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6. GYMNOCLADUS, Lam. COFFEE TREE. (!\>/<vof, naked, 



a shoot ; for its coarse, naked shoots in winter.) Fls. ? $ . Cal. tubular, 

 5-cleft, equal. Pet. 5, inserted into the summit of the tube. $ Stam. 10, 

 distinct. ? Style 1. Leg. 1-celled, oblong, very large, pulpy within. ^> 

 Unarmed, with unequally bipinnate Ivs. Lfts. ovate, acuminate. Fig. 480. 

 G. Canadensis Lam. "Woods, N. Y. to HI. and Tenn. 50f. Rac. greenish ; eeeda 

 round, polished, brown, very hard, y diam. May July. 



7. GLEDITSCHIA, L. HONEY LOCUST. (To John G. Gleditsch, a 

 botanical writer, Leipzig.) Fls. 553. Sep. equal, 3 5, united at base. 

 Pet. 3 5. Stain. 3 5, distinct, opposite the sepals. Style short. Legume 

 continuous, compressed, often intercepted between the seeds by a sweet 

 pulp. ^> With branched spines. Lvs. abruptly pinnate and bipinnate, 

 often in the same specimen. Fls. small, green, racemous. Figs. 362, 401. 



1 G. triacantlius L. Branches armed with stout, triple, or multiplex spines ; Ifls. 



alternate, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse ; leg. linear-oblong, compressed, many-seeded. 

 Pa. to Mo. and La. 40 70f. Wood very heavy. Pods 8 IS'. May July. 



2 G. moiiosperma Walt. Water Locust. Spines few, mostly simple ; Ifts. ovate- 



oblong ; pod broadly oval, without pulp, 1-seeded. Swamps, S. 30f. 



8. CASSIA, L. SENNA. (Hebrew Katzioth.) Sep. 5, scarcely united 

 at base, nearly equal. Pet. 5, unequal, but not papilionaceous. Stain, dis- 

 tinct, 10, or by abortion fewer, anth. opening by terminal pores, the three 

 upper often sterile. Pod many-seeded, 1-celled or many-celled transverse- 

 ly. ^> t) or herbs. Lvs. abruptly pinnate. Fls. mostly yellow. Fig. 357. 



Stam. 5 or 10, all perfect. Sep. acute. Lfts. small. Stip. persistent ....... Nos. 1, 2 



Stam. 10. the 3 upper abortive. Sep. obtuse. Lfts. large. Stip. deciduous.. (a) 



a Gland on the petiole at or near the base ............................. Nos. 3, 4 



a Gland on the rachis between the two lowest leaflets ................. Nos. 5, 6 



1 C. Cliamaecrista L. Sensitive Pea. Lfts. 8 12 pairs, oblong-linear, obtuse, mu- 



cronate ; fls. large, pedicellate, 2 or 4 in each fascicle; anth. 10, unequal, all fertile. 

 5) Dry soils. 1-218'. Flowers large, 2 petals spotted. August. 



2 C. nictitans L. Wild Sensitive Plant. Lfts. 6 15 pairs, oblong-linear, obtuse, 



mucronate, sessile; fls. small, 2 or 3 in each subsessile fascicle ; stam. 5, subequal. 

 Sandy soils. If. Flowers small (3"), pale yellow. July. 



3 C. Ularilandica L. American Senna. Lfts. fi 9 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, mncro- 



nate, an obovoid gland near the base of the common petiole ; fls. racemed ; pod curved, 

 12-20-seeded. 11 Stony places. 4 5f. Flowers showy. August. 



4 C. occidentalis L. Lfts. 3 G pairs, ovate or lance-ovate, sharply acuminate ; fls. 



in short racemes ; pod nearly straight, 25-40-seeded. Va. to Ga. 5 6f. July. 



5 C. obtusifolia L. Lfts. about 6, obovate. obtuse; pod long (60 and narrow, re- 



curved, 20-40-seeded ; seeds longitudinal. Dry soil, S. 1 if. July, Aug. 



6 C. melanocarpa Yegel. Shrubby; Ifts. S 3 pairs, narrowly lanceolate, acute, 



coriacscns ; rac. as long as the leaves. Ga. 



9. CERCIS, L. JUDAS-TREE. RED-BUD. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 

 scarcely papilionaceous, distinct, wings longer than the banner and smaller 

 than the keel petals. Stamens 10, distinct. Pod compressed. Seeds obo- 

 vate. ^ Leaves simple, appearing after the roseate flowers. Fig. 808. 



1 / SILIQUASTBUM. Lvs. round-reniform ; flowers more open than in No. 2. Eur. 20f 



