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are as well as the branches hairy. Tj . G. A'ster linearifolius, 

 Burin, cap. 27. Anthyllis linifolia, Lin. mant. 265. Heads of 

 flowers similar to the anthodium of an A'ster. 

 Linear-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



68 A. ANTHYLLOIDES (Lin. spec. 1 002.) leaves trifoliate, ovate, 

 rather pubescent ; heads terminal. J? . G. Anthyllis aspala- 

 thoides, Lin. amcen. 4. p. 326. A. anthyllokles, Thunb. fl. cap. 

 574. according to which the flowers are globose. Corolla yellow, 

 with the vexillum rather pubescent. 



AnthyUis-like Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



69 A. LAXA'TA (Lin. mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate, linear, 

 villous ; flowers terminal, 5 in a fascicle ; calyxes woolly ; stems 

 prostrate, terete. Tj . G. Corolla smooth, yellow. Bracteoles 

 wanting. 



Lax Aspalathus. Shrub decumbent. 



70 A. AGARDHIA'NA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate, 

 linear-subulate, acute, clothed with adpressed silky down ; 

 branches pubescent ; racemules terminal, few-flowered ; calyx 

 and corolla villous. Tj . G. Calyx not attenuated at the base, 

 but obtuse, and with 5 short teeth. Corolla a little longer than 

 the calyx. 



Agardlis Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



71 A. CALLOSA (Lin. spec. 1002.) leaves trifoliate, subulate, 

 erect, equal, glabrous, with the cicatrices round and callous ; 

 spikes ovate, terminal ; flowers glabrous. Jj . G. Sims, bot. 

 mag. 2329. Pluk. aim. t. 345. f. 4. Flowers yellow. Brac- 

 teoles 3, subulate. 



Callous Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



72 A. AMBIGUA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate, 

 ovate, obtuse ; branches and branchlets spinescent. Jj . G. A. 

 acuminata. Thunb. fl. cap. 578. but not of Lam. A smooth 

 shrub. Leaflets 3, concave, rising from the nodi. 



Ambiguous Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



73 A. RuobsA (Thunb. prod. 125. fl. cap. 574.) leaves trifo- 

 liate, elliptic, rugose, glabrous ; umbels terminal. T? .G. Flowers 

 whitish. Calyx and corolla clothed with grey pubescence. 



Wrinkled-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



74 A. FU'SCA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, lanceolate, acute, 

 spreading, crowded, and are as well as the branches glabrous ; 

 flowers terminal ; calycine segments subulate, rather spiny, and 

 are as well as the corolla smooth. T? . G. Ovary linear, gla- 

 brous. Style incurved. Wings and keel equal. Cicatrices 

 roundish, callous. This species is usually to be seen in herbaria 

 under the name of A. callosa, but it is not the A. callbsa figured 

 in Sims, bot. mag. 2329. 



Brotvn Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



75 A. MUCRONA'TA (Lin. fil. suppl. 320. Thunb. prod. 125. 

 fl. cap. 573.) leaves trifoliate, somewhat petiolate ; leaflets 

 lanceolate, obtuse ; branches spinescent ; racemes terminal ; 

 flowers glabrous, tj . G. A smooth shrub, with yellow flowers. 



Mucronate-lezved Aspalathus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1796. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



76 A. CYTISOIDES (Lam. diet. 1. p. 292.) leaves trifoliate, lan- 

 ceolate, mucronate, pubescent on both surfaces ; stem and 

 branches panicled ; flowers terminal, fascicled, villous. Tj . G. 

 Leaves 3-4 lines long. 



Cytisus-like Aspalathus. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



77 A. MICROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves small, 

 trifoliate, trigonal, mucronate, glabrous ; branches somewhat 

 pubescent ; flowers scattered, solitary ; segments of the calyx 

 glabrous, subulate, rather pungent ; legume obliquely lanceolate, 

 pubescent. Ij . G. Stamens with a permanent tube, about 

 equal in length to the legume. 



Small-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



78 A. ORIENTA'LIS (Lin. mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate, lanceo- 

 late, pubescent ; flowers 5 in a fascicle ; calyxes pubescent ; 



stems erect, angular. Jj . G. Native of the Levant. Corolla 

 yellow, about the size of those of Laburnum. Stamens connate. 

 Perhaps a species of Crotalaria. 



Oriental Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



2. Flowers distinctly pedicellate. 

 * Leaves trifoliate. 



79 A. TENUIFO V UA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate 

 or simple ; leaflets linear, very thin, and smoothish, straight, 

 acutish ; branchlets terete, rather pubescent at the apex ; flowers 

 loosely racemose or almost solitary, pedicellate ; keel shorter 

 than the vexillum. Jj . G. Leaves an inch long. Calyx smooth, 

 5-tootlied, bractless, or pedicellate above the bracteas. Stamens 

 all connate, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume glabrous, 

 linear-lanceolate. 



Thin-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



80 A. OBTUSA'TA (Thunb. prod. 125. fl. cap. 574.) leaves on 

 very short stalks or sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, 

 young ones clothed with adpressed villi, but at length becoming 

 smooth ; flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate. f? . G. Calyx 

 bilabiate, bractless. Vexillum and carina equal in length, but 

 the wings are oblong and longer. Stamens monadelphous. Le- 

 gume compressed, linear, clothed with adpressed pubescence, 

 mucronate by the style. 



Obtuse-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



* * Leaves in fascicles. 



81 A. PEDUNCULA'TA (Lher. serf. angl. t. 26.) leaves in fasci- 

 cles, filiform, glabrous, mucronulate ; pedicels axillary, 1- 

 flowered, longer than the leaves, almost bractless at the apex. 

 Tj . G. Curt. bot. mag. 344. Legume linear, clothed with 

 adpressed pubescence, shorter than the pedicel. Bracteoles 

 small at the apex of the pedicel. A. pedunculata, Houtt. pfl. 

 syst. is probably different from the present plant'. 



Pedunculated Aspalathus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1775. Sh. 6 ft. 



82 A. SUFFRUTICOSA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 144.) leaves 3-5, 

 linear, subulate, acute, rising from the same dot, pubescent from 

 a few strigas ; peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves ; flowers 

 2-3, borne in small racemes. ^ . G. Lotus suffruticosus, 

 Burm. cap. prod. 22. 



Suffruticose Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



83 A. BRACTEA'TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 581.) leaves in fascicles, 

 filiform, mucronulate, glabrous ; pedicels axillary, length of 

 leaves, bearing 3 bracteoles similar to leaves. Tj . G. Allied 

 to the preceding, but the lobes of the calyx are longer, and the 

 legumes are broader and on longer pedicels. 



Bracteate Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



84 A. NIVEA (Thunb. fl. cap. 576.) leaves in fascicles, linear, 

 obtuse, silvery, loose; peduncles lateral, filiform, 1-flowered, 

 bracteate ; calyx and corolla silky. ^ . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



White Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



* * * Leaves stalked, pinnate. 



85 A. ? PINNA' TA (Lin. amcen. 6. p. 92.) leaves pinnate, with 

 5 obcordate leaflets, which are rather pilose and tomentose 

 beneath ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; spike roundish ; 

 corolla tomentose on the outside. T? . G. Perhaps a species of 

 Indigufera allied to /. coriacea. 



Pinnate-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub. 



86 A. ? ARBO'REA (Lour. coch. p. 431.) leaves pinnate ; leaflets 

 5, ovate, smooth ; racemes terminal. J? . G. Native of Cochin- 

 china, in woods. Flowers small, white. Stamens all connected, 

 but perhaps with a dorsal fissure. Legume oblong-ovate, com- 

 pressed, mutic, usually 2-seeded. 



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