LEGUMINOS^E 81 



(1) Fruits dry, leathery or woody or mem- C For (2) 

 branous. 



(a) Fruit dehiscent; opening by valves. see p 95 ] 



(i) Fruit a legume ; superior, of one carpel, [For (ii) 

 with the seeds on one suture only, splitting se 

 into two valves. Hilum relatively large. 



(a) Legume glabrous. 



* Legume 70 80 mm. long, compressed ; 

 seeds brown streaked with black, hooked. 



Robinia Pseud-acacia, L. False Acacia. 



** Legume 30 40 mm. long at most. 



t Legume brown, 12 15 mm. long, inflated 

 and curved; seeds shining, black. 



Genista anglica, L. Petty Whin. 



ft Legume 2035 mm. long, black, com- 

 pressed; seeds shining, olive. 



Sarothamnus scoparius, Koch. Broom. 

 (/3) Legume hairy. 



* Legume grey silky, constricted, 50 60 

 mm. long ; seeds shining, bluish or brown- 

 ish-black. 



Cytisus Laburnum, L. Laburnum (Fig. 83). 



** Legume not more than 15 20 mm. long, 

 few-seeded. 



t Legume velvety pubescent, black with 

 brown hairs, about 15 mm. long ; seeds 

 olive, hilum oval. 



Ulex europceus, L. Furze, Gorse (Fig. 84). 



tt Legume 8 10 mm. long ; hilum orbicular, 

 w. iv. 6 



