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towards the base; the exterior side of the lateral pair 
dilated very much, and hence nearly twice the breadth of the 
inner, all beautifully marked with veiny reticulations. Sti- 
pules, two short, firm, pointed bodies at the base of the 
petiole; there are smaller ones of the same kind to each 
pedicel. Hacemes terminal, drooping. Rachis, pedicels and 
calyx clothed with soft, brownish pubescence. Flowers 
large, bright scarlet, marked with darker lines. Pedicels 
ternate, rounded, about an inch in length, jointed at the apex, 
and furnished at both ends with small pointed deciduous 
bracteas. Calyx campanulate, swollen on the upper surface, 
2-lipped ; upper Zip entire, or only slightly emarginate; under 
one 3-toothed, teeth pointed. Corolla; vezillum silky above, 
broad, lanceolate, reflexed; claw arched within the calyx, hence 
the swelling there. Wings lanceolate, spreading, below termi- 
nating in a thick fleshy ear, one-half of a deeper red than the 
other. Keel arched below, and cleft nearly half its length, 
marked on each side, near the base, with a deep depression 
for the reception of a plait of the wing. Stamens diadelphous, 
9-1, the separate one adhering so firmly to the base of the 
vexillum, that it comes off with it in removing that petal; 
anthers oblong-linear. Pistil: germen pedicelled, oblong, 
linear-lanceolate, compressed, downy. Ovules 6, the two last 
larger. Style filiform, compressed, the length of the stamens, 
hooked at the point, Stigma small. Pericarp: legume stipi- 
tate, compressed, pendulous, 5-6 inches long, downy, taper- 
ing somewhat towards the base, but varying much in this 
respect, l-seeded at the apex. Seed compressed. 
[This splendid tree is a native, according to Dr. Roxburgh, 
of the low lands upon the coast, but is far more abundant 
among the mountains, casting its leaves in the cold season, 
which appear again with the flowers in the months of March 
and April. The seed ripens in June and July. According 
to the same author, the Lac insects are frequently found on 
the small branches and petioles of this tree. From natural 
fissures, as well as from wounds made in the bark during the 
hot season, a beautiful red juice exudes, which hardens into a 
