biofTom, you pronounce it to be of 
the Clafs Diadelphia\ and, if you ex- 
amine the ftamina, you will place it 
in the Order Decandria. But, on a 
more minute inveftigation, you will 
be furprifed to find only two petals 
in the flower, viz. the vixillum and 
the earina, and that there is no ap- 
pearance of wings. Neverthelefs, if 
you apply your giafs, you will dif- 
tover two minute, pale flefh-colour- 
ed ate, which, in compliance with 
this artificial fyftem, may be tranf- 
lated wings. 
This genus of Hedyfarum depends on the 
carina being tranfverfe and obtufe, and on 
there being a fingle feed in each joint of the 
pod. There are in .all no lefs than 67 fpe~ 
cies of this genus, only one of which is found 
on this ifland. It is particularly diftin- 
guifhed from the reft, among thofe with 
pinnated leaves, by its elongated ffem ; but 
this flem is rather a long fiapus or ftalk, 
proceeding from a fhort caulis, or flem. For 
a definition of thefe terras I refer you to 
your Claris. 
There 
