20G 



DTADELPIIIA DECANDRIA. 



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4. Frutescens. 



L. foliis ternatis, el- 

 lipticis, obtusis, seri- 

 ceis; stipulis subula- 



racemis axillari- 

 biis, ovatis, foliis bre- 

 vioribus; lomentis pi- 

 losis, calyce breviori- 

 biis. 



tis 



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Leaves ternate, el- 

 liptic, obtuse, silken ; 

 stipules subulate; ra- 

 cemes axillary, ovate, 



shorter 



than 



the 



leaves ; pods hairy, 

 shorter than the ca- 



Hedysarum frutescens. 



H. Unibellatum ? Walt, p- 184. 



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Sp.pl. 3. p. 1193 



L. Cajiitata. Mich. 2. p. 71 



Pursh 2. p. 480. 



Roof Derennial. Stem really herbaceous, though like some other spe 



cies of this gemis, sufTruticose in appearaace, 4 

 villous when young. 



6 feet high, pubescent 



Leaves ternate, covered with a silky pubescence on 

 both surfaces", somewhat glaucous, common petioles 6 



8 lines long 



Flowers in crowded, axillary racemesjshorter than the leaves, common pe- 

 duncles 6—8 lines long. Calyx 5-parted, the segments three times as 



long as tiie tube and longer than the corolla. Corolla white, the vex 

 ilium spotted with red near the base. 



Grows in the upper districts of Carolina. Common near Cohmibia. 



Flowers September. 



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5. Angustifolia. 



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L. fohis oblongo-el- I Leaves oblong, el- 

 lipticis lanceolatisque, liptic and lanceolate 



subtus canescenti pu- hoary and pubescent 

 bescentibus ; racemis ' underneath : racemes 



capitatis, foliis longio- 

 ribus J coroUis calyce 

 longioribus. 





capitate 



? 



longer 



the 



leaves; 



cor 



than 

 olla 



longer than the calyx 



L. capitata. var. angustifolia. Pursh 2. p. 480 



Stem herbaceous, erect, 4—5 feet high, pubescent. Leaves long and 

 verv narrow, sprinkled with a few hairs on tlie upper surface, very villous 



and hoary on the under, connmon pet 



■4 lines long. 



2 inch 



sometmies compound, compacuy ciusiej-eu, common peuuiii^i^a m ^ 



es long. vSegments of the calyx rather longer than the tube, not quite ^ 



