Drscriprion.—Shrub, 4-8 in. high, procumbent; young 
branches 5-angled, pubescent, at length glabrous. Leaves 
unifoliolate ; leaflet sessile, oblong-obovate, rounded at the 
apex or slightly acute, narrowed to the base, 1—3 in. long, 
3—¢ In. broad, pilose on both surfaces, ciliate, lateral nerves 
indistinct. Flowers solitary or two to three together ; 
pedicels 3-3 in. long. Calyx subcampanulate, 1 in. long, 
two-lipped, lips shorter than the tube, sparingly pilose out- 
side; upper lip bidentate; lower lip shortly tridentate, 
teeth acute. Standard broadly obovate, many-veined, about 
% in. broad, claw } in. long. Wing-petals oblong, 1 in. 
long, 6—7-veined, claw 3 in. long. Keel-petals 4 in. long. 
Staminal-tube glabrous, } in. long. Ovary villous; style 
about } in. long, stigma minute. Pod 4-2 in. long, pilose 
on all sides. Seeds 3 or 4, rounded, with a distinct, rounded 
strophiole—J. Hurcnrnson. 
Cuttivation.—Cytisus decumbens is a charming small 
trailer, the stems keeping close to the ground and forming 
a cushion not more than 6 in. high, which in May is 
studded all over with bright yellow flowers. It may be 
grown in a border so as to form a carpet below other taller 
shrubs, or in a sunny position in the rock garden. The 
Kew examples were originally raised from seeds received in 
1895 from the Goettingen Botanic Garden.—W. Watson. 
Fig. 1, leaflet; 2, calyx with stamens and pistil; 3, calyx laid open with 
pistil; 4, standard; 5, wing petal; 6, keel-petal; &, seed:—all enlarged 
7, fruit:—natural size. 
