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LEGUMINOS-^. CII. Galega. CIII. Callotropis. CIV. Tephrosia 



equal teeth. Vexillumobovate-oblong. Keel obtuse. Stamens 

 monadelphons, having the tenth one concrete, with the others 



CIV, TEPHRO'SIA (from rf^poc, fepAro^r, ash-coloured; in 

 allusion to the colour of the foliage of some of the species, as 



one-half of its length. Style filiform, glabrous, crowned by a those of T. cinerea, &c.) Pers. ench. 2. p. 328. Kunth, 



nov. 



terminal dot-formed stigma. Legume rather terete, torulose, 

 obliquely-striated. Seeds cylindrical. — Smooth, erect, perennial 

 herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, ovate or lanceolate, somewhat 

 sagittate stipulas, and axillary, simple, many-flowered racemes. 

 Flowers blue and white. 



gen. amer. 6. p. 458. — Cracca, Lin- fl. zeyl. 139. amoen. 3, p, 

 18.— Needh^mia, Scop, but not of R. Brown, nor Cass. 



Lin. syst. Monadelphia or Diadelphia^ Decdndna. Calyx 

 bractless, nearly equal, 5-toothed (f. 37. a.). Vexillum large 

 (f. 37. 6.), roundish, silky or pubescent on the outside, spread- 



1 G. "0FFiCiNA''Lis (Lin. spec. 1063.) leaflets lanceolate, mu- ingly reflexed. Wings adhering to the keel, which is obtuse. 



cronate, glabrous ; stipulas broad-lanceolate ; racemes longer 

 than the leaves, % . H, Native of the south of Europe, in 



Mill. fiff. t. 137. 



Stamens variously connected, monadelphons or diadelphous. 

 Style fihform. 



Stigma terminal. 



gravelly soils ; also of Tauria and Barbary. 

 G. vulgaris, Blackw. icon. t. 92. 

 t. 7. f. 9. Flowers blue. 



Legume usually sessile, com 



pressed, linear (f. 37. c.),. many-seeded, with the valves flat. 



Seeds compressed. — Shrubs or herbs, with usually impari-pin* 



Goafs-rue was formerly accounted nate leaves, lanceolate or subulate stipulas, which are distinct 



from the petiole, not sagittate. In the true Tephrosias the 



fig. 

 Moris, hist. 2. p. 91. sect. 2. 



cordial and sudorific ; but is now out of repute. Mr. Boyle 

 celebrated its virtues in pestilential and malignant fevers. 



leav 



,^es 



are impari-pinnate ; in the spurious ones trifoliate or 



palmate. Racemes axillary, rarely opposite the leaves. Flowers 



y, /ijriciina (Mill. diet. no. 2.) leaflets broader and white or purplish. This genus will hereafter probably be divided 



Var. /j, albifldra ; flowers white. 

 Var. 



blunter ; racemes longer. 



Officinal Goat's-rue. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1568. PL 3 to 4 ft. 



2 G. Pe'rsica (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) leaves usually with 

 5 pairs of ovate-oblong, rather retuse, mucronate, glaucescent 



leaflets ; stem angular, flexuous ; stipulas narrow-lanceolate, pcarance of plants). D, C. 

 sagittate ; bracteas linear-subulate, longer than the pedicels. % . 

 H. Native of Persia. Sweet, fl. erard. 244. Flowers white. 



into several genera, when the characters are better knowrii 



leg. 



Sweet, fl. gard. 244. 



Clt. 1823. 



PL 2 to 3 ft. 



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Sect. I. Mundu^lia (from mundutus, delicate, handsome ; ap- 



mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 249.— 

 Robinia, Roxb. ho'rt. beng. 56.^ but not of Lin. Leaves im- 

 pari-pinnate. Racemes axillary, erect, usually panicled. Calyx 

 truncate, or with 5 short teeth. Stamens monadelphous. Style 



Persian Goat's-rue. FL Ju. Sept. 



8 G. Bi LOBA (Sweet, fl. gard. 1. 159.) stem angularly striated, glabrous, or as In 7\ cdndidtcmy bearded, 

 rather flexuous ; leaves usually with 5-S pairs of oblong, silky, 1 T. subero'sa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 249.) leaves with 7-10 



pubescent leaflets, which are mucronate and 2-lobed at the apex; pairs of elliptic-oblong mucronulate leaflets, which are glabrous 



above, and clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath ; carina 

 ' ' ■ ' ' ' " ' irregularly co- 



Robinia 



stipulas ovate-lanceolate, acute, acutely-serrated, sagittate ; 

 flowers crowded ; bracteas subulate ; twice the length of the pe- 

 dicels. *}/ . H. Native country unknown. Flowers bluish lilac. 



straightisl 



arctate between the seeds. Tj . S. 



Two-lobed'leayed Goat's-rue. FL June, Sept. Clt. 1823. suberosa, Roxb. L c. Flowers rose-coloured. 



style glabrous ; legume canescent 



Native of Bengal. 



Vexilhim hardly 



PL 3 to 4 feet. 



4 G. orienta^lis (Lam. diet. 2. p. 596.) leaflets ovate, acu- 

 minated, smooth ; stipulas broad-ovate ; racemes longer than the 



pubescent. 



Cor%-barked Tephrosia. FL Ju.Aug. Clt.1818. Sh.2to4ft. 

 2 T. Chine'nsis (Lindl. hort. trans. 7. p. 38.) shrubby; 

 leaves with 9-10 pairs of oblong, obtuse, pubescent leaflets; 

 racemes axillary, horizontal, compressed, many-flowered ; calyx 

 G. montana, Schultes, obs. 154. bibracteolate ; corolla pubescent; style glabrous; stigma capi- 

 tate. T2.G. Native of China. Stamens diadelphous. Flowers 



1/. H. Native 



Sims, bot. mag. 



leaves ; legumes pendulous ; roots creeping. 

 of Caucasus, and on all the oriental mountains. 

 2192. Ker. bot. reg. 526. 



Flowers blue. The creeping roots and simple flexuous stems 

 are sufficient to distinguish this species from all the others. 

 Oriental Goat's-rue. 



Cult. 



FL June, Aug. Clt. 1801. PL 2 to 4 ft. 



bright rose-coloured. 



Like T. suberosa. 



China Tephrosia. Fl. June. Clt. 1822. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



3 T. FRUTicosA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 249.) leaves with 4 or 5 

 pairs of ovate-oblong, acute, glabrous leaflets, but are rather 

 villous on the nerves beneath ; petals and style glabrous ; leguni^ 

 broadly oblong, compressed, velvety, drawn out downwards vnio 



\ ^ S. Native of the East Indies. Robmja 

 fruticosa, Roxb. 1. c. Racemes panicled, short. Flowers small* 

 red. Legume rusty. . 



Shrubby Tephrosia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub cl. 



4 T. soPHORoi'PEs (D. C. in ann. sci. nat. 4. p. 99.) I^^^ 

 . , , ^ . ^ "witl^ 3-5 pairs of elliptic-oblong, glabrous, acuminated leaflets, 



mens diadelphous, joined ones incurved, the free one straight, petals and style glabrous. T2 . G. Native of NipauL Flower? 



All the species of this genus are very elegant, and well 

 adapted for ornamenting flower borders. They are all easily 

 increased by dividing the plants at the root in spring, or by seeds. 



CIII. CALLO'TROPIS (from KaWogy Icallos^ beauty, and a short acumen. Tj 

 rpoTzr]^ tropcj a keel ; in reference to the keel being beautifully 

 variegated). Galega species, Hooker. 



Lin. syst. DiadeJphia, Decandria. Calyx with 5 equal filiform 

 teetli. Vexillum erect, ovate. Wings shorter than the keel. 

 Keel incurved. Style incurved, tipped by a liairy stigma. Sta- 



Legume stipitate, compressed, rather terete, tapering to both 

 ends, many-seeded. — A herb, clothed with pubescent pili, with 

 impari-pinnate leaves, having 6-7 jfeirs of oblong-cuneated, pu- 

 bescent, retuse, mucronulate leaflets, axillary racemes of droop- 

 ing flowers, and lanceolate-subulate semisagittate stipulas. 



1 C. TRi'coLOR. It. G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 north coast. Galega tricolor. Hook. exot. fl. t. 185. Flowers 

 pale blue, with the base of the wings and vexillum white, the 

 latter tipped with yellow. 



apparently white in a dry state, small. 



Sophora-Uhe Tephrosia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. . e 



5 T. brachystVchya (D. C. 1. c.) leaves with 7-8 pairs oj 

 elliptic, obtuse leaflets, the young ones clothed with ^*^P^^^^g 

 silky pubescence on both surfaces, adult ones glabrous on Ui^ 

 upper surface, but pubescent beneath ; racemes panicled, ^Jj^^g 

 than the leafless part of the petiole ; petals and style glabrou • 

 I2 . G. Native of NipauL Flowers probably red. 

 Short'spiJced Tephrosia. Shrub. 



of 

 but 



Three-coloured-ao^sered Callotropis. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 6 T. seri'cea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 249.) leaves with 6 pairs 



1823. PI. 2 to 3 feet. , . « ^ . oblong-lanceolate obtuse leaflets, which are glabrous above, D 



CulL An elegant plant when m flower. For its culture and clothed witL silky tomentum beneath ; racemes nearly terminal. 



propagation see Galega. It requires to be protected in winter. Ij . S. Native of Tranquebar. Cytisus serfceus, WilU- no^. 



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