330 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 
duous or larger foliaceous and rather long-persistent (Western Asia, 
northern Africa). See p. 218. 
195, Spartium L.'\—Flowers of Genista ; calyx spathe-like, shortly 
and unequally 5-toothed, sub-2-labiate, finally cleft posteriorly ; 
standard large, rather thickened and glandular within a little above 
base; claws of wings and keel slender, adnate to staminal tube; 
petals of keel often pilose at inferior margin, free on anthesis ; stigma 
oblong, decurrent inwards. Legume elongated linear glabrous flat, 
subseptate within between seeds, 2-valved. Seeds exarillate.—A 
shrub ; branches rush-like, almost leafless ; leaves alternate or sub- 
opposite, 1-3-foliolate ; lateral leaflets very small, stipuliform ; petiole 
short concave somewhat sheathing; flowers’ in terminal racemes ; 
bractlets 2, laterally inserted on receptacle below calyx; bracts and 
bractlets subulate, very caducous (MJediterranean, Canary Islands’). 
196. Laburnum Griszz.‘—Flowers almost those of Genista or 
Spartium ; calyx-teeth connate into 2 very short lips; claws of petals 
free. Legume subsessile or distinctly stipitate (Podocytisus)’ linear 
plano-compressed, continuous within, indehiscent or finally 2-valved. 
Seeds exarillate——Trees or shrubs, glabrous or rather pubescent ; 
leaves digitate 3-foliolate; stipules small narrow ; flowers® in ter- 
minal racemes ; bracts and bractlets very small (Hurope, Asia Minor’). 
197. Calycotome Linx.’—Flowers nearly of Genista; calyx 
short membranous, truncate or obsoletely denticulate. Legume 
linear-oblong plano-compressed, continuous within 2-valved; pla- 
centary suture much thickened, somewhat winged.—Shrubs, spines- 
cent-branching leaves digitate 3-foliolate ; stipules very small or 
1 Gen., n. 858.—J., Gen., 353.—DC., Prodr., 
ij. 145.—Enpu., Gen., n. 6497.—B. H., Gen., 
483, n. 63.—Spartianthus Linx, Enum. Hort. 
Berol., ii. 223.—Svacn, Suit. ad Buffon, i. 199. 
2 Yellow, handsome, very sweet-scented. 
® Species 1. S. junceum L., Spec. 955.— 
Sisre., Fl. Grec., t. 671.—Swent, Brit. Fl. 
Gard., ser. 2, t. 390—Bzntu., in Mart. Fl. 
Bras., Papil., 10.—Gren. & Goor., Fl. de Fr., 
1. 347.—-Bot. Reg., t. 1974.— Bot. Mag., t. 85.— 
Genista juncea LAMK., Dict., ti. 617, 0. 6.— G. 
odorata Masxcu.—Spartianthus junceus Linx, 
loc. cit. 
4 Spicil. Fl. Rum.,i.7.—B.H., Gen.,481, n.59. 
5 Borss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ix. 7. (In Z. 
caramanicum BentH., the legume is longer 
stalked, and quite indehiscent [ex Borss.], while 
the superior suture has a rather broad wing.) 
§ Yellow. 
7 Species 3. DC., Prodr., ii. 153.—J ace. Fl. 
Austr., t. 306.—Vis., Fl. Dalmat., t. 54.— 
Gren. & Gopr., Fl. de Fr., i. 359 (Cytisus).— 
Bot. Mag., t. 176 (Cytisus). 
5 In Schrad. Neue Journ, Bot., ii. p- 2, 50.— 
ENDL. Gen., n. 6505 b—B. H., Gen., 481, u. 
60.—Calicotomon Horrmansa., Verz., 166. 
