326 DIADELPHIA DECANDRl A. Rohinia. 



long as the leaves, erect, a little downy, Bractes oblong, 

 concave, pointed, downy, two-flowered. Flowers pretty large, 

 yellow. jPf/amew^s alternately longer; rt«//iers equal. Legume 

 globularly protuberant at the seed, the contractions between 

 them oblique ; downy, spotted with dark purple ; about an 

 inch long-. Seeds three or four, of the size of a small pea, 

 round, smooth, light brown. Beside the above described, 

 there is a smaller variety ; they differ however only in ap- 

 pearance and size, the first growing to be from six to eight 

 feet high, with a circumference of twenty feet round the ex- 

 tremities of the branches. The second seldom or never more 

 than half the size; but they differ more in respect to the 

 length of time they take to ripen their seeds, the first requir- 

 ing about nine months from the time it was sown, and yield- 

 ing a produce of about six hundred-fold. The otiier, only 

 three months, and yielding generally less than one hundred- 

 fold. 



They both require a high, dry, light, rich soil. The first 

 sort is commonly sown, with the first rains, in June ; the se- 

 cond about September. 



This grain is in high esteem by all classes of the natives; 

 it holds the third rank amongst the leguminous seeds, and is 

 next in value after the Chick Pea. 



Cattle are fond of the tender parts of the plant, whether 

 green or dry. The dry wood is excellent fuel, beside it is 

 one of the best for producing fire by friction. The natives 

 say there is a third sort cultivated on the high hills which 

 form the north boundary of the Circars,but I have never been 

 able to meet with it. 



ROBINIA. Schreb.gen. N. 1194. 



Calyx cnmpanulate, division of its mouth unequal and ge- 

 nerally four. Legume gibbous at the seeds, elongated. 



