352 DIADELPHJA DECANDRIA. Hedysarum, 
minute, one or both often wanting. Racemes terminal and 
axillary. Legume hispid, six-jointed. 
Beng. Gora-chand. 
A native of Bengal. Flowering time the cold season, 
Root ramous, Stem erect, with a few twigg ys smooth 
branches; the whole height from three to four feet. Leaves 
alternate, simple and ternate. Leaflets lanceolate, obtuse at 
both ends, smooth and entire, the exterior one much larger ; 
the lateral ones are sometimes wanting, Pedioles half-round, 
with a few hairs over them. Stipules tapering toa fine point. 
Racemes terminal and axillary, hispid. Bracies cordate, 
concave, two-flowered. lowers pretty large, of a pale yel- 
low, with a little blue in the wings. Calya membranaceous 
five-toothed, Filaments alternately short and broad, longer 
and filiform, Anthers roundish. Stigma two-parted. Le- 
gume crenulate on the upper margin, very hispid, from six to 
eight-jointed, 
The wonderful rotatory motion of the small lateral leaflets 
of this plant, has already been taken notice of in various 
publications: it is unnecessary to repeat, what is now well 
known. 
17. H. vispertilionis, Willd. iii, 1177. 
Anuual and biennial, straight. Leaves ternate, and sim- 
ple, highly coloured ; lateral leaflets sub-triangular, exterior, 
large and Wise ecSbty crescent-shaped, terminal. Legumes 
from four to six-jointed, folded up in the inflated calyx. 
Beng. Chamchicka, 
An uncommon looking, pretty plant, a native of various 
parts of India, in flower and seed the whole year. _ 
18, H. sororium, Willd. iii. 1170. 
Herbaceous, procumbent, smooth, three-sided. Leaves sub- 
simple, orbicular, emarginate, smooth. Racemes analy: 
| Teling, Nalla-sora-eada, 
