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peduncles awnlefs, fubtriflorous-; leaves ternate, fubfef- 
file; leaflets ovate, mucronate. This has the feature of 
Lotus corniculata. It is a native of the Cape. 
19. Ononis Capenfis, or Cape relt-harrow : racemes on 
long peduncles; leaves ternate, fuborbiculate; Petioles 
longer than the leaflets, which are mucronate, the middle 
one on a longer petiole, and more retufe. Racemes axil¬ 
lary, folitary, Ample, twice as long as the leaves, compofed 
of about fix alternate flowers. This is an annual plant; 
and a native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
so. Ononis proftrata, or proftrate reft-harrow : pedun¬ 
cles awnlefs, one-flowered, very long; leaves ternate, 
acute ; ftipules awl-lhaped ; Hems proftrate. Stems nu¬ 
merous, a fpan long, filiform, weak, herbaceous. That 
it belongs to this genus, appears from the coalefcent fta- 
mens. Linnaeus had firft ranged it with Lotus. Native 
of the Cape. 
21. Ononis reclinata, or fpreading reft-harrow : pedun¬ 
cles awnlefs, one-flowered ; leaves ternate, roundifh, cre¬ 
mate; legumes drooping. This is an annual plant; pubef- 
cent-vifcid, final), diffuled, fpreading. Native of Spain 
and Italy. 
22. Ononis cenifia, or narrow-leaved trailing reft-har- 
rovy: peduncles awnlefs, one-flowered; leaves tern- 
wedged; ftipules ferrate; Items proftrate. Stems a fin- 
,ger’s length, fomewhat branched, even. It is fmall, 
though woody; entirely fmooth, except the calyx. Flow¬ 
ers large, in proportion to the plant, growing one by one 
from the axils of the upper leaves, on a peduncle about 
an inch in length. Native of Italy, at the foot of Mount 
Cenis, &c. and of Dauphine. Villars is of opinion that 
Limhaeus intended this plant when he fpeaks of the re¬ 
clinata as a native of Dauphine; and Allione fuppofes 
the reclinata of Linnasus to belong to this fpecies. Fie 
fays that it varies with fmooth and hairy leaves ; with 
the flowers clofe on fliort peduncles, and remote on long 
peduncles. The whole plant is fometimes covered with 
flowers, and fometimes they are only at the ends of the 
branches. Mr. Miller deferibes it under the name of 
O.criftata. He therefore cultivated it before 1759. -Ac- 
cording to the Kevv Catalogue, it was introduced in 1778 
-by Monf. Thouin. 
III. With awned peduncles. 
23. Ononis vaginalis, or fheathed reft-harrow : pedun¬ 
cles one-flowered, awned; leaves felflle, ternate; and fti¬ 
pules fheathing, toothed. Vifcid-villofe, with a woody 
Item. Corolla yellow, with a purple-ftriated ftandard. 
At one time of the year, it puts on an appearance fo diffe¬ 
rent, as to be eafily taken for a diffcin<Ft fpecies ; with the 
branchlets cluftered, half an inch long, leaflefs, and the 
ftipules fmaller, clofely imbricate. ~ 
24. Ononis cherieri, or dwarf reft-harrow: peduncles 
one-flowered, awned; leaves ternate; ftipules ferrate. 
Allied to O. minutiflima; but the leaves vifcid-villofe 
underneath, and not fmooth. Native of the fouth of 
Europ'e. It flowers in June and July. 
25. Ononis vifeofa, ' ,ammy reft-harrow : peduncles 
one-flowered, awned ; leaves Ample, the lowed ternate. 
This is an annual plant, with a ftrong herbaceous hairy 
ftalk, a foot and a half high, fending out branches the 
whole length. The whole plant is belet with glutinous 
hairs. Native of the fouth of France and Spain. Cul¬ 
tivated by Mr. Miller in 1768. He fays that the feeds 
were lent him from Portugal, where it grows naturally. 
/ 3 . Larger, and the calyxes longer than the corolla. 
26. Ononis ornithopodioides, or bird’s-foot reft-har¬ 
row : peduncles two-flowered, awned; legumes linear, 
-drooping. Stem ereft, annual; nine inches .high, with 
one or two branches towards the bottom. Leaves fmall, 
.on fliort footffialks, each fuftaining two fmall yellow flow r 
ers. Pods jointed, compreffed, like thole of bird’s-foot, 
having four or five feeds. It flowers in July; and the 
feeds ripen in the autumn. Native of Sicily, at Capo 
jPaffttro. Cultivated by Mr. Miller in 1759. 
N I S. 
27; Ononis pinguis, or greafy reft-harrow: peduncles 
one-flowered, awned ; leaves ternate, lanceolate; ftipules 
quite entire. This refembles O. natrix very much, but 
the Item is more fucculent and more angular; the leaves 
• larger, lanceolate-oblong ; the awns of the peduncles the 
length of the flower, fnorter than in the preceding fpecies. 
According to Monf. Gerard, it is a variety of O. natrix. 
Native of the fouth.of Europe. 
28. Ononis natrix, or yellow-flowered fhrubby reft- 
harrow: peduncles one-flowered, awned ; leaves ternate, 
vifcid ; ftipules quite entire ;,ftem fhrubby. This is a 
very ftrong fmelling plant, with the odour of Theriaca, 
and not very clammy. Root large and wrinkled. Stems 
more or lefs upright, commonly a foot high. Flowers 
large, yellow, folitary, on a peduncle elbowed at two 
thirds of its length, whence fprings a thread like an awn ; 
the upper part of the flower is rayed with red lines. The 
whole plant is vifcid, and has a refinous fmell. Monf. 
Villars infills, that 0 . vifcid a-, of Linnseus is no more than 
a variety of this, only more upright, more vifcid and fuc¬ 
culent, with longer-leaves, and growing in woods. Na¬ 
tive of the fouth of France, Spain, and Portugal, Car- 
niola, and Swifierland. Ray obferved it firft in Sicily, at 
Capo Paftaro, then by the river Arve near Geneva, and 
about Montpellier, abundantly; he remarks that the Si¬ 
cilian plant is larger and higher than the others. 
IV. Shrubby. 
29. Ononis tridentftta, or tbree-tooth-leaved reft-har¬ 
row : fhrubby; leaves ternate, flefhy, fublinear, three-tooth¬ 
ed; peduncles two-flowered. Stem erect, fhrubby, a foot 
and a half high, dividing into flender branches, very full 
of joints. Flowers at the ends of the branches in loofe 
panicles ; they are of a fine purple colour, and appear in 
June ; the feeds ripen in September. Native of Spain, 
and Portugal. Cultivated before 1759 by Mr* Miller. 
30. Ononis crifpa, or curled-leaved reft-harrow: fhrubby; 
leaves ternate, waved, roundifh, toothed, vifeid-pubefeent; 
peduncles one-flowered, awnlefs. Stem eredt, panicled, 
pubpfeent-vifeid. Flowers lateral, axillary, folitary, on a 
very fliort peduncle ; corolla yellow, the fize of the leaves; 
with the ftandard ftreaked of a blood-red colour on the 
outfide, as in O. natrix, which it refembles very much ; 
but differs in being curled, more vifcid, and having awn¬ 
lefs peduncles, which, when the flowering is paft, are. very 
much recurved, infomuch that the fruit approximates to 
the Item. Native of Spain. Cultivated in 1752 by Mr. 
Miller, but omitted in the feventh and eighth editions of 
the Dictionary. 
31. Ononis Hifpanica, or Spanifh reft-harrow : fhrubby; 
peduncle's aw ned, one or two flowered; all the leaves ter¬ 
nate, channelled, recurved ; ferrate all along the edge. 
Flowers like thofe of O. natrix, yellow ftreaked with red. 
Perhaps it may be a variety of O. crifpa. Native of Spain. 
32. Ononis fruticofa, or fhrubby reft-harrow: fhrubby; 
leaves fertile, ternate, lanceolate, ferrate ; ftipules fheath¬ 
ing; peduncles fubtriflorous. This is a very beautiful 
low flirub, riling with flender ftalks, about two feet high, 
dividing into many branches. The flowers come out in 
panicles at the ends of the branches upon long peduncles, 
which, for the moft part, fuftain three large purple flowers. 
Native of the fouth of France, on hills and mountains. 
Cultivated in 174-8 by Mr. Miller. It flowers in May and 
June; and varies with white flowers. 
33. Ononis rotundifolia, or round-leaved reft-harrow: 
fhrubby; leaves ternate, ovate, toothed ; calyxes three- 
leaved-brafted ; peduncles fubtriflorous. Stem round, 
flriated, fomewhat villofe ; a foot and a half or two feet 
in height. Stipules green, fheathing, obfoletely-ferrate, 
with longitudinal prominent nerves. The fl'ou'ers form 
handfome bunches at the ends of the branches ; they are 
frequently three together, each on its proper pedicel, of a 
purple colour. It differs from the preceding in having a 
higher ftalk, with wider leaflets. The ftipules alfo in this 
are of the fame colour with the leaves,_and always leafy ; 
' whereas 
