224 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



{Dec. Prod.) A decumbent hairy shrub- Native of Belgium, Austria, 

 Pannonia, Siberia, Turkey, and Dauphine, both on exposed hills, and in 

 sheltered bushy places. Height 1 ft. Introduced in 1735. Flowers pale 

 yellow, with the standard reddish ; May to August. Legume dark brown, 

 or black ; ripe in November. 



J* 20. C. HiRSuVus L. The hairy Cytisus. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 1042. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 1-56. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 1.56. 



Synonymcs. C. suplnus Bertol. PI. Gen., but not of Lin. ; C. trifl&rus Lam. Diet. 2. p. 250., but 



not of L'Herit. ; C. Tournefortidnus Loisel. in N. Du Ham., 5. p. 157. 

 Engraving. Out fig. . in p. 



Spec. Char., 8fc. Stems decumbent. Branches round and twiggy ; when young 

 hairy, but smooth when old. Leaflets ovate, hairy beneath. Flowers lateral 

 on very short pedicels, aggregate. Calyxes and pods hairy. {Dec. Prod.) A 

 decumbent hoary shrub. Found in rugged places from Genoa to Hungary. 

 Height 1 ft. Introduced in 1739. Flowers 3ellow ; June to August. Le- 

 gume black ; ripe in October. Closely resembling the C. capiiatus, and 

 C triflorus of Loddiges's ai'boretum. 



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J* 21. C CAPiTA^TUs Jacq. The headed^owere^f Cytisus. 



Identification. Jacq. Fl. Austr.. t. 33. ; Dec. Prod. 2. p. 15G. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 1.56. 

 St/nvnymes. C. hirsCltus Lam. Diet. 2. p. 2.W. ; C. suplnus Lin. Sp. 104U. 

 Engravings. Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 497. ; and onr fig. 361. 



Spec. Char., ^-e. Stems and branches erect, the latter hispid. 

 Leaflets ovate-elliptic, hairy. Flowers numerous, and 

 forming heads at the points of the branches ; but some- 

 times lateral in the autumn. Calyxes and pods covered 

 with short hairs. (Dec. Prod.) An upright hoary shrub. 

 Found wild on the edges of woods in Burgundy, Italy, 

 and Austria. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1774. 

 Flowers yellow; June and July. Legume dark brown, jgi. c capiutus. 

 or black ; ripe in October. 



Varieties, or Synonymes. Cytisus austriacus Lod., C. canescens Fisch. of Got., 

 C. uralensis Lod., C. calycinus Lod., C. parvifolius Lod., C. hirsiitus 

 Led., C. supinus Lod., appear to be all varieties of C. capitatus, or in 

 some cases, perhaps, identical with that species. 



ji 22. C. cilia'tus Wahlenb. The c\\iated-podded Cytisus. 



Identification. Wahlenb. Fl. Carp., 219. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 156. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 156. 

 Engraving. Oarfig. . infig. 



Spec. Char., ^-c. Stems upright. Branches Smooth when old, but when young 

 hispid. Leaflets obovate, clothed beneath with closely pres.sed hairs. Flowers 

 approximate in threes, at length lateral. Pods glabrous and ciliated. (Bee. 

 Prod.) A hispid shrub. Native of the Carpathian Mountains. Height 

 2ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1817. Flowers yellow; June and July. Le- 

 gume black ; ripe in October. 



J* 23. C. poly'trichus Bieb. The many-haired Cytisus. 



Identification. Bieb. Fl. Taur. Suppl., 477. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 156. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 156. ' 

 Engraving. Our fig. . in p. 



Spec. Char., ^-c. Stems declinate. Branches hispid. Leaflets obovate-cllip- 

 tic. Flowers lateral, usually in pairs, pedicellate. Calyxes and pods hairy. 

 (Dec. Prod.) A recumbent shrub. Found in pine forests, on high moun- 

 tains, in Tauria. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1818. Flowers yellow; 

 June and July. Legume black ; ripe in October. DeCandolle observes of 

 it, that it has the hairiness of C. capitatus, the disposition of the flowers of 

 C. hirsiitus, and the habit of C. supinus. 



