W ATSON—Plants of Bernalillo County 
nium but only 5 stamens, the carpel tails long bearded 
and becoming spirally twisted and by their movements 
burying the seed, flowers smaller. | 
E. Cricurarium, LZ. Her. Hairy, much branched 
from the base; peduncles bearing a 4 to 8-flowered um- 
bel; sepals 1-12 to 1-4 in. long, acute; petals bright 
rose-color, a little longer; tails of the carpel; 1-2 in. 
long. Introduced from Europe but quite common 
about dwellings ete. In “Highland Park (?)” and 
at the mouth of Tijeras Canon, where it bloomed as 
early as February 2, 1908. 
3. Oxatis, L. (Wood-sorrel). Low, in 
ours acaulescent herbs with a sour juice, alternate 3- 
foliate leaves (like a clover.) 
O. Viovacra, LZ. Leaflets about 1-2 in. long, scapes 
. several longer than the leaves, 3 to 12 flowers in an um- 
bel, sepals ovate obtuse with a 2 or more orange cal- 
losities on the tip; petals 3 times as long, rose-violet. 
Among the Spruces and Firs of Bear Canon and its 
branches. 
(Look for O. vespertilionts with 4 to 6 callosities, 
see Bot. of Western Texas P. 52). 
41. LEGUMINOSAE. Pra Famrts. 
Plants with alternate stipulate usually compound 
leaves, papillionaceous (in 1 suborder regular) flowers; 
10 (rarely 5 or many) monodelphous, diadelphous or 
rarely distinct stamens. After the compositae the 
largest of our families. 
Suborder I. Paprrmionaczar. Leaves simple or 
once compound, flowers papilionaceous, (wit hlarge pe- 
tal on top-standard, two smaller wings, and the two 
lower ones united into a keel). 
A. Stamens 10 and distinct. (See Amorpha). 
Leaves digitately 3-foliate, - (1) THERMOPSIS. 
Leaves unequally pinnate, thick, - (2) sopHoRa. 
B. Stamens monadelphous or diadelphous. 
*Leaves palmately or pinnately 3-foliate ; leaflets den- 
ticulate or serrulate; stamens diadelphous; pods 
small; one to few-seeded, often inclosed in the calyx 
or curved or coiled. 
Flowers racemed, hie coriaceous, wrinkled, 1 or 2 
seeded, - - (3) MELILOTUS. 
Flowers in a head, ads 4 to aisead ett petals adherent 
to the stamen tube, A es (4) TRIFOLIUM. 
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