52 Pulse (Leguminbsce). [No. 7 



Flowers, The upper ones more frequently producing fruit,, 

 the lower ones less frequently. Clusters, erect. Calyx* 

 one quarter inch long. Seed-case, hairy. 



Leaflets, usually two to four inches in length. 



Pod, one and one third to one and one half inches in 

 length. 



Found, from Western New York to Illinois and southward 

 to Louisiana and Texas. 



(6) Genus GALACTIA, P. Browne. 



From a Greek word meaning " milk," because some species were supposed to have a 

 milky juice. 



Fig. 25. Milk-Pea. G. regularis (L.), B. S. P. G. glabe'lla, MX. 



Flowers, from seven twelfths to two thirds of an inch 

 long, reddish-purple (greenish outside), in short and 

 somewhat irregular, four- to eight-blossomed clusters 

 that are seldom as long as the leaves. Standard, 

 broader than the other petals. Keel, nearly straight, 

 its petals slightly joined above. Calyx, four-cleft ; 

 teeth sharp, entire, the upper one broadest. Stamens, 

 in two sets. Style, beardless. 



Leaflets, usually three, five sixths of an inch to one and 

 two thirds inches long, with short stems, oblong or 

 egg-shape, often notched at both ends, slightly hairy 

 beneath. Stipels, present. 



Pod, one and a half inches long, very narrow, flat, slightly 

 curved erect, rather hairy. Seeds, four to six. A 

 legume. 



Found, in sandy woods from New York southward. 



A prostrate, herbaceous vine, perennial, with a smooth 

 or minutely downy stem two to four feet in length. 



