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17, CAS'SIA, L. Suyna. 
[An ancient name of ob 
Flowtts s perfect; Sepals 5, sche connected. Petals 5, unequal, spread- 
ing, not paige ae ‘Stam ostly 10, some of them often imper- 
fect ; anthers opening a apex. carla leaves equally pinnate, with a 
glan d near the base of te petiole. 
* Leaflets large; fone deciduous : the a anthers fertile, the 3 upper 
es deformed and sterile. 
1 C. Marilan‘dica, ZL. Perennial ; stom erect, lalets 6 — 9 pile 
opel oblong ; petiole with a club-shaped g land near the ; racemes 
axillary, the upper ones somewhat Sel it legumes‘ at first hairy» . 
at length smooth. mae 
Cassta. Wild, or American Senna. pe 
Stem 3-4 es a rather stout, branching. foe poe 1-2 inches long, petiolulate_ 
nches in length below the leaflets, with an obovoid subsessile lana 
on the upper pei meaae se a ei those in the r axils forming a sort = 
minal leafy panicle ; ; flowers yellow, often becoming a dead whi 
Tong, vil ‘A igi young, oc om pressed, hat curved, often sinuate on the edges from 
seeds ovate-ob long, separated by a kind of transverse _ e 
- nea 
Low piste. ‘aon ag streams : frequent. 6 | 
Obs. This very showy species is found in most parts of the United 
States ; ge leaves possess (pro properties int sinilar bos those of the impa 
Fa the shops—which is several — nt 
78. Wild Senna. Cassia, Marilandi short raceme in the axit of aa 
: ate ( ica), a sora 
