22G FLORA OF TEXAS. 



leaflets 7-9, obovate-oblong orcuneate ; racemes 6-15-flow- 

 ered; calyx-tcQih. slender, ^\\hu\\xi(t \ floicers pale scarlet; 

 legume linear, even, 6-9-seeded ; stein 2°-3° long ; legume 

 IJ' long, straight. 



GLOTTIDIUM, Desv. 



Calyx campanulate, obliquely truncate, 5-toothed ; vex- 

 illum short, reniform ; stamens diadelphous (9 and 1) ; 

 style short, incurved at the apex ; stigma acute ; legume 

 oblong stipitate, compressed ; the membranaceous endo- 

 carp at length separating from the coriaceous epicarp, and 

 enclosing the two oblong seeds. — A tall, smooth-branching 

 annual, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and small yellow 

 flowers in axillary often compound racemes. 



Gr. Florid ANUM, DC. Stem 2°-8° high ; leaflets nu- 

 merous, oblong linear; legume l'-2' long. 



SESBANIA. 



Calyx 2-bracted, campanulate, equally 5-toothed ; vex- 

 illum roundish ; keel obtuse ; stamens diadelphous (9 and 

 1), the tube toothed at the base; Ze^2^??2e slender, elongated, 

 knotted. — Herbs or shrubs ; leaves abruptly pinnate ; leaf- 

 lets numerous ; floicers yellowish or reddish, in axillary 

 racemes. 



S. MACROCARPA. Leaflets oblong-linear, obtuse, mucro- 

 nate ; racemes shorter than the leaves, 1-4-flowered ; 

 legume curved, compressed, 4-sided, many-seeded ; stems 

 5°-12° high ; legiome 8'-12'- long, pendulous ; flowers red 

 and yellow, dotted with purple. 



ASTEAGALUS, L. Milk Vetch. 



Calyx 5-toothed ; the two upper teeth separated : rfo:- 

 '///«//i as long as the wings and obtuse Jceel ; stamens 10, 



