DlAtSELl^HIA DECANDRIA. 489 
590. TEPHROSIA. Pers. syn, 2. p. 32p. 
1. T. erecta, candicanti-villosa ; foliolis (17 — 21) ovali- virginiana, 
oblongis acuminatis, racemo termiriali brevi subsessili, 
l^guminibus retrofalcatis villosis, calycibus lanatis. — ■ 
Pers. syn. 2. p. 320. 
Galega virginiana. Pluk. aim. t, 23.^! 2. 
In sandy and dry woods ; Canada to Florida. 1/ . June, 
July. V. V. About a foot high ; flowers very hand- 
some, rose-coloured and yellowish white. 
2. T. prostrata, pubescens j foliis pinnatis quinis subsessili- chrysophylla, 
bus : foliolis cuneato-obovatis obtusissimis supra gla- 
bris, subtus sericeis, pedunculis oppositifoliis elohga- 
tis sub-3-floris, leguminibus rectiuscnlis. 
Galega villosa. Mick. ft. amer. 2. p. 67 ? 
In Georgia. Enslen. 1/ . July, Aug. v. s. in Herl\ 
Enslen. Flowers purple. The singular circumstance 
of the nearly sessile leaves, gives it the appearance of 
a trifoliate plant, the lower pair representing stipulae. 
Though Michaux’s description answers very well in 
any other respect, I was led to doubt by his not men- 
tioning the number of leaves, which is one of the 
most striking characters. 
3. T. gracilis, humifusa, pubescens; foliolis (13^ — 15) ob- hispidula, 
longo-ellipticis truncato-obtusis mucronatis, peduncu- 
lis oppositifoliis elongatis 3— 5-floris, leguminibus ob- 
longis falcatis hispidis. 
Galega hispidula. Mich.jl. amef. 2. p. 68. 
Galega spicata. Walt.Jl. car. 188. 
In pine-woods and on siate-hills : Virginia to Georgia, 
% . July — Sept. V. V. Flowers pale red. 
591. LOTUS. Gen.pl. 1212. 
1. L. foliis ternatis subsessilibus oblongis acutis sericeo-vii- senceus» 
losis, pedunculis axillaribus unitioris folio lorigioribus, 
flore unibracteato, calycinis laciniis linearibus, legu- 
mine glabro longissimo. 
On the banks of the Missouri. ©, v. s. Flowers 
yellow. 
