334 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 
lower 3-toothed. Corolla of Cytisus. Stamens 10, l-adelphous; 5 
alternate anthers shorter versatile; 5 others longer subbasifixed. 
Germen -ovulate; apex of style minutely capitate, stigmatiferous. 
Legume ovate, oblong, or more rarely elongated exserted (Staur- 
acanthus') or shortly linear, compressed or turgid, continuous within, 
2-valved. Seeds arillate-—Shrubs, bristling with spinous branches ; 
leaves reduced to scales or spinescent petioles, exstipulate ; flowers? 
solitary or few racemose, in axils of scales or spines at extremities 
of twigs; bracts small, bractlets 2, short, inserted at top of pedicel 
below flower, or 0 (Western Europe, north-western Africa’). 
204, Erinacea Boiss.‘—Receptacle scarcely concave, minute glan- 
dular. Calyx membranous inflated ;* teeth very nearly equal or 2 
superior a little longer. Petals long-unguiculate, standard ovate, 
sub-2-auriculate at base; wings narrow; keel curved; claw of 
standard to a small height, claws of wings and keel to a much 
greater height adnate to staminal tube. Stamens 10, all connate to 
a considerable height into a closed tube; oppositipetalous anthers 
shorter versatile; alternipetalous longer subbasifixed. Germen 
sessile oo-ovulate ; style curved ; apex minutely capitate stigmatiferous. 
Legume oblong glandular villous 2-valved. Seeds exarillate—A 
low shrub; branches rigid spinescent bristling often almost leafless ; 
leaves scattered minute silky, 1-foliolate or digitate 3-foliolate ; flowers® 
solitary or in twos or threes, axillary towards extremities of branches ; 
bracts and 2 small bractlets inserted below flower, foliaceous (Spain’). 
205. Hypocalpytus Tuuns.’—Calyx intruded at base ; teeth short, 
nearly equal. Corolla almost that of Cytisus ; standard callous within 
at very short claw, longer than or about equal to curved keel, more 
rarely shorter (Loddigesia’). Stamens 10, 1l-adelphous; filaments 
* Which is the chief difference between Erina- 
Suppl., i. 273; Jll., t. 621—DC., Prodr., ii. 
144,—Spacu, Suit. @ Buffon, i. 197.—ENDL., 
Gen., n. 6495.—B. H., Gen., 483, n. 65. 
1 Zang, in Schrad. Neue Journ,, ii. p. 2,52.— 
DC., Prodr., ti. 144,—ENDL., Gen., u. 6496. 
2 Yellow. 
3 Species about 10. WEBB, Otia Hispan., 26, 
t. 18-38.—P.., in Ann. Se. Nat., sér. 3, xi. t. 
9,—Gren. & Gonr., Fl. de Fr., i. 344.—WALP., 
‘Ann, ii. 339; iii. 846 ; iv. 466. 
4 Voy., 145.—ENDL., Gien., 0. 6494.—B. H., 
Gen., 483, 0. 64, 
cea and section Spartocarpus of Genista. 
§ Pale violet. 
7 Species 1. E. pungens Botss.— Anthyllis 
erinacea L., Spec.,1014.~—DC., Prodr., ii. 169, 
n, 7.—SiMs, in Bot. Mag., t. 676.—Awon., Bot. 
a i. t. 15.—Gren. & Gonr., Fl. de Fr., i. 
8 Prodr, Fl. Cap., 126; Fl. Cap., 568 (part.).— 
DC., Prodr., ii. 185.—Enp1., Gen. n, 647'7.— 
B. H.; Gen., 484, n. 67. 
® Sims, in Bot. Mag., t. 965.—DC., Prodr., 
