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ncr, keel b'lfiil, coiifonihible with ilic \\-iiig3 ; Stan, filaments 

 ten, united into a ihcath, gaping longitudinally at the top, 

 afctndiiig, anthers oblong ; Pi/], germ ovate, ilyle fimplc, 

 ifcending, ftigma fliarp ; /'rr. legume ovate, awnlcfs; Seci/s, 

 generally two, kidncy-diaped. 



EfT. Gen. Char. Cnl. five-cleft, upper diviilons largcft ; 

 jLf^«;Hf ovate, awnlifs, with about two feeds. 



O/'f. Tliii genus is lingular in having feveral leaves from 

 the fame bud, in a (hrubby plant. 



Species, i. A../5>/no/Ji, thorny afpalathus. Geniftella, &c. 

 Breyn. Cent. t. 26. Tluk. Phyt. t. 297. f. 6. " Leaves faf- 

 cicled, linear, naked, furrounding a gumniaceous fpine." 

 Flowers lateral, fearcely longer than the leaves ; legume 

 fniall, ovate at the bafe, triangular, upv.'ards drawn to a 

 point, compreffed like a lens, containing two feeds, one 

 comprefTcd kidnev-lluiped, the otlier globular. 2. A. -ver- 

 rwcja, warted A. " Leaves faleiclcd, filiform; buds wart- 

 cd, naked, tomentofe." A flirub two feet high, with large 

 buds or warts ; leaves flefliy, Imooth, fliarpifli, an inch long ; 

 flowers lateral, (horttr than the leaves, fubfefTilc ; calyx pu- 

 befcent ; banner villofe. 3. A. cap'Uala, headed A. Thik. 

 Phyt. 307. f, 6. Seba iSIuf. i. t. 23. f. 6. " Leaves fafei- 

 cled, linear, (liarp, flowers headed, braftes naked." Leaves 

 pubefcent ; flowers covered with ferruginous down ; feg- 

 ments of the calyx fubulatc ; keel of the flower arched and 

 the length of the banner. 4. A. glovienitn, glomerate A. 

 " Leaves fafcicled, linear, fTiarp, villofe bent inwards, flow- 

 ers headed, divifions of the calyx ovate, corollas fmootli." 

 This differs from the third, in having its leaves bent inwards, 

 the calyxes ovate, and the corollas fmooth. 5. A. aflroiles, 

 ftarry A. Pluk. Mant. 88. t. 413. f. 3. Seba Muf. i. t. 24. 

 f. 6. " Leaves fafcicled, fubulale, mucronate, fmooth, lUni 

 villofe, flowers feattered." This has the appearance of juni- 

 per ; it branches very much, and the twigs arc covered 

 with hoary down, and loaded with a profufion of flowers. 



6. A. cbenopodla, genilla africana lutca, &c. Hcrm. Afr. 

 II. Chama^larix. Breyn. cent. 23. t. 11. Seba Muf. i. t. 

 23. f.4. " Leaves fafcicled, fubulate, mucronate, rough with 

 liairs, flowers headed, very hirfute." A flirub about three 

 feet high, with /lender branches terminated by the flowers, 

 which are yellow, collefted in woolly heads ; the leaves are 

 prickly like thofe of juniper. Cultivated in 1759, by Miller. 



7. A. aliens, white A. " Leaves fafcicled, fubulate, filky, 

 fpreading at top, bunches of flowers feattered.'-" Shrubby, 

 rpn'ght, and covered with brown bark, which is full of 

 chinks; leaves in fives, fliarp, fpreading at the tip, of a filky 

 whitenefs ; flowers terminating in bunches, tomen'ofe, fmall 

 of a filky v.liite ; calyx pubefcent. Introduced here in 

 1774, by Mr. Maffon. It (lowers in July. 8. A. thym'ifo- 

 lia, thyme-leaved A. Gen. minima, &.c. Pluk. Mant. 88. 

 t.413. f. I. " Leaves fafcicled, fubulate, unarmed, fmooth, 

 very Ihort, flowers alternate." This is a very fmall llirub ; 

 the leaves are crowded together and Ihining, refembling 

 thofe of thyme. 9. A. erkifoHa, heath-leaved A. Gen. 

 aeth. non fpinofa, &c. Pluk. Mant. 88. t. 413. f. 6. " Leaves 

 fafcicled, linear, unarmed, hirfute, flowers alternate, calyxes 

 linear." A imall flirub very much branched, pubefcent, or 

 extremely hirfute ; leaves minute ; flowers lateral, fcarcely 

 longer than the leaves ; banntr villofe. 10. A. ni^ia, black 

 A. " Leaves fafcicled, linear, rather obtufe, flowers 

 hcaded-fpiked, pubefcent." A branching (hrub, three feet 

 high ; buds and twigs pubefcent ; leaves minute, and become 

 black on drying ; flowers terminating, pubefcent, braftcs in 

 pairs, narrow. 11. K. carnofa, flcfliy A. " Lcavts fafci- 

 cled, almoft columnar obtufe, calyxes fubpubefcent, fliarp, 

 corollas fmooth." About the height of the tenth fpecies ; 

 J)raiichcs naked, determinate ; leaves fubcyhcdric, flefliy, 



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bent in, fmooth, four or fevcn together ; flowers ycliow, 

 terminal, umbelled ; calyx bell-(haped ; brac'tes three, ovate, 

 lanceolate. 12. A. ciiliiris, " leaves fafcicled, filiform, fea- 

 brous, flowers terminal ftlfile, banners pubefcent." Stem 

 flirubby, two feet high, branching determinately, fomcwhn' 

 hairy, with naked warts ; leaves roundifli, fliarp, erect, rough 

 beneaili, and when yoiyig, ciliate ; flowers three or five, 

 with a yellow corolla, and an afli-colourcd banner. 

 13 A. gcnt/loitifs, broom-like A. " Leaves fafcicled, fili- 

 form, poiiflied, calyxes fubracemed, pendulous, which as well 

 as the corollas are fmooth." Shrubby, nine f-.et high, branch- 

 inoj, with a reticulate bark, and white villofe buds ; leaves 

 roundifli, half an inch long ; flowers three or four, terminal, 

 pendulous ; calyxes fmooth, with fliort teeth ; bratles two, 

 minute; corollas yellow ; ftyle protruding. 14. A. Injlrix, ■ 

 porcupine A. " Leaves fafcicled, filiform, rigid, fpi'^y, lilky, 

 flowerslateral,feflile,folitary, corollas villofe." 'I'his ll-.rub dif- 

 fers much from the other fpeciea by its leaves refembhng filky 

 whitcfpines. 15. A. galio'ulei. " Leaves fafcicled, linear, poli- 

 fiied; peduncles two-flowered, elongate, leafy at the end." 

 Stem two feet high, decumbent, branching, finooth; warts of 

 the buds finall, remote, tomentoie ; haves like thofe of 

 Afparagus acute ; teeth of the calyx the length of the 

 corolla, which is fmooth, yellow ; legume ovate, lanceolate, 

 fmoothilh. 16. A. rctrojlcxa. "Leaves fafcicled, fubulate. 

 fmooth, very fmall ; branches filiform, very fpreading ; 

 flowers folitary, terminal." i 7. A. un-.jlnra, one-flowercti 

 A. Gen. jEthiop. glabra, &c. Pluk. Mant. 88. t. 414. 

 f. 7. " Leaves fafcicled, linear, unarmed, fmooth ; flipules 

 (harp, permanent; flowers folitary, divifions of the calyxes 

 boat-ftiaped." Branches alternate, crowded, tomentofe ; 

 flowers one or two, terminal, pubefcent, keel of the corolht 

 tomentofe. 18. A. anmcofa. Gen. &c. Pluk. Mant. 88. 

 1.414-. f.4. Seba Thef. I. p. 38. t. 23. f. 6. "Leaves 

 fafcicled, briflle-lhaped, unarmed, hifpid; flowers headed." 

 Leaves hairy, befet with tubercles, and rough on both fides; 

 banner hairy outwardly. ly. A. ajpavago'tdcs. " Leaves 

 fafcicled, fctaccous, rather hairy ; calyxes kaf-fhaped, the 

 length of the corolla, folitaiy." A fhrub much branched, 

 with fmall pubefcent warts where the leaves fall oft"; leaves 

 pointed, thinly feattered with hairs ; flowers iolitary, fcl- 

 file. 20. A.fi-ncca, filky A. " Leaves fafcicled, lanceo- 

 late, filky ; peduncles two flowered, terminal, banner al- 

 mofl naked." This refcmbles the preceding, but the leaves 

 are flat, and none of them in heads ; flowers large, fmooth. 

 2 1. A. canrfcens, hoary A. "Leaves fafcicled, fubulate, 

 tomentofe, filky ; flov.ers lateral ; banners pubefcent." An 

 ereft, fliff, hoary flirub, with alternate branches; leaves 

 fharpifli ; flowers feffile, at the fides of the branches ; calyx 

 bell-fliaped, with fubulate teeth, fliortcr than the body of 

 it ; braftes two, fliort, fetaceous ; corolla yellow ; banner 

 hoary. 22. A. hcterophylla, various-leaved A. " Leaves 

 of the branches fafcicled, of the branchlets ternate, linear, 

 hairy, fpikes terminal; calyx and corolla villofe." Lower 

 leaves in bunches, upper, ternate ; fpikes long, flowers yellow. 

 This, and all the foregoing fpecies, are natives of the cape of 

 Good Hope. 23. A. indica, finall-flowercd A. Phik. Aim. 

 225. t. 201. fig. 2. (called Lotus, &c.) " Leaves quinate, 

 feflile; peduncles one-flowered." Aflcnder (hrub with alternate 

 branches; leaves alternate ; leaflets oblong, obtufe, bluntilh, 

 fmooth, broader towards the end ; peduncles axillary, much 

 longer than the leaves, but fhorter than tbe legumes ; 

 flowers of a pale red colour, and appear in May. A native 

 of the Eall Indies, and in 1759, cultivated by Miller. 

 24. A. tretica, evergreen A. " Leaves trine, wedge-fhapcd, 

 fmooth, lateral ones fliorter ; ilipules obfclete, flowers 

 . headed." About four fctt high, with veiy flexible branches; 



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