botanically arranged. 471 



DECANDRIA. 

 GENISTA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 766. 

 Genista foliis lanceolatis glabrts, ramis striatis terettbus 

 erectis. Syst. Nat. 



GREENWOOD. Dyer's Weed. Wood Waxen. Blossoms yel- 

 • low. In pastures between New-Mills and Salem. June. 



The blossoms afford a yellow colour. The powdered seeds 

 operate as a mild purgative. A decoction of the plant is diuretic. 



^SCHYNOMENE. Linn. Gen. Plant. 769. 



^schynomene caule hispido, leguminum articulis semicor- 

 datis bracteis cordatis ciliatis, stipulis utrinque lanceolatis. 

 Syst. Nat. 



TOOTH-PODDED BEAN. Blossoms pale red. On the borders 

 of fields. August. 



LUPINUS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 774. 



Lupinus calycibus alternis appendiculatis : labio superiore 

 bipartito^ inferiore integro. Syst. Nat. 



LUPINE. Blossoms blue. In corn fields, in the state of Con- 

 necticut. June — August. 



ROBINIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 775. 



Robinia pedunculis subdivisis, foliis pinnatis, floribus foliolo 

 majoribus. Syst. Nat. 



LOCUST-TREE. Blossoms white. In the woods in the south- 

 ern states — only by cultivation here. June. 



The wood, when green, is of a soft texture, but becomes 



very hard when it is thoroughly dry. It is as durable as the 



best white oak, and esteemed preferable for carriage axletrees, 



trannels for ships, and for many other mechanic purposes. It 



makes excellent fuel, and its shade is less injurious to grass than 



that of most other trees. It may be propagated with great ease 



and to very advantageous purposes. 



PISUM. 



