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DesMopium CANADENSE. CANADIAN 
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Class and Order. 
Diapetpa1a Decanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Leeuminosa, ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx basi bibracteolatus ad medium obscure bilabiatus, 
labio superiore bifido, inferiore 3-partito. Corolla papi- 
lionacea, vexillo subrotundo, carina obtusa non truncata, 
alis carina longioribus. Stamina diadelpha (9 et 1), fila- 
mentis subpersistentibus. Legumen constans articulis plu- 
rimis ad maturitatem secedentibus compressis monospermis 
membranaceis coriaceisve, non aut vix dehiscentibus. DC. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Desmoprum Canadense ; caule erecto pilosiusculo striato, 
foliis pinnatim trifoliolatis, foliolis oblongo-lanceolatis 
obtusis glabriusculis, stipulis filiformibus, racemis ter- 
minalibus, leguminis articulis 4—5 ovalibus obtuse 
triangulis pube brevi hispidis. 
Desmopium Canadense. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 328. 
Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. v. 1. p. 154. 
Hepysarum Canadense. Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 1054. Pursh, 
Fl. Am. v. 2. p. 481. Spreng. Syst. Veg. v. 3. p. 313. 
A very frequent inhabitant of North America, from Ca- 
nada to the extreme Southern States; and though, I 
believe, far from common in the collections of this coun- 
try, it deserves a place in every garden, on account of its” 
numerous racemes of handsome flowers. It is, as may be- eo 
Supposed, perfectly hardy, and blossoms with us in July. 
Descr. Stem one and a half to two feet and more high. 5 . 
