Decandria r. 
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CLASS X. 
DECANDRIA. 
With ten stamens, and divided into five orders. 
Order I. Monogynia. 
Sophora. Gen. char. — Cal. five-toothed, gibbous 
above ; cor. papilionaceous, with wings the length of 
the vexillum. 
Soph. Tetraptera , Wing-podded Sophora ; with pin- 
nated leaves, and pods furnished with four membra- 
naceous wings. Native of New Zealand, where it was 
discovered by Sir Joseph Banks, and cultivated in 
green-houses in this country ; in Chelsea gardens it has 
produced a magnificent profusion of pendulous yellow 
flowers, remarkable for the richness and brilliancy of 
their colouring.- — Bot. Mag. 167. 
Soph. Monosperma, Red Bead-tree ; with leaves un- 
equally pinnated, leaflets five-paired •, pod one-seeded. 
Native of Jamaica and of the other West India islands ; 
rises 10 feet high, and produces beautiful round scarlet 
seeds, marked with a black spot, which are brought to 
this country and employed for ornamental purposes. 
CiESALPiNiA, Gen. char.~~Qnl. with unequal seg- 
ments ; cor. with five petals, the lowest the largest. 
Cses. Braziletto s Brazil Wood ; with leaves much di- 
vided, leaflets oval. Native of Jamaica and Brazil, 
produces a fine pyramidal spike of white flowers, beau- 
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