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long as the calyx ; and about 8 lines long. Legume containing 8— 10 seeds,
(D e c . P iW .) A diffuse shrub. Naples. Iie ig h t 3 ft. to 4 ft. Intro d u ced in
1818. Flowers yellow ; J u n e a n d J id y . Legume brown ; ripe in September.
Variety.
G. a. 2 scariòsa. G. scariòsa Vin. (F rag . Fl. Ital. 1. t. 8 .; and our
flg . 328.) — An upright shrub, closely resembling th e species._ In tro duced
in 1821, and flowering in the H o rt. Soc. Garden in Ju n e
and July. I t deserves a place in collections.
23. G. t i n c t o ' r i a L . The P y e r ’s Broom, or G re en Weed.
identificaiion. L in . Sp,, 998. ; D e c. P ro d ., 2. p. 1-51. ; D o n ’s Miii,, 2. p . Ì52. , .
Sunonyrnes. G. itiilica L od. Cat. ; Base Broom, Green Wood, D y e r’s We ed, an d Wood-waxen ;
Genet des T e in tu rie rs , Genêt de Sibérie, F r . ; fä rb en d e r G in ster, Ge r. ; Bace ilina Ita l.
E n gravings. E n g . B o t., t. 44. ; an d o u r j ^ . 329.
Spec. Char., 4c R o o t creeping. Stems almost upright. Branches round,
striated, upright. Leaves simple, lanceolate, ra th e r glabrous. Flowers glabrous,
in spiked racemes. Legume glabrous. (Dec. Prod.) _ A creeping-
rooted low shrub. Common in Fu ro p e, in grassy fields, and in woods and
copses, particularly in dry gravelly or sandy soils. Height 1 ft. to 3 ft.
Flowers yellow ; Ju ly . Legume brown ; ripe in September.
Varieties.
xk G. t. 2 flòre pièno. —There are plants in th e Fp som Nursery and
the H o rt. Soc. Garden,
ja G. /. 3 latifòlia Dec. — Leaves broad-
lanceolate. A native o f Auvergne, on
th e Mont d’Or.
G. t. 4 hirsùta Dec. — Leaves somewhat
villose. Branches upright. A native o f ‘
sunny meadows.
J» G. Í. 5 pratensis Poll. — L eaves oblong-
lanceolate, ra th e r hairy. Branches ascending.
Inhabits the mountainous parts
o f Upper Italy.
I t is very common in pastures, in many places,
both in England and Scotland ; but, when cows
feed on it, it is said by R ay to give a b itte r taste
to their milk. All parts o f this plant, and especially
3 2 9 . Gen ista tin c tò ria .
th e branches and leaves, have long been u s e d by dyers for producing
yellow, especially for dyeing wool th a t is afterwards to be dyed green with
woad ( /s á tis tinctòria L .) . The plant is not
now in cultivation for this purpose ; but, in
Norfolk -and Suffolk, it is still collected in
quantities from sandy wastes and commons,
and sold to th e dyers.
ä i 24. G. ( t . ) s i b i ' r i c a L . The Siberian
Genista.
Identification. L in . M an t., 671.; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 151.;
D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 152.
S yn o n ym e s. Genistoides e là ta Moench Meth. 132. ; Gen
is ta tin c tò ria v a r. N . D u H am .
En g ra v in g s . J a c . H o rt. Vin d ., t . 190. ; a n d our fig . 330.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stems ere ct ; and th e whole
plant more slender and taller than G.
tinctòria, o f which it is evidently only a
variety. An erect shrub. Siberia. Height
6 ft. Introduced in 1785. Flowers yellovv ;
Ju n e to August. Legume brown ; ripe in
September. 530. s«nista (t.i siurica
XXV. l e g u m i n a 'c e æ ; g e n i ' s t a .
25. G. ( t . ) o v a ' t a Waldst. The oyate-icaved Genista.
Idenfiflcation. 'W.aldst. e t K it. H , H u n g ., 1. t. 8 4 .; B a lb .; B e r t . ; T a r . ; T e n . ; D c -. Prod.
2. p. 151. J D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 163.
Ciinonume. G. n e rv a ta K it. in L iit.
fn g ra v tn g s . Wa ldst. e t K it. H u n g ., 1. t. 84.; Dend.
B r i t . , t . 77. ; an d o u v jîg . 331.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stems numerous, hairy,
erectish, somewhat herbaceous, striated,
terete. Leaves ovate, or ovate-oblong,
3 3 1 . Genista ( t.) o v à ia.
8 3 2 . G en ista tria n g u lh ris .
and are, as well as the legumes, hairy.
Racemes short. Corolla smooth. (B o ris
M i l l ) A shrub. Sclavonia and H u n gary
; and on th e hills o f Italy, from
Piedmont to Naples. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft.
Introduced in 1819. Flowers y e llow ;
Ju n e to August. Legume brown ; ripe
in September.
J * 26. G . t r i a n g u l a ' r i s Willd. The tñaaguXar-slemmed Genista.
iBkikniifìrniinn. Willd. S p .. 3. p . 939. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . 151. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 153.
Svnom/me G. tríq u e tra Waldst. et K it. H u n g . 2. p. 165.1 .153., b u t n o t o f Alton.
W a ld st. e t K it. H u n g .. 2. t. 163. ; a n d o u r f ig . 332.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Branches smooth, 3-
angled, and, as well as the stems, ascending.
Leaves lanceolate, and mucronate.
Flowers axillary Legume compressed,
and mucronate. (Dec, Prod.) A shrub.
Hungary, on calcareous rocks. Height
1 ft. I n tr o d . in 1815. Flowers yellow ;
May. and Ju n e . Legume b row n ; ripe
in August.
Closelv resembling G. tríq u etra, o f which, notwithstanding its simple leaves,
it may p'ossibly be only a variety ; th e change n o t being greater th an what
takes, place in Uráxinus excélsior simplicifòlia.
27. G . s a g i t t a ' l i s L . The arrow-jointed Genista.
Ge ta Moeilc/i Meth. ; S altzw e d è lia Siigittàlis
E f g r Z t í f . ' S k cT 'F l. A u st.. t. 209.; Ha y n e A bbild., t. 117. ; an d ca r flg . 333.
Spec Char., 4 c . Stems p rostrate. Bi'anches herbaceous, ascending, 2-edged,
membranous, somewhat articulated. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Flowers
disposed in an ovate, terminal, leafless
spike. Corolla smooth ; b u t th e keel is
furnished with a villous line on th e back.
(D o r is MiU.) A prostrate shrub. Continental
Europe, in mountain pastures.
Height 6 in. Introduced in 1750. Flowers
yellow ; May and June. Legume brown ;
ripe in August.
Variety.
dH G .S .2 minor Dec. — A small shrub,
having the branches clothed with
adpressed pubescence at the apex,
as well as the leaves.
_ . , , . , 3.13. Gen ista sa g lttiU s. For practical purposes, this may be considered
as a herbaceous plant. It is a very distinct, ornamental, and liardy
sort ; growing and flowering freely.
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