J48 THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN 
1.— CORONILLA IBERICA, Bieb. THE IBERIAN CORONILLA OR EASTERN HATCHET VETCH. 
membranous, orbicular, denticulated. Leaflets obcordate, ciliated. 
Umbels seven or eight flowered. Legumes tetragonal, incurved, 
(G. Don.) 
Sykonyme. — C. orientalis. Mill. 
Emgravings. — Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 25 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 
789 ; and omfiff. 4 in Plate 35. 
Specific Character. — Plant prostrate, glabrous. Stipules distinct. 
Description, &o. — A showy plant, with large golden yellow flowers and pmnate leaves. It has a creeping 
root, but the stem is ascending. It is a native of Asia Minor, and was introduced about 1822. It is quite hardy, 
and thrives so well in good soil as soon to become troublesome. Its roots indeed spread so far, as to injure those 
of every plant near them, and to render it extremely difficult to get rid of the plant when it has once been 
introduced. 
OTHER SPECIES OF COEONILLA. 
C. MINIMA, Lin. ; Bot. Mag. t. 2179. 
A hardy plant, with very small clusters of yellow flowers. A native of the south of Europe ; introduced in 
1658. Not very ornamental. 
C. VARIA, Lin. ; Bot. Mag. t. 258. 
A climbing plant, which if not supported will trail on the ground ; with purple flowers. It is a native of 
Germany, and was introduced in 1640. It is quite hardy, but grows best in a dry soil, and the colour of the 
flowers varies from dark purple to white, according to the situation. It is, however, a troublesome plant in a 
garden, from the hold its creeping roots take of the soil, and the difficulty there is in eradicating it when it has 
once obtained possession. 
C. CORONATA, Lin. ; C. MONTANA, Scop. ; Bot. Mag. t. 907. 
This is properly herbaceous, as though the stem becomes woody at the base it perishes every year, though the 
root survives without any protection, unless the season should be very wet. It is a native of the mountains of 
Southern Europe, and was introduced in 1776. It is generally propagated by seeds. 
There are several other herbaceous species, many of which have purple or white flowers, but they are rarely 
seen in British gardens. 
GENUS XIII. 
HEDYSARUM, Dec. THE FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE. 
Lin. St/St. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
constantly of numerous, flat, orbicular or lenticular, regular, 1-sceded 
joints which are connected together in the middle, and therefore the 
sutures are convex on both sides. CG. Don.) 
Gbkeric Character.— Calyx 5-cleft ; the segments linear-subulate, 
and nearly equal. Corolla with a large vexillum and obliquely 
truncate keel, which is much longer than the wings. Stamens dia- 
delphous, having the staminiferous tube abruptly infracted. Legume 
Description, &c. — All the species of this genus are very handsome, and well deserving of cultivation. The 
name of Hedysarum, is said to be derived from two Greek words signifying sweet perfume, a name which does 
not at all apply to the flowers. The species belonging to this genus are easily known by the legumes being 
jointed, and the flowers are always either pink, white;, or purple. 
