88 FABACEAE. 



1. I. miniata Ortega. Stems prostrate: leaflets 5-9; blades linear-oblong to 

 narrowly oblanceolate : calyx about 3 mm. long; lobes subulate or lanceolate- 

 subulate: standard 7-8 mm. long or rarely smaller; the wings usually longer: 

 pods oblong-linear, 15-20 mm. long. — Pinelands. — F. K. (Cuba.) 



2. I. suflfruticosa Mill. Stems erect : leaflets 7-15 ; blades oblong, oblanceo- 

 late or obovate: calyx 1.5-2 mm. long; lobes deltoid to triangular-lanceolate: 

 standard 3-4.5 mm. long; the wing-petals often slightly longer: pods linear, 

 12-15 mm. long. — Pinelands and cultivated grounds. Nat. of Asia. — {Ber., 

 Bah., Cuba, Ant.) 



4. CRACCA L. Herbs or partially woody plants. Leaflets several or 

 many, pinnate. Flowers in racemes or spike-like panicles. Calyx somewhat 

 2-lipped, the upper 2 lobes usually shorter than the others and partially 

 united. Corolla pink, purple, or red, or white: standard pubescent: wings 

 auricled on one side at the base of the blade: keel-petals usually with an 

 angular auricle. Pods flat or flattish. — Catgut. Goats '-rue. 



Erect woody plnnts. 



Calyx with sliCrt scattered appressed hairs : leaflets, and rachis glabrous. 



1. C. (nicivstissima. 

 Calyx permanently hirsute : leaflets, and rachis, hirsute. '_'. C. coraUicola. 



Prostrate or decumbent herbaceous plants. 



Petioles longer than the leaflets. 3. t'. amhujua. 



Petioles shorter than the leaflets. 



Calyx long-hairy : upper lobes longer than the tube : 



basal auricle of the keel-petals obscure, obtuse. 4. C. spicata. 



Calyx short-hairy : upper lobes shorter than the tube : 



"basal auricle of the keel-petals prominent, sharp. 5. C. floridana. 



1. C. angustissima (Shuttlw.) Kuntze. Stems glabrous: leaflets 11-17; blades 

 of the lateral ones narrowly linear or very narrowly linear, 13-45 mm. long: 

 calyx 4-5 mm. long; lobes of the upper lip lanceolate; lower lobe lanceolate, 

 much longer than the lateral ones: standard 9-11 mm. long: pods about 3 

 mm. wide. — Pinelands. 



2. C. corallicola Small. Stems copiously loose-pubescent, or glabrate in age: 

 leaflets 11-15; blades linear to linear-oblong, 7-13 mm. long: calyx 4-5 mm. 

 long; lobes of the upper lip lanceolate; lower and lateral lobes lanceolate, 

 about equal in length: standard 7-10 mm. long: pods 2-3 mm. wide. — Pine- 

 lands. 



3. C. ambigua (M. A. Curtis) Kuntze. Stems loosely pubescent: leaflets 7-11; 

 blades of the lateral ones narrowly oblong to cuneate-oblong, 20-GO mm. long, 

 or rarely more, truncate or mucronate: calyx 4.5-5 mm. long; lobes of the 

 upper lip subulate; lower and lateral lobes subulate nearly equal: standard 16- 

 18 mm. long. — Pinelands. 



4. C. spicata (Walt.) Kuntze. Stems copiously loose-pubescent: leaflets 5-15; 

 blades of the lateral ones oval, ol)long, or cuneate-ohlong, 10-25 mm. long, 

 mucronulate: calyx 7-8 mm. long; lobes of the upper lip subulate; lower and 

 lateral lobes subulate, nearly equal: standard 16-19 mm. long. — Pinelands. 



5. C. floridana Vail. Stems finely pubescent and somewhat sticky: leaflets 

 9-13; blades of the lateral ones oblong to oblong-obovate, 14-30 mm. long, 

 obtuse or truncate: calyx 6-7 mm. long; lobes of the upper lip nearly as long 

 as the other lobes, and nearly as long as the tube: standard 16-18 mm. long. 

 — Pinelands. 



5. GLOTTIDIUM Desv. Herbs, but often woody-stemmed. Leaflets 

 numerous. Eacemes several-flowered. Calyx slightly 2-lipped, the 5 lobes 

 acute. Corolla yellow, reddish, or purple: standard with a reniform blade: 

 wings and keel-petals more or less angular at the base of the blade. Pods 

 short, wingless. 



