236 XLVII. LEGUMINOS&. Cassia. 
loose, terminal ; /eg. subglobose.—A plant with bluish-green foliage, frequent in 
dry soils, Can. and U.S. Stem very bushy, about 2f high. Leaflets about 7” 
by 4—6”, emarginate, petiole 1—2” long. Flowers 6—12 or more in each ra- 
ceme. Petals 6” long, yellow. Legume about as large as a pea, ona long 
“ stipe, mostly 1-seeded. Jl.—Sept. 
2. B. reucopHaca. Nutt. Ochroleucous Baptisia. 
Villous; petioles almost 0; Jfts. oblanceolate, varying to obovate ; stip. and 
bracts large, triangular-ovate, persistent; rac. sceaaie with numerous flowers 
drooping on long pedicels ; deg. ovoid or roundish, inflated.—Dry, rich soil, South- 
ern! and Western States! Stem 2—3f high, smoothish whenold. Leaflets 2— 
3’ by 4—2’, stipules more than half as large. Raceme 40—60-flowered. Pedi- 
cels 1—2’ long. Corollas very large, ochroleucous. Apr. 
3. B. peucantua. Torr. & Gray. (B. alba. Hook.) White-flowered Bapt. 
Glabrous and glaucous ; /vs. on short petioles ; /fts. cuneiform-obovate, ob- 
tuse; rac. long, erect; bracts caducous; leg. inflated, stipitate—Very conspicu- 
ous in prairies, &c., Mich. Ia.! to Ark. Stem thick, 2—3f high, branches 
about 3, towards the summit. Racemes terminal, of large, white flowers, 6— 
24’ long, showy. Leaflets 1—2’ long, 4 as wide, turning bluish-black in dry- 
ing. Jn. Jl. 
4. B. austrauis. R. Br. (B. coerulea. Nutt.) Blue-flowered Baptisia. 
Glabrous ; petioles short ; lfts. obovate, or somewhat oblong, obtuse ; stip. 
lanceolate, rather longer than the petioles, distinct at base; rac. long, erect; 
bracts caducous; pedicels rather shorter than the calyx; leg. oblong-oval, stipe 
long as the calyx.—Alluvial soils, Ohio river, Clark! Harper’s Ferry ! to Ga. 
and La. Stem 2—3f high, branched. Petioles 1—6’ long. Leaflets 13—3’ by 
$—1’, sometimes acute. Stipules 4—1’ long. Flowers indigo-blue, large. Pod 
about 2’ long. Jn.—Aug. 
34. CERCIS. 
G7. KEOKLS, a weaver’s shuttle ; from the form of the legumes. 
Calyx broadly campanulate, 5-toothed ; petals scarcely papiliona- 
ceous, all distinct ; wings longer than the vexillum and smaller than 
the keel petals ; stamens 10, distinct ; lezume. compressed, with the 
seed-bearing suture winged; seeds obovate-—Tees with sumple, cor- 
date leaves and rose-colored flowers. 
C. canapensis. Judas Tree. Red-bud. 
Iws. broadly ovate-cordate, acuminate, villous on the veins beneath_—A 
handsome tree, 20—30f high, Mid. and W. States. The wood is finely veined 
with black and green, and receives a fine polish. Leaves 3—4/ by 4—5’, entire, 
smooth, 7-veined, on petioles 1—2’ long. ‘The flowers appear in advance of the 
leaves, usually in abundance, in small, lateral clusters. Corolla bright purple. 
May.—The young twigs will dye wool a nankeen color. The old author Gerarde 
in compliance with the popular notion of his time, says “This is the tree 
whereon Judas did hang himself, and not on the elder tree, as it is said.” 
SuzorDerR 2.—C EH SALPIN &. 
Corolla not papilionaceous, irregular. Stamens 10 or fewer, all distinct. 
35. CASSIA. 
From the Hebrew word Katzioth. 
Sepals 5, scarcely united at base, nearly equal; petals 5, unequal, 
but not papilionaceous ; stamens 10, distinct; 3 upper anthers often 
sterile, 3 lower ones beaked; legume many-seeded.—Tvees, shrubs or 
herbs. Lvs. simply, abruptly pinnate. . | 
1. C. Marinanvica. American Senna. 
Plant smooth ; /fts. 6—9 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, mucronate, an obovoid 
gland near the base of the common petiole; /ls. in axillary racemes and termi- 
nal panicles.—2| This beautiful plant is frequently met with in alluvial soils, 
(U.8.) growing in close masses, 3—5f high. Stem round, striate, often with 
