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LEGUMINOSiE. LXIL Ononis. LXIII. Requienia. 



mose ; stem decumbent. " 1/ . G. Flowers 4, yellow, remote, 

 drooping. 



Racemose Rest-harrow. PI. decumbent. 



90 O. ELONGA TA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, hairy ; leaflets 

 ovate, acute; peduncles lateral, 1 -flowered; stem decumbent, 

 hairy. %, G. Peduncles 2 inches long. 



Elongated Rest-Iiarrow. PI. decumbent. 



91 O, micra''ntiia (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, finely pu- 

 bescent beneath ; leaflets oblong, obtuse ; umbel of flowers 



trifoliate ; leaflets linear-oblong, attenuated at the base ; stipiilas 

 oblong-linear, acute, filiform, about equal in length to the pe- 

 tiole; heads subterminal, 4-5-flowered, pedunculate, furnished 

 with a trifoliate bractea under the flowers. 0. G. Anthyllus 

 aspalathoides, Burm, cap. 21. Lotus ononoides, Desv. in Lam. 

 diet. 3. p. 609. Habit of Lotus. Calyx almost that of ^nMy/Zij. 

 Stem herbaceous. Stamens monadelplious. Ovary very villous. 

 Far. /3, linearis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 168.) leaflets linear. Lotus 

 Persicus, Desv. in Lam. diet. 3, p. 608, Burm. fl. ind. t. 49. 



terminal ; stem glabrous, decumbent. %. G. Corolla yellow, f. 3. but both description and country remain doubtful. 



very mmute. 



Small-Jlowercd Rest-harrow. PL decumbent. 



92 O, involucra'ta (Lin. fil. suppl. 324.) leaves trifoliate, 

 villous; leaflets oblong, obtuse ; flowers umbellate, involucrated ; 

 stem hairy, decumbent. 1/. G. Anthyllis involucrata, Lin. 

 mant. 265. Lotus ononoides. Lam. diet, 3. p. 608. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Involucrated-fiowcYcd Rest-harrow. PL decumbent. 



93 O. umbella'ta (Lin. mant. 266. Thunb. 1. c) leaves tri- 

 foliate, villous ; leaflets oblong, obtuse ; flowers umbellate ; 

 stem decumbent, hairy. 1/ . G. An allied genus according to 

 Agardh. 



Umbellate-Qowered Rest-harrow. PL decumbent. 



94 O, secu'nda (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, glabrous; leaves digitately pinnate ; leaflets linear; heads 5-6-flowered; 



Var. y, angustissima (D. C. prod. 2. p. 168.) leaflets linear- 

 subulate. Cytisus hirtus, Burm. cap. 22. and is to be found in 

 his herbarium, under the name of Anthyllis aspalathoides an- 

 gustifolia. Flowers yellow. 



A spalathus-liJce Rest-harrow. PL |- foot. 



103 O. ANTHYLLOiDEs (D- C. prod. 2. p. 168.) leaves trifo- 

 liate ; leaflets obovate, cuneated, retuse, glabrous ; racemes op- 

 posite the leaves, subterminal, pedunculate ; flowers pedicellate, 

 at length drooping. Tj . G, Anthyllis ononoides, Burm. fl. cap.21. 

 Psoralea herbacea, Sieb. pL exs. cap. no. 52. Stamens mona- 

 delphous. Flowers yellow. 



AnthyUis-Uke Rest-harrow. Shrub. 



104 O. viscifl6ra(D. C. prod. 2. p. 168.) shrubby, prostrate; 



^2 . G. Leaflets longer than the 



leaflets oblong, acute ; umbels terminal ; stem decumbent, pi- 

 lose. i;.G. Umbels involucrated, 6-flowered. 

 AS'ec?/7?^/-flowered Rest-harrow. PL decumbent. 



95 O. sTRiGOSA (Thunb. 1. c. but not of Burm.) leaves trifo- 

 liate, villous beneath ; leaflets ovate, obtuse ; umbels terminal ; 

 stem decumbent, frutescent. 

 petiole. 



Strigose Rest-harrow. Shrub decumbent- 



96 O. gla'bra (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, glabrous ; leaf- 

 lets ovate, obtuse ; flowers uuibcllate ; stem decumbent, suffru- 

 tescent. ^. G. Petiole twice the length of the leaflets. Umbels 

 many-flowered. Corolla yellow. 



Glabrous Rest-harrow. PL decumbent. 



97 O. la'gopus (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, villous ; leaflets 

 lanceolate, setaceously mucronate ; spike leafy, hairy ; stem 

 erect, frutescent. ^ . G. Leaves in fascicles. 



Hare's-foot 



Shrub. 



98 O. fascicula'ta (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, lanceo- 

 late, crenated, glabrous ; flowers spicate ; stem erect, pubescent, 

 shrubby. Tj . G. Bracteas cucullately-convolute. Vexillum 

 flesh-coloured, pubescent on the back. 



Fascicled-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub. 



99 O. quina'ta (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves with 5 leaflets, some- 

 what pubescent ; leaflets lanceolate, convolute ; flowers lateral, 

 usually twin ; stem decumbent, glabrous, suffiutescent. ^ . G. 

 Legume oblong, glabrous. 



QuinaleAeaved Rest-harrow. Shrub decumbent. 



100 O. Capl'^sis (Lin. amoen. 6. afr. 41. Burm. cap. 21.) 

 leaves trifoliate, with the leaflets orbicular, rather pilose and 

 mucronate; racemes pedunculate, long. ©. H. Branches, 

 peduncles, and petioles hairy. Teeth of calyx linear-subulate, 

 rather villous. Flowers purplish. 



Cape Rest-harrow. FL June, July. Clt 1800. PL | foot. 



101 O. ce'rnua (Lin. spec. 1011.) leaves trifoliate, cunei- 

 form, hardly emarginate ; raceme erect, pilose ; branches beset 

 with white hairs. ^2 • G. Comm. hort. amst. 2. t. 82. Lotus 

 cernuus, Lam. diet. 3. p. 612. Ononis ^thiopica, Burm. cap. 

 21. Cytisus iEthiopicus, Lin. spec. 1042. Stamens monadel- 

 phous. Calyx trifid. Lower segment tridentate. Legume 

 linear, compressed, drooping, torulose. Flowers yellow. 



• Drooping Rest-harrow. Shrub 2 feet. 



102 O. AsrALATiioiBEs (D. C. prod. 2. p. 167.) hairy ; leaves 



calyxes hairy. T2 . G. Anthyllis visciflora, Lin. fil. suppL 335 

 Peduncles leafless. Corolla yellow, 



Viscid-Jlorvered Rest-harrow. Shrub prostrate. 



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t Species not sufficiently known. 



105 O. a'nil (Mill, diet, no. 14.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets 

 ovate ; petioles very long, pilose ; spikes terminal ; legumes veiy 

 hairy. ©. H. Native of the American islands, where it is 

 called IndigO'dare. Perhaps a species of Indigofera. 



Anil Rest-harrow. PL 2 feet. 



106 O. MiLLE^Ri (D. C. prod. 2. p. 168.) stem decumbent; 

 leaves rather pilose, trifoliate ; leaflets linear -lanceolate ; flowers 

 in lateral spikes, yellow, % . S. Native of Vera-Cruz. "• 

 decumbens, Mill. diet. no. 15. but not of Thunberg. Perhaps 

 a species of Indigofera. 



Miller's Rest-harrow. PL decumbent. , 



107 O. GLUTiNOsA (Mart. acad. mun. 6. p. 154.) shrubby, 

 clothed with clammy pili ; leaves simple, oblong, entire ; stipul^^ 

 subulate ; flowers racemose. T? . S. Native of the East Indies- 

 The colour of the flowers is unknown. 



Clammy Rest-harrow. Shrub. 



Cult. The greater part of the species of Ononis are rather 

 handsome when in flower. The hardy shrubby kinds are i 

 creased by seeds and layers ; the hardy perennial kinds by 

 viding the plants of the roots in spring, or by seeds; tn 

 are well fitted for flower-borders. The seeds of the hardy 

 annual kinds only require to be sown in open borders m Ap ' 

 The greenhouse and frame species thrive well in a ^*^^'^^^. 

 loam, peat, and sand; these are usually increased by seeu 

 which ripen in abundance ; they may also be propagated ; 



young cuttings, planted in sand under a bell-glass. 



LXIII. REQUIENIA (in honour of M. Requien of Avignoi'' 



a French botanist). D. C. leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p. 1^8. , 



Lin. syst. Monadelphia, Decundria. Calyx acutely ^^^ 



almost equally 5-cleft, permanent, but not inflated after flo^ . 



Carina obtuse ; petals free. Stamens monadelphous, * 

 the tube cleft in front. Anthers 5. Style filiform, hard')^j^ 

 curved. Lesrume compressed, oval, 1 -seeded, hooked d> 



African subshrubs, with bistipulate, sinipj 

 obcordate, mucronate, feather-nerved leaves, and with s 



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