2 4 0 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM.
XXV. l e g u m i n a ' c e æ : c ah ag a 'n a . 2 4 1
J» 8. C, p ygmæ 'a JJc». The pygniy Caragatia.
Identification. D e c. P ro d ., 2. p. 268. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2 p. 243
Synonyme. Robinio pygmæ'a L in . Sp. 1044., Pali. Fl. Ross. 1 . 1. 4.5., Amm. Ruth. t. 35.
Eng ra vin g s. P a ll. P'I. Ross., 1. t. 45. ; Amm. R u th ., t. 3-5., as Robinia pygmæ'a ; and o u r fig . .391.
Spec. Char., Spe. Leaves with 2 pairs of linear, glabrous, approximate leaflets
near the tip of the petiole, which is very short. Stipules and petioles spinescent.
Pedicels solitary, and nearly the length o f the calyx. Calyx nearly
equal at the base. Leaflets acute, crowded, usually in the axils o f trifid
spines. Flowers yellow. (Dec. Prod.) A low shrub. Native o f the Altaic
Mountains. Height 2 f t. to 6 ft. Introduced in
1751. Flowers yellow ; April and May. Legume
brown ; ripe in August.
Variety.
Ji C .p . 2 arenària Fisch. has linear-cuneate leaflets,
and pedicels o f the flowers generally
longer than the calyx. i
This species has large trifid spines, slender leaves,
and small flowers. The leaflets are remarkable for
being in fours, disposed in the form of a star, in the
axils of the spines. The young shoots are o f a fine
yellow, very tough, and fit for being used as withs.
When grafted as a standard on C. arboréscens, it forms a small tree o f very
singular appearance. Increased by suckers or by grafting.
Jk 9. C. s p iN o 's A Dec. The spiny Caragana.
Identification. Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 269. ; Lindl. B o t. Reg., 1021. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 243.
Synonymes. Robin?« spinósa L in . Mant. 269. ; Ro b in ia fèrox PalL Fl. Ross. 1. t. 44., Itin . t. E . e.
f. 2. and 3. ; Robinia spinosissima L a xm . Nov. Act. P e t. 15. t. 30. f. 4. ; Caragàna fè rox L am.
Diet. 1. p . 315.
Eng ra vin g s. Pall. F l. Ross., 1 . 1. 44. ; B o t. Reg., 1 .1021. j an d o a t fig . 392.
Spec. Char.,8fc. Leaves with 2—4 pairs o f cu-
neate-Iinear glabrous leaflets. Stipules small,
spinose. Adult petioles permanent, strong,
and spinose, twice the length of the leaflets.
Flowers solitary, almost sessile, and o f a
bright yellow. Legume ra th e r compressed.
(Don’s M ill.) A
391. C. p y gm æ 'a .
spiny shrub. Siberia,
in gravelly
arid s itu a tio n s;
and also said to be
plentiful in China,
about Pekin,
where branches
of it are stuck in
clay upon th e tops of the walls, in order th a t its
spines may prevent persons from getting over
them. (Pall. Fl. Ross.) Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. In troduced
in 1755. Flowers yellow; April and
May. Legume brown ; ripe in August.
Seeds, cuttings, or grafting,
makes a very singular plant.
A. 10. C. t r a g a c a n t h o i ' d e s Poir.
Standard high it
thorn-like Caragana.
The Goat’s-
Identification. P o ir. Suppl., 2. p . 90. ; D e c. P r o d , 2. p. 269. ;
D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 241,
3 9 5 . C. (ragacauthSides.
R o b in ia iragacanthoides P a ll.R o v . Act. Pet. 13. t. 7., A str. 115. t. 86. ; Robinia ma-
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves with 2—4 pairs o f ohlong-lanceolate silky leaflets
ending m a little spine. Stipules spinescent. Adult petioles permanent!
strong, and spinose, twice th e length of the leaflets. Pedicels solitary short
Legume hoary-villous. (Doris M ill.) A low spiny shrub. Native o f Sil
bena, among granite rocks. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Introduced in 1816.
Flowers yellow, drooping ; Apnl and May. Legume brown ; ripe in August.
When grafted standard high, it forms a very singular object.
Jà 1 1 . C. j u b a ' t a Poir. The crested Caragana.
Identification. P o ir. Suppl., 2. p . 89. ; Deo. P ro d , 2. p. 269. ; D o n ’s Mill 2 n 244
Si/ncnyme. Roblnio ju b à ta Pafi. in Act. Pet. 10. t. 6., A s tr . p. 113. t. sV .'lo d d B o t Cah t >>22
Engravings. P.al. Act. P e t., 10. t. 6. ; Jjod. Bot. Cab’., t. 522., as Hobin;v, iubiíaTandtní'i». 394.
Spec. Char 4 c . Leaves with 4 or 5 pairs o f oblong-lanceolate lanuginously
ciliated leaflets. Stipules setaceous. Petioles somewhat spinose- adult
ones deflexed, filiform, permanent. Pedicels solitary, very short. Le»ume
glabrous. Flowers few and white, suffused with red. (Doris Mill ) A low
shrub ; native of Siberia near Lake Baikal.
Height 1 ft. to 1 ft. 6 in. Introduced in 1796.
Flowers white, tinged with re d ; April and
May. Legume brown ; ripe in August.
cracftntha Lodd. Cat.
E n g ra vin g s. P a ll. Nov. Act. P e t., 10. t. 7. ; A s tr., 115. t.
This species has a curious shaggy appearance,
occasioned by the footstalks o f the leaves bein«
bristly or thorny, and remaining on long after
the leaflets have dropped off. Increased by 394. c .j„ i,h t a .
fooidnl object™^“' ' “ “ standard forming a very singular-
J» 1 2 . C. g r a n d i f l o ' r a Dec. The great-flowered Caragana.
Identification. Dec. P ro d .,2. p. 268. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 243 °
Synonyme. Ro b in ia grandiflòra Fied. F i. T aw . 1. p 168
Engraving. Ou r fig . 395.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves with 2 pairs of oblong-cuneated approximate
leaflets, near the tip o f the petiole, which is
very short. Stipules and petioles spinose. Pedicels solitary,
almost the length o f the calyx, which is gibbous at the
base. Legume terete, acute, brown, glabrous. Flowers
1 m. long, yellow. (Doris Mill.) A low shrub ; native
o f Georgia, near Teflis. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced
in 1823. Flowers yellow, 1 in. long ; Ju n e and July.
Legume brown; ripe in September. H .S .
395. C. grandifloi-a.
.« 13. C. Chamla 'g v Lam. The Chamlagu, or Chinese Cara«ana.
Identification. L am . D ie t, 1. p. 616,; De c. P ro d , 2. °
p. 268. ; D o n ’s M ilt, 2. p. 243,
Synonyme. Robinia Chamlàgu L ’H é rit. Stirp., N.
Du Ham.
Engravings. L ’H é rit. Stirp., t. 77. ; N . D u Ham.
.Arb., 2. t. 21. ; and o u r f ig . 396.
Spec. Char., 4e. Leaves with 2 pairs of
distant, oval, or obovate, glabrous
leaflets. Stipules spreading, and, as
well as the petioles, spinose. Pedicels
solitary. Flowers pendulous, large,
and yellow, a t length becoming reddish.
Root smelling like liquorice. (Don’s
M ill.) A diffuse smooth shrub. Native
o f China. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced
in 1773. Flowers yellow, at
length becoming reddish, large ; May
and June. Legume brown; ripe August. 395. c.chmug,.
6. ; and o u r ^ . 393.
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