Classification of Plants 



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small point at the top. Pollen scattered by explosion. Leaves 

 imparipinnate, or 3 to many palmately compound. Legume 

 usually with partitions between the seed. 



BB. Trees or shrubs. 



Sutherland! a. — Standard shorter than the keel. Legume 

 inflated, papery, indehiscent. A fine shrub with scarlet or 



bright red flowers. 



S. frutesce?is, the only species, is found 

 throughout the Colony, usually on dry 

 hillsides, sometimes near water, 



Erythrina. — Standard very 



Fig. 223. — Branch of J/t'^/tvr^<? 

 denticnlata. 



Fig. 224. — Twisted legume of Lucerne 

 iMedicago sativa). (From Thome and 

 Bennett's " Structural and Physiological 

 Botany.") 



much longer than the other petals. The petals forming the 

 keel are not joined to form a support for visitors, as is usually 

 the case, but the flowers are sometimes inverted, so that the 

 standard can serve as a landing. Leaves pinnately trifoliate, 

 the odd one removed from the other two. 



Trees or shrubs with large handsome scarlet flowers, 

 often prickly. 



Stem and leaves 



Order Geraniaceae. 



Flowers perfect. Sepals 5. Petals usually 4. Stamens 

 as many, or two or three times as many, as the petals, united 

 at base. The order may always be known by the fruit of five 



