224 XL. LEGUMINOS.E- • [Swaksona. 







nearly globular, 3 to 5 lines long, much inflated, more or less incurvecl, tlie 

 base of the style much so, the seminal suture slightly intruded. 



Queensland, Rockhampton, Dallachy ; Connor's River, Bowman. 

 N. S. VTales- Hunter's River district, American Exploring Expedition ; sandy plains 

 between Wellington and Dubbo, C, Moore; between the Darling and Cooper's Creek, 



Neilson, • 



Victoria. Murray river, F Mueller, 



S. Australia. Along the Murray, F. Mueller: towards Lake Gairdner, Balhage* 



21. S. Fraseri, Benth, A tall species, often attaining 5 or 6 ft. 

 Leaflets 11 to 21 or more, distinctly petiolulate, ovate or oblong, very obtuse, 

 mostly :^ to ^ in. long, green on both sides. Flowers violet-pui-ple or nearly 

 white, rather small, numerous, in long loose racemes. Calyx glabrous or 

 slightly hair}^ nearly 2 lines long, the teeth rather longer than in S.laxa, 

 but not exceeding the tube. Standard about 5 to 6 lines diameter, without 

 callosities ; wings shorter than the very obtuse keel. Style incurved, with a 

 very conspicuous tuft of hairs on the top behind the stigma, and a few short 

 hairs on the inner side. Pod inflated, membranous, acute, above 1 in. long, 

 on a stipes much longer than the calyx. 



Queensland. Moreton Bay, C. Stuart, 



W. S. VTales. Macquarrie river. Eraser ; Hastings river, Beckler, 



22. S, laxa, R. Br. in App, Start, Exp. 18. Apparently a rather tall 

 species, with terete branches, glabrous or the young shoots slightly siliy. 

 Leaflets 11 to 21, distinctly petiolulate, from broadly ovate to oblong, very 

 obtuse, rarely above \ in. long, and often very small. Stipules broad and 

 falcate. Flowers yellow, rather small, in long loose racemes flowering from 

 near the base. Bracts very small. Pedicels short, with minute bracteoles 

 below the calyx. Calyx glabrous or slightly hairy, 1^ lines long, the teeth 

 acute, shorter than the tube. Standard about 5 lines diameter, without cal- 

 losities; wings much shorter; keel nearly as long as the standard, very ob- 

 tuse. Style not involute, bearing a prominent tuft of hairs round or i^***^' 

 the stigma, especially at the back, besides the longitudinal beard of the geiins. 

 Pod glabrous, inflated, acute, fully \ in. long, on a stipes usually shorter than 

 the calyx-tube. 



N- S. Vrales. On the Darling, Fictorlan Expedition, Ballachy, 



S. Australia. Murrav scrnb, towards Moorundi, Behr, . 



Var. (?) ncjida. Leaflets small. Peduncles very long and thi(;k. Calyx silky-pubescen . 



Near the Darling river, Victorian Expedition^ Ballachy, etc. 



This species closely connects Sivainsona with Lessertia^ of which it has the style. 



39. GLYCYRRHIZA, Linn. 



(Clidanthera, R. Br,) 



Calyx-lobes equal or the 2 upper ones shorter and more united. ^^^''^^ 

 narrow ; standard ovate or oblong, nearly sessile ; keel shorter, obtuse o 

 almost acute, the petals scarcely cohering. Upper stamen free or slighL 

 cohering with the others in an open sheath; anther-cells confluent at ^^^^^^' 

 the alternate smaller anthers opening deeply in two unequal valves. OV^^j 

 sessile, with 2 or more ovules; style incurved, glabrous, with a |^^^^j.^^ 

 sti^i^ma. Pod ovate oblonsr or shortK liuRar. flattened or tnr^id, glanau^ 



behind 



o 



Pod ovate oblong or shortly linear, flattened or 



