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i 



450 



LEGUMINOSiE. CCLXXII, Cassia. CCLXXIIL Delaria. 



Brazil. Vand, in Rceim. script, p. 104. 

 Tubercled'Stemmed Cassia. Shrub. 



Deceiving Cassia. 



leaflets. Tj . S. Native country, flowers, and fruit unknown. 

 Said to be allied to C occidentalism 

 EquaUleaJletted Cassia. Shrub. 



192 C. HousTONiA^NA (Coll. mon. p. 132.) leaves with 4 pairs 

 of oblong- ovate leaflets ; stems procumbent ; peduncles axillary, 

 2-flowered. 0. S. Native of Jamaica. C. biflora, Mill. diet. 



no. 14. but not of Lin. 



Houston's Cassia. PI. proc. 



193 C. macradeVa (CoUad. mon. p. 132.) leaves with 4 

 pairs of oblong, eared, mucronate leaflets, bearing a large orbi- 

 cular gland at the base of the petiole. Ij . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Vand. in Roem. script, p. 104. 



Long'glanded Cassia. Shrub. 



194 C. pubi'gera (Lag. gen. et spec. p. 14. no. 184.) leaves 

 with 4 pairs of rather hairy, ovate, acuminated leaflets, outer 

 ones lanceolate, with a conical, somewhat pedicellate gland at 

 the base of the petiole. — Native of Guayaquil. 



Puhigeroxis Cassia. Shrub. 



195 C. ARACHOiDES (Burch. cat. no. 1680. ex trav. 1. p. 341.) 

 leaves with 4-5 pairs of obovate leaflets, which are rounded or no. 17. but not of Lin. 



pairs of oblong acuminated leaflets, lower ones the smallest ; pe- 

 tiole glandless ; stem angular, tubercled. Tj , S. Native of 



205 C. DEciPiENs (Desv. journ. hot. 1814. p. IS.) leaves with 



usually 8 pairs of linear-lanceolate, acute, quite glabrous leaflets ; 

 legumes compressed, elongated, somewhat reniform. 



Native of America. 



^. S. 



Shrub. 



206 C. sopheroIdes (CoUad. mon. p. 134.) leaves with 8-10 

 pairs of lanceolate, acute, glabrous leaflets, with rather villous 

 margins ; petiole bearing an oblong gland at the base ; legumes 

 compressed. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. C. Sophera, 

 Lam. diet. 1. p. 649. but not of Lin. 



Sophera-lihe Cassia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



207 C. CHAM^CRisTOiDES (Collad. mou. p. 134.) leaves with 

 many pairs of linear leaflets; stems procumbent, frutescent; 

 flowers large, solitary, axillary ; legumes glabrous. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of Mexico, about Vera Cruz. C. chamsecrista, Mill. diet. 



obcordate at the apex ; stems herbaceous, trailing ; racemes sim- 

 ple, axillary ; legumes oval-orbicular, membranous, flat. — Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. 



PL trailing. 



Arachis-^like Cassia. 



196 C. Singuea'na (Gailliaud, fl. a meroe, 1826.) branches 

 tomentose at the apex ; leaves with 7 pairs of obtuse interglan- 



Na- 



dular leaflets, pubescent on the back and margins. 

 tive of Egypt, about Singue. 

 Singue Wild-senna. Shrub. 



Tj.G. 



197 C. Aschre'k (Forsk. descrip. p. 86.) leaves with 4-5 ^ . S. Native of Cayenne. 



Chamcecrista-lilce Cassia. Shrub proc. 



208 C. Hornema'nni (D, C. prod. 2. p. 507.) erect; leaves 

 with many pairs of elliptic, ciliated, mucronate leaflets, bearing 

 one sessile gland on the petiole. ©. S. Native country un- 

 known. C. venosa, Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. p. 46. but not of Zucc. 



Hornemann's Cassia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



209 C. MULTiJUGA (Rich, in act. soc. hist. nat. par. 108.) ar- 

 boreous, quite glabrous ; leaves with 20-25 pairs of oblong ellip- 

 tic leaflets, which are white beneath ; panicle terminal, multiple. 



pairs of oval-oblong, glabrous, obtuse, acuminated leaflets, with 

 a subulate gland between each pair; legumes flat. ©. ? G. 

 Native of Arabia at Mor, where it is called AschreTcn 

 A&chrek Cassia." PI. 1 foot? 



Tree 20 to 30 ieei. 



198 C. Pjlumie'ri (D. C. prod. 2. p. 506.) leaves with 5 pairs nal, sub-racemose ; legumes broad, oblong, compressed 



Many-paired-\e3iAetted Cassia. 

 210 C. DISCOLOR (Herb. Desv. Hamilt. prod. p. 38.) stem 

 shrubby; leaves with usually 6 pairs of obovate, oblong, rather 



emarginate, glabrous leaflets, cinereous beneath ; flowers termi- 



►2 . »5. 



of ovate-lanceolate glabrous leaflets ; legumes compressed, long, 

 straight, pendulous, torose at the seeds. ^ • G. Native of 



Native of Jamaica. 



Discolour edAe&\ed. Cassia. Shrub. 



Guadaloupe. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 77. C. planisiliqua, Lam. diet. 211 C. hirsuta (Herb. Desv. Hamilt. prod. p. 38.) stem 



1. p. 645. but not of Lin. 

 Plumier's Cassia. Tree. 



shrubby ; leaves with usually 6 pairs of ovate, obtuse, mucro- 

 nulate leaflets, which are tomentose beneath ; flowers axillary, spi- 



199 C. frute'scens (Mill. diet. no. 2.) leaves with 5 pairs of cate ; legume glabrous, compressed, very long, and linear. ^ • ^• 



Native of Jamaica. 



Hairy Cassia. Shrub. . 



Cult. All the species of Cassia are of easy culture ; they 

 thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings of the 

 shrubby kinds root readily in sand under a hand-glass ; those o 

 the stove species in heat. The C. Maryldndica being the only 

 hardy perennial species, should be grown in a sheltered situation 

 in peat soil, and it may either be increased by seeds or by uim - 

 201 C. Sa'bak (Gailliaud, fl- a meroe, 1826.) branches smooth, ing the plant at the root in spring. 

 ferruginous ; corolla an inch and a half; flowers numerous. ^ . 

 S. Native of Egypt, on mount Aqaro, where it is called Sa- CCLXXIIL DELA^RTA (Delar, evidently the name o\some 



ovate glabrous leaflets, outer ones the longest ; stem shrubby ; 

 legumes long, terete. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica. 



Shrubby Cassia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



200 C. HiRTA (Wiild. enum. suppl. 23.) leaves with 5 pairs 

 of oblong hairy leaflets, with an oblong gland on the petiole be- 

 tween tlie lower pair ; stipulas subulate ; branches hairy. Tj . S. 

 Native country unknown. 



Hairy Cassia. Shrub. 



bak, and where the inhabitants use the husks of the pods to tan 

 leather. 



Sabak Cassia. Shrub. 



510- 



botanist). Desv. obs. legum. ex in Schlecht. Linnaea. 2. p- 



" - - " ~ ' spathaceous 



Stamens 10 



Mon 



toothed 



Calyx 



5 



202 C. Sumatra'na (Roxb. ex Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. p. fertile. Ovary sessile or 



Vexillum large, spreading. 



Legume 



135.) leaves with 4-8 pairs of elliptic coriaceous leaflets, which 

 are retuse and mucronate at the apex. T2 • S* Native of Su- 



stipitate. Stigma acute 



ith alternate simple leaves 



matra. 



Sumatra Cassia. 



Shrub. 



elongated, few-seeded. — Shrubs, witu aiic*i-«vv. ^...-j^- 



1 D. ovalifolia (Desv. 1. c.) leaves oval-elliptic, ^^^^^^^^ 

 beneath; flowers axillary ; legumes hairy, usually twin, <' ' 

 Native of Brazil. Cassia simplicifolia, Desv. journ. bot. 181*- 



203 A. eglandulosa (Dum. Cours. bot. cult. ed. 2. vol. 6. p. 72. D. C. prod. 2. p. 505. 



Oval-leaved Delaria. Shrub. 



p. Si.) leaves with 7 pairs of ovate-orbicular, mucronate, gla- 

 brous leaflets* which are palest beneath ; petioles glandless. I7 , 

 S. Native country unknown. 



Glandless Cassia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



204 C. xuBERcuLA^x A (Collad. mon. p. 133.) leaves with 7-& 



2 D. PYRiFOLiA (Desv. 1. c.) ^ . 

 Notliing further is known to us of this plant 

 Pear-leaved Delaria. Shrub. 



S. Native of Guinea 



best 



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