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MHtleoTal or oblon?-lanccolnte, stipulrs dccurrcnt, acuminate sagittate. 

 Ptowen on racher short few fittwrrt'd ju'diincles opnosite the Il'uvcs. Corolla 

 about as loug ae the calyx or sliortrr. /.r:rM/n<' inliated, nearly black when 

 mature. iSMMb small smooth and shining, when ripe rattling in the cnnsul«. 



Jiultle box. 

 Yellow. Q. April — July. Common. 8-12 inches. 



2. C Parviflora. Slem erect, hirsute, branching. Leaves linear, or 

 lii itc, nenrlv sessile, lower ones broader '.ban the upper, upper 

 sii] - cnt. /V(iM«c7f;* opposite the leaves 3--7 (lowered ; corolla about 

 as lony as the calyx or shorter. 



Yellow. %. April— July. In shady soils Mid. Car. and Ga. 10 -20 in. 



3. C. OvALis Stnn dilluse, decumbent, branching, hairy. Leaves oval 

 j^etiolate; stipules small, or wanting, slightly dccurrent. Floivers in racemes 

 opposite the leaves, corolla equahng the calyx. Legume sliirhtly stipiiate. 



Yellow. %. April— July. Common in dry sandy soils. 6-12 in. 



Genus XXXV. LUPINUS. 



Calyx distinctly bilabiate, upper lip usually 2-cleft, the lower 

 entire or 3-clel't. Vexillum with reflexed margins ; wings 

 united at tiic sinnmit ; keel falcate, acuminate. Stamens 

 monodelphous ; allernatc anthers oblong, the others round. 

 Legume coriaceous, slightly compressed. Herbaceous plants 

 with palmate or simple leaves. 



1. L. Pere.vxis. Root creeping. Stem pubescent, striate, procumbent, 

 branching, slightly pubescent beneath. Flowers in long, loose racemes ; up- 

 per lip of the calyx gibbous at the base, lateral segments of the lower lip se- 

 taceous. l\tals nearly equal ; vexillum spotted. Legume hirsute. 



iVild Lupine. 

 Bluish violet. 1|.. April — .May. Conmion in sandy soils. 12-15 in. 



2. L. V'lLLosus. Stem clothed with a dense silky pubci^cence, decumbent. 

 Ideates simple, large, lance-oblong, on long hairv petioles. Flowers in long 

 dense spikes ; calyx bracteolate. Jjegumes woolly, oblong 4—5 seeded. 



Reddish purple, cf. April— May. Common. 10-15 in. 



3. L. DiFFUSCS. Stem decumbent, diffuse, villous. Leaves oblong-ovate, 

 obtuse, on short petioles destitute of hairs. Resembles in other respects the 

 precedmg species. 



Blue. %. April— -May. Sand hills of Car. and Ga. 10-15 in. 



Gexcs XXXVI. BAPTISIA. 



Calyx 4-5.cleft, campanulate or bilabiate. Vexillum near- 

 ly orbicular, emarginate, retiexcd ; wings about equal in length 

 to the vo.xillum, oblong. Keel slightly curved, scarcely as 

 long as the wings. Petals i>\i^hi\y united. Stamens sepa- 

 rate, deciduous. Legume stipitate, many seeded, ventricose. 

 Flowers in terminal racemes, or axillary and solitary. Per- 

 ennial herbaceous plants. 



1. B. Perfoliata. S<rm glabrous, somewhat branched. L«a»c.» perfoliate, 

 orbicular or oval, elaucou.i. entire. JF^vuxt.t solitary, axillary, small, hcgume 

 larg«, inflated. Seeds small, rcruform. 



Yellow. %.. May — July, in dry, sandy soils, middle Car. &, Ga. 



2. B. Laaceolata. St*m pubescent, sometimes nearly glabrous, brancb- 

 iOf. Leovf J temaic, nearly seflsiie ; leaflets cuneate-lanceolate, obtuse, gla- 



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