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companied by a luft of I eaves, pods hairy. — E. B. 208. — FI. small, 
yellow, collected to^vavds the extremity of the branches. St. 
much branched, furrowed, woody. — Dry sandy and gravelly 
heaths, rare. Sh. V. E. 
2. G. linctoria (L.); st. depressed with erect branches without 
thorns, 1. lanceolate or elliptical hairy at the edges, stipules mi- 
nute subulate, Ji. racemose, cor. and ^;oc?s ylabrous.—E. B. 44. — 
I’ranches erect, 1 — 2 feet high, elcvato-striate, glabrous, downy 
above. FI. yellow. Keel as long as the standard. — jS. humifusa ; 
st. and branches procumbent, 1. ovate or oblong, pods haiiy on 
the back of each valve. G. humifusa Dickson MSS. in Herb. Forst. 
— St. angular, (i — 10 in. long. — In pastures and thickets, fi. Near 
Kynance Cove, Cornwall. Sh. VII. — IX. Dyers-weed. Woad. 
0. G. anylica (L.) ; st. ascending leafless below, flower- 
ing branches unarmed glabrous, 1. ovate-lanceolate, stipules 0,Jl. 
solitary in the axils of the upper 1., corolla and pods glabrous. 
— E. B. 132. — St. 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. 
[Many species of Genista have compound leaves.] 
3. Sarothamnus Wimm. Broom. 
1. S. scoparius (Wimm.). — E. B. 1339. Spartium L., Sm., 
Cytisus Link. — St. 2 — 3 feet high, angular, glabrous. L. ter- 
uate or simple, leaflets obovate. FI. axillary, solitary or in pairs, 
shortly stalked, large, bright yellow. Pods dark brown, hairy at 
the edges, with numerous seeds. In Cytisus the stjle is subulate 
and stigma oblique ; in Spartium the style is subulate and the 
stigma oblong and attached longitudinally below the apex of the 
style. — Dry hills and heaths. Sh. V. VI. 
4. Ononis Linn. 
1. 0. arvensis (L.); st. procumbent uniformly haiiy, fl. axillary 
solitary stalked, leaflets broadly oblong, pods ovate erect shorter 
than the calyx.- — E. B. S. 2(i59. O. repens Koch in St. 72. 13. — 
Usually without spines. St. rooting at their base. Seeds tubercular- 
scabrous. — Ban-en sandy places. P.VI. — YN.TrailingRest-harrow. 
2. 0. antiquorum (L.?) ; st. erect or ascenchng, bifariously hairy, 
fl . axillary solitary stalked, leaflets oblong, ovate erect longer 
than the calyx. — E. B. 682. 0. spinosa Koch in St. 72. 11. 
0. campestris Fries. — Usually spinous. St. mostly erect. Seeds 
tubercular-scabrous. Is this the true 0. antiquorum h.l Koch 
and Reichenbach both describe and figure quite a difierent plant 
with smooth seeds. See St. 72. 12. R. I. 14. A. N. H. ii. 95. — 
Barren places. P. VI. — IX. Spinous Rest-harrow. E. S. 
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