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1. Sagittalis. 
C. hirsuta, erecta, 
ramosa ; foliis simpli- 
cibus, oblongo-lanceo- 
latis; stipulis sagitta- 
tis, acuminatis, decur- 
rentibus ; racemis op- 
positifoliis, subtriflo- 
ris ; corollis calyce 
minoribus. 
Hirsute, erect, 
branching; leaves sim- 
ple, oblong lanceolate'; 
stipules sfTgiffafe', acu- 
minate, decurrent; ra- 
cemes opposite the 
leaves, generally 3- 
fiowered; corolla smal- 
ler than the calyx. 
Willd. Sp. pi. 3. p. 972. Walt. p. 81. Mich. 2. p. 55. Pursh 
2 p. 469. 
C. Laevigata ? Pursh 2. p. 469. 
Annual. Stem 8 — 18 inches high, more or less hairy. Stipules some-* 
times very long, decurrent. Flowers nearly opposite the leaves. Corol- 
la yellow, nearly as long as the calyx. Legumen inflated, nearly black 
when mature. Seed very small, attached by pedicells to the valves of the 
legume. 
Grows in almost all soils which are not inundated and appears to vary 
much in its pubescence. 
Flowers April — July. 
2. Parviflora. 
C. hirsuta, erecta, 
ramosa ; foliis simpli- 
cibus, lineari-lanceo- 
latis ; stipulis superi- 
oribus decurrentibus, 
brevissime bidentatis; 
racemis oppositifoliis; 
corollis calyce minori- 
bus. 
Willd Sp. pi. 3. p. 9 73. Pur 
C. Sagittalis var. linearis. Mic 
This species is generally found ir 
guished by its narrow leaves and its 
VOL. II. I 
Hirsute, erect, 
branching; leaves sim. 
pie, linear lanceolate; 
upper stipules decui’- 
rent, with 2 very short 
teeth ; racemes oppo- 
site the leaves; corol- 
la smaller than the ca- 
lyx. 
2. p. 469. 
1 . 2. p. 55. 
damp or shady soils, and is distin- 
earrow, short and somewhat irregular 
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