84 ORDER 43. LEGUMIISOS^E. 



2 C. anadnsls L. Lvs. broadly ovate-cordate, acuminate, villous on the veins bo 

 neath. Mid. and W. States. 20 30f. Flowers covering the branchlets. April. 



10. CIiADASTRIS, Raf. YELLOW- WOOD. Cal. 5-toothed, teeth shnrt^ 

 obtuse. Pet. of nearly equal length, those of the keel distinct and straight 

 like the wings. Vex. large, roundish, reflexed. Stam. 10, distinct. Fil. 

 glab'xms, incurved. Leg. flat and thin, short-stiped, 5 or 6-seeded. J> With 

 yellow wood, pinnate leaves, and pendulous clusters of white flowers. 



<'. tinctbrla Raf. -Hills, Ky. and Teiin 20-40f. Lfts. 711, oval, pointed, 3' ; ra< . 

 6 KX, ref aioling Robinia. April, May. 



11. BAPTISIA, Vent. WILD INDIGO. (Bdnrao, to dye ; a use to 

 which some species are applied.) Cal. 4-5-cleft half way, persistent. Pet 

 of about equal length, those of the keel nearly distinct and straight. Vex. 

 orbicular, emarginate. Stain. 10, distinct, deciduous. Pod inflated, stipi- 

 tate, many (or by abortion few) -seeded. U Lvs. palmately 3-fol. or simple. 



Leaves simple. Flowers yellow Nos. 1, 2 



Leaves 3-foliate. Flowers blue, in few elongated racemes No. 3 



Flowers white, in few elongated racemes.. (a) 

 Flowers yellow, solitary or in short racemes. .(6) 



a Stipules leaf-like, longer than the petioles. Hairy. Cream- white Nos. 4, 5 



a Stipules much shorter, or not longer than the petioles. Glabrous Nos. 6, 7 



b Pedicels not longer than the calyx. Drying dark Nos. 8 1C 



b Pedicels much longer than the calyx. Drying bright Nos. 1113 



1 B. perfollata R. Br. Glabrous and glaucous ; Ivs. large, oval-orbicular, perfoliate ; 



fls. solitary, axillary. Pine woods, 8. Car. Ga. 1 -2f. Pod inflated. May July. 



2 B. slmplicifolla Croom. Lvs. broadly ovate, obtuse, sessile ; rac. terminal, elonga 



ted, many-flowered. Qnincy, Fla. 2 3f. Pod ovate. 6". June. 



3 B. au straits R. Br. Petioles short; Ifts. obovate or oblong, obtuse ; slip, lanceo- 



late ; rac. long, erect ; pod oblong-oval. Ohio River and 8. 2 3f. Flowers large 

 and showy, indigo blue. June Aug. 



4 B. leucophsea Nutt. Lfts. oblanceolate, varying to obovate ; slip, triangulai- 



ovate ; rac. nodding, the many flowers turned to the upper side on their long pedi- 

 cels ; pod ovoid, inflated. Prairies, W. and S. 2 3f. Flowers large. April. 



5 B. villosa Ell. Lfts. lance-oblong, or oblanceolate ; slip, lance-linear, persistent ; 



rac. long, declining ; bracts minute, deciduous ; ped. not secund ; leg. oblong. N. Car. 

 to Ga. : rare. 2 3f. Plant of rough aspect, as well as No. 4. June, July 



6 B. Icucantlia T. & G. Lvs. petiolate ; Ifts. cuneiform-obovate, obtuse ; slip, lance- 



linear, about as long as petioles ; rac. elongated, erect ; bracts caducous ; pod inflated, 

 stipitate. Prairies, &c. W. and 8. 2 3f. Flowers large. May July. 



7 B. alba R. Br. Fastigiate-branched above ; petioles slender ; Ifts. elliptic-oblanceo- 



late, acute at base: stip. and bracts minute, caducous; rac. erect or nodding, oft a 

 long peduncle. In rich soils, Va. to Fla. 2 3f. March, April. 



8 B. lanceolata Ell. Much branched, bushy ; Ivs. subsessile ; Ifts. narrowly elliptic 



to oblanceolate, obtuse, petiolulate ; fls. axillary, subsolitary, short-pediccllud ; pod 

 ovate-globous. Pine woods, S. 1 Jf. Flowers large, dull yellow. April, May. 

 /3. Ktrleta. Erect, strict ; Ifts. obovate, very obtuse; rac. few-flwd., termin. La. Fla. 



9 B. tlnctorla R. Br. Glabrous, branching; Ivs. subsessile; Ifts. small, roundish- 



obovate, acute at base, very obtuse at apex; stip. setaceous, caducous; rac. loose, 

 terminal ; pod subglobous. Dry woods. 2f, bushy. Pod size of a pea. July Sept. 



10 B. inlcropliylla N. Smooth, bushy; Ivs. small, 2-3-foliate below, umi-le, ses- 

 sile above ; stip. and bracts large, persistent ; fls. email, axillary, and in terminal r& 

 comes. S. Car. to F><c 2 3f. (B. stipulacea Ravenel.) 



