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Flowers usually oraiige-red, numerous, clustered and ratlier large. Calvx- 

 tube 2 lines long, the lobes lanceolate, as long as the tube. Standard fully 4 

 hnes diameter, callous at the base above the claw ; keel much cur\'cd, almost 

 rostrate, but obtuse. Upper stamen and an adjoining portion of the sta- 

 minal tube hairy. Pod long, linear, rusty -villous, but not seen perfect. 

 Seed nearly orbicular, with a small oblong strophiole. 



N. Australia. York Sound, A. Cunningham ; Upper Victoria river, F. Mueller, 

 In inflorescence this species seenjs to connect the sections Brisso^iia and Reineria ; the'veiy 

 M glabrous style is more that of Reineria, The venation of the leaflets differs from that of 

 any extra-Australian species. 



3. T. reticulata, R. Br. Herb. (««(fe/' Galega). Eootstock pcrcnnia!, 

 With prostrate or ascending stems, of 2 ft. or more, minutelj' pubescent with 

 appressed hairs. Leaflets 5 to 11 or more, petiolulate, ovate or oblong, ob- 

 tuse, thinly coriaceous, the primary veins scai-cely more prominent than the 

 reticulate veinlets, glabrous or loosely pubescent underneath. Stipules some- 

 times lanceolate, the lower ones reflexed. Ilaceines long and rigid, terminal 

 or leaf-opposed. Flowers rather small, in distant pairs, on pedicels as long 

 ^ the calyx. Calyx scarcely 2 lines long, the lobes shorter than the tube. 

 Standard very broad j keel incurved, obtuse. Pod broadly linear, nearly 

 straight or recurved, pubescent, the upper suture thickened, the valves very 

 flat. Seeds orbicular. 



N- Australia. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Jl. Brown ; Sims's Island, A. Cun- 

 fi»>ghau ; Endeavour river, Banks and Sulander (a more glabrous form). 



4. T. crocea, R. Br. Herb, {under Galega). Stems or branches diffuse 

 w ascending, attaining 2 ft. or more, softly silky-villous. Leaflets usually 11 

 to 17, from obovate to narrow-oblong, \ to 1 in. long, obtuse or mucronate, 

 nearly glabrous above, softly silky underneath, the primary veins anastomo- 

 ^"•g and reticulate. Stipules lanceolate or liiiear, reflexed, persistent. Ra- 

 eeraes long, terminal, leafy at the base. Flowers (pale yellow, R. Br.) m 

 "'stant pairs or clusters on short pedicels. Bracts small. Calyx silky- 

 PUbescent, about 3 lines long, the lobes nearlv as long as the tube. Standard 

 ^"•y silky. Pod U to 2 in. long, incurved, softly velvety. Seeds orbi- 



"■ Australia. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, B. Brown. 



, 5. T. Oblongata, R. Br. n,rb. (under Galega). An erect shnib or 

 «"'Wshrub, of 5 or 6 ft., the branches angular, softly pubescent. Leaflets 

 5"% 11 to 17, oblong, obtuse, 1 to 2 in. long, nearly glabrous above 

 ^"f^y-pubescent underneath, the primary pinnate veins parallel and promment 

 ?"Jerneath, but anastomosing within the margin. Stipules very deciduous. 

 «acemes long and rigid, terminal or in the upper axils, rarely leaf-opposed, 

 t- lowers (almost orange, R. Br., becoming pink when dry) m distmct clus- 

 i ; .^'""f^ts linear-subulate, more conspicuous than in most species, fttan- 

 'X^ fully i in. diameter, callous at the base above the claw ; keel much 

 ^ '"sorter and much cur\ ed. Style flattened, glabrous. Pod not seen. 



' ci,!!: ^.'^^*'"^^^^- Inlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown. A very 'l"P<^[f«ft spe- 

 5 f t- <^"""="t'l'«'"'s fi-o.a the N. coast, may belong to the same species, the speti- 

 "' ^Uiich sometimes almost assume the aspect of a Shileltia. 



