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1. W. FRUTEscENs. DC. (W. spcciosa. Nutt. Glycine frutescens, Linn.) 

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

 liptic-lanceolate, acute, sub-pubescent; wmgs with 2 auricles at base; ova. 

 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 ^—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, Bcuth. Chinese Wistaria. — Lfts. 9 — 13, ovate-lanceolate, 

 silky-pubescent; rac. terminal, nodding, loosely many-flowered. — A splendid 

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

 Flowers in long, pendulous clusters. May. Jn. f 



8, GALACTIA. 

 Gr. ya\a^ milk : alluding 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 twiriingj some- 

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



1. G. GLABELLA. MichX. 



St. mostly prostrate, nearly glabrous ; lfts. elliptic-oblong, emarginate at 

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

 late, about the length of the leaves; /s. 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-purple, greenish exter- 

 nally. Aug. Sept. 



2. G. MOLLIS. Michx. 



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

 above, softly villose and whiti.sh beneath ; rac. longer than the leaves, pedun- 

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

 Ga. Stem several feet long. Leaflets about 1' long, f 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 twining. Lvs. pifinately 3 — 5foliate. Fls. very 

 large, solitary or several together. 



C. Mariana. 



Glabrous; 5/. suberect or twining, suffruticose; lfts. 3, oblong-ovate or 

 lanceolate, obtuse, lateral ones petiolulale ; pcd. .short, 1 — 3-flowered; bracteoles 

 and frroxts very short ; leg. torulose, 'i — 4-sceded. — Dry soils, N. J. ! to Flor. 

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

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



10. AMPHICARP^A. Ell. 



Gt. a^Kpi, nround, Kopnoi, fruit; in reference to the ovary sheathed at base. 



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

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

 the sides appres.scd ; stigma capitate; ovary on a sheathed stipe; 

 legume flat, 2 — 4-sccded. — (D Slmdrr, twining. Lvs. pinnalciy trifo- 

 liate. The vpper fls. complete, but visually barren, the lower apetalvus 

 and fruitful. 



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



Sf. hairy; ///.^ ovate, acute, smooth; rac. of th^: stem vrith pendulous, 



