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bear considerable resemblance to those of the Judas Tree, and its shining evergreen leaves. “It is easily 
cultivated,” says Dr. Lindley, ‘only requiring a rather strong rich soil, and plenty of room to grow; it will then 
flower freely ; but is not suited for growing in pots, as the plant requires to become large, and have plenty of room 
before it will flower freely. It strikes freely from cuttings, treated in the ordinary way, and flowers during the 
earlier parts of the year.” 
GENUS XXXVII. 
CORONILLA Neck. THE CORONILLA. 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Genertc Cuaracter.—Calyx campanulate, short, five-toothed, the | Stamens diadelphous. Legume nearly cylindrical, slender, separating 
two superior teeth approximate, and joined up higher together than the | into oblong one-seeded joints. Seeds ovate or cylindrical. 
rest. Claws of petals usually longer than the calyx. Carina acute. 
Description, &c.—Ornamental low shrubs, generally natives of the south of Europe, but some of which 
require the protection of a greenhouse in this country. The name of Coronilla, which is derived from corona, a 
crown, alludes to the disposition of the flowers in heads or umbels. 

1—CORONILLA GLAUCA Zin. THE GLAUCOUS-LEAVED CORONILLA. 
Eneravinc.—Bot. Mag., t. 13. late. Leaflets five or seven, obovate, very obtuse, glaucous, lower ones 
Spreciric Cuaracter.—Shrubby, glabrous. Stipules small, lanceo- | remote from the stem. Umbels seven or eight-flowered. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—A pretty little plant, which has been common in British greenhouses since the year 1664. 
It is a native of the south of France and Spain, and it is also found in Sicily. Though it grows wild in a country 
only a few degrees hotter than our own, it is more tender than many plants which come from warmer climates. 
The flowers are yellow, and are very fragrant during the day, but they lose their scent at night. 
2.—CORONILLA VALENTINA Lin. THE VALENTIA CORONILLA. 
Synonymus.—C. stipularis Zam.; C. hispanica Mill. large, deciduous. Leaflets seven or nine, obovate, mucronulate, 
Encravinc.—-Bot. Mag., t. 185. glaucous, lower ones remote from the stem. Umbels six or eight- 
Sprciric Cxaracter.—Shrubby, glabrous. Stipules roundish, | flowered. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—A well-known greenhouse plant, with very strong-smelling leaves, the scent of which is 
equally perceptible at night as in the day. ‘The odour has been compared to that of Rue, and consequently it | 
is thought very disagreeable by most persons, though some actually like it. The plant is a native of Spain, 
where it was found growing on the road-side, and in other sandy places. It is of easy culture, but it requires 
to be occasionally cut down, as it is very apt to become drawn up with a naked stem at the bottom. 

There are several other species of Coronilla which may be considered as half-hardy, though, as most of them 
will stand out if they have a slight protection during severe frost, it has not been thought worth while to include 
them in this collection of greenhouse plants. 




