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from several species of Cofadfera, natives of the West Indies and — 
Guiana; Ceratonia Siliqgua of the eastern Mediterranean is the carob ; 3 
the foliage and idieeecae of the melilot, Melilotus officinalis. Lite 
is obtained from the roots of Glycyrrhiza echinata and glabra’ from 
southern Europe ; several species of AZyroxylon of Peru and Colom- 
bia yield balsam of Peru; the boiled sap of the bark of Drepano- 
carpus senegalensis is roe as ‘kino africanum ;’ ithe 
gum-tragacanth is 
obtained from several species of Astragalus from Asia Minor; and _ 
indigo from the East Indian Judigofera tinctoria ; sandal-wood is the 
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Fic. 515.— Twisted legume of Fic. 516.—I. Legume of Genzsé#z; II. lomen- 
lucerne, Medicago sativa (mag- tum of Hedysarum (natural size). 
nified). 
timber of Pterocarpus santalinus from the East Indies, [The seeds of 
Arachis hypogea (earth-nuts) are eaten in. the West Indies ; Colutea 
arborescens is the bladder-senna. | 
2. Caesalpiniee. ‘This suborder is distinguished from the Papiliona- 
cez by the almost regular not papilionaceous corolla, which is, however, 
sometimes absent, by the straight embryo, and by the ten or fewer | 
stamens being all free (not coherent). They are always trees or shrubs. ~ ‘f 
{Important genera :—Cesalpinia, Hematoxylon, Gleditschia, Cassia, — J 
Ceratonia, Bauhinia, Cercis, Amherstia, TLamarindus, Hymenea, 4 
Copatfera.| This suborder is entirely extra-European, but yields a — 
considerable number of officinal or economical products. Tamarinds © u 
are the fruit of the East Indian Zumarindus indica; the leaves of 
Cassia lanceolata and elongata are senna ;. balsam of ‘copaiba comes 
and: Dipter yx odorata of Guiana the poisonous toni bean. 
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