CHAP. XLI. LEGUMINACE&. GENI’STA. §87 
long, obtuse, clothed with closely pressed down. Branches becoming at length striated, lax, 
spiny. Flowers somewhat racemose along the branches, twin, pedicellate, clothed with silky pubes- 
cence; the 3 lower lobes of the calyx about equal in length to the upper ones, but narrower. A shrub, 
growing to the height of from 2 ft. to 3 ft., on rocks near Corfe, in Corsica. (Dec. Prod., 2: p. 147.) 
G. aspalathézdes Lam. Dict., 2. p. 620.; Spartium aspalathdides Desf. Ati., 2. p. 136. Leaves few ; 
the lower ones sessile, and trifoliolate, the rest nearly all simple, scattered, linear-oblong, and rather 
silky. Branches loose, round spiny, somewhat recurved, and at length becoming striated. Flowers 
in pairs, subracemose along the branches, pedicellate, clothed with closely pressed silky pubescence. 
Calyx trifid, the 3 lower of the 5 lobes being connate into a 3-toothed lip, A shrub, trom 2 ft. to 
3 ft., found on rocks near Bonne, in Barbary. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 147.) 
G. férox Poir. Suppl., 2. p. 708. ; Spartium heteropbyllum L’ Hérit. Stirp., 183. ; Spartium férox Desf. 
All., 2. p. 136. t. 182. Leaves trifoliolate, or for the most part simple, oblong, and smoothish. Branches 
striated, and spinescent at the apex. Flowers racemose. Calyx rather pubescent. Corolla smooth, 
A shrub, from 3 ft. to 4ft. high, found on mountains near Lacalle, in Barbary. (Dec. Prod., ii. p.147. 
G. Cupani Guss. Cat., 1821, p. 77. ; Acacia triph¥lla Cup. Pamph. Sic., ed. 1. vol. 2. t. 233. Leaves 
sessile, trifoliolate, and hairy; leaflets linear-lanceolate. Branches spiny. Racemes terminal and 
few-flowered, Calyx rather pilose. Corolla smooth. Legume 1-seeded, and rather hairy. A shrub, 
from 2 ft. to 3 ft. high, found on arid mountains, more especially on the Nebrodes, in Sicily. (Dec. 
Prod., ii. p. 147. 
G. inféwa G. ee Spartium inféstum Gussone Pl. Rar., p. 290. Branches striated, and spiny. 
Leaves ternate ; leaflets obovate, and silky beneath. Legumes compressed, and, as well as the 
bracteas, covered with a close, soft, silky down. Found in bushy places by the sea side, in Calabria, 
and growing to the height of 2 ft. or 3ft. Flowers in May (Don’s Miil., ii. p. 150., adapted.) 
G, hirsita Vahl Symb., 1. p.51. Leaves lanceolate, and, as well as the branches, hairy. Spines 
trifid, and striated, Spikes terminal, and hairy. Corolla hairy, having the keel twice the length of the 
standard. Legume pubescent, and 1-seeded. A shrub, native of Spain and Portugal. 
G. h. 2 cuspidata Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148.; Spartium cuspidatum Cav. Anai., 1801, p. 56.; has the 
spines much elongated. It is a native of the north of Africa. 
G. h. 3 orientilis Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148., is a native of the Levant. . It has the spines hardly longer 
than the leaves, and trifid or simple. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 
G. algarbiénsis Brot. Fl. Lus., 2. p. 89. ; G. hirsuta var. 6? algarbiénsis Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148. Leaves 
lanceolate. Spines simple, solitary. Flowers terminal, subcapitate. Bracteas hairy. Calyx and co- 
rolla yellow. A native of Algarva, in Portugal; and ashrub, from 2 ft.to 4ft. high. It is considered 
as a variety by De Candolle, and as a species by G. Don. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148., and Don’s Miil., ii. 
. 150.) 
e G. tricuspidata Desf. Atl., 2. p. 158. t. 183. ; Spartium tricuspidatum Cav. Ann. Leaves lanceolate, 
and, as well as the branches, sometimes hairy, but not always 4-sided. Spines somewhat stiff, for 
the most part trifid. Racemes spike-formed, terminal. Calyx rather hairy. Corolla glabrous. Keel 
twice the length of the standard and wings. A shrub, from 1 ft. to 3ft. high, found on hills near 
Algiers. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 
G. gibraltdrica Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148, Leaves linear-lanceolate, and, as well as the branches, calyxes, 
and corollas, glabrous. Branches flexible and decumbent. Spines trifid and simple, usually leafy. 
Racemes terminal, somewhat spicate. Keel longer than the standard and wings. A native of the 
rocks of Gibraltar, near St. Roque. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 
G. falcata Brot. Phyt., 133, t. 55., Fl. Lus., 2. p.89. Leaves ovate-lanceolate ; the upper ones, and 
those of the stem, roundish, having the margins, middle nerve, and branchlets rather hairy. Spines 
stiff, and for the most part trifid. Racemes few-flowered. Keel longer than the standard and wings. 
Flowers glabrous. Legumes sickle-shaped, and many-seeded. A shrub from 2 ft. to 3 ft. high, found 
in Beira and Estremadura, in Portugal. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 
G. cérsica Dec. Fl. Fr. Suppl., p. 548. ; Spartium coérsicum Lois. I’. Gail., p. 440. The whole shrub 
is smooth. Leaves linear lanceolate. Stipules rather spiny. Spines simple and rigid. Flowers ax. 
illary, solitary, pedicellate. Keel length of the standard. Legume 4—8-seeded, quite smooth. A shrub, 
about 2 ft. high, found about Bastia, Bonifacio, &c., in Corsica. 
There is a variety (G. c. 2 pubéscens Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148.) which has the branches and young leaves 
clothed with closely pressed down. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 
G. ramosissima Poir. Suppl., 2. p.715.; Spartium ramosissimum Desf. Fi. Ati., 2. p.132. t.178. Much 
branched, erect. Branches striated, tuberculated, Leaves few, lanceolate, villous. Flowers nearly 
sessile along the branches, crowded. Petals silky, about equal in length. Native of Mount Atlas, near 
Flemsen, Fruit unknown. (Don’s Mii. ii. p. 151.) 
G. cinérea Dec. FI. Fr., 4. p. 494. ; Spartium cinéreum V7. Prosp., 40.; G. scoparia Vill. Dauph., 3. 
420., exclusively of synonymes ; G. flérida Asso Ar., 94. Erect, much branched. Branches striated. 
Leaves lanceolate, clothed with adpressed pubescence, Flowers almost sessile along the branches, 
solitary. Petals silky, about equalin length. Legume clothed with adpressed villi, 4—6-seeded. Na- 
tive of arid hills and mountains, from Aragon to Nice, in the limits of olives. Flowers in June and 
July. Shrub, 2ft. to 6ft. (Don’s Miil., ii. p. 151.) 
G. stylosa Spreng. Syst., 3. p. 176.; G. bracteolata Willd. Herb. Branches slender, angular, flexuous ; 
and are, as well as the leaves, linear and smooth, Flowers in terminal racemes. Calyx bracteolate. 
ges cin aa permanent. Native of Portugal. Flowers yellow. Shrub, 2ft. to 4tt. (Don’s Mill, 
ii. p. 151. 
G. muilticailis Lam. Dict., 2. p. 617. Dwarf. Branches erect, twiggy. Leaves linear-oblong, 
rather glabrous, tapering into the petiole at the base. Flowers solitary, on short pedicels. Calyx 
clothed with adpressed silky pubescence. Corolla glabrous. Native of the Balearic Islands. Shrub, 
1 ft. to 2ft. (Don’s Miil., ii. p. 151.) 
G. tenuifilia Lois. Not., 169. Stems weak. Branches round and striated, rather erect. Leaves 
linear, 1-erved, glabrous. Flowers disposed in terminal racemes, and, with the legumes, glabrous. 
Nearly allied to G. tinctdria and G. depréssa, from which it is hardly distinct, unless in the flowers 
being smaller. Native of Piedmont. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 150.) 
G. depréssa Bieb Fl. Taur. Suppl., p.460. Stems decumbent. Floriferous branches triquetrous, 
ascending. Leaves lanceolate, acute, clothed with adpressed hairs. Flowers in the upper axils of the 
leaves on short pedicels, disposed in such a manner as to appear a leafy raceme. Corolla glabrous. 
Native of Tauria, on mountains, and about Constantinople; very like G. mantica. Shrub, decum- 
bent. (Don’s Miil., ii. p. 152.) 
G. Perreyméndi Lots. Fl. Gall. ex Bull. Sct., Aug. 1828, p. 425. Stems decumbent. Branches 
striated, round, and rather erect. Leaves lanceolate, rather smooth. Flowers racemose, and ter- 
minal. Legume clothed with canescent hairs. Found wild in France, and closely resembling G. tinc- 
toria. (Don’s Mill., ii. p. 158.) 
G. pulchélia Visiami P). Dalm, ex Bot Zeit., Jan. 1830, p.51. The whole plant is silky. The 
stems are diffuse, and much branched. The branches are furrowed, and the young ones striped, 
