LEGUMINOSyT., 



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in the fruit, seed, and general characters of habit and 

 leafage, the numerous genera of the Family are bound 

 together by a community of sufficiently well-marked cha- 

 racters, so that the Order is easily recognised, and may be 

 regarded as a truly natural one. 



Peaflower Tribe — PapilionacccE. 

 Type i — The Dliak {Butea froudosa). 



Fig. 123. Dhak [Butea froudosa). 



A middle-sized tree, with large, alternate, stipulate, tri 

 foliolate, deciduous leaves, and numerous racemes of liand- 

 some, irregular, orange-red, silky flowers. 



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