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style filiform ; stigma terminal, or situated laterally on tlie inner side, below the 

 extremity of the style. Pod either 1 -celled, opening in 2 valves, which sometimes 

 separate from the placentas {Oarmichwlia) ; or divided into 2 cells by a longitudinal 

 septum {Astragalus, Oxytropis) ; or divided by transverse septa into superimposed 

 cellules; or divided by strangulation (isthmus) into 1 -seeded joints, which separate 

 when ripe. Seed with a soft, generally carunculate testa. Embeto exalbuniinous 

 or albuminous; radicle bent. 



[Divided by Bentham in the 'Genera Plantarum ' into the following eleven 

 tribes. 



Teibe I. PoDALTElEj;. — Shrubs, rarely herbs. Leaves simple or digitately compound. 

 Stamens 10, free. Anagijris, Thermopsis, Baptisia, Podalyria, Brachysema, Oxylohium, Ghorizema, 

 Mirhelia, and numerous other (chiefly Australian) genera. 



Tbibe II. Geniste J!. — Shrubs or herbs. Leaves simple or digitately compound, leaflets 

 quite entire. Flowers solitary, fascicled, or in terminal or leaf-opposed racemes- Stamens' 10, 

 iisually monadelphous. Priestleya, Bossicea, Hovea, Ooodia, Bafnia, Lotononis, LebecJcia, Aspa- 

 latJms, Crotalaria, Impinus, Ldburnum, Genista, TJlex, Oytisus, &c. 



Teibe III. Teifouej;. — Herbs, rarely shrubby. Leaves 3-foliolate, usnally toothed by 

 the excurrent nerves. Stamens 10, monadelphous or diadelphous. Ononis, Trigonella, 

 Medicago, Melilotus, Trifolium, Paroohetus. 



Teibe IV. Lotej;. — Herbs or shrubs. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, leafle^is quite entire. 

 Flowers usually umbelled or capitate. Stamens 10, monadelphous or diadelphous ; alternate 

 filaments often dilated. Anthyllis, Lotus, Hosackia, &c. 



Teibe V. GALEGEiE. — Herbs (not climbing), trees, or erect or climbing shrubs. Leaves 

 pinnately S-oo - (rarely 3-1-) foliolate ; leaflets usually quite entire. Pod 2-valved or small, 1-2- 

 seeded, and vesicular. Psoralea, Amorpha, Dalea, Indigofera, Gcdega, Tephrosea, Milletia, 

 Wistaria, Bobinia, Sesbania, Garmichcelia, GUanthus, Lessertia, Swaimsonia, Oolutea, Oaragana, 

 Astragalus, Oxytropis, Olyoirrhiza. 



Teibe VI. Hedtsabej;. — Habit of IV., V., and VIII., but pod inarticttla^e. Sempiurus, Or- 

 nithopus, Goronilla, Hippoorepis, ILedysarum, Onobryohis, Ormocarpium, MsoK^niOmyne, Smithia, 

 Adesm/ia, Araahis, Desmodium, Uvaria, Alysicarpus, Lespedeza. \. 



Teibe VII. Vicieji. — Herbs. Leaves abruptly pinnate, petiole ending in a tendril or 

 point, leaflets usually toothed at the tip. Stamen and pod of VIII. Gicer, Vicia, Lens, 

 Lathyrus, Pisum, Abrus, &c. 



Teibe VIII. Phaseole^. — Herbs, usually twining, rarely erect, or shrubs or trees. Leaves 

 usually pianately 3- (rarely 1-7- ) foliolate ; leaflets entire or lobed. Pod 2-valved. Gentro- 

 sema, Glitoria, Glycine, ITardenbergia, Kennedya, Brythrina, Mucuna, Butea, Galactia, Gampto- 

 sema, Bioclea, Pueraria, Ganavalia, Phaseolus, Vigna, Dolichos, Bhynohosia, &c. 



' Teibe IX. Dalbeegie.s;. — Erect or climbing trees or shrubs. Leaves pinnately 1-3-5-qo - 

 foliolate. Stamens monadelphous or diadelphous. Pod indehiscent. Dalbergia, Pterocarpiis, 

 Lonchoearpus, Derris, Dipteryx, Inocarpus, &c. 



Teibe X. Sophorej;. — Trees or shrubs, erect or climbing, rarely small or subherbaceous. 

 Leaves pinnately 6-oo -foliolate, or broad and 1-3-foliolate. Stamens 10, free. Dalhousiea, 

 Baphia, Galpv/rnea, Sophora, Ormosia, Myroxylon, &c. 



Tbibe XI. Swaetziej;. See sub-order Swaetziej;, p. 366. — Ed.J 



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