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1. W. PRUTESCENS. DC. (W. spcciosa. Nutt. Glycine frutescens. Linn.) 

 St. pubescent when young, at length glabrous ; Ifts. 9 13, ovate or el- 

 liptic-lanceolate, acute, sub-pubescent; wings with 2 auricles at base; ova. 

 glabrous. An ornamental, vigorous vine, in rich alluvion, Southern and West- 

 ern States. Stems several yards long, climbing over bushes, &e. Leaflets 1 

 2' by 1'. Flowers nearly as large as those of the sweet pea, numerous, in 

 racemes 3 6 or 8' long, sheathed in very conspicuous bracts. Seeds spotted. 

 Apr. May. f 



2. W. CONSEQ,UANA. Benth. Chinese Wistaria. Lfts. 9 13, ovate-lanceolate, 

 silky-pubescent; roc. terminal, nodding, loosely many-flowered. A splendid 

 flowering vine from China. Stem of rapid growth, 12f or more in length. 

 Flowers in long, pendulous clusters. May. Jn. f 



8, GAL ACT I A. 



Gr. yoXo, milk : alluding to the juice of some of the species. 



Calyx bibracteolate, 4-cleft, the segments of nearly equal length, 

 upper one broadest ; pet. oblong : vexillum broadest and incumbent ; 

 keel petals slightly cohering at top. Herbs prostrate or twining, some- 

 times shrubby. Lvs. pinnately trifoliate. Roc. axillary. 



1. G. GLABELLA. MichX. 



St. mostly prostrate, nearly glabrous ; Ifts. elliptic-oblong, emarginate at 

 each end, sub-coriaceous, shining above, a little hairy beneath ; roc. peduncu- 

 late, about the length of the leaves; yZs. pedicellate. In arid soils, N. J. to Flor. 

 Stem 2 if long. Leaflets 10 20" by 510", varying in form from elliptic 

 through oblong to ovate. Flowers rather large, reddish-purple, greenish exter- 

 nally. Aug. Sept. 



2. G. MOLLIS. Michx. 



St. mostly twining, softly pubescent; Ifts. oval, obtuse, nearly smooth 

 above, softly villose and whitish beneath; roc. longer than the leaves, pedun- 

 culate, fasciculate ; fls. on very short pedicels ; leg. villose. Dry soils, Md. to 

 Ga. Stem several feet long. Leaflets about 1' long, | as wide. Flowers about 

 half as large as in the last. Aug. 



9. CLITORIA. 



Calyx bibracteolate, tubular, 5-toothed, segments acuminate ; vexil- 

 lum large, spreading, roundish, emarginate ; keel smaller than the 

 wings, acute, on long claws ; legume linear-oblong, torulose, many- 

 seeded. ^ Mostly twining. Lvs. pinnately 3 5-foliate. Fls. very 

 large, solitary or several together. 

 C. MARIANA. 



Glabrous ; st. suberect or twining, suffruticose ; Ifts. 3, oblong-ovate 01 

 lanceolate, obtuse, lateral ones petiolulate ; ped. short, 1 3-flowered ; bracfeoks 

 and bracts very short ; leg. torulose, 3 i-seeded. Dry soils, N. J. ! to Flor. 

 Stem 1 3f long, round, slender, branched. Leaflets rather remote, about 1'by 

 I'. Corolla pale blue, 2 2i' in length, calyx f ', bracteoles 2". Jl. Aug. 



10. AMPHICARP^EA. Ell. 



Gr. ap^i, around, xapjroj, fruit; in reference to the ovary sheathed at base. 



Calyx tubular, campanulate, 4-toothed (or 5-toothed, the upper 2 

 united) with nearly equal segments: petals oblong j vexillum with 

 the sides appressed : stigma capitate ; ovary on a sheathed stipe j 

 legume flat, 2 4-seeded. Slender, twining. Lvs. pinnately trifo- 

 liate. The upper fls. complete, but usually barren, the lower apetaloui 

 fruitful. 



A. MONOICA. Nutt. (Glycine monoica. Linn.} Pea Vine. 

 St. hairy; Ifts. ovate, acute, smooth; roc. of the stem with pendulous 



