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opposite bracteoles, which are longer than it, with a short 

 tube, the 3 lower segments deep, elongated, and linear-lan- 

 ceolate, the 2 superior ones joined into a lip, which is biden- 

 tate at the apex. Stamens diadelphous. Style filiform, simple 

 at the apex. Legume oblong, compressed, flat, 4-8-seeded, api- 

 culated by the style, sessile, winged on the seminiferous suture, 

 and somewhat sheathed at the base by the lengthened torus. 

 Embryo straight, with rather fleshy cotyledons. Mexican sub- 

 shrubs, clothed with silky villi. Leaves impari-pinnate, with 

 many pairs of leaflets, the terminal one not remote from the 

 rest. Pedicels twin, axillary, 1 -flowered. Flowers large, pur- 

 ple. This genus is perhaps not distinct from Brongnidrtia, and 

 probably both are referrible to tribe Phaseolete. 



1 P. HJPINOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 471. 

 t. 589.) leaflets clothed with silky wool, oval-oblong, obtuse at 

 both ends, mucronate at the apex ; ovary sessile ; legume fur- 

 nished with a narrow wing on the seminiferous suture. ^ . S. 

 Native of New Spain, between Chilpancingo and Zumpango. 

 Pedicels 5-10 lines long. Flowers violaceous. 



Lupine-like Peraltea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



2 P. OXYPHY'LLA (D. C. legum. mem. xiii.) leaflets clothed 

 with silky wool, 12-13 pairs, with the terminal one ovate-lanceo- 

 late, and very much acuminated ; ovary nearly sessile. f? . S. 

 Native of New Spain. Peduncles an inch long. Corollas gla- 

 brous, and are, as well as the bracteas, very villous, 8-10 lines 

 long. The immature pod is emarginate on the back. Stamens 

 connected farther up than those of P. lupinoldes. 



Sharp-leaved Peraltea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. The species of Pertiltea are very elegant when in flower ; 

 they thrive best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and young 

 cuttings root readily if planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass 

 placed over them in heat. 



CCXXXVIII. BRONGNIA'RTIA (in honour of Adolph 

 Brongniart, a distinguished botanist, one of the editors of Annales 

 des Sciences Naturelles). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 465. D. C. prod. 2. p. 475. 



LIN. SYST. Diadeljjliia, Decdndria. The characters of the 

 genus are the same as Peraltea, but differs in the legume being 

 seated on a more distinct stipe, and in the seminiferous suture 

 being without any wing. Perhaps it ought to be joined to 

 Peraltea. 



1 B. MOLLIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 4G5. t. 

 587.) leaves with 4-5 pairs of ovate-elliptic acute leaflets, which 

 are puberulous above, but clothed with soft villous pubescence 

 beneath, as well as on the margins. Jj . S. Native of New 

 Spain, on the mountains between Zumpango and Tasco. Le- 

 gume on a long pedicel. Flowers large, purple. 



Soft Brongniartia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



2 B. PODALYRIOIDES (H. B, et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 465. t. 588.) leaves with 2-5 pairs of leaflets; leaflets elliptic- 

 oblong, rounded, and mucronate at the apex, clothed with ad- 

 pressed villi on both surfaces, but silky when young ; branches 

 and petioles glabrous, t? . S. Native of New Spain, in warm 

 places between Tasco and Cuernavaca. Legume on a short pe- 

 dicel. Flowers large, purple. 



Podalyria-like Brongniartia. Shrub 1 foot.' 

 Cult. Elegant plants when in flower. For their culture and 

 propagation see Perallea. 



CCXXXIX. ANDI'RA (the Brazilian name of some of the 

 species). Lam. diet. 1. p. 171. Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 385. D. C. prod. 2. p. 475. Vouacapoua, Aubl. guian. suppl. 

 p. 10. t. 373. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx turbinately-cam- 

 panulate, 5-toothed ; teeth nearly equal, acute, and erect. Co- 



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rolla papilionaceous, with a roundish emarginate vexillum, which 

 is longer than the keel. Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined, and 1 

 free. Ovary 3-ovulate. Legume stipitate, rather orbicular, 

 hard, 1-celled, 1-seeded, when mature it is divisible into 2 valves 

 according toSwartz. Unarmed trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, 

 opposite petiolulate stipellate leaflets, and terminal panicles of 

 purple flowers. This genus is nearly allied to Geoffroya, from 

 which it is probably not distinct. 



1 A. RACEMOSA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 17.) leaflets 13, ovate-ob- 

 long, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces ; flowers in panicled 

 racemes ; fruit obovate-globose, bluntly mucronate. Tj . S. Na- 

 tive of Cayenne and Brazil. Pison, bras. p. 81. f. 2. Geoffrse'a 

 racemosa, Poir. diet. 8. p. 182. Lam. ill. t. 604. f. 1. Voua- 

 capoua Americana, Aubl. guian. suppl. p. 10. t. 373. Geoffrae a 

 Pisonis, Raeusch. 



./face/nose-flowered Andira. Clt. 1818. Tree 20 to 60 feet. 



2 A. EXCE'LSA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 385.) 

 leaflets 13, oblong, ending in a short acumen, obtuse at the base, 

 glabrous ; panicle simple ; calyx urceolate, clothed with fine 

 tomentum. t? . S. Native of Mexico. Petiolules exstipulate, 

 hairy. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Tall Andira. Tree 40 feet. 



3 A. RIFA'RIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 385.) 

 leaflets 1 3, oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, quite gla- 

 brous, and shining above ; panicle simple ; calyx turbinately- 

 campanulate, clothed with rusty down. ^ S. Native of New 

 Granada, on the banks of the river Magdalena near the mouth of 

 the Rio Opon. Petiolules stipellate, glabrous. Flowers red. 



River-side Andira. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



4 A. INE'RMI'S (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 385. in 

 a note,) leaflets 13-15, ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous on both 

 surfaces ; flowejs panicled on short pedicels ; calyx urceolate, 

 clothed with rusty pubescence. 17 . S. Native of Jamaica, 

 Trinidad, Martinico, Porto-Rico, St. Domingo, and Guiana, in 

 woods and on river banks. Geoffrse'a inermis, Swartz, fl. ind. 

 occid. 1255. Wright in phil. trans. 1777. p. 512. t. 70. The 

 bark of this tree is of a grey colour externally, but black and 

 furrowed on the inside. The powder looks like jalap. It has 

 a mucilaginous and sweetish taste, and a disagreeable smell. Its 

 medical effects are great. When properly exhibited it operates 

 as a powerful anthelmintic. It is given in the form of powder, 

 decoction, syrup, and extract, but should always be given in 

 small doses. The decoction is preferred, and is made by slowly 

 boiling an ounce of the dried bark in a quart of water until it 

 assumes the colour of Madeira wine. This sweetened is the 

 syrup ; evaporated it forms the extract. It commonly produces 

 some sickness and purging, and sometimes violent effects, as vo- 

 miting, delirium, and fever, but these are usually the effects of an 

 over dose, and are relieved by warm water, castor oil, or vege- 

 table acid. The tree is called Cabbage-tree. 



Unarmed Andira. Clt. 1773. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



5 A. RETU*SA (H. B. etKunth, nov. gen. amer. 1. c. in a note,) 

 leaflets 11-13, ovalj retuse, and somewhat emarginate, glabrous 

 on both surfaces. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. Geoffrae'a re- 

 tusa, Lam. ill. 602. f. 2. diet. 8. p. 182. 



Far. ft, Surinamensis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 476.) leaflets oblong. 

 Tj . S. Native of Surinam. Geoffrae'a Surinamensis, Bondt. 

 monogr. p. 13. with a figure. 



Retuse-leaRetted Andira. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



j- A doubtful species. 



6 A. ? HORSFIE'LDII (Lesch. ann. mus. 16. p. 481. t. 12.) 

 leaflets 3-5, oval, acute, glabrous ; flowers disposed in loose 

 racemes ; calyx gibbous above at the base ; legume olive-formed. 

 ^ . S. Native of Java, on the mountains. Seeds bitter. 



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