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3.—MELILOTUS. 
1. M. macrorhiza, Pers. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 187. Abundant in places 
along the West River. Fl. yellow, July. 
4.—INDIGOFERA. 
l. Leaflets, 3 Gi H8 was Bie 2. 
Leaflets 5 or " 
2. Flowers sossilo, UU gemminate .. l. chinensis. 
F T in very short ae -flowered 
ace 3. 
3, "Tofininal | leaflet stalked 2. trita. 
Terminal leaflet sessile 3. trifoliata. 
4. Flowers small, } to 1 inch 5. 
Flowers larger .. 8. 
5. Leaves nearly sessile, 5-9-folia 4. endecaphylla. 
Leaves VA ee petiole 4 i E 1 inch 6. 
6. Leaflets under 1 in A 
Leaflets over 1 Arg 5. atropurpurea. 
7. Pods curve č 6. Anil. 
Pods straight . 7. tinctoria. 
8. Plant hirsute with reddish hairs 8. hirsuta. 
Plant glabrous or nearly so vá 9. 
9. Leaflets reticulate — ... vi s.. — 9. venulosa. 
Leaflets smooth nen : 10. decora. 
1. I. chinensis, Fogel; Walp. Rep. i. 669. Near Macao. FI. 
Spri 
— —, Spring ? 
2. I. trita, PUR. f.; DC. Prodr. ii. 232. Canton. Fl. red, —— 
3. I. trifoliata, Linn. ; Baker in Hook. f. Fl Brit. Ind. ii. 96. 
Canton and Lienchow River. Fl. o erus August. 
4 th. Fl. 76 
. Lendecaphylla, Jacg.; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 76. Hongkong 
without locality ; Ngauchiwan, Mois New Territory. 
Fl. pink, August. 
5. I. atropurpurea, Ham.; DC. Prodr. ii. 225. Shiuhing Pass, 
W. River ; Fakving, Canton River, near Hongkong. Fl. 
dark red, Ma y-Jun 
6. I. Anil, Lina. : Benth. "FL Hongk. 77. On roadsides and 
other a places, Hongkong; Pakhoi. FI. yellow, 
—, Spring ? 
, 
7. L tinctoria, Zinn.; Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 99. 
Lantao Jalad and Lamtsun, Hongkong New Territory ; 
Swatow; Lienchow River. Fl. E ay-September. 
8. I. hirsuta, Linn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 76. Wongneicho bra 
Hongkong New Territory ; Macao. Fl. red, September. 
9. I. venulosa, Champ. ; "ur Ls di. N orth side of Mt. 
Hongkong New Terri a Fl. roddish li April. | 
10. I. daek, Lind! ; Benth. l.c. 77. Hongkong without coat: 
FI. pink, Spring. 
