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B1ADELPHIA DECANDKIA. 
GALACTIA. Brown. 
Calyx 4-dentatus, 
bibracteatus. Peta- 
la omnia oblonga, 
vexillo latiore incum- 
bente. Stigma obtu- 
sum. Germen basi 
nudum. Legumen te- 
res, polyspermum. 
1. JMolij^ Mich. 
G. foliis ternatis, 
foliolis ellipticis, can- 
escenti-villosis ; ra- 
cemis axillaribus, fo- 
liis multo Iongioribus; 
floribus pedicellatis. 
Calyx 4-toothed, 
with 2 bracteas atbase. 
Petals all oblong, the 
Vexillum broad, in- 
cumbent. Stigma ob- 
tuse. Germ naked 
at base. Pod terete, 
many seeded. 
Leaves ternate, leaf- 
lets elliptic, villous, 
hoary ; racemes axil- 
lary, much longer than 
the leaves; flowers pe- 
dicellate. 
Mich. 2. p. 61. Pursh 2. p. 486. Nutt. 2. p. 117. 
Root perennial. Stem prostrate or climbing over small plants, terete, 
villous. Leaflets conspicuously veined on the under surface; common 
petiole about 1 J inches long. Stipules subulate. Common Peduncles 5 
— 8 inches long, partial rarely exceeding 2 lines. Flowers commonly 3 
from each bud. Calyx villous, 4-cleft, segments acute, the lower one a 
little longer than the rest. Bracteas 2, subulate, at the base of the calyx. 
Corolla small, purple ; vexillum obovate, glaucous underneath. Stigma 
globose* Legume straight, hispid, hooked at the point. g 
This appears to be the real G. Mollis of Micnaux, but I have some 
doubts whether it is not the G. Pilosa of Nuttall. 
Grows in dry soils. 
Flowers through the whole summer. 
2. Pilosa 1 Nutt. 
G. parce pilosa; fo- 
liis ternatis, oblongo- 
ovatis, subacutis, sub- 
tus pallidis ; racemis 
axillaribus, folio mul- 
A little hairy 5 
leaves ternate, oblong, 
ovate, somewhat a 
cute, pale underneath; 
racemesaxillary much 
