XXV. LEGUMINA‘CEE®: CY’TISUS. 219 
times grafted standard high on the 
laburnum; when it forms a very 
formal, symmetrical, round-headed, 
small tree, which, however, is 
highly beautiful when in flower. 
We have given two figures of 
this species, both drawn to the 
same scale, to show how much it 
varies in the magnitude and general 
appearance of its foliage, accord- 
ing to soil and situation. Plants 
grafted standard high are common 3 
in the London nurseries. 316. OStisus sessilifclius. 
345. Cy tisus sessilifolius. 
= 7. C, TRIFLO‘Rus L’Hérit. The three-flowered Cytisus. 
Tdentification. L’Hérit. Stirp., 184.; Desf. Fl. Atl, 2. p. 139.; Dec. 
Prod., 2. p. 154.; Don’s Mill. 2. p. 155.; Webb Iter Hispan., 51. 
Synonyme. C. villdsus Pour. Act. Toul. 3. p. 317. 
Engravings. Clus. Hist., 1. p. 94. £.3.; Duh., t.5. f. 452.; our jig. 347. 
Spec Char., §c. The whole plant hairy. Branches 
round. Leaves petiolate ; leaflets ovate-elliptic. Flow- 
ers axillary, pedicellate, terete, and somewhat race- 
mose at the tops of the branches. (Dec. Prod.) A 
straggling hairy shrub, closely resembling C. capitatus 
and C. hirsitus. South of France, Italy, Sicily, and 
Mauritania. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1640. 
Flowers yellow; June and July. Legume black ; 
ripe in October. 
Frequent in gardens, sometimes grafted standard high ; 
but neither as a standard nor as a dwarf is it of great duration. It should 
be planted in an airy situation. 
347. CYtisus triflorus, 
2 8. C. pa‘tEns ZL. The spreading Cytisus. 
Identification. Lin. Syst. vee 555., according to L’Hérit. Stirp., 184.; Dec. 
Prod., 2. p. 154. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 155. f 
Synonymes. C. pendulinus Lin. Fil. Supp. 328.; C. grandifldrus Dec. Prod. 2. 
p. 156.; Genista tomentdsa Poi. Supp. 2. p.719.; Spartium patens Lin. 
Syst. 535., Brot. Fl. Lus. 2. p. 83., but not of Cav.; Spartium grandifdrum 
rot. Fl. Lus., 2. p. 80.; Sarothamnus patens Webb Iter Hispan. 51. 
Engraving. Our fig. 348. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches striated and pubescent. Leaves 
trifoliolate, petiolate ; the upper ones simple, and obovate, 
as are the leaflets; covered with closely pressed down. 
Flowers axillary, usually in pairs, pedicellate, nodding. 
Pods very hairy. (Dec. Prod.) A spreading shrub. Native 
of Portugal. Height 4 ft. to 6ft. Introduced in 1752. 
Flowers yellow; June and July. Legume dark brown, or 
black; ripe in October. 
A very handsome shrub, especially when grafted standard 
high, not so common in collections as it ought to be. 348. Cytisus pitens, 
% 9, C. scopa‘Rius Link, The common Broom. 
Identification. Link Enum.,2. p. 241.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 154. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 155. 
Synonymes. Spartium scoparium Lin, Sp. 998., Smith Eng. Bot. 1339.; Genista scoparia Lam. 
Dict. 2. p. 623., but not of Vill.; G. hirsdta Manch Meth. 144.; Genét a Balais, Genet commun, 
Fr.; gemeine Pfriemen, Ger. 7 
Engravings. C&d, Fl. Dan., t.313.; Smith Engl. Bot., t. 1839. ; and our sig. 349. 
Spec. Char., c. Branches angled, glabrous. Leaves petioled, trifoliolate ; 
the uppermost simple; these and the leaflets oblong. Flowers axillary, pe- 
diceled, solitary. Legurnes pilose at the margins. (Dec. Prod.) A shrub, 
evergreen from the colour of its numerous young shoots. Native of dry 
sandy or gravelly soils, throughout Europe. Height 3 ft. to 12 ft. according 
