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than the leaves. Flowers sub-sessile, middle sized, rose-co- 

 loured, always in pairs, from round, elevated glands. Brac- 

 tes tern, a small and cordate one below each gland which is 

 persistent; and two lateral on the gland, which are cadu- 

 cous ; besides there are two to each calyx, which press on its 

 base laterally. Cali/x somewhat gibbous, four-toothed, the 

 upper one broader, shorter and emarginate. Banner with 

 two remarkable callosities rising from the base in the inside. 

 Filaments one and nine. Anthers equal, roundish. Germ 

 inserted into a cup-shaped nectary with the filaments. Stig- 

 ma naked. Legume linear-lanceolate, thin, from four to six- 

 seeded, 



5. R. macrophi/lla, R. 



Shrubby, scandent, unarmed. Leaves unequally pinnate : 

 leaflets from three to four, sub-obovate, oblong. Racemes 

 axillary ; pedicels one-flowered. Banner sub-rotund, deeply 

 emarginate, with two short callosities at the base. Legume 

 linear, flat, downy. 



A native of the exterior parts of Bengal, where it grows to 

 be large, woody, and scandent. Flowering time in the Bota- 

 nic garden, June and July ; the seeds ripen in April. 



6. R.^erruginea. 



Shrubby, the tender parts clothed with ferruginous down. 

 Leaves unequally pinnate ; leaflets seven or nine, linear-ob- 

 long*. Panicles terminal and axillary ; flowers sub-fascicled. 



A very ramous scandent shrub, a native of Silhet, where it 

 flowers in April. 



7. R. racemosa. R. 



Shrubby, climbing. Leaflets six-paired, with a terminal 

 one ; stipules subulate. Racemes nearly as long as the leaves, 

 many-flowered. Legume pendulous. ISeed from five to %\\y 

 remote. 



Teling. Galuga. 

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