DtADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



23S 



to longioribus; flori- 1 longer than the leaves; 



sparsis, breviter flowers scattered on 



bus 



E. 



short pedicels. 



pedicellatis. 



Nutt. 2. p. 116. 



A vine climbing over small shrubs. Leajlcts ovate and oval, mucr». 

 nate, nearly glabrous on the upper surface, hairy underneath. Racemei 

 fi_i9 .nrlm= \r.r.rr piowcis scattcrcd, 2—3 at each bud, on short pe- 



duncles. Calt/xli little hairy. 

 Legume villous. 



Bracteas small. Corolla pale purple 



This species has great resemblance to the G. Glabella. It differs how- 

 ever in Its leaves which are smaller, more ovate, rather acute and mucroi^ 

 nate, and in its racemes, which are much longer, with smallerflowers. I 

 feel by no means certam that this is the ' ^ ^ "*' *t .. ,, 



Grows in dry shady soils. 



Flowers through the summer. 



plant 



^ 



^ 3. Glabella; 



G. foliis ovatis 

 lipticisque, utrinque e- 

 marginatis, supra gla- 

 bris, subtus parce pi- 

 losisj racemis axillar- 

 ibus, folia subaequan- 

 tibus; calycibus gla- 



oris; leguminibus vil- 



losi 



is. 



Leaves ovate and 

 elliptic, emarginate at 

 each end, glabrous on 

 the upjjer surface, a 

 httle hairy underneath 

 racemes axillary 

 long as the leaves; ca 



5 



as 



lyx glabrous 

 villous. 



9 



pods 



Mich. 2. p. 62. Pursh 2. p. 48/. Nutt. 2. p. llf 

 Ervum- ' '•' "' ' — 



Hoot perennial. 



Walt. p. 1 87 



7 tr-- — --^"« ^"iiiuuig over shrubs, terete, a little hairy. 



^atjes temate glabrous and nearly smooth on the upper surface, entire, a 



«ue hairy underneath; common petiole about an inch long. Racemes about 



long a* the leaves, sometimes a little longer . partial peduncles about 2 



meslong. Bracteas 2 small scales at the base of the calyx. Corolla 



rget than in the preceding species, reddish purple, vexiUum externally 



Sducous. fi^tffe m.irh lnn„-.r fKo„ the stamens. Xe^w/we falcate. See^s 



oval . 



than 



Grows in dry rich shaded soils. 



* iowers through the whole summer. 



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