62 DICOTYLEDONOUS. 



the lateral leaflets swollen and sessile. Flowers solitary or in pairs, on axil- 

 lary peduncles. Vexillum partly enclosing the other petals. 

 Red or yellow. %.. May. Alabama. 2-3 feet. 



Genus XH. GALACTIA. 



Calyx 4-cleft. Segments acute, upper one broadest, with 2 

 bracts at the base. Vexillum broad, incumbent, without callosi- 

 ties, other petals oblong. Keel petals united at their apex. Le- 

 ^m? terete, or slightly compressed, linear, many seeded. Stig. 

 ma obtuse, i^aceme^ axillary. 



1. G. Glabella. iS/emspreading,orclimbingovershrubs, terete, glabrous 

 era little hairy. Leaves ternate, glabrous above, a little hairy beneath. Leajlets, 

 ovate or eliptic-oblong, obtuse, emarginate. Racemes axillary, a little longer 

 than the leaves ; segments of the calyx acuminate, nearly glabrous. An- 

 thers linear. 



Reddish purple. % June — Sept. Rich shaded soils. 2-4 feet. 



2. G. PiLOSA. A vine climbing over small shrubs, retrorsely hirsute, terete. 

 Leaflets ovate or oval, hirsute, particularly on the under surface. Racemes 

 axillary, 6 -12 inches long, i^/otoers scattered. Anthers linear-oblong. Le- 

 gume villous. 



Pale purple. %. June — Sept. In dry shaded soils. 



3. G. Mollis. Stem prostrate, or climbing over small plants, retrorsely 

 pubescent, terete. Ltaves ternate. Leaflets oval, villous, canescent, pale be- 

 neath. 7?(7ce7«es longer than the leaves, somewhat crowded, flowers small. 

 Calyx 4-cleft, lower segment longer than the others, with 2 subulate bracts at 

 the base. Anthers ovvd. Zen^wme straight, hispid. 



Purple. %. June — Sept. In dry soils. 



4. G. Elliottil Stem twining, running over small shrubs, sparingly pu- 

 bescent. Leaves unequally pinnate. Leaflets 7-9, eliptical-oblong, lucid on 

 the upper surface, pubescent beneath, petiole 2--3 inches long. Flowers on 

 long racemes, clustered towards the summit of the peduncle pedicels short. 

 Calyx hairy, lower segment longest, upper one ovate. Legume compressed, 

 villous, falcate. Seeds 3-4, smooth, speckled. 



White. %: May— July. On the coast. 



Genus XIII. CLITORIA. 



Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, or by the union of the two upper seg- 

 naents, 4-cleft. VexiUumhrge^ expanding, covering the wings, 

 2 bracts at the base of the calyx. Legume linear, compres- 

 sed, many seeded. 



1. C. ViRGiNiANNA. Stem climbing, slightly scabrous, slender, angled. 

 Leaves ternate. Leaflets ovate, or linear-oblong, slightly mucronate, scabrous, 

 pubescent, or glabrous. Flx)weri\x\ axillary racemes, generally 3. Segments 

 of calyx linear-subulate, the 2 upper united nearer the summit than the others. 

 5<i/Ze glabrous. Corolla large. Legume long, (nearly 6 inches,) 



Pale violet. %. June — Sept. Dry soils, common. 



2. C. Mariana. Stem sometimes erect, at others voluble, smooth. Leaves 

 ternate. Leaflets ovate-oblong, or ovate-lanceolate, occasionally subcordate 

 at the base. Peduncles l-3^flowered. Calyx cylindrical, smooth, acute, 

 much longer than the bracts. Flowers larger than the preceding species. — 

 Style longitudinally bearded. Legume torulose, glabrous, about 4-seeded. 



White, or pale blue. %. May— Aug. Dry soils. 2 feet. 



