LEGUMlNOgJE. LIX. GENISTA. 



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usually leafy ; racemes terminal, somewhat spicate ; carina 

 longer than the vexillum and wings. Tj . H. Native on the 

 rocks of Gibraltar, about St. Roque. This plant differs from 

 G. tricuspiddta in the habit being looser, and in the calycine 

 lobes being very acute and spiny. 



Gibraltar Genista. Shrub decumbent. 



33 G. TRiDENs(Cav. anal, scienc. nat. 1801. 4. p. 59.) leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, glabrous; spines trifid, stiff"; racemes ter- 

 minal ; calyxes and corollas glabrous ; keel a little longer than 

 the wings. f; . F. Native of the north of Africa, about Tan- 

 giers. Leaves become concave when drying. 



Trident-spmed Genista. Shrub 2 feet. 



34 G. SYLVE'STRIS (Scop. earn. no. 875.) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, glabrous above, but clothed with adpressed villi beneath ; 

 spines axillary, branched, slender ; raceme spicate, terminal ; 

 flowers glabrous ; calycine teeth rather spiny ; carina longer 

 than the vexillum and wings, t? . H. Native of Carniola and 

 of Croatia on hills. G. Hispaniea, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 557. 



Wood Genista. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 



35 G. ^GYPTIACA (Spreng. nov. prov. 20.) leaves linear-lan- 

 ceolate, ending in a spiny mucrone ; spines branched ; stem fur- 

 rowed, beset with spreading hairs ; racemes secund ; corollas 

 smooth. Tj . F. Native of Egypt. This species comes very 

 near G. syhestris, but differs in having spreading hairs, not ad- 

 pressed ones, and therefore referable to G. Hispaniea. 



Egyptian Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



36 G. FALCA'TA (Brot. phyt. 133. t. 55. fl. lus. 2. p. 89.) 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, upper and cauline ones roundish, having 

 the margins, middle nerve, and branchlets rather villous ; spines 

 stiff", and for the most part trifid ; racemes few-flowered ; carina 

 longer than the vexillum and wings ; flowers glabrous ; legumes 

 falcate, many-seeded. fj . H. Native of Portugal, in Biera 

 and Estramadura. 



/a/cfl<c-legumed Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



37 G. CORSICA (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 548.) plant quite 

 smooth ; leaves linear-lanceolate ; stipulas rather spinescent ; 

 spines simple, rigid ; flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate ; 

 carina length of the glabrous vexillum ; legume 4-8-seeded, 

 quite smooth. Jj . H. Native of Corsica, about Bastia, Boni- 

 facio, &c. Spartium Corsicum, Lois. fl. gall. p. 410. 



Var. ft, pubescens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 148.) branches and 

 young leaves clothed with adpressed pubescence, fj . H. Na- 

 tive of Corsica, near Calvi. 



Corsican Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



38 G. SCORPIUS (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 498.) leaves very few, 

 oblong, rather silky ; spines branched, spreading, striated, 

 smooth ; flowers in fascicles, somewhat racemose, on short pe- 

 dicels, glabrous ; carina length of vexillum ; legume 2-4-seeded. 

 Tj . H. Native of Spain, in arid places, and south of France, 

 as well as Barbary. Wats. dent. brit. 78. Shrub very thorny, 

 and when in an adult state almost leafless. Spartium scorpius, 

 Lin. spec. 995. G. spinifldra, Lam. diet. 2. p. 621. Cms. 

 hist. l.p. 106. f. 1. 



Scorpion Genista. Fl. March, Ap. Clt. 1570. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



39 G. HISPA'NICA (Lin. spec. 999.) leaves lanceolate, villous ; 

 spines branched, stiff"; florii'erous branches unarmed ; racemes 

 terminal, somewhat capitate ; carina villous, length of the vexil- 

 lum, which is smooth ; legume oval, 2-4-seeded, rather hispid, 

 when mature rather smoothish. Jj . H. Native of Spain and 

 south of France. Cav. icon. 3. t. 211. Lam. ill. t. 619. f. 3. 

 Spines in the old branches beneath the leafy branchlets. 



Spanish Genista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. Sh. ^ to 1 ft. 



40 G. A'NGLICA (Lin. spec. 999.) smooth; leaves ovate-lan- 

 ceolate ; spines simple ; floriferous branches unarmed ; racemes 

 few-flowered, terminal ; carina longer than the wings and vexil- 

 lum ; legume ovate-cylindrical, many-seeded. Tj . H. Native 



of Europe, in France, Denmark, &c. In Britain on moist, 

 boggy, heathy commons. Smith, engl. hot. 1 32. G. minor, 

 Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 615. Lob. icon. 2. p. 93. f. 2. Root woody, 

 long, and creeping. 



English Genista or Petty Whin. Fl. May, June. Britain. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



41 G. GERMA'NICA (Lin. spec. 995.) leaves lanceolate, rather 

 hairy ; spines simple or branched ; floriferous branches un- 

 armed ; racemes terminal ; flowers rather villous ; carina longer 

 than the vexillum and wings ; legume ovate, hairy, 2-4-seeded. 

 Tj . H. Native of Europe, in woods, and on heaths. Scorpius 

 spinosus, Moench. meth. 134. Voglera spinosa, fl. Wett. 2. p. 

 500. Fuchs. hist. 220. icon. 



Var. ft, inermis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 149.) spines almost wanting. 

 German Genista. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1 773. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. 



* Unarmed. Leaves all simple. 



42 G. PU'RGANS (Lin. spec. 999.) erect, much branched ; 

 branches terete, striated ; leaves very few, lanceolate, almost 

 sessile, rather silky ; flowers axillary, solitary, on short pedicels ; 

 petals about equal in length, glabrous; young legumes clothed 

 with adpressed pubescence. Jj . H. Native of France, on hills, 

 especially in the Cevennes. Bull. herb. 115. Spartium pur- 

 gans, Lin. syst. 474. Perhaps nearly allied to Cytisus nubi- 

 genus. The seeds are cathartic. 



Purging Genista. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1768. Sh. 3 to 6 feet. 



43 G. RAMOSISSIMA (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 715.) much branched, 

 erect ; branches striated, tuberculated ; leaves few, lanceolate, 

 villous ; flowers nearly sessile along the branches, crowded ; 

 petals silky, about equal in length. (7 . H. Native of Mount 

 Atlas, near Tlemsen. Spartium ramosissimum, Desf. fl. all. 2. 

 p. 132. t. 178. Fruit unknown. 



Much-branched Genista. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



44 G. CINE V REA (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 494.) erect, much branched ; 

 branches striated ; leaves lanceolate, clothed with adpressed 

 pubescence ; flowers almost sessile along the branches, solitary ; 

 petals silky, about equal in length ; legume clothed with ad- 

 pressed villi, 4-6-seeded. Tj . H. Native on arid hills and 

 mountains, from Arragon to Nice, in the limits of olives. Spar- 

 tium cinereum, Vill. prosp. 40. G. scoparia, Vill. dauph. 3. p. 

 40. exclusive of synonymes. G. florida, Asso, ar. 94. 



Cinereous Genista. Fl. Ju. July. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 



45 G. VIRGA'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 149.) branches twiggy, 

 terete, striated ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, rather silky ; flowers 

 disposed in something like racemes ; petals silky, about equal in 

 length ; legume villous, 1-3-seeded, compressed, rather torose 

 between the seeds. J? . F. Native of Madeira. Spartium 

 virgatum, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 11. Cytisus tener, Jacq. icon, 

 rar. t. 147. G. gracilis, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 715. 



Twiggy Genista. Fl. March, Jul. Clt. 1777. Shrub 3 to 4 ft. 



46 G. CONGE'STA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 149.) branches terete, 

 striated, much crowded ; leaves lanceolate, silky ; flowers ter- 

 minal, racemose, on very short pedicels ; vexillum glabrous ; 

 carina pubescent. J? . G. Native of Teneriffe. Spartium 

 congestum, Willd. enum. 2. p. 744. Allied to G. virgata. 



Crowded-branched Genista. Fl. Ap. July. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 



47 G. STYLOSA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 176.) branches slender, 

 angular, flexuous, and are, as well as the leaves, linear and 

 smooth ; flowers in terminal racemes ; calyx bracteolate ; style 

 elongated, permanent, fj . H. Native of Portugal. Genista 

 bracteolata, Willd. herb. Flowers yellow. 



Long-styled Genista. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



48 G. SERICEA (Wulf. in Jacq. coll. 2. p. 167.) decumbent ; 

 branches erect, terete ; leaves linear-lanceolate, silky beneath ; 

 flowers 3-4, terminal, sub-racemose ; petals silky, about equal 

 in length ; calycine lobes oblong, acuminated. J? . H. Native 



