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CALYCIFLORiE. 
those of the branches sub-3-lobate hispid, peduncle 
twice the length of the petiole bearing in a head 3-5 
subsessile flowers, of which only two are perfected, 
legumes subcylindraceous with an unguiculated beak, 
about 14-seeded. 
Jacq. Hort. Vind. I. t. 23. 
HAB. Cultivated. 
FL. Towards the end of the year. 
Stem perennial. Leaflets of the branches sub-3-lobate, with 
the central lobule apiculate ; the lateral ones rounded and obso- 
lete ; 3-nerved, hispid : petiole 6-7 inches, terete, striated, sulcated, 
glabrous : petiolules short, incrassated, deep-green, pubescent, 
especially on the upper surface. Stipels small, ovoid. Pedun- 
cle axillary, solitary, terete, anguloso-sulcated, hispidulous, 
bearing in a head 4-6 crowded subsessile flowers, of which 
only two in general perfect the fruit. Calyx glabrous, nerved ; 
^divisions subulate. Standard large, roundish, emarginate, bi- 
callose near the claw, reflected, greenish-yellow externally, pur- 
purascent and veined internally ; wings purpurascent ; keel 
free below, concrete above. Stamens 9 and 1. Ovary linear, 
green, glabrous, straight : style with the under surface barbato- 
villous : stigma subcapitate, greenish, with a conical glandule 
on the upper surface. Legumes about 6 inches long, straight, 
subcylindrical, slightly compressed : seeds 14, of a light reddish 
buff colour ; liilum white, surrounded by an olive coloured bor- 
der. 
Usually two, but never more, of the flowers perfect the fruit. 
This bean, from the pods standing out together like a pair of 
horns, commonly receives the name of “ Cuckold’s Increase." 
The stem at its base is woody ; the branches herbaceous. It 
continues to flower and bear fruit for upwards of a year, climbs 
to a great distance, and is very prolific. The bean when young 
is tender, and resembles in taste the common pea. 
5. Dolichos sesquipedalis. Asparagus Bean. 
Stem twining glabrous, leaflets broad-ovate, legumes 
subcylindrical mucronato-uncinate at the apex smooth 
very long torulose at the seeds. — De Cand. 
Jacq. Hort. Vind. I. t. 67. 
HAB. Cultivated. 
FL. Throughout the year. 
The pods of -this species are a foot and a half or more in 
length, and are used in the unripe state, dressed in the same 
manner as French Beans. 
