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Pi. Latter end of July, and after. Fr mat. Middle of September. 



Hob- North hills of the Great Valley; rare elsewhere. 9 to 15 inches high: flowers yellow. 



274. LESPEDEZA. Nidi- Gen. 607. 

 [In honor of GovernoT Lespedez, of Florida; '' erga me peregrinatorem officiosissimus." Mr] 



Cal. bibracteate, 5 parted, segments subequal. Cor. keel transversely obtuse. Pod lenticular, unarmed. 



Li. sEssiLirLORA. Ell. Erect; leaflets oblong-oval; fascicles of flowers subsessile; pods mucronate. 



Synon. Hedysarum reticulatum. IVilld. Muhl- Fd/g-o— Bush Clover. 



Fl. Latter end of August. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Hub. Dry, hilly woodlands: Barrens&c frequent. 12 to 18 inches high: flowers purple. 



L. vioi.ACEA. Ell. Leaflets elliptic; racemes subumbellate, as long as the petioles; pods rhomboid, hairy. 



Synon. Hedysarum violaceum. IVilld. Muhl. 



Fl. Last of August. Fr. mat. Middle of Octsber. 



Huh. Borders of woodlands: frequent. 1 to 2 feet high: flowers violet purple. 



L. DivERGENS. Ph. Branching; leaflets oblong, obtuse; racemes longer than the petioles; pods ovate. 



Synon. Hedysarum divergens. IVilld- Muhl. 



Fl- Last of August. Fr. mat. Middle of October. 



Hah. Dry woodlands: Barrens, near G. Vernon's: not common. 1 to 2 feet high: flowers purple. 



Ohs. Nearly allied to the preceding; but, as Mr. Elliott remarko, it is more diffusely branching; the 

 leaflets are longer and larger— the inflorescence more racemose— and the pods less hairy. 



L. ANGtrsTiFOLtA..' Ell. Branching; leaflets linear-oblong, pubescent beneath; racemes capitate. 



Synon. L. capitata. var- angustifolia- P/t? 



Fl. Last of August. Fr. mat. Middle of October. 



Hab. Sandy bank, near Ed. Darlington's: not common. 12 to 18 inches high: flowers pale purple. 



Obs. Mr. Schweinitz pronounced this to be L. angustifolia, Ell. and in some respects it answers pretty 

 well; but not entirely to my saiisfaciion. I have never seen it half the size mentioned by Mr. Elliott— the 

 pod protrudes considerably beyond thecalyx— is rhomboid-ovaiej acuminate, prominently veined, or ner- 

 ved, and nearly glabrous. 



L. STUVEi. Nutt. Erect; villous; leaflets oval; racemes on peduncles as long as the leaves- 



Fl. Last of August. Fr. mat. Middle of October. 



hab. Woodlands: Barrens: not common. 2to Sfeethigh: flowers purple. 



L. HiRTA. Ell. Erect; branching; very villous; leaflets roundish-oval; spikes on long peduncles. 



Synon. L. polystachya. Mx. Ph. Autt. &c. Hedysarum hirtum. IVilld. Muhl. 



Fl. Middle of August. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Hub. Woodlands: Barrens: frequent. 2 to 4 feet high: flowers yellowish white. 



L. PROcuMBE^js. Ell. Procumbent; slender; leaflets oval; peduncles long; pods orbicular, pubescent. 



Synon. Hedysarum prostratum. Willd- Muhl. 



FL Middle ot August. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Hab. Sandy bank, near Ed. Darlington's; rare. 1 to 2 feet long, flowers bright purple. 



Obs. I am inclined to think the L. prottrata, of Pursh, is the same plant—although I perceive Mr 

 Elliott continues it as a distinct species. 



c. Legumes jointed; or inlomcnts. 



275. HEDYSARUM. Nutt. Gen. 608, 

 [Gr. Hedys, sweet, and Aroma, perfume; in reference to the flowers of some of the species.] 

 Cal. 4 or 5 cleft. Cor. keel transversely obtuse. Loment truncately jointed, compressed, mostly hispid. 

 H. NtrpiFLORUM. Ell. Leaflets broad-oval, acuminate; scape naked, paniculate, taller than the leaf-stem. 

 Fl. Middle of July, and after. Fr. mat. Latter end of September, 



iiafi. Woodlands: common. Leaf-stem abouil foot,— scape Ij^ to 3 feet high: flowers purple. 



06s. Ihavespecimens which closely resemble this, and yet the scape has three leaflets, or one ternate 

 leaf, just below the panicle. Can they be the H. glutinosim, of WiUdenow, and Pursh? 

 H.AcuMiNATUM. £//. Leaves crowdcd at sutnmit; leaflets round-ovafe, acuminate; pcdunclc terminal, Ion£. 

 /•'/. Beginning of July, and after. Fr. mat. Latter end of September. 



Hah. Rich woodlands: common. 1 to2feet high: flowers purple; pod2to4 jointed. 



Ohs. This has been supposed to be the H. glutinosum, of WilUenow; but It by no means accord* witt\ 

 his description, with respect to the scape. 



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