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kindred genera. I there proposed to 
Apios the original type of the genus, 
of Baldwinia as a tribute of lespec! to 
occurs so often in this work. I still think this arrangement the most cor- 
rect, but another has been extensively adopted, and I wish not unnecessa- 
rily to multiply synonymes. 
retain the name Glycine to the G. 
a nd to this group I gave the name 
"the^'^T^r/Kafclwin, whose name 
THYRSANTHUS. E. 
Calyx bilabiatus,la- 
bio super iore trunca- 
to, emarginato, iaferi- 
ore trifido. Vexillum 
basi callosum. Alee 
apice cohoerentes. 
Tubulus denticulatus 
basin stipitis ovarii va- 
ginans. Legumen to- 
rulosum, subteres, po- 
lyspermum. 
1. Frutescens. 
Calyx 2-Iipped, the 
upper lip truncate, e- 
marginate, the lower 
three cle&i •.<4£emllum 
callous at base. 
Wings cohering at the 
summit. A small den- 
ticulate tube sheathing 
the base of the ova- 
rium. Pod torulose, 
nearly terete, many 
seeded. 
Journal of the Acad, of Nat. Sciences, Philad. 1. p. 3 71. 
Glycine Frutescens. Sp. pi. 3. p. 1067* M.ich. 2. p. 63. 
Anon. Frutescens. Walt. p. 186. 
Apios Frutescens. Pursh 2. p. 474. 
Wist%ia Speciosa^ Nutt* 2* p. 116 . 
A twining shrub, climbing over bushes and small trees to some height., , 
particularly along the margins of rivers ; the young branches angular and 
pubescent. Leaves pinnate, generally 4 pair with an odd one ; leaflets 
ovate lanceolate, slightly acuminate, pubescent. Flowers in clustered 
panicles (thyrsi,) axillary. Bracieas large, ovate lanceolate, acuminate,, 
coloured, one at the base of each flower-bud. Floivers purple; vexillum 
broad, reflected at the summit, greenish near the base. Keel incurved at 
the summit, not deflecting the vexillum. Pod long, leathery, a little ru- 
gose, many seeded. Seeds reniform, speckled. 
This very ornamental plant grows in damp rich soils. 
Flowers April — May. 
