S v ' w i f o fo® ! May to A u g u s t. L e g um e d a rk b row n ,
o r b la ck ; rip e in N o v em b e r.
J» 20. C. i i i r s u 't u s L- The hairy Cytisus.
S i “ « ™ ? E S S S = S ^ “
h a i r y , b u t sm o o th wh en o ld . ft®®“ !" (D e c . Prod.) A
“ f i S ; , i r " * " ^
C. triflòrus o f Loddiges’s arboretum.
A. 21 C CATITA'TUS J a » 5 . T h e h e a d e d - > « w C y tisu s .
forming heads a t th e points o f th e branches , b u t som
tim e s la te ra l in th e a u tu m n . Ca ly x e s “ f t ^ n ^ r s t a u b
w ith s h o rt h a irs . (Dec. Prod.) A n u p rig h t h o a ry sh ru b .
F o u n d wild o n th e ed g e s o f w o o d s in B u rg u n d y , I ta ly ,
a n d A u s tria . H e ig h t 2 ft. to 4 ft. I n tro d u c e d in 1174.
F l e e r s y e llow ; J u n e a n d J u ly . L e g um e d a rk b row n ,
3 6 1 . C. c a p ltà tu s .
o r b la ck ; rip e in O c to b e r. , r r y ;
M l . « c ' l l t o l
“ i “ “ ' “
some cases, perhaps, identical with th a t species.
J , 22. C. c il ia 'tu s WaMenb. T h e c ilia ted -p o d ta d C y tisu s .
m n t f i r a l i o n . Wa hlenb. F l. C arp .. 219. ; D e c . P ro d ., 2. p. 156. ; D o n ’s M ill., 2. p. 166.
E n g ra v in g . O a r fig ‘ • • , , . ,
2 ft. to 4 f t. In tro d u c e d in 1817. F low e rs y e llow ; J u n e a n d J u ly . L e
g um e b la ck ; rip e in O c to b e r.
M 2 3 . C. p o l y ' t r i c h u s Bieb. T h e m a n y -h a ired C y tisu s .
I d e n t i f i c a t i o n . Bleb. F l. T a a r . S u p p l., 477. ; D e c . P r o d , 2. p . 156. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 156.
En g ra v in g . Oar fig . . ni p . • _ ,
Spec Char &c. S tem s d e c lin a te . B ra n c h e s h is p id . L e a fle ts o b o v a te -e lh p -
? T c’ F I o w c t s la te ra l, u su a lly iu p a irs, pedicellate_. C a ly x e s a n d p o d s h a iry .
(D e c Prod ) A r e c um b e n t sh ru b . F o u n d m p in e fo re s ts , o n h ig h in o u n -
ato s in T a n r ia H e ig h t 2 ft. to 4 ft. In tro d u c e d in 1818. F ow e rs y e llow ;
H e a n d J u ly . L e g u m e b la ck ; rip e in O c to b e r. D eC a n d o lle o b se rv e s o f
ft th a t i t h a s th e h a irin e s s o f C. c a p ita tu s , th e d isp o s itio n o f th e flow e rs o f
C. h irs ù tu s , a n d th e h a b it o f C. su p in u s .
§ V. 'Lotoides Dec.
Derivation. F rom lotos, th e lo tu s, an d eidos, appearance ; from the general resemblance o f the
species to th e genus Lòtus.
Svec Char iS-c. Tube of the calyx short, obconical ; the upper lip 2-partecl,
thè lower 3-toothed. Corolla hardly longer than the calyx. Many-stemmed
decumbent shrubs, deciduous, with few flowers, generally capitate and terminal,
and all yellow. (Dec. Prod.)
Jk 24. C. a r g e ' n t e u s L . The silvery Cytisus.
Identification. L in . Sp., 1043. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. !M. ; D o n 's Mill., 2. p. 1-57.
Synonyme. Lòtus argénteus Brut. Fl. L u s . 2. P- U9.
Engravings. Lob. Icon., 2. p. 41. f. 2. ; an d o u r^ ¿ ^ 3G2.
Spec Char., 4c. Stems decumbent. Leaves, calyxes, corollas,
and pods clothed with a closely pressed silky down. Leaves
petiolate, trifoliolate; leaflets oblong-lanceolate. Flowers
3—4 , produced at the points of the shoots. (Dec. Prod.)
A decumbent shrub. Native of Carniola, the South of
France, and Mauritania. Height 1 ft. Introduced m 1739.
Flowers yellow ; August. L e g u m e black ; n p e in October.
A silkv silvery-looking shrub, from the prevalence of closely
pressed silky down over all its parts ; noticed m the specific character, and
wiience it derives its specific name.
A; 25. C. c a l y c i ' n u s Bieb. The farge-calyxed Cytisus.
Idm ti^c a l/o n .^^m eh . Fl. T au r., 2. p. 166. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 157. ; Do n ’s
Sm o n ì/m 'eT C. paucidbrus Willd. Sp. 3. p. 1126.
Engravings. Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 673. ; and o u rjig . 363.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stems ascending. Leaves, calyxes, and
rmds somewhat hairy from spreading down. Leaves
trifoliolate and oetiolate. Leaflets roundish, obovate.
Flowers terminal, from 2 to 8 together. (Dec. Prod.)
A prostrate shrub, with trailing branches, the ends of
which grow upright. Found in stony jilaces on Mount
Caucasus. Height 1 ft. Introduced in 1820. Flowers
yellow ; August. Legume black ; ripe in October.
Jk 26. C. n a ' n u s Willd. The dwarf Cytisus.
Identification. Willd. Enum., 769. ; Do n ’s Mill., 2. p 157.
Engravings. Wats. Dend. B n t., t. 81. ; and o ur fig . 364,
Spec. Char., 4c. Stems cylindrical. Leaves trifo-
liolatc, obovate, clotlied with strigose pubescence
beneath, and smooth above. Raceme terminal,
secund, usually 4-flowered. Calyx deeply 3-
pai'ted ; hairs on the stems and peduncles adpressed.
(Doris Mill.) A procumbent shrub.
Native of the Levant. Height 1 ft. Introd. in
1816. Flowers yellow; Ju n e and July. Legume
black ; ripe in October.
This is a beautiful little shrub for rockwork;
and if planted in dry sandy soil, covered with
broad flat stones to retain the moisture during
the hot weather of July, it will continue flowering
during the whole of th a t month, and produce
abundance o f seeds ; which may be sent to any
distance in the pods. , . j . > ,
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