3S4 DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



* Inermes. 



tin^oria i. GENISTA folils lanceolatis glabris, ramis ftriatis 

 teretibus ereflis. Sp. pi. 998. (Ger, em, 1316. /. 

 I. Rivin. t, 6y. Oed, Dan. L 526. opL) 



Dycr's-weed, or Wood-waxen. Anglis. 



On dry gravelly hills, and by the fides of rivers in 

 the low-lands frequent. T? . VII. 



From the fame root arife many angular, tough 

 ftalks, a cubit high, which are terminated vith 

 fhort fpikes or clufters of yellow feffile papilio- 

 naceous flowers : the leaves are numerous on the 

 flalks, elliptical, acute, feffile and fmooth, ex- 

 cept the edges and nerve on the under fide, 

 which are often downy. 



This plant is well known to dye yarn and cloth 

 with a bright yellow color. 



A fait prepared from the afhes of it is by fome 

 much recommended in the dropfy. 



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Spinofa;. 



englica 2. G. fpinis fimplicibus, ramis floriferis Inermibus, 

 foliis lanceolatis. Sp. pL 999. {Ger, em. 1320./. 



4.) 

 Needle-Furze, or Petty-Whin. Anglis. 



In heathy and moorilli grounds, as a mile above 

 Dunke/d^ growing amongfl the arbutus uva urfi^ 

 and pyrola rotundifolia., and in many other places 

 not unfrequent. T? . VI. 



The 



