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7. H. Glabeixum. Stem erect, nenrly glabrous. Lcar<-« tern ate; leaflela 

 small, ovate, obiuM, pubescent on boib surtuoes Ftoicers in irrniinnl leafy 

 pn' vx with tbe upper lip entire. Ltgume with 3-5 reticulated 

 rli. -jtid joints. 



Furple. 4- Aug — Sept. Common in shady places. 2—3 feet. 



8. H. Dbtcstji. S'em erect, brnnching, hairy towards the summit gla- 

 brous below. l,eave> fernate; leaflets small, ovate, obtuse, often slightly cor- 

 date. Flowers in lernunal, elo: gated, erect panicles ; upper lip of the calyx 

 emarginate, the lower lanceolate. Legume with 2-3 hispid, nearly orbicular, 

 reiiciilafe joints. 



Purpla "^^ Sept.— Oct. In dry soils, common. 2-3 feet. 



9. H. CiUARE. Stem erect, pubescent. Leaves tei;naie, on short hairy 

 petioles; leurtets small ovate, pubescent underneath, ciliaie, somewhat coria- 

 ceous. Flotcers [n a terminal, racemose panicle. Calyx hairy, upper lip 

 shortest, mostly entire. Legumes with 2-3 nearly round, reticulate joints. 



Purple. %■ Sept.— Oct. In sandy soils. 2-3 feet. 



10. H. RiGinrM. Stem erect, much branched, with ricrid pubescence to- 

 wards ihe summit, striate. Leaves icrnaie, leaflets oblon^-ovaie, obtuse, 

 ciiiate, hair)- underneath, petioles hairy. Floirers small on long, erect, pani- 

 culate racemes. Calyx with acute seo;ments. Legumes with 2-3 hispid joints. 



Purple. 11-. Aug. — Sept. In dry soils- Common. 2-3 leet. 



11. H. Stricttm. Stem erect, generally simple, or branching towards the 

 summit, slender, pubescent or glabrous. Leans ternate, leaflets linear, 

 elongated, coriaceous, reticiila'e, glabrous or slightly pubescent. Jrtouxrsm 

 lenuinal or axillary racemes, few flowered on slender pedicels ; upper Up 

 of the calyx emarginate shorter than the lower. Legume 1-2 jointed, joints 

 femi-<ibovate, hispid. 



Purple, green at the base. %. Aug.— Sept. In pine barrens. 3-1 ft. 



12. H. Pa>-utlatum. Stem erect, furrowed, slender, hairy towards the 

 summit. Lffire.* lernaie ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate or 

 oval, slightly hairy, and paler beneath, margins revolute. Flowers in pani- 

 culate racemes, with long slender pedicels; upper lip of the calyx emarginate, 

 much short r than the lower. Lf^uwe usually 5-jointed, pubescent ; joints 

 acMiiewhat triangular. 



Purple. 4' Aug. — Sept. Common. 2-3 feet. 



13. H. RoTUNDiFoi.iuM. S'em angular, prostrate, hirsute, branching, ffen* 

 iculatc. Le/iv* ternaie ; leaflets large, orbicular, pubescent, ciiiate. /Voto* 

 era in axillary, paniculate racemes. C«/yx nearly equally 1-cleft. Legumes 

 hispid, with 3--5 rhomlxjidal joints, pubescent along the margins. 



rale purple or nearly white. 11- Aug. — Sept. In dry soils, common. 2-4 fu 



14. H Li.vEATTM. S/em creeping, angled, striate. Ler/ues ternate on very 

 short petioles; leaflets nearly round, srnall, almost glabrous ; stipules persis- 

 tent, subulate. F/oujers 1 n loose, terminal, elongated panicles ; upper lip o{ 

 the calyx 2-cleft, lower one 3-cleft with the middle segment longest. Legumes 

 •esaile, hispid, generally with 3 joints, which are nearly orbicular. 



Pale purple. %. Aug. — Sept. Near Culloden, Geo. G~15 inches. 



Ge.vi;s XXXI 11. LESPEDEZA. 



Calyx S-cleft with nearly equal scn^ments, with two persis- 

 tent hracteules at the base. Corolla inserted into the base of 

 the calyx ; ve.villiiin nnguiculate oblong, or nearly round, gen- 

 erally with an aj)|>endajTe at the base ; keel obtuse as long as 

 the wings, on long claws ; wings straight ; stamens diadel- 

 phous ; stigma capitate, legume lenticular, flat, unarmed, one 

 •ceded. IN'rcnnial or sufTruclicose plants, with ternate retic- 

 ulated leaves. 



