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L eguminoscz Coronilla. 



2. (7. montana (fig. 

 .about 18 inches high. 



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variegated, umbellate on long axillary peduncles, keel acute 

 or beaked. Pod round, tetragonal or flattened, with oblong 

 joints. About twenty species, chiefly from the Mediterranean 

 region. The name is a diminutive of corona, a crown. 

 G. glauca is the common greenhouse species. 



1. C. Emerus. Scorpion Sernia. An erect deciduous shrub 

 3 to 6 feet high. Leaflets 7 to 9, obovate. Peduncles usually 

 2- to 3-flowered ; flowers red and yellow, appearing throughout 

 the Summer. Claws of the petals three times as long as the 

 calyx. Europe. 



72), syn. C. coronata. Herbaceous, 

 Leaflets glaucous, rather fleshy, the 

 lowest pair close to the base of the 

 petiole. Flowers yellow, from 15 to 

 20 in each umbel. Claws of the 

 petals about equalling the calyx. A 

 native of Switzerland. 



3. C. varia. A very pretty her- 

 baceous species, growing from 1 to 

 3 feet high, and bearing a profusion 

 of pink and white flowers ; the keel 

 being usually white. Leaflets about 

 11, oblong, obtuse. Umbels about 

 20-flowered. Plants are occasionally 

 seen with the flowers wholly white or 

 purple. Native of Europe, flower- 

 ing in Summer. 



4. G. minima. A dwarf diffuse 

 suffruticose plant with minute sti- 

 pules. Leaflets 7 to 9, oblong or 

 obovate, the lowest pair near the 

 base of the petiole. Flowers yellow, 

 5 to 8 in each umbel. One of the 

 best of the hardy yellow-flowered 

 species. South of Europe, blooming 

 in June and July. 



5. (7. Iberica. Similar to the last. Leaves composed of 

 7 to 9 obcordate hairy leaflets. Flowers yellow, about 5 to 8 

 in each umbel. A native of Spain, flowering in Summer. 



Fig. 72. Coronilla montana. 

 ( nat. size.) 



