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GENISTA 



aple 



ely 3-foliolate, generally 

 linear or linear-spatulate, silky: fls. -white, fragrant, in 

 short lateral racemes; corolla silky; calyx purple; pod 

 broadly oval, 1-2-seeded. Feb.-April. Spain, N. Afr. 

 B.M. 683. 



AA. Color of Ha. yellow. 



B. Twigs striped, not winged. 



. Pod globular, indekiscent, 2-seeded. 



sphaerooArpa, Lara. Similar to the 



less silkv, alii 



^y 



forme 

 leaHess: tl: 

 merous pMi 

 brous. M.-i 



E. -FZs. in terminal heads, sessile. 

 umbellita, Poir. Erect shrub, to 2 

 feet, with rigid branches, forming a 

 dense bush: Ivs. simple or 3-foliolate, 

 lanceolate or linear -lanceolate, silky, 

 H-% in. long: corolla silky, over % in. 

 long: pod linear-oblong, toraentose, 2-5- 

 seeded. April, May. Spain. 



EE. Fls. 



edicelled. 



ephedroldes, DC. Krect shrub, to 3 ft., 

 with rigid branches : Ivs. sessile, sim- 

 ple or 3-folioIate, linear, almost gla- 

 brous: ds. in maiiy-fld. terminal racemes, 

 small ; st.andanl much shorter than keel: 

 pod oral, 1-seeded, silky. April, May. 

 Sardinia, Corsica. 



.ffitnSnsis, DC. Shrub, to 6 ft., with 

 slender branches : Ivs. simple, small, 

 linear, silky: Us. axillary, forming loose, 

 tiTiiiinal r;Mrni,.C, i,' r^ i-.i i,i ; keel shorter 



D. Branches h-ntij, with conspicu 

 Irx. (only 6. virgata someti 

 scarcely leafy). 



E. Spill!/. 

 iiTOX, Poir. Errrt sl,r„l., to i; 

 •ith many stout s|,iii,s: Ivs. sun 

 arely 3-foiiolate. i.I.L.n- i.. ,,!.,, \ ,■,!,■, 

 lost'glabnms: tls. in ,,..i,m-i-,,„s i. , 



GEKTIANA 



GO. FrI. glabrous or nearly so, i-10-seeded. 



polygalsfdlia, DC. Erect shrub, to 6 ft., with some- 

 what silky branches: Ivs. spatulate-oblong, glabrous 

 above, sparingly silky beneath, K-Kin. long: fls. in 

 many-fld. slender racemes ; standard and wings gla- 

 brous, keel sill:y: P"! r^^..,,^..y narrow-oblong, almost 

 glabrous, .'l-r,-s I.-! M ■ i;i Sjiain. 



tinctdria, l.iiiTi. h, -' i ki.. Fig.SOO. Erect 



shrub, to :i II.. iMih -:; i;h M, -i, ,;. ,us or slightly pubes- 

 cent branches: h s. uhioiii,'-flli[iin- ur oblong-lauceolate, 

 almost glabrous, ciliute, >2-l in. long: racemes many- 

 fld., panicled at the ends of branches: corolla glabrous: 

 pod narrow-oblong, glabrous or slightly pubescent, 6-10- 

 seeded. June-Aug. Europe, W. Asia: naturalized in 

 some places E. B.B. 2:271. 



Var. pUna, Hort. With double fls. Var.virgita, Mert. 

 & Koch (G. riVsrti/a.Willd., not Link, not Lam. G. elAta, 

 Wender. ). Of more vigorous growth, to 6 ft. high: 

 pod 3-6-seeded. Southeast Eu. 



FF. Fls. axillary: dwarf, procumbent shrub. 



pildsa, Linn. Dwarf, procumbent or ascending: Ivs. 

 cuneate, oblong or obovate, dark green and almost gla- 

 brous above, silky beneath: fls. axillary, 1-2. often race- 

 mose toward the end of branches: pod linear, silky, 

 5-8-seeded. May, June. M. and S. Eu., W. Asia. 

 BB. Twigs broadly S-winged. 



sagittaiis, Linn. (Cytisus sagittcllis, Mert. & Koch). 

 Dwarf, procumbent, with ascending or erect, mostly 

 simple branches: Ivs. ovate to oblong, villous: fls. in 

 terminal, short racemes ; corolla glabrous : pod linear- 

 oblong, silky. May, June. Eu., W. Asia. ' 



0. Alba, Lam.=Cytisu8 albus.— G. Andrcana, Puissant=-Cyti- 



cUeofJI.ay. 

 1S88:36.-G 

 Wbb.=Cyti 



fra-r 



B.K.5;:i(JS. 



GermAnioa, Linn. Erect or 

 ascending spiny shrub, to 2 ft., 

 with villous branches: Ivs. elliptic- 

 oblong, ciliate: fls. small, in 1-2 in. 

 lon^ raccnifs: pod oval, villous, fcw- 

 sc(m1.-,1. .lime, July. M. and S. Eu- 



EE. Xiil .ipiiiy.- h:i. alicaiix ximple. 

 F. Fls. ill riii-i'iiiex: ircrl shrubs, 

 a. Fii. vUlKiisorsilki/.l-l-sei'ded. 

 virgata. Link. {Spiirtiwm rirgd- 

 tuni. I.'lli r. I. Slirub, to 8 ft., with 

 sleiHb ]■ liraiicliis: Ivs. lanceolate to 

 elliptic, silky-villoiis, ;-4-H in. long: 



fls. in numerous short, 3-6-fld. racemes; standard and 



keel silkv: pod oblong, 1-3-seeded, villous. May, July. 



Madeira.' B.M. 2265. 

 fl6rida, Linn. Erect shrub, to 6 ft., with glabrous 



striped branches : Ivs. spatulate-oblong or lanceolate, 



silky beneath, H-K in. long: fls. in dense, many-fld. 



racemes; corolla glabrous : pod oblong or narrow-oblong, 



silky, 2-4-seeded. April-July. Spain. 



896, Dyer's Green- 

 iweed— Genista tinctoria, 



(X %.) 



Eehder. 



point of view the most important. .\ i-^. 



widely scattered in temperate and ni( h i i , ~ 



Chiefly perennial herbs, rarely annual . t liin.ii. mii,.], 



dwarf, diffuse or tnftid, s..ni..fii.i. s crecr and sl.'iuler, 

 or even tall and st.iif : Iv-. M|,|M,site, mostly sessile: 

 fls. blue, violet, purpl'. r;irrl\ .inll yllow orwhite; floral 

 parts typically 5, r;nt ly 4-.. 



The Blue Gentian, cekbrated by tourists in the Alps, 

 is probably mostly the stemless Gentian, G. acavlis. 

 This was brought to English gardens so long ago that 

 all record of its introduction is lost. It is by far the 



