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The Filaments are ten, very flightly joined at the bafe, ereft, 

 unequal in length, and longer than the corolla. The Anthem 

 are fimple. 



The Germen is roundifh. The Style awl-lliaped and the length 

 of the Stamina, The Stigma is fimple. 



The Seed-veJJel a Legumen or Pod, moon-lliaped, reflexed, 

 larger than the calyx, compreffed, the top moft reflexed, of 

 one cell, and tubercled. 



The Seeds are two, of an oblong kidney form. 



OhJ. This is fingularly diftinguilhable from all the Papilionace- 

 ous tribe, in having only the vexillum or ftandard, and want- 

 ing the wings and keel. 



T^here appears to be but one Species of this Genus^ viz. 



Amorpha fruticofa. Shrubby Bajlard Indigo. 



This grows naturally in Carolina, where it rifes 

 with many irregular ftems, to the height of ten or 

 twelve feet, with very long winged leaves, in fliape 

 like thofe of the common Acacia. At the extremity 

 of the fame year's (hoots, the flowers are produced 

 in long {lender fpikes, which are very fmall and of 

 a deep purple colour. The flowers are fucceeded 

 by moon-fhaped, reflexed, comprelTed pods, each 

 containing two kidney-fliaped feeds, 



ANDROMEDA, 



ANDROMEDA. 

 Clafs 10. Order i. Decandria Monogynia, 



THE Empalement is five-parted, acute, very fmall, coloured, 

 and permanent. 



The Corolla confifls of one petal, bell-fliaped and five-cleft; tht 



divifions reflexed. 

 The Filaments are ten, awl-fhaped, longer than and fcarcely af» 



fixed to the corolla. The Antherce are two horned and nodding. 

 The Germen is roundiffi. The Style cylindrical, longer than the 



Stamina and permanent. The Stigma is obtufe. 

 The Seed-vej[fel a capfule, roundifh, pentagonal, five-celled, five 



valved, and gaping at the angles. 



The 



