| | |period of flowering.
| | |Thoroughly hardy in at
| | |least the southern half of
| | |England, self-sown
| | |seedlings of it having been
| | |known to spring up in
| | |considerable numbers under
| | |old plants in sheltered
| | |positions. In a shrubbery
| | |or wood it makes a
| | |brilliant blaze of yellow.
| | |It succeeds in almost any
| | |soil or situation provided
| | |it is not too heavy or wet.
| | |Under favourable conditions
| | |it reaches a height of 16
| | |feet to 20 feet, with
| | |rather straggling branches,
| | |every little twig of which
| | |is covered with flowers in
| | |season. The leaves are
| | |about half an inch in
| | |length, and covered with
| | |white, silky hairs on the
| | |under side and a few
| | |scattered ones on the upper
| | |surface. Easily raised from
| | |seed. Excellent for barren
| | |land.
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[Illustration: _THE SPANISH FURZE ON ROUGH SLOPE._]

[Illustration: _GENISTA MONOSPERMA._]

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