DIADELPHIA DECANDR1A. 
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vix longiore, 5 parti- 
to,laciniis subulatis, di- 
vergent ib us; legumini- 
bus subensiformibus. 
longer than the brac- 
teas, 5 parted, with the 
segments sjubulate, di- 
verging ; pods some- 
what ensiform. 
Willd. Sp. pi. 3. p. 1069- Walt. p. 186. Mich. 2. p. 62. Pursh. 
2 . p.487 
Root perennial. Stem voluble, climbing over small shrubs, slightly 
Scabrous. Leaves ternate, oblong, ovate, slightly mucrongte, a little sca- 
brous on the upper surface, smooth and reticulated underneath, common 
petiole about 2 inches long. Racemes axillary, short, generally 3 flower- 
ed. Bracteas 2, lanceolate, acute, pubescent, at the base of the calyx. 
Calyx campanulate, scarcely longer than the bracteas, with the two low- 
er segments longer than the rest. Corolla large and pale violet. Sta- 
mens diadelphous. Legume long, nearly terete, glabrous. 
Grows in moderately dry soils. 
Flowers June and September. 
2. Mariana. 
C. foliis ternatis ; 
calyce bracteis lineari 
lauceolatis multoties 
majore,tubu!oso, quin- 
quefida; legumine tor- 
uloso. 
Leaves ternate; ca. 
lyx tubular, 5 cleft, 
i much longer than the 
linear lanceolate brae- 
teas ; pods torulose. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 1070. Walt. p. 186. Mich. 2. p. 62. Pursh 2. p. 487. 
Kutt. 2. p. 118. 
Root perennial. Stem sometimes erect, about two feet high, sometime* 
voluble, smooth. Leaflets ovate, smooth, a little glaucous underneath, 
common petiole 10 — 15 lines long. Flowers 1 — 2 on peduncles about 
an inch long. Calyx cylindrical, smooth, segments very acute. Co- 
rolla pale blue ; sometimes white. Legume about 3 seeded (seeds gluti- 
nous. Mich.) * ' -'*•*»* 
Grows in dry soils, moderately fertile. 
Flowers May and August. 
ROBINIA. Gen. Pl. 1195. 
Calyx 4-fidus, laci- ] Calyx 4-cleft, the 
nia superiore biparti- upper segment 2 part- 
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