CYTISUS LABURNO-PURPU'REUS., 
= PURPLE LABURNUM. 
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NATURAL ORDER, LEGUMINOSA, 
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ENUS. Cyrtisus. Dezcanpotte. Catyx bilabiatus, lahio superiore seep- 
ius integro inferiore subtridentato. VeExitLum ovatum amplum. Carrna ob- 
— gr includens. Sramina monodelpha. Lrcumen planocom- 
pressum po. rmum eglandulosum. Decanpotxe. Prodromus Systematis 
Wetieatis Regu Vegetabilis Pars I, p. 
SPECIES. Cyrisvs Lasurno-Purpursvus. CavLe ramoso, ramis teret- 
ibus incanescentibus. Foxtts petiolatis, foliolis subtus pubescentibus. Racsr- 
Mis pendulis simplicibus, pedicellis calycibusque adpressé pubescentibus. 
Peratis dilute purpureis, seu lutescentibus. Leeumrixisus linearibus poly- 
spermis adpressé pubescentibus. 
CHARACTER oF THE GENUS, Cyrisus. CaLyx two-lipped, the up- 
per lip generally entire, the lower obscurely three-toothed. STanparp 
ovate large. KEEL very blunt, enclosing the stamina and pistillum. 
Stamens monadelphous. Pop flat-compressed, many-seeded, with- 
out glands. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIES, Cytisus LapurRNO-PuRPUREUS. This 
plant which is a hybrid between Cytisus Laburnum and Cytisus pur- 
pureus, partakes of the characters of both. It forms a large shrub or 
small tree, the branches at first ascending, afterwards forming grace- 
ful curves, the leaves alternate, with small subulate stipules, articu- 
lated, petiolated, petioles swollen at the base, forming the joint, each 
leaf consisting of three leaflets, shortly petiolated, articulated, the cen- 
tral leaflet larger than the lateral ones, elliptico-obovate, mucronate, 
upper surface shining, under pubescent, or nearly glabrous, racemes of 
flowers simple, or very rarely-branched, pendulous, about 8-10 inches 
long. PrpiceLs anD CaLyx either quite smooth or clothed with close- 
ly adpressed pubescence. Corow.a papilionaceous. Prraxs 5,stand- 
ard large emarginate, with two auricles towards the base. KEEL very 
blunt. Srep-vesset clothed with fine pubescence. 
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