CHAP. XLI. LKGUMINA\JEJ5. CENl'sTA. 587 



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long, obtuse, clothed with closely pressed down. Branches becoming at length striated, lax, 

 tpiny. Flowers somewhat racemose along the branches, twin, pedicellate, clothe.l with silky pubes- 

 cence ; the ) lower lobes of the calyx about equal in length to the upper ones, but narrower. A shrub, 

 growing to the height of from 2 ft. to '> ft., on rocks near Corfe, in Corsica. (Dec. Prorf., 2. p. 147.) 



<i. a.v/'r// itfiii/il, -s Lam. Diet., 2. |>. 620. ; .S'partium nspalatholdes Desf. Atl.,2. p. Ifti. Leave- few ; 

 the lower ones sessile, and trifoliolate, the rest nearly all simple, scattered, linear-oblong, and rather 

 silky. Branches loose, round spiny, somewhat recurved, and at length becoming striated. Flowers 

 in pairs, subracemose along the branches, pedicellate, clothed with closely pressed silky pubescence, 

 trifid, (bed lower of the 5 lobes being connate into a 3-toothed lip. A shrub, from 2 ft. to 

 ; ft. .found on rocks near Bonne, in Barbary. (Dec. Prod , ii. p. 147.) 



G. ferox Poir. Suppl., 2. p. 70S. ; Spartium heterophyllum L'llt'rit. Stirp., 183. ; Spartium ferox Desf. 

 All., 2. p. 136. t. 182. Leaves trifoliolate, or for the most part simple, oblong, and smoothish. Branches 

 striated, and spinescent at the apex. Flowers racemose. Calyx rather pubescent. Corolla smooth, 

 A shrub, from 3 ft. to 4ft. high, found on mountains near Laca'lle, in Barbary. ,/Vr. l'rd., ii. p. 147. 



G. Cnpi\n\ Guss. Cat., 1821, p. 77. ; ./ru'ia triphylla Cup. Paniph. Sic., ed.'l. vol. 2. t. 2.;.;. Leaves 

 , trifoliolate, and hairy; leaflets linear-lanceolate. Branches spiny. Racemes terminal and 

 few-flowered. Calyx rather pilose. Corolla smooth. Legume 1-seeded, and rather hairy. A shrub, 

 from 2ft to 3 ft. high, found on arid mountains, more especially on the Nebrodes, in" Sicily. (Dec. 

 Prod., ii. p. 147.) 



G. infcsta G. Don ; Spartium infcstum Gussone PL liar., p. 290. Branches striated, and spiny. 

 Leaves ternate ; leaflets obovate, and silky beneath. Legumes compressed, and, as well as the 

 bracteas, covered with a close, soft, silky down. Found in bushy places by the sea side, in Calabria, 

 and growing to the height of 2 ft. or 3ft. Flowers in May (Don's Mill., ii! p. 150., adapted.) 



(i. bifsitta Vahl Symb., 1. p. 51. Leaves lanceolate, and, as well as the branches, hairy. Spines 

 trifid, and striated. Spikes terminal, and hairy. Corolla hairy, having the keel twice the length of the 

 standard. Legume pubescent, and 1-seeded. A shrub, native of Spain and Portugal. 



G. h. 2 cuspidata Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148. ; Spartium cuspidatum Cav. Anal., 1801, p. 56.; has the 

 spines much elongated. It is a native of the north of Africa. 



G. h. 3 orientf.lis Dec. Prod., 2. p. 14H., is a native of the Levant It has the spines hardly longer 

 than the leaves, and trifid or simple. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. algarbivnsis Brot Fl. Lus., 2. p. 85). ; G. hirsuta var. % ? algarbiensis Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148. Leaves 

 lanceolate. Spines simple, solitary. Flowers terminal, subcapitate. Bracteas hairy. Calyx and co- 

 rolla yellow. A native of Algar va, in Portugal ; and a shrub, from 2 ft. to 4 ft high. It is considered 

 as a variety by De Candolle, and as a species by G. Don. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148., and Don's Mill. ii. 

 p. 15o.) 



G. tricuspidata Desf. Atl., 2. p. 138. t 183. ; Spartium tricuspidatum Cav. Ann. Leaves lanceolate, 

 and, as well as the branches, sometimes hairy, but not always 4-sided. Spines somewhat strff', for 

 the most part trifid. Racemes spike-formed, terminal. Calyx rather hairy. Corolla glabrous. Keel 

 twice the length of the standard and wings. A shrub, from 1ft. to 3 ft. high, found on hills near 

 Algiers. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. gibraUdrica Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148. Leaves linear-lanceolate, and, as well as the branches, calyxes, 

 and corollas, glabrous. Branches flexible and decumbent. Spines trifid and simple, usually leafy. 

 Racemes terminal, somewhat spicate. Keel longer than the standard and wings. A native of the 

 rocks of Gibraltar, near St. Roque. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G.falcala Brot. Phyt, 133. t. 55., Fl. Lus., 2. p. 89. Leaves ovate-lanceolate; the upper ones, and 

 those of the stem, roundish, having the margins, middle nerve, and branchlets rather hairy. Spines 

 stiff, and for the most part trifid. Racemes few-flowered. Keel longer than the standard and wings. 

 Flowers glabrous. Legumes sickle-shaped, and many-seeded. A shrub from 2 ft. to 3 ft high, found 

 in Beira and Estremadura, in Portugal. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. Corsica Dec. Fl. Fr.. Suppl., p. 518. ; Spartium corsicum Lois. Fl. Gall., p. 440. The whole shrub 

 is smooth. Leaves linear lanceolate. Stipules rather spiny. Spines simple and rigid. Flowers ax- 

 illary, solitary, pedicellate. Keel length of the standard. Legume 4 8-seeded, quite smooth. A shrub 

 about 2ft. high, found about Bastia, Bonifacio, &c., in Corsica. 



There is a variety (G. c. 2 pubescent Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148.) which has the branches and young leaves 

 clothed with closely pressed down. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. ramosissima Poir. Suppl. ,2. p. 715. ; .S'p-artium ramosissimum De.tf. Fl. Atl. ,2. p. 132. 1 178. Much 

 branched, erect Branches striated, tuberculatcd. Leaves few, lanceolate, villous. Flowers nearly 

 along the branches, crowded. Petals silky, about equal in length. Native of Mount Atlas near 

 Flemsen. Fruit unknown. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 151.) 



<v rinirca Dec. Fl. Fr., 4. p.4;U. ; \p.\rtium cindreum nil. Prosp.,40.; G scoparia nil Dairph 3 

 xi-lusively of synonymes; G. florida Asso Ar., 94. Erect, much branched. Branches striated' 

 - lanceolate, clothed with adpressed pubescence. Flowers almost sessile along the branches 

 solitary. Petals silky, about equal in length. Legume clothed with adpressed villi, 4 6-seeded. Na- 

 tive ot and hills and mountains, from Aragon to Nice, in the limits of olives Flowers in June -md 

 July. Shrub, '2ft. to 6ft (Don's Mill., ii. p. 151.) 



G. gtytosa Spreng. Syst, 3. p. 176. ; G. bracteolata Jf'ilM. Herb. Branches slender, angular, flexuous ; 



i I are, as well as Die leaves, linear and smooth. Flowers in terminal racemes. Calvx bracteolate 

 elongated, permanent. Native of Portugal. Flowers yellow. Shrub, 2ft. to 4 ft. (Don's Mill.', 

 ii. p. 1^1.) 



G. multicmilis I,am. Diet., 2. p. 617. Dwarf. Branches erect, twiggy. Leaves linear-ohlonp, 

 rather glabrous, tapering into the petiole at the base. Flowers solitary, on short pedicels. Calvx 

 clothed with adpresscd silky pubescence. Corolla glabrous. Native of the Balearic Islands. Shrub 

 1 ft. to 2ft. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 151.) 



O. UKM'fblia Lois. Not, 169. Stems weak. Branches round and striated, rather erect. Leaves 

 linear, 1- nerved, glabrous. Flowers disposed in terminal racemes, and, with the legumes, glabrous 

 Nearly allied to G tinctbria and G. depressa, from which it is hardly distinct, unless in the flowers 

 being smaller. Native of Piedmont. (J)cc. Prod., ii. p. 150.) 



prttta Hieb FL Taur. Suppl., p. 4i;o. Stems decumbent Floriferous branches triquetrous 



tending leaves lanceolate, acute, clothed with adpressed hairs. Flowers in the upper axils of the 

 e> on short pedicels, disposed in such a manner as to appear a leafy raceme. Corolla glabrous 

 Native of Jaiiria, on mountains, and about Constantinople; very likeG. mantica. Shrub, decum- 

 ncnt. Don s Mi//., \\. p. 152.) 



G. Pfrrf.vmon.fi Lois Fl. Gall, ex Bull. Sci., Aug. 1828, p. 425. Stems decumbent Branches 

 ateti round, and rather erect. Leaves lanceolate, rather smooth. Flowers racemose, and ter- 

 t""i' a ID K ' 1 ""/ w - th canescerit hairs - Found wild in France, and closely resembling G. tinc- 

 .ulchc.lla Visiani PI. Dalm. ex Eot Zeit., Jan. 1830, p. 51. The whole plant is silky. The 

 liftuse, and much branched. The branches are furrowed, and the young ones striped. 





