DIADEEPHIA DECANDRIA. 
590: TEPHROSIA. Pers. syn. 2. p. 329. 
1. T. erecta, candicanti-villosa ; foliolis (17—21) ovali- 
oblongis acuminatis, racemo terminali brevi subsessili, 
leguminibus retrofaleatis villosis, calycibus lanatis,— 
Pers. syn. 2. p. 329. \ 
Galega virginiana, Pluk, alm. t. 23. f. 2. 
In sandy and dry woods : Canada to Florida. X. June, 
July. v.v. About a foot high; flowers very e 
some, rose-coloured and yellowish white. 
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virginiana. 
2. T. prostrata, pubescens; foliis pinnatis quinis subsessili- chrysophylla. 
bus: foliolis cuneato-obovatis obtusissimis supra gla- 
bris, subtus sericeis, pedunculis oppositifoliis elonga- 
tis sub-3-floris, leguminibus rectiusculis. 
-Galega villosa. Mien. fl. amer. 2. p. 67? 
In Georgia. Enslen X. July, Aug. v.s. in Herb. 
 Enslen. Flowers purple. The singular circumstance 
of the nearly sessile leaves, gives it the appearance of 
a.trifoliate plant, the lower pair representing stipulz. 
Though Michaux's description answers very well in 
any other respect, J was led to doubt by his not men- 
tioning the number of leaves, which is one of the 
most striking characters. 
ST. I humifusa, pubescens ; foliolis (13—15) ob- 
longo-ellipticis truncato-obtusis- mucronatis, peduncu- - 
lis oppositifoliis elongatis 3—5-floris, leguminibus ob- 
longis falcatis hispidis. 
-Galega hispidula. Mich. ff. amer. 2, p. 68. 
Galega spicata. Walt. fl. car. 188. 
In pine-woods and on slate-hills : Virginia to Georgia. 
X. July—Sept. v.v. Flowers pale red. 
BS 
591. LOTUS. Gen. pl. 1212. 
1. L. foliis ternatis subsessilibus oblongis acutis serice 
-losis, pedunculis axillaribus unifloris folio longioribus, 
fiore unibracteato, calycinis laciniis linearibus, legu- 
mine glabro longissimo. i 
On the banks of the Missouri. ©. v.s. Flowers 
yellow. 
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hispidula, 
sericeus, 
