,,^..j J (jOy>:l'ECTUS Of THE LE<!L'MIN0S3:. \V.) 



•2. Petals yellow, the iipiierniOKt with red veins. Calyx 

 retiexed. Filaments densely woolly in the lower 

 half. Hitachi ; Kiushiu. 



( ;j> + -fr ^v ^ 7-! 7 ) C. sepiaria, Pioxb. 



B. Flowens jiaiiicled. Leatlets acute, shining. Pod roundish 

 or ellijttical. Liukiu ; Formosa. 



{^± yf :^ ii -y 7) ('. }suija, A it. 



77. GLEDITSCHIA, L. 



Flowers greenish, [wlyganious, in spicate racenie.s. Calyx tuihinate, 

 4-5-lobed. Petals 4-5. Stamens 6-10, free. Ovary none in the staminalc 

 flowers, in the fertile tlowers ovary linear, flattish, suhstipitate, many-ovuled ; 

 style very short, incurvetl ; stigma ca[)itato-lol)ulate. Pod linear, leatliery, 

 long-stalked, jiulpy between the seeds. Leaves once or twice pinnate. 

 Large thorny trees. Middle of Japan ; Kiushiu. Fl. June, fr. Oct. 



(*'f*f-) (r. Japonica, Mi(|. 



78. CASSIA, L. 



Flowers yellow, in axillary or terminal racemes or solitary. Stamens 

 Usually 10, 2 or 3 lower ones larger or on longer tilaments : 3 t>r 4 upfxr 

 ones often reduced to staminodia. Anthers dehiscing by terminal ])ores or 

 with lateral slits. Pod terete or flat, dehiscent or indehiscent. Trees, 

 shrubs or herbs. 



L Sepals obtuse. Perfect stamens 7. 



A. Leaflets 3-5-pHired, with glands between those of e;ich pair, 

 but none on the petiole below. 



a. Leaflets 3-paired, obovate, obtuse, with subul.ite 

 glands. Cult, in Japan. Liukiu ; Formosa. 



(^e-7. r^/) C. Tora, L. 



b. Leaflets larger, 4-paired, elli[itical, acute, with oblong 

 glands. Cult, in B. G. 



( * Ax ,< ^ ^> -/ ih 9 ) C. la'V/jala, Willd. 



c. Leaflets 4-.3-paired, oliovate, enjarginate, with a 

 gland between the lowest pair. Cult, in B. (x. 



(^/w -by :^) C. ihdccora, H. 13. K. 



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