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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
have fallen, looking like little horns projecting from the tufts of leaves which terminate the branches. The plant 
was introduced in 1759. It flowers in July and August, and if planted in the free ground in a conservatory, it 
forms a very handsome shrub. , - 
OTHER SPECIES OF ASPALATHUS. 
A. ARANEOSA Tlmnh. ■ ■ 
A very curious shrub, with long, pendulous, woolly branches. The flowers are white, with a slight tinge of 
blue, and are ornamental. The species was introduced in 1795. 
A. PEDUNCULATA L'Her. 
This is perhaps the least ornamental species in the genus. The flowers are of a pale yellow, and are produced 
on long footstalks. The plant was introduced in 1775. ! 
There are many other species, but they are seldom seen in collections. 
GENUS XXIX. 
CYTISUS Dec. THE CYTISUS. 
Lin. Syst. MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. - 
Generic Character. — Caly.x bilatiate; upper lip usually eutirc, lower one somewhat tridentate. Vexillum ovate, large. Carina very 
obtuse, inclosing the pistil and stamens. Stamens monadelpbous. Legume compressed, many- seeded, glandless. ((?. Don.) \ 
Description, &c. — The genus Cytisus is well known, from the Laburnum and other hardy ornamental plants I 
which belong to it. Very few of the species require a greenhouse, but those that do are highly ornamental. The 
name of Cytisus is derived from Cythnus, one of the Cyclades, the first species named belonging to the genus j 
having been found there. |l 
1.— CYTISUS ^OLICUS Guss. THE HIOLIAN CYTISUS. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 1902; Sweet’s Brit. Flow. Gard., 2nd ov.al, tomentose at the margin. Flowers ternate, sub-bracteate, race- 
series, t. 382. mose. Calyx membranaceous, campanulate. Legume smooth. r 
Specific Character. — Plant hoary. Branches terete. Leaflets 
Description, &c. — Tliis plant is a native of the volcanic island of Stromboli, and it is very ornamental, from I 
the great abundance and golden yellow of its flowers. When not in flower, it bears considerable resemblance to l 
C. lyroliferus, but the flowers are quite distinct. It requires protection dm’ing the winter, but as it is a large free- ■ 
growing plant, it succeeds much better when planted in the open ground in a conservatoiy than when it is grown 
in a pot. The species was introduced in 1837. \ 
2.— CYTISUS PROLIFERUS Lin. THE SILKY CYTISUS. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 121 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 761. I lets elliptical, and are, as well as the calyxes, silky. Flowei's lateral. 
Specific Character. — Stems erect ; branches terete, velvety ; leaf- [ umbellately aggregate. Legume viUous. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — This is a fine evergreen shrub with white flowers, a native of the island of Tenerifie, where 
it was found growing on the mountains, and where it is called Scobon. In this country, when kept in a greenhouse 
or planted in a conservatory, it will grow to a considerable height, producing a stem upwards of an inch in diameter. 
The whole plant is pubescent, and has a soft silvery appearance, with long branches hanging downwards on all , 
