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69 MELILOTUS. Calyx tubular, J-tootlied. Keel shorter than 

 the wings or vexillum. Legume longer than the calyx, coria- 

 ceous, 1 or many-seeded, of various forms. Herbs, with yellow 

 or white flowers. 



70 TRIFOLIUM. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft (f. 31. a.). Keel 

 shorter than the wings and vexillum. Legume small (f. 31. c.), 

 hardly dehiscent, shorter than the calyx, usually ovate, 1-2- 

 seeded, rarely oblong, 3-4-seeded, and a little longer than the 

 calyx. Herbs, with variable flowers. 



71 ACROPODIUM. Calyx 5-cleft. Vexillum short, hispid. 

 Wings bidentate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume ovate-oblong, 

 usually 2-seeded, stalked. A subshrub, with fascicled leaves, 

 and 3-flowered axillary racemes. 



72 DORY'CNIUM. Calyx subcampanulate, bil;ibiate, rather 

 gibbous at the base. Wings shorter than the vexillum. Keel 

 almost mutic. Stigma capitate. Herbs or subshrubs, with white 

 or red flowers. 



73 LOTUS. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Wings and vexillum 

 nearly equal. Keel beaked. Legume cylindrical or compressed, 

 wingless. Stigma subulate. Herbs, usually with yellow flowers. 



74 TETRAGONOLOBUS. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Wings shorter 

 than the vexillum. Keel beaked. Stigma funnel-shaped, at 

 length obliquely beaked. Legume furnished with 4 marginal 

 wings. Flerbs, with red or yellow flowers. 



75 HOSA'CKIA. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft (f. 32. a.). Wings 

 equal in length to the vexillum (f. 32. 6.). Keel beaked. Stigma 

 capitate. Legume cylindrical, or rather compressed, straight. 

 Herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and variegated flowers. 



76 CARMICH/E' LIA. Calyx cup-shaped, 5-toothed. Vexillum 

 broad. Ovary many-seeded. Legume few-seeded, with the 

 valves separating at both margins, leaving the dissepiments 

 upon the plant after the seeds have fallen. A shrub, with flat 

 branches and blue flowers, and the leaves pinnate when present. 



77 CYAMOPSIS. Calyx turbinately-tubular, 5-cleft ; lobes lan- 

 ceolate-awl-shaped, 2 upper ones remote. Flowers with a 

 roundish vexillum, oblong wings, and a 2-petalled, straight, acute 

 keel, all nearly equal in length. Stamens monadelphous. Stig- 

 ma capitate. Legume compressed, many-seeded. An herb, with 

 purple flowers. 



SUBTRIBE III. CLITORI*. Legume "[-celled (f. 34. c.). Sta- 

 mens usually diadelphous (f. 31. d.). Stems herbaceous or suf- 

 frutexcent, usually climbing. Leaves various, primordial ones 

 opposite. Flowers usually blue, red, or purple, rarely yellow. 



78 PSORA'LEA. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, usually glandular ; 

 lobes acuminated, lowest one longest. Legume valveless, 1- 

 seeded, length of calyx. Shrubs or herbs. Flowers blue. 



79 lNDio6FERA. Calyx 5-cleft ; lobes acute. Vexillum 

 roundish, emarginate (f. 33. a.). Keel having an awl-shaped 

 spur on both sides. Legume terete (f. 33. c.), flat, or tetra- 

 gonal, 2-valved, rarely few-seeded, usually many-seeded. Herbs 

 or shrubs, with simple, impari-pinnate or trifoliate leaves, and 

 red, blue, or white flowers. 



80 OU'STROPIS. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Wings equal in 

 length to the vexillum. Keel blunt, with an auricle on each 



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side. Legume compressed, 2-valved, 3-4-celled ; cells 1 -seeded. 

 A prostrate herb, with trifoliate leaves, and heads of red flower*. 



81 CLITORIA. Calyx bibracteatc at the base, 5-cleft (f. 34. .). 

 Vexillum large (f. 34. b.). Stamens and petals inserted above 

 the base of the calyx. Style rather dilated at the apex. Le- 

 gume linear (f. 34. c.), compressed, 2-valved, 1 -celled, many- 

 seeded. Climbing herbs, with trifoliate or impari-pinnate leaves. 

 Flowers large, white, blue, or purple. 



82 NEUROCA'RPUM. Calyx tubular, with 5 acuminated, nearly 

 equal teeth, and furnished with 2 bracteas at the base. Vexillum 

 large, roundish. Keel obtuse. Legume stipitate, compressed, 

 sub-tetragonal, from the middle nerve of the valves being rather 

 prominent, 4-8-seeded. Usually climbing subshrubs, with tri- 

 foliate leaves, and large white or purplish flowers. 



83 MARTIU'SIA. Calyx tubular, somewhat bilabiate, with 5 

 acute teeth, lowest one longest. Corolla none. Stamens 4, 2 fertile 

 and 2 sterile, distinct. Legume stipitate, compressed, somewhat 

 tetragonal in consequence of the valves being furnished with a 

 prominent middle nerve. A climbing shrub, with trifoliate leaves. 



84 COLOGA'NIA. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, bibracteate at the 

 base, somewhat bilabiate. Vexillum roundish. Ovary stipitate, 

 linear, very hispid, girded by the disk. Style smooth, obtuse. 

 Procumbent or twining herbs, with simple or trifoliate leaves, and 

 violaceous flowers. 



85 GALA'CTIA. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 4-cleft. Petals 

 5, oblong, distinct, with the vexillum broader than the rest. 

 Stigma obtuse. Legume terete or compressed, many-seeded, 

 elongated. Climbing herbs or subshrubs, with trifoliate or 

 impari-pinnate leaves, and usually red flowers. 



86 ODONIA. Calyx 4-parted. Vexillum erectly spreading. 

 Wings having a tooth each at the apex. Keel 2-parted, reflexed, 

 remote from the vexillum. Legume compressed, usually 8- 

 seeded. A twining herb, with trifoliate leaves. 



87 STEGANOTROPIS. Calyx 5-toothed, bibracteate, permanent. 

 Vexillum cucullate, bicallous at the base, and spurred behind, 

 inclosing the wings and keel, which are membranous. Style 

 membranous, dilated and bearded at the apex. Legume linear, 

 many-seeded. A twining herb, with ternate leaves, and 2- 

 flowered peduncles. 



88 VILMORINIA. Calyx cylindrical, 4-toothed, somewhat bi- 

 labiate. Wings shorter than the keel. Style acute. Legume 

 stalked, lanceolate, compressed, tapering. A shrub, with impari- 

 pinnate leaves, and purple flowers. 



89 DIPLONYX. Calyx urceolate, bilabiate. Vexillum re- 

 flexed, standing on a glandular claw. Wings biauriculate. 

 Keel biauriculate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume terete, many- 

 seeded. A twining shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, and 

 axillary racemes of violaceous flowers. 



90 BARBIE' RIA. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, bibracteate at the 

 base. Wings shorter than the keel, and keel shorter than the 

 vexillum. Style bearded at the apex. Stigma obtuse. Legume 

 linear, villous, many-seeded. A shrub, with impari-pinnate 

 leaves, and scarlet-purplish flowers. 



91 KIESE'RIA. Calyx campanulate, gibbous at the base, 5- 

 toothed, lower tooth longer and keeled. Vexillum orbicular. 



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