470 DECANDRIA MOJTOGl'NTA, 



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lowever, Qn<l T ihmk with proprletj, the genus Gaptlsja has been es- 

 tablished fur the North American s,.ecies. which row form, pcrUps 

 Tvith the Gxceptiou of the B. perfoliata, a vcrj natural familj. 



CERCIS. Gen. pl. C96. 



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Calyx G-dentatus, in- I Calyx 5 toothed, gib- 

 ferne gihbus. Corolla pa- bous at base. CoioUawd^ 



Pi 



piii 



brevi. Lfgumen, fJF'o/za 1 vcxillum under the \vir!2:s. 

 sinipiicia.; Seed xcsscl a Icauinc 



1. C 



C.foli 



(Leaves simple.) 



Leaves nearly vomy\ 

 . d axil- I cordate, acuniinate, vil- 

 las nervorum villosis ; le- | lous at the axils of die 



nerves; legimies on shojt 

 footsialks. 



bi 



Mich 



Sp.pl. 2. p. 508. Walt. p. 155. Pursh, I. p. 308. 



A smalltrre 15 to 50 feet high, branches slightlv {temculatc baik 

 smooth, of a light grey colour. Uaves deciduous, enth c. Ftaicyrs ia 

 small axillary racemes, 1 or 2 of which are produced from each bud, 

 Dearing 6—8 do>. ers ( Wr/.r pubescent at the mar-in. Corolla of a 

 bright rose colour, the voxillum very small within the vvin<rs, t!u. keel 

 «ompose(Uf2 petals larger than the other part, of the Sower and 

 Tvhich cohere when >oun-. iStamem uneq^.al (5 alternately Ion-), 



«f thr ' '^1 '''■"^'^- ^^''^""-y ^ ^ ^"'='li linear gland at ti.e base 

 01 the geim. h.pmcii compressed, many seeded. 



are un'foldcd ^'nl'T ''^tT-^ '" ^'"''' f"-"f"^'*'" '^^'^"'•^ the leaves 

 Flowers m the beginning of March. 



GASf^lA. Gen. pl. 700. 



««;f ^^-^ ^;'',/-""'- ^"'I ''«'2/^ 5 leaved. Pc 



Ma 5 Mrra supre- { M, 5. The z upper an- 



m» 3 stenle.s inhnia. I thers sterile, the 3 lower 

 iHsruui, ^.Vdive^ I nor, ^ yalvecl 



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