100 ORDER 43. LEGUMINOS.fi. 



2 P. GiLLEsii. From S. Am. Thoruless; Ifts. very small; fls. 2',ylw., the pet. subeQuaL 



subsessile. glandular-ciliate at apex. [one spotted. From Madagascar. lOf, 



3 P. KEGIA, has crimson flowers 3' broad, the petals long-clawed, eremite-edged, uppu 



60. CALIiISTACHYS, Vent. Calyx 2-lipped. Banner erect, keel and 

 wings deflexed. Stam. 10, separate, as in Baptisia. Style incurved. Pod 

 woody before ripening, many-seeded. ^ From New Holland. Leaves 

 8-foliate but sessile. Flowers yellow, in a terminal cluster. 



1 C. LANCEOLATA. Hairy, half-shrubby ; leaflets lanceolate, apparently whorled in 3's. 



2 C. OVATA. Pubescent ; leaves ovate, acute ; spike short and broad, many-flowered. 



61. SOPHORA, L. Keel obtuse, not shorter than the wings or round- 

 ish banner. Pod stipitate, many-seeded, moniliform, indehisceut. Seeds 

 globular. J> J> Leaves odd-pinnate. Panicles terminal. 



1 S. tomentosa L. Shrub 4 tif, hoary-tomentons ; Ifts. about 15. oblong, thick ; flu. 



in long racemes, yellow, handsome ; calyx obscurely 5-toothed ; pod 6'. Coast, Km. 



2 S. JAFONICA. Tree 30 40f, from Japan, hardy from Philadelphia south. Leaflets 



about 13, smooth ; panicles large, erect, open, white, in July and August. 



62. CHOROZEMA ILICIFOLIA. Shrub from N. Holland, 3f, bush}, 

 with thick spinescent, holly-like, simple leaves, and a profusion of deep orange or scarlet 

 racemes. Calyx 2-lipped. Keel shorter than the wings. Pod inflated, many-seeded. 



63. OROBUS, Tourn. BITTER VETCH. Calyx obtuse at base, deeper 

 cleft on upper side. Cor. long, keel incurved, shorter than wings or banner. 

 Sty. terete, downy above. l Lfts. 2 12, rachis ending in a short point. 



1 O. VEKNUS. Lfts. 6, ovate, pointed; slip. J-sagit., entire ; fls. blue and purp. Apr. If. 



2 O. NIGER. Branched, 31'; Ifts. 12, ovate to oblong; flowers dark purple. June Aug. 



3 O. ATROPUHPUREUS. Leaflets (i, linear ; flowers dark purple, in long 1-sided racemes. 



64. LENS ESCULENTA. LENTIL. Herb cultivated for food at the East 

 eince the times of Esau, seldom seen here. Stem weak, If. Leaves of many pairs of ob- 

 long leaflets, ending in a branched tendril. Raceme of 2 or 3 pale flowers succeeded by a 

 short broad pod. Seed exactly lens-shaped, giving the name. (J) 



65. CYTISUS, L. Cal. 2-lipped, with 5 teeth, keel obtuse, straightish. 

 Style incurved or at length involute. Seeds with a scale at the hiluni 

 (strophiolate). 5 Leaves of 3 leaflets, the upper becoming simple. 



C. 8COPARIU8. Scotch Broom. Shrub with smooth angular, virgate branches ; Ifts. oblong, 

 pedicels solitary, axillary ; flowers yellow, showy : pods hairy at edge. Europe. 



66. TRIGONELLA FfENUM-GRjECUM. FENUGREEK. Herb from Eu- 

 rope, in gardens. Cult, for its strong-scented herbage. 2f. Lfts. 3, cmieate at base. i f ls 

 axillary, sessile, small, white. Pods linear, long, slightly falcate at point, 2 or 3 together. 



67. CLIANTHUS, Soland. Cal. bell-form, 5-cleft. Banner lance-ovate, 

 acuminate, reflexed, keel boat-shaped, decurved, as long as the banner, 

 longer than the narrow wings. Pod oblong, inflated. J> From New 

 Zealand. Leaves odd pinnate. Flowers large and splendid. 



1 C PUNICEUS. Shrub smoothish, 4f; leaflets about 17, oblong, retuse, alternate, 



flowers 3' wide, crimson-red, in dense hanging racemes of superb appearance. 



2 C. DAMPIERII. Shrub hairy, 4f; leaflets about 17, oval, acute; flowers very torce, 



scarlet, with a black prominence at the base of the banner. Flowers freely. 



