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LEGUMINOS^. 



Stamens diadelphous. Legume ovate, few-seeded. Shrubs, with 



57 Stauraca'ktiius. Calyx S-toothed, bilabiate. Stamens 



lanceolate leaves, which are pungent at the apex, and fulvous monadelphous. 



Legume 



long, exsertcd, flat, many-seeded. 



flowers. Shrub with the habit of U'leXy with yellow flowers. 



44 Priestle'ya. Calyx 5-lobed, subilabiate. Corolla smooth. 58 Spa'rtium. Calyx spathaceous, cleft above, 5-toothed, 



Wings falcate. Stamens diadelphous. Legvime sessile, com- subilabiate. Vexillum roundish. Keel acuminated. Stamens 



pressed, 4-6-seeded. Shrubs, with simple leaves and yellow monadelphous. Legume compressed, many-seeded. Shrub, 



flowers. 



with lanceolate, scattered leaves and yellow flowers. 

 45 Ha'llia. Calyx 5-cleft. Keel obtuse. Stamens mona- 59 Geni'sta. Calyx 5-toothed, bilabiate (f. 29. rf.). Vexil- 



delphous, entire. Legume membranous, 2-valved, 1-seeded. lum obtuse (f. 29.a.). Keel oblong (f. 29. 6.). Stamens mona- 



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Suffruticose herbs, with simple leaves and purple flowers. 



delphous (f. 29. c). 



Legume compressed, rarely somewhat 



46 Heyla'ndia. Calyx 5-cleft. Keel obliquely truncate, turgid (f. 29. c?.), few or many-seeded. Unarmed or spiny 

 acuminated. Stamens monadelphous, cleft in front. Legume shrubs, with simple or trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 



60 Cy'tisus. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip usually entire, lower 



Keel obtuse. Stamens mo- 

 Shrubs or 



one 3-toothed. 



Vexillum large. 



Legume compressed, many-seeded. 



compressed, 1-seeded. Suffruticose herbs, with cordate, roundish 



leaves and yellow flowers. 



47 Crotala'ria. Calyx 5-lobed, subilabiate. Vexillum nadelphous. 



cordate, large. Keel falcate, acuminated. Stamens monadel- trees, with trifohate leaves, and yellow, purple, or white flowers. 



phous. Style bearded laterally. Legume turgid, with ventri- 61 Adenoca'rpus. Calyx 5-cleft, obconical, usually glan- 



cose valves, usually many-seeded. Herbs or shrubs, with sim- dular, bilabiate. Keel obtuse. Stamens monadelphous. Le- 



Uy yellow flowers, gume oblong, flat, covered with pedicellate glands. Shrubs, witi) 



pie or palmately compound leaves and 



rarely purplish. 



, 48 Cla'yulum. Calyx 5-cleft, somewhat bilabiate. Vexillum 

 somewhat plicate. Keel large, short. Wings short. Stamens 

 monadelphous, with the tube cleft. Style acute. Legume in- 

 flated, many-seeded. 



trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 



62 Ononis. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, with the segments 

 linear. Vexillum large. Stamens monadelphous, one of which 

 is sometimes nearly free. Legume usually turgid, few-seeded. 

 Herbs or shrubs, with simple, trifoliate, rarely impari-pinnate 



49 HvpocALY'rius. Calyx 5-lobed, thrust in at the base, leaves and variable flowers. 



Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, lanceolate. A 

 smooth shrub, with trifoliate leaves and purple flowers. 



63 Requie'nia. Calyx 5-toothed, acute. Keel obtuse. 

 Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume 



50 ViBORGiA. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Vexillum obovate. oval, compressed, 1-seeded. Shrubs, with bistipulate, obcordate, 



simple leaves. 



64 Antiiy'llis. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, more or less in- 



Keel obtuse. 



Stamens monadeli^hous, cleft in front. Legume 

 compressed, 1-seeded, winged on the upper side, and with ven- 

 tricose valves. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. flated after flowering. Petals about equal in length. Stamens 



51 Loddigk'sia. Calyx rather inflated, acutely 5-toothed. monadelphous. 



Legume 



ovate, 1-2-seeded, rarely oblong- 



red flowers. 



Vexillum shorter than the wings or keel. Stamens monadel- linear and many-seeded, covered by the calyx. Shrubs or herbs, 



phous. Ovary oblong, 2-4-ovulate, compressed. Shrubs, with with trifoliate or impari-pinnate leaves, and yellow, white, ox 

 trifoliate leaves and reddish-white flowers. 



52 Dichi'lus. Calyx tapering at the base, 5-toothed, deeply 



bilabiate; teeth all acute. Vexillum shorter than the obtuse Subtribe IL Trifolie'je. Legume l-celled (£. 30. c. f* ^^' 



keel. Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front, c). Stamens diadelphous (f. 31. 6.). Stems herbaceous, rarely 



Ovary linear, 8-ovulate. 

 white or yellow flowers. 



and 



frutescent. Leaves usually palmately S-5-foliate, rarely ^^' 



pari-pinnate ^ primordial ones alternate, 



53 Lebk'ckia. Calyx 5-cleft ; lobes acute. Stamens mona- 65 Medica'go. Calyx subcylindrical, 5-cleft. Keel remote 



delphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume cylindrical, from the vexillum (f. 30. b,). Legume many-seeded, of various 



many-seeded. Shrubs with the habit of Genista, with simple or forms, usually spirally twisted (f. 30. c). Herbs or shrubs, 



trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers 



with yellow or red flowers. 

 54 Sarcopiiy'llum. Calyx 5-parted, regular, 2 superior 66 Hymenocarpus. Calyx subcyhndrical, 5-cleft. Keel 



teeth divaricate. Keel obtuse. Stamens monadelphous. Le- remote from the vexillum. Legume membranous, compressedi 



arched. Herbs, with yellow flowers. 



67 Trigone'lla. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Keel smaft 

 but with the wings and vexillum spreading, appearing like a 

 petalled corolla. Legume oblong, compressed, or cylindrical) 

 many- seeded. Herbs, with yellow and white flowers. 



68 PococKiA. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Keel shorter 



gume compressed, elongated, falcate, many-seeded. A shrub, 

 with fascicles of filiform fleshy leaves and yellow flowers. 



55 Aspa'lathus. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum stipitate. Sta- 

 mens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume 

 oblong, fcw-sccdcd. Shrubs, with fascicled leaves, usually tri- 

 foliate and sessile, and usually yellow flowers. 



56 U^LEX. Calyx 5-toothcd, bibracteate, 2-parted. Stamens 



than the wings and vexillum. 



Leffume longer than the cal)^ 



i 



monadelphous. Legume short, turgid, few-seeded. Shrubs, membranous, compressed, winged. An upright herb, with ye^ 



f^ 



low flowers. 



