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16. D. SEssiLiFOLiCM. Torr. & Gray. (H. sessilifolium. Tbrr.) 



S<. erect, toraentose-pubescent ; Zfs. sessile ; Ifts. linear or linear-oblong, 

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

 panicle of spicate rac. very long; bracts minute; Ifg. small, hispid, of 2 — 3 semi- 

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

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



17. D. sTRicTUM. DC. (FI. strictum. Punk.) 



Erect, slender, nearly glabrous and simple ; /i-5. petiolate ; Ifts linear, 

 elongated, coriaceous and reticulately veined, mucronate ; stip. subulate ; pani- 

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

 joints with a filiform 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 Leapedez, governor of Florida, who protected Jlichaux in his travels there. 



Calyx S-parted, bibracteolate, segments nearly equal ; keel of the 

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

 compressed, small, unarmed, indehiscent, 1-seeded. — (3-eniis taken 

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

 § FloweTs 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.)Busk 

 Clover. — Lfts. 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 — If high. Leaves numerous, on short petioles, 

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

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

 ,5. angiistfolia. Ph. (L. angustifolia. Ell.) — Ljts. linear, smooth above. 



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



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

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

 3— 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 hear- 

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

 Lespedezaria. T. & G. 



3. L. PRocLMBENs. Michx. (Hedysarum repens. Willd.) 



S'. procumbent, villose ; 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 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. REPENS. Torr. & Gray. (H. repens. Linn.) Creeping Lespedeza. 

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



above, on very short petioles ; pr'd. 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 Lespedeza. 

 Erect or diffuse, branching; //fo. elliptic or oval-oblong, obtu.se or emar- 



