LespeDeza. XLVIL LEGUMINOSZ. 233. 
16. D. sessiuirouium. Torr. & Gray. CH sessilifolium. Torr.) 
St. erect, tomentose-pubescent; divs. sessile; /fts. linear or linear-oblong, 
obtuse at each end, scabrous above, softly tomentose beneath; stip. subulate; 
panicle of spicate rac. very long; bracis minute; leg. small, hispid, of 2—3 semi- 
orbicular joints.— Woods, Western States and Texas. Stem 2—3f high. Leaf- 
lets about 2’ by 3’. Flowers small, numerous and crowded. Aug. 
17. D. srrictum. DC. (H. strictum. Pursh.) 
Erect, slender, nearly glabrous and simple; lvs. petiolate; /fts linear, 
elongated, coriaceous and reticulately veined, mucronate ; stip. subulate; pani- 
cles slender, few-flowered ; leg. hispid, incurved, of 1—3 lunately triangular 
joints with a filiform isthmus.—Pine barrens, N.J.to Flor. and La. Stem 
about 3f high. Leaflets 2—3’ by 2—3/, longer than the petioles. Flowers 
small, purple, on very slender pedicels. Aug. 
28. LESPEDEZA. Michx. 
In honor of Lespedez, governor of Florida, who protected Michaux in his travels there. 
Calyx 5-parted, bibracteolate, segments nearly equal; keel of the 
corolla very obtuse, on slender claws; legume (loment) lenticular, 
compressed, small, unarmed, indehiscent, l-seeded—Gr'enus taken 
from Hedysarum. % Lvs. palmately trifoliate, reticulate-veined. 
§ Flowers all complete and fertile, in dense spikes. Corolla ochroleucous 
or white, with a purple spot on the vexillum, scarcely longer than the 
calyx. 
‘ss L. capiTaTa. Mx. (L. frutescens. El/. Hedysarum frutescens. Willd.) Bush 
Clover.—Lfis. elliptical, obtuse, silky-pubescent ; stip. subulate ; fascicles of 
jis. ovate, subcapitate, shorter than the leaves, axillary ; loments hairy, shorter than 
the villous calyx.—An erect, hairy, half-shrubby plant, in dry soils, Can. to Car. 
Stem nearly simple, villous, 2—4f high. Leaves numerous, on short petioles, 
consisting of 3 coriaceous leaflets. Leaflets 1—1}/ by 3—6”, nearly smooth 
above, covered with silky pubescence beneath. Aug. Sept. 
B. angustifolia. Ph. (L. angustifolia. Ell.)—L/fts. linear, smooth above. 
2. L. mera. Ell. (Hedysarum hirtum. Linn.) 
Villous and pubescent; /fts. roundish-elliptic; rac. capitate, axillary, ob- 
long, longer than the leaves; cor. and loment about as long as the calyx.—Piant 
2—4f high, found in dry woods, Can. and U. S., erect, branching and very 
hairy. Leaves less numerous than in the last, on very short stalks, consisting 
of 3 oval leaflets hairy beneath. Peduncle hairy, becoming longer than the 
raceme. Flowers reddish-white, crowded. Aug. Sept. 
§§ Flowers of two kinds, complete and apetalous, the latter chiefly bear- 
ing the fruit. Corolla violet or pifrple, much longer than the calyx. 
Lespepezaria. T. & G. 
3. L. procumBens. Michx. (Hedysarum repens. Willd.) 
S?. procumbent, villose; fis. oval, upper surface smooth; rac. short, on 
very long, setaceous peduncles ; loments roundish, pubescent.—Dry woods and 
sandy fields, Mass. to La. Plant pubescent in all its parts. Stems several from 
the same root, slender, 2—3f long. Leaves consisting of 3 oblong or roundish 
leaflets, on hairy stalks. Flowers purple, in short, raceme-like heads, axillary, 
the lower ones apetalous, and on short, the upper on very long, thread-like 
peduncles. Aug. 
4. L. repens. Torr. & Gray. (H. repens. Linn.) Creeping Lespedeza. 
St. prostrate, diffuse, nearly smooth ; /fts. oval or obovate-elliptical, smooth 
above, on very short petioles; ped. axillary, filiform, simple, few-flowered, lower 
ones bearing apetalous flowers; leg. suborbicular, subpubescent.—Dry soils, 
Can., Hooker, N.J. and Southern States! Probably it will yet be found in N. Y. 
Stems very slender, numerous. Leaflets 5—9” by 3—5”, obtuse. Peduncles 
2—3’ long. Aug. Sept 
5. L.. viouacea. Pers. (H. violaceum. Linn.) Violet Lespedeza. 
Erect or diffuse, branching ; //ts. elliptic or oval-oblong, obtuse or emar- 
