FABACEAE 715 
5. R. simplicifolia (Walt.) Wood. Stem hirsute: leaflets 2-5 em. long; 
blades ype aaa pales p reniform, hirsute on the veins beneath, strongly 
bou 
reticulate: calyx 8-10 m ong; upper lobes rei ovate, lower lobe abo 
equalli ng the lateral ones: “stands rd 6. rA oe i e e e 
or suborbicular: wings about as long as long, 
elliptie; beak Eu latera]. Rhynchosia podio pen "bo. Dolicholus 
simplicifolius Vail]—(DOLL AR-WEED. )— —Pinelands, open woods, and fields, 
Coastal Plain and rarely adj. provinces, Fla., an nd La, and Va.— —Spr.—fall. 
R. intermedia (T. & G.) Small. Stem tomentose: leaflets 2-5 cm. long; 
blades Eu and often somewhat rhombie, or ovate-orbieular, or those 
of the 1 al ones ovate or oval: lower calyx-lobes various, the lateral ones _ 
Bus M .the median one eu slender-tipped; upper lobes 
space lanceolate: standard 7-8 mm. long; blade nearly elliptic or elliptic- 
obov wings much shorter than the standard: pod 15-18 mm. lo ong, narrowly 
linie | [Dotichotus intermedius Vail]—Pinelands, Coastal Plain, Fla., Ala. 
and Ga. 
us 2. erecta (Walt. DC. Stem 2-8 dm. tall, softly pubescent: pda 2.0—9 
ong; blades oval, eng i p a -oval, velvety beneath: lower calyx- 
lobes narrowly lanceolate; lobes o upper calyx-lip menage ole than 
the tube: standard 5-6.5 mm i Er de a ary short- o 
a 
pod 14—16 mm. long, elliptie; beak eccentric. [Dolic iene Mr Vail]— 
soil, especially in poem Coastal Plain, and rarely adj. provinces, hu n4 
La., Tenn., and Del 
8. R. mollissima (Ell) S. Ma Stem 3-6 dm. tall, closely and silvery soft- 
pubescent: leaflets 2.5—4.5 em. long; blades oval or oval-elliptic: calyx his- 
pidulous; - ib lobes dp Janceolate, the middle e one the lon ood aig ndard 
6.5-7.5 m ong; blade obovate: ovary hispidul pod 19— long, 
slightly pots beak lateral.  [Dolicholus motliesimus a 
Coastal Plain, Fla. and adj. Ga. to Miss.—Spr.-fall. 
45. CAJAN Adans. Partially woody herbs. Leaflet Racemes few 
several-flowered. Calyx somewhat 2-lipped, the upper E Mero nca 
Corolla yellow ers so: blade of t 
ye y 
standard aoa sharp-auricled at oe 
base: blades of the wings rather promi- 
nently, but unequally auricled on each side: 
blades of the keel-petals obtuse at the apex. 
Pod turgid, elongate.—One species. 
C. Cajan (L.) Millsp. Plant 9-30 dm 
i S | ds, a: mmoc i 
S pen. Fla., and the Keys.—Nat. of Old Wor Jä Tropics and cult.—(W. I.)—All 
year.—Grown extensively for its pea-like seeds which are boiled and eaten or 
used for feeding poultry. 
46. ERYTHRINA L. Herbs, shrubs, or trees. TEN 3. Racemes 
several-many-flowered. Calyx obliquely truncate. Corolla red, scarlet, or erim- 
