I anetv.
j» tì . g . 2. inérmis Dec. is almost without spines.
) 4. Unarmed. Leaves all simple,
m 16. G. p u 'r g a n s L . The purging Genista.
UentificiUion. L in .S p ., 999.; B u ll. H e rb ., 116.; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 149.;
D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 1.51.
Si/nunifììie. Äpärtium p u rg a n s L in . Syst. 474.
Engravings. 15ot. Cab., 1117- j an d oar ß g . 320.
Spec. Char., 4c. Upright, much branched. Branches round,
striate. Leaves sinijile, very few, lanceolate, almost sessile,
somewhat silky. Flowers axillary, solitary, scarcely pe-
dicelcd. P e ta ls equal, glabrous. T h e young legume
adpressedly pubescent. {Dec. Prod.) An u|)right shrub,
evergreen from th e colour o f its shoots. France, on hills.
In tro d . 1768. Height 3 ft. to 6 ft. Flowers yellow ; Ju n e
and July. Legume brown ; riiie in September. 320. cemstapUrRam.
Jc 17. G. S E R i 'c E A IVnlf. The silky Geni.rta.
Identification. Wu lf, in Jac q . Coll., 2. p. 167. ; De c. P ro d ., 2. p . 149. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 151.
Eng ra vin g s. Jacq. Icon. R a r., 3. t. 556. ; an d o m ß g . 321.
Spec. Char.,4e. Decumbent, with upright
round branches. Leaves simple. Unear-
lanceolate, silky beneath. Flowers te rminal,
3 or 4 together, in a so rt o f raceme.
P e ta ls silky, nearly equal. Lobes
o f the calyx oblong-acuminate ; th e flora'
leaves equalling th e calyx in length.
(Dec. P ro d .) A decumbent shrub. Fleight
6 in. Austria and Croatia, in subalpine
places near th e shore. Introduced iu
1812. Flowers yellow; May and Ju n e. Legume b row n ; ripe August.
jk 18. G. a p h y 'l l a D ec. The leafless Genista.
Identification. D e c . P ro d ., 2. p . 149. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 152.
Synonymes. Sp artium aph^’llum L in . Eil. S uppl. 320. ; G. v irg à ta
h am . Dict. 2. p. 616.
E n g ra v in g s . P a ll. Uin. ed. Gall. Append., No. 3-57. t. 99. f. 2. ; and
o u r fig . 322.
Spec. Char.,4c. Branched, upright. Leaves simple,
very few, linear, very short. Flowers disposed distantly,
in lengtliened terminal racemes. Legumes
compressed, including 2 seeds ; when young, tomentose
; when adult, glabrous. (D e c . Prod.) Iie ig h t
it.in British gardens. F o u n d in Siberia,in deserts,
about the Volga. In trod.
1800. Flowers violaceous
; Ju n e and Ju ly . Legnine cm. eenlstaalihilla
brown ; ripe in September.
j i 19. G. M O N O S P ERMA L«»;. The one-seeded Genista.
Identification. Lam. D ie t., 2. p. 616. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . 150. ; D o n ’s
Mill., 2. p. 152. ; Webb Ite r H isp an ., 51. „ „
Si/noiii/»tes. Sp artium monosiiérraum L in . Sp. 995., Curt. Bot. mag.
t. 6S3. ; G. R a flam F o rsk .
E n g ra v in g s . Bot. Mag., t.G83. ; an d o ur Jig. 323.
Spec. Char., 4c. Branched, upright. Leaves simple, very
few, linear-oblong, adpressedly pubescent. Flowers in
lateral racemes,few in a raceme. P e ta ls silky, almost
equal. Legumes ovate, inflated, membranaceous,
glabrous, including 1—2 seeds. (D e c . P r o d ) An
ere ct shrub, with numerous slender, twiggy, flexile.
3 ft. to 4 ft.
3 23. Gen ista m o n o sp é rn ia.
branches. On the Mediterranean shores, where, in many places, it serves
tr r eta tn and consolidate the drifting sand. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft ^ ' 0“
in 1670. Flowers white ; June and July. Legume brown ; npe m September.
The leaves and young branches are, in these countries, eaten by sheep and
goats ; and tlie twigs are used for tying vines to stakes, or tying up faggots .
and they are also twisted into ropes.
jk 20. G. s p i u e r o c a ' r p a Lam . The round-fruited Genista.
3 2 4 . Genista sphffirociüT?®'
i i s s . 3 2 i._
S p e c . Char., 4 c . Twiggy, branched. Leaves simple,
few, linear, almost glabrous. Flowers m lateral
racemes, nianvin a raceme. Petals glabrous,equal.
Legumes ova'te, in some measure fleshy, contam-
jng 1 _ 2 seeds. Flowers small, and pale yellow.
(D e c . Prod.) A twiggy shrub. Native o f the
South o f Europe and North ot Africa. Height
3 ft. to 4 ft. Introd. 1731. Flowers yellow ; June
and July. Legume brown ; ripe in September.
j4 21. G. j e t h n e ' n s i s Dec. The Mount Etna Genista.
E n g r a v l n g l B o t . M a | . , t . 2 6 7 4 . ; a n d o u r / t g . 3 2 5 .
Svec Char., 4 c . Upright, very much branched. Leaves
simple, few, linear, silky. Flowers m terminal f
Petals almost glabrous, nearly eqiial m
obliquely ovate, compressed, containing 2—3 seeds , whe
; 7 n g , ptaescent. (D e c . Prod.) An erect twiggy shrub
Native o f the wooded region o f Mount Etna, 3000 tt.
- 6 0 0 0 ft. elevation ;
(Prcsl, in Comp. Bo t. M a g .,Y o \.i. p. 91.) H^iS^Yanci
to 4 ft. Introduced in 1816.^ Flowers yellow ;
July. Legume brown ; ripe in Septembei.
Resembles the preceding species, except that the flowers are twice the size.
22 O. A N X A 'N ’r i C A Ten . The Anxantic Genista.
3S6. G en ista a n ià n ti c a .
3 2 7 . G en ista a n x à n tìc a .
Spec. Char., 4c. The whole plant is
brous. Stems spreading. Branches ’
Leaves simple, ovate-elliptical, rather fts
veiny. Flowers in racemes. Corolla thnce 3 2 8 . G en is ta a- lo a riis a .