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1. W. FRuTEscens. DC. (W. speciosa. Nutt. Glycine frutescens. Linn.) 
St. pubescent when young, at length glabrous; /fts. 9—13, ovate or el- 
liptic-lanceolate, acute, sub-pubescent; wings with 2 auricles at base; ova. 
glabrous.—An ornamental, vigorous vine, in rich alluvion, Southern and West- 
ern States. Stems several yards long, climbing over bushes, &c. Leaflets 1— 
2’ by 3—1’. Flowers nearly as large as those of the sweet pea, numerous, in 
racemes 3—6 or 8’ long, sheathed in very conspicuous bracts. Seeds spotted, 
Apr. May. t 
2. W. consequana. Benth. Chinese Wistaria.—Lfts. 9—13, ovate-lanceolate, 
silky-pubescent; rac. terminal, nodding, loosely many-flowered.—A splendid 
flowering vine from China. Stem of rapid growth, 12f or more in length. 
Flowers in long, pendulous clusters. May. Jn. + 
8, GALACTIA. 
Gr. yaa, milk: alluding to the juice of some of the species. 
Calyx bibracteolate, 4-cleft, the segments of nearly equal length, 
"upper one broadest ; pet. oblong: vexillum broadest and incumbent ; 
Keel petals slightly cohering at top— Herbs prostrate or twining, some- 
times shrubby. Lws. pinnately trifoliate. Rac. axillary. 
1. G. euaBeLLa. Michx. 
St. mostly prostrate, nearly glabrous; /fts. elliptic-oblong, emarginate at 
each end, sub-coriaceous, shining above, a little hairy beneath; rac. peduncu- 
late, about the length of the leaves; /ls. pedicellate——In arid soils, N. J. to Flor. 
Stem 2—4f long. Leaflets 10—20” by 5—10”, varying in form from elliptic 
through oblong to ovate. Flowers rather large, reddish-purple, greenish exter- 
nally. Aug. Sept. 
2. G. mouuis. Michx. 
St. mostly twining, softly pubescent; /fts. oval, obtuse, nearly smooth 
above, softly villose and whitish beneath; rac. longer than the leaves, pedun- 
culate, fasciculate; fis. on very short pedicels; leg. villose——Dry soils, Md. to 
Ga. Stem severalfeet long. Leaflets about 1’/long, 2 as wide. Flowers about 
half as large as in the last. Aug. 
9. CLITORIA. 
Calyx bibracteolate, tubular, 5-toothed, segments acuminate ; vexil- 
lum large, spreading, roundish, emarginate; keel smaller than the 
wings, acute, on long claws; legume linear-oblong, torulose, many- 
seeded.—% Mostly twining. Lvs. pinnately 3—5-foliate. F's. very 
large, solitary or several together. — 
C. Mariana. 
Glabrous; s¢. suberect or twining, suffruticose; i/ts. 3, oblong-ovate or 
lanceolate, obtuse, lateral ones petiolulate ; ped. short, 1—3-flowered ; bracteoles 
and bracts very short; leg. torulose, 3—4-seeded.—Dry soils, N. J.! to Flor. 
Stem 1—3f long, round, slender, branched. Leaflets rather remote, about 1’ by 
2’, Corolla pale blue, 2—23’ in length, calyx 2’, bracteoles 2’. Jl. Aug. 
10. AMPHICARPZA. EI. 
. Gr. audit, around, kapTos, fruit; in reference to the ovary sheathed at base. 
Calyx tubular, campanulate, 4-toothed (or 5-toothed, the upper 2 
united) with nearly equal segments; petals oblong; vexillum with 
the sides appressed; stigma capitate; ovary on a sheathed stipe; 
legume flat, 2—4-seeded.—Q® Slender, twining. Lws. pinnately trifo- 
late. The upper fis. complete, but usually barren, the lower wpetalous 
and fruitful. 
A. monoica. Nutt. (Glycine monoica. Linn.) Pea Vine. 
St. hairy; /fis, ovate, acute, smooth; rac. of the stem with pendulous, 
