DIADELPHIA. DECANDRIA; 317 
Sram. Filaments 10, 9 united, ascending. . Anthers 
simple. 
Pisr. Germen slender, oblong, ending in an.awl-shaped 
style, ascending. Summit undivided. 
S. Vess. Legumen compressed, membranaceous, very lo 
crooked, deeply indented along one seam into roundis 
hollows, so that it appears as if composed of many 3- 
edged blunt joints, connected together by the upper 
seam. : Mint a wert: 
SrEps oblong, crooked, 1 in each joint. __, i 
Oss. The Ess. character consists in the Legumen being 
_ shaped like a horse-shoe. Linn. 
HEDYS’ARUM. Tourn. 225 & 211, Onobrychis. 
-shaped, scored. — ee ee 
: reflected and compressed, egg-oblong, — 
notched at the end, long. . 
Wings oblong, narrower than the other petals, 
~ straight. E 
Keel straight, compressed, broader at the outer part, 
and transversely blunt, cloven from the base to the — 
Stam. Fi ts 10, 9 united, bent at a right angle. 
Anthers roundish, compressed. Se ve 
Pisr. Germen slender, compressed, strap-shaped. Style 
awl-shaped, bent like the stamens. Summit undivided. 
_ S$. Vss. Legumen with roundish joints, compressed, with 
/ 2 valves and 1 seed in‘each joint. _ Wes Sagtie 
SzEps kidney-shaped, solitary. : waht Wiss 4 
_ Oxs. The Hedysarum onobrychis has a legumen of only 1 
Joint, and a single seed. Linn. 
ASTRAG’ALUS. Tourn.233. Gaertn. 154, — 
Caz. Cup 1 leaf, tubular, with 5 acute teeth, the lower 
teeth gradually smaller, ste 
Bxoss. butterfly-shaped. Guia 
Standard longer than the other petals, reflected at 
the sides, notched at the end, blunt; straight, . 
