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long branches. L. lanceolate, villous. Spines 

 decompound. Flowering Branches unai-med. 

 Rac. several together, terimnal. Keel villous, 

 as long as smooth standai-d. Leg. oval, some- 

 what hispid, 2-4-seeded. S. 5, 6. Stony hills. 

 mdt. Fr. 



17. germanica. Main Stem leafless. L. 

 lanceolate, somewhat hii'sute. Spines simple, 

 or with short branches. Flowering Branches 

 imarmed. Rac. terminal. Fl. somewhat 

 villous. Keel exceeding standard. Leg. ovate, 

 2-4-seeded. w. 5, 6. Woody. Koch men- 

 tions a variety without thorns. 



18. anglica. Smooth. L. ovato-lanceolate. 

 Spines simple. Flowering Branches nnanned. 

 Rac. several on upper part of stem, few-flowered, 

 terminal. Keel exceeding standai'd. Leg. 

 ovato-cylindi-ical, many-seeded. iv. 5, 6. 

 Heaths. Eng. n. Fr. n. G. 



19. Corsica. Quite smooth. L. lineari- 

 lanceolate. Stip. somewhat spinescent. Flower- 

 ing Branches spinescent, and fui'nished with 

 spines which are mostly simple. Fl. axillary, 

 solitary, stalked. Keel as long as smooth 

 standard. Leg. broad on the back, 4-8-seeded. 

 S. 5, 6. Sandy coasts. Cors. 



20. Scorpms. L. very few, oblong. 

 Spines branched, spreading, striate. Fl. on 

 the spines hairless. Keel as long as standard. 

 Leg. 2-6-seeded. S. 5. Dry. mdt. Fr. 



ii. Unarmed. 

 a. Flovjers in lateral racemes. 



21. monosperma. Erect, branched. L. 

 very few, Kneari-oblong, with adpressed hairs. 

 Rac. few-flowered. Pet. sillcy, nearly equal. 

 Leg. ovate, inflated, membranous, 1-seeded. 

 S. 4, 5. Sandy shores, s. w. Sic. 



22. sphserocarpa. Branches rod-Uke. L. 

 few, linear, nearly hairless. Rac. many- 

 flowered. Pet. haii'less, equal. Leg. ovate, 

 somewhat fleshy, 1-2-seeded. S. s. Eur. — 

 DC. 



b. Flowers in terminal racemes. 



23. sagittalis. Stem 2-edged, somewhat 

 winged, jointed. L. ovato-lanceolate. Fl. in 

 an ovate terminal raceme. Cor. haii'less, 

 except a villous line on keel. "w. 5, 6. Grassy 

 banks. Not in Brit. 



24. tenuifolia. " Stem weak. Branches 

 terete, striate, nearly erect. L. linear, 1 -nerved, 

 hairless. Fl. and Fi-. hairless. S. Piedmont. 

 Difl'ers from G. tinctoria only in its smaller 

 flowers."— DC. 



25. tinctoria. Root creeping. Stems 

 diffuse. Branches terete, striate, erect. L. 

 lanceolate. Hairs adpressed.. Fl. hairless. 

 Seeds 4-7. w. 7, 8. Rill pastures. 



26. elatior. "Stem erect, branched at 

 top. Branches terete, equally striate, some- 

 what angidar above ; downy towards the top. 

 Stip. subulate, very small. Cor. and Leg. 

 without hairs. s.S. 6, 7- Dry pastures. 

 adr. G." — Koch. 



27. anxantica. " Quite smooth. Stems 

 diffuse. Branches angular. L. eUiptico- 

 ovate, somewhat coriaceous, veiny. Fl. in 

 racemes. Cor. three times as long as calyx. 

 Seeds 8-10. S. Valle Anxanti. K. Nap."— 

 Ten. 



28. ovata. "Stem terete, with raised 

 lines. Stem and L. covered wdth spreading 

 hairs. L. lanceolate, elliptic, or ovate. Stip. 

 subvdate, very small. Cor. smooth. Keel as 

 long as standard. Leg. very hii'sute, 6, 7- 

 Dry hills, lower Styria." — Koch. This and 

 the four preceding are perhaps forms of one 

 species. 



29. setnensis. "Branches terete, rod-like, 

 striate. Flowering Branches naked ; younger 

 ones and the few veiy short, Unear L. silky. 

 Lower Lip of Cal. obscm'ely 3 -toothed. Keel 

 silky at top, exceeding the downy standard. 

 Leg. oblong, compressed, somewhat falcate, 

 downy, 2-6-seeded. l.S. 6, 7- Open dry. 

 e. and n. of J3tna." — Guss. 



80. serieea. Decumbent. Branches nearly 

 terete. L. li}ieari-lanceolate, silky beneath, not 

 margined. Fl. 3-4, in a sort of raceme. Teeth 

 of Cal. oblong, acuminate. Pet. silky, nearly 

 equal. S. 6, 7- Rocky. IMeste. abundant. 



31. scariosa. Smooth. Stem ascending, 

 round. Young branches 3 -edged. L. lanceolate ; 

 lower obovate. Margin scariose. Cor. three 

 times as long as calyx. Stony, s. G. It. 



c. Flowers solitary, axillary, nearly or 

 quite sessile. 



32. mantica. Stems numerous, prosti'ate, 

 striate, leafy, hirsute. L. Uneari-laneeolate. 

 Fl.-stalli shorter than L. Cor. hairless. Leg. 

 sdlvy. S. 5. Wood del Mantico, tlu-ee 

 miles from Verona. Var. of G. tinctoria ? 



83. purgans. Erect. Branches terete, 

 striate ; at the time of flowering nearly leafless. 

 L. very few, lanceolate, sessile. Fl. on short 

 staUcs. Pet. hairless. S. 5, 6. Barren hills. 

 Cev. Anv, 



