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fers in being mostly without hairs, and is found from Conn, 

 to Florida, and westward. 



619. Bush-clover. Lcspedeza violacea. Erect, branched, 1-3 

 ft. high. Leaves rather few, the leaflets oblong, pointed both 

 ends, 94-1/4 ill- loi^g- Flowers violet-purple, in an open long- 

 stalked cluster, much exceeding the leaves. Pod oval, about 

 34 in. long, slightly hairy. In dry places. New Hampshire to 

 Florida, and westward. August. Fig. 619. 



620. BusH-CLOVER. Lcspedeza frutescens. An erect herb, 

 branched or not, 1-3 ft. high. Leaves numerous, the leaf- 

 lets oval or oblong, 3/2-13^ in. long, smooth above, pale and 

 hairy beneath. Flowers violet-purple, about }i in. long, in 

 a close, more or less contracted cluster, so short stalked it 

 does not exceed the leaves. Pod oval-oblong, pointed, hairy, 

 about ys in. long. In dry places. Maine and Ontario to Flor- 

 ida, and westward. August. Fig. 620. There are several 

 closely related species, all perhaps hybridizing. 



621. Dusty-clover. Lcspedeza capitafa. Usually unbranched 

 and wand-like, stiff, silvery-hairy, 2-4 ft. high. Leaflets ob- 

 long or linear-oblong, i-ij^ in. long, hairy on the margins, 

 pointed at both ends. Flowers whitish or yellowish-white, 

 purple dotted, in a dense oblong, or globe-shaped, short- 

 stalked cluster, mostly at the tips of the branches. Pods oval- 

 oblong, hairy, very small. In dry open places. Ontario and 

 Maine to Florida. August. Fig. 621. There are several closely 

 related species, differing in the amount and kind of hairiness, 

 and the width of the leaflets. 



