86 LK(UMINOS/K. (I'LI.SK 1 A -Ml I. V.) 



lolics of tlic oanmcle subulate, vaninj; in li'n;i:tli ; scrds hairy ; radical fipikcs 

 Imu-ted. — Mountains of (icorj^ia and nortliward. May. — Stems 4'-G' )iij,'Ii, 

 from a long jnostrate base. Flowcfs :]' long, inirpk-. 



OuDEu 4C.. KRAMERIACEyi:. (Riiatany Family.) 



Silky-pubt'sccnt ln-rbs or slifiibs, with ditViise stems, altiinato loaves, and 

 irri'gular liypopynous purplish flowi-rs, on axillary 2-bracted and jointod 

 pedunck's. — Sepals 5, tolori-d, detiduous. Petals 5, shorter than the 

 sepals ; the 3 posterior ones, long-clawed, often united ; the 2 anterior 

 broad, sessile and fleshy. Stamens 4, the posterior ones distinct or united. 

 Anthers 2<"elled, opening by a terminal pore. Ovary 1-celled, 2-ovult>d. 

 Fruit 1-seeded, woody, indehiscent, armed with hispid prickles. Albumen 

 none, lladicle concealed in the cotyledons. 



1. KRAMERIA, Locfl. 



Characters of the order. 



1. K. lanceolata, Torr. Ilcrhaeeous; stems slender, prostrate, mostly 

 branehinn; ; leaves lanceolate or linear, acute ; peduncles longer than the leaves, 

 leafy -braeted above the middle ; claws of the posterior jietals, and stamens, 

 united ; fruit globose, downy, armed with few strong spreading sjiines. — Tampa 

 Bay, South Florida, and westward. — Root long and woody. Stems 1° long. 



Ordkti 47. EEGUMINOSA:. (Pulsk Family.) 



Herbs, shrubs, or trees, with chiefly compound alternate stipulate leaves, 

 and papilionaceous or regular perigynous or hypogynous flowers. — Sepals 

 :>, more or less united. Petals 5, rarely fewer, or none. Stamens mona- 

 dclphous, diadelphous, or distinct. Ovary simple, free, forming a legume 

 in fruit. Seeds without albumen. Leaves almost always with entire mar- 

 gins. 



Synopsis. 



Suborder I. PAPTLTOXACE.E. Corolla of 5 (rarely fewer) in-eg- 

 ular petals, inserted into the ba.se of the calyx, rarely perigynous, imbri- 

 cated in the bud, mostly papilionaceous; viz. one upper and exterior, 

 termed the vexlUum or standard : two lateral, called u-in(/s ; and two lower 

 and interior, oftener united by their contiguous margins, forming together 

 the keel. Stamens 10 (rarely 5), separate, monadelphous, or diadelphous 

 (9 & 1, or 5 & 5). Legume 1-cellcd (sometimes partly 2-cclled by the in- 

 troversion of the sutures), or several-celled by transverse partitions. Style 

 simple. Cotyledons thick. 



Tribe I. LOTEjE. Corolla papilionaceous. Stamens 10 (exrept No. 8). Legume con- 

 tinuous (not jointed). Cotyledons leafy in germination. — Stems (except No. 12) not 

 twining nor climbing. 



