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28 G. DiFFu'sA Willd, The diffuse Genista,
t . 555., b u t n o t o f Aitón.
E n g ra v in g s. Jac q . Icon. R a r., t . 555.; and
o u r jSg^. 334.
Spec. Char., ^c. Branches pro-
cumbent from th e neck, triquetro
u s . Leaves lanceolate, and
smooth, a little ciliated. P e duncles
axillary, erect, and disposed
in inte rru p ted fascicles.
Corollas and legumes glabrous.
(D e c . Prod.) A procumbent
shrub. Ita ly and Styria, in exposed
places. Height 6 in. In tro
d u c ed in 1815. Flowers
y e llow ; May and Ju n e . L e gume
brown ; ripe in August.
3 3 4 . G en ista d e cûm b e n s .
Jc 29. G. p b o s t b a ' t a Lam. T h e p ro s tra te Genista.
L¿dd.^B‘o t ! 'c ! b ., 718.; and o ur fig s- 335.336.
Spec. Char., Sfc. Stems diffuse, pro stra te . Branche.s angular, striated, ra th e r
3 36. Genista p ;o s t r à ta
hairy. Leaves ovate-oblong, somewhat
hairy beneath. Flowers axdlary, on
long ere ct pedicels. Corolla glabrous.
hairy,3—4-seeded.{D e c .Prod.)
33 6 . G en ista p ro s trà ta .
Legumes iiai.y, o— *-=ccucr.. yxjoo. . . A p ro s tra te shrub. Burgundy,
and th e Alps o f Ju ra . Height 1 ft. Intro d u ced in 1775. Flowers yellow;
May and Ju n e. Legume b row n ; ripe in August.
Jt 30. G. p r o c u ' m b e n s Waldst. et Kit. T h e procumbent Genista.
Id e n tfic a tio n . W a ld st. e t K it. in W illd . S p ., 3. p . 9 4 0 ., D e c . P ro d ., 2. p . 152.; D o n ’s M ill.,2 .
E n g ra v in g s . B o t. Reg., t. 1150.; a n d o u r jig , 337
Spec. Char., 4c. Branches procumbent,
ro u n d , striated, ra th e r downy. Leaves
lanceolate, acute, and, as well as th e
calyxes, downy beneath. Flowers pedicellate,
axillary, in threes. Corolla
glabrous. (D e c . Prod.) A procumbent
shrub. Hungary and Moravia. Height
1 ft. In tro d u ced in 1816. Flowers
yellow ; Ju n e to August. Legume brown ; ripe in September.
M ost likely only a variety o f th e preceding species.
dk 31. G. P IL O 'S A Lin. The hairy Genista.
Identification. L in n . Sp. 999. ; Smith ’s E n g . F l., 3. p. 263.; Hayne Abbild. d e r d eu t. Ho lz ., p . 161. ;
De c. P ro d ., 2. p . 162. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 153. , , , , . .
Svnonvmes. G. rè p en s L am . FI. F r . ; Genistoides tn b e rc u la ta Maench Meth.
En g ra v in g s . Ja c q . F l. A u s tr., t . 208. ; H a y n e Abbild., t. 120. ; an d o u r f ig . 338.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Stems procumbent, stria ted , branched, tuberculated. Leaves
obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, folded, and having beneath a close-pressed silky
XXV. l e g u m i n a ' c e æ : c y ' t i s u s .
down. Flowers axillary, on short pedicels.
Calyx and pedicels silky. Legumes pubescent,
and 3— 4-seeded. (D e c . Prod.)
A procumbent shrub. South of France,
Switzerland, Germany, &c. ; and Britain,
on dry elevated downs or heaths, in
Suffolk, Cornwall, and N o rth Wales.
Height 1ft. Flowers yellow ; May and
Ju n e . Legume b row n ; ripe in Sept.
The specific name, pilòsa, is certainly not
very approjiriate, for there are other species,
such as G. candicans, much more hairy.
Other Species o f Genista. — G. spinósa, in the H o rt. Soc. Garden, is a young
plant with trifoliolate leaves, and th e side shoots terminating in spines, f heie
are various o th e r names in collections, and a great many in books ; Hut tne
whole genus is in such a state o f confusion, th a t nothing
with certainty respecting th e species, till they are all collected togc
cultivated in th e same garden and examined.
G e n u s V I I .
3 3 8 . Gen ista pilòsa.
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C Y 'T IS U S Dec. T h e C v t i s p s . Lin. Syst. Monadélphia Decandria.
Identification. De c. P ro d ., 2. p . 153. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. P- 154. Tj„hnenbaum Ger. ; Citiso, I ta l.
Gen Char. Calyx bilabiate. Upper U p usually entire ; lower one somewhat
tridenta te . Vexillum ovate, large. Carina very obtuse, including th e stamens
and pistils. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, many-seeded,
glandless. (Don’s M ill.) ^ i n i
Leaves trifoliolate, alternate, stipulate. Floivers of nearly all the species
Deciduous or sub-evergreen shrubs o f short duration, or low trees ;
natives chiefly o f the Middle and South o f Europe.
All th e species have trifoliolate leaves, and the flowers are for th e most p a rt
yellow. The shrubs have the habit of Genista o r o f 5'pártium, to b o th which
genera they are nearly allied. They are all ornamental, some o f them eminently
so ; and those wliich have their flowers in terminal racemes are deculedly more
elegant than those which have them in close terminal, or in axillary hsads.
T h e wood of the laburnum is valuable in tu rn e ry and cabinet-work. All the
species produce seeds in abundance, by which they are almost exclusively
propagated. The species recorded in books are numerous ; but, if they v®''®
all brought together, and cultivated in the same garden, we question much it
a tithe o f them would be found specilically distinct.
§ 1. Aïburnoides D e c .
De rivation. F rom th e word a lb u rn um , signifying th e w h ite in n e r sap-wood of t r e e . ; a n d applied
to this section from th e flowers of th e species being w h ite .
Sect. Char. Calyx campanulate. P o d 1—4-seeded, n o t dilated a t th e upper
suture. Flowers white. Leaves very few. Branches unarmed. (Dec.
Prod., ii. p. 153.)
a 1. C. a ' l b u s Link. The white Cytisus, or Portugal Broom.
IdentiHcation. L in k E n um .. 2. p. 241. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 153. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 154.
S ynok ymc s. Genista á lba L em . Dict. 2. p . 623.; Sp ártm m album W .
multiflbrum Ail. Ilo r t. K ew . 3. p . 11. ; .Spártmm dispermum Mcench Meth. p . 130. . Ge n ista muK
tillhra N. D u H am . 2. p . 76. ; Sp artium à F le u rs blanches, I r . ; weisse I fn eme n , Ger.
E n gravings. N. D u H am., 2. t. 23. ; an d oax f ig . 339.