JJcdysaruni. diadelphia decandria. iJ55 



Ijirgest from one lo two feet loiio-. Leaves petioled, teruate. 



Leaflets oval, entire, pretty smooth, and of a paler green in 

 the centre. Peduncle solitary, opposite to the leaves and 

 about their length, each supporting three, four, or five small 

 Mhite flowers on long slender pedicels. Legume of from three 

 to six joinis. 



22. H. (juinquanrfulatiim. Roxh. 



Herbaceous, difl[\ise, five-sided, hispid. Leaves ternate; 

 leaflets oval, downy. Stipules cordate. Racemes numer- 

 ous. Florcers paired. Legumes hispid, six-jointed, notched 

 on both maro-jns. 



Compare with II. d'tffusum. Willd. iii. 1180. 



This is a large, luxuriant, difluse, perennial species,a native 

 of strong^ rich moist pasture lands, such as the borders of 

 rice fields. Flowering time the wet and cold seasons. 



Root woody, ramous. Stem no other than many ranious, 

 hispid, five-sided, difluse branches, two, three, or four feet 

 long. Leaves ternate, petioled, nearly bifarious. Leaf- 

 lets oval, emarginate or obtuse, downy, about one inch and 

 a half long and one broad. Petioles as lono- as the leaflets, 

 channelled. Stipules of the petioles cordate, acute; those of 

 the leaflets lanceolate, large. Racemes terminal, and axilla- 

 ry, frequently compound. Bractes three-fold, two-flowered. 

 J^loicers numerous, small, blue. Legumes conipressed, from 

 five to seven-jointed, covered on both margins with hispid, 

 hooked hairs, which make them adhere to every thing that 

 touches them. 



Catlle eat this species greedily and as it grows quickly, and 

 with luxuriance, it mioht be cultivated to advantage. 



23. H. ariiculatum. Roxh. 



Annual, creeping; ftrawc/tes five-sided. Leaves ternate ; 

 leaflets ovate. Stipules ear-shaped, stem-clasping. Racemes 

 terminal and axillary, harish with hooked hairs, often com- 

 pound. Legume from four to five-jointed. 



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