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numerous, and terminal. The calyx is bilabiate; the upper lip is divided into two lobes and 

 the lower one into three. The corolla is papilionaceous and completely covers the 

 reproductive organs. The ten stamens form a sheath that covers the pistil. The fruit is a 

 smooth, oblong capsule. 



FLOWERS: in June, July, and August. 



RANGE: France, on hillsides and at the edges of woodlands. 



NOMENCLATURE. German, farbeginster, gilbkraut. English, common dyers 

 genista. Spanish, retama de tinte. Russian, drock. Bohemian, ganowec. 



USES. These shrubs add ornamentation to parks and gardens. The common broom 

 is used medicinally. The leaves and seeds serve as laxatives, diuretics, and purgatives. 

 Soaking the branches yields a sort of fiber. Cows and sheep like to eat the new stems. 

 The seeds of the dyer's greenweed are emetic at doses of from one eighth to half an 

 ounce. 



CULTIVATION. The shrubs are propagated by planting the seeds in flowerbeds or 

 in plots especially prepared for them. They like a warm location and loose soil. 



KEY TO PLATES. 



1. Common broom. 2. Calyx, stamens, and pistil. 3. Fruit. 4. Seed. 



1 . Spanish broom. 2. Calyx and stamens. 3. Corolla. 4. Pistil. 5. Fruit. 



1. Dyer's greenweed. 2. Calyx. 3\number corrected by translator] Complete 

 flower. 4. Stamens and pistil. 5. Complete fruit. 



