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English, rest harrow or cammock. Italian, restabove, bulimaca. Spanish, detiene-buey, 

 remora de or ado. Russian, iglischnik. 



The yellow-flowered restharrow, Ononis natrix^ Linn., is an undershrub about two 

 feet high. The densely branched stem and the branches themselves are covered with a 

 sticky nap. The petiolate leaves consist of three ovate oblong leaflets, toothed only at 

 their tips. The floral leaves are simple. The yellow flowers are on quite long peduncles 

 that end in a small thread. The standard, much larger than the wings or the carina, is 

 marked with purple streaks. 



FLOWERS: from May until September. 



RANGE: France, along roadsides and woodlands. 



NOMENCLATURE. Natrix, the name of a water snake, was given to this plant 

 because, according to Dalechamp {Translator's note: Jacques Dalechamps, 1513-1588, 

 French physician and botanist] it was thought to be able to dispel snakes, ghosts, etc. 



USES. The tall restharrow makes a beautiful impression in large flower gardens 

 with its broad tufts and long spikes. The other kinds are grown only in botanical gardens. 



CULTIVATION. Restharrows grow well in all areas, though they prefer loose 

 warm soils. They are propagated easily from seeds and root suckers. 



KEY TO PLATES, 



[Translator's note: plate numbers and keys are in the author's sequence] 



507. Tall restharrow. 1. Calyx and stamens. 2. Calyx and new fruit. 



508. Goatroot ononis. 1. Calyx. 2. Corolla. 



509. Yellow-flowered restharrow. 1. Open calyx, stamens, and pistil. 



