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inches long, pale or rusty beneath. Flowers blue or nearly white, solitary, few, 

 or ill short racemes in many axils towards the ends of the branches. H. 

 ■purpurea, Lodd., included. 



In numerous situations, mostly on dry hills ; also throughout Australia, except 

 in western districts. Fl. Sept. 



11. DBSMODIUM. 



Pod flattened, mostly 3-6-seeded, constricted between the seeds, and generally 

 each part falling away when mature with its contained seed. Stamens all, or the 

 lower 9, combined m a tube round the style. Sepals united in the lower part, 

 upper pair exceeding the others. 



A large tropical and sub-tropical genus. 



D. TARiANS, Endl. Branches few from a woody base, decumbent, about 1 foot 

 long. Leaflets 3, from linear to nearly orbicular, |-1 inch. Stipules membranous, 

 small. Flowers in slender terminal racemes, pale blue or white. D. gunnii, H. 



North-West Coast; also Victoria to Queensland, Islands of Paciflc. Fl. 

 Nov.-Deo. 



12. HARDENBERGIA. 



Pod linear, many-seeded, upper stamen free, the rest united in a tube. Sepals 

 united nearly their entire length. Keel comparatiyely short. 

 Limited to Australia. 



H. MONOPHTLLA, B. A twining shrub, the branches often many feet long. 

 Leaves ovate, blunt, 2-3 inches long. Flowers blue, numerous, in numerous 

 axillary racemes. Pod rather flattened, 1-1| inch long. H. ovata, B. ; 

 Kennedya monophylla. Bent. 



Frogmore, near Richmond ; also South Australia to Queensland. Fl. 

 Sept.-Nov. 



13. KENNEDYA. 



Pod linear, many-seeded. Upper stamen free, the rest united. Sepals united 

 for half their length, nearly equal. Keel exceeding the standard. 

 Limited to Australia. Closely allied to Sardenhergia and Glycine. 



K. PEOSTEATA, R. Br. A Small, procumbent, creeping shrub, mostly 1-2 feet. 

 Leaves trifoliate ; leaflets mostly orbicular, |- f inch long. Flowers pink or 

 crimson, 1 inch long, solitary or two together, on a slender axillary stalk. Pod 

 cylindrical, the valyes twisting after bursting. 



Very common in dry and sandy situations ; also extra- tropical Australia. Fl. 

 Nov. 



14. GLYCINE. 



Pod linear, somewhat flattened, many-seeded. Stamens united in a tube 

 round the style, or the upper one free. Sepals united to about half their length, 

 the upper pair longer and united nearly to their ends. 



A tropical and sub-tropical genus, differing from neighbouring genera in little 

 but habit. 



G. CLANDESTINA, Wefidl. A Small, twining, herb-like undershrub, of few inches 

 to 1^ foot. Leaves trifoliate, long-stalked; leaflets of lower leaves broadly 

 obovate, \-\ inch, upper ones narrower to linear, 1-1| inch long. Flowers usually 

 many, in loose, long-stalked, axillary racemes, blue or white. Pod |-1 inch 

 long. Leptocyamus clandestinus, B. 



Common in central and northern grassy bush; also throughout Australia. 

 Fl. Dec. 



Var. latroheana. Flowers rather larger and more crowded. L. tasmanicm, 

 H. 



