IL'O I.KCilMINOS.E. (PITLSE FAMILY.) 



floworc'il at tlic suiiiiiiil <if tlic .stciul ikmIiiikIi- ; ii|ip('i° li|i of tlic <al_\ x i-iiliro; 

 kei'l iifurlv sUiii^ilil ; Ic^^miu- 4 - r)-sct(U'(l. — IJiinks uf rivers, iii-ar Milli-iige- 

 vilU', (icnri^ia, ami wtstward. Jmie - July. — Stem 5'^- 10^ l^^'ig- LealletB 

 3'-G' in (liaiiutcr. I'lnwcrs purple. Li'iiiiiiif 2' Ion;;, J' wide. 



36. PISCIDIA, I>. Jamaica Dcxiwooi). 



Calyx caiiijiaimlatL', o-luuilu-d. Kiil olituse. A'exilliiin roiiiided. Sta- 

 nieii.-* diailtdplious at the biuse, iii()iiadelpli()u.>< above. Style (ilifonii, smooth. 

 Legume stipitate, linear, eontraeted between the seeds, furnished with four 

 nienibranaieuus longitudinal wings. Seeds compressed. — Tropical trees. 

 Leaves uiie(|nally ](iniiate. Flowers in terminal ])anieles. 



1. P. Erythrina, L. Young branehes, leaves, and panicle silky and 

 hoary, at length snioothish ; leaflets 7 - 9, obhjng or obovate, al)rnptly acute, 

 straight-veined, distinctly petiolulate ; panicles axillary and terminal, many- 

 flowered, shorter than the leaves; ujiper teeth of the calyx ]>artly united; 

 legume 6-seeded. — South Forida. March -April. — A small tree. Leaves 

 deciduous. Corolla white, lined with red veins. Legume 2' long, the broad 

 wings wavy. 



37. ECASTAPHYLLUM, V. Urowne. 



Calyx campanulate, UMe(jnally 5-toothed. Vexillum orbicular. Stamens 

 8 or 10, diadeliilious. Ovary stipitate, 2-ovuled. Style short anil slender. 

 Legume orbicular, compressed, mostly 1-seedcd. — Tropical shrubs, with pin- 

 nate leaves, and small flowers in short axillary panicles. 



I. E. Brownei, Hers. Stem branching ; leaf reduced to a single ovate 

 acute leaHet, ])ubescent above, pale and velvety beneath ; panicles duster-like, 

 shorter than the petiole ; corolla white ; legume 1-seeded. — Banks of rivers, 

 South Florida. Xov. — Shrub 4°- 8° high. Leaflet 3' - 5' long. 



38. BAPTISIA, Vent. 



Calyx campanulate, 4-cleft ; the up]ier lube broader anil mostly cmarginate. 

 A^e.\'illnm roundish, with the sides reflexed ; wings and keel straight. Sta- 

 mens 10, distinct, shorter than the wings, deciduous. Legume stipitate, oval 

 or oblong, inilated, few-seeded, pointed with the persistent style. — Erect 

 widely liranching perennial herbs. Leaves simple or palmately trifoliolate, 

 witlieriiig-]iersistent. Stipules deciduous or persistent, rarely wanting. Flow- 

 ers showy in terminal racemes, rarely axillary and solitary. 



* Leaves simple, xessile, or perfoliate. 



1. B. simplicifolia, Croom. Smooth; leaves large, sessile, broadly 

 ovate, oljtuse ; stipules none; racemes numerous, terminal, many-flowered, 

 sessile or short-pedunded ; ovary villous and hoary; legume small, ovate, 

 coriaceous, smooth. — Drv- pine barrens near Quincy, Middle Florida. July. 

 — Stem luuch branched, 2^-3° high. Leaves 2' -4' long. Flowers rather 

 small, yellow. Plant dries black. 



2. B. perfoliata, Brown. Smooth ; leaves perfoliate, oval or orbicular, 

 glaucous; sti]jules none; flower axillary, solitary; k^gume small, ovate, cori- 

 aceous. — Dry sandy soil in the middle districts of Georgia and South Caro- 



