UlAfiELPHlA DECANDRIA. 
5Q0i TEPHROSIA. Pers. syn, 2. p, ^2p. 
1. T. erecta, candicanti- villosa j foliolis (17 — 21) ovali- virgbiiana, 
oblongis acunainatis, racemo terminali brevi subsessili, 
leguminibus retrofalcatis villosis, calycibus lanatis, — 
Pers. syn. 2. p, 329. 
Galega virginiana, Pluh. aim. t. 23. f. 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 quifeis subsessili- chrysopkylla, 
bus : foliolis cuneato-obo vatis obtusissimis supra gla- 
bris, subtus sericeis, pedunculis oppositifoliis elonga- 
tis sub-3-floris, leguminibus rectiusculis. 
Galega villosa. Mich. fl. amer. 2. p. 67 • 
In Georgia. Enslen. %. July, Aug. v. s. in Heri, 
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 3 foliolis (13 — 15) ob- hlspiduh., 
longo-ellipticis truncato-obtusis mucronatis, peduncu- 
lis oppositifoliis elongatis 3- — 5-floris, leguminibus ob- 
longis falcatis hispidis. 
Galega hispidula. Mich.jl. amer. 2. p. 6s. 
Galega spicata. Walt. Jl. car. \QS. 
In pine-w'oods and on slate-hills : Virginia to Georgia. 
‘Ij . . July — Sept. V. V. Flowers pale red. 
591. LOTUS. Gen.pl. 1212. 
1. L. foliis ternatis subsessilibus oblongis aculis sericeo- vil- sericem, 
losis, pedunculis axillaribus unifloris folio longioribus, 
flore unibracteato, calycinis laciniis linearibus, legu- 
mine glabro longissimo. 
On the banks of the Missouri. Qt v. s. Flowers 
yellow. 
