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leaves on the middle of the stem with 5 leaflets, the lowest and 
floral ones with 3 leaflets; leaflets entire or somewhat serrulated. 
©.H. Native of tropical Africa in sandy places near the sea. 
Cledme pentaphylla, Lin. spec. 938. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1681. 
Perhaps this species grows spontaneous in South America and 
Egypt as well as India. Flowers white or flesh-coloured, with 
pink stamens and brown anthers. 
Five-leaved Gynandropsis. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1640. Pl. 1 ft. 
11 G. penticuta'ta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) smoothish ; 
lowest leaves with 7 leaflets, middle ones with 5 leaflets ; upper 
ones ternate ; leaflets serrulated. ©. H. Native of Angola on 
the west coast of Africa. Flowers white, tinged with pink. 
The stamens are pink. 
Denticulated-leaved Gynandropsis. Fl. Ju. Aug. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
12 G. HETERO'rRICHA (D.C. prod. 1. p. 238.) covered with 
variable hairs, some of which are elongated, others sessile and 
glandular; leaves ternate or quinate; leaflets almost entire. 
©. H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Cledme hetero- 
tricha, Burch. trav. 1. p. 537. cat. no. 2011. Flowers white. 
Variable-haired Gynandropsis. Pl. 1 foot. 
Cult. The seeds of these plants should be sown on a hot-bed, 
in the month of March; and-when the plants have attained a 
sufficient size, which will be in May, they should be planted out 
into the open ground, in a warm sheltered situation, where they 
will flower and seed, if the summer proves warm. But in order 
to secure seeds, a plant or two of each kind should be planted 
separately, in pots, in a mixture of sand and loam, and placed in 
the green- house. 
IV. CLEO'ME (from rew, kleio, to shut, in allusion to the 
parts of the flower; a name adopted by Linnzeus from Theo- 
dosius). D.C. prod. 1. p. 238. Cledme, spec. Lin. 
Lin. syst. Tetra-Hexdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4, spread- 
ing, almost equal sepals. Petals 4. Torus somewhat hemis- 
pherical. Stamens 6, rarely 4. Silique dehiscent, stipitate, or 
sessile within the calyx. 
Secr. I. Pepicerra‘ria (from pedicéllus, a pedicle; fruit on 
long stalks.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 238. Torus fleshy, somewhat 
globose. Stipe of ovary elongated. 
1 C. cicante’a (Lin. mant. 430.) shrubby, velvety-pubes- 
cent, somewhat clammy ; leaves 7-foliate, with 30 or 40 veins 
on each side of each leaflet. h.S. Native of South America. 
Cleome viridiflora, Schreb. nov. act. nat. cur. 4. p. 136, t. 3. 
Flowers whitish-green, with pinkish filaments and yellow anthers. 
This is a beautiful plant, but has a strong disagreeable smell and 
a caustic taste. 
Giant Cleome. FI. June, July. Clt. 1774. Sh. 6 to 12 feet. 
2 C. arso rea (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 86.) shrubby, 
velvety-pubescent, somewhat clammy ; leaflets 7, with 20 veins 
on each side of each leaflet. h. S. Native of Caraccas. 
Perhaps sufficiently distinct from Cledme gigantéa. Flowers 
white or greenish. 
Tree Cleome. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Sh. 6 to 8 feet. 
3 C.Gianputo'sa (Ruizet Pav.) somewhat arborescent, his- 
pid with thick hairs which bear glands at their apex; leaves 
with 7-9 leaflets, upper and floral ones simple, ovate-cordate ; 
ovary covered with glandular hairs. h. S. Native of Peru. 
Fruit unknown.  Silique the length of the stipe. 
Glandular Cleome. Fl. June, July. Shrub 2 feet. 
4 C. carpina'tis (D.C. prod. 1. p. 238.) herbaceous, smooth ; 
leaves 5-foliate, floral ones sessile and leaflets oval-lanceolate. 
©. S. Native of Mexico, where it is called Borla di Cardinal 
(icon. fl. mexic. ined.). Flowers reddish ? 
Cardinal Cleome. FI. Jul. Aug. Cit. 1823. Pl. 2 feet. 
5 C. HEPTAPHY'LLA (Lin. spec. 987.) herbaceous, prickly, 
covered with clammy hairs; leaves with 7 leaflets, floral ones 
CAPPARIDEA. III. Gynanpropsis. IV, CLEOME. 
simple, cordate-roundish ; silique longer than the stipe, covered 
with clammy pubescence. ©. S. Native of both Indies. Per- 
haps several species are confused under this name, and it is very 
probable that the South American plant differs from the East 
India plant. Flowers white or flesh-coloured, with purplish 
stamens and brownish anthers. 
Seven-leaved Cleome. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1817. Pl.1to3 ft. 
6 C. ano’mara (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 85.) herba- 
ceous, unarmed, velvety-pubescent ; leaves with 7 leaflets, floral 
ones simple, round, and somewhat cordate ; siliques elliptical, 
muricated. ©?S. Nativeof South America. Valves of fruit 
very convex. Flowers white. 
Anomalous Cleome. PI. 1 foot. 
7 C. Cuite’nsis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) herbaceous, un- 
armed, smooth ; leaves with 7 leaflets, floral ones with 3-5 
leaflets; sepals, permanent ; siliques pendulous, smoothish, 
scarcely longer than the stipe. ©. H. Native of Chili. Flowers 
white, or pinkish. 
Var. a, glàbra (D. C. prod. l. c.) leaves with 7 leaflets, 
smooth. 
Var. B, pubéscens (D.C. prod. 1. p. 239.) leaves with 3-5 
leaflets, pubescent. 
Chili Cleome. Pl. 1 foot. 
8 C. ro'xcires (D. C. prod. 1. p.239.) herbaceous, prickly, 
smooth ; leaves ternate; silique cylindrical, slender, one half 
shorter than the stipe, which is about a foot long. Native of 
Guayaquil. Flowers white. 
Long-footed-fruited Cleome. Pl. 2 feet. 
9 C. srrxo sa (Lin. spec. 939.) herbaceous, prickly, pubes- 
cent; leaves with 5-7 leaflets, smooth; floral ones simple, 
stalked, ovate-cordate ; silique smooth, longer than the stipe. 
&.S. Native of South America. Marcgr. bras. p. 34. icon. 
Flowers with white petals, purple filaments, and yellow anthers. 
Spinose Cleome. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1731. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
10 C. pu’ncens (Willd. hort. berl. t. 18.) herbaceous, prickly, 
covered with clammy pubescence; leaves with 5-7 leaflets, 
smooth, floral ones simple, sessile, cordate; silique smooth, 
shorter than the stipe. &.- S. Native of South America and 
the West India islands. Cledme púngens, H. B. et Kunth, nov. 
spec. 5. p. 85. C. spindsa, Sims. bot. mag. t. 1640. Flowers 
flesh-coloured, or white. 
Pungent Cleome. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1812. Pi. 1 to 2 ft. 
11 C. puse’scens (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1857.) herbaceous, un- 
armed, pubescent; leaves with 5-7 leaflets, floral ones simple, 
cordate ; silique length of stipe. ©.H. Native of? Flowers 
white, with purple stamens and stipe. 
Pubescent Cleome. FI. Jul. Clt. 1815. Pl. 14 foot. 
12 C. psoraremro LIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) herbaceous, 
prickly, pubescent ; leaves trifoliate ; petioles beset with glan- 
dular hairs; floral leaves ovate, stalked ; silique at last smooth, 
longer than the stipe. ©? S. Native of Brasil. C. Brasi- 
liàris, Weinm. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 121. Flowers white ? 
Psoralea-leaved Cleome. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
13 C. rativo'r1a (Vahl. ined. D.C. prod. 1. p. 239.) her- 
baceous, unarmed, smooth; lower leaves simple, middle ones 
ternate, stalked ; leaflets oval, acuminated ; floral leaves simple, 
sessile, ovate, one half shorter than the pedicel ; stipe length 0 
pedicel. ©?S. Native of Guiana. Flowers white or red. 
Broad-leaved Cleome. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
14 C, ro'sza (Vahl. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 239.) herbaceous, 
unarmed, smooth ; leaflets quinate, lower and floral ones ternate, 
uppermost ones ovate, sessile ; silique smooth, length of stipe: 
©. S. Native of Rio Janeiro. Flowers beautiful rose-coloure¢ 
Stem erect, branched. Lindl. bot. reg. 960. i 
Rose-coloured-flowered Cleome. F1. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1; ft. 
15 C. SPECIOSTSSIMA (Deppe in litt. Lindl. bot. reg- 1312, 
herbaceous, unarmed ; leaflets 5-7, lanceolate, acuminate®, 
