LEGUMINOSiE. CLIX. Onobrychis. CLX. Eleiotis. CLXI. Lespedeza. 



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Lin. syst. Diadelphia^ Decdndria. Calyx 5-parted, bibrac- 



prickly). D* C. legum. mem. vii. prod. 2. p. 348. Legumes tri- teolate at the base ; segments nearly equal. Corolla papiliona- 



gonal, rather incurved, prickly on the back. Leaves simple. ceous. Keel transversely obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Le- 

 gume lenticular, compressed, indehiscent, 1 -seeded, unarmed. 

 Stems herbaceous or suffruticose. Leaves trifoliate ; leaflets 



Perhaps a proper genus 



O. ROTUNDiFOLiA (Dcsv. 1. c.) stcms prostrate, angular, 



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glabrous ; leaves obovate, on short petioles, quite smooth, and entire, the middle one stalked. Spikes racemose, pedunculate. 

 bistipulate; racemes few-flowered ; legumes somewhat incurved, Bracteas trifid, 2-flowered. Flowers of a violaceous purple- 

 triquetrous, acuminated, prickly on the back. — Native of the 

 East Indies. Pluk. aim. t. 433. f. 1. 



lunate, prickly. 



Vahl. symb. 2. p. 81. Hedys. erinaceum, Poir. diet. 6. p. S^JS. 

 Hedys. nummularifblium, Vahl. in herb. mus. par. et Juss. 



Round-leaved Saintfoin. PI. prostrate. 



40 O. cuNEiFOLiA (D, C. prod. 2. p. 348.) stem erect, 

 shrubby, glabrous ; leaves ovate-cuneated, ending in a very short 

 recurved mucrone ; flowers solitary, terminal ; legumes half- 



^ . S. Native of the East Indies. Hedys. 

 cuneifolium, Roth. nov. spec. 357. 

 subulate, ciliated, half-stem-clasping. 



Wedge-leaved Saintfoin. Shrub. 



CulU All the species of this genus are very shewy when in 

 bloom, and are therefore well adapted for ornamenting flower- 

 borders or rock-work. The best method of increasing them is 

 by seeds, which should be sow^n where the plants are to remain. 

 The shrubby kinds do best in pots, filled with a mixture of 

 chalk, loam, and sand. 



Hedys. rotundifolium, vexillum, rarely white. 



colour, yellow or cream-coloured, with a purple mark on the 



Hedys. junceum, Lin. 



Stipulas scarious, ovate- 



1 L. ju'ncea (Pers. ench. 2. p. 318.) stem erect, simple; 

 petioles short ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, mucronate, clothed with 

 adpressed villi on both surfaces ; racemes short, almost sessile. 

 Tj . H. Native of Siberia, Tartary, &c. 

 fil. dec. 1. t. 4. Flowers purple or yellow. 



Rushj Lespedeza. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1776. Sh.2 to 3 feet. 



2 L. Chine'nsis ; stem erect, branched ; leaflets obovate, 

 retuse, mucronate ; bracteas small ; racemes short, on short pe- 

 duncles. }} . G. Native of China and Japan. Hedys. seri- 

 ceum, Thunb. fl. jap. 2%1. ? Flowers yellow or purple. 



Chinese Lespedeza. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



3 L. cuneata; stems simple; petioles very short; leaflets 

 cuneate, retuse, mucronate, clothed with strigose pubescence be- 

 neath ; racemes subumbellate, almost sessile ; legumes smooth, 

 about equal in length to the calyx. Tj . F. Native of? An- 

 thyllus cuneata, Dum. cours. bot. cult. 6. p. 100. Flowers yel- 



low or purple. 



CLX. ELEIOTIS (from iXeioc, eleios^ a dormouse, and ovq Wedge 



Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



4 L. Palla'sii ; shrub erect, branched ; branches short, and 



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wroc, ous otos^ an ear ; in allusion to the shape of tlie leaves, 

 which have some resemblance to the ear of a dormouse.) D. C. 

 legum. mem. vii. prod. 2. p. 348. 



Lin. syst. Diadelphm^ Decdndria* Calyx campanulate, trun- 

 cate, hardly, but bluntly 5-toothed. Corolla papilionaceous. dunculate, longer than the leaves. ^2 . F. 



Vexillum obovate. 



are, as well as the under side of the leaves, clothed with adpres- 

 sed pubescence ; stipulas subulate ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, end- 

 ing each in a spine-like mucrone ; racemes many-flowered, pe- 



^ Native of Siberia. 



Keel obtuse. 



Flowers white or yellow. 



Stamens diadelphous, per- 

 manent. Legume compressed, 1-celled, 1 -seeded, rather mem- 

 branous, semi-oval, with the upper suture straight, and the lower 

 one curved,— Slender Indian herbs, with triquetrous stems, small 2. p. 481.) plant diffuse, much branched, glabrous; petioles 



Pallas's Lespedeza. Shrub 2 feet. 



5 L. violVcea (Pers. ench. 2. p. 316. Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 



acute adpressed stipulas, simple or pinnately trifoliate petiolate 

 leaves, axillary racemes of small flowers much longer than the 

 leaves, and twin distant pedicels. The plants are commonly 

 called Dormouse-ears in India ; hence the generic name. 



1 E. monophy'lla (D. C. legum. mem. vii.) leaves simple, 

 orbicular, somewhat emarginate at both ends. 

 of the East Indies. Flowers red. 



Var. a, hebecdrpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 348.) legumes puberu- 

 lous in the disk on both sides. Glycine monophyllos, Burm. fl. 

 »nd. 161. t. 50. f. 2. 



elongated ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse, clothed with short adpressed 

 strigse beneath ; racemes somewhat umbellate, shorter than the 

 leaves ; calyxes shorter than the corolla ; legumes rhomboid, re- 

 ticulated, glabrous. %. H. Native of sandy and gravelly places 

 from Virginia to Carolina. Hedysarum violaceum, Lin. spec. 

 11. S. Native 1055. Flowers violaceous. Plant procumbent. 



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leaflets linear-obtuse. 



nois. 



i;. H. Native of New Jersey and Hi- 

 L. sessiliflora var. Michx. Hedys. reticulatum, Muhl. 



L. angustif olia, Rafin. but not of Nutt. Plant erect. 



f^ar. /3, leiocdrpa (D 

 82. f, 1. 



One-leaved Eleiotis. 



mes glabrous. Petiv. gaz. 



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PI. trailing. 



^ X JS. 8or6ria (D. C. legum. mem. vii. prod. 2. p. 348.) leaves 

 pmnately-trifoliate, 2 lateral leaflets very small, rising beneath the 

 middle of the petiole, terminal one very large, and almost orbi- 

 cular, and emarginate at both ends. %.S.. Native of the East 

 »ndies. Hedys. sororium. Lin. mant. 270. exclusive of the 



diffuse, branched ; leaflets oblong ; legumes ovate ; racemes 

 shorter than the petioles. Hedys. divergens, Muhl. in Willd. 

 spec. 3. p. 1196. L. violaceavar. Nutt. gen. amer. 2.. p. 108. 

 Far. a, sessiliflora (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 107.) plant erect, 

 branched ; petioles short ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse ; racemes axil- 

 lary, almost sessile ; legumes minute, naked, acute. Medicago 



synonyme of Burm. Poir. diet. 6. p. 403.? 

 "illd. spec - 



Hallia sororia, 



Virginica, Lin. syst. 3. p. 573. ex Pursh. 

 Lam. diet. 6. p. 414. Plant erect. 



Hedys. sessiliflorum. 



t -- -. J,, .x.v/. Onobrychis sororia, Desv. journ, bot. 

 '• '• 6. f. 31. 1814. vol. 1. p. 60. Flowers red. 



^»«<er Eleiotis. Clt. 1817. PI.* straggling. 



Ctt//. The species of this genus grow well in any light • rich 

 »oili 4nd cuttiugs will root under a bell-glass, in beat. 



CLXL LESPEDE^ZA (in honour of — Lespedez, once 

 governor of Fl,.,:^, „„j . c i>~.onv\ Michx. fl. 



Lesped 



Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. 



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ysarum species of Lin. and 



D. C. prod 



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PI. 2 feet or procumbent. 



6 L. trichoca'rpa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 318.) plant erect; pe- 

 tioles very short ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, mucronate ; racemes 

 few-flowered, somewhat umbellate, axillary, almost sessile ; calyx 

 about equal in length to the corolla ; legumes ovate, pubescent, one 

 half shorter than the Calyx. T? . H. Native of Siberia. Hedys. 

 trichocarpum, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1194. Stems and under sur- 

 face of leaves clothed with very fine pubescence beneath, cu- 

 pulas filiform. Flowers purple. 



Hairy-fruited Lespedeza. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



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