Racemes terminal,stalked,
hoary and villous. Calyxes
campanulate, 3-Iobed; lobes
tomentosely ciliated.Corolla
glabrous, but the carina is
clothed with silky villi. Legume
glabrous, mucronate
by the style. {Don's MiU.)
An erect woody shrub, resembling
alabiirnnm. D a lmatia,
in woods on mountains.
Height 2 ft. to 3 f t . ;
6 ft. to 8 ft. in gardens. In troduced
in 1837. Flowers
yellow, frag ran t; Ju n e and
July. Legumes brown ; ripe
in October.
The racemes are erect, and
■ do n o t droop even when in
fruit. Tlie seeds are still more
poisonous than those o f the
common laburnum, and the
scent o f th e flowers causes
headach. T h e milk o f th e 313. cytisus Weldfsntt.
goats which feed upon the flowers, Baron Welden observes, produces the same
effect, only more severely, upon those who drink it. s.mic
5. C. n i'g r ic a .n s L . The black Cytisus
l l r f f c m i o n . L in . Sp., 1041. j De c. Prod.,- 2 .p . 163.: D o n ’s Mill,,
t. 802.; an d o u r
Spec. Char., 4c. Branches round, twiggy. Leaves
stalked, and clothed with closely pressed down
beneath, as well as th e branches, calyxes, and
pods ; leaflets elliptic. Racemes elongated, ter-
imnal erect. Calyxes without bracteas. {Dec.
Prod.) A handsome deciduous shrub. Piedmont,
Valíais, and Bohemia. On hills and along way-
mdes. Height 3 ft. to 6 f t . Introduced in 1730.
Flowers y e llow ; Ju n e a n d July. Legume black ;
u p e in October. The whole plant turns black
when drymg ; whence the specific name.
I t ripens seed in abundance ; and it may also be
propagated by grafting on C. Laburnum, thus form-
mg a handsome standard.
344. CytisuBnigricaiiB.
fil 6. C. s e s s i l i f o 'l iu s L . The ses.sile-Ieaved Cytisus.
M m tifica tio n . L m . S p .,1 0 4 1 .; Dec. P ro d ., 2 p 1.63 • Engravings. Lam, III,, t. 618. f. 2.: Bot. Mag.ft. 2M.’;D°rodn ’is ZMfilil fs9^ n^ Zi sZs '346.
Spec. Char 4c. The whole plant quite smooth. Branches round Floral
leaves almost sessile, and leaflets ovate. Racemes terminal, short, and ere ct •
each c a l p having a 3-Ieaved hractea under it. (Dec. Prod.) A shrnh with
upright taanches, and smooth .shining leaves. Native o f France a n d ’p ied
nmnt Height 4 ft. to 7 ft. IntrodSced in 1569. Flowera y ta o w f ¿ 1 '
and June. Legume black ; n p e m October. ^
In very general cultivation in British gardens, generally as a bush, bnt ts
ometimes
grafted standard high on the
laburnum ; when it forms a very
formal, symmetrical, round-headed,
small tree, which, however, is
highly beautiful when m flower.
W e have given two figures ot
this species, both drawn to th e ,
same scale, to show how much it
varies in th e magnitude and general
appearance of its folrage, tacord-
ing to soil and situation. Plants
grrfted standard liiglq are common
in the London nurseries.
346. CJtisux sessilifòlius.
345. cytisus sessilifòUus.
a. 7. C. T R IF E O 'E U S V H k i t . The three-flowered Cytisus.
^jn o n y'me. C’ f J! I riS h ., t'. 6. f. 452. ; o ur fig . 347.
i » « z - j « — « g ■
b u t neither as a standard nor as a dwaif is it ot gica
be planted in an airy situation.
347. cytisus triflòrus.
duration. I t should
a 8 C. pa'tens X. The spreading Cytisus.
T iu Svst. Vég. 555.. ac co rdm s to L ’H é rit. S tirp ., 184. ; Dec.
■‘* ” 'Jd “ 2[“p .r i54. ; D o n ’s M ill., 2. p . 166. c . grandiflbnis Dec. P rod. 2.
S u n o n y r n e s . C .p en d uU n u sLm . i ' j i - g V 7 19.; Spàrtium pàten s L tn .
trifoliolate, p e tio la te ; j e s s e d down.
black ; ripe m October. i
A very handsome shmb, especially when
Id g t not^ so common in collections as it ought to be.
9 C soopa'rius Link. The common Broom.
cytisus pàteit*.
làrìa I,mn.
commun.
2. p . 623-, b u t n o t ot v m . ; kr. a..-------
E r . ; d ^ F rD m f s i s . ; Smith E n g l. B o t., 1 .1339.; end o u r fig . 349. «„graomg*. CEd.Fl.Dnn..t.3i3, Leaves petioled, trifoliolate ;
S p e c .C h a r ., 4 c - the leaflets oblong. Flowers axill-ary, pethe
uppermost simple, these an margins. {Dec. Prod.) A shrub,
diceled, solitary. R®ft*four of its numerous young shoots. Native of dry
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