Tab. 5874 

 CASSIA mimosoides., var. Telfairiana. 



Mimosa-leaved Cassia, Telfair s variety. 



Nat. Ord. Leguminos^e. — Decandria Monogynia. 



Gen. Char. — Calycis tubus brevissimus, segmentis 5 imbricatis. Petala 

 5, imbricata, subasqualia, summo intimo. Stamina 10, omnia perfecta 

 et subeequalia v. nonnulla superiora minora v. imperfecta, nunc 5 ; anthera- 

 rum loculi poro v. rima apicali raro basilari dehiscentes. Ovarium liberum, 

 sajpius arcuatum ; stylus brevis v. elongatus, stigmatc truncato v. parvo ; 

 ovula oo . Legumen teres v. compressum, indehiscens v. 2-valve, intus 

 nudum v. septatum. Semina sa?pius transversa, albuminosa; cotyledones 

 ovatae, plana? v. undulataj, radicula brevi recta. — Arbores frutices v. herbce 

 tropicce v. subtropiccs. Folia abrupte -pinnata, rarius ad phyllodia reducta. 

 Stipulae varice. Innorescentia varia. Flores Jlavi, albi, v. rubidi. 



Cassia (Chamjecrista)"' mimosoides; annua, herbacea, appresse pilosa y. 



glabrata, foliolis 20-oo jugis lineari-oblongis subfalcatis v. subdimi- 



diatis mucronatis, glandula sessili infra juga, pedicellis sohtarns v. 



aggregatis folio brevioribus, legumine pubescente. 

 Cassia mimosoides, Linn. Sp. PL, p. 543. Vogelin Linncea. vol. xi. p. 714. 



Walp. Rep. vol. i. p. 837. 

 Var. Telfairiana, caule erecto, foliolis 30-60-jugis angustis £ poll-longis, 



petiolo non marginato, glandulla magna, floribus diametro polhcaribus. 



C. Telfairiana, Wall. Cat. n. 5324. C. pulchella, Bojer, Hort. Maunt. 



p. 122. C. angustissima, Lamarck, Diet. vol. i. p. 650. 



Cassia mimosoides is a rather common Asiatic and African 

 tropical and subtropical plant, growing on dry banks, ana 

 presenting a beautiful appearance from the softness ol 

 its finely divided, bright green, feathery foliage elegant 

 habit, and the beauty of its golden flowers which are 

 abundantly produced, and supported on hair-like pedicels. 

 Like so many tropical plants of wide distribution, it varies 

 much, and the variety here figured, which attains a height 

 of five feet, is perhaps the most graceful of any. It is a 

 native of Zanzibar and other places on the east coast of 



DECEMBER 1ST, 1870. 



