224 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
(Dec. Prod.) A decumbent hairy shrub. Native of Belgium, Austria, 
Pannonia, Siberia, Turkey, and Dauphiné, both on exposed hills, and in 
sheltered bushy places. “Height 1 ft. Introduced in 1755. Flowers pale 
yellow, with the standard reddish; May to August. Legume dark brown, 
or black; ripe in November. 
# 20. C.urrsu‘rus ZL. The hairy Cytisus. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 1042.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 156.3 Don’s Mill., 2. p. 156. : 
Synonymes. C. supinus Bertol. Pl. Gen., but not of Lin.; C. trifldrus Lam. Dict. 2. p. 250., but 
not of L’Hérit.; C. Tournefortédnus Loisel. in N. Du Ham., 5. p. 157. 
Engraving. Our fig. .inp. 
Spec. Char.,§c. Stems decumbent. Branches round and twiggy; when young 
hairy, but smooth when old. Leaflets ovate, hairy beneath. Flowers lateral 
on very short pedicels, ageregate. Calyxes and pods hairy. (Dec. Prod.) A 
decumbent hoary shrub. Found in rugged places from Genoa to Hungary. 
Height 1ft. Introduced in 1739. Flowers yellow; June to August. Le- 
gume black ; ripe in October. Closely resembling the C. capitatus, and 
C. triflorus of Loddiges’s arboretum. 
a 21. C.caprra’rus Jacq. The headed-flowered Cytisus. 
Identification. Jacq. Fl. Austr., t. 33. ; Dec. Prod. 2. p. 156.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 156. 
Synonymes. C. hirsdtus Lam. Dict. 2. p. 250.; C. supinus Lin. Sp. 1040. 
Engravings. Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 497. ; and our fig. 361. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stems and branches erect, the latter hispid. 
Leaflets ovate-elliptic, hairy. Flowers numerous, and 7 
forming heads at the points of the branches ; but some- } | 
times lateral in the autumn. Calyxes and pods covered \{\ 
with short hairs. (Dec. Prod.) An upright hoary sbrub. 
Found wild on the edges of woods in Burgundy, Italy, 
and Austria. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1774, 
Flowers yellow; June and July. Legume dark brown, — 361. ¢. capitatus. 
or black ; ripe in October. 
Varieties or Synonymes. CYtisus austriacus Lod., C. canéscens Fisch. of Git., 
C. uralénsis Lod. C. calycinus Lod., C. parvifolius Lod., C. hirstitus 
Lod., C. supinus Lod., appear to be all varieties of C. capitatus, or in 
some cases, perhaps, identical with that species. 
sw 22, C. citia‘tus Wahlenb. The ciliated-podded Cytisus. 
Identification. Wahlenb. Fl. Carp., 219.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 156.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 156. 
Engraving. Ourfig, .injfig. . 
Spec. Char. §c. Stems upright, Branches smooth when old, but when young 
hispid. Leaflets obovate, clothed beneath with closely pressed hairs, Flowers 
approximate in threes, at length Jateral. Pods glabrous and ciliated. (Dec. 
Prod.) A hispid shrub. Native of the Carpathian Mountains. Height 
2ft.to 4ft. Introduced in 1817. Flowers yellow; June and July. Le- 
gume black ; ripe in October. 
s« 23, C. poLy’rricnus Bieb, The many-haired Cytisus. 
Identification. Bieb. Fl. Taur. Suppl., 477.; Dec. Prod., 2. p.156.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 156. 
Engraving. Ourfig. .inp . 
Spec. Char., §&c. Stems declinate. Branches hispid. Leaflets obovate-ellip- 
tic. Flowers lateral, usually in pairs, pedicellate. Calyxes and pods hairy. 
(Dee. Prod.) A recumbent shrub. Found in pine forests, on high moun- 
tains, in Tauria, Height 2 ft. to 4ft. Introduced in 1818. Flowers yellow; 
June and July. Legume black ; ripe in October. DeCandolle observes of 
it, that it has the hairiness of C. capitatus, the disposition of the flowers of 
C. hirsiitus, and the habit of C. supinus. 
