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35. ZORNIA, GIVIEL. 



Flowers yellow in lax racemes. Bracts large, geminate, spurred, 



hiding the flower. Calyx membranous, teeth deltoid, ciliate. 



Petals clawed ; standard exceeding the wings and keel. Pod flat, 



4-jointed ; joints much constricted, densely prickly. Stems wiry, 



densely cospitose. Leaflets 2, lin(^ar-lanceolate, dotted underneath. 



Perennial. Shikokn. 



(7. :^^>) Z. diphylla, Pers. 



Sa SmiTHIA, AIT. 



T. Leaflets oblong, 4-S, not glaucous. Calyx acute, with a few deci- 

 duous bristles, except on the margines. >Stipules membranous, 

 .•1 uncled. Joints of jiod C, papillose. Much branched perennials. 

 Fl. .3-5, racomed, long peduncled, exceeding the leaves. Formosa. 



(^A'j^-if') S. sensitiva, Ait. 



IT. Leaflets obhmg-linear, 4-14, glaucous below. Calyx obtuse, bristly 



on the margines, and also on the bracts. Stipules membranous, 



auriel(!d. Joints of pod 7, papillose. Pwacemes shorter than the 



leav(>s. Shikoku. 



(v/^Ta) S. jfqwnica, Maxim. 



37. AESCHINOmENE, L. 



Flowers yellow in axillary sparse racemes. Calyx 2-lipped. Keel 

 not beaked. Stigma terminal. Pod linear papillose, long stalked, 

 flattened, 5-8-jointed. Leaflets numerous ; stipules membranous, 

 deciduous, with an auricle. Annual. 



( i> -y- ? A ) A. indica, L. 



38. ORIYIOCARPUIYI, BEAUV. 



Flowers purple- striped, in lax short racemes. Calyx-tube cam- 

 ])anulate. Petals clawed. Keel obtuse. Stigma terminal. Ovary 

 linear, stalked, glabrous, 7-ovuled. Pod indehiscent, jointed, flat- 

 tened, longitudinally striated, smooth. Leaflets 7-15, alternate, 

 oblong obtuse, mucronate, smooth on both sides. Tall Shrubs. 



Link in and Formosa. 



( ^^ ^ 3; y -:;> i ) 0. sennoide.fi, D C. 



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