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10. D. eilia're, DC. Stem ascending, slender, hairy. Leaf- 

 lets round-ovate (J-l inch long). Flowers small, in loose 

 racemes. Dry thickets, south-western Ontario. 



20. Ill IV- VIM U. 



H. borea'le, Nutt. Leaflets 13-21, oblong or lanceolate. 

 Stipules scaly, united opposite the petiole. Calyx 5-cleft, 

 the awl-shaped lobes nearly equal. Pod of 3^4 flattened 

 roundish joints, easily separated. Rocky banks, Atl. Prov. 

 and N. W. prairies. 



21. LESPEDE'ZA. BuSH-CLOVEH. - 



* Flowers of two sorts ; the larger perfect, the smaller pistillate and 

 usually apetalous, mingled with the others. 



1. L. viola' eea, Pers. (L. reticulata, Pers., in Macoun's 

 Catalogue.) Stems upright, branched. Leaflets varying 

 from oblong to linear, downy underneath. Flowers violet- 

 purple. Dry borders of woods, western Ontario. Also at 

 Queenston Heights. 



* * All the flower s perfect, in close spikes or heads. 



2. L. hiPta, L. Stem erect, wand-like, tall, pubescent. 

 Leaflets roundish or oval, pubescent. Spikes dense, on 

 peduncles longer than the leaves. Corolla yellowish-white, with 

 a purple spot on the standard. 



3. L. capita' ta, Michx. Peduncles and petioles short. 

 Leaflets varying from oblong to linear, silky underneath. 

 Flowers in dense heads ; corolla as in No. 1. Calyx much 

 longer than the pod. Both species are found in dry soil. 



22. BAPTIS'IA, Vent. FALSE INDIGO. 



B. tineto'ria, R. Br. (WILD INDIGO.) Smooth and slen- 

 der, 2-3 feet high, branching. Leaves nearly sessile. Leaf- 

 lets wedge-obovate, turning black on drying. Flowers yel- 

 low. Dry soil, Lake Erie coast and Thames valley. 



23. THERMOP 'SIS, R. Br. 



T. rhombifo'lia, Rich. A low perennial, with short, 

 few-flowered racemes terminating the branches. Stipules 

 as long as the petioles. Pods recurved, 10-14-seeded. N. 

 W. prairies. 



