Order IV. 
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
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10645 Erect hairy, Leafl. oval acute, Stip. lane. Pods obi. cymbiform compressed 
10646 Erect undivided, Leafl. 11 obi. blunt subciliated. Pods oblong inflated 
10647 Erect branched downy, Leafl. in many pairs obi. lane, blunt. Pods half ovate acute 
10648 Branched ascending, Leafl. about 17 lane. : the odd one subsessile, AIse bifid 
10649 Branched ascending smooth, Leafl. about 11 lin.-lanc. : the odd onesubsess. Pods obovate inflated erect 
10650 Caulescent procumb. Fl. pendulous racemose. Pods acute at each end hairy 
10651 Stemless villous, Pods erect roundish-obl. villous acuminate with style half 2-celled 
10652 Stemless silky, Leafl. 19 lane, ellipt. acute at each end. Spikes capitate 
106.53 Stemless villous silky. Pods erect ovate cylindr. inflated 2-celled 
10654 Stemless, Leafl. lane, silky. Scape longer than leaf and calyxes silky, Heads few-fl. cernuous 
10655 Stemless, Calyx and pods villous, Leafl. lane, acute. Stem decumbent 
10656 Stemless, Pods subulate hooked longer than leaf, Leafl. obcordate 
10657 Stemless, Leafl. lane, smooth. Scapes as long as leaves hairy. Flowers in obi. heads 
10658 Stemless, Leafl. cuneiform retuse subsessile. Pods smooth. Flowers nearly apetalous 
10659 Caulescent erect hairy, Leafl. lane, acute. Spikes stalked longer than leaf, Pods subulate hairy 
10660 Caulescent erect hairy, Leafl. 3-pair lane, acute, Stip. obi. acun. Spikes stalked longer than leaf 
10661 Caulescent ascending, Leafl. ovate lane, deflexed hairy. Spikes stalked longer than leaf 
10662 Caulescent diffuse downy, Stipules united. Wings emarg. Peduncles as long as leaf 
10663 Caulescent erect, Leafl. ellipt. stalked, Stip. lin. subulate, Pedunc. about 3-fl. axill. clustered 
10664 Caulescent erect, Leafl. roundish cordate sessile downy, Stip. ovate acuminate, Pedunc. 1-fl. axill. 
10665 Caulescent erect. Spikes cylindrical subsessile, Cal. and pods woolly 
10666 Caulescent erect. Heads of flowers stalked globose. Pods 4-seeded inclosed in woolly calyx 
10667 Caulescent erect. Heads of flowers sessile axill. short, Corolla larger than calyx 
10668 Caulescent erect. Heads globose, Pedunc. very long, Leafl. emarginate 
10669 Caulescent erect striated, Leafl. lin. lane, smooth, Stip. lane. Racemes longer than leaf 
10670 Caulescent erect panicled. Leaves of 2 or 3 pair linear cuneate retuse smooth. Racemes filiform 
10671 Caulescent erect shrubby. Leaves in 6 pairs lin. lane, hoary. Racemes long spiked 
10672 Caulescent erect, Leafl. linear lane. Spikes obi. stalked longer than leaf. Standard twice as long as al£s 
10673 Caulescent erect rough, Leafl. lin. lane. Spikes stalked longer than leaves straight. Pods 3-cornered 
10674 Caulescent erect straight smooth, Leafl. ellipt. blunt, Fl. racemose pendulous. Pods 3-cornered smooth 
10675 Caulescent erect straight smooth, Leafl. ellipt. blunt, Fl. racemose pendulous. Pods inflated rugose 
10676 Caulescent erect smooth, Leafl. lane, acute. Racemes longer than leaf, Pods falc. acute pendulous 
10677 Caulescent erect. Peduncles as long as leaves. Leaflets 33-41, Pods about 3-cornered arcuate 
10678 Caulescent erect, Leafl. obi. downy. Spikes stalked, Bractes obi. length of calyx 
10679 Caulescent erect, Leafl. obi. downy beneath. Spikes stalked, Bractes lane, length of peduncle 
10680 Caulescent diffuse. Pods subcylindrical mucronate, Leafl. naked beneath 
30681 Pedunc. as long as leaves, Leafl. 33-41 scarcely downy. Pods 3-cornered bowed nodding 
10682 Pedunc. as long as Ivs. Leafl. smoothish obi. blunt mucro. Stip. lane. Racemes stalked longer than leaf 
10683 Pedunc. as long as Ivs. silky-white, Leafl. 21 ellipt. smooth above. Spikes subsessile. Pods fleshy 
10684 Pedunc. longer than leaf, Fl. erect closely spiked. Pods half 2-celled 
10685 Caulescent prostrate, Leafl. smooth ovate mucronate blunt, Stip, ovate-lanceolate 
10686 Caulescent erect spread. Leafl. ov. hairy, Stip. solitary opp. the Ivs. 2-parted, Spikes stalked long, than leaf 
10687 Caulescent, Scapes 2-fl. Pods hooked subulate with 2-keels 
10688 Caulescent prostrate, Leafl. ellipt. cuneate emarg. Racemes few-fl. Peduncles longer than leaf 
10689 Caulescent procumbent, Leafl. cuneate emarg. Stip. ov. Racemes few-fl. stalked shorter than leaf 
10690 Caulescent erect, Leafl. obi. retuse, Fl. axill. sol. subsessile. Pods deeply channelled 
30691 Caulescent procumbent downy, Leafl. obovate emarg. Racemes stalked arcuate tv/isted 
10692 Caulesc. procumb. Leafl. obi. blunt mucro. Spikes stalked few-fl. shorter than Ivs. Pods obi. hooked at end 
10693 Caulescent diffuse. Heads stalked lateral. Pods straight subulate mucronate 
30694 Caulescent difluse, Leafl. ellipt. emarg. Racemes few-fl. stalked shorter than leaf, Pods hooked 
10695 Stemless, Leaves ellipt. downy. Scapes racemose longer than leaf. Pods obovate the length of calyx 
10696 Caulescent, Leaflets oval-oblong or obovate smooth. Stipules very large leafy 
1C697 Stem decumb. Leafl. obi. downy, Pedunc. axill. few-fl. Pods arcuate with elevated veins 
10698 Stemless, Leafl. subulate 4 whorled pilose. Scapes spiked longer than leaf. Lower flowers remote 
10699 Caulescent diffuse. Heads subsessile lateral. Pods erect subulate with a reflexed point 
10700 Caulescent diffuse. Pods subulate incurved smooth, Leafl. obovate 
10701 Caulescent procumb. Leafl. obi. retuse. Heads stalked shorter than leaf. Pods half ovate squamose at end 
10702 Caulescent procumb. Leafl. lin. narrowed at base, Heads subsessile. Pods half ovate reflexed downy 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
mental. A. glycyphyllos is the largest of the European species. The leaves are sweet, with a mixture of 
bitterness, and do not seem to be agreeable to cattle ; at least the plant, in its wild state, is left untouclied ; 
otherwise it might have been desirable to cultivate it. 
Tragacantha was formerly considered as the plant yielding the gum Tragacanth of commerce ; but 
Olivier ( V oyage dans VEinpire Ottoman, v. 342. pi. 44.) discovered that it was generally procured from A. verus. 
It IS probable that both species, and perhaps some others, yield this gum. A. verus is a native of the north 
