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LEGUMINOS^. IX. Thermopsis. X. Baptisia. 



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Cult. Tins IS an elegant shrub when in flower, being clothed flexed sides. Stamens deciduous. Legume ventrlcose, pedicel- 

 with beautiful yellow flowers during the months of May and late, many-seeded. — North American herbs, with trifoliate, 



rarely simple leaves, and racemes of yellowish or blue flowers. 



June. 



It is sufficiently hardy to stand our climate without any 

 and therefore is a great acquisition to hardy flower- 



It is increased by laying down the shoots, or young 



protection, 



ing shrubs. 



cuttings will root if planted in sand under a hand-glass. 



j IX. THERMOTSIS (from ^ep/ioc, thermos, a lupine, and 



, ov^ic, opsiSf resemblance ; so named on account of the resemblance 



. of the species to lupines). R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 



[ 3. p. .3. D. C. prod. 2. p. 99. Thermia, Nutt. gen. amer. 1. 



J p. 282. 



Lin. svst. Decdndrtaf Monogynia. Calyx oblong or cam- 

 panulate, 4-5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate, convex behind, and 

 attenuated at the base. Petals 5, about equal in length. Vexil- 

 lum with reflexed sides. Keel obtuse. Stamens permanent. 

 Legume compressed, falcate or linear, many-seeded. — Perennial 



I herbs, clothed with silky villi. Leaves trifoliate. Stipulas 

 ovate-lanceolate, leafy. Racemes terminal. Flowers pedicel- 

 late, twin, or somewhat verticillate, yellow. 



1 T. RHOMBiFOLiA (Nutt. gcn. amcr. 1. p. 283- under Ther- 



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'' Leaves simple* 



1 B. perfolia'ta (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 4.) quite 

 smooth ; leaves perfoliate, roundish, quite entire, rather glau- 

 cous ; flowers axillary, solitary. 1/ . H. Native of Georgia 

 and Carolina, on dry sandy hills. Crotalilria perfoliata, Lin. 

 spec. 1003. Rafnia, Willd. spec. 3. p. 949. Sophora, Walt. 

 car. 135. Podalyria, Michx. fl. 1. p. 263.— Dill. elth. f. 12?. 

 Flowers small, yellow. 



PerfoUate'leaved Baptisia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1793. PI. 3 feet. 



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Leaves trifoliate 



2 B. LANCEOLA^TA (Ell. skctch. 1G7.) leaves sessile, and are, 

 as well as the branches, rather pubescent ; leaflets stalked, 

 cuneate-lanceolate, obtuse ; flowers axillary, solitary, on short 

 pedicels, upper ones disposed in a raceme. 1/. H. Native of 

 Carolina and Georgia, in sandy places. Sophora lanceolata, 

 Walt. car. 135. P. uniflora, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 263. 



m^'a,) leaves stalked; leaflets rhomb-ovate, somewhat cuneated, Flowers yellow. 



, rather silky-pubescent ; stipulas obliquely ovate, acute, shorter 

 than the petiole ; lower flowers of the raceme twin, on very short 



LanceolateAea^etted Baptisia. PI. 1 foot. 



3 B. LEucopiiiE'A (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 282.) leaves sessile. 



jfedicels. 1/ . H. Native of North America, on naked hills, and are, as well as the stem, somewhat villous ; leaflets rhom- 

 near Fort Mandan. Cytisus rhombifolius, Fras. cat. 1813. boid-obovate ; stipulas and bracteas ovate, acute, broad, leafy ; 



•acemes many-flowered, lateral, with the flowers leaning to one 



Native of Georgia and 



Louisiana, abundant about St. Lewis. Flowers cream-coloured. 



side; legumes acuminated. %. H. 



Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 741. Roots creeping horizontally. 



. Racemes interrupted. Flowers yellow. Legume falcate, com- 

 pressed. 



^ Rhomh-leaved Thermopsis. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1811. PI. 1 ft. 



^ 2 T. faba'cea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 9d.) leaves stalked ; leaflets 

 broad-oval ; stipulas broad-ovate, obtuse, shorter than the 



* petioles; racemes with alternate flowers. %. H. Native of and are, as well as the branches, pubescent ; leaflets broad-lan- 



^ Kamtschatka. Sophora fabacea, Pall. astr. p. 122. t. 90. f. 2. 



^: S. lupinoides var. a, Lin. amoen. 2. p. 250. Flowers yellow. 



'' Bean-like Thermopsis. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



Plant divaricate, but not very high, dichotomous. 

 Cream- coIoured-Qowered Baptisia. PI. 1 foot. 

 4 B. bractea'ta (Muhl. ex Ell. sketch. 469.) leaves stalked, 



3 T. lanceola^ta (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. 

 p. 3.) leaves nearly sessile, lower and upper ones simple, like 

 '* stipulas, the rest trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate ; stipulas 



ceolate, rather obtuse ; stipulas longer than the petioles ; racemes 

 axillary, rechnate ; bracteas large, broad-subulate, permanent. 

 1/. H. Native of Georgia, in a bog about Writlisborotigh. 

 Flowers rather large, greyish. 



Bracteate Baptisia. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



5 B. austra'lis (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. G.) stem 



twice the length of the petioles or more; flowers twin on the branched, diff\ise ; leaves stalked, and are, as well as the branches, 



racemes ; pedicels shorter than the calyx 



Siberia, Dahuria, Kamtschatka, and Nootka Sound. Sophora 



S lupinoides, Pall. astr. t. 89. Podalyria lupinoides, Willd. spec. 2. 



p. 504. Flowers yellow. 



l* Zawceo/a/e-leaved Thermopsis. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1779. 

 PL 1 foot. 



4 T. Corgone'nsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 99.) leaves sessile, or 

 on very short stalks; leaflets ovate, acute; stipulas like the 

 I" leaves, and with them constituting a kind of half whorl ; flowers 

 > twin on the racemes, nearly sessile ; calyx villous. %. H. Na- 

 tive of the Corgon mountains, contiguous to the Altaian chain. 

 i Sophora alpina, Pall. astr. p. 121. t. 90. f. 1. Podalyria alpina, 

 jJ: M'illd. enum. suppl. 22. 



Corgon Thermopsis. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



Cult. The species of this genus are very elegant, but pre- 

 ),t served with diflRculty. They grow best in light soils, and they 

 ^ should be increased by seed, as dividing the plants at the root, is 

 k* apt to injure them, 



X. BAPTFSIA (from ftairru), bapto, to dye ; so named from 



jV the economical use of some of the species). Vent. dec. p. 9. 



R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 5. Podalyria, Michx. 



jiji fl. amer. bor. 1. p. 263. but not of R. Br. Crotalopsis, Michx. 



ij herb. 



^ Lix. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx semi 4-5-cleft, 

 bilabiate. Petals 5, nearly equal in length. Vexillum with re- 



(,{ VOL. II. 



% . F. Native of smooth ; leaflets oblong-cuneated, obtuse, 4 times longer than 



the petiole ; stipulas lanceolate, acute, twice the length of the 

 petioles ; racemes few-flowered, elongated, shorter than the 

 branches ; calyx quadrifid, lower segment obtuse ; legumes api- 

 culated. 1^. H. Native of Western Carolina, along rivulet 

 banks, D. C. leg, t. 4. f. 4. germ. Sophora australis, Sims, hot. 

 mag. 509. Podalyria australis, Vent. eels. t. 5Q. P. caerulea, 

 Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 307. Flowers blue. 



Southern Baptisia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1758. PI. 2^ feet. 



6 B. coNFu'sA (Sweet, fl. gard. ined.) stem branched; leaves 

 stalked, and are, as well as the branches, smooth ; leaflets ob- 

 long-cuneated or obovate; stipulas linear-lanceolate, twice the 

 length of the petioles ; racemes elongated ; flowers alternate, 

 bracteate ; bracteas permanent, lanceolate, acuminated, a little 

 longer than the pedicels. 1/. H. Native of North America. 

 Like B. australis. Flowers dark-blue. 



Con/w^erf Baptisia. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1758.? PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



7 B. EXALTA^TA (Swect, fl. gard. 97.) stem erect, branched ; 

 leaves ternate, stalked ; leaflets lanceolatc-obovate, 5 times 

 longer than the petioles ; stipulas lanceolate, acuminated, 3 times 

 longer than the petioles ; racemes many-flowered, elongated, 

 twice the length of the branches ; flowers scattered, distinct ; 

 calyx 4-cleft, lower division acute. 11 . H. Native of North 



America. Flowers deep-blue. 



Exalted Baptisia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1812. PI. 3 to 4 ft. 



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