238 A R B O R E T U M E T F R U T IC E B R I T A N N I C U M .
3 8 5 . C. arboréscens.
Variety.
Î C. a. 2 inérmis Hort. lias the branches
without spines. Plants in the Horticultural
Society’s Garden.
Pallas informs us th a t upon the banks o f rivers
It grows to the height o f 18 ft. or more ; but in
and places it is only a small shrub ; in the latter
state forming, as we think, the varieties C. (a )
AUagàna, and C. (a .) microphylla. C. arboréscens
forms an erect stiff tree, with numerous upri<>-ht-
growing branches. The flowers are axillary, one
on a pedicel; the pods are oblong-taper, and each
contains 3 or 4 seeds. The wood is hard, compact,
and very tough ; yellow on the outside; and
withiii, waved and striped with red, and with
reddish brown.
-*» 2. C. ( a.) Altaga'na Poir. The Altagana
Caragana, or Siberian Pea Tree.
Identification. Poir. Sun.,
2 -P .8 9 . ; Dec. P rod., 2.
p. 26|. i D o n 's Mill., 2.
Synonymes. Kobinia AU
K i i f t ^ b t e . ' Æ 0 6 . ; Cura-
EngravS^'s. " T Siberia.
Spec Char., 4e. Leaves having 6 or 8 pairs oi
glabrous, obovate-roundish, retuse leaflets. P e -
tio e unarmed. Stipules spinescent. Pedicels
' ¿ r / / ? ’■ ‘'ather compressed. (Don’s
M t . ) A lo w shrub. Siberia, in arid plains.
Height 3 ft. to 4 ft Introd. 1789. Flowers
386. c.(s.iAaagiue. SeptembCT " fo'own ; ripe in
Usually propagated by grafting on C. arboréscens.
3. C (A . ) » n cR O P H y 'L L A Dec The small-leaved Caragana, or Siberian
Pea I'ree.
Identification. De c. P ro d ., 2. p . 268.; Do n ’s Mill., 2 n 248
Synonymes. RobinM mlcrophÿlla Fail. Fl. Ross, t 42 '
I. i , 2 .; Laraguna. Altagdna var. f a i r . Suppl. 2. n 89
Engravings. Pall. F l. Iloss,, t. 32. £ 1, 2., u n d e r th e name
o f Robinia microphÿlla ; an d o u r fig . 387.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves with 6—7 pairs o f f
hoary retuse leaflets. Petioles and stipules J
ra th e r spinescent a t th e apex. R o o t creep- ^
ing. (Doris M ill.) A low shrub. Siberia,
in the D e se rt o f Baraba, and in o th e r arid
places. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in
1819. Flowers yellow ; April to June. Legume
brown ; ripe in August.
387. C. (ari mic ro p h y lla .
- L C. (A . ) R e o o V s k z Dec. Redowski’s Caragana, or Siberian Pea Tree.
- 0 0 . 1 . i f . - .
Height 4 it. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1820 Plnwè i®''’ shrub. Siberia.
Legume brown ; ripe irXuguftt “ “ <> Ma;;
Variety,
J» c . (A .) R. 2 prts'cox Fisch. only differs from C. Redówski in coming
into flower earlier. The specimen in the H o rt. Soc. Garden was in
full leaf, and in flower, on April 30. 1836, when C. frutéscens and
C. arborescens had not a single leaf expanded.
In general appearance and habit o f growth, it resembles C. Altagana, ol
which it is probably only a variety. H. S.
S. C. ( a . ) a r e n a ' r i a Donn and Sims.
Sand Caragana.
The
38 8 C. (a .) a re n à ria .
I t ripens seeds in Eng-
Identification. Donn H o rt. Cant. ; Sims B ot. Mag., 1 .1886.
Engravings. Sims Bot. M a g .,t. 1886. ; and o u r 388.
Spec, Char., ^c. Leaves with, usually, 4 or
more pairs o f obcordate leaflets. Pedicels
usually twin, and shorter than th e flowers.
Stipules subulate. Flowers yellow. (Doris
M ill.) A low shrub. Siberia. Height 1 ft. to
2 ft. Introd. 1802. Flowers yellow; April
and May. Legume dark brown ; ripe in August.
Probably only another variety o f C. arboréscens.
land, b a t is generally propagated by grafting.
äS 6 . C. f r u t e ' s c b n s Dec. The s h r u b b y Caragana.
Id e n tific a tim . Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . 268. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 843.
Synonymes. Robinia frutéscens L in . Spec. 1044., P a lt. Fl. Ross. t. 43. ; C. d ig ita ta L am . Dict.
1. p. 616. >
E n g ra vin g s. Swt. F l.-G a rd ., t. 227. ; P a ll F l. Ross., t. 43., as Ro b in ia frutéscens ; an d o u r fig. 389.
Spec. Char., 4e. Leaves having 2 pairs o f leaflets, which
approximate near tlie top o f the petiole : they are obo-
vate-cuneated. Stipules membranous. Petiole furnished
with a short spine a t the apex. Pedicels solit-ary, twice
th e length o f the calyx. Flowers yellow, resupinate.
Leaves with a yellow hue. (Doris M ill.) A low shrub.
Native of Russia, on the banks o f the Wolga and other
rivers. Height in open situations 5 ft. ; in woods and
gardens 9 ft. to 1 0 ft. Introduced in 1752. Flowers
yellow ; May. Legume brown ; ripe in August.
Varieties. DeCandolle mentions two forms: —
* C. / 1 latifòlia, which has glabrous
broadly obovate leaflets,
and is frequent in gardens ;
there being a subvariety, with
2-flowered peduncles ; and
389. C. frutésc en s.
C. f . 2 angusiifolia, which has glabrous oblong cuneated
leaflets, and is found near Odessa.
A h a n d s o m e s h r u b , s o m e t im e s g r a f t e d s t a n d a r d h ig h o n
C. a r b o r é s c e n s .
JÏ 7. C. ( f . ) m o 'l l i s Bess. The s o f t Caragana.
Identification. Bess. Emira. PI. Volh., p. 29.; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 243.
Synonymes. ^6b\'Ciiam6\\i& Bieb. Fl. T a u r . Suppl. A ll.; Ro b in ia tom en .
tósa Fisch. llo r t. Gorenk. 1818 ; Caragàna frutéscens va r. móllis Bec.
Prod. 2. p. 268.
E n g ra v in g . O a t fig . 390. from, a specimen in D r. L in d ley ’s herbarium.
Spec. Char., Sjc. Leaves with 2 pairs o f oblong, cuneated,
approximate leaflets, near the tip of the petiole, clothed
with soft hair. Petiole ending in a short spine. P e dicels
solitary. Flowers yellow. (Dec. Prod.) A low
»90. C. (f.) móllis.
shrub,
1818.
Native o f Tanria and Podolia. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in
Flowers yellow ; April and May. Legume brown ; ripe in August.