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bracts nnJ more persistent. Calyx cnmpanulate, the 2 nppor connate or 

 free. Corolla much exserted ; standard suborbicular ; \vin<j;s obovate 

 (rarely oblonj;;) ; keel produced into a very lonpr beak which forms a 

 complete or nearly complete spiral. Stamens diadelphous ; anthers 

 iiniforn). Ovary subsessile ; ovules many; stylo within the beak oi the 

 kec^I and twisted with it, usually bearded down the side below the very 

 oblique stigma. Pod linenr or falcate, subterete or compressed, 2-valved, 

 more or less septate between the seeds. — Uistrib. Tlu'ougbout the 

 \\ariner regions of the globe, many species widely cultivated ; sjiecies 

 about (iU. 



Stipules basiflxcd. 



A shrubby siiberect plant 1. P. spmierec/uii. 



Stipules inserted above tbe base. 



Au erect herb with thick slcuis 2. P. grandU. 



Prostrate or twining herbs with slender stems. 



Terminal leaflet deeply 3-lobed, the middle lobe obtuse ... .'{. P.trilobua. 

 Terminal leaflet not or obscurely lobed, acute or acu- 

 minate. 



Stems and pod glabrous 4. P. Dalsellii. 



Stems and pod densely hairy ."i. P. sMobatns. 



1. Phaseolus semierectus, Linn. MaHtixs.{\liM)-\^. 100. Annual, 

 2-;i ft. high, suberect, somewhat shrubby ; stems terete ; branches 

 clothed with long defle.xed deciduous hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate ; petioles 

 1-U in. long, hairy; stipules basifixed, conspicuous, |-g in. long, 

 lanceolate-subulate. Leaflets membranous, 1|-2| by j-l-f in., oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, minutely apiculate, glabrous on both surfaces when 

 mature, readily disarticulating (the terminal leaflets slightly larger than 

 the lateral), base cuneate ; petioluies j-^--^ in. long ; stipels -^ in. long, 

 subulate. Flowers in spicate racemes reaching 6 in. long; peduncles 

 0-12 in. long, terete, pubescent; pedicels very short, usually in pairs 

 along a pubescent rhacbis ; bracts ^ in. long, linear-subulate ; bracteoles 

 lanceolate, rather more than half as long as the calyx. Calyx split open 

 by the pod, \ in. long, pubescent outside; teeth shorter than the tube, 

 triangular at the base, cristate. Corolbi h in. long, purple. Pods 3-4 

 by g in., nearly cylindric, sharply beaked, silvery-pubescent when young, 

 nearly glabrous when mature. Seeds about 20, truncate at the ends, 

 dark-brown. Fl. B. L v. 2, p. 201 ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 2, p. 70 ; Woodr. 

 in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 425. F. psoraleoides, \V. «& A. 

 Prodr. p. 244 ; Wight, Icon. t. 249.— Flowers : Oct. 



SiND : Hyderabad, Woodrow, doubtfully wild. The plant is a native of Central and 

 South America and of the West Indies. — It has no doubt been introduced. 



2. Phaseolus grandis, Dahell, in Dalz. 4'- Gibs. Bo. Fl. (1861) 

 p. 72. Erect, 2-5 ft. high; stem herbaceous, as thick as the finger, 

 5-angled, glabrous or with a few appressed bristly hairs. Leaves 3- 

 foliolate ; petioles 1-2 in. long ; stipules large, foliaceous, variable in 

 size, sometimes reaching 2 by 1 j in., attached above the base, obovate 

 or obovate-oblong, obtuse, ciliate, cordate at the base. Leaflets variable 

 in shape, 3-4 in. long (the terminal often 3-lobed and as broad as long, 

 the lateral frequently 2-lobed the lower lobe the smaller, or sometimes 

 3-lobed or entire), all sparsely strigose on both surfaces with appressed 

 bristly hairs, base cuneate ; petioluies yy~8 ^"- ^^"o > stipels ^-\ in. 

 long, ovate-cuspidate. Flowers in copious close racemes ; peduncles 



