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branches acutely tetragonal, racemes terminal, ovaries 

 villous. 



Pee-tandale-cotti, Rheed. Mai. IX. 53. t. 29. — Crotalaria 

 angulosa, Lam. Encycl. II. 196. — C. verrucosa. Linn. Sp. 1005. 

 — Hooker, Bot. Mag. 3034. 



HAB. Common, especially in Cane pieces. 



Herbaceous, a foot or more in height, with spreading acutely 

 quadrangular branches. Leaves more or less attenuated at the 

 base into a short petiole, rounded and in general retuse with an 

 awn at the apex, entire, pubescent. Stipules falcato-lanceolate, 

 deflected. Racemes terminal, of about 7 rather large and 

 handsome blue flowers. Calyx somewhat 2-lipped, 5 -fid. 

 Standard bent back, of a pale blue streaked with deep purple 

 veins, with two squamose callosities at the base : wings obo- 

 vate : keel whitish, tinged with yellow at the apex. Stamens 

 monadelphous, alternately short and long : the former with ob- 

 long, the latter with round orange-coloured anthers. Ovary 

 subterete, linear, hairy : style geniculated, pubescent on the 

 under surface towards the stigma. 



This species is a native of the East Indies. It has become 

 naturalized in this Island, and is to be met with in almost every 

 cane-piece interval, and by every road-side. The flowers re- 

 semble those of some species of Lupin, and are by no means 

 unornamental. The figure in the Botanical Magazine is very 

 good, except 'that the standard is of deeper blue than what is 

 there represented. 



2. Crotalaria retusa. TJ^edge-leaved Rattle-wort* 



Stipules short setaceo-subulate straight, leaves ob- 

 long wedge-shaped retuse very minutely pellucido- 

 punctate, raceme terminal, ovary glabrous. 



Tandale-Cotti, Rheed. Mai. IX. t. 25. — Crotalaria major, 

 Rumph. Amb. V. t. 96. f. 1. — C. retusa, Linn. Sp. 1004. — J3ot. 

 Reg. 253. 



HAB. Common. 



FL. Principally towards tlie end of the year. 



This is a native of the East Indies. It has, however, become 

 very common, and may be met with in every part of the Island. 

 The flowers are of a yellow colour, large, and showy, and, 

 were it not that the plant is so common, would be thought 

 beautiful. The standai*d is internally striated with purple, and 

 externally of a brovvnish tinge approaching to tawny. The 

 leaves are puberulous with appressed hairs beneath ; and the 

 awn at the apex is in general retuse. 



Crotalaria Leschenaultii, with leaves and flowers very 

 much resembling those of the present species, but larger, grows 

 wild in the neighbourhood of the Botanic Garden, St Andrew's : 



