2 m 
BIADELPH1A DECANDRtA. 
lyx villous, short, 4-toothed. Corolla 0. Pod oblong, compressed, 2- 
seeded. Seeds grey, spotted with black. Willd. 
Grows in Carolina. 
Flowers July — August. Pursh. 
GLYCINE Gen. PI. 1182. 
Calyx quadrifidus, 
lacinia superiore bi- 
dentata. Jftebasi bi- 
dentatae. Germen ba- 
si nudum. Legumen 
compressum, disper- 
mum, sessile. 
Calyx 4-cleft, the 
upper segment two 
toothed. Wings two 
toothed at base. 
Germ naked at base. 
Pod compressed, two 
seeded, sessile. 
1. SlMPUCIFOLIA. Walt. 
G. foliis simplici- 
bus, orbiculatis, rugo- 
sis ; fasciculis termi- 
nalibus, axillaribus- 
que. 
Leaves simple, or- 
bicular, rugose; clus- 
ters terminal and ax- 
illary. 
Nutt. 2. p. 115. 
G. tomentosa var. monophylla Mich. 2. p. 63. 
Trifolium simplicifolium Walt, p. 184. 
Stem about 2 — 4 inches high simple, erect and tomentose. Leaves round, 
sometimes with a small point, sometimes slightly cordate. Petioles 1 — 2 in- 
ches long. Stipules obliquely lanceolate, pubescent. Clusters 5 — ‘6 flow- 
ered, rarely axillary. Calyx 4 parted, the segments lanceolate, acute, 
the upper one 2-cleft ; as long as the Corolla. Corolla yellow, the wings 
at base toothed on each side. Stamens diadelphous. Anthers globose 
nearly white. Legume falcate, pubescent, mucronate. Seeds orbicular, 
Speckled. 
In this and the two succeeding species, the under surface of the leaves, 
the calyx and the legume are sprinkled with glandular atoms. 
Grows in dry soils. 
Flowers May and August. 
2. Tomentosa. 
G. caule volubili; 
foliis ternatis, rhom- 
Stem voluble; leaves 
ternate, rhomboidal, 
