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butterfly flower, whofle ftandard is heart-fhaped , and re- 
flexed on each fide. The wings are oval , and join at the 
top. The keel is fhorter than the wings , is pointed and 
comprejfied. It hath nine ftamina which are united , and 
one Jlanding Jingle , which are broad at the top , terminated 
by fimall fiummits. In the center _ isfituated an oblong taper 
germen, , fiupporiing a brijlly rifling ftyle , crowned by an 
%btufie digma. The germen afterward becomes a taper 
jointed pod,, inclojing oblong feeds. . _ . o . 
This genus of plants is ranged in the lecond lection 
of Linnaeus’s feventeenth clafs, intitied Diadelphia 
Decandna, the flower having ten ftamina, nine of 
which are united, and one ftands fingle. To this ge- 
nus Dr. Linnaeus has joined the Emerus of Caefalpi- 
nus, and the Securidaca of Tournefort, whereby he 
multiplies the fpecies •, but as thefe differ effentially 
in their, fructification, I fhall treat of them fe- 
parately, following the example or all the former 
botanifts. 
The Species are* _ ... 
1. Coronilla ( Glauca ) fruticofa, foliis fcptenis, ftipu- 
lis lanceolatis. Lin. Sp. 1047. Shrubby Coronilla with 
fieven pair of fimall leaves , and flpear-Jloapcd Jlipula. Co- 
ronilla maritima glauco folio. Tourn. luff. 650. 
2. Coronilla ( Argentea ) fruticofa foliolis undenis, ex- 
tifno majore. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1049. Shrubby Cor 0- 
nilla with eleven pair of fimall leaves , the cuter being the 
largeft. Coronilla argentea Cretica. Tourn. Inft. 
650. 
3. Coronilla ( Valentina ) fruticofa foliis fubnovefiis fub- 
orbiculatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1047. Shrubby Coronilla 
with nine lobes which are orbicular. Polygala Valen- 
tina. 
4. Coronilla ( Hifpanica ) fruticofa enneaphylla, foliolis 
emarginatis, ftipulis majoribus fubrotundis. Shrubby 
nine-leaved Coronilla , whofle fimall leaves are indented , and 
larger roundifh Jlipula. Coronilla filiquis &.feminibus 
craffioribus. Tourn. Inff. R. H. 650.. 
5. Coronilla ( Minima ) foliolis plurimis, ovatis, caule 
fuffruticofo declinato, pedunculis longioribus. Coro- 
nilla with many oval lobes , a declining ftalk fiomewhat 
.fhrubby, and longer floot-ftalks to the flowers. Coro- 
nilla minima. Tourn. Inff. R. H. 650. Smalleft Co- 
- ronilla. 
6 . Coronilla (Faria) herbacea, leguminibus erectis, 
teretibus; torofis, numerofis, foliis glabris. Hort. 
Cliff. 363. Herbaceous Coronilla with many taper ere hi 
pods , and fimooth leaves. Coronilla herbacea flore vario. 
Tourn. Inff. 650. 
7. Coronilla ( Cretica ) herbacea, leguminibus quinis, 
* erectis, teretibus, articulatis. Prod. Leyd. 387. Her- 
baceous Coronilla with five taper , erett, jointed pods. Co- 
ronilla Cretica herbacea, flore parvo purpurafeente. 
Tourn. Cor. 44. 
8. Coronilla ( Orientals ) herbacea leguminibus nu- 
merofis, radiatis, craffioribus, articulatis, foliolis lub- 
tus glaucis. Herbaceous Coronilla with many thick jointed 
. pods difipofied like rays, and fimaller leaves of a flea-green 
on, their under fide. Coronilla orientalis herbaceo, flore 
magno luteo. Tourn. Cor. 44. 
9. Coronilla (Juncea) fruticofa, foliis quinatis terna- 
tifque lineari-lanceolatis fubcarnofis obtufis. Lin. Sp. 
1047. Shrubby Coronilla with five and trefoil linear , 
fpear-Jhaped leaves , which are obtufie and fiefhy. Do- 
ricum luteum Hifpanicum carnoflus. Barrel. Icon. 
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jo. Coronilla ( Scandens ) caule hirfuto, volubili, fo- 
liolis quinis ovatis, fioribus binis, ereclis, axillaribus, 
leguminibus erectis, villofis. Coronilla with a twining 
■ hairy ftalk , five oval leaves , two flowers growing ere'et 
on the fides of the branches , and upright hairy pods. Co- 
ronilla fcandens pentaphylla. Plum. Cat. 19. Climbing 
five-leaved Coronilla. 
The fir ft fort is an humble fhrub, which feldom rifes 
more than two or three feet high, with a ligneous 
branching ftalk, garnifned clofely with winged leaves, 
each being generally compofed of five pair of fmall 
leaves (or lobes) terminated by an odd one ; thefe 
are narrow at their bafe, and broad at the top, where 
they are roundifh and indented ; they are of a fea- 
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^reen colour; arid continue all the year. The flmvefi 
are produced on flender foot-ftalks from the wings of 
the leaves, on the upper part of the branches, feverai 
{landing together in a roundifh bunch ; they are of 
the butterfly, or Pea-bloom kind, and of a bright 
yellow colour, having a very ftrong odour, which to 
lbme perfons is agreeable, but to others the contrary. 
This flowers in April and May; and the feeds ripen 
in Auguft. 
This plant is propagated by fowing the feeds in the 
fpring, either upon a gentle hot-bed, or on a warm 
border of light frefh earth •, and when the plants are 
come up about two inches high, they fhould be trans- 
planted either into pots, or a bed of good rich earth* 
at about four or five inches diftance every way, 
where they may remain until they have obtained, 
ftrength enough to plant out for good ; which fhould 
be either into pots filled with good frefh earth, or 
a warm fituated border •, in which, if the winter is not 
too fevere, they will abide very well, provided they 
are in. a dry foil. 
The fecond fort is a fhrub of the fame fize with the 
firft, from which it differs in the number of final! 
leaves (or lobes) on each midrib •, thefe having nine 
or eleven, and are of a filver colour, but the 
flowers and pods are the fame. It flowers at the 
fame time, and requires the fame treatment as the 
former. 
The third fort is a fhrubby plant, rifing four or five 
feet high ; the ftalks are fhrubby garniffed with 
winged leaves, compofed of many fmall oval lobes 
along the midrib by pairs, and ending in an odd one. 
The flowers Hand upon long foot-ftalks, which arife 
from the fide of the branches ; they are yellow, and 
grow together in clofe bunches. This flowers in winter 
and fpring, and the feeds are ripe in Auguft. 
This is a perennial fhrubby plant, which is propagated 
by feeds ; they may be l’own on a bed of light earth in 
April, and when the plants are fit to transplant, fome 
of them fhould be planted in a warm border, clofe to a 
warm wall or pale, to which the branches fhould be 
trained-, obferving to ffade them from the fun till they 
have taken frefh root; and alfo to refrefh them with 
water when they require it. After they are well rooted, 
they will require no other culture but to keep them 
clean from weeds, and fallen their brtnthes to the 
wall the next year they will flower, and if they are 
on a dry foil and in a warm fltuation, they will con- 
tinue many years. Some of thefe plants fhould be 
put into pots, that they may be removed into fhelter 
in winter ; where, if they are not too tenderly treated, 
they will flower great part of that feafon but thefe 
will rarely produce feeds, whereas thofe in the full 
ground generally do, provided they are covered with 
mats in frofty weather. 
The fourth fort is nearly like the firft, but hath fewer 
pinnae on each midrib. The flowers are larger, and 
have little feent. The pods and feeds are much 
larger, and the plants are not quite fo hardy. This 
flowers in May and June, but rarely perfects feeds , 
in England it requires the fame treatment as the firft, 
but in winter the plants fhould be ffeltered, otherwife 
hard frofts will deftroy them. 
The fifth fort is a low trailing plant with fhrubby 
ftalks, which fpread near the ground, garnifhed with 
winged leaves, compofed of many pair of fmall lobes 
placed along the midrib, terminated by an odd one ; 
thefe are oval, and of a bright green ; the flowers 
fland upon long foot-ftalks in clofe bunches, they 
are yellow, and without fcen.t„‘ It flowers in May, 
and the feeds ripen in autumn. This is propagated 
by feeds in the fame manner as the third, and requires 
the fame treatment. 
The flxth fort dies down every winter, but rifes again 
the fucceeding fpring ; the ftalks of this rife to the 
height of five or fix feet, where they have fupport ; 
otherwife they trail, on the ground, and are garnifhed - 
with winged leaves, compofed of feverai oblong fmall 
pinnae, which are fometimes placed by pairs, and at 
other times are alternate, ending in a fingle one, they 
are 
