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502. Stem two or three feet high, many spikes 
of yellow flowers ; it blossoms in April. 
343. Dolichos lacteus Raf. Caule erecto tereti glabro, 
apice ramoso, ramis horizontalis ; foliolis oblongis, 
mollibus : racemis elongatis, leguminibus calicu- 
latis oblongis turgidis. Raf.—-Josephine, Rob. p. 
502, and 267. Fine perennial plant, sending 
every year a shoot similar to that of asparagus 
and glaucous ; the folioles are ternated and sti¬ 
pulated, the flower of a milk white, seeds yellow 
and small; grows in meadows. It is said that it 
possesses the property of mitigating acute pain, 
and purifying the blood ; the seeds may be 
eaten. 
344. Dolichos tomentosus Raf. Caule gracile volubile, 
foliolis cordatis subtus cano-tomentosis, floribus 
brevi pedunculatis, calycibus bracteatis coloratis 
villosis. Raf.—Dolic tomenteux Rob. p. 502. 
Flowers w T hite, bracteas scaly, calyx white, urce- 
dated, four toothed, the lower tooth the longest. 
XXV. N. G. Xyphanthus. Raf. Calyx 5 dentatus co- 
loratus crassus ; Corolla papilionacea, vexiilum 
acinaciforme plicatum, alas carinaque amplectens ; 
Stamina 10 monadelpha ? Legumen elongatum 
torulosum.—Obs. This genus differs from Ery- 
thrina by the shape of the calyx, which is not 
bilobated ; the E . herbacea belongs perhaps to it. 
The name means Sword-flower. 
345. Xyphanthus hederifolius Raf. Radice tuberosa, 
caule herbaceo spinoso tereti fistuloso levi san- 
guineo ; foliolis subtrilobis acuminatis: racemo 
