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LEGUMINOSjE. LXI. ADENOCARPIS. LXII. ONOMS. 



usually aggregate leaves, having petiolar stipulas, complicated 

 leaflets and terminal racemes of yellow flowers, with the pedicels 

 bracteate. 



1 A. HISPA'NICUS (D. C. 1. c.) calyx beset with glands and 

 villi ; lower lip of calyx with 3 equal segments, hardly longer 

 than the upper lip ; branchlets hairy ; flowers crowded ; vexil- 

 lum smoothish. Jj . H. Native of Spain and Portugal, in shady 

 humid phicts. Cylisus Hispanicus, Lam. diet. 2. p. 248. Cyti- 

 sus ana<;yrius, Lher. stirp. 184. 



Spanish Adenocarpus. Fl. June, Jtil. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



2 A. INTERME'DIUS (D. C. 1. c.) calyx beset with glandular 

 pubescence, with the lower lip trifid, the lateral segments shorter 

 than the middle one, and much exceeding the upper lip ; branches 

 rather villous ; flowers remotish ; vexillum smoothish. ^ H. 

 Native of Sicily and Naples, on mountains. Clus. hist. 1. p. 94. 

 f. 1. Cytisus complicatus, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 92. 



Into mediate Cytisus. Fl. May, July. Clt.? Sh. 3 to 4 feet. 



i A. PARVIFOLIUS (D. C. 1. c.) calyx clothed with glandular 

 pubescence, with the middle segment of the lower lip longer 

 than the lateral ones, much exceeding the upper lip ; branches 

 glabrous ; flowers remote ; vexillum pubescent. fj . H. Na- 

 tive of the west of France, on exposed heaths. Cytisus parvi- 

 folius, Lam. diet. 2. p. 248. exclusive of the synonymes. Cyti- 

 sus divaricatus, Lher. stirp. 184. Cyt. complicatus, D. C. fl. fr. 

 no. 3821. Spartium complicatum, Lois. fl. gall. 441. Branches 

 white. 



Small-leaved Adenocarpus. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. Sh. 

 3 to 4 feet. 



4 A. TELONE'NSIS (D. C. 1. c.) calyx clothed with glandless 

 pubescence, the segments of the lower lip about equal in length, 

 a little longer tl.an the superior lip ; branchlets smoothi.sh ; 

 flowers remote ; vexillum pubescent. J? . H. Native of the 

 Pyrenees, Cevennes, mountains of Provence and Rome. Cytisus 

 Telonensis, Lois. fl. gall. 440. and in Duh. arb. ed. nov. 5. p. 

 155. t. 47. f. 2. Spartium complicatum, Gouan. hort. monsp. 

 356. exclusive of the synonyme. 



Telone Adenocarpus. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1 800. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



5 A. FRANKENIOI DES (Choisy. mss. in herb. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 158.) calyx beset with glandular pubescence, with the lower 

 lip having the middle segment longer than the lateral ones, and 

 exceeding the lower lip; branches velvety; leaves much crowded, 

 hairy; flowers crowded ; vexillum pubescent at the apex, fy . F. 

 Native of Teneriffe, on the declivities of the Peak, at the height 

 of 5000 feet, where it is called Codeso. Genista viscosa, Wifid. 

 spec. 3. p. 837. It is usually confused with the following spe- 

 cies, but differs in the calyx being glandular, as A. parvifdlius 

 differs from A. Telonensis. 



Fraiikenia-lilcc Adenocarpus. Fl. April, July. Clt. 181,5. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



6 A. FOLIOLOSUS (D. C. 1. c.) calyx covered with glandless 

 villi, with the lower lip elongated and trifid at the apex, the 

 segments equal ; leaves and branches much crowded, hairy ; 

 vexillum pubescent. ^ . F. Native of the Grand Canary 

 Island, among bushes, and in the woods of Laguna. Cytisus 

 foliosus, Ait. liort. kew. 3. p. 49. Pluk. aim. t. 277. f. 6. bad. 

 Young legume furnished with a few glandular hairs, adult cnes 

 almost smooth. 



Leafy Adenocarpus. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1629. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



Cult. Elegant plants when in flower, and well fitted for orna- 

 menting the front of shrubberies. Their culture and propa- 

 gation is the same as that for the hardy species of Cylisus. The 

 two last species require protection in winter. 



LXII. ONO'NIS (said to be from ovog, ones, an ass, and 

 ornfji, nnemi, to delight ; some of the species are said to be 

 grateful to asses). Lin. gen. no. 863. Lam. ill. t. 616. D. C. 



prod. 2. p. 158. Anonis and Natrix, Moench. meth. 157. raid 

 158. 



LIN. SYST. i\foii(idelj.'liia, Decdndria. Calyx campanulate, 

 5-cleft, with linear segments. Vexillum large, striated. Sta- 

 mens monadelphous, the tenth one sometimes almost free. Le- 

 gume usually turgid, sessile, few-seeded. Herbs or subshrubs, 

 with trifoliate leaves, seldom simple, but more rarely impari- 

 pinnate. Flowers rising from the axils of the leaves, some- 

 times pedunculate, sometimes sessile, yellow or purple, rarely 

 white. Pedicels usually furnished with an awn, a floral leaf, or 

 abortive petiole. 



SECT. I. EUOKONIS (tv, cu, good, and ononis ; genuine spe- 

 cies. D. C. prod. 2. p. 158.). Stipulas adnate to the petiole. 



1. Natrix (the name of a plant which smells like a goat). 

 Leaves simple or trifoliate. Flon-ers axillary, pedunculate, yellow. 



1 O. CRISPA (Lin. spec. 1010. exclusive of the synonyme of 

 Magn.) shrubby ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets roundish, undulated, 

 toothed, clothed with clammy pubescence ; pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 awnless. fj . F. Native of Spain. Wendl. in Rojm. arch. 1. 

 p. 3. p. 106. Stipulas sprcadingly-deflexed. Vexillum striped 

 with blood-colour on the outside. 



Curled-leaved Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1739. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



2 O. HISPA'NICA (Lin. f;l. suppl. 324.) shrubby ; leaves tri- 

 foliate ; leaflets channelled, recurved, with the margin serrated ; 

 pedicels 1-2-flowered, furnished each with an awn. J;. F. Na- 

 tive of Spain, along the Mediterranean Sea, in the sand. Sims, 

 hot. mag. 2450. exclusive of the synonyme of Tenore. Barr. 

 icon. t. 775. Perhaps a variety of O.crispa. 



Spanish Rest-harrow. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1799. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



3 O. VAGINA'LIS (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 53.) shrubby ; leaves 

 crowded, sessile, trifoliate, but the upper ones are simple ; sti- 

 pnlas sheathing ; leaflets obovate, serrated ; pedicels elongated, 

 1 -flowered, permanent, each furnished with an awn. fj F- 

 Native of Egypt. Vent. hort. eels. t. 32. Viv. fl. lyb. 41. 

 t. 4. f. 4. O. Cherl^ri, Forsk. descr. 130. Leaves, branches, 

 peduncles, and calyxes clothed with clam i:y pubescence. 



^7(t'^/Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1815. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



4 O. NA'TRIX (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 514.) shrubby ; clothed with 

 clammy pubescence ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong, serrated 

 at the apex, upper ones sometimes simple ; stipulas oval-lanceo- 

 late ; pedicels 1 -flowered, each furnished with an awn. \ . H. 

 Native of Europe, in places exposed to the sun. 



Var.a.; vexillum yellow. O. natrix, Lin. spec. 1008. Cam. 

 epit. 444. with a figure. Mill. icon. t. 37. Sims, bot. mag. 

 329. Natrix pfnguis, Moench. meth. 158. 



Var. ft; vexillum striated with red. O. pinguis, Lin. spec. 

 1009. 



Goat-root Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1683. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



5 O. ARACHNOIDEA (Lapeyr. abr. 409.) shrubby, villous, but 

 not clammy ; leaves pinnately trifoliate ; leaflets oval-oblong, 

 serrated at the apex, upper ones sometimes simple : pedicels 

 1 -flowered, each furnished with an awn. Jj . F. Native of 

 the Pyrenees, on the eastern side along the torrents. D. C. fl. 

 fr. suppl. 552. Vexillum striated with red. Branches beset 

 with soft hairs. 



Cobnebbed Rest-harrow. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



C O. CUSPIDA'TA (Desf. atl. 2. p. 144.) herbaceous, villous, 

 but not clammy ; leaves trifoliate, but the upper ones are sim- 

 ple ; leaflets elliptic, serrated; pedicels 1-flowered, each fur- 

 nished with an awn, the awns broadest above. H. . '! F. Native 

 of Algiers. Like O. natrix, but the villi is longer and not 

 clammy, and the corolla is not half the size. 



