COEONILLA LABUBNUM AND BBOOM OBDEB hbdysaeum 345 



axillary iimbels. Calyx teeth nearly 

 equal, 2 upper ones united. Petals rather 

 long-clawed ; standard roundish ; wings 

 obhquely obovate or oblong ; keel 

 iacurved, beaked. Stamens 10, upper one 

 free. Pod round, 4-angled or slightly 

 compressed, straight or curved. 



Culture and Propagation. — The hardy 

 Coronillas may be increased by cuttings 

 inserted in sandy soil in a cold frame or 

 greenhouse in spring. The roots may 

 also be divided. Seeds if sown as soon 

 as ripe will give a fair percentage of good 

 seedlings. They thrive in a mixture of good 

 loam and peat, and are excellent for the 

 rougher parts of the rockery, the margins 

 of shrubberies, or the front of mixed 

 borders. C. glauca, a lovely greenhouse 

 plant with glaucous foliage and yellow 

 flowers, may be grown outside in the very 

 mildest parts of the country. 



C. Emerus (Scorpion Senna). — An 

 elegant S. European shrub 3-6 ft. high, 

 with 5-7 obovate leaflets, and yellow 

 flowers in April, 3-5 on a stalk. In mild 

 winters the leaves may remain on the 

 plant. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or cuttings. 



C. iberica. — A pretty prostrate rock 

 plant, with more or less ascending stems 

 6-8 in. high, and 9-11 obcordate, ciliate 

 leaflets; stipules distinct, roundish, 

 toothed. Flowers in July, yellow, large, 

 7-8 in an umbel. This species is also 

 known as C. cappadocica, and is a native 

 of Asia Minor. 



Culture Ac. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



C. juncea.-^A pretty rush-hke shrub 

 2-3 ft. hig:h, native of S. Europe. The 

 round whip-like branches are sparingly 

 furnished with leaves which are composed 

 of 3-7 bluntly linear lance-shaped leaflets 

 of a rather fleshy texture. The bright 

 yeUow flowers appear in June 5-7 in a 

 cluster at the sides of the branches. 



Culture dc. as above. This species is 

 fairly hardy in the neighbourhood of 

 London in ordinary winters. It should 

 be grown in a sunny sheltered situation. 



C. varia. — A pretty European species 

 with trailing stems often 4-5 ft. long, and 

 11-18 oblong elliptic muoronate leaflets. 

 Flowers from June to November, pink 

 and white, or rarely white, 16-20 in an 

 umbel. 



Culture dc. as above. This species 



likes a somewhat chalky soil, and may be 

 used for trailing over rooks in the rock 

 garden. Seeds may be sown in the open 

 air in April and May, or as soon as ripe in 

 cold frames. In the latter case the seed- 

 lings may be transplanted the following 

 spring. 



HIPPOCREPIS (HoESESHOE 

 Vetch). — A genus with about 12 species 

 of usually smooth spreading herbs or 

 undershrubs with oddly pinnate leaves, 

 and flowers in axillary stalked umbels. 

 Petals long-clawed ; standard roundish ; 

 wings falcate, obovate or oblong; keel 

 incurved, beaked. Stamens 10, upper one 

 free. Pod compressed, or rarely round, 

 often curved, breaking up into 3-6 horse- 

 shoe-like joints. 



H . comosa. — A British, European , 

 and N. African plant with trailing stems, 

 6 in. long, and 7-15 obovate obtuse 

 leaflets. Flowers in spring and summer, 

 yellow, 5-8 in an umbel. 



Culture a/nd Propagation. — This 

 plant grows easily in ordinary soil and 

 may be increased by seeds sown in spring 

 in the open air, or in autumn as soon as 

 ripe ; or division of the roots may also be 

 practised in autumn and sprmg. The 

 plants are suitable for the rockery or 

 border. 



HEDYSARUM. — A genus with 

 50 species of smooth, hoary or silky- 

 haired perennial herbs or undershrubs, 

 with oddly pinnate leaves and flow- 

 ers in axillary racemes. Standard 

 obovate or obcordate, narrowed at the 

 base, scarcely clawed; wings oblong, 

 sometimes very short ; keel obliquely 

 truncate. Stamens 10, upper one free. 

 Pod flattened with rounded or quadrate 

 joints. 



H. coronarium {French Honey- 

 sucMe). — A pretty S. European perennial 

 3-4 ft. high, with 3-5 pairs of elliptic 

 or roundish leaflets, downy beneath. 

 Flowers in summer, deep red, in crowded 

 spikes or racemes. There is a variety 

 with white flowers. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 species grows freely in ordinary garden 

 soil, and reproduces itself from self-sown 

 seed, in favourable sunny spots in deep 

 soil. In cold parts of the kingdom it may 

 be advisable to give a little protection in 

 winter with dry leaves &c. during severe 

 weather. There are several other species 

 grown in botanical collections. 



