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II. Herbs. Leaflets 3, lateral ones small, kiJncy-shaped, terminal 

 one the largest. Flowers small, few, iu shf>rt peduncled umbels. 

 Pod 5-7-articulated, deflexed, recurved, 4-angled. Cult. B. G. 



(y 'J -vi' i' i>-V 9) C. scorpioides, Koch. 



32. LESPEDEZA, IVliCH. 



I. Flowers largo, racemose or paniculate. Calyx 4-lobed ; upper- 

 teeth subconnate. i\[)etalous flowers none. Corolla i)urplc rarely 

 yellowish-white, purple-striped at the base. 



A. Calyx-tLcth obtuse, shorter than the tube. Wings red. 

 Keel exceeding the standard. Leaflets obtuse. Pod ellip- 

 tical, acute, shortly sti})itate, puberulent. Nikko ; Hitachi ; 

 Chikuzen. Fl. Aug.-Sept. 



(■j-i^v^^) L. bicolor, Turcz. 



B. Calyx-teeth acute, shorter or longer than the tube. 



a. llaceuies lunger than the leaves. {Standard and 

 wings red or [)urple. Leaflets obtuse or acute. 

 aa. ^^tatidanl exceeding the keel. Pod sub- 

 orbicular acute, puberulent or glabrescent. 

 Yezo; Aoniori : Iwakisan; Chokaisan; Aizu ; 

 Hitachi : Tsukubasan ; Tokio; Izumo. Also 

 cult. Fl. July-Sept. 



^■V^^nj?) L. hicolor, Turcz. var. 

 itermedia, Maxim. 



Leatltts acute. Flowers often panicled. Otaru ; Ichino- 

 watari ; Alzu. 



forma acutifolia. 



Leaflets smaller, rounded. Leaves sliort-petioled. 



llilachi. 



forma parvlfolui. 



Leallets larger, obtuse. Leaves long-petioled. Iwakisan 

 Chokaitaii; Tsukubasan; Aizu; Yumoto; Tokio. Also 



cult. 



forma grandifvlia. 



Calyx-tccth short, ujiper-teetli obtuse, ilacemes short. 

 Corolla white. 



forma albijiora. 



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