LEGUMINOS^. CXXXH. GUldekstjedtia. CXXXIII. Biserrula. CXXXIV. ScoRnuRus. 



273 



Tribe III. 



HEDYSA^RE^ (plants agreeing with Hedysarum in some 

 important characters). D. C. legum. mem. vii. prod. 2. p. 307. 



peat, and sand. Those marked frame require the protection of a 

 frame or greenhouse in winter. . The seeds of the annual species 

 only require to be sown in the open border early in spring. 

 Those species belonging to divisions Alopeciiroideii Traga- 

 cdnthcef Incdni, Dissiti/ldri^ and Onohrychoidei are the most Embryo with the radicle bent back upon the edge of the cotyle- 

 worthy of cultivation. dons (f. 21. e,f.^. Corolla papilionaceous (f. 42. 6.). Stamens 



rarely free, but usually monadelphous (f. 43. e.) or diadelphous, 



9 joined together, and one free (f. 44. rf.), or 5 in each bundle. 

 Legumes dividing transversely into 1 -seeded cells or joints (f. 

 41. e,). Cotyledons flat, changing into leaves at the time of ger- 

 mination. This tribe is very natural, and easily distinguished 

 from the rest by the legumes being divided transversely into 

 ..ollaf wkrtheVexillum entire^ joints unless in the following genera, OnobrJ/chis, Elciotis, and 



^ ^.. Keel minute. Stamens diadel- ^^cspedcza, which have only 1-celled. 1-seeded egumes, and m 



phous. Legume somewhat cylindrical, l-celled, many-seeded, « ff^'l «f^^"-«' y^^^*^*^ ^^^^^ ^'>^ legumes divided mto transverse 



CXXXII. GULDENST^'DTIA (in honour of A. Gulden- 

 staedt, a Russian naturalist). Fisch. in litt. but not of Neck. 

 D. C. prod. 2. p. 307. 



Lin. syst. Diadelphiay Decdndria. Calyx bibracteate at the 

 base, campanulate, 5-cleft, upper segments broadest. Petals 

 6, disposed in a papilionaceous 

 about the length of the wings. 



filled with medulla, which vanishes at maturity, 'with the valves P^"^. ^''"^ membranous or spongy dissepiments, but not separat- 



always separating in a spiral manner, 

 scrobiculate. 



Seeds reniform, small, »"S into jomts 



Stemless herbs, with impari-pinnate or simple 

 that is, having the terminal leaflet only remaining, which 

 IS jointed at the top of the petiole. Scapes ascending. Flowers 



leav 



res 



SuBTRiBE I. CoRONiLLE^ (plants agreeing with Coronilla in 



) 



Flowers disposed in 



nml^pll.»fn y>^A r.^ ' ^ T) 1 a\ - 1 °*c-.;^,,« ^f umbels (f 41. b. f. 42. 6.). Legumes terete (f. 41. e.) or com- 



uniDeuatc, red, or violaceous. Perhaps Astragalus binicus oi i c r i i u o * ' i i i f 



Lin. belongs to this genus. 

 1 G. monopiiy'lla 



(Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 

 leaves simple, kidney-shaped, clothed with 

 umbels 2-5-flowered. 



307.) 



2/.H. 



Leaves glaucous, sometimes trifoliate. 



1 



silky-pubescence ; 

 Native of the Altaian mountains. 



pressed. Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined and 1 free. 



CXXXIV. SCORPIU^RUS (from fj^opiziou scorplos, a scor- 

 pion, and ovpa^ oura^ a tail ; in reference to the twisted form of 

 the legumes). Lin. gen. 87G. Goert. fruct. 2. 1. 155, D. C. prod. 



Flower purplish. 

 1 



2. p 



308. 



Scorpioides, Tourn. inst. 226. — Scorpius, Lois. fl. 



One-leaved Guldenstaedtia. PL | to |- foot. 



2 G. PAuciFLORA (Fisch. mss. D. C. prod. 2. p. 307.) leaves 



impari-pmnate, silky ; umbels 2-3-flowered. 

 the Altaian mountains, in humid meadows, 

 floras, Pall. astr. no. 88. t. 66. 

 Astrag. biflorus, Pall. itin. 3. p 

 t. 26. f 1. "• ^ 



1/. H. Native of 

 Astragalus pauci- 



gall. Moench. 



Lin. syst. Diadelphiay Decdndria, 



acute lobes. 



Corolla with a 2-edged keel. 



Calyx 5-cleft, with equal 



Stamens diadel- 



Ovary 



Flowers purple. 

 f^ar. /3, suhglahrata (D. C. prod. 2. 

 glabrous 



phous, the 5 longest dilated a little under the anthers. 

 B W'll 1 ec 3 n 1319 sulcated. Style filiform, acute. Legume revolute, rather spiral, 



of\K * r* ' V M^ A.^ KA^r. 7f\' constantly of 3-6 1-seeded joints, which are furrowed length- 

 205. — (jrmel. sib. 4. p. 54. no. /O. . . v i W • i i • * ^ i? ^ 



^ wise, with the nerves usually prickly or muricated. r-mbryo 



at length. 1/. H. 



replicate. Cotyledons linear. — Annual herbs, with membranous 

 linear-lanceolate stipulas, simple entire leaves, which taper into 

 the petiole, axillary 1-4-flowercd peduncles, which are longer 

 than the leaves, and yellow, rarely purple flowers. 



J.. J T , r*u 1Q07 PI 1 S. L^viGATA (Smith, fl. graec. t. 718. ex prod. 2. p. 81.) 



la. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1827. "1. , i i ^ vi. -i a /o hi \i^^u-^ r.c *h^ 



' -^ legumes glabrous, with ribs unarmed. ©. H. Mative ot the 



S a^LlxipSuA (Fisch. in litt.) plant hoary: leaflets 1-7, islands in the Archipelago of E^ ll^^"^' P^^^^^^^^ 



ovate, terminal one largest ; legumes \erete, subulate, a little in- ^^J^'l^^^J^S:^^' ^ ^ ^ 



curved, clothed with adpressed pubescence, 

 if^^'^and Armenia. Astragalus latifolius, Lam. diet. 1. p 

 ^19. D. C.astr. no 133. t. 46. 



p. 307.) leaves almost 

 „ _r, _-, Native of Dahuria. Astragalus 



brevicarinatus, D. C. astr. p. 128. t. 49. Flowers flesh-coloured, 

 l^egumes villous. 



Few-Jlowered Guldenstsedti 

 I to I foot. 



It . H. ' Native of ^^^j^^y f ^' rnurkata. 



Broad-leaved Guldenstaedtia. 

 Cult. 



Flowers purple. 

 PI. i to i foot. 



See Oxytropis for culture and propagation, p. 253. 



J CXXXIII. BISrRRULA (from his, twice, and serrula, a 

 > tie saw ; in allusion to the legumes, which are toothed on 

 «th sides, giving them the appearance of a little saw). Lin. 

 in. R^^ Lam. ill. t. C22. D, C. astr. no. vi. prod. 2. 



>S/rtoo//i-podded Caterpillar. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. PI. 



prostrate. 



2 S. murica'ta (Lin. spec. 1050.) legumes glabrous, with the 

 inner ribs unarmed, and the outer ones muricated with minute 

 bluntish tilbercles. 0. H. Native of the region of the Medi- 

 terranean, in fields. — Moris, oxon. sect. 2. t. 11. f. 4. S.echinata 



a 



Lam. diet. 726. Peduncles 2-flowered. 



Flowers yellow. 



Clt. 1640. 



gtin. no. 893. 



P- 307. 



,J''^- SYST. DiadSlphia, Dec/mdria. Calyx 5-cleft. 



tuse. Stamens diadelphous. Legume flat, 2-celled, having 



Muricated-podded Caterpillar. Fl. June, July. 



PI. trailing. 



3 S. sulca'ta (Lin. spec. 1050.) legumes glabrous; inner ribs 

 smooth, 4 outer ones bearing stiff' distant prickles, which are 



Keel hooked at their apex. ©. IL 



Native of the region of the 



— • ^^taiiicns uiaaeiphous. liegume tlat, ^-celled, navmg 



ba^k T ^^""^^^^y compressed, and sinuately- toothed on the 

 1 .. ' ^ diffuse pubescent herb, with impari-pinnate leaves, 



til ^ ?^ "^^"^ ^^^^^ ^^ obcordate leaflets. Peduncles shorter than 

 e leaves. Spikes ovate. Flowers small, blue, or purple. ' 



G) U ""'^^^'us (Lin. spec. 1073. Gisek. icon. fasc. 1. t. 17.) 

 in ' 1 ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^"^'^ of Europe, and the north of Africa, 



^x,. i^ P'^ces and corn fields. Lam. ill. f. 22. Pelecinus vul- 

 garis, lourn. inst. 417. t. 234. 



y^rn^wecd Biserrula. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1G40. PI. i to 1 ft. 



onon k" 1 ®^^^^ of this plant only require to be sown in the 

 *^" oorder in spring. 

 VOL, n. ^ ^ 



Mediterranean, in fields. Gaert. fruct. 2. t. 155. Desf. atl. 2. 



t. 4. S. echiuata ft 

 flowered. Flowers yellow. 



Peduncles usually 3- 



FwrrowcJ-podded Caterpillar, Fl. June, July. Clt. 1596. PL 



prostrate. 



4 S. suBViLLOSA (Lin. spec. 1050.) legumes glabrous, the 



inner ribs naked, but G or 8 of the outer ones bear stiff; crowded 



O. H. Native 



along with the preceding species 



Moris, hist. sect. 2. t. 11. f. 2. 



prickles, which are a little hooked at the apex. 



•' ' '* ' S. echinata y, Lam. diet. 1. 



p. 72G.— Moris, hist. sect. 2. t. 1 1. f. 2. Legumes thicker, and 

 more revolute than those of S. sulcata. Flowers yellow. 

 Plant rather villous. Peduncles usually 4-flowercd. 



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