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LEGUMINOS^, V. Virgilia. VI. Macrotropis. VIL Anagyris. VIIL Piptantiius. 



darker towards the base of the vexiHum, disposed in dense pressedor somewhat terete, many-seeded. — Shrubs, with imparl 



racemes. 



Cape Virgilia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1767. Sh. 3 to 10 feet. 



pinnate glabi'ous leaves, and racemes of white flowers. 



1 M. pce'tida (D. C. prod. 2. p. 98.) leaflets lanceolate- 



2 V. intru'sa (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 4.) stamens ovate ; flowers panicled ; calyx cup-shaped ; legume somewhat 

 permanent; ovaries smooth ; calyx thrust in at the base; leaflets terete. T2 . F. Native of China, near Canton. Anagyris fee' 



oval, obtuse, mucronate. ^ 

 Hope. Flowers pale-yellow. 



Native of the Cape of Good tida, Lour, cochin, p, 260. A. Sinensis, Steud. nora. Panicle 



77irw5f-m-calyxed Virgilia. Fl. May, June. Clt, 1790. 

 Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



terminal. Flowers white. Wood and leaves fetid. 



Fetid Macrotropis. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1820. Shrub 8ft, 

 2 M. INODORA (D, C. prod. 2. p. 99.) leaflets oblong, acumi 



3 V. au'rea (Lam. ill. t, 326. f. 1.) stamens permanent; nated, glabrous; flowers racemose; calyx inflated; legume 



" ~ Native of Cochin-china, in woods, 



ovaries toraentose ; legumes glabrous ; leaflets opposite, oval, 

 obtuse, mutic, smoothish. Tj . G. Native of Abyssinia. Ro- 



straight, compressed. 



^ 



F. 



Anagyris inodora, Lour. 1. c. Racemes terminal. Flowers white, 

 biniasubdecandra, Lher. stirp. nov. t. 75. Podalyriaaurea, Willd. Branches somewhat scandent. Wood, leaves, and bark scent* 



spec 



afibrds a yellow dye. 



Flowers large, 

 ce. The bark 



G'oWen-flowered Virgilia. Fl. July. Clt. 1777. Shrub 6 ft. 

 4 V. sylva'tica (D. C. prod. 2. p. 98.) stamens permanent; 



ovaries glabrous; leaflets opposite, G-7 pairs, oval, obtuse, 

 glabrous ; panicle terminal, ^j . C 

 Good Hope. Sophora sylvatica, Burch. cat. geogr. 

 Legume piano-compressed, glabrous, tapering to both ends. 



Native of the Cape of 



less. 



/Sceni^e^^ Macrotropis. Shrub 10 feet. 



Cult. Beautiful shrubs, which will thrive in a mixture of 

 loam, sand, and peat ; and young cuttings will strike root if 

 planted in a pot of sand placed under a hand-glass. The shrubs 

 only require to be protected from frost. 



Flowers yellow. 

 Wood 



Fl 



Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



3138. VII. ANAGY'RIS (from ava, ana, backwards, and yvpof, 



gyTOSy a circle ; in allusion to the pods being curved backward! 

 at their extremities). Tourn. inst. t. 415. Lin. gen. no. 509. 



5 V. lu'tea (Michx. fih arb. amer. 3. p. 266. t. 3.) stamens 

 deciduous, smooth ; ovaries puherulous : legumes stipitate, gla- 

 brous ; leaflets 9-11, alternate, ovate, acuminated, glabrous. Tj '. 

 IL Native of North America, between the mountains of Cum- 

 berland and the Mississippi. Delaun. herb. amat. t, 197. Flowers 

 yellow, disposed in pendulous racemes. The whole tree strongly 

 resembles the Jiobinia j^scudacacia* The bark affords a yellow 

 dye. 



}"6//o;r-flowercd Virgilia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1812. Tree 

 10 to 16 feet. 



6 V. ROBiNioiDES (D. C. prod. 2. p. 98.) leaves with 3 pairs 

 of Icnflcts and an odd one, obovate, obtuse, glaucous, smooth; 

 racemes axillary, length of leaves, clothed with adpressed pu- the Laburnum. 

 bescence ; pedicels very short, Tj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Robinia Capensis, Burm. fl. cap. 22. Branches 



Lam. ill. t.K325. 



LiN. SYST. Decandria^ Monogyma. Calyx 5-toothed, some- 

 wliat bilabiate. Wings longer than the vexillum, but shorter 

 than the 2-petalled keel. Legume on a short stipe, compressed, 

 many-seeded, 2-valved, irregularly interrupted by a kind of 

 spongy substance.-^Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves and entire 

 leaflets. Stipulas 2, concrete in one, placed opposite the leaves. 

 Flowers disposed in short racemes, yellow. 



1 A. fce'tida (Lin. spec. 534.) leaflets lanceolate, acute; 

 legume acuminated. Tj . F. Native of the south of Europe, 

 on hills in dry places. Lodd. bot. cab. 740. D. C. leg. t.4. t 

 3. germ.— Clus. hist. 1. p. 9S. with a figure. The shrub is fei» 

 in every part when bruised. ' The flowers hairy, like those of 



Var.ft, glauca (Hortul. D. C. prod. 2. p. 99.) leaves fflor* 



glaucous on both surfaces. 



/'e/ic/ Bean-Trefoil. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1570. Sh.6to81t 

 2 A. latif6lia (Willd. enum. 489.) leaflets elliptic, obtuse: 



legumes torose, obtuse, apiculated by the style. ^2 . F. Nati« 



of Teneriffe. . 



Leaflets 3-4 inches lon<r. 



Broad-leaved Bean-Trefoil. Fl. April, May 

 Shrub a to 10 feet. 



glabrous, terete. Stipulas callous, small. Flowers yellow. 



Jioblnia-Uke Virgilia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub G ft. 



7 V. ? RUBiGiNosA (D. C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. p. 98.) stamens 

 permanent ; ovaries tomentose ; leaflets oval-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, opposite, glabrous ; racemes panicled, and arc, as well as 

 the branches, rusty and velvety. ^ . S. Native of Guadaloune. 

 Flowers violaceous. 

 compressed, oblong, not moniliforra. 



Rusty Virgilia. Tree. 



Cult. 



adapted for shrubberies or pleasure-grounds, as it is covered with _. ^ 



innumerable pendulous racemes of flowers early in summer. * Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. 



It is generally propagated by laying down the shoots in autumn " \ ; ! ..._ 



or spring, and sometimes by seeds, which are annually received the segments soon 



Clt. 1815- 



Young legumes Cult. See Macrotropis for culture and propagation. 



,,... , - VIII. PIPTA'NTHUS (from TrtTrro,, pipto, to fall, and av^ 



I irgilia lutea being an elegant hardy tree, is well OH/Zio*, a flower ; the teeth of the calyx fall off, as well as t» 



from the places of its natural growth by some nurserymen. It 

 may also be propagated by young cuttings planted in a shady 

 situation under a hand-glass. The green-house kinds are ele- 

 gant plants when in flower; they will grow freely in a mixture . , 



of loam, peat, and sand, and young cuttings will root readily if young ones rati 

 planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. 



falling off. 



petals and stamens very soon). Sweet^ fl. gard. 264. ,. 



\ Jnia: Calyx bilabiate, lo^ve^ J 



trifid, with the middle segment reflexed, upper lip 2-lo^^ .}^ 



Petals deciduous. ^^^*^|^ 

 large, obcordate, rnfescenr. Wings cuneated, somewhat ^^^^ 

 at the base. Keel cucullate, accumbent. Stamens 10, ^ 



deciduous. Stigma minute. Lemime broad-linear, compr^^ 



.„«r „i.-„i. „,:.i. ♦..;r^i;otP leavf^ 



VI. MACRO'TROPIS (from /iak-poc, wacro^, long, and rpo- 

 irict trophy a keel ; keel of flower long). D. C. leg. mem. v. 

 prod. 2. p. 98.— Anagyris, Lour. coch. p. 260. but not of Lin. 



w-accutru, siipiiaie. — i\n eiegant siiruo, wiin iruunai.V' -- j 

 young ones ratlier silky ; leaflets elliptical-oblong, acute, br^ 

 Stipulas 2, large, joined together, entire, bicuspidate at *^^^ 

 placed opposite the leaves. Peduncles tern, 1 -flowered. Fl^^ 



T 1 - / vi Nipau], on 



Lin. s\st. Decdndriay Monogijnia. Calyx cup-shaped or In- prod. fl. 



large, yellow. 



1 P. Nipaule'nsis fSweet, fl. gard. 264.) Tj . H. 



Thermopsis laburnifoHa, 



Shrcenugur 



nep. p. 239. 



Wall 



Native n' 



naiea, o-tootHed. is.ccl petals if, equal m length to the wmgs, Nipaulensis, Hook. exot. fl. t. 131. ,.* 



but much exceeding the vexillum, Legume straight, com- A'/paw/ Piptanthus. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1821. Sh. StolO"^ 



