( 2937.) 
OROBUS STIPULACEUS. LARGE STIPULED 
Oropgvus. 
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Class and Order. 
DiapetpeHia Decanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Lecuminosz. ) 
Generic. Character. 
Cal. campanulatus, 5-fidus, lobis duobus superioribus - 
brevioribus. Cor. papilionacea. Stam. diadelphia. Stylus 
gracilis, linearis, apice villosus. Legumen cylindraceum, 
oblongum, 1-loculare, bivalve. Semina hilo lineari. D. C. 
Specific Character. 
Orogus* stipulaceus ; caule erecto angulato, superne subra- 
_ moso, foliis bi- trijugis, foliolis lineari-attenuatis lon- 
gissimis obscure trinerviis glabris, stipulis magnis 
Semisagittatis. — 
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~~ Descr. Root perennial. Stem erect, herbaceous, slender, 
acutely angular, but not winged, often entirely simple, at 
other times slightly branched above. Leaves remote, 
Spreading, of two or three pair of opposite, very long, linear, 
attenuate, glabrous, leaflets: dark green above, paler be- 
Neath, with a distinct midrib, between which and the | 
margin is a conspicuous nerve throwing out occasional 
branches on both sides. Petiole terminated by a bristle. 
Stipules large, green, semi-sagittate, obscurely apie = 
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* From ow, to excite or invigorate, and fous, an ow. Because this or 
Some allied el was so called by the Greeks on account of its yielding food 
cattle. 
