PULSE FAMILY. Leguminosse. 



Wild Senna A showv and decorative plant with 



Cassia compound leaves of 12-20 broad lance- 



Marilandica shaped leaflets of a rather yellow-green 

 Golden yel- tone. They are smooth and somewhat 

 l W 'ed rOWn ~ sensitive to the touch. The flower-clus- 

 July-August ters are loosely constructed. The light 



golden yellow flowers of five slightly un- 

 equal petals are accented in color by the prominent 

 chocolate brown of the anthers ; the stamens are very 

 unequal in length. 3-8 feet high. In swamps and al- 

 luvial soil from Me., south, and west to Minn., Neb. 

 Kan., and La. 



Partridge Pea -^ n erec t annual species with large 

 Cassia showy yellow flowers, 1J inches across, in 



ChamcBcrista groups of 2-4 at the bases of the sensitive 



leaves ; often the five petals are purple- 

 i"r y " S " spotted at the base. The 20-30 leaflets, 



less than an inch long, are blunt lance- 

 shaped and pointed with a tiny bristle. The slender 

 pod about 2 inches long is slightly hairy. 1-2 feet high. 

 In dry or sandy fields, everywhere. But not in Me., 

 N. H., or Vt., or if in Me., very rare. 



A similar species, but tall, and with very 

 Wild Sensitive J 



plant small and inconspicuous yellow flowers. 



Cassia The 12-40 tiny leaflets scarcely f inch 



nictitans long. The flowers in groups of 2-3 at 



the bases of the leaves. 6-12 feet high. Me., south to 

 Ga., and west to 111., Kan., and Tex. Not in N. H., and 

 if in Me. exceedingly rare, for only one record exists. 



