LEGUMINOSjE. CXIX. CORYNELLA. CXX. CARAGA'NA. 



243 



Many-flowereA Corynella. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



2 C. PAUCIFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves with 2-3 pairs of elliptic 

 leaflets, which are glabrous above, but puberulous on the nerves 

 beneath. Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Robinia Domin- 

 gensis, Spreng. in herb. Balb. Corynitis Domingensis, Spreng. 

 syst. append. 280. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from the pre- 

 ceding. 



Few-leaved Corynella. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



Cult. See Sabinea for the culture and propagation, p. 239. 



CXX. CARAGA'NA (Caragan is the name of R. arbo- 

 rescens among the Monguls). Lam. diet. 1. p. 611. ill. t. 607. f. 

 1-2. D. C. prod. 2. p. 268. 



LIN. SYST. D'uuttlplria, Decdndria. Calyx short, tubular, 

 5-toothed. Corolla obtuse, straight ; the wings and vexillum 

 about equal in length. Stamens diadelphous. Style glabrous. 

 Stigma terminal, truncate. Legume sessile, young ones com- 

 pressed, at length somewhat cylindrical and many-seeded, mucro- 

 nate by the style. Seeds somewhat globose. Trees or shrubs, 

 natives of Siberia and the East, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, 

 mucronate leaflets, having the common petiole ending in a bristle 

 or a spine, and axillary 1 -flowered pedicels, which are usually in 

 fascicles. Flowers usually yellow, perhaps in all except C. 

 jiilnla, which are white and reddish. The stipulas usually spi- 

 nescent. 



1 C. ALTAGA'NA (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 89.) leaves having 6 or 8 

 pairs of glabrous, obovate-roundish, retuse leaflets; petiole un- 

 armed ; stipulas spinescent ; pedicels solitary ; legumes rather 

 compressed. J? . H. Native of Dahuria, in sandy places. 

 Robinia Altagana, Pall. fl. ross. t. 42. exclusive of the variety. 

 Lher. stirp. t. 76. Caragana microphy'lla, Lam. diet. 1. p. 615. 

 Flowers yellow. Altagana is the vernacular name of the shrub. 

 Root with somewhat of the smell and taste of liquorice. 



Altagana Caragana. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1789. Shrub 2 

 to 3 feet. 



2 C. MICROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaves with 6-7 

 pairs of hoary retuse leaflets ; petioles and stipulas rather spi- 

 nescent at the apex ; root creeping. lj . H. Native of Siberia, 

 in the desert of Baraba, and in the tract of the river Selenga. 

 Robinia microphy'lla, Pall. fl. ross. t. 42. f. 1-2. Caragana Alta- 

 gana var. Poir. suppl. 2. p. 89. Flowers yellow. 



Small-leaved Caragana. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1819. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



3 C. ARBORE'SCENS (Lam. diet. 1. p. 615.) leaves with 4-6 

 pairs of oval-oblong villous leaflets ; petiole unarmed ; stipulas 

 spinescent ; pedicels in fascicles. Tj . H. Native of Siberia. 

 Robinia Caragana, Lin. spec. 1044. Duham. arb. ed. nov. 2. t. 

 19. Pall. ross. 1. t. 42. middle figure. Flowers yellow. The 

 wood of this tree is hard and compact, very tough, yellow on the 

 outside, but waved and striped with bay and red within. The 

 leaves are said to be good food for cattle, and it is suggested 

 that they contain a blue colouring matter like indigo. The seeds 

 are good for poultry. The bark is tough, and fit for tyeing ; 

 the twigs may also be used as withes. 



Arborescent Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1752. Tree 

 15 to 20 feet. 



4 C. CHAMLA'GU (Lam. diet. 1. p. 616.) leaves with 2 pairs 

 of distant, oval, or obovate, glabrous leaflets ; stipulas spreading, 

 and are as well as the petioles spinose ; pedicels solitary ; flowers 

 pendulous. t? . H. Native of China. Robinia Chamlagu, 

 Lher. stirp. t. 77. Duham. arb. ed. nov. 2. t. 21. Flowers 

 large, yellow, at length becoming reddish. Root smelling like 

 liquorice. Chamlagu is the Chinese name of the shrub. 



Chamlagu or Chinese Caragana. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1773. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



5 C. FRUTE'SCENS (D. C. prod. 2.' p. 268.) leaves having 2 

 pairs of leaflets, approximating the top of the petiole, they are 

 obovate-cuneated ; stipulas membranous ; petiole furnished with 

 a short spine at the apex ; pedicels solitary, twice the length 

 of the calyx. T; H. Native of Siberia, on the banks of the 

 Volga, as well as of Tartary, and Tauria. Sweet, fl. gard. t. 

 227. Robinia frutescens, Lin. spec. 1044. Pall. fl. ross. t. 43. 

 C. digitata, Lam. diet. 1. p. 616. Flowers yellow, resupinate. 

 Leaves with a yellow hue. 



Var. o, lattfolia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaflets glabrous, 

 broadly obovate. Frequent in gardens. There is a variety of 

 this with 2-flowered peduncles. 



Var. ft, angustij'ulla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaflets oblong- 

 cuneated, glabrous. Native about Odessa. 



Shrubby Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1752. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



6 C. M6LLIS (Bess. enum. pi. volh. p. 29.) leaves with 2 pairs 

 of oblong-cuneated leaflets, approximating the top of the pe- 

 tiole, clothed with soft villi ; petiole ending in a short spine ; 

 pedicels solitary. t? . H. Native of Tauria and Podolia. Ro- 

 binia mollis, Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 477. Robinia tomentosa, 

 Fisch. hort. gor. 1812. Flowers yellow. 



Soft Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



7 C. GRANDIFLORA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaves with 2 pairs 

 of oblong-cuneated leaflets, approximating near to the top of 

 the petiole, which is very short ; stipulas and petioles spinose ; 

 pedicels solitary, almost the length of the calyx, which is gib- 

 bous at the base. Tj . H. Native of the south of Iberia, near 

 Tiflis. Robinia grandiflora, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 168. Young 

 leaves pubescent, adult ones hoary, ex. Bieb., but according to 

 a specimen sent by Steven to De Candolle, the adult leaves are 

 pale and glabrous. Legume terete, acute, brown, glabrous. 

 Flowers an inch long, yellow. 



Great-flowered Caragana. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 



8 C. PYGNLE'A (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaves with 2 pairs of 

 linear, glabrous leaflets, approximating at the top of the petiole, 

 which is very short ; stipulas and petioles spinescent ; pedicels 

 solitary, nearly the length of the calyx ; calyx nearly equal at 

 the base. Jj . H. Native of Siberia, on the Altaian mountains, 

 and of Dahuria. Robinia pygmse'a, Lin. spec. 1044. Pall, 

 ross. 1. t. 45. Amm. ruth. t. 35. Leaflets acute, crowded, 

 usually in the axils of trifid spines. Flowers yellow. 



Var. fi, areniiria (Fisch. in litt.) leaflets linear-cuneate ; pe- 

 dicels rather longer than the calyx, fj . H. Native of Siberia, 

 on the banks of the river Tschuia. 



Pygmy Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1751 . Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



9 C. ARENA' RIA (Donn, hort. cant. Sims, bot. mag. 1886.) 

 leaves with usually 4 pairs of obcordate leaflets ; pedicels usually 

 twin, shorter than the flowers ; stipulas subulate. Tj . H. Na- 

 tive of Siberia. Flowers yellow. 



Sand Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1802. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



10 C. REDOWSKI (D. C. legum. t. 11. f. 45.) leaves with 2 

 pairs of ovate, acute, smooth leaflets ; stipulas spinose. Jj . H. 

 Native of Siberia. Flowers yellow. This plant has not been 

 seen by us unless in a seedling state. 



Redoniski's Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1827. Shrub. 



HC. spiN6sA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 269.) leaves with 2-4 pairs 

 of cuneate-linear, glabrous leaflets ; stipulas small, spinose ; 

 adult petioles permanent, strong, and spinose, twice the length 

 of the leaflets ; flowers solitary, almost sessile. fj . H. Na- 

 tive of Siberia, near the Selenga and Kiacha in dry sandy places 

 on mountains. Lindl. bot. reg. 1021. Robinia spinosa, Lin. mant. 

 269. Robinia ferox, Pall. ross. 1. t. 44. itin. t. E. e. f. 2. and 

 3. Robinia spinosissima, Laxm. nov. act. pet. 15. t. 30. f. 4. 

 C. ferox, Lam. diet. 1. p. 315. Flowers yellow. Legume rather 

 compressed. This shrub is well adapted to make impenetrable 

 hedges, on account of its long branches and strong thorns. It is 

 i i 2 



