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d. Many of the peduncles elongated. L. nuttallii, p. 507 

 dd. Few, if any of them, exceeding the leaves. 



e. Leaflets densely downy, pubescent. L. stuvei, p. 507 

 ee. Leaflets glabrate. 



f. Leaflets linear or linear oblong. L. virginica, p. 508 



ff. Leaflets oval or oblong. L. frutescens, p. 508 



bh. Flowers all alike, in close heads, petals white or cream color, with a 

 purple spot. 

 c. Leaflets oblong to orbicular. 



d. Peduncles exceeding the leaves. 



e. Leaflets oval or sub-orbicular. L. hirta, p. 508 



ee. Leaflets narrowly oblong. L. oblongifolia, p. 509 



dd. Peduncles shorter than the leaves. L. capitata, p. 509 



cc. Leaflets linear or linear oblong. L. angustifolia, p. 509 



aa. Stipules ovate, calyx lobes broad, a low annual. [L. striata]* 



Lespedeza repens (L.). Creeping Bush-clover. 



Hedysariwi repens Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 749. 1753 [Virginia]. 



Lespedeza repens Barton Fl. Phila. IL 7~. 1818. — Knieskern 12. — Britton 86. 



D!rv sandy woods and banks ; ni'ore or less common throngh- 

 oiit the State, least so in the Pine Barrens. 



Fl. — ^Early August to late September; sporadically during 

 June and July. Fr. — Early September to mid-October. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Florence, Griffith's Swamp, Sicklerville, Mul- 

 Hca Hill, Swedesboro, Bridgeton. 



Pine Barrens. — Whitings (S), Tuckahoe (S), Landisville. 



Coast Strip. — Manahawkin, Somers Pt., Palermo, Ocean City (S). 



Cape May. — Dennisville (S), Court House (S), Anglesea Jnc. (S), Ben- 

 nett, Cold Spring (OHB), Cape May (S). 



Lespedeza procumbens Michx. Trailing Bush-clover. 



Lespedeza procumbens Michaux, Fl. Bor. Am. H. 70. 1803 [Virginia and 

 Carolina] .—Barton Fl. Phila. H. 77. 1818.— Knieskern 12.— Britton 86. 



Dry sandy woods and banks, not nearly so common as the 

 preceding; apparently restricted to the Middle, Coast and Cape 

 May districts. 



These two trailing Lespedezas differ only in matter of pubes- 

 cence, just as do the two Mcibonpias referred to above. Whether 

 in these genera a difference of this sort is of specific value may 

 be open to question. 



Fl. — Early August to late September. Fr. — Early September 

 to mid-October. 



* Asiatic Bush-clover. Introduced at \\'ildwood. etc. 



