138 XLTII. LEGUM1N0SA*. 



Tepbrosia — contd. 

 purpurea — contd. 



var. rufescens, Benth. 



var. longifolia, Benth. 



var. sericea, Benth. 



var. ? laxa, Benth. 

 Bidwilli, Benth. 



var. ? clensa, Benth. 

 rosea, F. v. M . — Poisonous. 



var. ? angustifolia, Benth. 



Millettia, W. et Am. 



megasperma, F. v. M . — Native Wistaria. The gum contains 



75 per cent, of tannin. 

 Maideniana, Bail. — The seeds useful for ornamental purposes. 



(Fig. no.) 

 pilipes, Bail. 



Sesbania, Pers. 



grandiflora, Pers. = Agati grandiflora, Desv. — In India the 

 flowers are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. (Fig. in.) 

 aegyptiaca, Pers. — " Ngean-jerry " of Cloncurry natives. The 

 green pods, as well as the seeds, nutritious (T. Gulliver). 

 aculeata, Pers. — Pea-bush. In some parts a troublesome 

 weed ; yields a rope fibre worth £30 to £40 per ton 

 (Mueller), 

 var. sericea, Benth. 

 var. ? erubescens, Benth. 



Clianthus, Sol. 



Dampieri, A. Cunri. — Sturt's Pea. (Colutea novm-hol- 

 landice, Woodw. in Dampier's Voy. vol. iii. t. 4.) 



Swainsona, Salisb. 

 Grey ana, Liudl. 

 galegifolia, R. Br. — Darling Pea. Poison-plant. 



var. coronillasfolia, Salisb. (as a species). 



•var. albiflora, G. Don. (as a species). 

 brachycarpa, Benth. 

 phacoides, Benth. 



var. parviflora, Benth. 



var. grandiflora, Benth. 

 campylantha, F. v. M. 

 procumbens, F. v. M. 



var. ? minor, Benth. 

 canescens, F.v. M. = Cyclogyne canescens, Benth 

 phacifolia, F. v. M . 



