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petals into the bottom of the calyx,.or perigynous. Radicle bent back upon 
the edge of the cotyledons, or straight. Leaves simple or simply compound 
(in Cassieze sometimes bipinnate). Flowers usually perfect. 
Tribe 1. Podalyriee. Ten free stamens. Legume bivalve, very rarely 
indehiscent, and then shorter than the calyx. “Obtyledent foliaceous in 
germination, the radicle curved on their commissure. Leaves one- to 
three-foliated, very rarely imparipinnate. 1. Podalyriew. Examples : 
eee *Scolobus, *Baptisia. 2. Pltenew. a Burtonia. 
Sipeericnied Example: Mirbelia. , 
” Thibe 2. Lotew. ‘Ten stamens monadelphous or diadelphous. Legume 
bivalve, continuous (without articulations). Cotyledons foliaceous in 
germination, radicle curved. Leaves one-, to three-, or many-foliated, often: 
paripinnate. 1. Genestee. Examples: Genista, *Lupinus. 2. Zrifoliew. 
Examples: *Trifolium, *Melilotus, Medicago. 3. Galegew. Examples:’ 
* Amorpha, *Glycyrrhiza, *Psoralea, *Indigofera, *Robinia. 4. Astragalee. 
Examples: *Astragalus, *Phaca. ny | 
Tribe 3. Vicrew. Ten diadelphous stamens. Legume bivalve, continuous. 
Cotyledons thick, remaining underground in germination, radicle inflexed. 
Leaves often Spans with the Female prolonged into a bristle or tendril. 
Examples: *Vicia, *Lathyrus, Cicer. 
Tribe 4. Hedysaree. Ten stamens mon- or di- adelphous. Legume 
lomentaceous. Cotyledons foliaceous, radicle curved. Leaves one- to 
three-foliated, or imparipinnate, often stipellate. 1. Coronidlew. Example: 
Coronilla. 2. Hedysarew. Examples: *Hedysarum, Arachis. 3. Alhagew. 
Example: Nissolia. 
Tribe 5. Phaseolee. Ten monadelphous stamens. Legume bivalve, 
continuous, or interrupted by successive constrictions without articulation. 
Cotyledons thick, hypogean or epigean, radicle curved. Leaves of three 
leaflets, rarely of many pairs, often stipellate. 1. Clitoriee. Example; 
*Clitoria. 2. Kennedyew. Example: Physolobium. 3. Glycinew. Example: 
*Galactia, Glycine. 4. Dioclew. Example: Bionia. 5. Erythrinea, 
Examples: Mucunna, *Erythrina. 6. Wiastarveew. Examples: *Wistaria, 
*Apios. 7. Huphaseolew. Examples: *Phaseolus, *Dolichos, *Vigna. 8. 
Cajanew. Example: Fagelia. 9. Rhynchosiee. Examples: *Rhynchosia, 
*Pitchera. 10. Abrineas Example: Abrus. 
Tribe 6. Dalberqiee. Ten stamens, mon- or di- adelphous. Legume 
indehiscent, often interrupted by eneen tae Cotyledons thick, fleshy ; 
radicle curved, more rarely straight. Leaves pinnate, leaflets often alternate, 
more rarely reduced to one. Example: Cyclolobium. 
Tribe "7. Sophoree. Ten, more rarely nine to eight free stamens. 
Legume indehiscent or bivalve. Cotyledons foliaceous or a little thick; 
radicle recurved or straight. Leaves imparipinnate or simple. Examples: 
*Sophora, *Cercis, *Cladrastis. 
Many plants of the sub-order Papilionacez, have beautiful showy flowers, 
as Erythrina, Lathyrus, &c. Trifolium pratense, the common red clover, 
and all the clovers, peas, beans, vetches, &c., belong here. Liquorice is 
furnished by Glycyrrhiza glabra, a native of southern Europe. Species of 
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