Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . IDA,De Caiidollc. A dwarf, flat-topped,very spiny shrub ofclose, tufted habit ;stems grooved, oppo-site, rigid, ending in asharp spine, and moreor less clothed withshort silky opposite, min-ute, trifoliolate, com-posed of three linearleaflets \ in. or so long,covered with silkyhairs. Flowers \ , produced insmall tenninal heads,three to eight together,standing just clear ofthe branches ; , flower-stalk,and pod hairy. Native of S. ; introduced in1821. Although hardyenough, it does notalways flower freely,and
Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . IDA,De Caiidollc. A dwarf, flat-topped,very spiny shrub ofclose, tufted habit ;stems grooved, oppo-site, rigid, ending in asharp spine, and moreor less clothed withshort silky opposite, min-ute, trifoliolate, com-posed of three linearleaflets \ in. or so long,covered with silkyhairs. Flowers \ , produced insmall tenninal heads,three to eight together,standing just clear ofthe branches ; , flower-stalk,and pod hairy. Native of S. ; introduced in1821. Although hardyenough, it does notalways flower freely,and is not climate appar-ently is not sunnyenough to develop itsfull beauty. On the mountains of Central Spain, at clcNalions of 3000 to5000 ft., it is crowded with its short heads of yellow blossom every July. Itis one of the interesting group of Genistas with oj)positc leaves and branc lies,and does not appear likely to become more than i^ to 2i ft. high. Thewhole plant has a silvery grey hue, and fomis a dense, cushion-like QkMSTA G. MONUSILKMA, Lamarck. (Rctama monosperma, Boisiier.) A straggling, unarmed shrub, 2 to 4 ft. high in this countr>, but more thantwice as high in its native state ; branches very slender, pendent, and rush- 590 GENISTA like, grooved, covered with short, silky hairs when yoiin*;. Leaves few andinconspicuous, \ to | in. long, linear. Racemes short, silky, distributedalong the branches ; i to li ins. long, carrying from five to fifteen milky white and delightfully fragrant, ^ in. long ; the petals coveredwith silky hairs, the calyx dark, and contrasting with the petals. Pod oval,I in. long, containing mostly one (but sometimes two) black-brown seeds. Native of S. Europe and N. Africa ; introduced, according to Aiton, in1690, but always very rare because of its tenderness. In the Scilly Islesit thrives admirably, but near London it needs the protection of a sunny,sheltered wall, such as that outside a ho
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