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1. W PRUTEscEvs. DC. (W. speciosa. Nutt. Glycine frutescens. Linn ) 

 St. pubescent when young, at length glabrous ; Ifts. 9—13 ovate or el- 

 hptic-lancfolate, acute, sub-pubescent; in-ni;s with 2 'auricles at base- ma 

 glabrous.— An ornamental, vigorous vine, in'rich alluvion. Southern and West- 

 ern States. Stems .several yards long, climbing over bushes, &c. Leaflets 1 



2' by J— 1'. Flowers nearly as large as those of the sweet pea, numerous in 

 racemes 3—6 or 8' long, sheathed in very conspicuous bracts. Seeds spotted 

 Apr. May. f ^ 



2. W. coNSEauANA. Bcnth. Chinese Wistaiia.—Lfts. 9—13, ovate-lanceolate 

 silky-pubescent; roc. terminal, nodding, loosely man3'-flowered. — A splendid 

 flowering vine from China. Stem of rapid growth, 12f or more in length. 

 Flowers in long, pendulous clusters. May. in. ■\ 



8, GALACTIA. 



Gr. yaXa, milk : alliuling to the juice of some of the species. 



Calyx bibracteolate, 4-cleft, the segments of nearly equal length, 

 upper one broadest ; pet. oblong : vexillum broadest and incumbent ; 

 keel petals slightly cohering at top. — Herbs prostrate or iwi?iing, some- 

 times shrubby. Lvs. ^innately trifoliate. Rac. axillary. 



1. G. GLABELI-A. Michx. 



St. mostly prostrate, nearly glabrous; If/s. elliptic-oblong, emarginate at 

 each end, sub-coriaceous, shining above, a little hairy beneath; rac. peduncu- 

 late, about the length of the leaves; Jls. pedicellate. — In arid soils, N. J. to Flor. 

 Stem 2 — 4f long. Leaflets 10 — 20" by 5—10", varying in form from elliptic 

 through oblong to ovate. Flowers rather large, reddish-piu-ple, greenish exter- 

 nally. Aug. Sept. 



2. G. MOLLIS. Michx. 



St. mostly twining, softly pubescent; Ifts. oval, obtuse, nearly smooth 

 above, softly villose and whitish beneath ; rac'. longer than the leaves, pedun- 

 culate, fasciculate ; fs. on very short pedicels ; leg. villose. — Dry soils, Md. to 

 Ga. Stem several leet long. Leaflets about 1' long, | as wide. "Flowers about 

 half as large as in the last. Aug. 



9. CLITORIA. 



Calyx bibracteolate, tubular, 5-toothed, segments acuminate ; vexil- 

 lum large, spreading, roundish, emarginate ; keel smaller than the 

 wings, acute, on long claws ; legume linear-oblong, torulose, many- 

 seeded. — % Mostly tiriniiig. Lvs. pi?inately 3 — 5foliate. Fls. very 

 large., solitary or several together. 



C. Mariana. 



Glabrous ; st. suberect or twining, suflJhiticose ; Ifts. 3, oblong-ovate or 

 lanceolate, obtuse, lateral ones petiolulate ; ped. short, 1 — 3-flowered ; bracteoles 

 and bracts very short ; leg. torulose, 3 — 4-seeded. — Dry soils, N. J. ! to Flor. 

 Stem 1 — 3f long, round, slender, branched. Leaflets rather remote, about 1' by 

 J'. Corolla pale blue, 2 — 2i' in length, calyx |', bracteoles 2". Jl. Aug. 



10. AMPHICARP^A. Ell. 

 Gr. aficpi, around, Kopiros, fruit; in reference to the ovary sheathed at base. 



Calyx tubular, campanulate, 4-toothed (or 5-toothed, the upper 2 

 united) with nearly equal segments; petals oblong; vexillum with 

 the sides appressed ; stigma capitate ; ovary on a sheathed stipe ; 

 legume flat, 2 — 4-seeded. — ® Slender., twining. Lvs. pinnately trifo- 

 liate. The upper fls. complete, but usually barren, the lower apetalous 

 and fruitful. 



A. MONOiCA. Nutt. (Glycine monoica. Linn.) Pea Vine. 



St. hairy; Ifts. ovate, acute, smooth; rac. of the stem with pendulous. 



