«2 CLASS XVII. ORDER X. 



den bean) legumes nearly sessile axillary 3 togetli» 

 er swelling at the seeds, stipules sagittate. ©. e.* 



Phaseolus. Keel, stamens and style spirally 

 twisted together. 32. 93 — stems twining. — vul- 

 garis, (common poled-bean) racemes solitary short- 

 er than the leaves, peduncles in pairs, ©.p. w. e»* 

 helvolus^ (wild bean) flowers in heads, leafets 3- 

 cornered oblong. Q. p. — stem erect. — nanusy 

 (bush-bean) bracts larger than calyx, stem smooth. 

 ^. w. p. e. All of this genus are usually called 

 kidney- beans. 



DoLicHos. Banner with two oblong parallel 

 processes at the base, compressing the wings be- 

 neath them. 32. 93 — purfiureus, (cowhage) stem 

 twining glabrous, petioles hairy. ^. p. — Ji/iaseo- 

 ius, stem erect, seeds globular, with coloured hi- 

 lums. w. 



RoBiNiA. Calyx 4-cleft, upper division 2-part- 

 ed : banner large, reflexed, roundish : legume gib- 

 bous, elongated' 32. 93 — viscosoy (locust tree) ra- 

 cemes erect, branches and legumes glandular-vis- 

 cid, h ' r. — hisfiida, stem bristly without thorns* 

 }2 : p fiseudo-acaciay (false-acacia) racemes pen- 

 dant, legumes smooth, stipules spinous. ^ . w. 



Indigofera. Calyx spreading = keel with a 

 subulate spur both sides : legume linear, small, 

 terete or quadrangular. 32. 93 — tinctorial (indigo) 

 leaves pinnate, racemes shorter than the leaves, 

 stem somewhat woody, e. 



2. Legume many-seeded, atigtna without fiubes' 



cence, 



Vexillaria.* Banner very large, spreading, 

 overshadowing the wings : calyx bell-form or tu- 



♦This name is given as a substitute for that of the 1712th 

 genus of Persoon, which is so severely censured by Doctor 

 Smith ill Reca* Cyclopaedia. 



