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and somewhat nn^lnr. L'nfltts 1-6 pair wnh a tcnninnl one, pubcacentt 



^ I. _ . .1 ,j, /Vowrr* ill nxillurv rncciiu's, clustered, vviih lar^c, colored, 

 i.r ^0 of the pedicels. Wxii/um, broad, reflixed at the simmiit, 



base. Ixaumt' rugose, 

 i ]>. Ai'iil— .May. Damp rich soils, conunoii. 



Cexis X. RIIYNCHOSIA. l^Glydue of EU.) 



CahjT 4-clefl, or 4-partccl, or somewhat bilabiate, the lower 

 lip S-parted, tho upper 2-toolhed, VexUlum witliout callosities, 

 keel-falcate, wings with 2-teetli at the base, Slyle smooth. Lc- 

 i'lime coinprossetl, l-*2-see(le(l, short, generally ovale. -Seeds 



.jrally caruncled. Gencrelly heijjaceous plants, 



1. TJ. Carib.ba. ^/em voluble, climbing over larfjo shrubs, slightly pubes- 



;. branchiiig. Leaves leniate. Lcujlets round rhoniboidiil, acute, 



M I. .- with resinous glands beneath, 3-nerved. Flowers in filitorni ra- 



js, peduncles angled. Califx alioui half as long as the corolla, bilabiate, 



' I cleft half way down. Fetus equal Legufne pubescent, falcate. 



hrous, reniforni. 



VtUow. %. Aug. — Oct. On the coast and islands of Ga- 



_. R. MoxorHvij.A. Mlfempubesceiir, erect, low. /,eayfi,< simple, orbicular, 

 or reniforin, rugose, with yellow glantlujar dots on the under surface. .Flow- 

 ...... .,.:ii,,y racemes or aggregated at the summit of the stem. Calyx 



Kite, the upper lip 2-cleft, wings toothed on each side. Anthers 

 ^.jbo<c. j.cgnmc pubescent, mucronate, falcate. Sted^ orbicular, spotted. 

 Yellow. %■ May — Aug. Common in dry soils. 2-3 inclK-s. 



3. R. Voi.vBiLis. Stem twining, angled, villous. Upper leaves ternate, 

 •',. !,,^^,-^ '. r.;^/'/.« nearly round or broadly ovate, rugose. Racemes 



* of the calyx very acute. Legume falcate, villous. 

 .—.1, I' ,i.M»rn), spotted. 

 1\.. .May — July. In dry soils, common. 1-3 feeU 



4. K. >V«/n erect, anuled, tomentose. Leaiicj ternate, leaflets 

 uv:i;. I .., , Vflvety-tomenioiie, glandidar dots le.«s distinct than in 



. preceding species. F/oM«r« in long (5-8 inches) racemes. Calyx 

 wt,-,.. cleft. J rin^« toothed near the base. 

 Yellow. % Near St. Mary's, Ga. 



5. R. ERF.rr.i- Stem erect, angled, tomentose. Leaven ternate. Leaflets 

 ohlnriL-. ne:irly acute, i^lighily rugose, middle ones somewhat rhomboidal. Ca- 

 rted, the upper segment bifid. Corolla small, wings toothed near 



Jjt^nme falcate, villous, iikeds rcniform. 

 Yellow. 1\^ June— Aug. Common in poor, dry soils. 1-2 feet. 



Genus XI. PITCHERIA. 



Calyx 4-cleft, lobes nearly equal, subulate, the lower one a 

 little the Inrpesl, the upper one slitrhtly bifid. Vexil/um nearly 

 orbicular, without callosities. Wings smaW, narrow, with a sub- 

 ulate tooth at the base. Keel larj^e, rounded. Ovary com 

 1, hairy, with 2 ovules. Style hairy towards the ba.se. 

 A^. f^.-.:ic oblong, sessile, compressed, 1-2-seeded. Seeds slightly 

 carunculate, variegated. 



^1. P. GALACTOincs. iSVnn rigid, branching ; branches angled, pubescent. 

 VovM small, numerous, irtfoliate. Leaflets o\al or obovate-oval, glabrous, 



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