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flowers, and woolly pods. Anthyllis, named by Linnaeus, from 

 aiifhos, a flower, and coylos, down ; so called from the silky appear- 

 ance of its heads of flowers. 



Genera 35. Aspalathus, or African Broom. CI. 17, or. 4, sp. 

 31. L'aspalata, Fr.; Witschen, Ger. A genus of shrubs and 

 under shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, with fasciculate 

 linear leaves and yellow flowers, all of which grow freely in a mix- 

 ture of sandy loam and peat ; and young cuttings planted in sand 

 under bell-glasses, will strike root freely if the glasses are wiped 

 frequently, or else they are liable to damp off. Some species 

 ripen seeds freely, by which young plants are readily produced. 

 Named by Lixn.eus, from a, privative or wanting, and spao, to 

 extract ; meaning that no good qualities can be extracted from 

 them. 



Genera 36. Amorpha, or Bastard Indigo. CI. 17, or. 4, sp. 

 8. L'amorpha, Fr. ; Der unform, Ger. Pretty flowering shrubs 

 well suited for small shrubberies, or in front of larger ones, and 

 thrive well in common garden soil ; some of the kinds are rather 

 tender and require the protection of a mat in winter, or else to be 

 grown in pots, and kept through the winter in frames which can 

 I).- .overcd in severe weather. They may be increased by layers ; 

 or cuttings taken off at a joint, and planted in the ground in a shel- 

 tered situation early in autumn, will strike root. A. fruticosa was 

 once used in Carolina as an Indigo plant, but is now neglected. 

 Amorpha, from a, privative, and morphe, form ; in allusion to the 

 deformity of the corolla, which has neither aloe or carina : named 

 by Lrxx.Kis. 



Genera 37. Agati. CI. 17, or. 1, sp. 2. This genus will grow 

 freely in a mixture of loam and peat, and young cuttings will root 

 freelj in pots of sand under a bell-glass. Seeds will sometimes 

 ripen. Agati, from Aagaty, a name in the Sanscrit language ; 

 named by RHEEVE. 



Genera 38. Astragalus, or Milk Vetch. CI. 17, or. 4, sp. 107. 

 I. Utragale, Fr. ; Tragant, Ger. ; Kortcruid, Dutch. The modem 

 -• niu is composed of plants, the greater number of which arc very 

 ornamental. A. glycyphyllos is the largest of European species; 

 the leaves are sweel with ;( mixture of bitterness, and do not seem 

 '" be agreeable l-> cattle ; at least the plant in its wild state is left 

 Untouched ; otherwise it would be desirable to cultivate it. A. tra- 



