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25. G. (t.) ova'ta Waldst. The o\-a.te4eaved Genista. 



Identification. Waldst. et Kit. PI. Hung., 1. t. 84.; 



2. p. 151. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 153. 

 Sijiwiiyme. G. nervata Kit. in I.i/t. 

 Kngravings. WaUlst. et Kit. Hung., 1. t. 84.; Dend. 



Brit., t. 77. ; and our;?^. 331. 



Spec. Char., 8fc. Stems numerous, hairy, 

 erectish, somewhat herbaceous, striated, 

 terete. Leaves ovate, or ovate-oblong, 

 and are, as well as the legumes, hairy. 

 Racemes short. Corolla smooth. (Uon'.^ 

 Mill.^ A shrub. Sclavonia and Hun- 

 gary ; and on the hills of Italy, from 

 Piedmont to Naples. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. 

 Introduced in 1819. Flowers yellow; 

 June to August. Legume brown ; ripe 

 in September. 



Balb. ; Bert. ; Tac . ; Ten. ; De-. Prod. 



331. Genista (t.) ovkla. 



832. Genista triangnlhris. 



j 26. G. triangula'ris Willd. The inrngnXoi-stemmed Genista. 



Identification. Willd. Sp., 3. p. 939. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 151. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 153. 

 Synomjme. G. triquetra Waldst. et Kit. Hung. 2. p. IG.i. t. 153., but not of Alton. 

 Engravingsj Waldst. et Kit. Hung., 2. t. 153. ; and our fig. 332. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Branches smooth, 3- 

 angled, and, as well as the stems, ascend- 

 ing. Leaves lanceolate, and mucronate. 

 Flowers axillary Legume compressed, 

 and mucronate. {Dec. Prod.) A shrub. 

 Hungary, on calcareous rocks. Height 

 1ft. latrod. in 1815. Flowers yellow ; 

 May and June. Legume brown ; ripe 

 in August. 



Closely resembling G. triquetra, of which, notwithstanding its simple leaves, 

 it may possibly be only a variety ; the change not being greater than what 

 takes place in i^raxinus excelsior simplicifolia. 



a 27. G. SAGiTTA^Lis L. The arrow-johifed Genista. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 998. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 151. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 153. 



Synonymes. G. herbacea Xara. Fl.Fr.; Genistella racembsa A/a;wcA Met/i.; Saltzwedfeli'asagittMis 



Fl. IVett. 2. p. 498. 

 Engravings. Jacq. Fl. Aust., t. 209.; Hayne Abbild., t. 117. ; and our j?^. 333. 



^ec. Char., 4'C. Stems prostrate. Branches herbaceous, ascending, 2-edged, 

 membranous, somewhat articulated. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Flowers 

 disposed in an ovate, terminal, leafless 

 spike. Corolla smooth ; but the keel is 

 furnished with a villous line on the back. 

 (Don's Aim.) A prostrate shrub. Con- 

 tinental Europe, in mountain pastures. 

 Height 6 in. Introduced in 1750. Flowers 

 yellow ; May and June. Legume brown ; 

 ripe in August. 



Variety. 



,* G. s. 2 minor Dec. A small shrub, 

 having the branches clothed with 

 adpressed pubescence at the apex, 

 as well as the leaves. 



For practical purposes, this may be con- 

 sidered as a herbaceous plant. It is a very distinct, ornamental, and hardy 

 sort ; growing and flowering freely. 



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3,';3. Genista sagitt^lis. 



