SENNA FAMILY 



Flowers. — Two to four together in the axils of the 

 leaves, yellow; showy. 



Calyx. — Tubular, five-toothed. 



Corolla. — Petals five, orange-yellow, obovate, two and 

 sometimes three with a purple spot at base. 



Stamens. — Ten, anthers elongated. 



Pistil. — Ovary hairy; style smooth. 



Fruit. — Pod, two inches long, and about one-third of 

 an inch wide. 



The Partridge-Pea changes the position of its leaf- 

 lets at night, and also by day when roughly treated. 

 The ten or more pairs of leaflets slowly turn their 

 outer edges uppermost after sunset. The flowers are 

 a brilliant yellow, large, but only four of the petals 

 expand fully. 



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