CHAP. XLI. 



LEGUMINA v CEiE. CAliAGAWA. 



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standard high, it forms a very singular object. Plants, in the London 

 nurseries, 2s. 6d. each, or, grafted standard high, Is. ; and at Bollwyller, 

 3 francs. 



1. C. juua'ta / 



oir. 



The crested Caraeam 



Don's Mill., 2. p. 244. 

 p. 113. t. 85., Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 522. 

 Bot. Cab., t. 522., as RoMiva 



Lodd. 



Identification. Poir. Suppl., 2. p. 89. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 269. ; 

 Synonyme. Robin ia jubata Pall, in Act. Pet., 10 t 6., Astr. 

 Engravings. Pall, in Act. Pet., 10. t. G. ; Astr., p. 113. t. 15. ; 

 jubata. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves with 4 or 5 pairs of oblong-lanceolate lanuginously 

 ciliated leaflets. Stipules setaceous. Petioles somewhat spinose ; adult 

 ones deflexed, filiform, permanent. Pedicels solitary, very short. Legume 

 glabrous. Flowers few and white, suffused with red. {Dons Mill., ii. p. 244.) 

 A low shrub, seldom exceeding 18 in. in height, of a curious shaggy ap- 

 pearance, occasioned by the footstalks of the leaves being bristly or thorny, 

 and remaining on long after the leaflets have dropped off. It is a native of 

 Siberia, near Lake Baikal ; and was introduced into England, by Mr. 

 Busch, in 1796. It produces its white flowers, tinged with red, in April 

 and May, and is increased by grafting on Caragana arborescens. When 

 grafted standard high, it forms a very singular-looking object. 



st 12. C. grandiflo'ra Dec. The great-flowered Caragana. 



Identification. Dec. Prod., 2. p. 268. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 243. 

 Synonymes. Robiru'a grandiflbra Bieb. Fl. Taw., 1. p. 168. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves with 2 pairs of oblong-cuneated approximate leaflets, 

 near the tip of the petiole, which is very short. Stipules and petioles 

 spinose. Pedicels solitary, almost the length of the calyx, which is gibbose 

 at the base. Legume terete, acute, brown, glabrous. Flowers 1 in. long, 

 yellow. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 243.) A shrub, a native of Georgia, near 

 Teflis, producing yellow flowers, which are 1 in. long in June and July. It 

 was introduced in 1823, and is in the Horticultural Society's Garden. 



fife 13. C. Chamla^gu Lam. 



The Chamlagu, or Chinese Caragana. 



S5u s 



Identification. Lam. Diet., 1. p. 616. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 268. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 243. 

 Sijnonyme. Robin m Chamlagu L'Herit. Stirp., N. Du Ham. 

 Engravings. L'Herit. Stirp., t. 77. ; N. Du Ham. Arb., 2. t. 21., as Robinia Chamlagu; and our 

 fig. 314. 



Spec. Char., §c. Leaves with 2 pairs 

 of distant, oval, or obovate, glabrous 

 leaflets. Stipules spreading, and, as 

 well as the petioles, spinose. Pedicels 

 solitary. Flowers pendulous, large, 

 and yellow, at length becoming red- 

 dish. Root smelling like liquorice. 

 (Don's Mill., ii. p. 243.) A diffuse 

 smooth shrub, a native of China, grow- 

 ing to the height of 4 ft., with a thick 

 root and branching stem, with grey 

 bark. The branches are alternate; 

 at first upright, and then decumbent. 

 The whole plant has a singular appear- 

 ance, more especially when just going 

 out of flower. It was introduced in 1773, and is not uncommon in col- 

 lections. It is generally propagated by separating the offsets, or by seeds, 

 or it may be grafted on C. arborescens. Grafted on this species, especially 

 when the stock is 10 ft. or 12 ft. high, it forms a singularly picturesque 

 pendulous tree ; beautiful not only when it is in leaf or in flower, but 

 from the graceful lines formed by its branches, even in the midst of winter, 

 when they are completely stripped of their leaves. Plants, in the London 

 nurseries, are from Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. each, and grafted standard high, 

 75. 6d. ; at Bollwyller, 1 franc ; and at New York, 1 dollar. 



