J^O DICOTYLEDONOUS. 



tire ; lower lip 3-cleft or S-toothed. Vexillum with 2.-4 cal- 

 losities near the base of the limb. Style cylindric. Legume 

 compressed, ^qw seeded. Seeds oval, compressed. Hilum 

 oval. 



1. D. MuLTiFLORUS. Stem retrorselv pubescent, twining. Leaves ternate, 

 large; leaflets nearly orbicular, abruptly acuminate, pubescent when young, 

 nearly glabrous when old. Floaters numerous in elongated raceme?, pedun- 

 cles axillary, pedicels fasciculate, upper lip of the calyx generally entire, mid- 

 dle division of the lower lip longest, lanceolate, lateral ones short. Legume 

 compressed, obtuse, 4-seeded. Seed oval, separated by partitions. 



Purple. % June— July. On the banks of the Oconee and Ocmul- 

 gee. 6-12 feet. 



Genus VII. ERYTHRINA. 



Calyx cylindrical, ttinicated or bilabiate, 2-lobed. Corolla 

 with a very long, lanceolate vexillum, destitute of callosities ; 

 wings and keel small. Stamens unequal, straight, usually di- 

 adelphous, as long as the vexillum. S^yZe straight, glabrous. 

 Legume torulose, stipitate, many seeded, compressed between 

 the seeds. Herbaceous plants, with trifoliate leaves. 



1. E. Herbaceje. -S/emsglabrous, arising from a cermus, somewhat prick- 

 ly. Leaven trifoliate, leaflets glabrous, rhomboidal, sometimes almost hastately 

 lobed. Flowers in terminal spikes, very long. Stamens monodelphous, at 

 the base, diadelphous above. Seeds bright scarlet. 



Scarlet. %. March— May. In rich soils. Middle G. 2-4 feet. 



Genus Vlll. APIOS. 



Calyx somewhat bilabiate, the upper lip with 2 short rounded 

 teeth, the lower, with three teeth, the middle tooth lanceolate 

 subulate, the lateral ones very minute. Vexillum reflected ; 

 keel falcate. Legume coriaceous, many seeded, slightly fal- 

 cate, nearly terete. 



1. A. TuBERosA. Root tuberous. Stem climbing, covering small shrubs 

 with its foliage, slightly pubescent. Leaves unequally pinnate, 5-7 leaflets, 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, sprinkled with hairs. Eacemes axillary, many flow- 

 ered. Calyx with the upper lip usually truncate, lower one with 1-lanceolate 

 tooth, the lateral ones very small or none. Seeds reniform. 

 Brown. %. July — Aug. Damp rich soils, common. 



Genus IX. WISTARIA. 



Calyx campanulate, bilabiate, the upper lip truncate, the low. 

 er ones 3-cleft, forming 2 lanceolate teeth. Vexillum with 2- 

 callosities at the base ; keel and wings falcate. Legume toru- 

 lose, stipitate, many seeded, nearly terete, coriaceous. Seeds 

 reniform, spotted. Twining shrubby plants, with unequal pin- 

 nate leaves. 



1. W. Frutescens. Stem twining, running over shrubs, branches pubes- 



