194 DlADELPHiA DECANDRIA* 



Stipules- It appearss to me Iiouever, that culture will be necessary to etc 

 termine whether it is really distinct from the preceding species. 

 Flowers from April to July. 



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3* OvALis. Pursli, 



C. liirsuta, diffusa, 

 ramosa ; foliis simpli- 

 cibiis, petiofatis, oval- 

 ibus; stipiilis simimis 

 vix dcciuTeiitibiiSjbre- 

 vissimis ; raeemis op- 

 positifoliis, elongatis; 

 corollis calycem ae- 

 quantibus. 



Hirsute. diffuse 



9 Mt""''^:^ 



braiichins:; leaves jsim 



6' 



pie, petiolate, oval ; 

 upper stipules scarce- 



decurrent, very 

 short ; racemes oppo- 

 site the leaves, long ; 

 corolla as Ions as the 

 calyx* 



a 



* 



Piirsh 2. p. 469. Nutt. 2. p. 94. 



C. Sagittalisb. ovalis. Mich. 2. p. 55^ 



C. Rotundifolia. Walt. p. 81. 



itoot fusiform, perennial. Stems herbaceous, procumbent, branching 

 scarcely a foot higli. Leaves nearly sessile, elliptic, mucronate, pubes- 

 cent. Racemes nearly opposite the leaves, simple, 3 — 6 flowered. ^ Sti- 

 pules short, sagittate, sometimes wanting. Cahjx 2-lipped, the upper lip 

 2-cIeft, tlie lower 3-cleft, the segments all acute. Corolla as long as the 

 talyx, yellow ; vexillum round, reflected ; carina ciliate on the margin. 

 Filaments 10, connate at base, unequal. Anthers on the long filaments 

 round, sterile; ou the short oblong, opening along the sides. Style long^ 

 er than the stamens. Stigma obtuse, bearded. Legume and ,%eed like 

 those of the C. Sagittalis. 



Grows in dry sandy soils. 



Flowers from April to July^ 



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2. Stamens diadelphous. 

 * jLegume mostly one seeded. 



DALEA. L. 



Calyx semiquin- I ^ Calyx 5-cleft» 

 quefidis. Akeeicari-l Wings 2ind cainna Sii' 



nu coliimnse staminum I tached to the base of 



