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. SvA^'xwUi^Radiatura) reiTiLbiis petiolis perfal-cntibus 

 ramis oppofuis angulaiis, tbliis tcrnacis lincaribus. 





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ramis annularis, racemis 



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Lin. Sp. Plant. 998. Brco7n ivithtrifcliatc leaves futh 

 clofe to the Jlalk^ angular cppofUe branches^ and a-Sl- 

 jljaped opfcjitc leaves, Gcnifla radiata five fttilaris. J. 

 B. I. 399. Radiated ft arry Broom. 



, Spartium {Aloncfperr/iuni 

 lateralibus foliis lanceolatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 995. 

 Br com with angular bramhes^ fuort hunches cf flow- 

 ers on the fides of the ftalk^ and fpear-ftoaped leaves, 

 Spartium tertium flore albo. C. B. P. 396. A third 

 Broora with a white flower^ commonly called white Spa- 



, nifj Broom. 

 Si'ARTiuM {Scoparium) foliis ternatis folicariifque, ra- 

 mis inermibus angulofis. Plort. Clift'. 356. Broom with 

 trifoliate andfingle leaves^ and angular unargued branches. 

 Cytifo geniita icoparia, vulgaris, floreluteo. Tourn. 

 649 Common green Broom with a yellow flower. 

 Spartium {Lufitanicum) foliis ternatis, foliolis cunei- 

 fornnibus, ramis inermibus angulatis. Broom with tri- 

 foliate leaves^ whofe lobes are wedge-Jhaped^ angular^ and 

 unarmed branches. ,An? Cytiio-genifta Lufitanica, 

 magno flpre. Tourn. Inft. 649. Portugal Broom with 



a large flower. 



■6. Spartium {Hirfutum) foliis ternatis petiolatis, folio- 

 . lis lincari-lanceolatis hirfutis, ramis inermibus angu- 

 latis. Broom with trifoliate leaves upon foot-ft-alks^ linear 

 . fpear-Jhaped lobes which are hairy , and angular unarmed 

 branches. 



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glabris. 



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Glabrum) foliis ternatis glabris feflilibus, 

 ramis inermibus angulatis, rleguminibus 

 Broom with trifoliate fmooth leaves fitting clofe to the 

 branches^ which are angular and unarmed, and fmooth 



S. Spartium {Angulatum) foliis folitariis ternaiifque, ra- 

 mis fexano:ula'ribus apice fioriferis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 

 .709: Spartium with Jingle and trifoliate leaves^ and 

 --■' branches withjix angles with flowers at their tops, Spar- 

 . ' tium Oricntale, filiqua comprcfla glabra & annulata. 

 Tourn. Cor. 44. Eaflern Broom with rounds fmooth^ 

 ' comprejfcd pods. , .. 



g. Spartium {Spinofum) foliis ternatis, ramis angulatis 

 ■ fpinofis. Hort. Cliff. '^c^6. Broomwith trifoliate leaves^ 

 and angular prickly branches, Cytillis ipinofus. H. L. 

 .Prickly Cytifus, - ' , 



10.^ Spartium {Arborefcens) caule arborefcente ramofo 



;., aculeato, foliis cuneiformibus confertis, floribus fo- 



\ litariis alaribus. .Sr(?^»2 with a tree-like, branchinz. 



prickly ftalk^ wedge-Jhaped leaves in clufters^ and flowers 



ftandingfingly on the fide of the branches, SpartiumpKr- 



tulaca; foliis aculcatum, ebeni materie. Plum. Cat. 



-;. iq. Prickly Broom with Purflain leaves^ or Ebony of the 



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- The firft fort is the common Spanifh Broom, which 

 . has been long cultivated in the Englifli gardens for the 



fweetnefs of its flowers: of this there are twovarie- 



' ties, if not diltinft fpecies, which grow naturally in 



iSpain and Portugal. The firft, which is the common 



- fort in England, has larger branches and broader 

 leaves than the other. The flov/ers are alfo larger, of 

 a deeper yellow colour, and appear earlier than thofe 

 of the other, which has been of late years introduced 



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Both thefe forts have fmooth flexible branches, which 

 rife eight or ten feet high. The lower branches are 



, garniihed with fmall, fpear-fhaped, fmooth leaves, at 

 the end of the flioots of the fame year ; the flowers 

 are difpofed in a loofe fpike -, they are large,' yellow, 

 of the butterfly kind, have a ftrong agreeable odour, 

 appear in July, and incoolfeafons there is frequently 



* a fucceflion of flowers till September, which are fuc- 

 ceeded by comprefTed pods about three inches long, 



, containing one row of kidney- Ihaped feeds which ripen 





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, Thefe plants are eafily propagated by feeds, which 



fhould be fown in the fpring upon a bed of common 



earth in a fliady fituation, where the plants will rife 



very freely ; thefe muft be kept clean from weeds the 



.following fummer, and in autumn they maybe taken 



^ up and tranrplanted in a nurfery, v;hich fliould be 



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chofen in a v/arm fncltered fituation. In the taking* 

 up of the plants, there fliould be care taken not to 

 tear the roots, for thefe fend their roots deep into the 

 ground, and are very apt to be torn if they are not 

 raifed out of the ground with a fpadc ^ diefe fliould be 

 planted in rows three feet afundcr, and at one foot 

 diftance in the rows. In this nurfery they may remain 

 a year or two to get ftrength, and then may be planted 

 where they are to remain, for they do not fucceed if 

 they are removed large. 



If the feeds of thefe Ibrts are permitted to fcattcr in 

 autumn, the plants will conic up in plenty in t!ie 

 Ipring without care, and thefe may be tranfplanted 

 the following autumn, and treated in the fimie way as 

 thofe before mentioned. Thefe flirabs are very orna- 

 mental to large wood-walks in gardens, but hares 

 and rabbits are very fond of them -, fo that, unlefs 

 they are fcreened from thefe animals, they will de- 

 vour them in winter when they have a fcarcity of 

 other food. 



The fecond fort grows naturally in Italy ^ this Is a 

 flirub of low growth, feldom rifing two feet high, 

 but divides into many fpreading branches, fo as to 



The branches are fmall, angular, 

 and come out by pairs oppofite ; the leaves are very 

 narrow, awl-Ihaped, and ai-e placed round the ftalk, 

 fpreading out like the points of a ftar ^ the flowers are 

 difpofed in fmall cluft:ers at the end of the branches ; 

 they are yellow, but not more than half the fize of 

 thofe of the former, and have no fcent \ they are 

 fucceeded by fliort hairy pods, containinc/ two or three 



form a large bufli. 



and the feeds ripen in Auo-uft. 



1 ; It flowers in June, 

 This fiirub makes a 



pretty appearance during the tim^e of its continuing 

 in flower, and' as it is hardy, deferves a place in 

 gardens. 



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It IS propagated by feeds, which fliould be fown in 

 autumn, for thofe which are fown in the fpring feldom 

 row the fame year; thcfc may be fown in a bed of 

 common earth in rows, for the more conveniently 

 keeping the plants clean from weeds. The plants 

 Ihould remain in the feed-bed till the follov/ing au- 

 tumn, when they may be either tranfplanted to the 

 places where they are to remain, or in a nurfery to 

 grow a year or two to get fl.rength, before they are 

 planted out for good ; but thefe plants will not bear 

 tranfplanting when they are large, fo fhould be re- 

 nioi^qdjvhilethey areyoung. ;.. ^:, . ;-! i...,^ ■ 

 The third fort hath a thick ftalk, covered with a 

 rugged bark when old ; it rifes eight or nine feet high, 

 fending out many flender Rufli-like branches o 

 filyery colour, almoft taper, which terminate in very 

 flehder bendiiig ends ; thefe have a few narrow Ipear- 

 ftiaped leaves on the lower branches. The flowers 

 are produced in very ftiort fpikes or clufl:ers on the 

 fide of the branches j they are fmall, white, and are 

 fucceeded by large oval pods containing one kidney- 

 fliaped feed.; It flowers about the fame time as the 

 former, rjl: ' i - ..i. ; :* -^-i .-. .. -. .,,, 



This fort grows plentifully in Spain and Portugal, 

 from both which countries the feeds may be eafily 

 procured. Thefe feeds fliould be fown in the middle 

 of April upon a bed of frefli light earth, but the befl: 

 way will be to fow them in drills about half an inch 

 deep. .The drills fliould not be lefs than one foot 

 afunder, and the feeds may be laid in the drills at about 

 three inches diftance, which will allow room for the 

 plants to grow till Michaelmas followmg, before which 

 time it will not be fafe to remove them ; nor fliould 

 they be fuffered to ftand longer, becaufe they flioot 

 downright roots very deep into the ground, and if 

 thefe are cut or broken, when they are grown large, 

 the plants frequently mifcarry. Although I have here 

 direfted the fowing of thefe feeds in April, yet it muft 

 be underftood, if the feafon proves favourable, other- 

 wife it will be better to defer it longer, for thefe feeds 

 are as fubjeft to perifli in the ground by cold or wet, 

 as are the Kidney-beans ; therefore when the feafon is 

 favourable for fowing them,, the feeds of the Broofn 

 may be fafely fown. 



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