LEGUMINOS^E. LV. ASPALATHUS. 



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Small-flowered Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



22 A. INCOMPTA (Thunb. fl. cap. 579.) leaves in fascicles, 

 filiform, obtuse, silky ; flowers lateral. fj . G. Branches re- 

 troflexcd, clothed with very fine pubescence. Leaves a nail 

 long. Flowers yellow ; the vexillum hairy. 



Unsightly Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



23 A. ASPARAGOIDES (Lin. fil. suppl. 321. Thunb. fl. cap. 

 579.) leaves in fascicles, subulate, trigonal, rnucronate, rather 

 pilose ; flowers axillary ; calycine segments subulate, rather 

 pilose, about equal in length to the corolla. Tj . G. Vexillum 

 and keel densely clothed with silky-velvety down, but with the 

 wings glabrous. Hairs on the calyx tuberculate at the base. 



Asparagus-like Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 

 2 to 4 feet. 



24 A. CORRUD-EFOLTA (Berg. cap. 207.) leaves in fascicles, 

 filiform, mucronately pungent, smoothish, stiff; branches pu- 

 bescent ; flowers axillary, solitary ; bracteas and calycine seg- 

 ments ending in a spiny mucrone. ^ . G. Burch. cat. no. 

 3320. Calyxes and legumes villous. Vexillum and keel rather 

 puberuloiis. 



Wild Asparagus-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



25 A. INCU'RVA (Thunb. fl. cap. 578.) leaves in fascicles, su- 

 bulate, mucronulate, rather pilose ; flowers axillary, solitary ; 

 legume ovate-lanceolate, rather oblique, very hairy. T? . G. 

 Leaves sometimes almost smooth, 4 lines long. Legume 5 lines 

 long, rather turgid. Calyx villous, with the teeth subulate. 



7?icrmi-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



26 A. NIGRA (Lin. mant. 2C2.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, 

 glabrous ; branches pubescent ; flowers capitate, at length dis- 

 posed in an ovate spike ; calyx and corolla villous. \i . G. 

 Flowers yellow. Leaves bluntish. 



Black Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



27 A. MULTIFLORA (Thunb. fl. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, 

 terete, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers disposed in something like 

 spikes ; calyxes bractless ; branches, calyx, and corolla pubes- 

 cent. I? . G. Leaves hardly a line in length. A. multiflora, 

 Sieb. exsic. cap. no. 49. is very different. 



Many-flowered Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



28 A. CYMB^EFORMIS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 140.) leaves in fas- 

 cicles, terete, pubescently hairy ; flowers terminal and axillary, 

 usually solitary ; segments of the calyx ovate, boat-shaped, 

 obtuse. Ij . G. A. uniflora, Lam. diet. 1. p. 285. but not of 

 Lin. Corolla clothed with silky villi. 



Var. a, hirla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 140.) leaves hairy, much 

 crowded ; flowers smaller. 



far. ft, pubescens (D. C. 1. c.) leaves pubescent, rather dis- 

 tant ; flowers larger. 



Boat-shaped-sepaQed Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



29 A. UNIFLORA (Lin. spec. 1001. but not of Lam. ex mus. 

 hort. par.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, rnucronate, glabrous ; 

 flowers lateral, solitary ; calycine segments ovate, boat-shaped, 

 obtuse. fy . G. Pluk. mant. 88. t. 413. f. 7. ex Lin. Sti- 

 pulas permanent, according to Lin. Keel of corolla tomentose. 



One-flowered Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 181?. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



30 A. CARNOSA (Lin. mant. 261.) leaves in fascicles, fleshy, 

 terete, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers terminal, in fours, capitate, 

 bracteate ; calycine segments ovate, obtuse. Tj . G. Berg. cap. 

 206. Sims, hot. mag. 1289. Flowers very smooth, yellow. 

 This species is allied to the two preceding in the calycine seg- 

 ments being obtuse. 



Fleshy Aspalathus. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1795. Shrub 2 

 to 4 feet. 



31 A.PINGUIS (Thunb. fl. cap. 580 ) leaves in fascicles, fleshy, 

 ovate, trigonal, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers lateral, glabrous. 



VOL. II. 



Tj . G. Branches tomentose. Leaves hardly 1 line long. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Fat Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



32 A. CRASSIFOLIA ( Andr. bot. rep. 351 .) leaves in fascicles, 

 fleshy, terete, glabrous, setaceous at the apex ; flowers capitate, 

 terminal; calyx bracteate. fj . G. Ait. hort. kew.ed. 2. vol. 4. 

 p. 263. Flowers yellow. 



Thick-leaved Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



33 A. AFF!NIS (Thunb. fl. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, fleshy, 

 terete, glabrous ; flowers lateral, bractless ; branches twiggy. 

 Tj . G. Flowers yellow. Legume ovate, glabrous. 



Allied Aspalathus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1 8"2. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



34 A. SANGUINEA (Thunb. fl. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, 

 fleshy, terete, glabrous ; flowers lateral, bractless ; branches 

 fastigiate. Tj . G. Flowers blood-coloured, smooth, on very 

 short pedicels. Leaves one line long. 



.Bfoorf-coloured-flowered Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



35 A. LA'CTEA (Thunb. fl. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, fili- 

 form, glabrous, retuse ; flowers lateral, bractless. Tj . G. A 

 pubescent shrub, with spreading leaves, and whitish-yellow, 

 smooth flowers. 



AftM'-coloured-flowered Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



36 A. GENISTOIDES (Lin. mant. 261.) leaves in fascicles, fili- 

 form, glabrous ; flowers terminal, subracemose, glabrous ; caly- 

 cine teeth short. 1? . G. Flowers yellow. Leaves half an inch 

 long. Calyx and corolla pubescent. Thunb. fl. cap. 581. 



Genista-like Aspalathus. Shrub 9 feet. 



37 A. SQUARROSA (Thunb. prod. 128.) leaves in fascicles, fili- 

 form, reflexed, glabrous ; flowers solitary, terminal. Jj G. 

 A. squamosa, Thunb. fl. cap. 581. Flowers yellow. Bracteas 

 3, under the calyx filiform. Calyx and the vexillum pubescent. 



Squarrose Aspalathus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



38 A. GALIOIDES (Berg. cap. 210.) leaves in fascicles, subu- 

 late, unarmed, glabrous ; flowers twin, terminal, smooth ; stem 

 procumbent. Jj . G. I/ . Berg. Buds remote. Calyx smooth. 

 Legume ovate-lanceolate, smoothish. 



Galimn-like Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1817. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



39 A. RETROFLE'XA (Lin. spec. 1001.) leaves in fascicles, su- 

 bulate, glabrous ; branchlets filiform, retroflexed, or much 

 spreading ; flowers terminal, usually solitary. Tj G. Calyx 

 pubescent, 5-cleft ; lobes subulate. Corolla glabrous ; petals 

 about equal. Legume 1-2-seeded, obliquely lanceolate, young 

 ones rather villous, at length pubescent. 



Retroflexed Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



40 A. VU'LNERANS (Thunb. fl. cap. 582.) leaves in fascicles, 

 filiform, mucronate, spreading, glabrous ; flowers lateral, droop- 

 ing. 17 . G. Corolla yellow, smooth. Branches and calyxes 

 pubescent. 



Healing Aspala,thus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



41 A. PINEA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, mu- 

 cronate, erect, glabrous ; flowers lateral, tufted. ^ G. Shrub 

 smooth. Calyx and vexillum hairy. 



Pine-like Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



42 A. DIVARICA'TA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, terete, 

 acutely mucronate, glabrous ; flowers in terminal racemes. T?. G. 

 Branches brown, divaricate. Branchlets pubescent. Flowers 

 yellow, pubescent. 



Divaricate Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



43 A. SUBULA'TA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, rather 

 fleshy, trigonal, mucronate, glabrous. Ij . G. Shrub branched 

 above ; branches tomentose. Flowers terminal, sessile, usually 

 tern, glabrous, yellow. Calyx pubescent. 



Subulate-}eiL\ed Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1789. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 

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