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PL 1 to lift. 



Lesclienanlt's Crotalavia. PI. 8 to 9 feet. 



17 C. SPECTA'BILIS (Roth. nov. spec. 341.) stipulas lanceolate, 

 cordate, somewhat sagittate ; leaves cuneate, mucronate, clothed 

 with hoary tomentiim beneath, full of pellucid dots ; lower 

 leaves obovate and obtuse, middle ones oblong-elliptic, superior 

 ones nearly linear ; stem obtuse-angled ; ovaries glabrous. Q.S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Flowers of a dusky-purple colour. 

 Allied to C. rctttsa, but differs in the stipulas being dilated at 

 the base, not setaceous. 



Shetvy Crotalaria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 



18 C. TULCHE'RRIMA (Roxb. cat. calc. 54. ex Sims, bot. mag. 

 2027.) leaves cuneate-obovate, clothed with silky pubescence on 

 both surfaces ; bracteas and calyxes coloured ; legume sessile, 

 few-seeded, covered by the permanent calyx ; stem shrubby, 

 with the branches terete. Jj . S. Native of Mysore. Flowers 

 yellow, very like those of Spart'mm junccum. 



Fairest Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. CIt. 1814. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



19 C. BENGALE'NSIS (Lam. diet. 2. p. 196.) leaves lanceolate, 

 mucronate, almost sessile, pubescent ; stem twiggy ; racemes 

 loose, elongated, terminal ; legume clothed with rufous tomen- 

 tum or villi. 0. S. Native of Bengal. Pluk. aim. t. 169. 

 Allied to C.juncea, and perhaps the C. tenuifblia of Horn. cat. 

 hort. hafn. suppl. 151. Flowers yellow. 



Bengal Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1806. PI. 2 to 3 ft. 



20 C. JU'NCEA (Lin. spec. 1004.) stipulas setaceous, almost 

 wanting ; leaves cuneately lanceolate, on short petioles, clothed 

 with adpressed pubescence, as well as the furrowed stems ; ra- 

 cemes terminal ; legume clothed with villous tomentum. 0. S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Roxb. cor. 2. t. 193. Andr. bot. 

 rep. 422. Burm. ind. 155. Rheed. mal. 9. t. 26. Flowers 

 yellow, resembling those of Genista juncea. Legume pendulous, 

 12-15 lines long and 6 broad, 6-10-seeded. This plant is cul- 

 tivated in India for its fibre, as a substitute for hemp ; it is 

 prepared in the same way. It is also very nourishing food for 

 cows, when young. 



Far. ft, punctulata (D. C. prod. 2. p. 126.) vexillum and wings 

 marked at the apex with black lines and dots. 



Rushy Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1700. PI. 4 to 8 ft. 



21 C. TENUIFOLIA (Roxb. hort. beng. 54.) leaves linear, 

 acute, clothed with silky pubescence ; stem twiggy, simple ; 

 raceme loose, elongated, terminal ; calyxes and ovaries silky. 

 T? . S. Native of Coromandel. Ker. bot. reg. 982. Flowers 

 yellow. Allied to C. Bengalensis and C. acuminata. 



Fine-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1816. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



22 C. FENISTRA'TA (Sims, bot. mag. 1933.) stipulas setaceous ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, silky beneath and ciliated ; stems pu- 

 bescent, furrowed ; vexillum rather orbicular, acuminated. . 

 S. Native of the East Indies. Lower segments of the calyx 

 cohering at the apex. 



Windowed Crotalaria. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1815. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



23 C. SERICEA (Retz. obs. 3. p. 26.) stipulas semi-cordate ; 

 leaves lanceolate, acute, silky beneath as well as the legumes ; 

 stem furrowed ; racemes terminal, elongated. . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Allied to C.juncea. Flowers yellow. 



Silky Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Cl. 1807. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



24 C. TE'CTA (Roth. nov. spec. 334.) plant exstipulate, clothed 

 with silky pubescence ; leaves oblong, mucronate, approximate, 

 sessile, lower ones obovate, superior ones linear ; stem straight, 

 divided at the apex; legumes and styles glabrous. Q. ? S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Flowers about the size of those of 

 C. parviflora, yellow and striped with blackish-brown. 



Covered Crotalaria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



25 C. BURMA'NNI (D. C. prod. 2. p. 126.) stipulas and brac- 

 teas setaceous ; branches and leaves villous or clothed with silky 

 pubescence beneath ; lower leaves obovate, emarginate, superior 

 ones oblong, mucronate ; stem straight, divided at the apex ; 



racemes usually terminal, simple. O- S. Native of the East 

 Indies. C. sericea, Burm. ind. 150. t. 48. f. 1. but not of Retz. 

 Flowers yellow, one half smaller than those of C.juncea, pu- 

 bescent on the outside. 



Burmann's Crotalaria. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1800. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



26 C. HIRSU'TA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 978.) stipulas subulate, 

 refiexed ; leaves ovate, acute, glabrous above and pubescent 

 beneath ; stem hairy ; raceme subterminal ; legume hairy. . S. 

 Native of the East Indies, near Hydrabad. Flowers yellow. 



Hairy Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



27 C. MYSORE'NSIS (Roth. nov. spec. 338.) plant hairy; 

 stipulas linear-lanceolate ; leaves oblong, obtuse, stalked ; ra- 

 cemes terminal, elongated ; bracteas length of calyx ; legumes 

 ovate, glabrous. . S. Native of Mysore, in the East Indies. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Var. ft, pauciflora (D. C. prod. 2. p. 126.) stems slenderer, 

 having a few long hairs as well as the leaves. Roth, 1. c. 



Var. -y,angttstifdlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 126.) leaves narrower, 

 and are as well as the stem densely clothed with rusty silky hairs. 

 Roth, 1. c. 



Mysore Crotalaria. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



28 C. MONTA V NA (Roth, 1. c.) plant exstipulate, covered with 

 silky brown strigae ; leaves oblong, obtuse, almost sessile ; stem 

 terete ; racemes terminal ; legume nearly globose, dotted, gla- 

 brous, one half shorter than the style, which is pilose at the 

 apex. . ? S. Native of the East Indies. Corolla length 

 of calyx. 



Mountain Crotalaria. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



29 C. A'LBIDA (Roth. 1. c.) plant exstipulate ; leaves oblong- 

 obtuse, mucronate, petiolate, clothed with hoary tomentum be- 

 neath ; stem terete ; racemes elongated ; calyx strigose ; legume 

 oblong-ovate, longer than the pilose style. Q. ? S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Corolla white, a little smaller than the calyx. 



White-fiowered Crotalaria. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



30 C. PANICCLA'TA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 982.) stipulas and brac- 

 teas linear-subulate, refiexed ; leaves oblong, obtuse, mucro- 

 nate, silky-villous ; panicle terminal, bracteate. f? . S. Native 

 of Malabar, Java, and China. C. Chinensis, Lam. diet. 2. p. 

 195. but not of Lin. Vexillum silky on the outside. Keel acu- 

 minated. Style plicate, the upper plait deciduous. Legume 

 ovate, villous, length of calyx. 



Panicled Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



31 C. PU'LCHRA (Andr. bot. rep. t. 601. Ait. hort. kew. 4. 

 p. 272.) stipulas setaceous, erect ; leaves oval-oblong, acute, 

 silky on both surfaces, as well as the calyxes and vexillum ; 

 racemes terminal, bracteate. ^ S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Flowers large, yellow. Legume, according to Andrews, length 

 of calyx, and 4-seeded, and hence perhaps the same as C. tetra- 

 sperma, Dietr. Ovary villous. Vexillum acuminated. Bracteas 

 2, ovate. 



Fair Crotalaria. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1807. Sh. 2 feet. 



32 C. NI'TENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 399.) 

 suffruticose, silky ; branches rather angular ; leaves oblong, ob- 

 tuse, cuneated at the base, younger ones clothed with golden 

 rusty down ; racemes terminal or opposite the leaves, many- 

 flowered ; legume many-seeded, glabrous. f? . S. Native of 

 New Granada, near Mariquita and Honda. The plant from 

 Honda is more densely pilose, the bracteas smaller, and the 

 flowers larger than those of the plant from Mariquita. 



Shining Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



33 C. BERTERIA'NA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 127.) stipulas subu- 

 late, small ; leaves elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, clothed on both 

 surfaces with shining silky villi ; racemes terminal. ^ . S. 

 Native of Guadaloupe, in gardens. Branches villous. Bracteas 

 ovate, acute. Flowers yellow. Legume pubescent, 3-4-seeded, 

 length of calyx. 



