. dend. brit- 81. \i . H. 



-Dwar/ Cytisus. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1816. Sh. decumbent. 



oECT. VL Chrona'nthus (xqovoq^ chronoSf a year, and avdocy 

 anthos, a flower ; in reference to the permanent petals, which 



opposite the leaves ; ovary villous. 17 

 Clt. 1820. Sh. prostrate. Spartium Persicum, Willd. spec. 3. 1 



Native of Persia. 

 Habit almost of 



remain all the year). D. C. 1. c. prod. 2. p. 157 

 calyx bifid, lower one trifid ; lobes acute, length of the tube 

 Petals permanent. Legume oval, much compressed, 2-seeded. 

 Perhaps a proper genus. 



36 C. orienta'lis (Lois, in Duham. arbr. ed. nov. p. 136.) 

 stems erect, hairy; leaves almost sessile, trifoliate, villous ; leaf- 

 lets hnear, acute ; flowers sub-terminal, few, and are, as well as 

 the legumes, glabrous. T? . H. Native of the Levant. C. 

 onentalis, &c. Sherard and Vaill. herb. Flowers large, on short 

 pedicels, yellow. Calyx villous, more 5-cleft than bilabiate. 



Oriental Cytisus. Fl, Ju. July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. 



^ Sjiecies not sufficiently known, 



37 C. Po'nticus (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1120. exclusive of the 

 sjnonyme of Tourn.) branches furrowed, ascending, and are, as 

 ^^11 as the leaves, pubescent ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets elliptic. 



Indigo/era psoraleoides, and if the stamens, as is suspected, are 

 diadejphous, it is certainly referable to Indigofera. 



Persian Cytisus. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



43 C. Antilla'nus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 157.) spines under the 

 origin of the leaves, shorter than the petioles ; leaves trifoliate ; 

 leaflets rhomboidal -oblong, silvery beneath ; flowers axillary, 

 solitary, on. short pedicels. J2 • "S* Native of the Caribbee 

 Islands. C. spinosus, Descourt, fl. med. ant. 1. t. 8. but not of 

 Linnaeus. C. spinosus, with yellow flowers rising from the 

 Native of the Levant. wings. Plum. gen. p. 19. ex Desc. Calyx campanulate, bi- 

 labiate. Legume an inch long, somewhat inflated, 5-G-seeded. 

 Stamens, according to the description, diadelplious, but from tlie 

 figure monadelphous. 



Antilles Cytisus. Shrub. 



Upper lip of Cult. The species of this genus are very elegant when in 



flower, the hardy kinds are well adapted for ornamenting shrub- 

 beries, the trailing kinds of them are well fitted for rock-work, 

 or to be planted on dry banks ; the C purpureus is one of the 

 handsomest of this description, and has a very beautiful appear- 

 ance when grafted on a tall Laburnum. The larger kinds, such 

 as the Laburnumy should be planted in conspicuous places. All 

 are readily increased by seeds or layers, or by grafting the rarer 

 on the commoner kinds. The greenhouse and frame kinds 

 thrive best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and young 



cuttings of them root freely if planted in a pot of sand, with a 

 bell-glass placed over them, the glasses to be taken off* and 



wiped occasionally. 



LXL ADENOCA'RPUS (from acrjy, aden, a gland, and 

 Kapirogj Jcarpos, a fruit ; in reference to the legumes being beset 



ontuse ; branches erect, terminal ; calyxes villous. Fj . H. Na- with pedicellate glands). D. C. fl. fr. suppl. 549. Leg. mem. 

 tive of Pontus. According to Willd. this plant is allied to Adeno- 

 cdrjpus Uispdnicus. C. Ponticus humifusus ma<mo flore, Tourn. 



cor. 44. According to Willd. the branches are terete, not 

 sulcated, and the leaflets obovate, not elliptic. 



Imttc Cytisus. Shrub ascending. 



38 C. cane'scens (Lois, in Duham. arbr. ed. nov. 5. p. 151.) 



VL prod. 2. p. 158. 



Lin. SYST. Monadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx obconical, usually 

 beset with glands, bilabiate, upper lip bipartite, lower one longer 

 and trifid. Carina obtuse, inclosing the genitals. Stamens mo- 

 nadelphous. Legume oblong, compressed, bearing on all sides 

 pedicellate glands. — Shrubs with divaricate branches, trifoliate, 



