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Ononis Natrix. Yellow-Flowered 



Rest-Harrow. 



Clajs and Order. 



DlADELPHIA DeCAXDRIA. 



Generic CharatJer. 



Cat. 5-partitus : laciniis linearibus. Vexillum ftriatum. Legume* 

 turgidum feflile. Filament a connata abfque fiflura. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



ONONIS Natrix pedunculis unifloris ariftatis, foliis ternatis 

 vifcofis (tipulis integerrimis caule fruticofo. Linn. 

 Syjl. Vegetal, ed. 14. Murr. p. 653. Ait. few. 

 v. 3. p. 24. 



ANONIS vifcofa fpinis carens lutea major. Bauh. Pin. 309. 



The Ononis Natrix, a plant ufually to be met with in all 

 general collections of green-houfe plants, is a native of Spain, 

 and the South of France, where it is faid to grow wild in the 

 corn-fields. 



The general practice fanftioned by that of Mr. Aiton, is 

 to confidcr this fpecies as tender ; Mr. Miller fays it is very 

 hardy, and recommends it to be planted in the open border, 

 a treatment likely to fuit it in mild winters ; there is, however, 

 one part of his account evidently erroneous, he defcribes the 

 root as perennial, and the Hem as herbaceous, this is not only 

 contrary to Lin nous's fpecific defcription, but to fa&, the 

 ftalk being undoubtedly fhrubby. 



As this plant in the courfe of a year or two is apt to grow 

 out of form, it is advifable cither to renew it frequently by 

 feed, which it produces in abundance, or to keep it clofely 

 cut in. 



It flowers from the middle of fummer till towards the clofe, 

 and is propagated readily either by feeds or cuttings. 



Is no novelty in this country, having been cultivated by 

 Mr. James Sutherland in 1683*. 



* Ait. Kew. 



