CHAP. XLI 



LEGUMINA CEJE. GENISTA. 



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Saltzweddlm sagittalis 

 and our 



Spec. Char., 8ft: Branches smooth, 3-angled, and, as well as the steins, ascending. Leaves lanceolate, 

 and mucronae Flowers axillary. Legume compressed, and mucronate. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 151.) 

 A shrub, not exceeding 1 It. in height, a native of Hungary, on calcareous rocks, and closely 

 resembling G. trfquetra, of which, notwithstanding its simple leaves, it may possibly be only a 

 variety ; the change not being greater than what takes place in JFYaxinus excelsior simplicifblia. 



„* 35. G. sagitta n lis L. The arrow-joi?ited Genista. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 998. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 151. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 153. 

 Synonymes. G. herbacea Lam. Fl. Fr. ; Genistella racemdsa Mcench Meth. 



Fl. Welt., 2. p. 498. 

 Engravings. Mill. Icon., t. 259. f. 2. ; Jacq. Fl. Aust., t. 209.; Hayne Abbild., t. 117. 



Jig. 277. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Stems prostrate. Branches 

 herbaceous, ascending, 2-edged, mem- 

 branous, somewhat articulated. Leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate. Flowers disposed in an 

 ovate, terminal, leafless spike. Corolla 

 smooth ; but the keel is furnished with a 

 villous line on the back. (Don's Mil/., ii. 

 p. 153.) A prostrate shrub, a native of 

 Continental Europe, in mountain pas- 

 tures. Introduced in 1750. It seldom 

 exceeds half a foot in height, and, for prac- 

 tical purposes, may be considered as a 

 herbaceous plant. It flowers in May and 

 June, and is a very distinct, ornamental, 

 and hardy sort ; growing and flowering freely. 

 Variety. 



„* G. s. 2 minor Dec. Prod., ii. p. 151. — A small shrub, having the 



branches clothed with adpressed pubescence at the apex, as well as 



the leaves (Don's Mill., ii. p. 153.) 



^ 36. G. diffusa Willd. The diffuse Genista. 



Identification. Willd. Sp., 3. p. 942. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 152. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 153. 



Synonymes. G. humifusa Wulj. in Jacq. Coll., 2. p. 169. ; 6'partium procumbens Jacq. Icon. Ear., 3. 



t. 555. but not of Aiton. 

 Engraving. Jacq. Icon. Rar., t. 555. 



Spec. Char.,$e. Branches procumbent from the neck, triquetrous. Leaves lanceolate, and smooth, 

 a little ciliated. Peduncles axillary, erect, and disposed in interrupted fascicles. Corollas' and 

 legumes glabrous. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 152.) A procumbent shrub, a native of Italy and Styria, in 

 exposed places, where it flowers in May and June. It was introduced in 1815, and is probably 

 a variety of the preceding species. 



-* 37. G. prostra'ta Lam. The prostrate Genista. 



Identification. Lam. Diet., 2. p. 618. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 152. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 153. 



Synonymes. G. pedunculata L'He'rit. Stirp., 184. ; G. decumbens Dur. Bourg., 1. p. 299. ; G. Hallerj 



Reyn. Mem., 1. p. 211. icon. 

 Engravings. Lodd. Bot. Cab., 718, ; Reyn. Mem., 1. p. 211. icon. ; and our fig. 278. 



Spec. Char., cfc. Stems diffuse, prostrate. Branches 

 angular, striated, rather hairy. Leaves ovate-oblong, 

 somewhat hairy beneath. Flowers axillary, on 

 long erect pedicels. Corolla glabrous. Legumes 

 hairy, 3 — 4-seeded. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 152.) A 

 prostrate shrub, a native of Burgundy, and the 

 Alps of Jura. Introduced in 1775, and not unfrequent in gardens and nur- 

 series. It flowers in May and June. 



278 



The procumbent Genista. 



Dec. Prod., 2. p. 152. ; Don's Mill., 2. 



„* 38. G. procu'mbens Waldst. et Kit. 



Identification. Waldst. et Kit. in Willd. Sp., 3. p. 940. 

 p. 153. 



Spec. Char. $c. Branches procumbent, round, striated, rather downy. Leaves 

 lanceolate, acute, and, as well as the calyxes, downy beneath. Flowers pe- 

 dicellate, axillary, in threes. Corolla glabrous. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 152.) A 

 procumbent shrub, a native of Hungary and Moravia; introduced in 1816, 

 and flowering from June to August. Most likely only a variety of the pre- 

 ceding species. Frequent in collections. 



