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LEGUMINOSJE. C. 



somewhat glandular ; spikes of flowers opposite the leaves, cy- 

 lindrical, pedunculate ; calyx glandular at the base, and with a 

 hairy limb. Tj . S. Native of South America, near Quito, and 

 on the mountains about Popayan. Flowers rose-coloured. 

 Astragalus-like Dalea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



12 D. PECTIXA'TA (Kunth, mini. 169. t. 49. nov. gen. amer. 

 (>. p. 483.) plant erect or procumbent, many-stemmed ; leaves 

 with 20-30 pairs of linear, acutish, canaliculately-concave, gla- 

 brous, glaucescent leaflets ; spikes of flowers ovate-oblong, on 

 long peduncles ; bracteas subulate ; calyx glandular and hairy. 

 If. . G. Native of Mexico, near Villalpando. Flowers vio- 

 laceous, but yellow at the claws. 



Pectinated-leaved Dalea. PI. procumbent. 



13 D. LANA'TA (Sesse et Moc. mss.) herbaceous, smooth; 

 leaflets in many pairs, elliptic-oblong, blunt, glandular beneath ; 

 stipels obsolete ; spike capitate ; teeth of calyx awl-shaped, 

 feathery. Q. S. Native of Mexico. D. lutescens, Cerv. mss. 

 Flowers large, white, tinged with purple, (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 



Woolly Dalea. PI. J foot. 



1 4 D. PUI.CHE'I.I.A ; herbaceous, smooth, with glandular, slightly 

 warted branches ; leaves with many pairs of obcordate leaflets, 

 glandular on both surfaces, lower pair the largest and recurved ; 

 stipulas minute ; spikes capitate ; calyx very hairy, with bristle- 

 shaped, feathered teeth. Q. S- Native of Mexico. Leaflets 

 very small. Flowers large, purple. A slender plant, (v. s. herb. 

 Lamb.) 



Neat Dalea. PL | to 1 foot. 



15 D. TUBERCUJLA'TA (Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 23.) plant 

 erect, suftruticose, glabrous ; stem and branches beset with tu- 

 bercles ; leaves with 4 pairs of cuneate-oblong retuse leaflets, 

 which are beset with dot-like tubercles beneath ; spikes of 

 flowers oblong- cylindrical, villous ; bracteas ovate, shorter than 

 the calyx. Jj . G. Native of Mexico. Parosella tuberculata, 

 Cav. clench, hort. madr. 1805. D. pendulina, Moc. et Sesse, fl. 

 mex. icon. ined. ? Flowers purple. 



Tuberded Dalea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



16 D. FORMOSA (Torrey, in ann. lye. 2. p. 177.) suffruticose, 

 much branched, glabrous ; leaves with 5 pairs of cuneate-oblong, 

 retuse leaflets, which are beset with black dots beneath ; spikes 

 loose, few-flowered, on short peduncles ; bracteas ovate, shorter 

 than the calyx ; calyx feathery, villous. 1? . G. Native of North 

 America, on the Platte. Flowers large and shewy bright-purple. 

 Allied to D. tuberculata, Lag. but differs in its smooth stem and 

 branches, and loose spikes of flowers. 



Shemy Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



17 D. CITRIODORA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1339.) plant erect, gla- 

 brous, branched ; stems beset with a few tubercles ; leaves with 

 9-11 pairs of elliptic-oblong, glandless leaflets; spikes of flowers 

 ovate, pedunculate; calyx villous, 10 nerved; bracteas ovate, 

 mucronate by a bristle, rather longer than the calyx, deciduous. 

 O- H. Native of Mexico. Psoralea citriodora, Cav. icon. 3. t. 

 271. Psoralea foliolosa, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 32. 

 Dalea lateripes, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers 

 mixed with white and purple. Plant when bruised smelling of 

 lemon. 



Citron-scented Dalea. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1780. PI. 1 foot. 



18 D. LtfTEA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1341.) plant decumbent, 

 tomentose ; leaves with 6 or 8 pairs of obovate, slightly emar- 

 ginated leaflets, but the terminal one is longest ; spikes of flowers 

 ovate at first, but at length becoming cylindrical, pedunculate, 

 villous ; bracteas ovate, acute, shorter than the calyx. TJ..G. 

 Native of Mexico. D. ovalifolia, Ort. dec. p. 30. t. 3. Psoralea 

 liUea, Cav. icon. 4. t. 325. D. flava, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon, 

 ined. Flowers yellow. Teeth of calyx awl-shaped, feathery. 



Yellow-fiowered Dalea. PL decumbent. 



19 D. MUTA'WLIS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1339.) erect, branched, 



glabrous; leaves with 5-10 pairs of obovate or obcordate 

 leaflets ; spikes of flowers cylindrical, at length much elongated, 

 pedunculate; peduncles hispid just under the spike ; calyx gla- 

 brous, striated with 10 black nerves; bracteas ovate, terminated 

 by a bristle, shorter than the calyx. I/ . S. Native of Mexico 

 and of the island of Cuba. Sims, bot. mag. 2486. D. bicolor, 

 Willd. hort. berl. t. 89. ex Sims. D. obovatifolia, Ort. dec. p. 

 31. Psoralea mulabilis, Cav. icon. 4. t. 394. D. unguiculata, 

 Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Corolla at first white, but at 

 length becoming of a violet colour. 



Changeable-flowered Dalea. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1818. PL H ft. 



20 D. UNCIFERA (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnsea. 5. p. 580.) 

 stem herbaceous, branched, beset with glandular hairs ; leaves 

 with 4 pairs of obovate, obtuse, mucronulate, stalked leaflets, 

 which are dotted beneath and ciliated on the margins ; stipulas 

 filiform ; spike terminal, ovate-cylindrical ; bracteas navicular, 

 longer than the calyx, ending each in a hooked acumen ; calyx 

 glandless. Q.?H. Native of Mexico. Corolla violaceous. 



Hook-bearing Dalea. PL -J foot. 



21 D. TIIYMOIDES (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 580.) 

 shrubby, clothed with cinereous pubescence, decumbent ; branches 

 erect, beset with black dots ; leaves petiolate, with 4 pairs of 

 elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, petiolulate leaflets, beset with black 

 dots beneath ; stipulas setaceous ; spikes terminal, conical, but 

 becoming at length cylindrical and loose-flowered ; bracteas 

 lanceolate, acuminated, hardly exceeding the calyx, which is 

 glandless ; calycine segments subulate, nearly equal. Tj . S. 

 Native of Mexico. Corolla purple, but with the vexillum pale 

 and perhaps yellow. 



Thyme-like Dalea. Shrub procumbent. 



22 D. VERBENA'CEA (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 

 579.) leaves with 2-pairs of obovate-cuneated, mucronate leaf- 

 lets, tomentose on both surfaces, and beset with black dots 

 beneath ; stipulas subulately-acuminated ; spike terminal, ovate ; 

 bracteas exceeding the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Mexico. 

 Flowers purple. 



Var. ft, sericea (Schlecht. et Cham. 1. c.) leaves with 4-pairs of 

 leaflets, densely clothed with silky tomentum. Jj . S. Flowers 

 paler than in the species. 



Vervain-like Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



23 D. UEVIGA'TA (Sesse et Moc. mss.) plant herbaceous, 

 smooth ; leaves with 8 pairs of oblong, slightly mucronulate 

 glandular leaflets ; spike elongated, loose ; calyx hairy, with 

 prominent ribs and lanceolate pointed teeth. O. H. Native 

 of Mexico. Flowers large, purple. Stipulas and stipels minute, 

 (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 



Smooth Dalea. PL 1 foot. 



24 D. DORYCNIOI'DES (D. C. prod. 2. p. 245.) plant erect, rather 

 suflfruticose and velvety ; leaves with 2, rarely with only one pair 

 of obovate-cuneated retuse leaflets, beset with dots on both sur- 

 faces ; spikes of flowers capitate, pedunculate ; peduncles and 

 branches tubercular ; bracteas ovate, acute, length of calyx. 

 T? . S. Native of South America. The heads of flowers are 

 smaller than in any other species. 



Dorycnium-like Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



25 D. TRIPHY'LLA (Sesse et Moc. mss.) plant sufFrutieose, 

 hairy ; leaflets 3-lanceolate, acuminated ; spike oblong ; teeth 

 of calyx and stipulas setaceous, feathery. T? . S. Native of 

 Mexico. Flowers large, yellow, (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 



Three-leq/letted Dalea. Shrub trailing. 



26 D. HU'MILIS; herbaceous, hairy ; leaflets 5 or 7, lanceo- 

 late, acuminate ; spikes ovate ; teeth of the calyx awl-shaped, 

 feathery. O- H. Native of Mexico. D. herbacea, Sesse et 

 Moc. mss. Plant spreading. Flowers small, yellow. 



Humble Dalea. PL | foot. 



27 D. LEPTOSTACHYA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 246.) plant erect, 



