H eight 6 ft. to 7 ft. In tro d u ced in 1817. Flowers yellow ;
May to August. Legume ?. H . S.
* « 2. G. c a ' n d i c a n s L. The whitish Genista.
Identification. L in . Amoen. j D e c . P ro d ., 2. p. 145.; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 149. •
Webb Ite r H isp an ., 50. ’
Bynonijmes. Cytisus cândicans L in . Sp. ; C. pubescens Moench.
E n g ra v in g s . D e n d . B rit., t. 80. ; an d o u r ^ ^ . 307.
Sjicc. Char., 4c. L e a f trifoliolate, petiolate ; leaflets obovate,
pubescent, with appressed down. Branches angled.
Flowers in terminal heads, few in a head. Legume haii-y.
{Dec. Prod.) A hoary sub-evergreen shrub, o f short duration.
Mogador, Italy, and th e Levant. Height 4 ft. to
6 ft. Introduced in 1735. Flowers large, yellow, scentless;
Ajiril to July. Legume ?.
T h e great advantage o f this species is, th a t it grows
rapidly, and flowers freely.
* 3. G. p a ' t e n s Dec. The spreading Genista.
Id en tifica tio n . De c. P ro d ., 2. p. 145.; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . H9.; Webb
Ite r Hisp an ., p . 50.
S yn o n ym e . S p a rtium pàten s Cav. Icon. 2. p . 58., exc lusive o f th e
synonyme.
En g ra v in g s . Cav. Icon., 2. p . 58. t. 176.; an d o u r ß g . 308.
Spec. Char., Branches striated, twiggy, glabrous.
Leaves stalked, trifoliolate. Leaflets obovate, pubescent
heneatli. Flowers in fours, pedicellate,
nearly terminal. Legume glabrous, 3—6-seeded.
{Don's M ill.) A spreading shrub. Spain. On
mountains ne ar Albayda, and found by P . B.
Webb on Monte Santo in Catalonia. Introduced
in ? 1830. Height 4 ft. to 8 ft. Flowers yellow;
April to Ju ly .
I t differs from Cytisus pàtens, in th e upper lip o f
th e calyx being a cutely b ip a rtite ; lower lip o f th re e
bristles, n o t with the lijis nearly equal and entire.
3 0 7 . G, c ân d ic an s .
3 0 g . G en ista p a te n s .
The triangular-ifem»i»d Genista.
Identification. A it. H o r t. Kew., 3. p. 1 4 .; D e c . P ro d .,
p . 146. ; D o n 's Mill., 2. p. 149.
S yn o n yme. G. t ríq u e tra L am . f
E n g ra v in g s . B o t. Mag., t. 314.; Dend. B rit., t. 79. ; and
■. 309.
Spec. Char., Sjc.
Leaves trifoliolate, simple a b o u t th e extremities o f th e b ra n ch e s ; leaflets
ovate-lanceolate, villose. F low e rs in sh o rt terminal ra cemes..
A . 4. G. t r T q u e t r a Ait.
Branches 3-sided, decumbent, th e younger ones villose.
{Dec. Prod.) A trailing shrub, evergreen from the
colour o f its shoots. Spain, Italy, and Fran c e . Height
6 in. In tro d u ced in 1748. Flowers y e llow ; April to
July. Legume ?.
No shrub is more ornamental on ro c kw o rk ; and, when
trained to a stake and allowed to form a head, or grafted
standard high on a laburnum, it forms a singular object,
and, when in flower, a most magnificent one. I t is also an
admirable plant for training against a wall, particularly in
dry situations, where it is exposed to th e sun. 3 0 9 . G. tr íq u e t r a .
a» 5, G. u m b e l l a ' t a Poir. The umbellate^^owered Genista.
I ° ° ° ’ P- ’'‘I- 1 Mm-> 2. p . 149. ; Webb Ite r
Synonyme's. .Vpál tiu m u m b e l là tu m Desf. A tl. 2. p . 133., L ’H é rit. S tirp . 183. ; Bolina, in A n d a lu sia '.
L n g ra v zn g . ijuT f ig . . m p.
Spec. Char., isc. L e a f trifoliolate, its petiole sh o rt, its leaflets linear-lanceolate.
and ra th e r silky. Flowers in terminal heads. Calyx hairy, m a silky mann
er. Corolla and legume silky. Branches glabrous (Dec. P ro d .) A low
shrub. Barbary, on arid hills ; and Spam, in Andalusia, on hills. Heiglit
1 ft. to 2 ft. In tro d u ced in 1779. Flowers yellow ; April to June.
u. 2 capitàta Dec. Npártium capiCatum Cav. Annal. 1801, p. 6 3 .—
B ranches and leaves covered with silky vilh. Native of Mogadoi.
§ 2. Spinose. Leaves all, or some o f them, trifoliolate.
jd 6 G . l u s i t a 'n i c a L . The P o rtu g al Genista.
E n g ra vin g s. A n d r . B o t . R ep ., t . 4 1 9 .; a n d o u r . « j . 310.
Spec. Char., 4c. Branches spiny, round, becoming striate.
Leaves trifoliolate, opposite, upon short petioles' ; th e leaflets
linear folded, somewhat silky. Flowers few, tenimial.
Calyx very hairy. {D e c . Prod.) A very spiny shrub, evergreen
from th e colour of its young shoots ^ “ * 7 ° f
H eight 4 ft. Intro d u ced in 1771. Flowers yellow ; March
to May. Legume ?.
Remarkable for having opposite leaves and branches ; a character
n o t common among LeguminàceiE. sw. g. lusitánca.
M 7 G ( l ) r a d i a ' t a Scop. The rayed-branched Genista.
Spec Char., 4c. Branches angled, grouped, glabrous.
L e a f trifoliolate, almost sessile, opposite, th e leaflets
somewhat silky. Flowers in terminal heads 2— 4 m a
head. Corolla and legume silky. T h e old branches
show a tendency to become spiny. ^ T he legumes are
oval, sh o rt, compressed, pointed with th e style, and
include two seeds. (D e c . Prod.) A low shrub, o f sh o rt
duration, evergreen from “f ?
Italy, C a r n i o l a , and th e 5-allais. H e ig h t a-It. to 4 ft.
In tro d u ced in 1758. Flowers yellow; Ju n e a n d J u ly .
Legume ?.
^ (I.) r. 2 umbellàta, 6 . umbellàta Poir., Npártium
umbellàtum D e sf, appears, from a plant th a t
was in th e H o rt. Soc. Garden in 1837, to belong
to this species.
Differing from G. lusitánica principally in being without
sniiies, and having its leaves somewhat longer. B o th G.
radiàta and G . lusitánica have a very singular appearance
511 . G. (I.) r a d ià ta .
when without their leaves ; and, m th a t point o f view, they may
be considered as almost as interesting in winter as they are m
summer.
M 8. G . í:p h e 0 R o i'd e s Dec- The Ephedra-like Genista.
Identification. D e c. L é g um . Mém.. 6. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . 147.; D o n ’s Mill., 2.
Engravings. Dec. L ég um M ém ., 6. t. 36. ; Maund’s B o ta n ic G a rd en , t. 498. ; and
o u r fig . 312.
Spec Char., 4c. Leaves some trifoliolate, some simple, few sessile
- leaflets linear, almost glabrous. Branches rigid, round,
becomin.« stria ted and spiny. Flowers in spikes, alternate,
,i2 Gqphcdr»ides yellow. ' Calyx somewhat pubesceiit. {Dec. Prod.) A shrub,