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ONONIS 2. EreBa, major, fubhirfuta-, filiquis major ibus. 



The larger erecl Reft- harrow. 



Both thefe plants are common in J 



lands, the other 



imaica -, the former grows chiefly in the low 

 among the hills: but the full feldom (hoots above one foot in. 

 height, while the other is frequently obferved to rife between two and three, with 

 a pretty luxuriant ftalk and foliage. 



TERAMNUS I. Triphyllusfubhirfutus,foliis obhigo-ovatis, fliquis gracilibui 



comprejfis, jpicis laxioribus alaribus. 



The fubhirfute Teramnus* with afli-coloured leaves. 



Periantium Parvum, in quinque lacinias anguftas acut as aqu ales prof unde 



feftum. 



Corolla Leguminoja ; vexillum cor datum, refcBum ; alae ereBa, oblongo- 



.ovatce, longitudine fere vexilli ; carina minima, lacinid infimd 

 calicis teBa, genitalia brevifjima amplcBens. 



Pericarpium. Legumen longum gracile compreffum, uniloculare, bivalve. 



Semina Plurima reniformia. 



This creeping 



bing plant is pretty common in 



hills: and 



generally the length of fix or {even feet from th 

 and covered, moderately, with do 

 fpikes, at the alas of the leaves j an 



The 



are 



the flowers are fm 



oblong, 



d difpofed on flender 



d the feed-veflels are long, flender, and compreffed 



STIZOLOB1UM i. 



Tab. 31. f . 4 



It if oris pendulis alaribus, foribus ternatis. 



Phafeolus Americanus, foliis molli lanugine oppofi 



&c 



Phafeolus indicus lobis undiquaque pilofi 



Pk. t. 2 14. f. r. 



Sec 



Phafeolus utriufque India, lobis viilofis pungentib 



Bur. Thez. Zey 





Slo. Cat. 69 





The Cowhage, or Cow-itch plant. 



STIZOLOBIUM 2. Pedunculis bipartitis alaribus. 



The fmaller Cowhage, or Cow- itch plant. 





Periantium Monopbyllum, tubulato- campanulatum , fubventricofum , ringens*> 



labium fuperius may us, obtufum, emarginatum, refeBens-, in- 



Corolla 



ferius trideniatum fubereclum. 



Leguminofa ; vexillum amplum fubrotundum refexum, ungue va- 



lido muni turn. Ala? oblongs patentes, carina breviores, ad ba- 



fm quafi adnata-, carina bipetala, pet a lis oblongis ad apices 



agglutinatis. 



Stamina. Filament a decern, inferne conn at a, fuperne libera ; anthers ova- 



Piftillum. 



tee, alterna fubmonfirojee oblonga tumentes. 



Germen oblongum ; ftylus fubulatus, Jtaminibus longior ; ftigma 

 fimplex. 



Pericarpium. Legumen longum fubcequale, ad utrumaue 





extremum adverje 

 fubarcuatum, hirtis pungeniibus offitum, feminibus qua- 

 tuor, quinque- vel fex renijormibus, refer turn, 



Thefe climbing plants are common in all parts of the fVef -Indies, and rife generally 

 the top of the talleft trees about them, wherever they grow j orfpread in proportion, 

 they chance to (hoot among lower bufhes. The ftems of both forts are round 



ways three on every foot- {talk. 



difpofed in fpikes at the alae of 

 4 the 



nd fiend 



and th 



oval and villofe 



The flowers, which are of a dark purpl 







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