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16. D. SEssiLiroLiLM. Torr. &. Gray. (^H. .sessili full urn. Torr.) 



St. erect, tomentose-pubesccnt; Irs. sessile; Ifls. linear or linear-oblong, 

 obtuse at each end, .scabrous above, softly tomento.se beneath ; .tlip. sul)ulale ; 

 panicle of spiraU rar. very long; bracts minute; lv<^. small, hispid, of 2 — 3 semi- 

 orbicular joints. — Woods, Western States and Texas. Stem 2 — 31' high. Leaf- 

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



17. D. STRicTLM. DC. (II. strictum. Pursh.) 



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

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

 cks slender, few-tlowered ; A^. hispid, incurved, of 1 — 3 lunately triangular 

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

 about 3f high. Leallots 2 — 3' ])y 2 — 3", longer than the petioles. Flowers 

 small, purple, on very slender pedicels. Aug. 



28. LESPEDEZA. Michx. 



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



Calyx 5-partetl, bibracteolate, segments nearly equal ; keel of the 

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

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

 from Hedysarum. % Lis. jpahnately trifoliate., reticulate-veined. 

 § Flowers all complete and fertile, in dense spikes. Corolla ochroleucous 



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



calyx. 



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

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



Jls. ovate, subcapitate, shorter than the leaves, axillary ; laments hairy, shorter than 

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

 Stem nearly simple, villous, 2 — 4f high. Leaves numerous, on short petioles, 

 consisting of 3 coriaceous leaflets. Leaflets 1 — 1^ by 3— -6", nearly smooth 

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

 /?. aiigxistlfvlia. Ph. (L. angustifolia. Ell.) — Z//^5. linear, smooth above. 



2. L. HiRTA. Ell. (Hedysarum hirtum. Li?in.) 



Villous and pubescent ; Ifts. roundish-elliptic ; roc. capitate, axillary, ob- 

 long, longer than the leaves ; cor. and lament 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 apetalous, the latter chiefly bear- 

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

 Lespedezaria. T. & G. 



3. L. PRocuMBENs, Miclix. (Hedysarum repens. Willd.) 



St. procumbent, villose ; Ifls. oval, upper surface smooth ; r«c. short, on 

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

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

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

 leaflets, on hairy stalks. Flowers purple, in short, raceme-like heads, axillary, 

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

 peduncles. Aug. 



4. L. RKPENs. Torr. & Gray. (H. repens. Linn.) Creeping Lespedeza. 

 St. prostrate, diffuse, nearly smooth ; Ifls. oval or obovate-elliptical, smooth 



abo\^, on very .short petioles; pcd. axillary," filiform, simple, few-flowered, lower 

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

 Can., Hooker, 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 Le.<;pcde~a. 

 Erect or diff'use, branching; lfL<:. elliptic or oval-oblong, obtu.se or cmar- 



