o 



bi'tinfiy fioiicr, ".uhofe fto.ndard is hcart-fiaped, aiid re- 

 fir ad on ea.bjlde. 'The wings are oval, and join at the 



•The keH ts jhorter than the -xtngs, is pointed and 



'PrcJJed. U hath riinejlavdna -^d^ich are united, and 



hwdin^ Jin^^^' vwA^^/j are broad at the top, terminated 



top 



gcrme 



cbtiife 



lljurnmits. In the center isfttua. 

 r. fupportinz a hrijtly riftng Jly. 



2fl 



ofing oblong feeds 



"'Jliis ^enus of plants is ranged in the fccond fection 

 oJ-' Linn^cus's levenceenth clafs, intitled Diadelphia 

 Uecandria, the flower having ten ftainina, nine of 

 which are united, and one (lands fingle. To this ge- 

 nus Dr, Linn^us has joined the Emerus of Ca^falpi- 

 nus, and the Securidaca of Tournefort, whereby he 

 multiplies the fpecies •, but as thefe differ effentially 

 in their fruftitication, I ihall treat of them fe- 

 parately,' following the example of all the former 



botanifts. 



The Species are, 



1. CoRONiLLA {Glauca) fruticofa, foliis feptenis, flipu- 

 lis lanceolatis. Lin. Sp. 1047. Shrubby Coronilla with 

 feven pair of fmall leaves y and fpear-floapcd Jlipula. Co- 

 ronilla maritima glauco folio. Tourn. Inft. 650. 



2. Coronilla (y^r^^«/^^) fruticofafoliolis undcnis, ex- 

 tiino majore. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1049. Shrubby Coro- 

 nilla with eleven pair of fmall leaves, the cuter being the 



Coronilla argentea Cretica. Tourn. Inll. 



green colour, and continue all the ve.ir. The flovHn.- 

 are produced on Qendcr foot-ftalks from the wings of 

 the leaves, on the upper part of the branches, feve.v.l 

 ftandlng together in a roundiih bunch; tlu-v are of 

 the butterfly, or Pea-bloom kind, and of a brin;ar 

 yellow colour, having a very Urong cxiour, Vvhi( h^^o 

 fome pcrfons is agreeable, but to Jtlicr^ the contrarv. 

 Tins flowers in April and May, and the feeds ri]v-n 

 in i\ugufl:. 



This plant is propagated by fowing the feeds in th.c 

 fpring, either upon a gentle hot-bed, or on a warm 

 border of light frefh earth ; and when the plants arc 

 come up about two inches high, they fhould be tranf- 

 planted either into pots, or a bed of good rich earth, 

 at about four or five inches diftance every way, 

 where they may remain until they have obtained 

 ftrength enough to plant out for good ; which fhould 

 be either into pots filled with good frelh earth, or 

 a warm fituated border ; in which, if the winter is not 

 too fevere, they will abide very v/ell, provided they 

 are In a dry foil. 



The fecond fort is a fhrub of the fame fize with the 

 firfl, from which it differs in the number of fniall 

 leaves (or lobes) on each midrib; thefe having nine 

 or eleven, and are of a filver colour, but the 

 flowers and pods are the fame. It flowers at the 

 fame time, and requires the fame treatment as the 



' former. 

 The third fort is a fhrubby plant, rifing four or five 



. feet high i the (talks are fiirubby garnifhtd with 

 winged leaves, compofed of many fmall oval lobes 

 along the midrib, by pairs, and ending in an odd ow^. 

 The flowers Hand upon long foot-ftalks, which arife 

 from the fide of the branches \ they are yellow, and 

 grow together in clofe bunches. This flowers in v,*inter 

 and fpring, and the feeds are ripe in Auguft. 

 This is a perennial flirubby plant, which is propagated 

 by feeds \ they may be fown on a bed of light earth in 

 April, and when the plants are fit to tranfplant, fome 

 of them ftiould be planted in a warm border, clofc to a 

 warm wall or pale, to which the branches fliould be 

 trained; obferving to Ibade them from the fun till they 



. have taken freili root, and alio to refrefh them with 



water when they require it. After they are well rooted, 



6. Coronilla {Varia) herbacea, leguminibus ereftis, j . they, will require no other culture but to keep them 



> f*j>/ 



largefi, 



650, • . _ 



3. CoRTOMLLA {Vakntina) fruticofa foliis fubnovenis fub- 

 orbiculatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1047. Shrubby Coronilla 

 with nine lobes which are orbicular. Polygala Valen- 



tina. 



4, Coronilla {Hifpanica) fruticofa enneaphylla, foliolis 

 emargiriatis, ftipulis majoribus fubrotundis. Shrubby 

 nine-leaved Coronilla, whofe fmall leaves are indented, and 

 larger roundijh JiipuU. Coronilla filiquis & feminibus 

 craflioribus. Tourn. Infl:. R. H. 650. 



5. Coronilla (Minima) foliolis plurimis, ovatis, caule 

 fuffruticofo declinato, pedunculis longioribus. Coro- 



' tiilla with many oval lobes, a declining fialk fomewhat 

 .Jbrubby^ and longer foot-fialks to the flowers. Coro- 

 nilla minima. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 650. Smalleft Co- 

 ronilla, 



teretibus, torofis, numerofis, foliis glabris. Hort. 



clean from weeds, and faften their brL.n:hes to the 



Cliff. '^G^, Herbaceous Coronilla with many taper ere£i j . wall; the next year they will flower, and if tliey are 

 podsy and fmooth leaves. Coronilla herbacea flore vario, j on a dry foil and in a warm fituation, they will con- 

 tinue many years. Some of thefe plants fiiould be 

 put into pots, that they may be removed into flicker 

 in winter ; where, if they are not too tenderly treated. 



Tourn. Inft. 650..' 

 7. Coronilla {Cretica) herbacea, leguminibus quinis, 

 erefti^j teretibus, articulatis. Prod. Leyd. 387. Her- 

 baceous Coronilla with Jive taper^ ere£l, jointed pods. Co- I they will flower great part of that feafon; but thefe 

 ronilla Cretica herbacea, flore parvo purpurafcente. - will rarely produce feeds,' whereas thofe in the full 

 Tourn. Cor. 44... . .: r; . . . . . j ground generally do, provided they are covered with 



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8. Coronilla {jOrientalis) herbacea leguminibus nu- j ; mats in frofty weathen 

 'merofis, radiatis, craflioribus, articulatis, foliolis fub- j . The fourth fort is nearly like the firft, but hath fewer 

 ^,tus glaucis. Herbaceous Coronilla with many thick jointed j pinn^ on each midrib. The flowers are larger, and 



■ . fods difpofed like rays^ ' Md fmaller leaves of a fea-green 

 en their under ftde. Coronilla orientalis herbaceo, flore 

 . magno luteo. Tourn. Cor, 44; 



have little fcent. - The pods and feeds are miTch 

 larger, and the plants are not quite fo hardy* This 



May and J 



9. Coronilla {Juncea) fruticofa, foliis quinatis terna- [ in England; it requires the fame treatment as the- firft, 

 f tifque lineari-lanceolatis fubcarnolis obtufis, Lin, Sp. but in winter the plants ftiould be ftaeltered, othq^wife 



hard frofts will deftroy them. 



The fifth fort is a low trailing plant with fhrubby 



jicum luteum Hifpanicum carnofius. Barrel. Icon, j . ftalks, which fpread near the ground, garnilhed with 



133.' - . ,V; . I winged leaves, compofed of many pair of fmall lobes 



« 11 T '1*1 * 11 11- 



1047. Shrubby Coronilla with five and trefoil linear ^ 

 fpear-fhaped leaves, which are obtufe and flefhy. Do- 



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10. Coronilla (Scandens) caule hirfuto, volubili, fo- placed along the midrib, terminated by an odd one 5, 



■ liolis quinis ovatis, floribus binis, ere£lis, axillaribus, 

 leguminibus ereftis, villofis. Coronilla with a twining 

 hairy ftalk^ five oval leaves, two flowers growing ereli 

 on the fides of the branches, and upright hairy pods, Co- 

 ronilla fcandens pentaphylla. Plum. Cat. 19, Climbiyig 

 five-leaved Coronilla. 



The firft fort is an humble fiirub, which feldom rifes 

 more than two or three feet high, with a ligneous 

 branching ftalk, garnilhed clofely with winged leaves, 

 each being generally compofed of five pair of fmall 

 leaves (or lobes) terminated by an odd one v thefe 

 are narrow at their bafe, and broad at the top, where 

 they are roundifli and indented •, they are of a fea- 



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thefe are oval, and of a bright green; the flowers 

 ftand upon long foot-ftalks in clofe bunches, they 

 are yellow, and without fcent^ It flowers in May, 

 and the feeds ripen in autumn. This is propagated 

 by feeds in the fame manner as the third, and requires 

 the fame treatment. 



own 



the fucceeding fpring; the ftalks of this rile to the 

 height of five or fix feet, where they have fupport ; 

 otherwife they trail on the ground, and arc garniflied 

 with winged leaves, compofed of fevcral obfong fmall 

 pinn^, which are fometimes placed by pairs, and at 

 other times are alternate, ending in a fingle one, they 



are 



