ROSALS, 17 2 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. : 
CotuTea. Linneeus. 
Calyx 5-toothed. Stamens diadelphous. Pod stipitate, membranous, 
inflated, indehiscent or nearly so. 
1. C. arborescens Linneus.—(BLADDER SENNA.) 
Leaflets elliptical, retuse ; peduncles with about 6 flowers. 
Habitat, South of Europe. 
Quality. Leaves purgative. 
Uses. Employed in adulterating blunt-leaved Senna. 
Coronttta. Linnceus. 
Calyx campanulate, with the 2 upper of its 5 teeth close together. Claws — 
of the petals longer than the calyx. Stamens diadelphous. Pod — 
jointed. 
1. C. Hmerus Linneus.—(Scorrion Senna.) 
Shrubby, smooth ; stipules minute; leaflets 5-7, obovate; peduncles 
3-flowered. 
Habitat. South of Europe. 2 net 
Quality. Leaves purgative, drastic ; inconvenient on account of their griping effects. 
Spartiom. Linneus. : 
Calyx membranous, spathaceous, 2-lipped. Stamens monadelphous. Pod — 
compressed, many-seeded. 
L. S. junceum Linneus.—(SPanisn Broom.) ; 
Branches smooth, spongy ; leaves few, simple, lanceolate ; flowers large, — 
yellow, in terminal racemes. 
Habitat. South of Europe. 
Quality. Seeds emetic, purgative, diuretic, tonic. 
Uses. Dropsy. 
Puaszotus. Linneus. ee 
Calyx campanulate, 2-lipped. Stamens diadelphous ; these, the keel and | 
the style, rolled spirally. 
1. P. multiforus Willdenow.—(Scarter Runyer.) talked, 
Roots tuberous ; stem twining ; leaflets ovate-acuminate ; racemes § ee 
longer than the leaves. eos 
Habitat. East Indies. 
Quality. Green fruit nutritious, digestible ; roots narcotic, dangerous. 
Uses, Young pods eaten boiled as Kidney Beans ; ripe seeds eaten stewed under ag a 
name of Haricot Beans. ae 
Astragalus. Linneus. oe 
Calyx 5-toothed. Stamens diadelphous. Keel obtuse. Pod continuous, — 
2-celled by the expansion of the dorsal suture. Leaves pinnate, with | 
an odd one. es 
1. A. gummifer Labillardigre.—(Warre Tracacantn.) Fig. 242. 3.5 
A spiny bush ; leaflets smooth, in 4-6 pairs, oblong-linear ; flowers 
axillary, sessile ; calyxes woolly, 5-cleft. > 
