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I 69 Meulotus. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Keel shorter than side. Legume compressed, 2-valved, 3-4-celled ; cells 1-seeded. 

 I the wings or vexillum. Legume longer than the calyx, coria- A prostrate herb, with trifoliate leaves, and heads of red flowers. 



i ceous, 1 or many-seeded, of various forms. Herbs, with yellow 

 ( or white flowers. 



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81 Clitoria. Calyx bibractcate at the base, 5-cleft (f. 31?,a,). 

 Vexillum large (f 34. A.). Stamens and petals inserted above 



70 Trifolium. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft (f. 31. a.). Keel the base of the calyx. Style rather dilated at the apex. Le- 

 shorter than the wings and vexillum. Legume small (f. 31. c), gume linear (f. 34. c), compressed, 2-valved, 1-celled, many- 

 hardly deliiscent, shorter than the calyx, usually ovate, 1-2- seeded. Climbing herbs, with trifoliate or imparl-pinnate leaves, 

 seeded, rarely oblong, 3-4-seeded, and a little longer than the Flowers large, white, blue, or purple, 

 calyx. Herbs, with variable flowers. 82 Neuroca'rpum. Calyx tubular, with 5 acuminated, nearly 



71 Acropobium. Calyx 5-cleft. Vexillum short, hispid. equal teeth, and furnished with 2 bracteas at the base. Vexillum 

 f Wings bidentate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume ovate-oblong, large, roundish. Keel obtuse. Legume stipitate, compressed, 

 |§ usually 2-seeded, stalked. A subshrub, with fascicled leaves, sub- tetragonal, from the middle nerve of the valves being rather 



n and 3-flowered axillary racemes. 



prominent, 4-8-seeded. Usually climbing subshrubs, with tri- 



72 Dory'cnium* Calyx subcampanulate, bilabiate, rather foliate leaves, and large white or purplish flowers. 



gibbous at the base. Wings shorter than the vexillum. Keel 



83 Martiu'sia. Calyx tubular, somewhat bilabiate, with 5 

 18 almost mutic. Stigma capitate. Herbs or subshrubs, with white acute teeth, lowest one longest. Corolla none. Stamens 4, 2 fertile 

 k or red flowers. 



and 2 sterile, distinct. Legume stipitate, compressed, somewliat 

 73 Lotus, Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Wings and vexillum tetragonal in consequence of the valves being furnished with a 



i nearly equal. Keel beaked. 



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wingless. Stigma subulate. Herbs, usually with yellow flowers. 

 74 Tetragonolobus. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Wings shorter 



prominent middle nerve. A climbing shrub, with trifoliate leaves. 



84 Cologa'nia. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, bibracteate at the 

 base, somewhat bilabiate. Vexillum roundish. Ovary stipitate» 



than the vexillum. Keel beaked. Stigma funnel-shaped, at linear, very hispid, girded by the disk. Style smooth, obtuse. 



Procumbent or twining herbs, with simple or trifoliate leaves, and 

 violaceous flowers. 



85 Gala'ctia. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 4-cleft. Petals 



length obliquely beaked. Legume furnished with 4 marginal 



wings. Herbs, with red or yellow flowers. 

 75 Hosa'ckia. Calvx campanulate, 5-c] 



(f 33. aX Wings 



equal in length to the vexillum (f. 32. 6.). Keel beaked. Stigma 5, oblong, distinct, with the vexillum broader than the rest. 

 capitate. Legume cylindrical, or rather compressed, straight. Stigma obtuse. Legume terete or compressed, many-seeded, 



elongated. Climbing herbs or subshrubs, with trifoliate 



Herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and variegated flowers. 



76 Carmich.'e'lia. Calyx cup-shaped, 5-toothed. Vexillum impari-pinnate leaves, and usually red flowers. 



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broad. Ovary many-seeded. Legume few-seeded, with the 



86 Odonia. Calyx 4-parted. Vexillum erectly spreading. 



valves separating at both margins, leaving the dissepiments Wings having a tooth each at the apex. Keel 2-parted, reflexed, 



upon the plant after the seeds have fallen, A shrub, with flat remote from the vexillum. Legume compressed, 

 branches and blue flowers, and the leaves pinnate when present. seeded. A twining herb, with trifoliate leaves. 



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77 Cyamopsis. Calyx turbinately-tubular, 5-cleft ; lobes lan- 



87 Steganotropis. Calyx 5-tootlied, bibracteate, permanent. 



ceolate-awl-shaped, 2 upper ones remote. Flowers with a Vexillum cucullate, bicallous at the base, and spurred behind, 



roundish vexillum, oblong wings, and a 2-petalled, straight, acute inclosing the wings and keel, which are membranous. Style 



keel, all nearly equal in length. Stamens monadelphous. Stig- membranous, dilated and bearded at the apex. Legume linear, 



ma capitate. Legume compressed, many-seeded. An herb, with many-seeded. A twining herb, with ternate leaves, and 2- 



purple flowers. 



SuBTRiBE in. Clitori;e. Legume \-cclled (f. 34. c). Sta- 



flowered peduncles. 



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88 ViLMORiNiA. Calyx cylindrical, 4-toothed, somewhat bi- 

 labiate. Wings shorter than the keel. Style acute. Legume 



'mens usually diadelphous (f. 34. c?.). Stems herbaceous or suf- stalked, lanceolate, compressed, tapering. A shrub, with impari- 

 frutesce7itj usually climbing. Leaves various, primordial ones pinnate leaves, and purple flowers, 

 opposite. Florvers usually blucy red^ or j^tirple^ rarely yellorv. 



78 Psora'lea, Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, usually glandular ; 

 lobes acuminated, lowest one longest. Legume valveless, 1- Keel biauriculate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume terete, many- 

 seeded, length of calyx. Shrubs or herbs. Flowers blue. 



89 DipLONYX. Calyx urceolate, bilabiate. Vexillum re- 

 flexed, standing on a glandular claw. Wings biauriculate. 



seeded. 



A twining shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, and 



79 Tkdigofera. Calyx 5-cleft ; lobes acute. Vexillum axillary racemes of violaceous flowers. 



roundish, emarginate (f. S^. a.). Keel having an awl-shaped 



do Barbie^ RiA. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, bibracteate at the 



spur on both sides. Legume terete (f. 33. c), flat, or tetra- base. Wings shorter than the keel, and keel shorter than the 

 gonal, 2- valved, rarely few-seeded, usually many-seeded. Herbs 



vexillum. Style bearded at the apex. Stigma obtuse. Legume 



or shrubs, with simple, impari-pinnate or trifoliate leaves, and linear, villous, many-seeded. A shrub, with impari-pinnate 



red, blue, or white flowers. 



80 Ou'sTROPis. Calyx tubular, 5 -cleft. Wings equal in 



leaves, and scarlet-purplish flowers. 



91 KiESE^RiA. Calyx campanulate, gibbous at the base, 5- 



length to the vexillum. Keel blunt, with an auricle on each toothed, lower tooth longer and keeled. Vexillum orbicular. 



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