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and ftpv^io, brycho, to gnaw ; in reference to the legumes being 

 prickly). D. C. legurn. mem. vii. prod. 2. p. 348. Legumes tri- 

 gonal, rather incurved, prickly on the back. Leaves simple. 

 Perhaps a proper genus. 



39 O. KOTUNDjroLiA (Desv. 1. c.) stems prostrate, angular, 

 glabrous ; leaves obovate, on short petioles, quite smooth, and 

 bistipulate ; racemes few-flowered ; legumes somewhat incurved, 

 triquetrous, acuminated, prickly on the hack. Native of the 

 East Indies. Pluk. aim. t. 433. f. 1. Hedys. rotundifolium, 

 Vahl. symb. 2. p. 81. Hedys. erinaceum, Poir. diet. 6. p. 393. 

 Hedys. nutnmularifolium, Vahl. in herb. mus. par. et Juss. 



Round-leaved Saintfoin. PI. prostrate. 



40 O. CUNEIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 348.) stein erect, 

 shrubby, glabrous ; leaves ovate-cuneated, ending in a very short 

 recurved mucrone ; flowers solitary, terminal; legumes half- 

 lunate, prickly. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. Hedys. 

 cuneifolium, Roth. nov. spec. 357. Stipulas scarious, ovate- 

 subulate, ciliated, half-stem-clasping. 



Il'ci/ge-leaved Saintfoin. Shrub. 



Cult. All the species of this genus are very shewy when in 

 bloom, and are therefore well adapted for ornamenting flower- 

 borders or rock-work. The best method of increasing them is 

 by seeds, which should be sown where the plants are to remain. 

 The shrubby kinds do best in pots, filled with a mixture of 

 chalk, loam, and sand. 



CLX. ELEIO'TIS (from iXaoc, eleios, a dormouse, and OVQ 

 IIITOC, ous otos, an ear ; in allusion to the shape of the leaves, 

 which have some resernblance to the ear of a dormouse.) D. C. 

 legum. mem. vii. prod. 2. p. 348. 



LIN. SYST. Dladelphiu, Decandria. Calyx campanulate, trun- 

 cate, hardly, but bluntly 5-toothed. Corolla papilionaceous. 

 Vexillum obovate. Keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous, per- 

 manent. Legume compressed, 1 -celled, 1 -seeded, rather mem- 

 branous, semi-oval, with the upper suture straight, and the lower 

 one curved. Slender Indian herbs, with triquetrous stems, small 

 acute adpressed stipulas, simple or pinnately trifoliate petiolate 

 leaves, axillary racemes of small flowers much longer than the 

 leaves, and twin distant pedicels. The plants are commonly 

 called Dormouse-ears in India ; hence the generic name. 



1 E. MONOPHY'LLA (D. C. legum. mem. vii.) leaves simple, 

 orbicular, somewhat emarginate at both ends. "If. . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Flowers red. 



Far. a, hebecdrpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 348.) legumes puberu- 

 lous in the disk on both sides. Glycine monophyllos, Burm. fl. 

 ind. 161. t. 50. f. 2. 



Far. /3, leiocdrpa (D. C. 1. c.) legumes glabrous. Petiv. gaz. 

 t. 32. f. 1. 



One-leaved Eleiotis. PI. trailing. 



2 E. SORORIA (D. C. legum. mem. vii. prod. 2. p. 348.) leaves 

 pinnately-trifoliate, 2 lateral leaflets very small, rising beneath the 

 middle of the petiole, terminal one very large, and almost orbi- 

 cular, and emarginate at both ends. 3 . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Hedys. sororium, Lin. mant. 270. exclusive of the 

 synonyme of Burm. Poir. diet. 6. p. 403.? Hallia sororia, 

 Willd. spec. 3. p. 1170. Onobrychis sororia, Desv. journ. bot. 

 3. t. 6. f. 31. 1814. vol. 1. p. 60. Flowers red. 



Sister Eleiotis. Clt. 1817. PI. straggling. 

 Cult. The species of this genus grow well in any light rich 

 soil, and cuttiugs will root under a bell-glass, in heat. 



CLXI. LESPEDE'ZA (in honour of Lespedez, once 

 governor of Florida, and a great patron of botany). Michx. fl. 

 bor. amer. 2. p. 70. Nutt. gen. amer. 107. Pers. ench. 2. p. 318. 

 Desv. journ. bot. 3. p. 124. t. 6. f. 28. D. C. prod. 2. p. 348. 

 Hedy'sarum species of Lin. and others. 



LIN. SYST. Dladelphia, Dccandrla. Calyx 5-parted, bibrac- 

 teolate at the base ; segments nearly equal. Corolla papiliona- 

 ceous. Keel transversely obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Le- 

 gume lenticular, compressed, indehiscent, 1 -seeded, unarmed. 

 Stems herbaceous or suffruticose. Leaves trifoliate ; leaflets 

 entire, the middle one stalked. Spikes racemose, pedunculate. 

 Bracteas trifid, 2-flowered. Flowers of a violaceous purple- 

 colour, yellow or cream-coloured, with a purple mark on the 

 vexillum, rarely white. 



1 L. JU'NCEA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 318.) stem erect, simple; 

 petioles short ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, mucronate, clothed with 

 adpressed villi on both surfaces ; racemes short, almost sessile. 

 J? . H. Native of Siberia, Tartary, &c. Hedys. junceum, Lin. 

 fil. dec. 1. t. 4. Flowers purple or yellow. 



Rushy Lespedeza. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1776. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. 



2 L. CHINE'NSIS ; stem erect, branched ; leaflets obovate, 

 retuse, mucronate ; bracteas small ; racemes short, on short pe- 

 duncles. Jj . G. Native of China and Japan. Hedys. seri- 

 ceum, Thunb. fl. jap. 287. ? Flowers yellow or purple. 



Chinese Lespedeza. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



3 L. CUNEA TA ; stems simple ; petioles very short ; leaflets 

 cuneate, retuse, mucronate, clothed with strigose pubescence be- 

 neath ; racemes subumbellate, almost sessile ; legumes smooth, 

 about equal in length to the calyx. Tj . F. Native of? An- 

 thyllus cuneata, Dum. cours. bot. cult. 6. p. 100. Flowers yel- 

 low or purple. 



JVedge-leafletted Lespedeza. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



4 L. PALLA'SII ; shrub erect, branched ; branches short, and 

 are, as well as the under side of the leaves, clothed with adpres- 

 sed pubescence ; stipulas subulate ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, end- 

 ing each in a spine-like mucrone ; racemes many-flowered, pe- 

 dunculate, longer than the leaves, fy . F. Native of Siberia. 

 Flowers white or yellow. 



Pallas's Lespedeza. Shrub 2 feet. 



5 L. VIOLA'CEA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 316. Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 

 2. p. 481.) plant diffuse, much branched, glabrous; petioles 

 elongated ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse, clothed with short adpressed 

 strigae beneath; racemes somewhat umbellate, shorter than the 

 leaves ; calyxes shorter than the corolla ; legumes rhomboid, re- 

 ticulated, glabrous. 2. H. Native of sandy and gravelly places 

 from Virginia to Carolina. Hedysarum violaceum, Lin. spec. 

 1055. Flowers violaceous. Plant procumbent. 



Far. ft, reticitlata (Pers. ench. 2. p. 318.) plant erect, simple ; 

 leaflets linear-obtuse. 1. H. Native of New Jersey and Hi- 

 nois. L. sessiliflora var. Michx. Hedys. reticulatum, Muhl. 

 L. angustifolia, Rafin. but not of Nutt. Plant erect. 



Far. y, divergens (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 481.) plant 

 diffuse, branched ; leaflets oblong ; legumes ovate ; racemes 

 shorter than the petioles. Hedys. divergens, Muhl. in Willd. 

 spec. 3. p. 1196. L. violaceavar. Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 108. 



Far. S, sessiliflora (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 107.) plant erect, 

 branched ; petioles short ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse ; racemes axil- 

 lary, almost sessile ; legumes minute, naked, acute. Medicago 

 Virginica, Lin. syst. 3. p. 573. ex Pursh. Hedys. sessiliflorum, 

 Lam. diet. 6. p. 414. Plant erect. 



Fiolaceous-fiov/ered Lespedeza. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. 

 PI. 2 feet or procumbent. 



6 L. TRICHOCA'RPA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 318.) plant erect; pe- 

 tioles very short ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, mucronate ; racemes 

 few-flowered, somewhat umbellate, axillary, almost sessile ; calyx 

 about equal in length to the corolla ; legumes ovate, pubescent, one 

 half shorter than the calyx, fj . H. Native of Siberia. Hedys. 

 trichocarpum, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1194. Steins and under sur- 

 face of leaves clothed with very fine pubescence beneath. Sti- 

 pulas filiform. Flowers purple. 



Hairy-fruited Lespedeza. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 

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