92 J.KGLMINOS.i:. (PLLSK FAMILY.) 



wriiikkd, l-sec>(U'il, indcliisccnt, incliidcd in tlic ralyx. — IVrcniiial usually 

 jjlaiuhihir liorhs. Stipuk'S colieriiifj witli the petiok'S. Fkjwers axilkiry or ter- 

 minal, i>uri)lisli or wiiite, nuemose or spiked. 



* Leaces I - 3-/oliol(ite. 



1. P. virgata, Xutt. Smoothish; stem virj^.itc, sparin;j;lybranilicd ; leaves 

 very remote, 1- (or the lowest 2-3-) foliolate ; leaflets linear or oiilonj^-linear, 

 obtuse, the lower ones broader and lonf^-petioled ; stipules .sctaecous ; pcdunelcs 

 mueh shorter than the leaves ; spikes dense, cylindrical ; bracts ovate, acumi- 

 nate, and, like the calyx, glaiuhilar and hairy ; corolla violet. — Near St. Mary's, 

 Georgia, and the adjacent parts of Florida. July. — Stem 2° high. Leaflets 

 2'- 5' long. 



2. P. melilotoides, Michx. Glandular and sparingh' pubescent ; leaves 

 trifoliolate ; leaflets ubkjng-lanceolatc orelliptical ; sti))ules subulate ; spikes ob- 

 long, on peduncles 2-3 times as long as the leaves; bracts ovate, acuminate, 

 veiny; corolla violet ; legume rugose. — Var. 1. (P. eglandulo.sa, /?//.) Gland- 

 less or nearly so ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, and, like the calyx, villous. — Dry soil, 

 Florida to Tennessee, and westward. Slay and June. — Stem l°-2° high. 

 Leaflets 1'- 2' long. 



3. P. Onobrychis, Xutt. Pubescent ; leaves trifoliolate ; leaflets ovate, 

 acuminate ; racemes elongated, somewhat sccund ; calyx glandular, the teeth 

 small, obtuse, equal ; legume ovate, muricatc, wrinkled transversely. — Near 

 Spartanburg, South Carolina. June and July. — Stem 3° -5° high. Leaves 

 very large. 



4. P. canescens, Michx. Hoary-pubescent ; lower leaves trifoliolate, the 

 upper simple, short-petioled ; leaflets obovate, glandular ; racemes longer than 

 the leaves, few-flowered ; calyx inflated; flowers blue, turning greenish ; legume 

 even. — Dry pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina. April and JVIay. — Stem 

 bushy, 2° high. Resembles a Baptisia. 



* * Leaves pahnaleli/ h-T -foliolate. 



5. P. Lupinellus, Michx. Smooth; stem slender, declining, sparingly 

 branched ; leaflets filiform ; racemes longer than the leaves, loose-flowered ; 

 flowers violet ; legumes rugose. (P. Floridana, S/tiiltl.) — Dry pine barrens, Flor- 

 ida to North Carolina. May and June. — Stem 2° long. Leaflets 2' -3' long. 



6. P. SUbacaulis, Torr. & Gray. Nearly- stemless ; peduncles, petioles, 

 and calyx white with spreading hairs ; leaves 7-foliolate, long-petioled ; leaflets 

 obovate-oblong, smoothish above, fringed on the margins and midrib beneath ; 

 ])eduncles longer than the leaves, rigid ; spikes dense, ovate or oblong ; bracts 

 ovate, acuminate ; calyx-teeth obtuse. — Rocky hills, near Nashville, Tennessee. 

 April and May. — Leaflets 1' long. Peduncles 4' - 6' long. Flowers numerous, 



purple. 



* * # Leaves pinnate. 



7. P. multijuga, Ell. Stem branching ; leaflets numerous (9-10 pairs), 

 oblong-lanceolate, oljtuse, pubescent ; spikes oblong ; bracts small, membrana- 

 ceous, without glands. — Abbeville District, South Carolina. — Stem 1° - 2° high. 

 Leaflets small. Bracts half as long as the calvx. Flowers violet. 



