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1- U. tiinipicus (Common Furze, Gorse or Wliin). — .\. much- 

 branched, spreading shrub, copiously beset with branched spines, 

 ahnost leafless ; bracts ovate, not adhering closely to the calyx ; 

 cahx shaggy, very obscurely toothed ; wing-petah longer than the 

 keel ; pod black, with brown hairs, bursting elastically with a 

 crackling sound, especially m hot weather, scattering the seeds on 



GENISTA TINCTORIA 



{Dyers Greenweed, U'oad'Wa.xcnX 





t^LEX EUROP-EUS 



(Comhron Furze). 



all sides. — Commons, everywhere. Perhaps n0"plant is so charac- 

 teristic of English scenery. It attains maturity in about four 

 years, but in sheltered places grows until it reaches a height of 10 

 or i:; feet. It will not thrive in hot or in very cold climates, 

 being uncommon even in the Highlands of Scotland. — Fl, 

 February — June, and again August, September." Perennial. 

 z. U. GdUii (Larger Dwarf Furze). — A shrub, 2 — 5 feet high 



