CHAP. XLi. LEGUMiNA ce;e. (JENI sta. 587 



long, obtuse, clothed with closely pressed down. Branches becoming at length striafctl, lax, 

 spiny. Flowers somewhat racemose along the branches, twin, (ledicellate, clolhed with silky pubes- 

 cence ; the o lower lobes of the calyx about efftial in length to the up|)or ones, but narrower. A shrub, 

 growing to the height of from 'J ft. to 3 ft., on rocks near Corfc. in Cr)rsica. {Dec. Prod., '.'. p.' U7.1 



G. ^pnlith'uiiUs Lam. Diet, 2. p. 6-A). ; Spartium ospalathiiides Desj. Alt., '2. p. l.ii. Leaves few ; 

 the lower ones sessile, and trifoliolate, the rest nearly all simple, scattered, linear-oblong, and rather 

 silky. Branches loose, round s|)iny, somewhat recurve<l, and at length l)econiing stri:itetl. Flowers 

 in pairs, subracemose along the branches, jiedicellale, clothed with doselv pressed silkv pubescence. 

 Calyx tritid, the j lower of the 5 lobes being connate into a 3-toothed lip. A shrub', iroraStt. to 

 3 t^., found on rocks near Bonne, in Barbary. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 147.) 



a.ferox Poir. Suppl., '2. p. 70S. ; .S'partium'heterophyllum L'Writ. Slirp.,\S3. ; SpArtium ft-rox Desf. 

 All., i. p. 13d. t. 182. Leaves trifoliolate, or for the most part simple, oblong, and smoothish. Branches 

 striated, and spinesccnt at the apex. Flowers racemose. Calyx rather pubescent Corolla smooth, 

 A shrub, from 3 ft to 4 (t. high, found on mountains near Lacalle, in Barbary. Jiec. Prod., ii. p. 147. 



G. Cupdni Giiss. Cut., 18il, p. 77. ; .-fc'icia tnphylla Cup. Pamp/i. Sic, ed.'l. vol. 2. t. 233. Leaves 

 sessile, trifoliolate, and hairy; leaflets linear-lanceolate. Branches spiny. Racemes terminal and 

 fcw.flowered. Calyx rather pilose. Corolla smooth. Legume l-seeded, and rather hairy. A shrub, 

 from '2 ft. to 3 ft. high, found on arid mountains, more especially on the Xebrodes. in Sicily. iDec 

 Prod., ii. p. 147.) 



G. inlvsta G. Don; SpArtium inWstum Gussone PI. Bar., p. i90. Branches striated, and spiny, 

 leaves ternate ; leaflets obovate, and silky beneath. Legumes compressed, and, as well as the 

 braiteas, covered with a close, soft, silky down. Found in bushv places by the sea side, in Calabria, 

 and growing to the height of 2 ft. or 311 Flowers in May {Don's Mill., \\. p. Ijo., adaptetl.) 



(t. hirsiita Vahl Symb., 1. p. 51. Leaves lanceolate, and, as well as the branches, hairy. Spines 

 tritid, and striate<I. Spikes terminal, and hairy. Corolla hairy, having the keel twice the length of the 

 standard. Legume pubescent, and 1-seedeil. A shrub, native of Spain and Portugal. 



G. A. 2 cuspidi'ila Dec. Prod., 2. p. 14S. ; .Spartium cuspiditum Cav. Anal., 1801, p. 56.: has the 

 spines much elongated. It is a native of the north of Africa 



G. A. 3 orioitilis Dec. PrtKl., 2. p. R'*., is a native of the Levant It has the spines hardly longer 

 than the leaves, and trifid or simple. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 14M.) 



ii. algarbiensis Brot Fl. Lus., 2. p. 89. ; G. hirsOta var. 2 ? algarbi<'nsis Dec. Prod. ,'2. p. 14S. Leaves 

 lanceolate. .Spines simple, .solitary. Flowers terminal, subcapitate. Bracteas hairv. Calyx and co- 

 rolla yellow. A native of .Algarva, in Portugal ; and a shrub, from 2 ft. to 4 ft high! It is considered 

 as a variety by De CandoUe, and as a species by G. Don. ^Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148., and Don's Mill ii 

 p. l."xi.) 



G. tricuspid^ila Desf Atl, 2. p. l.$S. t 18.3. ; Spartium tricuspidatum Cav. Amu Leaves lanceolate, 

 and, as well as the branches, sometimes hairy, but not always 4-sided. Spines somewhat stiff, for 

 the most i)art trifid. liacemes spike-formed, terminal. Calyx rather hairv. Corolla glabrous. Keel 

 twice the length of the standard and wings. A shrub, from 1 ft to 311. high, found on hilli near 

 Algiers. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. gihrallArica 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 tlie 

 rocks of Gibraltar, near St Roque. ^Dec. Prod., Ii. p. 148.) 



G.falcAla Brot. Phyt, 135. t5j., Fl. Lus., 2. p. 89. leaves ovate-lanceolate; the upper ones, and 

 those of the stem, roundish, having the margins, middle nerve, and branchlcts rather hairy. Spines 

 stiti; and lor 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 fl. high, found 

 in Beira and Dstremadura, in Portugal. Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. Corsica Dec. Fl. Fr. Suppl., p. .i48. ; ipartium corsicum Lois. Fl. Gall., 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-secded, quite smooth. A shrub, 

 alx>ut 2 ft. high, found about Bastia, Bonifacio, &c., in Corsica. 



There is a variety (G. c. ^pulte^cens Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148.) which has the branches and young leaves 

 clothed with closely pres.<ied down. i/Jrc. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. )vjj«os/j-4i>«rt i'oir. Suppl,,2. p.715. ; Spartium ramosissimum /)«/. Fl. /I//., 2. p. 132. 1 178. Much 

 branched, erect. Branches striated, tuberculated. Leaves few, lanceolate, villous. Flowers nearly 

 sessile along the branches, crowded. Petals sdky, about equal in length. Native of Mount Atlas, near 

 Flemsen. Fruit unknown. {Don's Mill., ii. p. 151.) 



G. cinirca Dec. Fl. Fr., 4. p. 494. ; .S'partiura cinereum Vill. Prosp., 40. ; G. .fcop^ria Vill. Daiiph., .3. 

 420., exclusively of synonymes; G. fl«'>rida W«o ^)-., ("4. Erect, much branched. Branches striated. 

 Leaves lanceolate, clothed with adpresscd pubescence. Flowers almost sessile along the branches, 

 solitary. Petals silky, about equal in length. Legume clothed with adpressed villi, 4 6-seedcd. Na- 

 tive of arid hills and mountains, from Aragon to Nice, in the limits of olives. F"lo\vers in June and 

 July. Shrub, 2ft. to 6ft. ^Don's ilUl.,\\.\>. 15\.) 



G. styldsa Spreng. Syst., 3. p. I7G. ; G. bracteollita JVilld. Herh. Branches slender, angular, flcxuous ; 

 and are, as well as the leaves, linear and smooth. Flowers in terminal racemes. Calvx bracteolate. 

 Style elongatetl, permanent Native of Portugal Flowers yellow. Shrub, 2 ft. to 4 It. (ZJon'i 3W/., 

 ii. p. 151.) 



G. multicaulis Lam. Diet., 2. p. 617. Dwarf Branches erect, twiggy. leaves linear-oblong, 

 rather gl.ibrous, 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 2 n. [Don's Mill., ii. p. 151.) 



G. tenujulia Lois. Not., 169. Stems weak Branches round and striated, rather erect. Leaves 

 lijicar, 1-iicrved, glabrous. Flowers disposed in terminal racemes, and, with the legumes, glabrous. 

 Nearly allied to G. tinctbria and G'. deprt'ssa, from which it is hardly distinct, unless in the flowers 

 bcmg smaller. Native of Piedmont {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 150.) 



(i. depressa Bieb FL Taur. Suppl., p. 4<;o. .Stems decumbent Floriferous branches triquetrous, 

 ascendnig. Leaves lanceolate, acute, clothed with adpressed hairs. Flowers in the upper axils of the 

 leaves on short i>edicels, disposed in such a manner as to appear a leafy raceme. Corolla glabrous. 

 Native of Tanria, on mountains, and about Constantinople; very like G. mantica. Shrub, decum. 

 bent :.Don's Mill., ii. p. 152.) 



G. Perrei/mOndi Lois. Fl. GaU: ex Bull. Set., Aug. 1828, p. 42,5. Stems decumbent Branches 

 striated round, and rather erect Leaves lanceolate, rather smooth. Flowers racemose, and ter- 

 mnial. Legume clothed with canescent hairs. Found wild in France, and closely resembling G. tinc- 

 toria. {Don's .Mill., ii. p. 158.) 



G. pulchella Visiani PI. Dalm. ex Bot Zcit., 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, 



