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2. Spartium (Radiatum) feflilibus petiolis perfiftentibus 
ramis oppofitis angulans, foliis ternatis linearihus. 
Lin. Sp/Plant. 998. Broom with trifoliate leaves fitting 
clofe to the flalk , angular oppofite branches , and awl- 
flfioped oppofite leaves. Genifta radiata five ftellaris. J. 
B. 1. 399. Radiated fiarry Broom. 
3. Spartium (Monofpermum) ramis angulatis, racemis 
lateralibus, foliis ianceolatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 995. 
Broom with angular branches , fort bunches of flow- 
ers on the fldes of the flalk , and fpear-Jhaped leaves. 
Spartium tertium flore albo. C. B. P. 396. A third 
Broom with a, white flower , commonly called white Spa- 
nijh Broom. 
4. Spartium ( Scoparium ) foliis ternatis folitariifque, ra- 
mis inermibus angulofis. Hort. Cliff. 356. Broom with 
trifoliate and Jingle leaves , and angular unarmed branches. 
Cytifo genifta icoparia, vulgaris, flore luteo. Tourn. 
649 Common green Broom zvith a yellow flower. 
5. Spartium ( ' Lufitanicum ) foliis ternatis, foliolis cunei- 
formibus, ramis inermibus angulatis. Broom with tri- 
foliate leaves , whofe lobes are wedge-fhaped , angular , and 
unarmed branches. An ? Cytilo-genifta Lufitanica, 
magno flore. Tourn. Inft. 649. Portugal Broom with 
a large flower. 
6. Spartium ( Hirfutum ) foliis ternatis petiolatis, folio- 
lis lineari-lanceolatis hirfutis, ramis inermibus angu- 
latis. Broom with trifoliate leaves upon foot-ftalks, linear 
fpear-Jhaped lobes which are hairy , and angular unarmed 
branches. 
7. Spartium ( Glabrum ) foliis ternatis glabris feflilibus, 
ramis inermibus angulatis, leguminibus glabris. 
Broom with trifoliate fmooth leaves fitting clofe to the 
branches , which are angular and unarmed , and fmooth 
pods. 
g. Spartium ( Angulatum ) foliis folitariis ternatifque, ra- 
mis lexangularibus apice floriferis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 
709. Spartium with Jingle and trifoliate leaves , and 
branches with fix angles with flowers at their tops. Spar- 
tium Orientale, flliqua compreffa glabra & annulata. 
Tourn. Cor. 44. Eaflern Broom with round , fmooth , 
comprejfed pods. 
9. Spartium ( Spinofium ) foliis ternatis, ramis angulatis 
fpinofis. Hort. Cliff 356. Broom with trifoliate leaves ^ 
and angular prickly branches. Cytifus fpinofus. H. L. 
Prickly Cytifus. 
10. Spartium (. Arbor ej, 'cons’) caule arborefeente ramofo 
aculeato, foliis cuneiformibus confertis, floribus fo- 
litariis alaribus. Broom with a tree-like , branchings 
prickly flalk , wedge-fhaped leaves in clufters , and flowers 
flanding fingly on the fide of the branches. Spartium por- 
tulacae foliis aculeatum, ebeni materie. Plum. Cat. 
19. Prickly Broom with Purflain leaves , or Ebony of the 
Weft- Indies. 
The firfl: fort is the common Spanifh Broom, which 
has been long cultivated in the Engliih gardens for the 
fweetnels of its flowers : of this there are two varie- 
ties, if not diftind fpecies, which grow naturally in 
Spain and Portugal. The firfl:, which is the common 
fort in England, has larger branches and broader 
leaves than the other. The flowers are alfo larger, of 
a deeper yellow colour, and appear earlier than thofe 
of the other, which has been of late years introduced 
from Portugal. 
Both thefe forts have fmooth flexible branches, which 
rife eight or ten feet high. The lower branches are 
garnifhed with fmall, lpear-fhaped, fmooth leaves, at 
the end of the fhoots of the fame year ; the flowers 
are difpofed in a loofe fpike ; they are large, yellow, 
of the butterfly kind, have a ftrong agreeable odour, 
appear in July, and in cool feafons there is frequently 
a fuccefilon of flowers till September, which are fuc- 
ceeded by comprefled pods about three inches long, 
containing one row of kidney-fhaped feeds which ripen 
in autumn. 
Thefe plants are eafily propagated by feeds, which 
fhould be fown in the fpring upon a bed of common 
earth in a fhady fituation, where the plants will rife 
very freely ; thefe mu ft be kept clean from weeds the 
following fummer, and in autumn they may be taken 
up and tranfplanted in a nurfery, which fhould be 
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chofen in a warm fheltered fituation. In the taking 
up of the plants, there fhould be care taken not to 
tear the roots, for thefe fend their roots deep into the 
ground, and are very apt to be torn if they are not 
railed out of the ground with a fpade 5 thefe fhould be 
planted in rows three feet afunder, and at one toot 
diftance in the rows. In this nurfery they may remain 
a year or two to get ftrength, and then may be planted 
where they are to remain, for they do not facceed if 
they are removed large. 
If the feeds of thefe forts are permitted to fcatter in 
autumn, the plants will come up in plenty in the 
fpring without care, and thefe may be tranfplanted 
the following autumn, and treated in the fame way as 
thofe before mentioned. Thefe fhrubs are very orna- 
mental to large wood-walks in gardens, but hares 
and rabbits are very fond of them ; fo that, unlefs 
they are fereened from thefe animals, they will de- 
vour them in winter when they have a fcarcity of 
other food. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in Italy j this is a 
fhrub of low growth, feldom rifling two feet high, 
but divides into many fpreading branches, fo as to 
form a large bufli. , The branches are fmall, angular, 
and come out by pairs oppofite the leaves are very 
narrow, awl-fhaped, and are placed round the ftalk, 
fpreading out like the points of a ftar j the flowers are 
difpofed in fmall clufters at the end of the branches ; 
they are yellow, but not more than half the fize of 
thofe of the former, and have no feent ; they are 
fucceeded by fhort hairy pods, containing two or three 
fmall kidney-fhaped feeds in each ; it flowers in June, 
and the feeds ripen in Auguft. This ftirub makes a 
pretty appearance during the time of its continuing 
in flower, and as it is hardy, deferves a place in 
gardens. 
It is propagated by feeds, which fhould be fov/n in 
autumn, for thofe which are fown in the fpring feldom 
grow the fame year ; thefe may be fown in a bed of 
common earth in row's, for the more conveniently 
keeping the plants clean from weeds. The plants 
fhould remain in the feed-bed till the following au- 
tumn, when they may be either tranfplanted to the 
places where they are to remain, or in a nurfery to 
grow a year or two to get ftrength, before they are 
planted out for good ; but thefe plants will not bear 
tranfplanting when they are large, fo fhould be re- 
moved while they are young. 
The third fort hath a thick ftalk, covered with a 
rugged bark when old ; it rifles eight or nine feet high, 
fending out many (lender Rufh-like branches of a 
filvery colour, almoft taper, which terminate in very 
flender bending ends ; thefe have a few narrow fpear- 
fhaped leaves on the lower branches. The flowers 
are produced in very fhort fpikes or clufters on the 
fide of the branches •, they are final!, white, and are 
fucceeded by large oval pods containing one kidney- 
fhaped feed. It flowers about the fame time as the 
former. 
This fort grows plentifully in Spain and Portugal, 
from both which countries the feeds may be eafily 
procured. Thefe feeds fhould be fown in the middle 
of April upon a bed of frefh light earth, but the beft 
way wall be to fow r them in drills about half an inch 
deep. The drills fhould not be lefs than one foot 
afunder, and the feeds may be laid in the drills at about 
three inches diftance, which will allow room for the 
plants to grow till Michaelmas following, before which 
time it will not be fafe to remove them ; nor fhould 
they be buffered to ftand longer, becaufe they fhoot 
downright roots very deep into the ground, and if 
thefe are cut or broken, when they are grown large, 
the plants frequently mifearry. Although I have here 
directed the fowing of thefe feeds in April, yet it mult 
be underftood, if the feafon proves favourable, other- 
wife it will be better to defer it longer, for thefe feeds 
are as fubjed to perifh in the ground by cold or wet, 
as are the Kidney-beans ; therefore when the feafon is 
favourable for fowing them, the feeds of the Broom 
may be fafely fown. 
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