Lkspedeza. XLVIl, LEGUMINOS^. ^-„ 



16. D. sEssiLiFOLicM. TorT. & Gray. (H. sessilifolium. Twr.) 



St. erect, tomentose-pubescent ; Ivs. sessile ; Ifts. linear or linear-oblong, 

 obtuse at each end, scabrous above, softly tomentbse beneath ; slip, subulate ; 

 panicle of spicat-e ra£. very long ; tracts minute ; leg. small, hispid, of 3— 3 semi- 

 orbicular joints.— Woods, Western States and Texas. Stem 2— 3f high. Leaf- 

 lets about 2' by y. Flowers small, numerous and crowded. Aug. 



17. D. sTRicTUM. DC. (H. strictum. Pursh.) 



Erect, slender, nearly glabrous and simple ; Ivs. petiolate ; Ifls linear, 

 elongated, coriaceous and reticulately veined, mucronate ; slip, subulate ; pani- 

 cles slender, few-flowered; leg. hispid, incurved, of 1—3 Innately triangular 

 joints with a filitbrm isthmus.— Pine barrens, N. J. to Flor. and La. Stem 

 about 3f high. Leaflets 2—3' by 2—3", longer than the petioles. Flowers 

 small, purple, on very slender pedicels. Aug. 



28. LESPEDEZA. Michx. 



In honor of Lespedez, governor of Florida, who protected Michaux in his travels there. 



Calyx 5-parted, bibracteolate, segments nearly equal ; keel of tho 

 corolla very obtuse, on slender claws ; legume (loment) lenticular, 

 compressed, small, unarmed, indehiscent, 1-seeded. — Genus taken 

 from Hedysaruvi. % Lvs. palmately trifoliate., reticulate-veined. 

 § Flowers ail complete and fertile, in dense spikes. Corvlla ochroleucoios 



or xchite, with a purple spot on the vexillum, scarcely longer than the 



calyx. 



1. L. CAPiTATA. Mx. (L. frutescens. Ell. Hedysarum frutescens. Willd.)BusA 

 Clover. — Lfts. elliptical, obtuse, silky-pubescent ; slip, subulate ; fascicles of 



fls. ovate, subcapitate, shorter than the leaves, axillary ; lomciits hairy, shorter than 

 the villous calyx. — An er^t, hairy, half-shrubby plant, in dry soils. Can. to Car. 

 Stem nearly simple, villous, 2 — If high. Leaves numerous, on short petioles, 

 consisting of 3 coriaceous leaflets. Leaflets 1 — li' by 3 — 6", nearly smooth 

 above, covered with silky pubescence beneath. Aug. Sept. 

 8. angustfuUa. Ph. (L. angustifolia. Ell.) — Ljts. linear, smooth above. 



2. L. HiRTA. Ell. (Hedysarum hirtum. Linn.) 



Villous and pubescent; lfts. roundish-elliptic ; rac. capitate, axillary, ob- 

 long, longer than the leaves ; cor. and loment about as long as the calyx. — Plant 

 2— 4f high, found in dry woods. Can. and U. S., erect, branching and very 

 hairy. Leaves less numerous than in the last, on very short stalks, consisting 

 of 3 oval leaflets hairy beneath. Peduncle hairy, becoming longer than the 

 raceme. Flowers reddish-white, crowded. Aug. Sept. 



§ § Flowers of two kinds, complete and apetalons, the latter chiefly bear' 

 ing the fruit. Corolla violet or purple, much longer than the calyx 

 Lespedezaria. T. «fc G. 



3. L. PRocuMEENs. Michx. (Hedysarum repens. Wilhl.) 



SL procumbent, VilTose ; If's. oval, upper surface smooth ; rac. short, on 

 very long, setaceous peduncles ; laments roundish, pubescent. — Dry woods and 

 sandy fields, Mass. to La. Plant pubescent in all its parts. Stems several froni 

 the same root, slender, 2 — 3f long. Leaves consisting of 3 obkmg or roundish 

 leaflets, on hairy stalks. Flowers purple, in short, raceme-like h.?,ads, axillary, 

 the lower ones apetalous, and on short, the upper on very long, thread-like 

 peduncles. Aug. 



4. L. REPENS. Torr. & Gray. (H. repens. Linn.) Creeping Lcspcdcza, 

 iit. prostrate, diffuse, nearly smooth ; lfts. oval or obovate-elliptical, smooth 



above, on very short petioles ; pcd. axillary, filiform, simple, few-flowered, lower 

 ones bearing apetalous flowers ; leg. suborbicular, subpubescent. — Dry soils, 

 Can., Hooter, N. J. and Southern States ! ■ Probably it will yet be found in N. Y. 

 Stems very slender, numerous. Leaflets 5 — 9" by 3 — 5", obtuse. Peduncles 

 2 — 3' long. Aug. Sept 



5. L. vioLACEA. Pers. (H. violaceum. Linn.) Violet Lespedezn. 

 Erect or difl"ase, branching; {ih. elliptic or oval-oblong, obtitse or emar- 



