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Genus 2. Genista. 
G. tinctoria. Green-weed. Fig. 281. 
A little shrub. Leaves lanceolate, smooth. Flowers in erect racemes. 
Pastures and thickets. Bitter; yields a yellow dye. 1-2 ft. July and 
Aug. Bright yellow. (^) E. B. 1. 44. E. B. 2. 992. U. <£• 
Am. 95. Bab. 72. Lind. 77. 
G. pilosa. Hairy Green-weed. Fig. 282. 
Stem prostrate. Leaves lanceolate, silky beneath. Flowers axillary. 
Dry heaths. 6-9 in. May and Sept. Yellow. (^) E. B. 1. 208. 
E. B. 2. 993. II. Am. 96. Bab. 72. Lind. 77. 
G. anglica. Needle Green-weed. Petty Whin. Fig. 283. 
A low shrub. Branches spiny. Leaves ovato-lanceolate. Boggy 
heaths. 1-2 ft. May-July. Bright yellow. (|) E. B. 1. 132. 
E. B. 2. 994. H. fy Am. 96. Bab. 73. Lind. 77. 
Genus 3. Cytisus. 
C. Scoparius. Broom. Fig. 284. 
A shrub with angular branches and small ternate leaves. Woods and 
heaths; very common. Purgative and diuretic. 3-10 ft. May and 
June. Bright yellow. (^) E. B. 1. 1339. E. B. 2. 996. H. fy 
Am. 96. Bab. 73. Lind. 77. 
Genus 4. Ononis. 
O. spinosa. Rest-Harrow. Fig. 285. 
Stem woody, spiny, nearly erect, slightly hairy. Sepals shorter than 
the pod. Heaths and dry commons ; abundant. 1ft. Perenn. June- 
Sept. Rose-colour or white, (f) E. B. 1. 682. E. B. 2. 995. 
H. fy Am. 96. Bab. 73. Lind. 78. 
O. procurrens. Trailing Rest-Harroio. Fig. 286. 
Stem rather woody, trailing, not spiny. Plant hairy all over. Sepals 
longer than the pod. Perhaps a variety of the last. Fields and way- 
sides, especially on chalk. 6 in. Perenn. June-Sept. Rose-colour 
or white, (§) E. B. Supp. 2659. H.fyArn.97. Bab. 73. Lind. 78. 
O. reclinata. Small Rest-Harrow. Fig. 287. 
Stem ascending, herbaceous. Plant hairy, viscid. Sepals shorter 
than the pods. Coast of Galloway and Channel Islands. 4-6 in. 
Ann. July. Pink, (§) E. B. Supp. 2838. II. fy Am. 97. Bab. 73. 
Genus 5. Anthyllis. 
A. vulneraria. Kidney-vetch. Wound-wort. Fig. 288. 
Very hairy. Leaves pinnate. Flower-heads in pairs. Dry pastures. 
6 in.-l ft. Perenn. June-Aug. Yellow, rarelv red or white, (q) 
E. B. 1. 104. E. B. 2. 997. H. fy Am. 97. Bab. 80. Lind. 78. 
Genus 6. Medicago. 
M. falcata. Sickle Medic/c. Fig. 289. 
Stems procumbent. Leaflets narrow-ohovate. Flowers in erect racemes. 
Pods sickle-shaped. Fields. 1 ft. Perenn. June and July. Pale 
yellow. (|) E. B. 1.1016. E. B. 2. 1047. H. Am. 98. Bab. 74. 
Lind. 82. 
M. sativa. Lucerne. Purple Medick. Fig. 290. 
Stems erect. Leaflets oblong, toothed. Pods loosely spiral. Fields; 
not native. Cultivated for fodder. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June and July. 
Purple, streaked with white and green. (§-) E. B. 1. 1749. E. B. 
2. 1046. II. Am. 98. Bab. 74. Lind. 82. 
