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24S ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM.
jo in ts separate slowly and unobviously, b u t they do separate. (D e c . Prod.)
A bushy glabrous shrub. Middle and Southern E u ro p e, in thickets and
hedges. H eight 4 ft. to 10 ft. In tro d u ced in 1596. Flowers yellow ; April
to Ju n e . Legume brown ; ripe in September.
Before the flowers are expanded, the corolla is partly red externally, mostly
■ so towards th■ e 't i■ ps of" th■ e p e ta'l s ; and th e mingling of th e yellow f lowers, witi ^ ■ :h
flower-buds more or less red, and the elegant foliage, produce a fine effect. I t
flourishes most in a sunny sheltered situation, and a dry soil. It bears clippin
and would form a beautiful garden hedge.
2. C. / u ' n c e a L.
n. Sp., KM7. ; D e c. Proc
Identification. L in .1047.P ro d ., 2. p . 309. ; D o n ’s M ill., 2, p . 274, " 235, ; ■ " • -
E n g ra v in g s . B o t R eg ., t. 820. ; Bot. Cab., t
The rashy-branched Coronilla.
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an d o u r J ig . 409.
Spec. Char., %c. Shrubby, glabrous. Branches rush-like, round, bearing but
few leaves ; th e la tte r are a tten d ed by minute stipules, and
have 3—7 leaflets, th a t are linear oblong, obtuse, and ra th e r
fleshy ; th e lowest leaflets being ra tlie r d istan t from th e base
o f th e petiole. T h e flowers a re yellow, 5—7 in an -umhel.
The claws o f the petals are scarcely longer than the calyx.
T h e legume is ra th e r compressed, and its jo in ts separate
obviously. (Dec. Prod.) An e re ct glaucous shrub. South
o f France. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Intro d u ced in 1756. Flowers
bright yellow ; Ju n e and Ju ly . Legume brown ; ripe in
September.
4 09. C. Jú n c e a .
It deserves a place in collections, on account o f the singularity of its rushlike
slender branches, which, like those o f Spàrtium j'unceum, are partly destitute
o f leaves.
Sect. IV . P h a s e o ' l e æ .
G e n u s X IX .
W IST A 'R /r i Nutt. T h e W i s t a r i a . Lin. Syst. Diadelphia Decándria.
Identification. N u tt. Gen. Amer., 2. p. 115.; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 389. ; D o n ’s M ill.,2 . p . 348.
S ynonyme•ss.. GGllyÿcciinnee sspp.. ZZ..,,,. TT hh yy rrss aá nn tthh uu ss E llio t, KKrraaiuinnhh??« RRaaiflin.
D e riv a tio n . Named in h o n o u r o f Caspar W isia r, la te P ro fe sso r o f Ana tomy in th e U n iv e rsity of
P en n sy lv an ia. (D on's M ill., ii. p . 348.) N u tta ll first ch a ra c te rised an d n am ed th is genus, from th e
Americ an specieS, which h e denominated W. speciósa ; b u t which D eC a n d o lle h as ch an g ed to W .
frutéscens. In D eC a n d o lle ’s Pro iirom u s, an d some o th e r w orks, W is ta r ia is erro n eo u sly spelled
W is tè ria .
Gen. Char. Calyx campanulate, somewhat bilabiate, upper lip with two short
te e th , lower one with 3 subulate teeth. Corolla papilionaceous. Vexillum
bicallose. Wings conforming to th e keel, which is 2-edged. Stamens diadelphous.
Nectariferous tube girding th e stipe o f th e ovary. Legume standing
on a short stipe, coriaceous, 2-valved, 1-celled, ra th e r torulose a t th e seeds,
(D o ris M i l l )
Leaves compound, opposite, exstipulate, d e c id u o u s ; impari-pinnate.
Flowers bluish purple, in terminal and axillary racemes.— Shrubs, deciduous,
twining; natives o f N o rth America and C h in a ; o f vigorous growth,forming,
when in flower, some o f th e most splendid ornaments o f B ritish gardens.
The species are quite hardy, will grow in any soil, and a re generally propagated
by layers o f the young shoots, which will ro o t a t every jo in t if laid
down during summer as they grow. Th ey may also be propagated by cuttings
o f th e ro o ts ; o r by seeds.
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XXV. l e g u m i n a ' c e æ : g l e d iV s c i i / . / . 249
_ î 1. W . f r u t e ' s c e n s Dec. T h e shrubby Wistaria.
Identification. Dec. P r o d , 2. p . 390.; D o n ’s Mill., 2 .p .348.
Synonymes. Glycine fru té sc en s L in . Sp. 1067. : /i'p io s
frutéscens P h . Fl. A m . Sept. 2. p. 474. ; Anónymos
frutéscens W a it. Fl. Car. 186. ; W is ta r ia speciósa N u tt.
Gen. Am e r . 2. p. 115.; T h y rs a n th u s fru té sc en s E llio t
J o u rn . Acad. Sci. Philad. ; P h aseo lo id es B o r t. A n g l.
55. ; th e Kidneybean T re e .
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2103. ; an d onr fig . 4) 0.
Spec. Char., SfC. Wings o f th e corolla each
with two auricles. Ovary glabrous. Flowers
odorous. (D e c . Prod.) An elegant
deciduous climber. Virginia, Carolina, ;
and th e Illinois, in boggy places. Stem
20 ft. to 30 ft. In tro d . 1724. Flowers
bluish purple, sweet-scented, the standard
having a greenish yellow spot a t the base;
July to September. Legume brown ; ripe
in October.
_ . . J 1 e .1 4 1 0 , WistàTÌa fru tésc en s. I t IS readily propagated by cuttings ot the
root and by layers, and forms a very oi’namental climber, especially when
trained against a wall.
^ 2 . W. c h i n e ' n s i s Dec. The Chinese Mfistaria.
Uentification. Deo. P ro d ., 2. p . 390. ; D o n ’s M ill., 2. p. 348.
Synonymes. Glÿcine chinénsis Bot. Mag. t. 2083. : G. sinénsis B o t. R eg . t 650, ; W is ta r ia Con-
sequànfl Lo u d o n Ga rd. Mag. vol. ii. p. 422., and H o r t. B rit.
E n g ra vin g s. Swt. B rit. F l.-G a rd ., t. 211. ; B o t. Mag., t. 2083.; Bot. R eg ., t. 650.; Bot. Cab.,
t. 773.; an d o u r fig . 4W.
Spec. Char., 4<f. Wings o f th e corolla each with
one auricle. Ovary villose. Flowers large.
(Dec. Prod.) A vigorous-growing deciduous
twiner. China. Stem SO ft. to 120 ft. Introduced
in 1816. Flowers pale bluish p u rp le ;
May and June, and sometimes producing a second
crop o f flowers in August. Legume ?.
The flowers a re larger than those o f W. fru-
tescens : they are disposed in longer and looser
racemes, and are somewhat paler in colour. On
established plants th ey are produced in great
abundance ; b u t they have n o t y e t been succeeded
by legumes in England. This plant may truly be
considered th e most magnificent o f all our hardy
deciduous climbers. I t will grow wherever th e
common laburnum will flourish; b u t,a s its flowers
are somewhat more ten d e r th an those o f th a t
4 1 1 . W is tttria ch inénsis
tree, they are more liable to be injured by frosts in very late springs. A plant
in th e H o rt. Soc. Garden, against a wall, extends its branches above 100 ft.
on each side o f the main stem ; one at Coughton Hall covers 905 superficial
feet of walling.
Sect. V. C a s s i e 'æ .
G e n u s X X .
G L E D l'T SC H /r i L. T h e G l e d i t s c h i a . Lin. Syst. Polygàmia Dioe'cia.
Identification. L in . Gen., 1159. ; Lara. Hl., p. 857.; D e c . P ro d ., 2. p. 479 ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 428,
S ynonymes. Acàcia sp, P lu k . ; F é v ie r, F r. ; Gleditschie, Ger. ; Gleditsia, Ita!.