3O2 THE ALPINE FLORA 



G. sagittalis (PI. XXVI 11). Small shrub resembling in 

 appearance an herbaceous plant; rootstock prostrate and 

 branched; from it rise small, simple erect stems, bearing 

 two long wings, broken at the intersection of the leaves, 

 which form a large, tufted mass covered with bright yel- 

 low flowers, carried in terminal spikes. June-September. 

 Pastures and edges of woods (6oo-i5oo m.). 



G. Knctoria* (PI. XXVI 11). Shrub 12-20 in.; the stems 

 are erect, furnished with ovate leaves, which spring from 

 minute stipules; flowers bright yellow in large terminal 

 racemes forming a pyramidal panicle. June-August. Com- 

 mon in moors, pastures and edges of woods. There is a 

 good double form. 



G. germanica is distinguished by its spinous branches, 

 and oblongrlanceolate, downy leaves; by the absence of 

 basal stipules and by brilliant yellow flowers in a terminal 

 panicle. June-July. Margins of woods, banks etc. 



Cytisus 



"Eng.: Laburnum; Fr. : Cytise; Ger. : Goldregen. 



Two species are found in Switzerland, both tree-like 

 in habit which sometimes grow to the height of over 

 thirty feet, or gracefully drooping shrubs. As the present 

 work does not deal with trees, readers are referred to my 

 special book on that subject 1 . 



Anthyllis 



Eng.: Kidney Vetch; Fr.: Vulneraire; Ger.: Wundklee. 



The species montana (and variety rubra) is useful in 

 dry sunny banks, as it resists the extremest cold and 

 moisture. Limestone and good loam is the most suitable 



1 JVosarbres, H. Correvon; illustrated and published by Atar, Geneva. 



