PAPlLlONACEyE 3oi 



Papilionaceae 



The leaves in this order are almost always alternate 

 (Genista radiata is an exception) and generally composite; 

 the irregular flowers consist of five petals, of which the 

 two lower, or the keel, grow together at the point, the 

 two lateral ones, forming the wings, are free, and the 

 fifth upper one is reflexed lengthwise and known as the 

 standard; there are ten stamens. 



Speaking generally the mountain genera of this order 

 which are suited for garden work are comparatively few; 

 of those catalogued many are only fit for the roughest 

 places, and even in dealing with the more select kind a 

 strictly limited choice should be made owing to the com- 

 parative similarity not only of species, but even of genera. 

 Many, also, are murderously rampant. 



Genista 



Eng. : Broom ; Fr. : Genet ; Ger. : Ginster. 



These plants are readily amenable to cultivation, and 

 the bright flowers are very striking. The dwarf and often 

 tufted habit is good, looking well among rockroses, heaths, 

 and other rambling shrubs. Sagittalis flourishes in the 

 coldest soil, and with the English pilosa and tinctoria 

 makes a good enough selection for any ordinary garden; 

 but the indispensable one is andreana, a glorious mass of 

 gold and copper. Nothing is better for hot, dry, sandy 

 soil. The calyx is tubular, with two lips, the upper divided 

 into two, the lower into three sections; the leaves are 

 entire and undivided. 



