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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



A most beautiful species when in flower ; but, when out of flower, ofa gloomy 

 ashy hue. The trunk is disfigured by the old ragged bark, whence the 

 vernacular name. It is truly astonishing, Mr. Webb observes, that this splendid 

 European plant, of almost arboreous stature, with spikes of flowers sometimes 

 a foot in length, should so long have escaped detection. It closely resembles 

 A. hispanicus, but, according to Mr. Webb, it is "very entirely distinct." Plants 

 are, or soon will be, in the Milford Nursery. 



^ 3. A. iNTERME^Dius Dec. The intermediate Adenocarpus. 



Identification. Pec. Prod., 2. p. 15S. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 158. 

 Syiionyme . Oytisus complichtus Brot. Ft. Lns. 2. p- 92. 

 Engrtiviitgs. Clus. Hist., I. p. 94. f. 1. ; and our fig. 370. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Calyx pubescent ; pubescence glandu- 

 lated ; the middle of the three segments of the lower 

 li|) of the calyx longer than the side ones, and than the 

 upper lip. Branchlets rather villose. Flowers rather 

 distant. Standard rather glabrous. {Dec. Prod.) A 

 pubescent shrub. Native of sunny gravelly places in 

 Portugal and Old Castile, and Mount Sender, in Sicily, 

 and of Mongiana, in the kingdom of Naples. Height 

 4 ft. Year of introduction unknown. Flowers yellow ; 

 May to July. Legume black ; ripe in September. 



A very handsome species, ami one that is much admired 

 for its fine terminal spikes of flowers, which, in favour- 

 able seasons, and in a dry soil, ripen abundance of seeds. 



^ 4. A. PARViFo^Lius Dec. The small-leaved Adenocarpus. 



Identification. Dec. Leg. Jlem. 6., and Prod. 2. p. 158. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 158. 



Synoiiytnes. Cytisus parvif61ius iV. Du Ham. 5. p. 147., Lain. Did. 2. p 248., 

 exclusive of tlie synonj'mes ; Cytisus iMvar\ca.tns L'Hirit. Stirp. 184.; Cytisus 

 complicitus Dec. Fl. Fr. No. 3821.; Spartium compliciitura Lois. Fl. Gall. 441 



Engravings. N. Du Ham., 5. t. 47. f. 1. ; and our fig. 371. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Calyx somewhat pubescent, with glandulous 

 pubescence ; the central segment of the lower lip longer 

 than the side segments, and much exceeding the upper lip 

 in length. Branches glabrous. Flowers distant. Standard 

 pubescent. {Dec. Prod.) An erect shrub, whitish from the 

 down on its branches. Native of sunny heaths in the West 

 of France. Height 2 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1800. Flow- 

 ers yellow ; May to July. Legume black ; ripe in October, gj,. A.parvifoiiui. 



J* 5. A. telone'nsis Dec. The Toulon Adenocarpus. 



Identification. Dec. Fl. Fr. Suppl. .54., Leg. Mem. 6., Pr'od. 2. p. 158. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. l.'J8. 

 Synonymes. Cytisus telonensis Lois. Fl. Ga//. 446., and mN. Du Ham. 5. p. 155.; Spartium com- 



plicatum Gouan Hort. Monsp. 356., exclusive of the synonyme. 

 Engravings. N. Du Ham., 5. t. 47. f. 2. ; and our,^^. 372. 



Spec. Char., S^c. Calyx not glandulose, pubescent ; 

 the segments on the lower lip nearly equal, ex- 

 ceeding a little the upper lip in length. Branches 

 almost glabrous. Flowers distant. Standard 

 pubescent. {Dec. Prod.) An erect shrub. Na- 

 tive of sterile places and heaths in the Pvrenees, 

 in Cevennes, in Provence, and in Rome. ' Height 

 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1800. Flowers yel- 

 low ; June and July. Legume dark brown, or 

 black ; ripe in October. 



It well deserves a place in British gardens; 

 where, when judiciously treated, it will, owing to 

 the moisture of our climate, attain double the 

 height that it docs in the South of France. 



372. A. teloniiuu. 



