Cytisus 
Laburnum 
Cytisus Albus 
Cytisus 
Alpinus 
8 ARBORETUM NOTES. 
inflorescence with Cytisus pupureas, as well as 
others of the intermediate character of var. 
Adami. 
Here, however, I have not been able to see any 
such deviation; all the flowers our tree has yet 
borne, are true Adam. 
Cytisus Atsus.—Loudon, p. 589. 
Killed at Barton, by the severe winter of 
1860-61 ; but some young plants, which we bought 
from Veitch, and planted in the pleasure-ground 
in 1861, are thriving exceedingly well and blossom- 
ing abundantly. All that Loudon says about the 
beauty and the rapid growth of this plant, is 
perfectly correct. 
Cytisus ALtprinus.—Loudon, v. 2, 591- 
The charaéters which distinguish the Alpine 
from the common Laburnum, are certainly clear 
and decided enough to mark them as distinct 
species, as species are generally understood 
among botanists ; supposing that no intermediate 
and connecting forms occur to break down the 
distinétions. The broader and more glossy leaves 
and the smaller or more crowded flowers of the 
Cytisus alpinus, give it a different look at first 
sight ; and the pods are markedly different. It is 
