plants 1-1} in. long, ;'5 in. wide or less, in wild plants 
nearly } in. long, { in. wide; petiole shorter than the 
leaflets; stipules leafy, as long as the petiole or longer, 
elliptic-oblong. Umbels rather long-stalked, 1-bracteate, 
capituliform, 3-5-flowered ; peduncle 14-2 in. long, pedi- 
cels very short; bract sessile usually 1-foliolate, rarely 
8-foliolate. Calyx narrowly campanulate, 2-lipped ; lobes 
ascending, subulate-lanceolate, as long as the tube or 
longer, the two upper } in. long, the three lower ;'5—} in. 
long. Corolla yellow with red streaks; standard-limb 
ovate, 1 in. long, the claw about 1 in. long, its margins 
inturned below almost at a right angle and cuneate for a 
short distance; wings cymbiform, auricled, over } in. 
long excluding the claw which is yin. long, the auricles 
and the margins slightly cohering below the apex, the 
auricles minute and very concave; keel-petals cuneate 
in front, slightly cohering behind, rostrate-cymbiform, 
about 4 in. long excluding the claw which is nearly in. 
long. Stamens diadelphous, the posterior filament free, 
1 in, Jong; anterior filaments united in their lower half, 
their free portions alternately long and short, the five 
longer } in. long, the four shorter ;'y in. long; anthers 
narrow-oblong, very short. Ovary linear, } in. long, 
bearded above along the ventral suture; ovules many ; 
style with a distinct posterior tooth a little way below 
the top; stigma obliquely capitate. Pod subcylindric, 
cuspidate, 3-1} in. long, shining. 
Fig. 1, leaf and stipules; 2, flower; 3, flower with the calyx opened and the 
petals removed; 4, a wing petal; 5, keel; 6, upper part of one of the long 
stamens; 7, pistil:—all enlarged. 
