Its blossoms are produced in May and June, and sometimes again in autumn; neatly trained to a wall or paling, it makes a beautiful appearance when in flower, the shortness of its shoots renders it a very proper object for this purpose.
Is propagated by seeds, layers, and cuttings; the first are not produced in any great plenty with us.
The leaves by a proper fermentation are said to produce a dye like that of Indigo.
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Psoralea Bracteata. Oval-Spiked Psoralea.
Class and Order.
Diadelphia Decandria.
Generic Character.
Cal. punctis callosis adspersus longitudine leguminis monspermi.
Specific Character and Synonyms.