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Fig. 275.— D^i'er's Indigo Shni!) (Indigofera iinctorid, Pulse Famil:,', Le- 

 guminosce). Flowering branch; a, flower, enlarged; b, standard (upper- 

 most petal), back view; c, wing (side petal), inner view; d, e, keel-petal, 

 inner and outer views; /, flower with corolla removed; g, pistil, h, fruit, 

 natural size; i, seed; k, same, cut vertically. (Berg and Schmidt.) — 

 Shrub growing 2 m. tall ; leaves downy beneath; flowers reddish yellow; 

 fruit dry. Native home, Southern Asia. 



