IL'S M.fUMINns.i:. (I'lI-SK KA.-MII.V.) 



leaves, and small llow-rs in si)ikc8 or heads. — Ours introdmcd, and sparingly 

 spontancuus around lioniesteuds. 



1. A. fllicina, W'illd. Ilerhaceous, unarineil, hirsute; stem erect; 

 leaves hipinnatc ; jfallrts 50-00, very small, uldong-linear ; slipuU-s deiidu- 

 ous; lioads ]Mduncled, axillary and terminal; flowers white; "legume Hat, 

 few-seeded." — Gainesville, l-'lorida (Gttihrr). — Krom Mexico. 



2. A. Farnesiana, W'illd. (nporoNAX.) Slunldiy. spiny, glabrou-s; 

 pinna' aliout (J pairs ; leatiets 12-lf> j)airs, ohlonglinear ; sti|)ular spines long, 

 straight; heads globose, on axillary single or clustered jjedundes; flowers 

 yellow, fragrant; Ici^umo terete, torulose. — From West Indies. 



3. A. Julibrissin, Willd. Arlioresceut, unarmed, glabrous ; i)inna;8- 

 \-l pairs ; leaflets about ."iO pairs, oblong, obliijue ; heads in a terminal panicle ; 

 flowers flesh-cijlor ; stamens longe.xserted ; legume flat, oldong, few-seeded. — 

 From .i\sia. 



4. A. glauca, Willd. Unarmed, glabrous; jiiniuv 4-.") pairs; leaflets 

 1:2- 1.') pairs, linear, distant, acute, glaucous beneath ; heads single or by i)air8 

 on axillary jK'duncles. — From West Indies. 



5. A. latisiliqua, Willd. Unarmed, glabrous; pinnie ."> pairs ; leaflets 

 10 ]>air.s, elliptical; heads pauicled; flowers white; legume flat, stipitate, 

 many-seeded. — A shrub or small tree. — From West Indies. 



52. DESMANTHUS, Willd. 



Flowers polygamous. Calyx o-toothcd. Corolla of 5 oblong-spatulate pet- 

 als, or tubular and 5-cleft. Stamens 5-10. Filaments of the lower flowers 

 sterile. Legume linear or oblong, continuous, 2-valved. — Herbs or shrubs, 

 w'ith abruptly bi])inuate leaves, and heads or spikes of white flowers borne on 

 axillary peduncles. Leaves sensitive. 



1. D. depressus, Humb. «&, Bonpl. Stems slender, prostrate, slirubhy 

 at the base; pinna; 2 pairs; leaflets oblong-linear, very obtuse, obliipie and 

 almost truncate at the base; peduncles 2- 4-flowered, the two upper flowers 

 (sometimes all) perfect; stamens 10; legume linear, many-seeded; seeds 

 angular, compressed. — South Florida. — Stems l°-2° long. Legume 1'- 

 \V long. 



2. D. virgatUS, Willd. Stem erect, rather rigid, smoothi.sh, angled ; 

 pinnfE 1-7 pairs; leaflets numerous, oblong-linear ; a rather large ovate gland 

 helow the lowest pin nee ; heads few-flowered; stamens 10; legume straight, 

 linear, 10-.30-seeded. — South Florida. — Stem l°-2° high. 



3. D. brachylobus, Benth. Smooth; stem erect; pinnae 6- 14 pair.s, 

 each with a minute gland at the base ; leaflets numerous, linear ; heads glo- 

 bose ; stamens 5; legumes oblong, curved, 4-6-seeded. ( Darlingtonia, DC.) 

 — Mississippi (Carpenter). 



4. D. luteus, Benth. Stems ascending, rough with short rigid hairs; 

 pinna; 4 -.5 pairs; leaflets numerous, linear-oblong, mucronate, fringed on the 

 margins, veiny beneath ; stipules ovate, acuminate ; peduncles longer than the 

 leaves, rough, minutely bractcd ; heads oval or oblong, many-flowered, nod- 



