DIADBLPHIA DECANDRIA. Ononis. 205 



simple. Flowering branches unarmed. Leaves egg- 

 spear-shaped. E. B. 132. G. aculeata. G. E. 

 1320. 



Moist, hnggy heaths. * Kidlington Common. Ensham Heath, 



Sh. CA little beyond Childswell Farm. Bx.) 

 Shrub. May. 

 About one f., woody. FI. small, lemon-coloured. Standard 



yellow. Pods oval, swollen. Old branches without Is., beset 



with thorns. 



ULEX. Furze.' 



U. europcens. Common F. Wliin^ or Gorse.^ Teeth 

 of the calyic scarcely observable, converging. Bracteas 

 egg-shaped, lax. Branches erect. E. B. 742. Ge- 

 nista spinosa vulgaris. G. E. 1319- 



Sandy, gravelly heaths, commons. 



Shrub. April ; and occasionally at all seasons. 



Stem shrubby. Branches dense, green, thorny. Ls. awl-shaped, 



solitary, pungent, deciduous. FI. axillary, large, bright yellow. 



Pod oblong, downy. 



Blossoms make a brilliant appearance, spread over our heaths ; 

 Linneeus fell on his knees at such a brilliant appearance, on view- 

 ing this plant in full blossom in England. Impatient of cold. 

 Team horses supported by this plant, cut young, with the thorns 

 bruised in a mill. Blossoms honey scented. 



The wood is very hard. The chief use of this slirub is to afford 

 firing for the poor. Its full growth is attained in four years, and it 

 ought not to be cut more frequently. Sm. 



(U. nanus. Dwm'f F. Teeth of the calyx spear-shaped, 

 spreading. Bracteas minute, close-pressed. Branches 

 reclining. E. B. 743. Genista aculeata minor, sive 

 Nepa Theophrasti. G. E. 1321. 



Dry, elevated heaths. Coughton Park. Dunnington Heath. 



Studley, and Ashwood Commons. Pn. FI. 

 Shrub. August, October. 



Scarcely half the size. FI. smaller, and paler.) 



ONO'NIS. Rest-harrow." 



O. arvensis. Common R. or Cammock.^ Stem hairy. 

 Branches at length thorny. Flowers mostly solitary. 

 Leaves generally simple ; entire towards their base. 

 E. B. 682. E. B. Suppl. 2659- Sb. 220. ^. O. 



' Ang. Sax. 



- From its strong, woody roots stopping tlie harrow. 



3 Ang. Sax. 



