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fascicled in the axils of the leaves. The flowers have rauticous 

 anthers, usually indefinite ovules and an often rigid style. The 



Indigofera tinctoria (Indigo-plant). 



Fig. 160. 

 Habit (f ). 



pod opens in two valves. The subseries consists of erect or 

 climbing trees, or more rarely of trees ; it includes eleven genera ; 

 Galega, Ptyckosema, Barbieria, Peieria, Sylitra, TepJirosia, Mundulea, 

 Chadsia, Mittetia, Sarcodiim, and Wistaria. 



The Robinias (fig. 159), vulgarly termed False-Acacias {Faux- 

 Acacias) have been made the types of a second subseries Robiuiea, 

 which is quite artificial, presenting all the general characters of the 

 preceding but with the inflorescences all axillary, or fascicled on 

 the wood of the old branches. It contains fifteen genera : Robinia, 

 Gliricidia, Diphysa, Sabinea, Corynetta, Poitcea, Vihitorin'ia, Lennea, 

 Olneya, Coursetia, Poissonia 1 (Bn.), Cracca, Sesbania, Microcharis, Car- 

 michalia, and Nbtospartium. 



1 Given only in the addenda in the French edition. 



