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every part. The leaflets are larger, bi- rarely tri-dentate, 

 (excluding the mucro,) the flowers are smaller, not solitary, 

 two or sometimes three growing on a peduncle. 



8. Phaseolus Truxillensis ; volubilis, ramulis petiolisque 

 retrorsum pilosis, foliolis ovatis angustato-acuminatis 

 obsolete cordatis adpresso-pubescentibus, racemis longis 

 pedunculatis, calycis lobis inferioribus acutis, lateralibus 

 subfalcatis, superiore latissimo emarginato. Humh. etKunthf 

 Nov. Gen. v. 6. p. 451. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 391. 



Hab. Lurin, near Lima. 



If, as I believe, I am correct in referring this plant to 

 Humboldt's P. Truxillensis, that species has the (young) 

 legumes clothed with adpressed hairs, and much flattened. 



9. Phaseolus vestitus ; volubilis, ubique dense pubescenti- 



hirsutus, foliolis rhomboideis retusis lateralibus sublobatis, 

 racemis folio duplo longioribus, calycis dentibus lato- 

 subulatis subaequalibus, leguminibus lineari-acuminatis 

 villosissimis. 

 Hab. Lurin, near Lima. 



Caules pilis patenti-reflexis densissime obsiti. Foliola sesqui- 

 unciam longa, juniora sericeo-velutina, dein pubescenti- 

 subtomentosa, subtus pallida, retusa cum brevi mucrone. 

 Petiolus folii longitudine. Pedimcidus longus. Flores 

 mediocres, atro-purpurei (ut videtur, ex sicco.) Calyces 

 pilosissimi. Legumen 3 uncias longum, 2 lineas latum, 

 compressum, valde acuminatum. 



10. Dolichos glycinoides ; caule volubili, ramulis petiolisque 

 retrorsum pilosiusculis, foliolis ovato-oblongis obtusis 

 mucronatis basi rotundatis trinerviis strigulosis, pedunculis 

 longissimis paucifloris, calycis lobis acutiusculis, labio 

 superiore latissimo subemarginato. DC. — Humb. et Kiinth, 

 Nov. Gen. v. 6. p. 101. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 398. 



Hab. In the Valley of Lima. 



The leaves of this plant are variable ; those of the yor^g 

 shoots having linear leaflets. The legumes are reflexecVand 

 subtorulose, but compressed, clothed with brownish h;^rs. J 



