Obdeb 46.— LEGUMINOSiG. 303 



long, ooriaceouft Fla. large, dull yellow. Apr., Jn. — Each plant forms a globu- 

 lar mass which when dry, breaks away and rolls about with the wind frightening 

 horses ; hence called horse-devils, 

 p. Taller, branches less flexuous; Ills, obovate, very obtuse ; fls. Eolitary and 

 sonaowhat racemed at tho ends of the branches. — Fla., La. 



10 B. tinctoriaB. Br. Glabrous, branching; Ivs. subsessilo; IJts. small, roundish- 

 obovaie, acute at base, very obtuse at apex ; stip. setaceous, caducous ; rac. loose, 

 terminal; Ic:,'. eubglobous. — A plant with bluish-green foliage, frequent in dr}' 

 .soils, Can. and U. S. St. very bushy, ;djout 2f high. Lfts. about 7 ' by 4 to 6 ', 

 cmarginate; petiole 1 to 2" long. Fls. G t.o 12 or more in each raceme. Petals 

 G" long, yellow. Leg. about as largo as a pea, on a long stipe, mostly l-seedcd. 

 .Jl— Sept. 



11 B. Iiccoutii Torr. fc Gr. Somewhat pubescent; Ivs. short- petioled ; Ills, 

 obovate-oblong ; pedicels longer than the fls., with two bractlets ; bracts per- 

 sistent; hg. short-stiped ; branches, stipules and racemes as in No. 10. — Fla. and 

 .S. Ga. Docs not turn black in drying. May. 



12 B. mcgacdrpa Chapman. Glabrous, slender; Ivs. petioled; l/ls. oval; rac. 

 short and short-stalked ; stip. and bracts minute, caducous ; fls. noilding, on pedicels 

 shorter ihaa the corolla ; k"j. large, globular, and much inflated. — Near Quincy, 

 -1'la. Pis. and Ivs. nearly as largo as in No. B. Mature pods IJ' diam. Does not 

 blacken in drying. May. 



13 B. mollis ilx. Minutely-hoarj'-pubesoent, sparingly branched ; petioles half 

 as long as the cuneiform-oblancoolate lfts. ; stip. lanceolate, as long as the petioles; 

 pedicels as lowj as ilic fls., in terminal racemes. — In mountain woods, N. Car. 

 and Tenn. (Lool;o\it Mt., Chattanooga.) A fine, bright-flowerod species, IJf 

 iiigh. Dries bright. May. 



12. FA^BA, Moiinch. lloasi; Bean. Coffee Bean. Flowers as in 

 Vicia, but tlio seeds oblong, with a long scar (hiium) on the narrower end, 

 and leathery, tumid legumes. — Lvs. equally pinnate, with the tendril 

 ob-soletc (in the following species). Peduncle shorter than the flowers. 



F. VTilgdria Moinoh. St. rigidly erect, with very short axillary racemes; lfts. 

 2 to 4, oval, entire, mucronato or acute; (tendrils obsolete by cultivation;) stip. 

 aemisagittate, dentate at base, — Native of Egypt. Frequently found in gardens, 

 but not so much admired for the table as formerly. Fls. white, with a large black 

 spot on each of the ala3. Leg. torulous. Sds. very large, with a large hUum at 

 one end. (Vicia Faba L.) 



13. CrCER arieti'num, the Chick Pea, rarely cultivated may bo 

 readily known by its serrated leaflets, a character quite strange in this 

 Order. 



14. PI'SUM, L. Pea. (Celtic pis, Lat. pisum, Eng. pea, Fr. pots.) 

 Calyx segments leafy, the upper two shortest ; vexillum large, refiexed ; 

 stamens 10, diadelphous (9 and 1) ; style grooved on the back, villous 

 and stigmatic on the inner side ; legume oblong, tumid, many-seeded ; 

 seeds globous, with an orbicular hilum. — Herbaceous, climbing. Lvs. 

 abruptly pinnate, ending with branching tendrils. 



P. BativumL. Lfts. ovate, entire, usually 4 ; stip. ovate, semi-cordate at base, 

 orenate ; ped. several-flowered. — ® One of tho most valuable of leguminous plants, 

 smooth and glaucous. St. 2 to 5f long, nearly simple, climbing by tendrils. Llto. 

 2 to 3' long, § as wide, obtuse, rauoronate, stip. rather larger than the leaflets. 

 Fls. two or more, on a.\-illary peduncles, largo, white. This plant has been cul- 

 tivated from time immemorial, so that its native country is uukuown. There 

 are many varieties. 



15. LATH'YRUS,L. Calyx campanulate, the two upper sepals shortest; 

 »tamens 10, diadelphous (9 find 1); style flat, dilated above, ascending, 



