98 ORDEB 13. LEG U MINOS,*:. 



Leaves pinnate. 7-fl-foliate. Sts. prostrate, twining:. Lvs. coriaceous No. 1 



Leaves pinuately 3-foliate. Sts. prostrate, twining. Tods 12 18" long. . .Nos. 24 

 Leaves pinnately 3-foliate. Sts. erect or ascending. Petioles longer than lfts..Nos. 5,6 



1 G. i;iliottii N. Lfts. elliptic-oblong, obtuse; ped. longer than the Ivs., few-flwd. at 



the top ; upper sep. (double) broad-ovate. ii Ga. Fla. 3 7f. Rose-white. May, Jn. 



2 G. glabella MX. St. nearly glabrous ; Ifts. elliptic-oblong, emarginate at each end, 



shining above, a little hairy beneath ; rac. pedunculate, about the length of the leaves ; 

 flowers 6", pedicellate. 11 Arid soils, N. J. to Fla. 2 4f. Rose-purple. 



3 G. mollis MX. St. softly pubescent; Ifts. oval, obtuse, nearly smooth above, softly 



villous and whitish beneath ; rac. longer than the leaves, pedunculate, fasciculate ; fls. 

 4", on very short pedicels ; pod villous. u Dry soils, Md. to Ga. 2-4f. 

 /3. niirrophiilln. Lfts. small (4 6"), oval ; fls. solitary, and nearly sessile in the 

 upper axils ; pods 5 or 0-seeded. Ga. Fla. (Miss S. Keen.) 



4 G. pilosa N. St. pubescent or emoothish ; Ifts. thin, oblong-ovate or oval, obtuse or 



retuse at both ends ; rac. very slender, twice or thrice longer than the leaves, with 

 scattered, distant flower?, u Dry soils, S. 3 7f. Leaflets 12'. Flowers 4". 



5 G. brach$ r poda T. & G. Slender, branching ; Ifts. oblong, odd one petiolulate ; 



rac. stalked, shorter than the leaves, u Sandy woods, W. Fla. 2 3f, ascending. 



6 G. sessiliflora T. & G. St. simple, flexuous ; Ifts. oblong-linear, odd one subses- 



pile ; rac. very fhort, sessile. Sandy woods, S. 1 2f. Lfts. V 20". Pod erect. 



53. DOLICBOS, L. Calyx 4-lobcd, the upper lobe 2-loothed or entire. 

 Vex. with 2 or 4 callosities at the base of the limb. The free stamen spur- 

 red at base. Legume flattened with a few oval, flattened seeds, h Leaves 

 pinnately 3-foliati. 1 . 



1 D. multiflorrA* T. & G. Lfts. ample, orbicular, acute, thin, pubescent ; racemes 



equalling the prt>oles, densely OO-flwd. at the top of the stout peduncle ; calyx upper 

 lip entire ; pod l-5-seeded. "U Banks, Ga. to La. 



2 D. HaJei W<1. Lfts. ample, round-ovate, acuminate ; petioles 3 times longer than 



the few-(3-S)-v,\l.. stalked raceme ; pod broad, 2-3-seedod, the point incurved. K N. 

 Orleans and V\ T . (Dr. J. Hale.) Pod 2'. 



3 I>. SESQUIPFT AT.IS. Pods smooth, subterete, very long (If). W. Ind. t South. 



4 D. CAT-IAN ;. Pods linear, erect, twin at top of the long ped. E. Ind. t South. 



54. CLT'^OHIA, L. Cal} r x bibracteolate, 5-toothcd, scgm. acuminate. 

 Vex. larye spreading, roundish, emarginate, not spurred. Keel smaller 

 than the Things, acute, on long claws. Legume linear-oblong, torulous, 

 several-sefcted. \> Leaves pinuately 3-5-foliate. Flowers very large, soli- 

 tary, or .several together. 



. MarlAna L. Glabrous; Ifts. 3, oblong-ovate or lanceolate, obtuse, lateral ones 

 petkOaiate ; ped. short, 1-3-flwd. ; bracteoles and bracts very short ; pod 3-4-secded 

 if. 3/i;y soils, N. J. to Fla. 1 3f. Flowers pale purple. July, Aug. 



55 CENTROSEMA, DC. Sep. lance-linear, slightly united, the lowci 

 loiwjfct and with 2 broad bractlets. Vex. very large, with a short spui 

 en the back near the base. Keel and stamens much shorter, incurved 

 Legume long, linear, margined and long-pointed. ^ Leaves pinnately 3 

 "oliate. Flowers very large, purple. 



17. Virginian a Benth. St. very slender ; Ifts. oblong-ovate to oblong-linear, firm, ver/ 

 veiny, the veins incurved ; ped. 1-4-dowered, bractlets larger (not longer) than th 

 calyx ; pod veined along the margin. 74 Dry soil?, S. 2 5f. July, August. 



