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which is obtuse, and 2-edged at tlie base. Sheath of stamens 

 biauriculate at the base. Legume elongated, slender (f. 38. c.}. 

 Shrubs or herbs, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and usually 

 with yellow flowers. 



115 AGA'TI. Calyx campanulate, bluntly 5-toothed. Vexillum 

 oval-oblong, shorter than the oblong wings. Keel large, straight. 

 Sheath of stamens furnished with large auricles. Legume stipi- 

 tate, compressed, transversely many-celled. Trees, with abruptly 

 pinnate leaves, and red flowers. 



116 GLOTTIDIUM. Calyx 5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate, 

 lower teeth longer than the rest. Vexillum kidney-shaped. 

 Legume stipitate, compressed, 1 -celled, 2-seeded. Herbs, with 

 simple and abruptly-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 



117 PISCIDIA. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Keel obtuse. 

 Legume stalked, linear, having 4 membranous wings, with the 

 seeds interrupted by spongy substance. Trees, with white 

 flowers variegated with red. 



118 DAUBENTONIA. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Keel 

 very blunt. Vexillum roundish, stipitate. Legume stalked, 

 oblong, compressed, furnished with 4 wings, and with the seeds 

 interrupted by spongy substance. Shrubs, with abruptly pin- 

 nate leaves, and yellow or scarlet flowers. 



119 CORYNE'LLA. Calyx somewhat bilabiate, 5-toothed. 

 Petals with short claws. Keel obtuse. Style clavate. Legume 

 lanceolate, compressed, marginate, many-seeded. Shrubs, with 

 abruptly pinnate leaves and purplish flowers. 



120 CARAGA'NA. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Wings and 

 vexillum about equal in length. Stigma truncate. Legume 

 sessile and subterete, many-seeded. Shrubs, with abruptly pin- 

 nate leaves, and yellow and white flowers. 



121 HALIMODE'NDROK. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Keel 

 obtuse. Wings acute, auricled. Legume stipitate, inflated, 

 ovate, few-seeded, depressed at the seminiferous suture. A 

 shrub, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and purplish flowers. 



122 DiniYSA. Calyx 5-cleft, 2 upper lobes roundish. Vex- 

 illum obovate, reflexed. Wings flat. Keel falciform. Legume 

 linear, compressed, 5-G-seeded, furnished with a large membra- 

 nous vesicle at each side on the sutures, opposite each other. 

 Shrubs, with yellow flowers. 



123 CALO'PHACA. Calyx 5-cleft; lobes acuminated. Keel 

 obtuse. Style hairy, incurved at the apex. Legume sessile, 

 oblong, nearly terete, mucronate, hairy. A shrub, with yellow 

 flowers. 



124 COLU'TEA. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum bicallous, larger 

 than the obtuse keel. Stigma lateral, hooked. Style bearded 

 behind. Legume stipitate, boat-shaped, inflated. Shrubs, with 

 yellow flowers. 



125 SPH/EROPHY'SA. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum broad. Keel 

 obtuse. Style bearded lengthwise. Legume stipitate, inflated, 

 spherical. Herbs, with red flowers. 



12C SWAINSONIA. Calyx bicallous, 5-toothed. Vexillum 

 large. Keel obtuse, rather longer than the wings. Style 

 bearded lengthwise behind. Shrubs, with purple, scarlet, and 

 white flowers. 



127 LESSE'RTIA. Calyx half 5-cleft. Vexillum broad. Keel 



obtuse. Stigma capitate. Style with a transverse beard in front. 

 Legume indehiscent, compressed, or inflated. Herbs or sub- 

 shrubs, with nodding purple flowers. 



128 SUTIIERLA'NDIA. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum with re- 

 plicate sides. Keel oblong. Wings very short. Style bearded 

 lengthwise behind. Legume inflated. Shrubs, with scarlet 

 flowers. 



SUBTRIBE V. ASTRAGA'LE.E. Legume (f. 39. c. f. 40. c.) 

 bilocular or half bilocular from one of the sutures being bent 

 inwards lengthwise. Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined and 1 

 free. Stems herbaceous or sujfrutescent. Leaves impari-pinnate, 

 primordial ones alternate. 



129 PHA'CA. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 39. a.), 2 upper teeth re- 

 mote. Keel obtuse (f. 39. 6.). Stigma capitate. Legume 

 somewhat turgid (f. 39. c.), 1 -celled, upper suture tumid, semi- 

 niferous. Herbs, with yellow or white flowers, 



130 OXY'TROPIS. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 40. a.). Keel ending 

 on the back in a mucrone. Legume turgid (f. 40. c.). Herbs, 

 with radicle spikes of white or blue flowers. 



131 ASTRA'GALUS. Calyx 5-toothed. Keel obtuse. Herbs 

 or subshrubs, with blue, purple, red, white, or yellow flowers. 



132 GULDENST^'DIIA. Calyx campanulate, bibracteate at 

 the base, 5-cleft, 2 superior segments broadest. Vexillum entire, 

 about the length of the wings. Keel minute. Legume subcy- 

 lindrical, 1-celled, many-seeded. Stemless herbs, with simple 

 or impari-pinnate leaves, and red or violaceous flowers. 



133 BISE'RRULA. Calyx 5-cleft. Keel obtuse. Legume 

 depressed, flat, sinuately toothed on the back. An herb, witli 

 blue flowers. 



TRIBE III. 



HEDYSA'RE^:. Embryo mith the radicle bent back upon the 

 edge of the cotyledons (f. 21. e.f.}. Corolla papilionaceous (f. 

 42. 6.). Stamens rarely free, usually monadelphous (f. 43. e.) 

 or diadelphous, 9 joined and 1 free (f. 44. d.J, or 5 in each 

 bundle. Legume dividing transversely into I -seeded cells or 

 joints (f. 41. e.). Cotyledons flat (f. 21. _/".). This tribe is easily 

 distinguished from the rest in the legumes dividing transversely 

 into joints or cells. 



SUBTRIBE I. CORONILLE*. Flomers umbellate (f. 41. 6. f. 

 42. 6.). Legume terete (f. 41. e.) or compressed. Stamens dia- 

 delphous, 9 joined and 1 free. 



134 SCORPIURUS. Calyx with 5 acute lobes. Keel 2-edged. 

 Style acute. Legume revolute, rather spiral, 3-6-jointed, muri- 

 cated. Herbs, with simple leaves, and yellow flowers. 



135 CORONILLA. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 41. a.), 2 upper teeth 

 approximate. Petals unguiculate. Keel acute. Legume rather 

 terete, many-jointed (f. 41. e.}. Shrubs or herbs, with impari- 

 pinnate leaves, and yellow, white, or purple flowers. 



136 ASTROLOBIUM. Calyx 5-toothed. Keel small, com- 

 pressed. Legume rather terete, many-jointed. Herbs with im- 

 pari-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 



137 ORNI'THOPUS. Calyx bracteate, 5-toothed. Keel small, 

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