108 DIADELPHIA. DECANDRIA. 
the protruding loment. Corolla purple, much longer than 
the calix, Somewhat allied to 4 sessi/iflora. 
6, violacea. Diffuse.and much branched; leaves long 
petiolate; leaflets oval-elliptic, obtuse, undér surface min- 
utely strigose, racemes setaceous, longer than the petioles, 
subumbellate, flowers by pairs, distinctly pedicellate; lo- 
ments rhomboidal, reticulated and smooth. Has. Around 
Philadelphia and New Jersey, common. Stem nearly pro- 
cumbent; racemes few-flowered, flowers bright violet- 
purple. Considerably allied to the following species. J. 
divergens. of Willdenow appears to be only a variety of 
the present. ». s. In Herb. Muhl. under the name of J. 
"er zens. 
_ 7. procumbens. Procumbent and slender, every where 
pubescent, but more particularly the stem petioles and pe- 
duncles; leaflets ovai; peduncles very long and setaceovs, 
raceme short, subumbellate, flowers by pairs, distinct; 
loment oval, nearly smooth. Has. Very common through- 
out the iniddle States; flowers violet-purple. 
8. prostrata. Prostrate, and smooth; petioles very short, 
leaflets obovate-elliptic, obtuse; racemes axillary and 
terminal, subpaniculate and partly umbellate, common pe- 
duncle very long; loments oval, subpubescent. Hedysarum 
_ prestratum, Walid. sp. pl. 3.p. 1200. Has. Rather com- 
mon in New Jersey. 
A genus almost peculiar to North America, there are, 
however, about 3. species indigenous to Siberia, of which 
_ LL. trichocarpa re 2 to be compared with L. capitata; 3 
__ other very doubtful species of India are added to this ge- 
mus by Persoon. Several species appear yet to be inclu- 
tH Leguine mostly articulated. (Stamina diadel- 
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508. HEDYSARUM. L. 
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