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340. Eaplosia ovata Raf. Baptisia simpli- 
eifolia Croom and Torrey, and Nuttal ? pi. rar, 
51. stem flexuose striate, leaves broad ovate 
quite sessile, base rounded, end obtuse or re- 
tuse, raceme spiked, bracts ovate acute longer 
than the short pedicels — in West Florida, dis- 
covered by Croom, specimen sent me by Tor- 
tfey, sesquipedal, subramose above, leaves large 
3 inches long 2 wide, raceme subterminal 3 or 
4 inches long, flowers forming a spike by short 
peduncles, calix canescent inside, teeth large 
ovate, petals dull yellow. Nuttal states his 
specimen to have had oval rhomboidal leaves, 
thus nearer the next and perhaps a variety, 
rhomboidea. 
341. Eaplosia longifolia Raf. stem flex- 
uose sulcate, leaves oblong, elliptic subrhom- 
boidal, base attenuate semiamplexicaule, end 
obtuse rounded — sent me from Alabama with- 
out flowers, but evidently akin to the last, leaves 
of same color and texture, minutely nervose re- 
ticulate above lucid blackish, beneath dull fus- 
cate; but shape quite different larger 5 or 6 
inches long, only 2 wide in the middle where 
swelled, both ends attenuated, and base a little 
decurrent. 
342. DREPILIA Raf. calix campanulate 
subequal 5fid* petals papilionaceous subequal, 
vexilium revolute, stamens 10 free, style filiform 
stigma minute smooth, pod substipitate falcate 
compressed acuminate moniliform polysperm. 
Perennial , leaves petiolate trifoliate stipulate , 
flowers racemose subverticillate yellow — this 
Genus has been improperly united to Ther- 
mopsis of R. Bruon which has calix bilabiate, 
pod linear strait &c, a Siberian G. based on So- 
phora fabacea. Brepilia derives from little 
scythe . It is very akin to hasinia,. 
