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ovate, hardly so long as the leaves, but projecting beyond thera 

 on axillary footstalks. Calyx leaves long, lanceolate, pointed, 

 hairy enclosing the pods. — September. 



Lespedeza polystachya. ilfz. Hairy Lespedeza. 



Leaves ternate, round-elliptic; stipules subulate; 

 racemes axillary, oblong, longer than the leaves ; le- 

 gumes hairy. Willd. 

 Syn. Hedysarum hirtum. Willd. 



More frequent in woods than the last ; resembling it in color 

 and habit. Stems simple, shrub like, whitish, hairy, two or 

 three feet high. Leaves on very short, scattered stalks; leafets 

 oval, obtuse, whitish and hairy underneath. Racemes ovate, 

 exceeding the leaves, on hairy stalks which considerably exceed 

 their own length. Calyx shorter than in the last species, about 

 equal to the corolla, or to the pods, which are ovate, hairy, and 

 pointed. — September, 



Lespedeza sessiliflora. Mx. Reticulated Lespedeza. 



Leaves ternate, linear, hairy underneath ; racemes 

 axillary ; legumes ovate, reticulated, longer than the 

 calyx. Willd. 

 Syn. Hedysarum retictjlatum. Willd. 



Stem erect, slightly pubescent. Petioles slender, somewhat 

 hairy. Leafets small, oblong, obtuse at both ends, mucronated, 

 pubescent underneath. Flowers small, violet colored, in axillary 

 bunches. Pods ovate or obovate, acute, reticulated with promi- 

 nent lines. — Woods. — August. 



Lespedeza violacea. Pers. Violet Lespedeza. 



Leaves ternate, elliptical, obtuse; racemes umbel- 

 led, as long as the petiole ; flowers in pairs ; legumes 

 rhomboidal, reticulated, glabrous. Willd. 

 Syn. Hedysarum violaceum, Willd. 



Stem erect. Leafets small, oval, mucronated, nearly smooth. 

 Flowers numerous, violet colored, growing mostly in pairs, form- 

 ing racemes which are somewhat umbelled. Pods one seeded, 

 flat, smooth, rhomboidal. — Woods. — Brighton. — August. 



