26 NATURAL ORDERS AND 
Cotyledons large, flat.—Shrubs or small trees, leaves simple, opposite 
rarely alternate, with stipules. 
GENERA. 
Fruit fleshy, two to four celled .........44. Ruamnvs, V. 1. p. 308. 
ORDER XXXVI. LEGUMINOS.Z.—Jvss. 
PAPILIONACE Z.—Liny. 
Perianth double. Calyx of five sepals, more or less combined 
often unequal, the odd segment anterior. Petals five, or by abortion 
four, three, two, one, or none, inserted into the base of the calyx, 
either papilionaceous, or regularly spreading, the odd petal posterior. 
Stamens inserted with the petals, generally double their number, 
(rarely three or four times their number, or fewer,) perigynous, either 
distinct or variously united, being either monadelphous, with the tube 
entire or cleft above, or diadelphous, nine, and one or five and five, 
very rarely triadelphous. Anthers two celled, versatile. Ovary 
simple, superior, one celled, one or many seeded. Style single, rising 
from the upper suture. Stigmas simple, terminal or lateral. Fruit 
atwo valved legume, one celled, or longitudinally two celled, or by 
transverse membranes or articulations many celled. Seeds solitary, 
or several on the upper suture, inserted alternately into each valve, 
occasionally with an arillus. Embryo destitute of albumen, either 
straight or with the radicle bent upon the cotyledons. Cotyledons 
either foliaceous or fleshy, during germination the former are elevated 
above the geound, the latter always remain under.—Shrubs, trees, or 
herbaceous plants, with alternate bi-stipulated simple or variously 
compound petiolated leaves. 
GENERA. 
TrisE 1. Lorex. Dre Canp. Pods continuous. Cotyledons in 
germination, rising above the ground, and becoming green 
leaves. 
Stamens monadelphous.| 
Calyx two lipped. 
upper lip three toothed, lower two 
hoothed 7)5.2isvers..% se dcesasxessesd”) ULEX®. (05g rae 
upper lip two toothed, lower three 
toothed ...scsscccecseersees os Peeeeeans GENISTA, V. 3. p. 957. 
upper lip entire, lower three toothed ... Cyrtsus, v.3. p. 959. 
Calyx with equal teeth. 
five toothed, inflated............00.... ANTHYLLIS, Vv. 3. p. 963. 
ve-Claktiexemec sa dectescccakeaetvacets> cases Ononis, v. 5. p. 961. 
Stamens diadelphons. 
