sent seeds from Texas in the spring of 1835. Its flowers 
are in perfection in the open border in June and July. 
Descr. Stems herbaceous, decumbent, branched, six to 
eight inches in length, more or less hirsute, sometimes, as 
in our specimens, almost entirely glabrous. Leaflets ter- 
nate, oval, approaching to rhomboidal, the lower ones obo- 
vate, denticulate, especially in their upper half, frequently 
spotted with brown and white ; petioles one to two inches 
long. Stipules obliquely cordate, acuminate. Peduncles 
terminal and lateral, two to three inches long. Heads large, 
globose, many-flowered, very handsome. Pedicels short. 
Calyx with a short cup-shaped tube and five upright, subu- 
late teeth much shorter than the petals. Corolla persistent, 
not withering. Vexillum broadly obovate, beautiful rose- 
red, the claw scarcely forming a tube. Wings white, at 
first straight, shorter than the vexillum, but longer than the 
mucronated, white keel. After flowering, the wings spread 
considerably and by slightly cohering with the sides of the 
ale, they cause it to dilate and to have the appearance ofa 
white bird with its wings expanded. Stamens diadelphous. 
Germen linear. Style long. Legume oblong, stipitate, 
three to four-seeded, terminated by the long persistent style. 
Seeds greenish-brown, spotted. > 
Fig. 1. Back view of a Flower. 2. Side view of ditto. 3. Keel. 4. Pistil. 
5. Fruit :-—magnvfied. 
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