Mimosa. POLYANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 545. 
_ alittle above its base on the upper side, and sometimes 
one at the extremity; there are also two small glands 
near the base of the partial petioles, and smaller ones 
between the leaflets, but their presence and number is 
always uncertain, except those near the base. Peduncles 
axillary, one, two, or more, each supporting a globular 
head, of white, fragrant corollets. Filaments numerous, 
united below, monadelphous, very long. Legume leafy, 
) from six to twelve inches long, and from one to two broad. 
Seeds from eight to ten, remote, lodged in the middle, 
where the legume is alternately elevated and depressed. 
The wood of this tree, is much like that of M. Xylo- 
carpa, and equally serviceable. The flowers are very | 
fragrant. I have often seen large masses of very pure 
gum upon it. 
- 6. M. heterophylla. R. 
Arboreous. Leaves bipinnate, pinne from two to three 
pairs ; /eaflets from three to six pairs, varying in shape 
from unequally round-cordate to lanceolar. Panicles ax- 
illary ; corollets pedicelled, monadelphous. Legumes en- 
tire, spirally twisted, into one or more circles. 
Kawahurunee the vernacular name in Silhet, where it _ 
grows to be a large and useful timber tree. It flowers 
in February, March, and April ; its seed ee in a 
or June. 
_ Young shoots state and densotie Leaves stile; 
bipinnate, from six to twelve inches long. Pinne from 
two to three pairs. Leaflets from two to three pairs on 
the lower pinnz, from five to six the exterior; the infe- 
rior pairs small, say from half an inch to an inch each 
Way, and unequally cordate: the exterior pairs from four 
to five inches long, and one and half broad; all are firm, 
entire, and glossy. Petioles, common and partial, smooth. 
Glands, a large umbilicate one at the base of the com- 
mon petioles and one between each pair of pinnew and 
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