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flowers crowded in the axils of the leaves, almost sessile. This 

 genus is very distinct from Podalyria, and is more nearly allied 

 to Hdllia, Anthyllis, and Hcyldiulia. 



1 R. OBCORDA'TA (D. C. 1. c. t. 37.) stipulas about equal in 

 length to the calyx ; legume villous ; seeds ovate-oblong. T? . S. 

 Native of Senegal. Podalyria obcordata, Lam. ill. t. 327. f. 5. 

 Poir. diet. 5. p. 445. Sophora Senegalensis, herb. Delcss. 

 Crotalaria ramiflora, Perr. in litt. 1825. Flowers sessile. Le- 

 gume not attenuated at the base. 



Obcordate-leaved Requienia. Fl. July. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 ft. 



2 R. SPH/EROSPE'RMA (D. C. 1. c. t. 38.) stipulas shorter than 

 the calyx ; legumes pubescent, attenuated at the base ; seeds 

 spherical. Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 on short pedicels. 



Spherical-seeded Requienia. Shrub 1 foot. 



Cult. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand answers these shrubs, 

 and young cuttings will strike root readily if planted in a pot of 

 sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, the glass to be taken 

 off' and wiped occasionally. 



LXIV. ANTHY'LLIS (from av0oe, anthos, a flower, and 

 towXoe, ioulos, down, in reference to the flowers being usually 

 downy). Lin. gen. no. 864. Lam. ill. t. C15. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 168. 



Lix. SYST. Monadelphia, Decandria. Calyx tubular, 5- 

 toothed, permanent after flowering, more or less inflated. Wings 

 about equal with the carina and vexillum. Stamens all con- 

 nected. Legume ovate, 1-2-seedcd, rarely oblong-linear, many- 

 seeded, always hidden by the calyx. Herbs or subshrubs, va- 

 riable in habit. Perhaps the genus ought to be divided into 

 several genera. 



SECT. I. DORYCNIO!DES (from Dorycnium, and idea, like ; 

 plant resembling species of Donjcnium). D. C. Leg. mem. VI. 

 prod. 2. p. 168. Calyx hardly inflated. Legume 1 -celled, 1- 

 seeded. Perennial herbs, with suffrutescent roots and peduncu- 

 late leafless heads of flowers. Leaves impari-pinnate, with the 

 leaflets about equal in size and form, the odd one sessile. 



1 A. GERA'RDI (Lin. niant. 100.) herbaceous, diffuse ; leaves 

 pinnate, glabrous ; leaflets 5-9, oblong-linear, mucronate ; heads 

 15-20-flowered. I/ . H. Native of Provence and Corsica, on 

 exposed rocks and in grassy woods. Ger. galloprov. 490. 

 t. 18. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Gerard's Kidney-vetch. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1806. PI. 1 ft. 

 prostrate. 



2 A. ONOBRYCHIOIDES (Cav. icon. 2. p. 40. t. 150.) herbaceous, 

 erectish ; leaves pinnate, smoothish ; leaflets 7-11, linear; heads 

 10-12-flowered. I/. H. Native of Spain at Valldigna. Very 

 like the preceding species, but the flowers are said to be yellow. 



Saintfoin-like Kidney-vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1817. PL lift. 



SECT. II. ASPALATHOIDES (from Aspalathus and idea, form ; 

 plants like Aspalathus). D. C. leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p. 169. 

 Calyx hardly inflated. Legume 1-celled, 1-2-seeded. Flowers 

 in interrupted spikes, or nearly sessile in the axils of the superior 

 leaves, few or solitary Humble, much-branched shrubs, usually 

 spinescent. Leaves trifoliate or simple. 



3 A. CYTISOIDES (Lin. spec. 1013.) shrubby, unarmed, much 

 branched, twiggy ; leaves simple or trifoliate ; odd leaflet much 

 larger than the lateral ones ; branches hoary from adpressed 

 velvety pubescence ; flowers few, sessile in the axils of U>^ 

 upper leaves, forming an interrupted spike ; calyxes/J^^ 



Jj . F. Native of Spain and the south of France, op/""^ and 

 among rocks. Barr. icon. 1182. Calyx wool 1 . Flowers 

 yellow. The upper leaves are simple. Perhaps the leaves are 

 all simple, furnished with 2 leafy stipulas. 



Cytisus-like Kidney-vetch. Fl. Apr. Ju. Clt. 1731. Sh. 2 ft. 



4 A. GENI'ST.E (Dufour, in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 169.) shrubby, 

 unarmed, much branched, twiggy ; branches hoary ; leaves sim- 

 ple, lanceolate, nearly sessile, glabrous ; flowers few, almost 

 sessile in the axils of the upper leaves, forming an interrupted 

 spike ; calyx pubescent. Ij . F. Native of Spain, in Valcntia 

 on arid mountains, and in Murcia. Genista terniflora, Lag. nov. 

 spec. 22. no. 290. Flowers yellow. 



Genista-Y\ke Kidney-vetch. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



5 A. HERMA. / NNIJB(LtD. spec. 10 14.) shrubby, much branched ; 

 branches spinescent, smoothish ; leaves almost ses-ile, simple, or 

 trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-cuneated, glabrous or clothed with 

 adpressed pubescence ; heads few-flowered, nearly sessile in the 

 axils of the upper leaves. Tj . F. Native of Corsica, Crete, 

 Palestine, and in the islands of the Archipelago. Sims, bot. 

 mag. 2576. Spartium spinosum, Alp. exot. t. 26. Aspalatlms 

 Cretica, Lin. spec. 1002. Cy'tisus Grae'cus, Lin. spec. 1043. ex 

 Smith, prod. fl. graec. 2. p. 60. Aspalathus erinacea, Lam. 

 diet. 1. p. 291. Flowers small, yellow. Calyx shorter and less 

 villous. 



Hermann's Kidney-vetch. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1739. Sh. 

 2 to 4 feet. 



6 A. ASPA'LATHI (D. C. prod. 2. p. 169.) shrubby, much 

 branched ; branches spinescent, glabrous ; leaves almost sessile, 

 oblong-cuneated, simple, smooth ; flowers nearly sessile, soli- 

 tary along the tops of the branches. ^ . F. Native of the 

 Levant and Crete. Aspalathus Creticus, Lin. spec. 1002. Spar- 

 tium Creticum, Desf. cat. 213. Aspalathus spiniflora, Lher. 

 herb. Very like the preceding species, but differs in the flowers 

 being smaller and solitary, the branches more spinescent. The 

 stamens are also monadelphous, as in the rest of Anthyllis, not 

 having the vagina cleft in front, as in Aspalathus. Flowers 

 yellow. Lodd. bot. cab. 1169. 



Aspalathus-like Kidney- vetch. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



SECT. III. ERINA'CEA (from erinaceotts, a hedge-hog ; in 

 reference to the shrubs being prickly). Clus. hist. 1. p. 107. 

 with a figure. D. C. prod. 2. p. 169. Calyx evidently inflated 

 and bladdery after flowering. Legume 1-celled, 1-2-ovulate, 

 compressed, lanceolate, longer than the calyx. A much-branched, 

 spiny, almost leafless shrub. Heads few-flowered, on short pe- 

 duncles, bracteate. 



7 A. ERINA'CEA (Lin. spec. 1014.) shrubby ; branches spi- 

 nescent ; leaves very few, oval, or oblong ; flowers somewhat 

 capitate. fj . F. Native of Spain and Barbary. Andr. bot. 

 rep. 1. t. 15. Sims, bot. mag. 676. Flowers bluish-purple. 



Hedge-hog Kidney-vetch. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1759. Sh. 

 to 1 foot. 



SECT. IV. VULNERA'RIA (from vulnerdrms, for wounds ; in re- 

 ference to reputed vulnerary properties in A. vufneraria.) D. C. 

 leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p. 169. Calyx evidently inflated and 

 bladdery after flowering. Legume 1-celled, 1-2-seeded, shorter 

 than the calyx, or equal to it, ovate. Heads of flowers brac- 

 teate. Shrubs or perennial herbs with impari-pinnate leaves. 



8 A. BA'RBA-JOVIS (Lin. spec. 1013.) shrubby ; leaves pin- 

 nate, and are as well as the branches clothed with silky to- 

 mentum ; leaflets 9-13, oblong-linear, equal in size and shape; 

 bracteas about equal in length to the globose, many-flowered 



-bead. T? . F. Native of Spain, Barbary, the Levant, and Italy, 

 on rocks. Sims, bot. mag. 1927. Barr. icon. t. 378. Dub. 

 arb. ed. nov. 2. t. 67. Vulneraria argentea, Lam. fl. fr. Barba- 

 jovis argyrophylla, Mcench. Flowers pale-yellow. 



Jvjiiter's-bfard or Silver-bush. Fl. Mar. May. Clt. 1640. 

 Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



