80 25. LEetTMiifos^. 



small, yellow, collected towards the ends of tlie branches. St, 

 much "branched, furrowed, woody. — Dry sandy and gravelly 

 heaths, rare. Sh. V. E. 



2. G. tindoria (L.) ,- st. depressed with erect branches with- 

 out thorns, 1. lanceolate or elliptic hairy at the edges, stipules 

 minute subulate, Jl. racemose, cor, and pods glabrous. — E. B. 44. 

 — Branches erect, 1 — 2 feet high, striate, glahrrous, downy above. 

 Fl. yellow. Keel as long as the standard. — (3. G. humifusa 

 (Dicks.) ; st. and branches procumbent, 1. ovate or oblong, pods 

 hairy on the back of each valve. St. angular, 6 — 10 in. long. 

 — In pastures and thickets. /3. In the Lizard district, Cornwall, 

 Sh. VII.— IX. Dyer's-iceed. K S. I. 



3. G. ang'lica (L.) ; st. ascending spinous leafless below, 

 flowering branches glabrous without thorns, 1. ovate-lanceolate, 

 dip. 0,7?. solita7y in the axils of the 1., cor. and pods glabrous. 

 — E. B. 132. — St. 1 foot high, round, leafless, with short leafy 

 branches bearing the yellow flowers. Keel longer than the 

 standard. — Moist peaty heaths. Sh. V, VI. Needle Whin. 



E. S. 



3. Saeotham'nts Wimm, Broom, 



1. S. scopdrius (Koch). — Spartium L., E.B. 1339. — St. 2 — 3 

 feet high, angular, glabrous ; or prostrate and spreading (in 

 Cornwall). L. ternate or simple, obovate. Fl. axillary, solitary 

 or in pairs, shortly stalked, large, bright yellow. Pods dark 

 brown, hairy at the edges : seeds many. — Dry hiUs and heaths. 

 Sh. V. VL E. S. I. 



4. Ono'nis Linn. Rest-harrow. 



1. O. anen'sis (L.) ; st. procumbent uniformly hairy, fl. axil- 

 lary solitary stalked, leaflets broadly oblong, pods ovate erect 

 falling short of the calyx. — E. B. S. 2659. 0. repens Koch. — 

 Shrubby. Usually without spines. St. rooting at their base. 

 Wings equalling the keel ; standard a little longer. Seeds 

 tubercular. — Barren sandy places. P. VI. — IX. E. S. I. 



2. O. campes'tris (Koch); st. erect or ascending bifai-iously 

 hairy, fl. axillary solitary stalked, leaflets oblong, pods ovate 



erect exceeding the calyx. — E. B. 682. 0. spinosa Koch. 



Shrubby. Usually spinous. St. mostly erect. Wings falling 

 short of the keel, which falls short of standard. Seeds tuber- 

 cular. — Barren places. P. VI. — IX. E. S. 



•S. 0. reclindta (L.) ; viscid, pubescent, st. ascending, fl. axil- 

 lary, pedicels 1-flowered shorter than the 1. fl. or pod without 

 bracts, cor. about ec^ual to the calyx, leaflets obovate-cuneate 

 serrate at the tip, stipules ovate, pods cylindrical rejlexed, seeds 



