Crotalaria. diadelpiiia decandria. 273 



flowered, recurved. Leynme turgid, sub-sessile, clavate, 

 snioolli, manv-seeded. 



1.9. C. sericea. W'llld. iii. 975. 



Annual, erect, ramous, furrowed, leaves simple, sub-ses- 

 sile, from obovate-cuneate, to lanceolate. Stipules semi-cor- 

 date. Racemes terminal. Bractes cordate. Legume sessile, 

 oblong, snioolh, inany-seeded. 



C. sericea. Retz. Obs. v. p. 26. 



Sans. Ghui\tarnva. 



JSeng. Peeyooli, Jhunjhun. 



A native of Bengal. Flowering and seed time the cold 

 season. 



Root ramous, generally annual. Stem erect, with a few 

 sub-erect, furrowed, slightly pubescent branches; height of 

 the whole plant from four to eight feel. Leaves mii\i\e, sub- 

 sessile, obovate, the superior ones narrower, entire, with a mi- 

 nute bristle from the obtuse apex, from three to six inches 

 long, and from one to three broad. Stipules semi-cordate, 

 acute, about as long as the short vermicular petioles, perma- 

 nent. Racemes terminal, from one to two feet long, round, 

 smooth. Bractes cordate, reflexed, one-floAvered, embracino- 

 the base of the pedicels; two minute sa1)-opposite ones near 

 the base of the pedicels. Floxcers very large, of a lively yellow. 

 Banner with the callosities of Dolichos near the base. Legume 

 sub-sessile, linear-oblong', smooth, inflated, many-seeded. 



If the above plant is Ktinig's, or rather Iletz's sericea, which 

 can scarcely be doubted, the specific name is ill applied, for 

 there is nothing sericeous about it, a few depressed hairs is 

 all the pubescence 1 have been able to discover. 



20. C. verrucosa. Willd. iii. 977. 



Annual, erect, angular. Leaves sub-ovate, rugose. Sti- 

 pules semi-cordate, reflexed. Racemes leaf-opposed. Brac- 

 tes subulate. Legume sessile, many-seeded. 



Pee-tandale-colti. Rkeed. MaL ix. t. 29. 



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