OP LA PEROUSE. 4j 



mountains, in a marly foil, a leguminous plant, 

 which mull be clarTed among thofe whofe corolla 

 is papilionaceous, and the filaments of the fia- 

 mina feparated from each other. 



It forms a new genus, which I call chorhtma. 



The calyx is entire, and quadrifid on its mar- 

 gins. The upper divinon is broad, concave, 

 and longer than the reft ; the three inferior ones 

 are firai'sht, of equal fize, and terminate in a 



The fuperior margin of the fiandard is con- 

 cave, and it almoit entirely covers the wings and 

 the keel. 



The (lamina, ten in number, are all feparated 

 from each other. 



The germen is elliptic, and terminated by a 

 recurved flyle. 



The legume, which is of an oval form, is 

 filled with a great number of black feeds, al- 

 mofl fpnerical. 



TlIus plant is perennial ; its leaves are fimple, 

 alternate, feffile, coriaceous, long, dentated, 

 and have two fmall prickles for their flipules. 



The fhape of the leaves has made me defig- 

 nate this fpecies by the name of chorizema ilia- 

 folia. 



Explanation of the Figures , Plate XXL 



Fig. i. Plant of the natural lize. 



Fig. 2. Flower. 



y f 2 Fig, 



