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441 



I'nequal-leafictledi Wild-senna. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 



39 C. ACAPULCE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. G. p. 

 333.) leaves with 4 pairs of obovate-elliptie leaflets, which are 

 rounded at the apex, glabrous above, but puberulous beneath, 

 and dotted, with a gland on the petiole between the lower pair ; 

 peduncles axillary, 2-flowered. f? . S. Native of Mexico, near 

 Acapulco. 



Acapulco Wild-senna. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 



3 to 4 feet. 



40 C. GLAU'CA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 647.) leaves with 4-6 pairs 

 of oval, acutish, glaucous leaflets, with a sessile oblong gland on 

 the petiole between each of the 3 lower pairs ; stipulas linear, 

 subulate, spreading. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. C. 

 Surratensis, Burm. ind. 97. 



Glaucous Wild-senna. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 



4 to 6 feet. 



41 C. FffiTiDi'ssiMA (Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb.) pubescent ; 

 leaves with 5 pairs of elliptic-lanceolate cuspidate leaflets, which 

 are glaucous beneath, with a gland on the petiole between the 

 lower pair ; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves. I; . S. 

 Native of Mexico. Flowers pale, with purple veins. 



Very-fetid Wild-senna. Shrub. 



42 C. SULPHU'REA (D. C. in Collad. mon. p. 84.) leaves with 

 5-6 pairs of oval-oblong leaflets, which are glaucous beneath, in 

 the adult state they are glabrous, but when young they are pu- 

 berulous, as well as the branches and petioles ; petioles fur- 

 nished with glands, one between each of the 3 or 4 lower pairs 

 of leaflets ; stipulas linear-subulate, rather falcate ; racemes axil- 

 lary, erect, shorter than the leaves. Jj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies and the Mauritius, where it is probably cultivated. 

 Rheed. mal. 6. t. 9. and t. 10. C. arborescens, Vahl. symb. 3. 

 p. 56. but not of Mill. Robinia Javanica, Burm. fl. ind. 163. 

 Legume flat, compressed, 4-5 inches long, erect. Flowers sul- 

 phur-coloured. 



<5'a/pAr-coloured-flowered Wild-senna. Fl. June, July. Clt. 

 1800. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 



43 C. COLUTEOIDES (Collad. mon. p. 102. t. 12.) leaves with 

 5-6 pairs of ovate, retuse, glabrous leaflets, outer ones the long- 

 est, with an oblong gland on the petiole between the lower pair ; 

 corymb terminal ; 2 of the stamens are very long. Tj . S. Native 

 country and legumes unknown. 



Colutea-like Wild-senna. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



44 C. NEMOROSA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 358.) 

 leaves with 5-7 pairs of elliptic, emarginate, glabrous leaflets, 

 with a gland on the petiole between the lower pair ; peduncles 

 axillary and terminal, 2-flowered. Tj . S. Native of South 

 America, in the province of Jaen de Bracamoros in groves. Said 

 to be allied to C. polypltylla. 



Grove Wild-senna. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



45 C. BIFLORA (Lin. amcen. 5. p. 397.) leaves with 6-8 pairs 

 of oval-oblong or obovate, rather glabrous leaflets, with a subu- 

 late gland on the petiole between the lower pair ; peduncles 2-4- 

 flowered, much shorter than the leaves. Jj . S. Native of South 

 America and the West India Islands. Sims, bot. mag. t. 810. 

 Plum. ed. Burm. t. 78. f. 1. 



/ ar. fl, sempervlrens (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 90. no. 56.) 

 leaflets emarginate, glabrous ; flowers smaller. 



Two-flonered Wild-senna. Fl. April, Dec. Clt. 1766. Shrub 

 4 to 6 feet. 



46 C. GEMINIFLORA (Moc. et Sesse, in Collad. mon. p. 103. 

 t. 3.) leaves with 6 pairs of oval equal leaflets ; petioles gland- 

 less ? peduncles axillary, bifid, 2-flowered. \i . S. Native of 

 Mexico. Very like the preceding species. 



Tnm-flowered Wild-senna. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 4 to 6 feet. 



47 C. OBCORDA'TA (Swartz, herb. Wicks, obs. fl. St. Barth. 



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p. 411.) stems angular, glabrous ; branches terete, pubescent; 

 leaves with 3-7 pairs of obcordate, cuspidate, glabrous leaflets, 

 with a pedicellate gland on the petiole between the lower pair ; 

 legumes compressed, pubescent ; peduncles sub-terminal, fili- 

 form, 1 -flowered, bibracteolate both at the base and in the mid- 

 dle. Tj . S. Native of the Island of St. Bartholomew. Flowers 

 large, yellow. 



Obcordate-leafielted Wild-senna. Shrub. 



48 C. PA'LLIDA (Vahl. eel. amer. 3. p. 12.) leaves with 5-6 

 pairs of oval glabrous leaflets, outer ones somewhat cuneated 

 and mucronate, with a clavate gland on the petiole between the 

 lower pair ; peduncles axillary, usually 4-flowered. Tj S. 

 Native of St. Martha. Legume linear, straight. 



Pale-flowered Wild-senna. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 



4 to 6 feet. 



49 C. TOMENTOSA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 647.) leaves with 6-8 pairs 

 of oval-oblong obtuse leaflets, which are nearly glabrous above, 

 but clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; petiole furnished 

 with glands, usually with one between each pair of leaflets ; le- 

 gumes compressed, pubescent. T? . S. Native of South Ame- 

 rica, near Santa-Fe-de-Bogota. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 6. p. 345. C. multiglandulosa, Jacq. icon, rar, 1. t. 72. 



Var. fl, dlbida (Ort. dec. 8. p. 92.) leaves with 2-5 pairs of 

 oblique oval leaflets ; glands subulate. Tj . S. Native of New 

 Spain. Flowers pale yellow. 



Tomentose Wild-senna. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1822. Shrub 



5 to 7 feet. 



50 C. CA V NA (Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 33.) leaves 

 with 6-8 pairs of oblong, oblique, acutish leaflets, which are 

 tomentose beneath, with a large subulate gland between each 

 pair except the lower one ; stipulas reniform, one of them fur- 

 nished with a cuspidate lobe on one side ; racemes axillary. Jj . 

 S. Native of Brazil, at Barra-das-Veredas. The whole shrub 

 is clothed with canescent tomentum. The legume is unknown, 

 but the plant itself is said to be nearly allied to C. tomentbsa. 



Hoary Wild-senna. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



51 C. MEXICA'NA (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. t. 203.) leaves with 

 5-7 pairs of oval-oblong, bluntish pubescent, ciliated leaflets, 

 which are unequal at the base, with an ovate-cylindrical gland on 

 the petiole between the lower pair; petioles and branches vel- 

 vety. I; ^- Native of Mexico and St. Domingo. 



Mexican Wild-senna. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 6 

 to 10 feet. 



52 C. BARCLAY A 1 NA (Sweet, fl. 

 austr. t. 32.) leaves with 6-8 pairs 

 of linear-lanceolate, acute, glabrous 

 leaflets, with a fascicle of glands 

 between each of the pairs of pinna, 

 and one large depressed one at the 

 base of the petiole ; peduncles axil- 

 lary and terminal, many-flowered, 

 shorter than the leaves ; 4 of the 

 stamens sterile, fj . G. Native of 

 New Holland, (f. 57.) 



Barclay's Wild-senna. Fl. June, 

 Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 to 4 

 feet. 



53 C. AUSTRA'LIS (Hook. bot. 

 mag. 2676.) leaves with 12 pairs 

 of oblong- lanceolate leaflets, with 

 a subulate pedicellate gland be- 

 tween each of the pairs ; petals and sepals nearly equal ; pe- 

 duncles usually 4-flowered. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Flowers large, yellow. 



Southern Wild-senna. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 

 to 4 feet. 

 3 L 



FIG. 57. 



