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345. Cj'thus sessUifolius. 



times grafted standard high on the 

 laburnum ; when it forms a very 

 formal, symmetrical, round-headed, 

 small tree, which, however, is 

 highly beautiful when in flower. 

 We have given two figures of 

 this species, both drawn to the 

 same scale, to show how much it 

 varies in the magnitude and general 

 appearance of its foliage, accord- 

 ing to soil and situation. Plants 

 grafted standard high are common 

 in the London nurseries. 



346. Cytisik stssilifOlius. 



a 7. C. TRiFLO^RUS L' Heiit. The three-flowered Cytisus. 



Jdentification. L'H^rit. Stirp., 184. ; Desf. Fl. Atl., 2. p. 139. ; Dec. 



Prod., 2. p. 154. ; Don's Mill. 2. p. 15.=).; Webb Iter Hispan., 51. 

 Synonyjiie. C. villbsus Pour. Act. Toul. 3. p. 317. 

 Engravings. Clus. Hist, 1. p. 94. f. 3. ; Duh., t. 5. f. 452. ; out Jig. 347. !f,.- 



Spec Char., c^r. The whole plant hairy. Branches 

 round. Leaves petiolate ; leaflets ovate-elliptic. Flow- \ 

 ers axillary, pedicellate, terete, and somewhat race- 



347. cytisus tiiilorus. 



niose at the tops of the branches. (Dec. Prod.') A 

 straggling hairy shrub, closely resembling C. capitatus 

 and 6'. hirsutus. South of France, Italy, Sicily, and 

 Mauritania. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1640. 

 Flowers yellow ; June and July. Legume black ; 

 ripe in October. 



Frequent in gardens, sometimes grafted standard high ; 

 but neither as a standard nor as a dwarf is it of great duration. It should 

 be planted in an airy situation. 



^ 8. C. paVens L. The spreading Cytisus. 



Identification. Lin. Syst. Veg. 555., according to L'Herit. Stirp., 184.; Dec. 



Prod., 2. p. 154. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 155. 

 Synonymes. C. pendulinus Lin. Fil. Siipp. 328. ; C. grandiflbrus Dec. Prod. 2. 



p. 156. ; Genista tomentbsa Pair. Supp. 2. p. 719. ; Spartium patens Lin. 



Syst. iJ35., Brot. Fl. Lus. 2. p. 83., but not of Cav. ; Spartium grandiflbrum 



Brot. Fl. Lus., 2. p. 80. ; Sarothamnus patens Webb Iter Hispan, 51. 

 Engraving. Our ^g. 348. 



Spec. Char., S(c. Branches striated and pubescent. Leaves 

 trifoliolate, petiolate ; the upper ones simple, and obovate, 

 as are the leaflets ; covered with closely pressed dovvfu. 

 Flowers axillary, usually in pairs, pedicellate, nodding. 

 Pods very hairy. (Dec. Prod.) A spreading shrub. Native 

 of Portugal. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1752. 

 Flowers yellow ; June and July. Legume dark brown, or 

 black; ripe in October. 



A very handsome shrub, especially when grafted standard 

 high, not so common in collections as it ought to be. 



^ 9. C. scoPA^Rius Link. The common Broom. 



Identification. Link Enum.,2. p. 241. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 154. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 155. 



Synonymes. Spartium scopariura Lin. Sp. 998., Smith Eng. But. 1339. ; Genista icoparia Lam. 



Diet. 2. p. 623., but not of Vill. ; G. hirsiita Mcenc/i Meth. 144. ; Genet a Balais, Genet coramun, 



Fr. ; gemeine Pfrieraen, Ger. 

 Engravings. CEd. Fl. Dan., t. 313. ; Smith Engl. Bot., 1. 1339. ; and our Jig. 349. 



S/jec. Char., S^c. Branches angled, glabrous. Leaves petioled, trifoliolate ; 

 the uppermost simple; these and the leaflets oblong. Flowers axillary, pe- 

 diceled, solitary. Legumes pilose at the margins. (Dec. Prod.) A shrub, 

 evergreen from the colour of its numerous young shoots. Native of dry 

 sandy or gravelly soils, throughout F.urope. Height 3 ft. to 12 ft. according 



348. cytisus patens. 



