Of TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, and PRUITS. 
a long carina, or keel, and with ten ftamina in two 
fets, or nine joined ; the other leparate, and one pif- 
tillum, fucceeded by roundilh, bilvalve, leguminous 
pods, containing kidney-lhaped feeds, ripe in autumn, 
and by which the Ihrubs are generally propagated, 
fowed in autumn or fpring. 
Principal Characters. —Flowers hermaphrodite; hav¬ 
ing a monophyllous, or one-leaved, tubulous, bila- 
biated cup, with the upper lip two, and the under 
three-parted ; corolla or flower papilionaceous, com- 
pofed of an oval, acute, reflexed ftandard, two fhorter 
wings loofe, a long, ere& carina, or keel, the top in¬ 
dented ; ten ftamina in two fets, or nine joined, one 
feparate, crowned with Angle anthera ; an oblong ger- 
men, fupporting a riflng ftyle, terminated by an acute, 
twilled fligma; and the germen grows a roundilh, 
fwelling pod, two-valved, with one cell, containing 
kidney-lhaped feeus. 
The hardy lhrubby GENISTAS are, 
1. Genista / agittalis , Arrowed, Dwarf, Jointed 
Broom. 
A fmall, under-lhrubby, herbaceous-like plant—the 
branches two-edged jointed, fpreading on the ground; 
leaves ovate-lanceolate; clofc fpikes of yellow flowers 
at the ends of the branches; June and July.—Native 
of Germany and France, in fandy lterile ground. 
2. Genista tindloria, Tinclorous, or Dyers Genifta, 
or Common Dyers Broom. 
A low Ihru’b, three feet high—the branches round¬ 
ilh, ftriated, or channelled, ereft; and fmall, lanceolate, 
or fpear-lhape, fmooth leaves, with terminal, loofe 
fpikes of fmall yellow flowers; June, July.—Native 
of England and Germany. 
Varieties. —Broad-leaved Dyers Broom. 
Narrow-leaved Dyers Broom. 
The branches of this fpecies being ufed in dying 
yellow, derives the name Dyers Broom. 
3. Genista Jlorida , Florid, Spanilh Dyers Broom. 
A fmall fhrub, three feet high—the branches flri- 
ated, or channelled—leaves {/mall) fpear-lhape, 
hoary-filky; flower-racems, one-ranked, with the 
flowers yellow ; June and July.—Native of Spain. 
4. Genista tridentata, Tridentcd-lcaved Genifta, 
or Portugal Dyers Broom. 
A fmall, low under-lhrub, one to two or three feet; 
—the branches three-fided, fomewhat jointed; leaves 
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(fmall) tricufpidate, or three-piked, and loofe fpikes 
of yellow flowers at the ends of the branches; June 
and July.—Native of Portugal. 
5 . Genista anglica, Englilh Dwarf Broom, or Petty 
Whin (Little Furze.) 
A low, lhrubby plant, two or three feet high—» 
the ilems armed with fpines, iingly, flower-branches 
thornlels; leaves {/mail) fpear-lhape; with yellow 
flowers in terminal clufters; April and 1)1 ay.—Native 
of England, Lz. on heaths and commons. 
6. Genista candicans, Upright Montpelier Broom. 
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A moderate flirub, three to four f or five feet.high— 
Item eredt; the leaves {fmall) ternate, or by threes, 
hairy underneath; peduncles cr flower-ftalks lateral, 
moftly five-flowered and leafy, with yellow flowers, 
fucceeded by hairy pods.—Native of Montpelier and 
Italy. 
7. Genista germanica, German Dwarf Broom. 
A fmall lhrub, three feet high—the Hem thorny, 
with the fpines compound-branching ; flower-branches 
thorr.lefs, and leaves {/mall) fpear-fnape, with fhort 
terminal fpikes of yellow flowers, in June.—Native 
of Germany. 
8. Genista pilc/a. Hairy Dwarf Broom. 
A fmall, decumbent, branchy lhrub, two or three 
feet high—the flans decumbent, or declining to the 
ground, and fet with tubercles ; leaves {/mail) fpear- 
lhape, obtufe; and terminal loofe T fpikes of fmall 
yellow flowers; June, July*.—Native of Hungary, 
Germany, and Narbonne, in France. 
9. Genista purgans, Purgant, Dwarf Montpelier 
Broom. 
A fmall, low flirub, two feet high—the ftem and 
branches armed with terminal thorns, branches round, 
ftriate, or channelled; and fmall, fpear-lhape, down 
leaves ; yellow flowers.—Native of Montpelier. 
10. Genista hi/panica, Spanilh, linear-leaved Ge¬ 
nifta. 
A moderate lhrub, four or five feet high—the 
branches armed with thorns, ufith the thorns double¬ 
compound, or doubly-branching; flower-branches 
thornlefs \ leaves {/mall) linear and harry; and ter¬ 
minal 
