CHAP. XLI. 



LEGUMINA CE.^:. GENI STA. 



581 



The Spanish Genista. 



Don's Mill., 2. p. 151. 



J* 1-t. G. hispa'nica L. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 999. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148. 



Synonyme. Spanish Furze Hort. 



Engravings. Cav. Icon., 3. t. 211. ; Lam. III., t. 619. f.3. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Spiny, except in the flower-bearing branches ; spines 

 branched, rigid. Leaves simple, lanceolate, villose. Flowers in a terminal 

 subcapitate raceme. Keel villose, the length of the glabrous standard. Le- 

 gume oval, including 2 — 4 seeds ; when ripe, rather glabrous. {Dec. Prod., 

 ii. p. 148.) An undershrub, from 6 in. to 1 ft. in height, a native of Spain 

 and the south of France, and cultivated in British gardens since 1759. Its 

 flowers are produced in June and July. Probably this species, G. lusitanica, 

 and G. horrida may be all varieties of the same species; at least, 

 they do not appear more distinct than t^lex europae'a, nana, provincialis, 

 and stricta. 



The English Genista, or Petty Whin. 

 Don's Mill., 2. p. 151. 



J* 15. G, a'nglica L 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 999. ; Dec. Prod , 2. p. 149. 



Synanyme. G. m'lnor Lam. Ft. Fr., 2. p. bl.i. 



Engravings. Engl. Bot., t. 132. ; Lobel Icon., 2. p. 93. f. 2. ; and our^j 



Spec, Char., t^r. Spiny, except in the flower- 

 bearing branches ; spines simple ; the whole 

 plant glabrous. Leaves simple, ovate-lance- 

 olate. Flowers in terminal racemes, few in a 

 raceme ; the keel longer than the standard 

 and wings. Legume ovately cylindrical, in- 

 cluding many seeds. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 149.) 

 A prostrate deciduous shrub, with woody 

 stems, seldom exceeding I ft. in height ; native 

 of the middle and north of Europe, and fre- 

 quent in Britain, on moist, boggy, heathy com- 

 mons. It is sometimes cultivated in collec- 

 tions, where it forms a spiny bush about 2 ft. 

 in height, flowering profusely in May and June. 



a IG. G. germa'nica L. The German Genista. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 995. ; Dec. Prod , 2. p. 149. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 151. 



Synonymes. Sc6rpius spin6sus ilcench Met/i., 134. ; Xoglera spinbsa Ft. JVett., 2. p. 500. 



Engravings. Puchs Hist., 220. icon. ; Hayne Abbild., t. 122. ; and our fig. 271. 



Spec. Char., i^c. Spiny, except in tiie flower-bearing 

 branches; spines simple or branched. Leaves sim- 

 ple, lanceolate, slightly hairy. Flowers somewhat 

 villose, in terminal racemes. Keel longer than the 

 standard and wings. Legume ovate, slightly hairy, 

 including 2 — 4- seeds. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 149.) A 

 spiny shrub, a native of Euro[)e, in woods and on 

 heaths, introduced in 1773. It grows to the height 

 of 2 ft. or 3 ft. in British gardens, and flowers in 

 June, July, and August. 



f'ariety. 



St G.g. 2 inermis Dec. is almost without spines. 



at 17. G. pu'rgans L. 



The purging Genista. 



Dec. Prod., 2. p. 149. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 151. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 909. ; Bull. Herb., 115. 

 Synonyme. Sp&rtium purgans Lin. Syst., 474. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Upright, much branched. Branches round, striate. Leaves simple, very few, 

 lanceolate, almost sessile, somewhat silky. Flowers axillary, solitary, scarcely pediceled. Petals 

 equal, glabrous. The young legume adpressedly pubescent. (.Dec. Prod., ii. p. 149.1 A native of 

 France, on hills, where it grows to the height of from 3 ft. to 6ft., flowering in June and July. 

 Introduced in 1768. 



-* 18. G. seri'cea Jrii/f. The silky Genista. 



Identification. Wulf. in Jacq. Coll., 2. p. 167. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 149. ; Don's Mill, 2. p. I5L 

 Engraving. Jacq. Icon. Rar., 3. t. 556. 



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