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^:. LIX. GENISTA. 



of Austria and Croatia, in subalpine places near the shore. 

 Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 556. Floral leaves about equal in length 

 to the calyx. 



Silky Genista. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1812. Sh. ^ foot. 



49 G. IIUMIFU'SA (Lin. spec. 998. Vill. dauph. 3. p. 421. t. 

 44.) procumbent ; branches twisted, tubercled, as stiff' as spines 

 at the apex, hairy, as well as the leaves, which are linear-lan- 

 ceolate ; flowers axillary, solitary, nearly sessile ; petal* silky, 

 about equal in length ; calycine lobes ovate, acutish, Tj . H. 

 Native of the Levant and of Dauphiny, near Gap. 



Trailing Genista, Fl. May, June. Clt. 1819. Sh. trailing. 



50 G. APHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 149.) branched, erect; 

 leaves very few, linear, very short ; racemes terminal, elongated, 

 dense-flowered ; legumes compressed, 2-seeded, young ones 

 tomentose, adult ones glabrous. Jj . H. Native of Siberia, in 

 deserts about the Volga. Flowers violaceous. Spartium aphyl- 

 lum, Lin. fil. suppl. 320. Pall. itin. ed. gall, append, no. 357. 

 t. 9',). f. 2. G. virgata, Lam. diet. 2. p. 616. 



Leafless Genista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. Sh. 3 to 4 feet. 



51 G. MONOSPE'RMA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 616.) branches erect; 

 leaves very few, linear-oblong, clothed with adpressed pubes- 

 cence ; racemes lateral, few-flowered ; petals silky, about equal 

 in length ; legume ovate, inflated, membranous, glabrous, 1-2- 

 seeded. Ij . H. Native of Portugal, Spain, Barbary, and 

 Egypt. Spartium monospermum, Lin. spec. 995. Curt. hot. 

 mag. 683. Clus. hist. 1. p. 103. G. Ras'tam, Forsk. Flowers 

 white. Branches slender, twiggy, flexile. The use of this 

 shrub along the shores of Spain is very great in stopping the 

 sand. It converts the most barren spot into a fine odoriferous 

 garden by its flowers, which continue a long time. The leaves 

 and young branches are delicious food for goats. The twigs 

 are used for tying bundles. Forskcel found the plant in Arabia, 

 and Desfontains in Barbary. The Spaniards call it Reclames 

 from its Arabian name Rtxtam. 



One-seeded Genista. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1670. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



52 G. SPH^EROCA'RPA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 616.) twiggy branched ; 

 leaves few, linear, smoothish ; racemes lateral, many-flowered ; 

 petals glabrous, equal in length ; legume ovate, rather fleshy, 

 1-2-seeded. (7 . H. Native of the south of Europe and Bar- 

 bary. Spartium sphserocarpon, Lin. mant. 571. Clus. hist. 1. 

 p. 102. f. 2. Flowers small, yellow. 



Round-fruited Genista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1731. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



53 G. JETHNE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 150.) erect, much 

 branched ; leaves few, linear, silky ; racemes terminal ; petals 

 rather glabrous, about equal in length ; legume obliquely ovate, 

 compressed, 2-3-seeded, young ones pubescent. tj . H. Native 

 of Mount Etna, in the wooded region. Spartium /Ethnense, 

 Biv. st. sic. mant. 2. Rafin. speech, l.p. 17. Sims, hot. mag. 

 2674. Spartium trispermum, Smith in Rees' cycl. vol. 32. no. 

 5. Flowers yellow, twice the size of those of G. sphteroctirpa, 

 but one-half smaller than those of G. juncea. 



Mount Etna Genista. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



54 G. MULTICAU'LIS (Lam. diet. 2. p. 617.) humble; branches 

 erect, twiggy ; leaves linear-oblong, rather glabrous, tapering 

 into the petiole at the base ; flowers solitary, on short pedicels ; 

 calyx clothed with adpressed silky pubescence ; corolla glabrous. 



f? H. Native of the Balearic Islands. 

 Many-stemmed Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



55 G. TETRAGO'NA (Besser. enum. cont. 2. p. 73. no. 887.) 

 stem tetragonal, furrowed, decumbent ; branches ascending ; 

 leaves nearly opposite, lanceolate, young ones and calyxes rather 

 silky; flowers somewhat racemose; corolla glabrous. J? . H. 

 Native of the south of Podolia, in high fields at Tyra. 



7ef)-flgoaZ-branched Genista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. 

 Shrub decumbent. 



56 G. TENUIFO'LIA (Lois. not. 169.) stems weak ; branches 

 terete, striated, erectish ; leaves linear, 1 -nerved, glabrous; 

 flowers disposed in terminal racemes, and are as well as the 

 legumes glabrous. I?. 1 1. Native of Piedmont. This species 

 is nearly allied to G. tinctoria and G. depressa, from which it is 

 hardly distinct, unless in the flowers being smaller. 



Fine-leaved Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



57 G. DEPRE'SSA (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 460.) stems decum- 

 bent; floriferous branches triquetrous, ascending; leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acute, clothed with adpressed pili ; flowers in the upper 

 axils of the leaves on short pedicels, disposed in such a manner 

 as to appear a leafy raceme ; corolla glabrous. Vj.H. Native 

 of Tauria, on mountains, and about Constantinople. Very like 

 G. mdnticum. 



Depressed Genista. Shrub decumbent. 



58 G. SCARIO'SA (Viv. ann. bot. 1. p. 2. p. 175. fragm. fl. ital. 

 1. p. 5. t. 8.) quite smooth; stem ascending; young branches 

 triquetrous ; leaves, lanceolate or the lower ones are obovate, 

 with scarious margins ; flowers racemose ; corolla twice the 

 length of the calyx. fy . H. Native of Liguria, on hills from 

 Genoa to Sarzana, and in the kingdom of Naples, ex. Tenore, 

 fl. nap. 2. p. 127. G. Januensis, Viv. cat. p. 10. Bert. pi. 

 G. Genuensis, Pers. ench. no. 5. Legume linear, 4-7-seeded, 

 somewhat coarctate. 



<Scan'oM4'-margined-leaved Genista, Fi. June, Jul. Clt. 1821. 

 Shrub ascendent. 



59 G, ANXA'NTICA (Ten. fl, nap. prod. p. 41. fl. nap. 2. p. 

 127. t. 66.) quite smooth; stems diffuse ; branches angular; 

 leaves ovate-elliptic, rather coriaceous, veiny ; flowers racemose ; 

 corolla 3-times longer than the calyx. I? . H. Native of valleys 

 of Naples, called Amsantica. Corolla 8 lines long. Legume 

 8-10-seeded. The name is called by the author Anxantica in 

 his prod. fl. nap. p. 41. and Ams&nctica in his fl. nap. text. 



Anxantic Genista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Sh. diffuse. 



60 G. TINCTO V RIA (Lin. spec. 998.) root creeping ; stems erect ; 

 branches terete, striated, erect ; leaves lanceolate, smoothish ; 

 flowers disposed in spicate racemes, and are as well as the le- 

 gumes smooth. Tj . H. Native of Europe, frequent in fields 

 and woods ; in England in pastures, thickets, and dry borders 

 of fields. Smith, engl. bot. 44. Fuchs. hist. 809. Genis- 

 toides tinctoria, Mcench. 132. The G. tinctoria is called Base- 

 broom, Green-need, Green-wcod, Dyers' -meed, and IVood-naxen. 

 When cows feed on it their milk and the butter or cheese made 

 from it are said to be very bitter. A bright yellow colour may 

 be prepared from the flowers, and for wool that is to be dyed 

 green with woad the dyers prefer it to all others. A drachm 

 and a half of the powdered seeds operates as a mild purgative. 

 A decoction of the plant is sometimes diuretic, and therefore 

 has proved serviceable in dropsical cases, and a salt prepared 

 from the ashes is recommended to be used in that disorder. 



Var, ft, latifolia (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. 547.) leaves broad-lan- 

 ceolate. Jj . H. Native of Auvergne on the Golden Mount. 



Var. y, hirsuta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 151.) leaves rather villous ; 

 branches erect. 



far. 6, pratensis (Poll. pi. ver. 19.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 rather hairy ; branches ascending. Jj . H. Native of Italy, 

 on the upper mountains. 



Dyers' Broom or Green-weed. Fl. June, Aug. Brit. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



61 G. SIBI'RICA (Lin, mant. 571.) stems erect; branches 

 terete, striated, erect ; leaves lanceolate, glabrous ; flowers dis- 

 posed in spicate racemes ; spikes disposed in panicles, and are 

 as well as the legumes smooth. Jj . H. Native of Siberia. 

 Jacq. hort. vind. t. 190. Genistoides elata, Mcench. meth. 132. 

 The plant is very like G. tinctbria, but altogether smooth, erect, 

 more slender, and .usually taller. 



