48Q DiADELPHiA DECANDRiA. Glycine. 



concavis, pedunculis radical! bus floribus apetalis fruc- 

 tifens.— in/ Id. sp.pl. 3. p. 1055. 



G. bractesta. Sp. pi. p. /54. 



On the banks of rivulets in stony and shady places : New 

 York to Carolina. G- July — Sept. v. v. The 

 flowers on tlie stem resemble those of Ficia Cracca, 

 they are pale blue, and seldom produce ripe fruit ; the 

 long radical tendrils have exceeding small flowers 

 which produce a pod, generally with only one seed, 

 which drops into the ground before maturity. 

 comosa. 3, G. caule volubili, foliis ternatis ovato-lanceolatis acutis 



hirsutis, racemis lateralibus pendulis confertifloris, flo- 

 ribus omnibus fructiferis. — IFilld. sp. pi. 3, p. 1058. 



In hedges near rivers and ditches : New York to Virgi- 

 nia. % . .luly — Sept. V. V. Flowers blue, of the 

 size and shape of the preceding species, to which it 

 has a strong resemblance, butditfers in being a peren- 

 nial and robust plant, besides the other characters 

 given. 

 tomentosa. 4. G, caule volubili anguloso, foliis ternatis ovato-oblongis 

 acutis pubescentibus, subtus rugoso-venosis tomento- 

 sis, racemis axillaribus petiolo brevioribus, legutni- 

 nibus oblongis dispermis, — IVilld. sp. pi 3. p. IO6I. 



Icon. Dill. cUh. t. 26, /. 29. 

 erecta. /S. G. tomentosior j caule erecto, foliis oblongo-ovalibus, 



Trifolium erectum. IFalt. fl. car 



In sandy ground, among hedges : /3. on road sides and 

 old fields : Virginia to Georgia. 1/ . June — Aug. v. v. 

 Flowers yellow, 

 reniformis. 5. G. erecta, humilis, pubescensj foliis omnibus simplici- 

 bus reniforrni-rotundatis rugosis reticulatis, junioribus 

 tomeutosis, racemis subi>essilibus paucifloris, legumi- 

 bus compresso-ovatis dispermis. 



G tomentosa y. monophylla. Mich.Ji amer. 2. p. 63. 



Trifolium siniplicifoliuni. IValt . Jl . car . 184. 



In barren pine- woods : Carolina and Georgia. l/.July, 

 Aug. V. s. Flowers yellow. 



586. GALACTIA. Brown. Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 6\. 



viollis. 1. G. volubilis, ir.olliter pubescens, subcanescens ; foliis 



ternatis ovato-cbJongis obtusis glabriusculis subtus 

 glaucis, racemis axillaribus simplicibus elongatis pau- 

 cifloris, leguminibus villosis. — Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p.Ql. 



