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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 Thumb, 
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 TI’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 Cuaracter.—Calyx bilabiate ; upper lip usually entire, lower one somewhat tridentate. Vexillum ovate, large. Carina very 
obtuse, inclosing the pistil and stamens. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, many-seeded, glandless. (@. Don.) 
Description, &c.—The genus Cytisus is well known, from the Laburnum and other hardy ornamental plants 
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 
having been found there. 
1—CYTISUS HOLICUS Guss.)s THE HOLIAN CYTISUS. 
Eneravines.—Bot. Reg., t. 1902; Sweet’s Brit. Flow. Gard., 2nd | oval, tomentose at the margin. Flowers ternate, sub-bracteate, race- 
series, t. 382. mose. Calyx membranaceous, campanulate. Legume smooth. 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Plant hoary. Branches terete. Leaflets 
Description, &c.—This plant is a native of the volcanic island of Stromboli, and it is very ornamental, from 
the great abundance and golden yellow of its flowers. When not in flower, it bears considerable resemblance to 
C. proliferus, but the flowers are quite distinct. It requires protection during the winter, but as it is a large free- 
growing plant, it succeeds much better when planted in the open ground in a conservatory than when it is grown 
ina pot. The species was introduced in 1837. 
2.—CYTISUS PROLIFERUS Zin. THE SILKY CYTISUS. 
Enecravines.—Bot. Reg., t. 121 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 761. lets elliptical, and are, as well as the calyxes, silky. Flowers lateral, 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Stems erect; branches terete, velvety; leaf- | umbellately aggregate. Legume villous. (@. Don.) 
Description, &c.—This is a fine evergreen shrub with white flowers, a native of the island of Teneriffe, 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 








