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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM.
Very ornamentai, and well deserving a place among o th e r species o f the
3 5 5 . C. p u rp ù re u s.
genus. I t forms a handsome object grafted standard iiigh.
B. Floiuers purple.
dk 14. C. p u r p u ' r e u s Scop. The purple^/om«-»/ Cytisus.
Identification. Scop. C arn ,, No. 905. t. 43, ; D e c. P ro d .. 2. p . 155. ; D o n ’s M ilt, 2. p . 166.
E n g ra v in g s . Ja c q . Aust. Append., t. 48.; Lodd. Bot. Cab,, t. 892. ; B ot. Mag., t. 1176. ; an d o ur
fig s . 354, 355.
Spec. Char., 4 c. Stems procumlient, twiggy. Leaves, calyxes, and legume.s
glabrous. Leaflets oblong. Flowers axillary, solitary, on sh o rt pedicels.
(Don's ASll.) A procumbent shrub. Native o f Carniola in exposed places.
Height 1 ft. Introduced in 1792. Flowers purple ;
May to August. Legume black ; ripe in October.
Varieties.
dk C. p . 2 flòre álbo H o rt, has th e flowers o f a pure
white.
dk C. p . 3 flòre ròseo..—Flowers rose-coloured. P lan ts
in the Horticultural Society’s Garden.
O f all th e different species o f Cy-
tisiis, when grafted on the laburnum
standard high, this forms the most
graceful tre e ; and a plant o f it covered
with its purple flowers, placed on a
lawn, o r in a border near a standard o f
Genista tríq u etra, covered with its
golden yellow flowers, will produce a
very striking effect. The singular hybrid
or sp o rt formed between this plant and the laburnum has
been already described, p. 216.
C. Flowers yellow.
3 5 4 . C. p u rp ù re u s
J» 15. C. e l o n g a ' t u s Waldst. et Kit. The
elongated Cytisus.
Identification. Wa ld st. e t K it. H u n g ., 2. p. 200. t, 183. ; Dec.
P ro d ., 2. p . 155. ; D o n ’s M ill., 2. p. 155.
E n gravings. Wa ld st. e t K it. Hung., t. 183. ; and o u r fig . 356.
Spec. Char., 4e. Stems erect. Branches elongated
and round ; young ones hairy. Leaflets
obovate, clothed -beneath with closely pressed
hairs. Flowers lateral, usually in fours, on short
pedicels.- Calyxes hairy. (JJec. Prod.) An erect
pubescent shrub. Native o f Hungary, in woods.
Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1804. Flowers
yellow ; May and Ju n e . Legume dark brown,
or black ; ripe in September.
In H . S. Garden, and a t Messrs. Loddiges’s.
16. C. m u l t i f l o ' r u s Lindl. T h e many-
flowered Cytisus.
Identification. L in d l. Bot. Reg., t . 1191. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 1.66.
Synonymes. C. elongàtus Ho r tu l., b u t n o t of Kit. ; C. elongàtus
ß multiflórus Dec. Prod. 2. p . 155.
Eng ra vin g s. Lindl. B o t. Reg., t . 1191. ; an d o u r fig . 357.
Spec. Char., Sjc. Stems erect. Branches elongated,
te re te , younger ones villous. Leaflets
oblong, tapering to the base, villous beneath,
and o f the same colour on both surfaces. cytuus eiongàu*.
Flowers usually ternary. Pedicels about equal in length to th e petioles
XXV. l e g u m i n a ' c e æ : c y ' t i s u s .
Vexillum emarginate, undulated. (Don’s Mill.) A downy shrub. Native of
Eu ro p e. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1800. Flowers yellow ; May
and June. Legume b la ck ; ripe in September.
I t appears to us to be only a variety o f the preceding species.
357. cy tisu s m u ltifló ru s . 3 5 8 . c y tisu s falch tu s. 369. cy tisu s a u striac u s.
J . 17. C. f a l c a ' t u s Waldst. et Kit. The siokXe-like-podded Cytisus.
Identification. Wa ld st e t K it. H u n g ., 3. p. 264. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2, p. 15.6. ; D o n ’s Mill,, 2. P- 150.; Lod.
Engravings. L o d d . B ot. Cab., t. .620. ; W a ld st. e t Kit. H u n g ., 3. t. 238, ; an d o u r fig. 358.
Spec.Char., 4c. Stems declinate. Branches round and twiggy; the young
ones, as well as the leaves, clotlied with closely pressed hairy down. Petioles
hairy. Flowers usually in threes, lateral, and on short peduncles. Calyxes
clothed with closely pressed hairs. (Dec. Prod.) A downy shrub. Native
o f Croatia, the South o f Russia, and Gallicia. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. In tro d .
1816. Flowers yellow; Ju n e to August. Legume b la ck ; ripe in October.
Varieties. C. triflòrus Lod., C. ruthénicus Lod., C. decûmbens Lod., are
apparently all varieties o f this species.
A» 18. C. a u s t r i ' ACUS L . The Austrian Cytisus.
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156.
facq. A u s tr., t. 21. j an d our
Identification. Lin. Sp., 1042. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . 156. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. n.E ngravings. Mill. Icon., 117. f. 2 .; P a ll. I tin ,, ed. Gal., t . 100. f. 3 .; J a
Spec. Char., 4c. Stems upright. Branches round and twiggy, and, as well as
the leaves, clothed with closely pressed strigose pubescence. Leaflets lanceolate,
a ttenuated a t both ends. Flowers terminal, somewhat umbellate.
Calyxes and legumes ra th e r hairy. (Dec. Prod.) An upright downy shrub.
Fo u n d in woods and rough places in Austria, U p p e r Italy, the Ukraine,
and Siberia. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1741. Flowers yellow ;
July to September. Legume black ; ripe in November.
Variety.
* C. a. 2 nova Lod. has the leaves much smaller than
the species, and seems to be an erect, and very distin
c t variety.
J: 19. C. s u p i ' n u s Jacq. The supine Cytisus.
Identification. Jac q . F l, A u str., 1 .1. 20. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 156. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2.
p. 156.
Synonyme. C. Zotoides P o u r . Act. Toul. S. t. 318.
Eng ra vin g s. C lu s. H is t., p . 96., No . 7., icon.; Jacq. F l. A u s tr., 1 .1. 20.; and
o u r 360.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stems branched and decumbent. Branches
round, and, when young, ra th e r hairy ; adult ones smooth.
Leaflets obovate, hairy beneath. Flowers 2-—4, usually
terminal and pedunculate. Calyxes and pods slightly hairy.
3 60. Cÿtisus supinus.
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