THE GENISTA. 
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Genista radiata (therayed-branched Gen- 
ista) is an erect shrub, three or four feet high, 
with branches grouped in a singular rayed 
manner. The leaves are narrow, trifoliolate; 
flowers yellow, in terminal heads, borne in 
June and July. Native of Italy and Car- 
niola. This is a singular looking shrub at all 
seasons. 
Genista sagittalis (the arrow-jointed Gen- 
ista) is a prostrate evergreen shrub, seldom 
exceeding sis inches in height. The branches 
are flattened, or two-edged ; the leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, and the yellow flowers in an 
ovate terminal spike. Flowers in May and 
June, and is a very distinct and ornamental 
plant. Native of the mountains of continental 
Europe. There is a smaller variety which is 
called minus. 
Genista scariosa (the scarious-leaved Gen- 
ista) is an erect shrub, with lanceolate leaves, 
flowering in June and July. The flowers are 
yellow. Introduced from Naples. 
Genista Scorpius (the scorpion Genista) 
is a dwarf, spiny, almost leafless shrub. The 
few leaves are oblong; the flowers yellow, in 
March and April. Native of the south of 
Europe. 
Genista sericea (the silky Genista) is a 
decumbent shrub, not exceeding six inches in 
height, with linear-lanceolate leaves, and 
yellow flowers in a terminal raceme, produced 
in May and June. A native of Austria. 
Genista sibirica (the Siberian Genista) is 
an erect shrub, growing six feet high, and 
producing its yellow flowers from June till 
August. It is very near G. tinctoria. 
Genista syh-estris (the wood Genista) 
grows two feet high, with spiny branches, 
linear leaves, and terminal racemes of yellow 
flowers. Native of the hills of Carniola and 
Croatia. 
Genista tetragona (the quadrangular Gen- 
ista) is a decumbent shrub, with lanceolate 
leaves and yellow flowers in July. Native of 
the south of Podolia. 
Genista thyrsijiora (the fbyrse-flowered 
Genista) is an upright-growing shrub, in the 
way of G. tinctoria, with lanceolate leaves, 
and the lateral branches furnished each with 
a terminal cluster of flowers, which are bright 
yellow, and are produced in August. It grows 
aout two feet or three feet high. 
Genista tinctoria (the dyer's Broom, or 
Green Weed) is a creeping-rooted, low shrub, 
with upright sterns, lanceolate leaves, and 
racemes of yellow flowers. It is common in 
Europe, flowering in July. All parts of this 
plant furnish a yellow dye. There are four 
varieties, latlfolia, hirsuta, pratensui, and a 
double-flowered one called Jiorc-pleno. 
Genista t riucanthos (the three-spined Gen- 
ista) is a low shrub, from two to three feet 
high, with trifoliolate leaves, and terminal ra- 
cemes of yellow flowers from May to July. 
Native of Portugal. A variety found wild 
about Tangier is called interritpta. 
Genista triangularis (the triangular-stem- 
med Genista) is a low shrub, with three-angled 
branches, lanceolate leave-, and axillary yellow 
flowers borne in June. It seldom exceeds a 
foot in height. Native of Hungary. Very near 
G. triquetra. 
Genista triquetra (the triangular-stemmed 
Genista) is a low trailing shrub, with trifoliolate 
leaves, and short terminal racemes of yellow 
flowers, from April to July. It is a native of 
the south of Europe. Its somewhat winged 
green stems give it the appearance of being 
evergreen. It is a fine plant for rock-work. 
Genista, umbellata (the umbel-flowered Gen- 
ista) grows from one to two feet high, with 
trifoliolate leaves, and terminal heads of 
flowers, which are yellow, and produced from 
April to June. It is from Barbary. A 
variety called capitata is from Mogadore. 
This is rather tender. 
There are three positions and characters in 
which the different species of Genista may be 
introduced with good effect : the positions or 
characters referred to, are as standards, as 
rock-plants, and for the front parts of mixed 
shrubberies. All the upright-growing species 
which attain to any height — say above two 
feet, may be planted in the latter situation ; 
and they will grow freely enough in any com- 
mon garden soil, requiring only the ordinary 
care which plants in general have a right to look 
for at the hands of the cultivator ; that is, to 
have the soil prepared, the roots properly laid 
out, support given after planting, if foHnd 
necessary, and water administered in dry 
weather, at least until the plants are once 
fairly established. The only other condition 
necessary is to prevent other shrubs from 
crowding upon and overpowering them. Being 
of rather rapid growth, they are sometimes 
liable to become thin at the bottom, and 
to remedy this, the branches should be cut 
back, when any tendency to extreme growth 
is perceived ; indeed, an annual pruning of 
the longest of the shoots will be found to be 
desirable, as a means of keeping the plants 
within proper bounds. This pruning should 
be reserved till the spring months, as the 
winter frosts may chance to kill back the 
shoots of some of the least hardy kinds, and 
this will probably, in such oases, be found to 
be pruning sufficient to effect the object in 
view. 
For rock-work, all the dwarf-growing up- 
right kinds, as well as the trailing and decum- 
bent species, are particularly appropriate. In 
fact, though, strictly speaking, they are moslly 
deciduous, yet their numerous, green, and in 
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