Dt/VDELPniA. 41* 



sieu : bat the whole reqiiires to be well iy»- 

 considered : for, if possible, so <;reat u hixity 

 of definition, \vith such glaring exceptions, 

 should not disgrace any system. 



***** Legume composed of ^ini^le-vaiced 

 Jointg, ::'!iich arc riirclij aoUtanj. licdij^a- 

 riim, t, 90» is the most hnportant genus of 

 this section, and is known by its obtuse or 

 rectangular keel. IJipiJOO-epis, t. 31; 0/v^/- 

 thopiis, t, 369 ; and Scorpiiirus, known in 

 gardens by the name of Caterpillar, from it> 

 worm-like pod, are further examples. Smiilila^ 

 Ait. Hart. Ken. t. 13, is remarkable for 

 having the joints of the legume connected by 

 means of the style, as by a thread ; the sta- 

 mens in 2 equal divisions, with 5 antliers to 

 each ; and a two-lipped calyx. Hedi/mriim 

 vcspertilionis, Jacq. Ic. Hay. L 566', in some 

 points approaches this genus, and more cer" 

 tain species are possibly latent among the 

 numerous unsettled papilionaceous plants of 

 India. 



^^^^■'^'-^ Lcipime of one cell, i.ith several 

 Steeds. To this belong; the "enus ]\Je Hiatus. 

 if separated from Trifoliurn : the Indii^oferfi, 



