



m&-.. 



. 





/i 

 



* :/.".' " %; V ' -" 



P*olo6y] LE.Sttp. 



FIG. 239. BROOM (Cytisus scoparius). 



A valuable wild shrub with pliant stems and beautiful bright yellow flowers. It grows upon poor 'sandy soils. to wh |ch, 

 , with the aid of the nitrifying bacteria on its roots, it imparts a considerable amount of fertility 



CANARIES, ETC. 



187 



