FABACEAE 679 
1. C. rotundifolia (Walt.) Poir. Stems radiating from the stout root: blades 
of the lower leaflets orbicular to obovate; of the upper ones oval, oval-ovate, 
or broadly elliptic: sah page p cen 
standard 11-14 mm. long: pod silipsold: 
inces, Fla. to La. and Va.—(Mec., C. 
S. A.) 
2. C. e Chapm. Stems radiating 
from a stout root: blades of the lower leaf- 
i ‘suborbieula to oval; or of the upper ones 
calyx strigose: standard 9-12 
od ellipsoid, 2-3 g 
the Seminoles e for sore-throat. There is much variation in the leaf- 
lets. Although typically of a broad type, Hes on elongate branches often 
have narrow blades 
3. C. Linaria Small Plant 1-3 dm. tall, the wiry stems tawny- piden. iN 
eer on cae woody root: blades of the leaflets linear, often narrowly s 
or those of M lower leaves sometimes linear-elliptie or oblanceolate, an DS 8- 
cent like the stem: stipules ros d ealyx strigose: eorolla bright-yellow: pod 
d cione 1.5—2 lo ng— Pinelands, hammocks, and shell-mounds, 
iin along the coast d. . Fla. and the Keys.—Plants are perennial. Stems 
re o oft ten numerous on n the woody root. The si narrow blades of the dps 
aad small purple calyx are distinctive characters. Stipules may rare 
present. 
4. C. b caen DC. Plant 1-5 dm. tall, the stems C Or esca on the 
o S 
rairies, sand-dunes, and gra woods, Coastal Plain, Fla. to Tex. a 
Plants des ge Stipules : are usually present, but often very small. 
C. sagittalis L. Plant 1-5 dm. tall, the stem villous-hirsute: blades of the 
leaflets elliptie to laneeolate or linear- ]anceolate: stipules eonspieuous: ealyx 
sely-pubescent: corolla pale-yellow: pod ellipsoid, 2.5—4 Sar i ee Gals 
EA.)—Dry woods and sandy banks, various a boa Fla. to , S. nd 
m W. I., Mex.)—Plants are annual or the South ee perennial, 
Stipu ules are usually present, and e sone oe de uec on the stem, thus 
inverse-sagittate. 
6. C. retusa L. Plant 4—9 dm. tall minutely pubescent: blades of. es Vas) 
nu to PONE not bristle-tipped: sti ipules minute: ealyx 12—14 
long; lower lip. a than the tube: standard with a saborbieniar or uid 
E. reniform blade 22-26 mm. wide: pod nearly cylindric, 3-5 em. long.—Pine- 
ands and sandy AT waste- -places and roadsides, S pen. Fla. Pr the Keys. 
Nat. of E. I.— —(W. I., Mex boo et ons db 
7. C. Retzii A. Hitche. Plant erect, up to 1 m. tall, finely pubescent: blades 
s the s d to cuneate, often bristle- tipped: stipules broad: yx 
—18 mm. long; r lip longer than the dn Tu Be S lanceolate: corolla yel- 
nay standa rd atha a suborbienlar blade abou n diameter: pod slightly 
broadened upward, 3-5 cm. long. [C. spectabilis Both) — —Cult. grounds and 
roadsides, pen. Fla. and the Keys. Nat. of E. I.—(W. I.) 
