DiAt)i3LPHiA DECANt)RtA. Lespedeza» ' dSl 
dunculatis, corollis calyce Subsequalibus, lomento ca*> 
lycem subsequante. — Mich.Ji. amer. 3. p. 71* 
Hedysavum hirtum. JViUd. sp. pi. 3. p. 1 193. 
Icon. Mich.Ji. amer. 2. t. 40. 
In copses and old fields Pensylvania to Carolina. 74 » 
June — Aug. v. v. From two to three feet high j 
flowers small, white, with a red spot on the vexillum. 
4. L. diffusa, ramosissima j foiiis longe-petiolatis : foliolis violacea. 
elliptlcis obtusis subtus adpresso^pilosis, racemis bre- 
vibus umbeilatis, floribus geminatis, lomentis rhom- 
beis reticulatis glabris. 
Hedysarum violaceum. Willd. sp. pi. 3. p. 1 195. 
On gravelly dry soil ; Virginia to Carolina. Ij. . July. 
V. IK Flowers small, purple or violet. 
5. L. diifusa, ramosa 5 foliolis oblongis obtusis subtus ad- diver gens, 
presso-pilosis, racemis petiolo iongioribus, floribus ge- 
minis, lomentis ovatis reticulatis glabris. 
Fledysarura divergens. Willd. sp. pi. 3.p. ligG. 
In North America. Muhlenberg. %. -f. Approaches 
very near to the foregoing species, and is probably 
only a variety. 
6. L. procumbens, gracilis, pubescens ; foliolis ovalibus, procumlens. 
pedunculis longissimis, setaceis spicifloris, legumini- 
bus calyce minuto nudaiis,—- Mich. Jl. amer. 3. p. 70. 
Hedysarum Lespedeza. Law. encycl. G.p.4\5. 
In sandy and gravelly soil : New York to Carolina. 11. 
June, July. v. v. Flowers violet-purple, w'ivh yel- 
low spots. 
7. L. prostrata ; foiiis petiolatis : foliolis ellipticis obtusis prostraia. 
subtus pills raris adpressis tecta, racemis axillaribus fo- 
lio Iongioribus, lomentis ovatis pubescentibus. 
Hedysarum prostratum. Willd. sp. pi. 3. p. 1200. 
In Pensylvania. Muhlenberg. 1/. -f . Resembles He- 
dysarum repens greatly. 
581. HEDYSARUM. Gen.pl. 1204. 
1, H. erectum, glabriusculum ; foiiis ternatis oblongo-lan- canadense. 
ceolatis, stipulis filiformibus, floribus racemosis, arti- 
culis lomenti obtuse trianguiis hispidis. — Willd. sp. 
pl.3.p.llS7. 
Icon. Moris, hist. 2. s. 2. t. 11. /i 9. 
In sandy barren fields and woods : Canada to Carolina. 
%. July, Aug. V. V. Flowers middle-sized, of a 
handsome purplish-red. 
