110 LEGUMINUS.li. (I'LLSE FAMILY.) 



bcnnlod. Lopumc (lattiMiod. Soods compressed, with a small and oval iiilum. 

 — Twiiiirijr luriis, wiili tritbliolatc leaves, and axillaiv' raeemoso flowers. 



1. D. multiflorus, Torr. & Gray. Perennial, j)ul)csecnt; leaflets tliin, 

 large, orliieular, ahinpily neiito ; racemes shorter than the leaves, many and 

 densely flowered at the summit of the stout peduncle ; ujtpcr lip of the calyx 

 entire; keel nearly straight ; legunu; 4-5-sccded. — Hanks of rivers, near Mil- 

 Icdgeville, Georgia, and westward. June and July. — Stem 5°- 10° long. 

 Leaflets 3' -C in diameter. Flowers purple. Legume 2' long, i' wide. 



37. PISCIDIA, L. Jamaic.v Docwood. 



Calyx campanuhite, 5-to()tlu<l. Keel obtuse. Vexillum rounded. Stamens 

 diadel])hous at the base, monadelphous above. Style filiform, smooth. Legume 

 stipitate, linear, contracted between the seeds, furnished with four membranaceous 

 longitudinal wings. Seeds compressed. — Tropical trees. Leaves imequully- 

 pinnate. riowcrs in terminal panicles. 



L P. Erythrina, L. Young branches, leaves, and panicle silky and 

 hoary, at length smoothish ; leaflets 7-9, oblong or obovate, abruptly acute, 

 straight-veined, distinctly petiolulate ; panicles a.xillary and terminal, many- 

 flowered, shorter than the leaves ; upper teeth of the calyx partly united ; leg- 

 ume 6-seeded. — South Florida. March and April. — A small tree. Leaves 

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

 wings wavy. 



38. BAPTISIA, Vent. 



Calyx campanulatc, 4-cleft ; the upper lobe broader and mostly emarginate. 

 Vexillum roundi.sh, witli the sides rcflcxed ; wings and keel straight. Stamens 

 10, distinct, shorter than the wing.s, deciduous. Legume stipitate, oval or ob- 

 long, inflated, few-seeded, pointed with the persistent style — Erect widely- 

 branching ])crennial herbs. Leaves simple or palmately trifoliolate, withering- 

 persistent. Sti]>ules deciduous or persistent, rarely wanting. Flowers showy 

 in terminal racemes, rarely axillary and solitary. 



* Leaves simple, sessile, or perfoliate. 



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

 obtuse ; stipules none ; racemes numerous, terminal, many-flowered, sessile or 

 short-pedunded ; ovary villous and hoary ; legume snuiU, ovate, coriaceous, 

 smooth. — Dry pine barrens near Quincy, Middle Florida. July — Stem mucli 

 branched, 2° -3° high. Leaves 2'- 4' long. Flowers rather small, yellow. 

 Plant dries l)]ack. 



2. B. perfoliata, Brown. Smootli ; leaves perfoliate, oval or orbicu- 

 lar, glaucous ; sti])(dcs none ; flower axillary, solitary ; legume small, ovate, 

 coriaceous. — Dry sandy soil, in the middle districts of Georgia and South Car- 

 olina. May. — Stem 2° high. Leaves 2' -3' long. Flowers small, yellow; 

 vexillum orbicular, emarginate, shorter than the wings and keel. Ovary and 

 style smooth. 



