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202 CALOPOGONUM. Calyx bractless, inclosing the corolla, 

 5 -cleft ; segments elongated, rather unequal, pinnately bearded. 

 Legume straight, depressed, rather hooked, pilose, 8-seeded. 

 A herbaceous twining plant, with trifoliate leaves. 



203 CAJA'NUS. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Segments awl- 

 shaped. Vexillum large, bicallous at the base. Keel obtuse, 

 straight. Stamens diadelphous. Legume oblong, compressed, 

 torulose. Seeds each intercepted by a membrane. Shrubs, 

 with trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 



204 LUPINUS. Calyx bilabiate. Vexillum reflexed on the 

 sides. Keel acuminated. Stamens monadelphous, the sheatli 

 entire, bearing 5 small round anthers, and 5 oblong ones, which 

 are later of coming to perfection. Style filiform, crowned by a 

 bearded roundish stigma. Legume coriaceous, compressed, 

 torulose. Erect herbs, with digitate leaves, composed of 5-9 

 leaflets, rarely simple, and racemose-spikes of blue, white, or 

 yellow flowers. 



205 CYLISTA. Calyx 4-cleft, larger than the corolla, upper 

 segment emarginated or bifid, lower one largest. Corolla shorter 

 than the calyx. Keel 2-edged. Stamens diadelphous. Legume 

 2-seeded. Climbing shrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow 

 flowers. 



206 ERYTHRINA. Calyx tubular (f. 50. a.), with a truncate 

 subdentate mouth (f. 50. a.) or spathaceous. Vexillum oblong 

 (f. 50. 6.), very long. Wings and dipetalous keel shorter than 

 the vexillum (f. 50. c.). Stamens diadelphous (f. 50. e.\ 

 straight. Legume long (f. 50. d.), torulose, many-seeded (f. 

 50. rf.). Trees or shrubs, rarely herbs, with trifoliate leaves, 

 and racemes of scarlet flowers. 



207 RUDOLPHIA. Calyx tubular, bilabiate, upper segment 

 obtuse, lower one acute, 2 lateral ones very short. Vexillum ob- 

 long-linear, very long. Wings shorter than the calyx, very 

 narrow. Stamens diadelphous. Legume compressed, many- 

 seeded. Climbing shrubs, with simple leaves, and scarlet 

 flowers. 



208 BU'TEA. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, 2 upper teeth 

 approximate. Vexillum lanceolate, spreading, equal in length 

 to the wings and keel. Stamens diadelphous. Legume stipi- 

 tate, compressed, membranous, 1 -seeded at the apex. Trees, 

 with trifoliate leaves, and large scarlet flowers. 



TRIBE VI. 



DALBERGIE'/E. Corolla papilionaceous (f. 51. t.), perigynous. 

 Stamens variously connected. Embryo with the radicle bent 

 back upon the edge of the cotyledons (f. 21. e.f,). Cotyledons 

 flesluj (f. 21. c.). Legume l-3-seeded (f. 51. d.J, indehiscent. 

 Usually climbing shrubs, with impari-pinnate, rarely trifoliate 

 leaves, or reduced to the terminal leajlet. 



209 DE'RRIS. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Keel lunate. Sta- 

 mens 10, monadelphous. Legume membranous, compressed, 

 1 -seeded. Climbing shrubs, with trifoliate or impari-pinnate 

 leaves, and white flowers. 



210 ENDESPE'RMUM. Calyx bibracteate at the base, bilabi- 

 ate, upper lip 2-lobed, lower one 3-toothed. Wings and keel 

 unguiculate. Stamens 9, monadelphous. Legume stipitate, 



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leafy, indehiscent, 1 -seeded. A climbing shrub, with abruptly 

 or impari-pinnate leaves, and bluish flowers. 



211 PONGA'MIA. Calyx cup-shaped, 5-toothed. Petals un- 

 guiculate. Stamens 10, monadelphous, with the tube clct't 

 in front. Legume substipitate, compressed, indehiscent, beaked, 

 1-2-seeded. Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and white flowers. 



212 DALBE'RGIA. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed (f. 51. a.). 

 Stamens 8-10, monadelphous, with the tube cleft in front, some- 

 times disposed in 2 equal bundles. Legume stipitate (f. 51. /.), 

 membranous, compressed, tapering to both ends, l-3-seeded 

 (f. 51. rf.). Usually climbing shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, 

 and red, white, or blue flowers. 



213 PTEROCA'RPUS. Calyx 5-toothed. Stamens 10, mona- 

 delphous or diadelphous. Legume indehiscent, suborbicular, 

 girded by a wing, 1 -seeded. Trees or shrubs, with impari-pin- 

 nate leaves, and usually yellow flowers. 



214 DREPANOCA'RPUS. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 5- 

 toothed. Stamens 10, monadelphous, with the tube cleft in 

 front or equally diadelphous. Legume compressed, indehiscent, 

 wingless, falcate, 1 -seeded. Shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves. 



215 ECASTAPHY'LLUM. Calyx campanulate, somewhat bila- 

 biate, upper lip emarginate, lower one trifid. Stamens 8-10, 

 equally diadelphous. Legume nearly orbicular, membranous, 

 indehiscent, 1 -seeded. Shrubs, with impari-pinnate or simple 

 leaves. 



216 AMERI'MNUM. Calyx 5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate. 

 Stamens 10, monadelphous, with the tube cleft in front. Legume 

 2-valved, 1 -seeded, with the upper suture straight, and a little 

 winged. Shrubs, with simple leaves, and whitish flowers. 



217 BRY'A. Calyx 5-toothed. Stamens monadelphous. 

 Legume 2-jointed ; joints 1-seeded. Trees with simple leaves. 



218 DEGUE'LIA. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip entire, lower one 

 trifid. Wings and keel equal in length, larger than the vexil- 

 lum. Stamens 10, diadelphous, one of which is free. Legume 

 globose, 2-valved, 1-seeded. Seeds covered with farina. A climb- 

 ing shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves. 



SUBORDER II. OR TRIBE VII. 



SWARTZIE\E. Sepals closely joined into a globose or oblong 

 alabastrum before expansion (f. 52. 6.), but at length ruptured, 

 valvately (f. 52. g.*). Petals fen, irregular (f. 52. c.) or wanting', 

 and are, as well as the stamens, hypogynous (f. 52. rf.). Radicle 

 incurved. Cotyledons thick. Germination unknown. Leaves 

 simple or simply pinnate. This is a very distinct tribe, agreeing 

 nith DETA'RIUM in the valueless calyx, with MIMO'SEJE in the 

 hypogynous stamens, and in habit with DALBERGIE\E. 



219 SWA'RTZIA. Calyx ovate, globose, ruptured valvately. 

 Petals few or wanting. Stamens 10-15-25, 2-4 of which are 

 larger and sterile, the rest connected at the base. Legume sti- 

 pitate, 2-valved, few-seeded. Seeds arillate. Trees or shrubs, 

 with simple or pinnate leaves, and white flowers. 



220 BA'PHIA. Calyx calyptriform, ruptured under the keel. 

 Vexillum spreading, somewhat roundish. Wings linear, length 

 of vexillum. Stamens 10, distinct. Legume falciform, 6-seeded. 

 A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves, and white flowers. 



