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 Hedysarum alpinum. Alpine Hedysarum. 



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Class and Order. 



DlADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cal. 5-fidus. Cor. carina transverse obtusa. Lomentum 

 articulis monospermis compressis. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Hedysarum alpinum; caulescens erectum, foliis pinnatis 

 ovato-lanceolatis glabris, racemis elong"atis axillaribus, 

 bracteis pedunculo brevioribus, articulis lomenti penduli 

 glabris. Willd. Sp. PL 3. p. 1207. 



Hedysarum alpinum; foliis pinnatis, leguminibus articulatis 

 glabris pendulis. Sp. PL 1057. Hort. Upsal. 232. 



Hedysarum saxatile, siliqua laevi, floribus purpureis, inodo- 

 rum. Amm. Ruth. 116. n. 152. 153. 



Hedysarum foliis pinnatis, leguminibus articulatis glabris pen- 

 dulis, caule erecto. Gmel. Sib. 4-. p. 26. n. 35. t. 10. 



Descr. Stem tall, branched, fluted. Leaves odd-pinnate ; 

 leaflets about twelve pair, ovate, obtuse with a small mucro, 

 ribbed with parallel veins on the under side. Flowers crim- 

 son, in long racemes, on foot stalks longer than the leaves. 

 Calyx 5-toothed : two upper teeth shortest, the lowest one 

 longer than the rest. Vexillum rolled back at the sides. 

 Alee not half the length of the carina. Stamens diadelphous: 

 anthers didymous. Style filiform: stigma very small, capitate. 

 Germen shorter by half than the sheath of filaments, having 

 many ovula in distinct cells. Seed-pod jointed. 



This is a very ornamental plant from the brilliant colour 

 of the flowers, which are produced abundantly from May to 

 August. 



A hardy 



