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Fl. — Late July to mid-September. Fr. — Early September to 

 late October. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Medford (S), Birmingham, Mickleton, 

 Bridgeport, Paulsboro. 



Coast Strip. — Asbury Park (P), Atlantic City (S), Absecon, Piermont, 

 Anglesea, Holly Beach, Mays Landing (T). 



Cape May. — Court House, Cold Spring (S), Bennett, Cape May. 



Cassia marilandica L. Wild Senna. 



Cassia Marilandica Linnasus, Sp. PI. 378. 1753 [Virgina and Maryland]. — 

 Knieskern 13. — Willis 19. — Britton 90. 



Frequent in open swamps in the northern counties and south- 

 ward locally in the Middle and Coast districts tO' Cape May. 



Fl. — Early July to late August. Fr. — ^Late September to late 

 October. 



Middle District. — Freehold (C), Cookstown, Florence, Bordentown, Delair, 

 Lindenwold (S), Cooper's Creek, Camden, Bridgeport, Bridgeboro (C). 

 Coast Strip. — Tuckerton, Beesley's Pt. (S). 

 Cape May.— Cold Spring (OHB). 



Family PAPIUONACE^. Peas, Beans, etc. 

 Key to the Species. 



a. Climbing or trailing vines. 



h. Leaves pinnate, with 5-7 leaflets, flowers brownish purple. 



Apios apios, p. 512 

 bb. Leaves 3-foliate. 



c. Flowers large, 25-50 mm. long. 



d. Corolla violet, plant finely rough-pubescent. 



Bradbury a virginica, p. 510 

 dd. Corolla very pale blue, plant glabrous. 



Clitoria mariana, p. 511 

 cc. Flowers less than 20 mm. long. 



d- Few on the end of a very long peduncle. 



e. Leaflets mainly lobed, 20-50 mm. long. Pod 5-8 cm. long. 



Strophostyles helvula, p. 513 

 ee. Leaflets mainly entire, 10-40 mm. long. Pod 2-5 cm. long. 



S. umbellata, p. 514 

 dd. Numerous, not clustered at the end of a long peduncle- 

 e. Leaves broadly ovate, or rhombic ovate. 



/. Flowers white or violet tinted, in short axillary 

 racemes or clusters. 

 g. Leaflets 25-80 mm. long, plant glabrous or slightly 

 pubescent. Falcata comosa, p. 511 



gg. Leaflets often 100 mm. long, plant villose, brown- 

 pubescent. F. pitcheri, p. 512 



