152 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. {Jjune, 
the crown is far less marked. The stamens are all inclined 
posed above the keel. Upon the pressure being released, 
the keel again springs up into its place. 
Desmodium canescens has purplish-lilac flowers, with two 
Whitish spots at the base of the standard, surrounded by a 
ring of dark purple, and serving as a guide to the opening 
Piaees withthe: body. of the intruder. ° The pers oI ie 
€turn to t mer position, b apidly to a bius) 
tinge, indicating that oe Race po a ae j i 
Rye neces has almost sessile, green, ne 
Saas ae € cleistogamous flowers, chiefly in the lower a 
Sheba! © not expand, are fertilized in the bud, and et 
I Howers to produce seed. Conspicuous blue-purPi© 
