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LEGUMINOS^. 



Latin Names. English Names. Geologl Station. Natural Habitat. 



Petalostemon, Mich. 



*P. multiflorum, Nutt., Prairies. 



P. candidum, Mich., Dry prairies. 



*P. phleoides, T. & Gr. 



P. violaceum, Mich., Limestone, . High prairies. 



*P. decunibens, Nutt., Plains of Red River. 



Amorpha, L., . . False Indigo. 



A. fruticosa, L., Sandstone, . Rocky creeks. 



*A. paniculata, T. & Gr., Prairies. ? 



*A. canescens, Nutt., 1 . Lead plant, Dry prairies. 



Robinia, L., . . . Locust-tree. 



R. Pseudacacia, L., 2 . White Locust, . Limestone, . Rocky places and prairies. 



R. hispida, L., Sandstone, . Dry barren hills. 



Sesbania, Pers. 



*S. macrocarpa. Muhl., Wet places. 



Tephrosia, Pers., . . Hoary Pea. 



T. Virginiana, Pers., . Goat's Rue, . . Sandstone, . Dry barren hills. 



*T.onobrychoides,Nutt., Plains of Red River. 



T. spicata, T. & Gr., Sandstone, . Dry barren places. 



? T. hispidula, Mich., « . . " « 



Glycyrrhiza, Tour., . Liquorice. 



*G. lepidota, Nutt, Banks of rivers. 



Indigo/era, L., . . Indigo plant. 



*I. leptosepala, Nutt., Plains of Arkansas River. 



Astragalus, L., . . Milkvetch. 



*A. trichocalyx, Nutt., Prairies. 



*A. pachycarpus, T. & Gr., Prairies. 



*A. distortus, Nutt. 



*A. Nuttallianus, DC, « 



? A. Canadensis, L., Sandy, . . Thickets. 



? A. Mexicanus, DC, Prairies. 



Aescliynomene, L., . . Sensitive Joint Vetch. 



A. hispida, Willd., Sand, . . Plains. 



Desmodium, D C, . Tick Trefoil. 



D. nudiflcrum, DC., Sandstone, . Rocky woods. 



D. acuminatum, DC, " " 



D. pauciflorum, DC,. . Hilly woods. 



D. Canadense, DC, Dry woods and prairies. 



D. canescens, DC,.... .... Rich soil, prairies. 



*D.cuspidatum,T. &Gr., Banks of rivers and roads. 



*D. viridiflorum, Beck., Alluvial, . . Woody bottoms. 



*D. rhombifolium, DC,.... " . . Dry rich soil. 



? D. ciliare, DC, Dry hills and copses. 



*D. rigidum, DC, Open woodland. 



1 Said to grow on lead-bearing rocks. I did not see it in Arkansas. 

 Valuable species. Common in Arkansas, but often a shrub. Wood greenish, yellow, brown-veined, 

 fine-grained, strong, resisting decay better than any other wood. Used in naval architecture and in 

 cabinet-work. Much exported to England, but becoming scarce. Leaves excellent food for cattle. 

 Hoots sweet-tasted. 



