CHAP. XLI. LEGUMINA CE^E. GENI STA. 587 



long, obtuse, clothed with closely pressed down. Branches becoming at length striated, lax, 

 spiny. Flowers somewhat racemose along the branches, twin, pedicellate, clothed with silky pubes- 

 cence ; the 3 lower lobes of the calyx about equal in length to the upper ones, but narrower. A shrub, 

 growing to the height of from 2 ft. to 3 ft., on rocks near Corfe, in Corsica, {Dec. Prod., 2. p. 147.) 



G. aspalathoides Lam. Diet., 2. p. 620. ; Spartium aspalathoides Desf. Atl., 2. p. 136. Leaves few ; 

 the lower ones sessile, and trifoliolate, the rest nearly all simple, scattered, linear-oblong, and rather 

 silky. Branches loose, round spiny, somewhat recurved, and at length becoming striated. Flowers 

 in pairs, subracemose along the branches, pedicellate, clothed with closely pressed silky pubescence. 

 Calyx trifid, the 3 lower of the 5 lobes being connate into a 3-toothed lip. A shrub, irom2ft. to 

 3 ft., found on rocks near Bonne, in Baibary. {Dec. Prod , ii. p. 147.) 



G.ferox Poir. Suppl., 2. p. 70S. ; Spartium heterophyllum L'Herit. Stirp.,183. ; Spartium ferox Desf. 

 Atl., 2. p. 136. t. 182. Leaves trifoliolate, or for the most part simple, oblong, and smoothish. Branches 

 striated, and spinescent at the apex. Flowers racemose. Calyx rather pubescent. Corolla smooth, 

 A shrub, from 3 ft. to 4 ft. high, found on mountains near Lacalle, in Barbary. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 147. 

 G. Cupd.n\ Guss. Cat., 1821, p. 77. ; Acacia triphylla Cup. Pamph. Sic.,ed. 1. vol. 2. t. 233. Leaves 

 sessile, trifoliolate, and hairy; leaflets linear-lanceolate. Branches spiny. Racemes terminal and 

 few-flowered. Calyx rather pilose. Corolla smooth. Legume 1-seeded, and rather hairy. A shrub, 

 from 2 ft. to 3 ft. high, found on arid mountains, more especially on the Nebrodes, in Sicily. {Dec. 

 Prod., ii. p. 147.) 



G. infesta G. Don ; Spartium infestum Gussone PI. Bar., p. 290. Branches striated, and spiny. 

 Leaves ternate ; leaflets obovate, and silky beneath. Legumes compressed, and, as well as the 

 bracteas, covered with a close, soft, silky down. Found in bushy places by the sea side, in Calabria, 

 and growing to the height of 2 ft. or 3 ft. Flowers in May {Don's Mill., ii. p. 150., adapted.) 



G. hirsuta Vahl Symb., 1. p. 51. Leaves lanceolate, and, as well as the branches, hairy. Spines 

 trifid, and striated. Spikes terminal, and hairy. Corolla hairy, having the keel twice the length of the 

 standard. Legume pubescent, and 1-secded. A shrub, native of Spain and Portugal. 



G. h. 2 cuspidata Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148. ; Spartium cuspidatum Cav. Anal., 1801, p. 56. ; has the 

 spines much elongated. It is a native of the north of Africa. 



G. h. 3 orientulis Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148., is a native of the Levant. It has the spines hardly longer 

 than the leaves, and trifid or simple. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. algarbiensis Brot. Fl. Lus., 2. p. 89. ; G. hirsuta var h ? algarbit'nsis Dec. Prod. ,2. p. 148. Leaves 

 lanceolate. Spines simple, solitary. Flowers terminal, subcapital. Bracteas hairy. Calyx and co- 

 rolla yellow. A native of Algarva, in Portugal ; and a shrub, from 2 ft. to 4 ft. high. It is considered 

 as a variety by De Candolle, and as a species by G. Don. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148., and Don's Mill., ii. 

 p. 150.) 



G. tricuspidata Desf. Atl., 2. p. 138. 1. 183. ; Spartium tricuspidatum Cav. Ann Leaves lanceolate, 

 and, as well as the branches, sometimes hairy, but not always 4-sided. Spines somewhat stiff, for 

 the most part trifid. Racemes spike-formed, terminal. Calyx rather hairy. Corolla glabrous. Keel 

 twice the length of the standard and wings. A shrub, from 1 ft. to 3 ft. high, found on hills near 

 Algiers. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. gibraltdrica Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148. Leaves linear-lanceolate, and, as well as the branches, calyxes, 

 and corollas, glabrous. Branches flexible and decumbent. Spines trifid and simple, usually leafy. 

 Racemes terminal, somewhat spicate. Keel longer than the standard and wings. A native of the 

 rocks of Gibraltar, near St. Roque. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G.falcaia Brot. Phyt., 133. t. 55., Fl. Lus., 2. p. 89. Leaves ovate-lanceolate; the upper ones, and 

 those of the stem, roundish, having the margins, middle nerve, and branchlets rather hairy. Spines 

 stiff, and for the most part trifid. Racemes few-flowered. Keel longer than the standard and wings. 

 Flowers glabrous. Legumes sickle-shaped, and many-seeded. A shrub from 2 ft. to 3 ft. high, found 

 in Beira and Estremadura, in Portugal. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. cdrsica Dec. Fl. Fr. Suppl., p. 548. ; Spartium corsicum Lois. Fl. Gall., p. 440. The whole shrub 

 is smooth. Leaves linear lanceolate. Stipules rather spiny. Spines simple and rigid. Flowers ax- 

 illary, solitary, pedicellate. Keel length of the standard. Legume 4— 8-seeded, quite smooth. A shrub, 

 about 2 ft. high, found about Bastia, Bonifacio, &c, in Corsica. 



There is a variety (G. c. 2 pubescens Dec. Prod., 2. p. 148.) which has the branches and young leaves 

 clothed with closely pressed down. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 148.) 



G. ramosissima Poir. Suppl., 2. p. 715. ; Spartium ramosissimum Desf. Fl. Atl. , 2. p. 132. 1. 178. Much 

 branched, erect. Branches striated, tuberculated. Leaves few, lanceolate, villous. Flowers nearly 

 sessile along the branches, crowded. Petals silky, about equal in length. Native of Mount Atlas, near 

 Flemsen. Fruit unknown. {Don's Mill., ii. p. 151.) 



G. cinirea Dec. Fl. Fr., 4. p. 494. ; Spartium cinereum Fill. Prosp., 40. ; G. .rcoparia Fill. Dauph., 3. 

 420., exclusively of synonymes; G. florida Asso Ar., 94. Erect, much branched. Branches striated. 

 Leaves lanceolate, clothed with adpressed pubescence. Flowers almost sessile along the branches, 

 solitary. Petals silky, about equal in length. Legume clothed with adpressed villi, 4 — 6-seeded. Na- 

 tive of arid hills and mountains, from Aragon to Nice, in the limits of olives. Flowers in June and 

 July. Shrub, 2ft. to 6ft. {Don's Mill, ii. p. 151.) 



G. styldsa Spreng. Syst, 3. p. 176. ; G. bracteolata Willd. Herb. Branches slender, angular, flexuous ; 

 and are, as well as the leaves, linear and smooth. Flowers in terminal racemes. Calyx bracteolate. 

 Style elongated, permanent. Native of Portugal. Flowers yellow. Shrub, 2 ft. to 4 ft. {Don's Mill., 

 ii. p. 151.) 



G. multicaulis Lam. Diet., 2. p. 617. Dwarf. Branches erect, twiggy. Leaves linear-oblong, 

 rather glabrous, tapering into the petiole at the base. Flowers solitary, on short pedicels. Calyx 

 clothed with adpressed silky pubescence. Corolla glabrous. Native of the Balearic Islands. Shrub, 

 1 ft. to 2 ft. {Don's Mill., ii. p. 151.) 



G. tenu'fhlia Lois. Not., 169. Stems weak. Branches round and striated, rather erect. Leaves 

 linear, 1-nerved, glabrous. Flowers disposed in terminal racemes, and, with the legumes, glabrous. 

 Nearly allied to G. tinctbria and G. depressa, from which it is hardly distinct, unless in the flowers 

 being smaller. Native of Piedmont. {Dec. Prod., ii. p. 150.) 



G. deprissa Bieb Fl. Taur. Suppl., p. 460. Stems decumbent. Floriferous branches triquetrous, 

 ascending. Leaves lanceolate, acute, clothed with adpressed hairs. Flowers in the upper axils of the 

 leaves on short pedicels, disposed in such a manner as to appear a leafy raceme. Corolla glabrous. 

 Native of Tauria, on mountains, and about Constantinople; very like G. mantica. Shrub, decum- 

 bent. {Don's Mill., ii. p. 152.) 



G. Perreymondi Lois. Fl. Gall, ex Bull. Set'., Aug. 1828, p. 425. Stems decumbent. Branches 

 striated, round, and rather erect. Leaves lanceolate, rather smooth. Flowers racemose, and ter- 

 minal. Legume clothed with canescent hairs. Found wild in France, and closely resembling G. tinc- 

 toria. {Don's Mill., ii. p. 158.) 



G. pulcMlla Visiani PI. Dalm. ex Bot Zeit., Jan. 1830, p. 51. The whole plant is silky. The 

 stems are diffuse, and much branched. The branches are furrowed, and the young ones striped, 



