LEGUMINOS.E. XLVII. CROTALARIA. 



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than the petioles ; racemes terminal, elongated, fj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers cream-coloured, 6 lines 

 long. 



/ ar. /3, elongeita (Tliunb. fl. cap. 571.) leaflets ovate, obtuse ; 

 flowers yellow. 



Narrow-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1815. Sh. 

 4 to 6 feet. 



126 C. MACILE'NTA (Gailliaud, fl. meroe. 2. t. 62.) branches 

 somewhat dichotomoiis, slender ; petiole about the length of the 

 leaves ; leaflets 3, ovate, clothed with short hairs beneath ; spike 

 elongated, not much crowded with flowers ; fruit few-seeded. 

 O-? H. Native of Egypt, at the White River. The Chamois at 

 Sennaar eat the herb. 



Lean Crotalaria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



127 C. WILLDENOWIA'NA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 134.) pubescent ; 

 stipulas subulate ; leaflets linear, cuneated, emarginate ; petioles 

 very short ; racemes terminal, 4-6-flowered ; legume roundish- 

 ovate, acuminated, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 C. genistoides, Willd. spec. 3. p. 987. but not of Lam. Flowers 

 small, yellow. Habit of a species of Genista. 



1! tlldenow's Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



128 C. ASPALATHOIDES (Lam. diet. 2. p. 202.) plant exstipu- 

 late ; leaflets linear, cuneated, hairy ; racemes pedunculate, ter- 

 minal, 3-G-flowered ; ovary very villous. Jj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Leaflets very small. 



Aspalathus-like Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



129 C. OBSCU'RA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 134.) herbaceous, beset 

 with rusty hairs ; leaflets ovate, mucronate, glabrous above ; 

 flowers terminal, pedunculate ; legume subcylindrical, villous. 

 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Legume an inch 

 long. C. pilosa, Tliunb. fl. cap. 572. but not of Mill. 



(Jbscure Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 foot. 



130 C. VILLOSA (Thunb. fl. cap. 572.) herbaceous, decum- 

 bent ; branches villous, diffusely retroflexed ; leaflets obovate, 

 mncronulate, hairy ; stipulas lanceolate ; spikes terminal ; le- 

 gume oblong, pubescent. Q. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Villous Crotalaria. PI. decumbent. 



131 C. SALTIA'NA (Andr. bot. rep. 648.) branches downy; 

 leaflets ovate, tomentose ; stipulas wanting ; racemes elongated, 

 opposite the leaves. Tj . G. Native of Abyssinia. Flowers 

 yellow. An elegant plant. 



Salt's Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



132 C. DECU'MBENS (Pers. ench. no. 50.) herbaceous, decum- 

 bent, hairy ; leaflets ovate-oblong, pubescent above, and clothed 

 beneath with silky tomentum, nerved ; flowers terminal, some- 

 what spicate ; legume pubescent. Q. G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. C. lineata, Thunb. fl. cap. 572. but not of 

 Lam. 



Decumbent Crotalaria. PI. decumbent. 



* * * Leaves trifoliate. Flowers all axillary. 



133 C. LOTIFOLIA (Lin. spec. 1005.) leaflets oblong-cuneated, 

 emarginate, clothed with silky villi beneath ; peduncles axillary, 

 solitary, 1-flowered; legume sessile. Jj . S. Native of Ja- 

 maica and Santa Cruz. Sloane, hist. 2. t. 176. f. 1-2. Dill, 

 elth. t. 102. f. 131. The plant is said by many authors to be 

 glabrous, but by Vahl the leaves are said to be silky beneath. 



Lotus-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1732. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



134 C. VOLU'BILIS (Thunb. fl. cap. 572.) plant glabrous, be- 

 tween decumbent and twining ; leaflets obovate, obtuse ; flowers 

 axillary, solitary, on short pedicels ; legume ovate, pedicellate, 

 glabrous. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Twining Crotalaria. Shrub decumbent. 



135 C. AXILLA'RIS (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 20.) 



leaflets oblong-lanceolate, acute, covered beneath with silky pili ; 

 pedicels axillary, twin, 1-flowered. O- S. Native of Guinea. 

 Willd. spec. 3. p. 984. Stipulas small, lanceolate-subulate. 

 Flowers yellow. Legume pilose. In a specimen of this plant 

 sent to M. De Candolle from the English gardens, the leaves 

 were pubescent beneath, and the pedicels 2-4 together, not all 

 twin. 



Axillary Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1781. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



1 36 C. TRIA'NTHA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 135.) leaflets oblong, obtuse, somewhat emarginate, glabrous; 

 peduncles 3-flowered, bearing bristles at the apex, longer than 

 the leaves; legumes pendulous, oblong, cylindrical, sessile. Q.S. 

 Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow, reddish on the outside. 



Three-flowered Crotalaria. Fl. Ju.Jul. Clt. 1824. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



* Leaves having 5 or 7 leaflets. 



137 C. QUINQUEFOLIA (Lin. spec. 1006.) leaflets 5, narrow- 

 lanceolate, obtuse, young ones silky-pubescent ; racemes oppo- 

 site the leaves, terminal ; bracteas linear, at length reflexed ; 

 legume glabrous, apiculated by the style, on a short stipe. O- S. 

 Native of Malabar and Java. Burm. fl. ind. 157. exclusive of 

 the 3-leaved variety Rheed. mal. 9. t. 28. Habit of a lupine. 



Five-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. Ju.Jul. Clt. 1792. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



f" Species not sufficiently knonin. 



138 C. PILOSA (Mill. diet. no. 2.) leaves simple, lanceolate, 

 pilose ; petioles decurrent. Native of New Spain, at Vera 

 Cruz. 



Pilose Crotalaria. Clt. ? PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



139 C. FRUTICOSA (Mill. diet. no. 4.) leaves simple, linear- 

 lanceolate, hairy; petioles decurrent; stem fruticose. Pj . S. 

 Native of Jamaica. 



Shrubby Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1716. Tr. 28 ft. 



140 C. ANGULA'TA (Mill. diet. no. 9.) leaves simple, ovate, 

 sessile; branches angular, hairy ; flowers lateral. O- S. Na- 

 tive of Campechy. 



Angular-stemmed Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1700. 

 PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



141 C. STYRACIFOLIA (Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. 151.) leaves 

 simple, broad-ovate, nearly sessile, pubescent on both surfaces, 

 hoary; stipulas subulate. Ij . S. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Perhaps the same as C. styracifblia of Desf. hort. par. 

 Perhaps a species of Podalyria. 



Styrax-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



142 C. HEPTAPHY'LLA (Lour. coch. p. 433.) leaves impari- 

 pinnate, with 3 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets ovate-oblong, rather 

 tomentose ; spikes elongated, axillary, and terminal, legume 

 stipitate, turgid, villous. fj . G. Native of Cochin-china. 

 Flowers white. Stamens monadelphous. This plant ought 

 certainly to be removed from the genus in consequence of its 

 pinnate leaves. 



Seven-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub 1 feet. 



143 C. MACRO'STYLA (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 242.) leaves tri- 

 foliate ; leaflets obovate, retuse, coriaceous, mucronulate, clothed 

 with silky villi beneath as well as the branches ; racemes axil- 

 lary ; legume ovate, compressed, 1-seeded, very villous. \i . S. 

 Native of Shreenagur. In consequence of the stamens being 

 diadelphous, and the style being very long and plumose, it re- 

 cedes from the present genus. 



Long-styled Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



Cult. All the species of this genus are free flowerers, and 

 several of them are very handsome when in bloom. All of 

 them thrive well in any light rich soil, and young cuttings of the 

 shrubby kinds root freely in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass 

 placed over them, but this is generally unnecessary, as most of 



