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three, which comes also from the same part of ‘Peru, The 
only specimen I possess is apparently herbaceous; in which 
respect it differs from Cavanilles’ plant, which is called 
* fruticose" : there, too, the leaves are simply obtuse; here, - 
mostly bidentate, as in the 4. bidentatus of Humb. The 
present is a much more straggling plant than L'Héritier's and 
Humboldt’s, judging from the figures. It is not unlikely, 
however, that all might with propriety be united with the 
Garbancillo. The specific appellation is derived from the 
provincial name of the plant; and it is stated to be injurious 
to cattle. 
5. /Eschynomene Americana, Linn,—Lam, Il, t. 129. f; 2. 
Has. Lurin, near Lima; 
6. Desmodium Limense; caule erecto sulcato hirsuto, foliis 
longe petiolatis ternatis, foliolis oblongo-ovatis supra 
glabriusculis subtus appresso-hirsutis, racemis terminali- 
bus axillaribusque longis, bracteis ovatis acuminatis 
sericeis, leguminibus flexuosis, articulis 5-8 ovalibus hir- 
Suto-scabris. ; 
Haz, Near Lima. 
In a genus so extensive as the present, it is not easy to 
say to which species this is the most nearly allied, or whether 
it be indeed distinct from some already described. In many 
respects, however, it accords with Hedysarum cajanifolium, 
Humb. Nov. Gen. t, 598; but that is remarkable for the 
paniculated racemes, which in our plant are remote and 
Solitary, mostly arising from the axils of the leaves. The 
general shape and size of the leaflets, and the flowers and 
fruit, appear to be the same in both. 
7. Vicia bidentata; glaberrima, foliolis bi-tri-jugis oppositis 
alternisve oblongis basi cuneatis apice bidentatis cum 
mucrone intermedio, cirrho simplici, stipulis lato-semi- 
Sagittatis. subdentatis, pedunculo folium equante bi-tri- 
floro, leguminibus oblongis glabris. 
Has. Lurin, near Lima. 
This has the habit of V. humilis, Humb. et Kunth, Nov. 
Gen. t. 581, but it is taller, a foot or more high, glabrous in 
