110 



LEGUMINOSiE. II. Sophora. 



usually confounded in gardens with the preceding. Tj . H. Na- p. 87. ex herb. Juss. 



tive of China. 



Moench 



China Sophora. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1763. Tr. 30 to 40 ft. slender, tomentose. 



awl-shaped. Flowers yellowish. Stamens distinct. 



Stipulai 

 Legume 



3 S. GLAu'cA (Lesch. ined. D. C. ann. sci. nat. 4. p. 98.) re/Zowi^A-flowered Sophora. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1785. 



shrubby ; leaflets 19-23, elliptic, mucronate, velvety, and glau- PL 2 to 3 feet. 



y ' * X, ' '' ^ 'J J — --** j^--«.»^ 



cous on the upper surface, but villous beneath ; racemes ter- 

 minal, crowded* T2 . S. Native of the East Indies, on the 



.w.^^**.^w*o ^M. ^,^.*.^v,xjr, 1-w.v.xv, *t,io v,i**xv.^ . 



Branches, petioles, and peduncles velvety. 



" ^ Clt. 1818. Shrub 7 feet. 



the natives Houhhey 

 Flowers purplish. 



G/az<cow5 Sophora. _^ _ ^ . 



4 S. TOMENTOSA (Lin. spec. 5S3.) arboreous ; leaflets 15-19, 

 oval-roundish, clothed with hoary tomentum on both surfaces, 

 as well as the calyxes ; racemes terminal, elongated. Tj . S. 

 Native of the Caribbee Islands and the East Indies ? Lam. ill. 

 t. S25. f. 2. S. occidentaHs, Lin. spec. 533. — Plum, ed Burm. 

 t. 101. Trew. ehr. t. 59. — Browne, jam. 289. t. 31. f. 1. 



Flowers yellow. 



Clt. 1739. Sh. 7 to 8 ft. 



Sloane, jam. 2. p. 40. t. 107. f. 3. 

 "' ~ " FL June, Jul. 



I^omentose Soph 



5 S. cRAssiFOLiA (Jaum, in Duh. ed. nov. 3. p. 87.) arbo- 

 reous ; leaflets 15-19, oblong, obtuse, oblique at the base, di- 

 lated on the inner side, pubescent beneath ; racemes terminal, 

 cA^..r.r.^..A -u c Native of Senegal. Very like /V. tomentosa. 



elongated. 



^ 



Leaves coriaceous, pale. 



Thick-leaved Sophora. Clt. 1818. Tree. 



6 S. Hayane'nsis (J acq. amer. 118. t. 173. f. 1. a flower) 

 shrubby; leaflets 25, oblong-ovate, obtuse, emarginate, and are 

 "" " as the branches villous ; raceme terminal, elongated. 



12 S, GALEGOiDEs (Pall, astrag. p. 118. t. 88.) herbaceous; 

 leaflets 9-13, ovate, acute, rather large, smoothish ; racemes 

 terminal. %. H. Native of Eastern Siberia, particularly 

 at Lake Baical. Flowers of a violet colour. 



Galega-lihe Sophora. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1817. PI. 2 to 3 ft. 



Sect. II. Dxsem.^^a (^tc, dis^ twice, and (Tr}^ay sema^ a stand- 

 ard ; vexillum bifid). Lindl. bot. reg. 1 185. Petals imbricate. 

 Calyx 5-toothed, equal. Stamens irregularly monadelphous at 

 the base. 



13 S. VELUTiNA (Lindl. bot. reg. 1185.) shrubby; leaflets 

 23, alternate, elliptic, mucronate, velvety on both surfaces, as 

 well as the peduncles and branches ; racemes cylindrical, termi- 

 nal ; petals imbricate ; vexillum bifid. ^ . F. Native of Ni- 

 paul. Flowers in long racemose spikes, pale-purple. This 

 species being very shewy, it would be worth attention to graft it 

 on the common Sophora Japonica, by which means it would be 

 rendered so hardy as to stand our winters in open shrubberies, 

 for which purpose it would be a very desirable addition. 



Felvetij Sophora. Fl. May,Jun. Clt. 1820. Shrub4to6ft. 



as 



well 



Sect. III. 



■4^ 



S. Native of Cuba, about tbe Havannah, in bushy places. phora ; called false sophoras because the stamens are diadel- 



Fl. Aug. 



148.). 



Flowers yellow. 



Havannah Sophora. 



7 S. SECUKDIFLORA (Lag. in 

 D. C. cat. hort. nionsp 

 shrubby; leaflets 9-1 3, elliptic-ob- 

 long, obtuse, coriaceous, smooth- 

 ish ; racemes terminal, crowded 

 with secund flowers. )2.S. Native 

 of New Spain. Broussonetia se- 

 cundiflora, Ort. dec. 5. p. 61. t, 7. 

 Virgilia secundiflora, Cav. icon. 

 5. t, 401. Flowers rather large, 

 blue. Legume, according to Lagas- 

 caismoniliform. A beautiful shrub. 

 Side-Jiowered Sophora. Clt. 

 1820. Shrub G feet. 



8 S. macroca'rpa (Smith, in 

 Rees* cycl. no. 6.) arboreous ; 

 leaves with 13-19 elliptic-oblong, 



Clt. 18 23. Shrub 6 feet. 



FIG. 22. 



phous, and not monadelphous, as in the preceding section) 

 p. C. prod, 2. p. J)6. Stamens 10, somewhat diadelphous, that 

 is 9 joined at the base and the tenth free. 



14 S. ALOPEcuRoiDES (Lin. spec. 533.) herbaceous ; leaflets 

 15-25, oblong, young ones silky on both surfaces, adult ones 

 only on the under surface ; racemes terminal. %. H. Native 

 of Siberia, Iberia, Tauria, and Persia. Pall. astr. t. 87.— DiH* 

 hort. elth, f. 136.— Buxb. cent. 3. t. 46. S. albicans, Jaume, in 

 Duh. ed. nov. 3. p. 86. There is a variety of this plant with 

 the leaves less villous. Racemes many-flowered. Flowers yel- 

 lowish. Legume moniliform, tapering to both ends, sometimes 

 only 1 -seeded from abortion. Root creeping much. The plant 

 seldom or ever flowers in England from the shortness of the 

 summer. 



Fox'tail Sophora. Fl. Sept. Oct. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



15 S. SERicEA (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. ^ 



dvyarf; leaflets 21, cuneate-oval, or subelliptic, silky below; 

 spikes nearly sessile. % . H. Native of elevated plains on the 

 banks of the Missouri. AstrWlus carnosus, Pursh, fl. sept 



280.) herbaceous, 



/^Kf,.o« ^. :«^ T li i. 1-1 .,, -^— ^«wn.o vyx mc iTiis&uuri. /\sirat5aius carnosus, rursn, u. ^^r* 



short Jnirv''''^' r k' r iV7r ''^^^ ^•'^"^"^^ ' ^"^"^^^ ^"'''- ^' ?' ^^O- ex Nutt. Patrlnia sericea, Rafin. in journ. phys. 



ToTl W Th .^;?;. Native of Chill, where ,t is called il/ayo. aug. 1819. p. 97. ? Calyx 5-toothed and stamens diadelphous. 

 i.oaa. Dot. cab. t. 1125. l.egunie silky, wingless. * ' ^^ . . - j _ _ 



shrub with yellow flowers. Allied to Edwdrdia. 



An elegant 



Long-fi 



Clt. 1822. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 



9 S. LiTTORA LIS (Schrad. in Neuw. reis. no. 9. 



1821. p. 709.) shrubby ; leaflets few pairs, roundish-elliptic, gla- 

 brous above, but strigoselycanescent beneath ; racemes termi- 

 nal. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Pluk. aim. t. 104. f. 3. S. are- 

 Flowers probably yellow. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 

 10 S. heptapuy'lla (Lin. spec. 533.) arboreous ; leaflets 7, 



nicola, Nees, in flora, 1821. p. 297. 

 Sea- shore ^o^\ioxa. Clt. 1820. 



glabrous. 



^2 



S. Native of the East Indies. This 



IS a 



amb. 4. p. 50. t. 22. Flowers yellow. 



Jli 



very 

 Rumph. 



leajlettcd 



Shrub G feet. 



1 1 S. flaye'scens (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 43.) herbaceous ; 

 leaflets 9-13, ovate-oblong, smoothish ; racemes terminal, i; . h! 

 Native of Siberia. S. macrosperma, Jaume, in Duh. ed. nov. s! 



ex Nutt. 4-toothed, and stamens free, ex Rafin. Keel mucro- 

 nate, Nutt. Flowers white. 



>Si% Sophora. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl.l foot. 



•f A species not sufficiently known. 



16 S. acumina'ta' (Desf. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 75.) leaflets 

 39-41, lanceolate, acute, pubescent, rather cinereous; legume 

 tomentose, moniliform. i;. ? H. Native of North America. 



A cuminated-leafiettcd Sophora. PI. ? 



Cult. The aS*. Japonica and S. Chinensis are very hand- 

 some trees, well adapted to stand singly in lawns; while 

 young they require a little protection in winter. These may 

 be raised from layers, but they are generally increased b)' 

 seeds. The stove species will thrive well in a light loamy soil, 

 and cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand- 

 glass placed over them, in heat. The hardy herbaceons km^ 

 will grow well in a dry light soil, and they 3re easily increasetJ 



