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their foliage. But Hedysarum forms an objection to such 

 a principle of arrangement, because some of its species have 

 simple leaves, others ternate, conjugate, or pinnate." 



" Lathy r us, Cicer, and Vicia are genera most nearly 

 akin to each other, as are Phaseolus and Dolichos. Coro- 

 nilla, Ornithopus, Hippocrepis, Scorpiurus, Lotus, and 

 some species of Trifolium, agree in their umbellate in- 

 florescence." (Sophora, and its many new-discovered 

 allies, ought to make a section, at least, by themselves.) 



" There is no poisonous plant in this whole order, ex- 

 cept the seeds of Lupinus, with which the Hippopotamus 

 is killed, and which fowls will not eat. Indigo becomes 

 poisonous in its preparation, but the plant is originally 

 harmless. On the other hand, none of this tribe is medi- 

 cinal, except Glycyrrhiza. Galega, commended as anti- 

 pestilential, is not to be trusted. These plants have no 

 remarkable odour," (except in the flowers of a few spe- 

 cies.) " Their seeds are flatulent; but afford nourishing 

 food for labouring people." 



Order 33. Lomentacej;. " These are perhaps all 

 shrubby," (or arboreous.) " Leaves alternate, compound, 

 at least in the indubitable plants of this order; pinnate or 

 bipinnate; without a terminal leaflet, Moringa excepted. 

 Stipulas always large, particularly to be noticed. Calyx 

 five-cleft. Corolla in some degree irregular, polypetalous, 

 except Ceratonia, and several Mimosa. Stamens differing 

 in number; mostly ten. Pistil universally single. Fruit 

 a legume, for the most part having transverse partitions. 

 The leaves fold together at night, except those of Cerato- 

 nia, and that in a different manner according to the diffe- 

 rent species. Many of this order possess a purgative 

 quality, while some have a virose or nauseous flavour about 

 them, but this last is not at all the case with Ceratonia." 



Of Polygala, which stands at the head of this order, 

 nothing is recorded by Giseke from the lectures of Lin- 

 naeus, nor has he himself made any note. It surely an- 

 swers but indifferently to the Lomentacece. Genuine ex- 



