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Show I 538 The Hi}Jory of P L ~ N T S. ) . ' ~, . Divijio1z the Fit}l. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. f • Which have their filaments connected at their bafes. E R Y T H R IN A. T HE calyx is divided ii1to two lips: the .vexillmh of the corolla is very long and lanceolated. This genus comprehends the Corallodendron and Cbral of authors. · Erythrina foliis ternatis, caule Jpincfo. The Erytkrina, with ternate leav~s; ·and thorny branches. 3tbt (!:Q:; tal:4ttt. The root is brachiate~: t4e tree grows to · twenty-five feet high: the branches are armed with {harp thorns, efpecially op the younger trees : the leaves are broad, lhort, and fomewhat cordated; they grow three on each pedicle, and feveral of thefe aggregations from the whole compound leaf: the flowers are very large, and of a fine fearlet colour. It is a native both of the Eaft and Well Indies. Tournefort calls it, Corallodendron triphyllum Americanum fpinofum, flare ruberrimo, The other fpecies are, I. The black-feeded, trifoliate Erythrina. 2 . The largeleaved Erythrina. 3· The alb-leaved Erythrina. 4· The tingle, oblong-leaved, and flat-podded Erythrina. 5· The yellow-flowered, pfeudo-acacia-leaved Erythrina. 6. The fmaller-leaved Erythrina. SECURIDACA. T H E calyx is bilabiated: the pod is of a roundifh figure, containing only a fingle feed, and terminating in a large ala, of an oval figure. Thefe cha,racters (ufficiently difiin~uiil1 the Securidaca, without a farther defcription. L U P I N U S. T H E calyx is bilabiated i five of the antherre are roundilh, and the other five oblong ; the pod is coriaceous. Lupinus ca!Jcibus verticillatis, lt~bio inferiore trijido. The Lupine, with verticillate cups, and the lower lip trifid. ~eUolbJLuptnt. The roo~ ~s fibrous: the ~lk is round, .hairy, ramofe, and two feet high : the leaves are dtgttated, oblong, narrow, hoary on both fides, and terminate in a point : the flowers ~re. large, yellow, and fweet; they ftand at the tops of the fialks, in form of a long fp1ke. . It is a native o~ Italy. C. Baubine calls it, Lupii)us fylve(his flare luteo. The other ~pectes are, 1.. The common, blue Lupine, with it's varieties. 2 . T he great, very ~auy, blue Lupme. 3· The broad-leaved Lupine. 4· The narrow-leaved, purpl~ Lupme: 5· The tall,, narrow-leaved~ blue Lupine. 6. The blue, perennial, cre~pmg Lupme. 7· The .h~de, Eafi Indian Lupine. 8. The compofite:-ftalked, 'rh1t~-flowered, garden Lqpme, the feed~ of wh~cp, are ~eJ?t ~n the fbop.s. CROTALARIA.A T HE calyx is divided into three parts: the pod is turgid, inflated, and has a . pedicle. Crotalaria TI.Je HijJory of P L A N T S. 539 Crotalaria foliis ternatis, petiolis nudis. The ternate-leaved Crotalaria, with naked petioles. The root is oblong, fmall, and fibrated: the fialk is round fmooth four feet h' 1 and ramofe: the leaves are an inch long, of a roundifh figure 'and of a'yellowi/L -g 1 g 1 ' ;".' o1 o ur; th ey fia n d t h ree on every pedt.c le, and are hoary : t'h e flowers are mo1d11e rarteeel n large,. and or a yellowi£1:-green ; they fiand in a kind of fpikes, at the tops of the fialk:. It IS a nattve o~ Amenca. Ray calls it,Crotalaria fruticofa fructu pubefcente. The other fpectes are, 1. The lanceolate-leaved Crotalaria. 2. The {mall-flowered Crotalaria. 3· The dwarf Crotalaria. G E N I S T A. T HE calyx is formed into two· lips: the vexillum of the corolla is oblong and is totally reflected from the carina. ' T.his genus comprehends the Spartium and Genillella of Tournefort, but not the Gemfia of Tournefort and others, that being the Spartium. · Genijla foliis lanceolatis, ramis teretibus Jlriatis. The lanceolate-leaved Genijla, with round, Jlriated branches. <1!5~ttn~Ulttb, o~ i!Dptt ~~ lllttll. The ro.ot is woody, divaricated, and fpreading: the fialks are numerous, tough, round, finated, and two feet high: the leaves are oblong and narrow, of a deep green colour, and fmooth : the flowers are large and yellow, and fiand in large tufts, at the tops of the branches. It is common in our pafiures. C. Bauhine calls it, Geniha tinB:oria: the dyers ufe it for a green and a yellow. The other fpecies a.re, I. The ramofe, hypericum-leaved Geni:ll:a. 2 . The prickly, lanceolate-leaved Gemfia. 3· The herbaceous Genifia, or Cham.-efpartium of authors. 4· The larger, prickly Genifia. 5· The hairy and prickly Genifl:a. 6. The woollyheaded, very prickly Genifia. 7· The Genifl:a, with very long and flender, tridentated points. 8. The !horter, tridentated-fpined Genifla. 9· The crooked, tridentated, prickled Genifia. I o. The clufter-flowered Genifla. 1 1. The very fl1ort, bluilhfpined. Genifia. 12. The finall-flowered Genifia. 13· The little-fpiked Genifia. 14. The broad-leaved Dyers-weed. I 5· The fhrubby, narrow-leaved Dyers-weed . 16. The fhrubby, broad leaved Dyers-weed. S P A R T I U M. T H E fiigma is longitudinal and hairy in it's upper part : the filaments adhere to the carina: the calyx fiands oblique downwards. This genus comprehends the Genifl:a of authors. Spartium ramis oppojitis tereti'bus, verfus apicem Jloriferis, foliis lanceolatis. The oppojite, round-branched Spartittm, with lanceolate leaves. ~pani11J l5~oom. The root is brachia ed: the fl1rub rifes to fix or eight feet high: the fiem is brown, the twigs green, round, and tough : the leaves are oblong, and quickly fall off: the flowers are la ge and yellow, and fiand in clufiers, at the tops of the branches. It is a native of Spain, Italy, and F rance. J. Bauhine calls it, Genifia juncea. The other fpecies are, 1. The dwarf, fweet Spartium. 2. The [mall-flowered Spartium. 3· T he butchers-broom-leaved Spartium. 4· The lavender-leaved Spartium. 5· The rofemary-leaved Spartiu . 6. The little, blue-flowered Spartium. 7· The filvery- branched Spartium. 8. The purple, narrow-leaved Spartium. 9· The larixleaved Spartium. to. The hairy, larix-leaved Spartium. I J. The fhrubby, fpiked , larix-leaved Spartium. 12. The fhrubby:~ capitated, larix-leaved Spartium. 1 3· The yellow, |