70 25. LEGUMINOS&. 
2. Genista Linn. 
1. G. pilosa (L.); st. procumbent without thorns, 1. obovate- 
lanceolate obtuse, stipules ovate blunt, branches peduncles calyx 
standard keel and underside of the 1. silky, peduncles lateral ac- 
companied by a tuft of leaves, pods hairy —E. B. 208.—F. small, 
yellow, collected towards the extremity of the branches. St. 
much branched, furrowed, woody, tortuose.—Dry sandy and 
gravelly heaths, rare. Sh. V. E. 
2. G. tinctoria (L.); st. depressed with erect branches without 
thorns, 1. lanceolate or elliptical hairy at the edges, stipules mi- 
nute subulate, fl. racemose, cor. and pods glabrous.—E. B. 44.— 
Branches erect, 1—2 feet high, elevate-striate, glabrous, downy 
above. Fl. yellow. Keel as long as the standard.—8. G. humi- 
Jusa (Dicks. MSS.); 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. 8. Near Kynance Cove, 
Cornwall. Sh. VIT.—IX. Dyers-weed. Woad. 
3. G. anglica (L.) ; st. ascending spinous leafless below, flower- 
ing branches unarmed glabrous, 1. ovate-lanceolate, stipules 0, fl. 
solitary in the axils of the upper L., corolla and pods glabrous. 
—E. B. 132.—S8t. 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. SarotHamnus Wimm. Broom. 
1. 8. scoparius (Koch).—E. B. 1339. Spartium L., Sm., 
Cytisus Link.—St. 2—3 feet high, angular, glabrous. L. ter- 
nate or simple, leaflets obovate. Fl. axillary, solitary or in pairs, 
shortly stalked, large, bright yellow. Pods dark brown, hairy at 
ae edges, with numerous seeds.—Dry hills and heaths. Sh. V. 
4. Ononts Linn. 
1. O. arvensis (L.); st. procumbent uniformly hairy, fl. axillary 
solitary stalked, leaflets broadly oblong, pods ovate erect shorter 
than the calye.—E. B. 8. 2659. O. repens Koch.— Usually with- 
out spines. St. rooting at their base. Seeds tubercular-scabrous. 
—Barren sandy places. P. VI.—IX. Trailing Rest-harrow. 
2. O. campestris (Koch); st. erect or ascending, bifariously 
hairy, fi. axillary solitary stalked, leaflets oblong, pods ovate erect 
longer than the calyx.—E. B. 682. O. antiquorum Benth. (not 
L.). O. spinosa Koch.—Usually spinous. St. mostly erect. Seeds 
tubercular-scabrous.—Barren places. P. VI—IX.  Spinous 
Rest-harrow. E. S. 
[O. hireina (Jacq.) differs by having its fl. axillary in pairs and 
densely spiked at the ends of the branches. | 
