338 E. C. ANDREWS. 
from the magnificent collection of plants in the National 
Herbarium due so largely to the unremitting efforts of Mr. 
Maiden. 
To Mr. H. Cheel and Mr. A. A. Hamilton, of the National 
Herbarium, the writer is deeply indebted for help in the 
naming of specimens and for valuable references to litera- 
ture dealing with Leguminose. It was also due to the 
kindness of Mr. Cheel that the writer was enabled to con- 
sult that rare book in Australia, namely, Pflanzenfamilien 
by Engler and Prantl. 
Classification. 
In the preparation of this paper, the classification of 
Bentham in “‘Flora Australiensis’’ has been followed, with 
the exception of that dealing with the tribes Sophorez and 
Podalyrieze. The morphology and geographical distribution 
of these plants have suggested that Podalyrieze should be 
included under Sophorez, the one flourishing mainly in the 
tropics and there maintaining its purity, the other repre- 
senting a modification of Sophorez by adaptation to harsh, 
sub-arid, or cold surroundings, in very late or in Post-Cre- 
taceous time. 
Systematic Notes on the Natural Order Leguminose. 
The subjoined notes are supplied for the help of the 
geographer, who may be unacquainted with the morphology 
of the plants belonging to this great order. Only the lead- 
ing characteristics of the families and the principal tribes 
are supplied. 
‘““LEGUMINOSAI: Trees, shrubs, or herbs. Leaves 
alternate or rarely opposite, often compound. Stipules 
rarely wanting. Gynoecium free, consisting of a single’ 
1 Sometimes double, as in Swartzia. The style is simple, with its inner 
angle, or ventral suture, facing the dorsal aspect of the flower (opposite 
the standard in Papilionaces). [E.C.A.] 
