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thtufc fpcar-JJ:apcd leaves^ and a declining fto.lk having 

 tubcrdes. I'his is the Genifta ramola, foliis liyperici. 



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C. B. P. 395. Branching Brocm wllb leaves like Sl 

 Johnfivcrt, 

 B. GiiN'isTA (y/;/^//V^'y fpinis fimplicibr.s, ranils florifcris 



incrmibus, foliis lanccolatis. Hort. Cliff. '7,^^. Brc 



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Givcr-lranchcs 



•.vithctit fplnes^ and 



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ivith fmglc fplnes^ /; 



fpcar-JIjapcd leaves. Gcnida fpartium niiniis Anglicuii]. 



Tourn. Inft. R. H. 6^5. Small EngHJIj Broom, called 



Petty Whin. 



Genista {Hlfparnca) fpinis decompofitis, ramls flo- 

 riferis, inermibuG, foliis lanceolatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 

 711. Broom isjlth decompounded fpines, flower -branches 

 ivithout fpines^ and narrovj hairy leaves, Genifta fpinofa 

 minor Hilpanica villofiffima. C. B. P. 395. Mojt hairy, 



fmalU Spaniflo, prickly Broom, 



The firft fort grows naturally in France, Italy, and 

 Germany. This plant fends out feveral ftalks from 

 the root, which fpread flat on the ground, and divide 

 into iTiany flat branches which arc jointed, and their 

 two fides are edged like abroad fword; thefe are 

 green and herbaceous, but are perennial. At each of 

 the joints is placed one fmall fpear-fiiaped leaf, w^ith- 

 out any foot-fl:alk. The flowers are produced in clofe 

 fpikes at the end of the branches ; they are yellow, 

 and of the Pea-bloom kind, and are fucceedcd by 

 fiiort hairy pods, which contain three or four kidney- 

 lliaped feeds. The plants flower in June^ and the 



feeds ripen in September. 



This fort is propagated by feeds, which, if fown in 



the autumn, the plants will come up the following 



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but when they are fown in the fpring, the 



plants rarely come up the fame year : when the plants 

 come up, they will require no other culture but to 

 keep them clean from weeds, and thin them where 

 they are too clofe ; at Michaelmas they may be tranf- 

 planted where they are defigned to remain, and after 

 that they will only require to be kept clean, for they 

 are very hardy, and will live feveral years. 

 The fecond fort rifes with ligneous ftalks about two 

 or three feet high, fending out many taper channelled 

 " branches which grow ereft, garniflied with fmall fpear- 

 fl-iaped leaves placed alternate^ and are terminated by 

 feveral fpikes of yellow flowers, which are of the Pea- 

 bloom kind ; thefe are fucceedcd by ftiortpods, which 

 turn black v/hen ripe, and contain four or five kid- 

 ney-fliaped feeds. It flowers in June and July, and 

 the feeds ripen in autumn. 



The third fort grows naturally in England. This hath 

 ilirubby ftalks, which rife about three feet high, gar- 

 niflied with fpear-fliaped leaves, which are broader, 

 and end in fliarper poillts than thofe of the former; 

 the branches come out from the fide of the ftalks, al- 

 moft their whole length, hnd do not grov/ fo upright 

 as thofe of the fecond ; thefe are terminated by loofe 

 fpikes of yellow flowers, which are fucceedcd by pods 

 like thofe of the fecond fort. It flowers, and the feeds 

 are ripe about the fame time as the former. The 

 branches of the plant are ufed by the dyers, to give a 

 yellow colour, from whence it is called Dyers Broom, 

 Green-wood, "\Vood-waken, or^ Dyers-weed. 

 The fourth fort grows naturally about Montpelier. 

 This rifes with ftirubby, ftriated, taper ftalks four 



feet hi^h, fending out feveral branches which 



are 



terminated by fpines ; the leaves are fpear-fliaped, 

 fingle, and hairy ; the flowers are produced in fpikes 



. at the end of the branches, they ^re larger than thofe 

 of the other forts, and are of a paler yellow colour. 

 They appear in June and July, and are fucceeded by 

 pods hke the former forts. 



This fort is tender, and in fevere frofts is often killed 

 in England, where the plants are not protefted. ' 

 The fifth fort grows naturally about Montpelier. 

 This rifes with a woody ftalk to the height of feven 

 or eight feet, fending out many flender branches, 



• garniflied with trifoliate leaves, hairy on their under 

 fide \ the upper part of thefe branches, for more than 

 afoot^in length, fend out fmall flowering branches 



on their fide, fupporting" five yellow flowers. Thefe 



appear In June and July, and the feeds ripen in au* 

 tunin. 



The fixth fort hath a low fl^rubby ftalk, wliich fcldo 

 is more tlian a foot high, fending our ievcral we '• 

 branches which arc jointed, garniflied with f-nall Icav *^ 

 ending in three acute parts. The flowers are produc i 

 in loofe fpikes at the top of the branches, tliey are f 

 a pale yellow colour, and appear tlie latter end of 

 June and in July, and the feeds ripen In Septeoiber 

 This plant grows naturally in Portugal. 



The feventh fort hath a flirubby ftalk w^hich decline 

 toward the ground, and is ki over with tubercles • \ 

 divides into a few fmall brandies, which are o-arniflitj 

 with fmall obtufe leaves. The flov/ers are dhpofedin 

 fmall loofe fpikes at the end of the branches; diey 

 are fmall, of a pale yellow colour, and are fucceeded 

 by fliort pods filled with kidney-fnaped feeds. It 

 flowers in June, and the feeds ripen in autumn. This 

 grows naturally in Germany and France." 

 The eighth fort grows naturally upon open heaths in 

 many parts of England.^ It hath a flirubby ftalk 

 which rifes about two feet high, fending out inany 

 flender branches, which are armed with lono- finaic 

 fpines, and garniflied with very fmall fpear-fhaptd 

 leaves, placed alternate on every fide the branches: 

 the flower-branches have no fpines ; thefe are ihort 

 and have five or fix vellow flowers 



ter at the end. 



rowinc^ in a cluf- 



They come out in April and May, 

 and are fucceeded by fliort turgid pods, v/hich con* 

 tain four or five fmall kidney-lhaped feeds. Thcfc 

 ripen in July. 



The ninth fort grows naturally in Spain. This hath 

 a low flirubby ftalk, which fends out many ligneous 

 branches, armed with branching thorns, conipofeJ 

 of feveral fliarp thorns, which come out from each 

 other, but the fliort branches which produce the Row- 

 ers have no fpines ; thefe are garniflied with fmall 

 hairy leavjes of different forms, fome of them being 

 as narrow as hairs, and others are of the Ipear-fiiapc; 

 the branches are terminated by clufters of yellow 

 flowers, which are fucceeded by fhort, ccmprelTd, 

 hairy pods, filled with kidncy-fliapcd feeds. The 

 whole plant has much the appearance of the cominoa 

 Furz or Gorfe, but is very hairy, and the flower- 

 branches being without thorns, are the moft obvious 

 diftinftions. 



All thefe forts of Brooms are propagated by feeds, 

 which, if fown in the aiitumn, v/ill fucceed much 

 better than if fown in the fpring, and a year will be 

 thereby faved ; as thefe plants fend out long, ftringy, 

 tough roots, whicji run deep into the ground, they 

 do not bear tranfplanting well, efpecialiy if they are 

 not removed young ; therefore the beft way is to few 

 a few feeds in thofe places w^hcre the plants are de- 

 figned to remain, and to pull up all except the moft 

 promifing plants as foon as they are paft danger-, after 

 this the plants will require no other cvilture, but t3 

 keep them clean from weeds : but where this cannot 

 be praftifed, the feeds may be fown thin upon a bed 

 of light earth, and when the plants come up, they 

 muft be kept clean from weeds till the followLng au- 

 tumn, when the plants fliould be carefully taken up 

 and tranfplanted where they are defigned to remain. 

 They are all very hardy plants except the fourth, fifth, 

 and ninth forts, wliich muft Jiave a warm fiieltered 

 fituation and dry foil, otherwiie they will not hvc 

 through the winter, but the others will grow in almoU 



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any foil or fituation. 



ENISTA SPINOSA, 



Gorfe. See Ulex. 



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the Furz, Whins, or 



ENTI ANA. Lin. Gen. Plant. 285. Tourn. Ind- 



from Genuus, a 





R. H. 80. tab- 40. [takes its nam 



king of Illyrium, who firft difcovered the virtues or 

 this plant.] Gentian, or Fellwortj in French, G'^^r 

 iiane. 



The Characters are, 

 // hath a permanent empalement^ ivhlch Is cut intop^ 

 acute fegments. ^ he flower hath one petal, which a *'^' 

 bidous^ cut Into five parts at the top^ which an fl^^- '' 



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