330 



NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 



duous or larger foliaceous and rather long-persistent ( Western Asia, 

 northern Africa). See p. 218. 



195. Spartium L. 1 — Flowers of Genista ; calyx spathe-like, shortly 

 and unequally 5 -toothed, sub-2-labiate, finally cleft posteriorly ; 

 standard large, rather thickened and glandular within a little above 

 base ; claws of wings and keel slender, adnate to staminal tube ; 

 petals of keel often pilose at inferior margin, free on anthesis ; stigma 

 oblong, decurrent inwards. Legume elongated linear glabrous flat, 

 subseptate within between seeds, 2-valved. Seeds exarillate. — A 

 shrub ; branches rush-like, almost leafless ; leaves alternate or sub- 

 opposite, 1-3-foliolate ; lateral leaflets very small, stipuliform ; petiole 

 short concave somewhat sheathing; flowers 2 in terminal racemes; 

 bractlets 2, laterally inserted on receptacle below calyx ; bracts and 

 bractlets subulate, very caducous {Mediterranean, Canary Istands 3 ). 



196. Laburnum Griseb. 4 — Flowers almost those of Genista or 

 Spartium ; calyx-teeth connate into 2 very short lips ; claws of petals 

 free. Legume subsessile or distinctly stipitate {Podoci/tisusf linear 

 piano-compressed, continuous within, indehiscent or finally 2-valved. 

 Seeds exarillate. — Trees or shrubs, glabrous or rather pubescent ; 

 leaves digitate 3-foliolate ; stipules small narrow ; flowers 6 in ter- 

 minal racemes ; bracts and bractlets very small {Europe, Asia Minor'). 



197. Calycotome Link. 8 — Flowers nearly of Genista; calyx 

 short membranous, truncate or obsoletely denticulate. Legume 

 linear-oblong piano-compressed, continuous within 2-valved ; pla- 

 centary suture much thickened, somewhat winged. — Shrubs, spines- 

 cent-branching leaves digitate 3-foliolate ; stipules very small or 



1 Gen., n. 858.— J., Gen., 353.— DC, Prodr., 

 ii. 115.— Endl., Gen., n. 6497.— 13. H., Gen., 

 483, n. 63. — Spartiantkm Link, Enum. Hurt. 

 Berol., ii. 223. — Spacu, Suit, a Biiffb'i, i. 199. 



2 Yellow, handsome, very sweet-scented. 



'° Species 1. S. junceum L., Spec, 955. — 

 Sibth., Fl. Grcec, t. 671.— Sweet, Brit. Fl. 

 Gard., ser. 2, t. 390. — Benth., in Mart. Fl. 

 Bras., Papil., 10. — Geen. & Godh., Fl. de Fr., 

 i. 347. — Bot. Reg., 1. 1974.— Bot. Mag., t. 85.— 

 Genista juncea Lamk., Diet., ii. 617, n. 6. — G. 

 odurata McENCli. — Spartianthus junceus Likk, 

 loc. cit. 



4 Spicil. Fl. Rum., i. 7.— 13. II., Gen.,481, n.59. 



5 I3oiss., Diagn. PI. Orient., is. 7. (In L. 

 caramanieum Bentu., the legume is longer 

 stalked, and quite indehiscent [ex Boiss.], while 

 the superior suture has a rather broad wing.) 



6 Yellow. 



7 Species 3. DC, Prodr., ii. 153. — Jacq. Fl. 

 Austr., t. 306. — Vis., Fl. Dalmat., t. 54.— 

 Git ex. & Godb., Fl. de Fr., i. 359 (Cytisus). — 

 Bot. Mag., t. 176 (Cgtisus). 



8 In Sc/irad. Neue Journ. Bot., ii. p. 2, 50. — 

 Endl., Gen., n. 65(15 b. — B. II., Gen., 481, n. 

 00. — Calicotomon IIoi'i'iiASSG., Vcrz., 166. 



