LEGUiMINOSiE. LXIII. Requienia. LXIV. Anthyllis. 



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flowers crowded in the axils of the leaves, almost sessile. This 

 genus is very distinct from Podalyria, and is more nearly allied 



Heylcindi 



CytisnS'Uhe Kidney-vetch. Fl. Apr. Ju. Clt. 1731. Sh.2 ft. 



4 A.GENi'sT^ (Dufour, inlitt. D. C.prod. 2. p. 169.) shrubby, 



unarmed, much branched, tw^iggy ; branches hoary ; leaves sim- 



1 R, 0BC0RD,\ TA (D. C. 1. c. t. 37.) stipulas about cqual in pie, lanceolate, nearly sessile, glabrous; flowers few, almost 

 length to the calyx ; legume villous ; seeds ovate-oblong. Ip . S. sessile in the axils of the upper leaves, forming an interrupted 

 Native of Senegal. Podalyria obcordata, Lam. ill. t. 327. f. 5. spike ; calyx pubescent. T2 . F. Native of Spain, in Valentia 



on arid mountains, and in Murcia. Genista terniflora, Lag. nov. 

 spec. 22. no. 290. Flowers yellow. 



Genista-\\\ie Kidney-vetch. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



5 A. HERMA'NNiiE(Lin. spec. 10 14.) shrubby, much branched ; 



branches spinescent, smoothish ; leaves almost sessile, simple, or 



trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-cuneated, glabrous or clothed with 



spherical. 1^. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers adpre^sed pubescence ; heads few-flowered, nearly sessile in the 



Poir. diet. 5. p. 445. Sophora Senegalensis, herb. Deless. 

 Crotalaria ramiflora, Perr. inlitt. 1825. Flowers sessile. Le- 

 gume not attenuated at the base. 



06corr/a^e-leaved Requienia. Fl. July. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 ft. 



2 R. sphjErospe'rma (D. C. 1. c. t. 38.) stipulas shorter than 

 the calyx ; legumes pubescent, attenuated at the base ; seeds 



on short pedicels. 



Spherical-seeded Requienia. Shrub 1 foot. 



Cult. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand answers these shrubs, 

 and young cuttings will strike root readily if planted in a pot of 

 sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, the glass to be taken 

 off and wiped occasionally. 



LXIV. ANTHYXLIS (from avdoc, antJws, a flower, and 

 iovXoQj ioulosy down, in reference to the flowers being usually 

 downy). Lin. gen. no. 864. Lam. ill. t. 615. D. C. prod. 2, 



Calyx tubular, 5- 



p. 168. 



Lin. syst. Monadelphia^ Decdndria. 

 toothed, permanent after flowering, more or less inflated. Wings 

 about equal with the carina and vexillum. Stamens all con- 

 nected. Legume ovate, 1-2-seeded, rarely oblong-linear, many- 

 seeded, always hidden by the calyx. Herbs or subshrubs, va- 

 riable in habit. Perhaps the genus ought to be divided into 

 several genera. 



Sect. L 



axils of the upper leaves. T2. F. Native of Corsica, Crete, 

 Palestine, and in the islands of the Archipelago. Sims, bot. 

 mag. 2576. Spurtium spinosum, Alp. exot. t. 26. Aspalathus 

 Cretica, Lin. spec. 1002. Cytisus Grae*cus, Lin. spec. 1043. ex 

 Smith, prod. fl. grsec. 2. p. 60. Aspdlathus erinacea, Lam. 

 diet. 1. p. 291. Flowers small, yellow. Calyx shorter and less 



villous. 



Hermann's Kidney-vetch. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1739. Sh. 



2 to 4 feet. 



6 A. aspa'latiii (D. C. prod. 2. p. 169.) shrubby, much 

 branched ; branches spinescent, glabrous ; leaves almost sessile, 

 oblong-cuneated, simple, smooth ; flowers nearly sessile, soli- 

 Native of the 



tary along the tops of the branches. 



12. F. 



Levant and Crete. Aspalathus Creticus, Lin. spec. 1002. Spar- 

 tium Creticum, Desf. cat. 213. Aspalathus spiniflura, Lher. 

 herb. Very like the preceding species, but differs in the flowers 

 being smaller and solitary, the branches more spinescent. The 

 stamens are also monadelphous, as in the rest of Anthyllis^ not 

 having the vagina cleft in front, as in Aspalathus* Flowers 



Lodd. bot. cab. 1109. 



Sect. L DorycnioIdes (from Dorycnmm^ and idea^ like; yellow. Lodd. bot. cab. 1109. 

 plant resembling species o{ Dorycnium). D. C. Leg. mem. VI. Aspalathus-like Kidney-vetch. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. 



g species 

 prod. 2. p. 168. Calyx hardly inflated. Legume 1 -celled, 1- 

 seeded. Perennial herbs, with sufFrutescent roots and peduncu- 

 late leafless heads of flowers. Leaves impari-pinnate, with the 

 leaflets about equal in size and form, the odd one sessile, 



1 A. Gera'rdi (Lin. mant. 100.) herbaceous, diffuse ; leaves 

 pinnate, glabrous ; leaflets 5-9, oblong-linear, mucronate ; heads 

 15-20-flowered. 11. H. Native of Provence and Corsica, on 



f^f2^^*^T7^^^^^ and in grassy woods. Ger. galloprov. 490. 

 ^- 18. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Oerard's Kidney-vetch. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 180G. PI. 1 ft. 

 prostrate. ^ 



Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



Sect. III. Erina'cea (from erinaccous, a hcdgc-hog ; in 

 reference to tlie shrubs being prickly). Clus. hist. 1. p. 107. 

 with a figure. D. C. prod. 2. p. 1C9. Calyx evidently inflated 

 and bladdery after flowering. Legume 1-celkd, 1-2-ovulate, 

 compressed, lanceolate, longer than the calyx. A much-branched, 

 spiny, almost leafless shrub. Heads few-flowered, on short pe- 



dunclcs, bracteate. 



) 



2 A. 



J 



» Z^- ONOBRYCHioiDEs (Cav. icon. 2. p. 40. t. 150.) herbaceous, 

 lff?o fl' '^aves pinnate, smoothish; leaflets 7-11, linear; heads 

 *u-U-flowered. l/.H. Native of Spain at Valldigna. Very 

 ''ke the preceding speci ^ ' " -^ ° " 



Saintfoin-tike Kidnej 



Sect II. Aspalatiioides (from Aspalathus and idea, form ; ference to reputed vulnerary properties m A. vulnerana.) u. k.. 

 cT^ l'\^'P^i^thu,). D. C. leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p. 169. leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p.^169. Calyx evidently inflated and 

 yaiyx hardly inflated. " "" " " ^ 



lea ^'^5"''^'^^ spikes, or nearly sessile in the axils of the superior 

 ':!!^^ ^^^ o'"i"'itary._Humble, much-branched shrubs, usually 



nescent ; leaves very few, oval, or oblong ; flowers somewhat 

 capitate. h • F- Native of Spain and Barbary. Andr. bot. 

 rep. 1. t. 15. Sims, bot. mag. 676. Flowers bluish-purple. 

 Hedge-hog Kidney-xetch. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1759. Sh. 



^ to 1 foot. 



Sect. IV. Vulnera'ria (from vulnerHrlus, for wounds ; in re- 

 ference to reputed vulnerary properties in J. vulneraria.) D. C. 



Legume 1-celled, 1-2-seeded. 



P 

 Flowers 



spinescent. 

 3 A. 



Leaves trifoliate or simple. 



much 



brant' ^^^l^'^^^s (Lin. spec. 1013.) shrubby, unarmed, 

 'arser tl ^^^'^'°^ ' ^^^^^^ simple or trifoliate ; odd leaflet much 

 velvet '^'^i ^ lateral ones ; branches hoary from adpressed 

 yp y J pubescence ; flowers few, sessile in the axils of the 

 u ^ p *'^^^?' "Tniing an interrupted spike ; calyxes hairy. 



iNative of Spain and the south of France, on hills and 



among rocks— B 



yellow. 



all 



bladdery after flowering. Legume 1 -celled, 1-2-secded, shorter 

 than the calyx, or equal to it, ovate. Heads of flowers brac- 

 teate. Shrubs or perennial herbs with impari-pinnate leaves. 



8 A. earba-jovis (Lin. spec. 1013.) shrubby; leaves pin- 

 nate, and are as well as the branches clothed with silky to- 

 mentum; leaflets 9-13, oblong-linear, equal in size and shape ; 

 bracteas about equal in length to the globose, many-flowered 

 head Tj . F. Native of Spain, Barbary, the Levant, and Italy, 

 on rocks. Sims, bot. mag. 1927. Barr. icon. t. 378. Diih. 

 arb. ed. nov. 2. t. 67. VulnerJlria argcntea, Lam. H. Ir. 15arDa- 



arr. icon. 1182. Calyx woolly. 



A he upper leaves are simple. Perhaps the leaves are 



»»nipie, furnished with 2 leafy stipulas. 



Flowers jovis argyrophy'lla, Mccnch. Flowers pale-yelW 



Jupiter' s-bcard or Silver-bush. Fl. Mar. May. Qt 



Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



