LEGUMINOS. 239 
Texas.—Nortu Mexico, San Luis. Potosi to Tampico (Palmer, 1047), Cerro de 
Pinal (Seemann) ; Sourn Mexico, Vera Cruz to Orizaba (Miller); Acapulco (Hinds), 
woods on the Pacific coast, Oaxaca (Galeotti, 3162), Tepic (Barclay, Sinclair), valley of 
Cordova (Bourgeau, 1757), region of Orizaba (Bourgeau, 3364); Guatemata, Salama, 
3000 feet (Salvin & Godman), Camino del Sapote (Bernoulli, 235) ; Nicaracua, Segovia 
(G@rsted).—Also in VenEzuELA. Hb. Kew. 
18. Dalea domingensis, DC. ii. p. 246. 
Dalea vulneraria, var. «a. brevidens, CArst. 
Texas; New Mexico.—Norta Mexico, Victoria de Tamaulipas (Berlandier, 2266), 
San Luis Potosi to Tampico (Palmer, 1049); Sourn Mexico, valley of Cordova (Bour- 
geau, 1540), Vera Cruz to Orizaba (Miller), savannas at 3000 feet, Cordillera of Vera 
Cruz (Galeotti, 3280), Papantla (Schiede & Deppe); GuateMaLa, mountains (Hartweg). . 
—Southward to VeNnezveLa and Cotomsia. Hb. Kew. 
19. Dalea ehrenbergii, Schl. in Linnea, xii. p. 290. 
SoutH Mexico, in calcareous soil near Grande (Lhrenberg), Oaxaca (Aschenborn, 479). 
20. Dalea elata, Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 416, nec Mart. et Gal. 
SoutH Mexico, Acapulco (Sinclair). Hb. Kew. 
21. Dalea elata, Mart.et Gal.in Bull. Acad. Brux. x. pars 2, p.41, nec Hook.et Arn. 
North Mexico, Sierra Madre (Seemann); South Mexico, Mirador (Linden, 721), 
savannas of Zacuapan, at 2000 to 3000 feet (Galeotti, 3264). Hb. Kew. 
This is probably a variety of D. citriodora. 
22. Dalea emoryi, A. Gray, Pl. Thurb. p. 315. 
Cotorabo; Arizona.—Norta Mexico, Sonora (Thurber). Hb. Kew. 
23. Dalea ervoides, Benth. in Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars 1, p. 6. 
Herbacea, annua, ramosa, eglandulosa, ramis gracilibus, foliis strigoso-hispidis, foliolis 1-2-jugis 
- interdum 3-jugis, distantibus lineari-lanceolatis acutis, floribus parvis spicatis, spicis pauci- 
floris congestis bracteatis, bracteis ovato-lanceolatis valde acuminatis calycibusque strigilloso- 
hispidis. 
Herba annua, habitu Ervi cujusdam, erecta vel diffusa, 3-12-pollicaria, ramosa vel fere simplicicaulis, 
ramis teretibus gracilibus debilibus. Folia petiolata, eglandulosa, utrinque plus minusve fulvo- 
strigilloso-hispida, rhachi tenui, usque 9 lin. longa; foliola 3-7, breviter petiolulata, deflecta, 
distantia, lineari-lanceolata, 3-6 lin. longa, acuta; stipulz elongato-subulatz, persistentes. 
Flores vix 3 lin. longi, purpurei, spicati; spicee pauciflore, breves, congeste, longe graciliterque 
pedunculate, bracteate, bracteis ovato-lanceolatis, valde acuminatis, calycem sequantibus caly- 
cibusque eglandulis et strigilloso-hispidis ; calyx 5-partitus; lobi lineari-subulati, tubo squi- 
longi; tubus 10-costatus, intra costas pellucidus, costis nigris ; vexillum liberum, graciliter 
unguiculatum, limbo cordato-orbiculari; alee et carina elliptic quam calyx paulo longiores, 
unguibus tubo stamineo confluentibus ; stamina 10, filamentis ad medium connatis; ovarium 
strigillosum, biovulatum, stylo filiformi, stigmate acuto. . 
