ever, been brought into great confusion, and it was not until I had 
discovered a monograph of this genus among Gay’s unpublished writ- 
ings that I clearly saw my way. I think it well, therefore, to publish 
an abstract of the descriptive portion of this monograph, with the 
synonymy and geographical distribution. 
**]. Adenocarpus anagyrius, N. A. elatus, grandifolius, stipulis villosissimis, flo- 
ribus racemosis, bracteis ..., carina... legumine multiglanduloso. — C. anagyrius, 
L’Her. Stirp. p. 184 (excl. syn. Clus. et C. Bauh.). Adenocarpus hispanicus, DC. FI. 
Fr. Suppl. p. 549, Prodr. ii. 158. A. anagyrius, Spreng. Syst. Veg. iii. 226 (excl. patria). 
—Habitat in umbrosis Hispanie, speciatim montibus del Paular (Herb. Desf.) et in 
Lusitania. Differt ...ab omnibus sequentibus statura multo altiore, caule valido et 
fere arborescente, dupla foliolorum et seminis magnitudine, legumine dimidio latiore, 
et perispermine in seminibus nullo. 
«2. Adenocarpus complicatus, N. A. humilis, parvifolius, stipulis glabriusculis, 
floribus racemosis, bracteis 2 lineari-lanceolatis, calyce erecto, carina bigibbosa, legu- 
mine multiglanduloso.—Spartium complicatum, Linn. Sp. ed. i. p. 709. 
“a, polyadenius. A. ramis rachique glabriusculis, floribus majusculis, calyce gla- 
briusculo multiglanduloso, glandulis nigricantibus, seminibus ovato-oblongis, immacu- 
latis.—Cytisus divaricatus, L’ Her. Stirp. p. 184 (excl. syn. Sauv.); Ait! Hort. Kew. ed. 1, 
ili. p. 50. C. parvifolius, Lam. Dict. ii. p. 248. Spartium complicatum, Thor. Chlor. 
Land. p. 297. ~C. complicatus, DC. Fl. Fr. n. 3821. Adenocarpus parvifolius, DC. ! 
Fl. Fr. Suppl. p. 550; Prodr. ii. p. 158. Cytisus nigricans, Loret et Duret! Cat. Pl. 
Cote d’Or (1825), p. 27.—Habitat in Gallia occidentali, ab Aturo ad Ligerem, pluri- 
bus locis ; in agro Santonico (Lois); in Pictavia,... Citatur preeterea in Etruria, . .. 
in collibus cirea Romam, ... et in Eubeea ... 
“g. hirsutus. A. ramis villoso-hispidis, rachi villoso-pubescente, floribus majus- 
culis, calyce pauci-glanduloso eglandulosove, villoso, seminibus ovatis immaculatis.— 
Cytisus divaricatus, 8, Sims, Bot. Mag. tab. 1387. C. divaricatus, Ten. Fl. Nap. ii. 147. 
Adenocarpus commutatus, Guss. Fl. Sic. Prodr. ii. (1828), p. 375.—Habitat in Ca- 
labrize monte Mongiana (L. Thom.), in arenosis montosis Siciliz, Messina alla portella 
Ibiso Monte Scuderi (Guss.) ; in Lusitania, ...in Hispania centrali circa Salmanti- 
cam. 
“y, anadenius. A. ramis rachique glabriusculis, floribus mediocribus, calyce eglan- 
duloso villosiusculo, seminibus ovatis maculatis.— Spartium complicatum, Gouan, 
Hort. Monsp. p. 356. Adenocarpus telonensis, DC. Fl. Fr. Suppl. p. 550 (excel. syn. 
Ger. et Lois et loc. nat. Galloprov.) ; Prodr. ii. p. 158 (excl. iisd.).—Habitat in Ceben- 
norum apricis declivibus, frequens, vix extra castanearum regionem (Alais, La Salle, 
Bois de Valéne, La Sérane, inter Ganges et Sumene, etc.),... denique in preefectura 
De la Lozére. 
“3. oligadenius. A. ramis glabriusculis, rachi, pubescente calyce villoso-pubescente, 
pauciglanduloso eglandulosove, seminibus . . .—Cytisus complicatus, Brot. Fl. Lusit. 
li. p. 158. Adenocarpus intermedius ?, DC. Fl. Fr. Suppl. p. 549; Prodr. ii. p. 158.— 
Habitat in Lusitaniz arenosis apricis, tum ad Mundam (Brot.), tum ad Durium, pre- 
sertim circa urbem Porto (Herb. Tournef., Vaill., Isn., Brot.). 
“3. Adenocarpus foliolosus, DC. A. humilis, parvifolius, stipulis villosiusculis, 
floribus racemosis, bracteis 2 lineari-lanceolatis, labiis calycinis reflexis, carina bi- 
gibbosa, legumine parci-glanduloso. 
“qa. exadenius. A. calyce eglanduloso vel pauci-glanduloso.—C. foliolosus, L’Her. 
Stirp. p. 184. Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 1, iii. p. 49. Adenocarpus foliolus, DC. Fl. Fr. 
Suppl. p. 549; Prodr. ii. p. 158. Genista foliolosa, Lk. Enum. Alt. ii. p. 224. Spartium 
microphyllum, Cay. ex Leop. von Buch, Phylic. Beschreib. der Canar. Inseln (1825), 
pp. 155 et 184.—Habitat in insularum Canariensium fruticetis et sylvis, speciatim in 
Canaria magna, et in Teneriffa circa urbem Laguna (DC). 
“B. polyadenius. A. calyce multiglanduloso.—Adenocarpus frankenioides, Chois. 
in DC. Prodr. ii. p. 158.—Habitat in declivitate montis Teneriffensis, alt. 500 ped. et 
ab incolis Codeso dicitur (Christ. Smith, ex DC. Prodr.). 
“4, Adenocarpus telonensis, N. A. humilis, parvifolius, stipulis glabriusculis, flo- 
ribus paucis capitatis, bracteis 3 verticillatis ovatis acuminatis, calyce erecto, carina 
equali legumine multiglanduloso.—Cytisus telonensis, Lois!, Fl. Gall. ii. p. 446.— 
Habitat in Galloprovincia circa Olbiam (Hyéres) (Robert, Lois) ; in Corbariis (Pourr. 
e frustulo in herb. Lemon); in Hispanie collibus circa Malagam.” 
Expranation oF Pirate LVII.—Fig. 1, a flower in bud, with pedi- 
cel and bracts, magnified. Fig. 2, the standard, magnified. Fig. 3, a 
pod of the natural size. 
