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DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
4. Frutescens^ 
L. foliis ternatis, el- 
lipticis, obtusis, seri- 
ceis ; stipulis subula- 
tis ; racemis axillari- 
bus, ovatis, foliis bre- 
vioribus; lomentis pi- 
losis, calyce breviori- 
bus. 
Leaves ternate, el- 
liptic, obtuse, silken ; 
stipules subulate; ra- 
cemes axillary, ovate, 
shorter than the 
leaves ; pods hairy, 
shorter than the ca- 
lyx. 
Hedysarum frutescens. Sp. pi. 3. p. 1193. 
H. Umbellatum ? Walt. p. 184. 
L. Capitata. Mich. 2. p. 71 . Pursh 2. p. 480. 
Root perennial. Stem really herbaceous, though like some other spe- 
cies of this genus, suffruticose in appearance, 4 — 6 feet high, pubescent, 
villous when young. Leaves ternate, covered with a silky pubescence on 
both surfaces, somewhat glaucous, common petioles 6 — 8 lines long. 
Flowers in crowded, axillary racemes, shorter than the leaves, common pe- 
duncles 6 — 8 lines long. Calyx 5-parted, the segments three times as 
long as the tube and longer than the corolla. Corolla white, the vex- 
illum spotted with red near the base. 
Grows in the upper districts of Carolina. Common near Columbia. 
Flowers September. 
5. Angustifolia. 
L. foliis oblongo-el- 
lipticis lanceolatisque, 
subtus canescent* pu- 
bescentibus ; racemis 
capitatis, foliis longio- 
ribus ; corollis calyce 
longioribus. 
Leaves oblong, el- 
liptic and lanceolate, 
hoary and pubescent 
underneath ; racemes 
capitate, longer than 
the leaves; corolla 
longer than the calyx. 
L. capitata. var. angustifolia. Pursh 2. p. 480 
Stem herbaceous, erect, 4 — 5 feet high, pubescent. Leaves long and 
very narrow, sprinkled with a few hairs on the upper surface, very villous 
and hoary on the under, common petioles 3 — 4 lines long. Racemes 
sometimes compound, compactly clustered, common peduncles 1 — 2 inch- 
es long. Segments of the calyx rather longer than the tube, not quite sis 
