LEPTOSYNE 



LESPEDEZA 



903 



BB. SiLils liaiinq sJinif, rigid bristles. 

 Doilglasii, DC. Annual, 9-12 in. high: Ivs. l-S-times 

 parted: ring of the disk-As. distinctly bearded. Int. by 

 Oreutt, 1891. 



BBB. Seeds not hairy. 



Stillmanni, Gray. Stouter than L. Douglasii : ring of 



the disk-fls. beardless. Gn. 52, p. 461. G.C. III. 22:33:j. 



B.B. 23, p. 275. Gt. 46, p. 612. S.H. 2:44. Int. 1898, by 



Benary. 



AA. Says oblong. 

 B Stems lou, horn a tliicl. base 

 maritima, Gia^ Perennial Ivs 2 pinnate fl- 3Min 

 across borne at the ends of branches on peduncles 9-12 

 in long, ri^s lb-20 IK m long, disk 1 m across 

 seeds not hairy B M 6241 Gn 49 1061 Not R H 

 1873 330, which is really i calhopsidea —Makes a good 

 bog plant 



llntl 



1 fv at the top 



h s 2-3 pin 



I ine on short 



seeds not 



-Piinceschisays 



WM 



BB St 



'-i ft hull 1 



nate 11 

 corynil - 1 

 hairy Cult ; 

 the fls aie sv 



eet scented 



LEPTOXaiNIA dissecta ui I multifida w 1 ilver 



foi (. ll I I ints 



of th I re 



sum ll I lula 



Foi de till 11 Its -I ( litel mi K l-e - Kn I-l u of 



North iuieiRau Lmbelliteise, 18bb 



LEPT6TES See Tetinmiaa 



L£SFED£ZA (D Lespedez was a Spanish governor 

 of Florida, who iided the botimst Michaux) Legumi 

 nib I Bt SH Cin\ER Between -iO nnd 40 peiennial 

 heibs -11 1 -I , I ,, \ Ai PI A 1 I 1 A Til ^Mth 



the lit rly 



equal I I I pod 



shoit inl 1 c ll 1 (aiil in tin- litt 1 n, ti m Di -mo 

 dium, which has lomted pods) In some of the Lespe 

 dezas theie aie two kinds of fls , — petal bearmj; and 

 mosth St 111 XI til u- nl 111 th f itili- Th 1 11 



verof the bou 

 nure plant 1 

 purple fl- hi 

 cult The mc 



genus thus far introduced are L. Sielioldi and Z. Ja- 

 pinin a. w hi. li .lie hardy herbs sending up many strong, 

 wiM -li.i.tt- ' 1. h > ear, and blooming profusely in Sep- 

 t. nil., r ,111.1 ( I. tiil.i-r. Their late bloom is very desirable. 

 All Ijf-pp.U 7,1- .ire of the easiest culture wherever 

 liardj. Usually increased by division of the clumps. 

 Jj. Sieboldi IS readily propagated by greenwood cut- 

 tings under glass. Monogr. by Maximowicz in Act. 

 Hort. Petrop. ii. (1873). 



A. Occidental amative Lespedesas: of upright or erect 

 liabit, not showy: stipules and flower-bracts mi- 

 nute, subulate. 

 These species are not in general commerce, but are 

 offered by dealers in native plants. They thrive in light, 

 dry soils'. Because of the grayish or brownish color of 

 the toliage, tbev are sometimes useful in landscape- 

 gardening work.' Hardy, and of easiest culture. Per- 

 ennial. 



B. Fls. whitish or yellowish, all complete. 

 hirta, Ell. Erect, 2-4 ft. tall, silky-pubescent : petioles 

 shorter than the Ivs.: Ifts. nearly orbicular: fls. in ob- 

 long or cylindrical heads which are on peduncles which 

 usually exceed the Ivs. Dry soils. New England to Fla. 

 andW. Mn. 6:181. 



capitAta, Jlichx. Much like the last, but Ifts. narrow- 

 oblong or oval, and the fl. -heads dense and short-] 

 duncled. Range of the above. 



c. Peduncles slender. 



violftcea, Pers. Two to 3 ft., only 

 slightly pubescent: Ifts. oval or ellip- 

 tic: fls. small, in a loose cluster which 

 IS on 1 stalk usually longer than the 

 Ivs Range of above 



Nuttallu, Darl Two to 3 ft , hairy- 

 pul PT t Itt- ( \ ll oblong or nearly 



cc Peduncles 



ot quite ua> 



Stilvei.Nutt Most 

 ly uubranched, 2-4 

 ft , velvetj pubescent pe 

 tioles very short Ifts ob 

 long to nearlj orbiculir fls 

 m nearly sessile axillary 

 clusters or heads New 

 ■Vork, south and west 

 ^ frut^scens, Butt {L 



■S\it- ) Less pubescent or 

 ilniist gUbrous petioles 

 mosth loiiger Ifts oval to 

 ellintic clusters ^ ery short 



AA Oil I t 



qioun I I 



South It 111 



Stipul I I fl lilt 



conspicuous 

 stnita. Hook & ^rn 

 Japav Clo^ er Hoopkoop 



\nini 1 s 11 I wli it pubes 

 r erect. 



1263. Lespedeza bicolor. 



I ma very 



blong or obovate, and the petioles 

 11, pink or purple, in axillary clus- 

 l -in —Said to have been introduced 

 s Car in 1849 but probably in the 

 IP that time It is now extensively 

 t the Ohio river, growing on nearly 

 On light lands it makes dense mats, 



