A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE DICHLAIMYDEOUS PLANTES, COMPRISING COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DIFFERENT ORDERS ; TOGETHER WITH THE CHARACTERS OF THE GENERA AND SPECIES, AND AN ENUMERATION OF THE CULTIVATED VARIETIES; THEIR PLACES OF GROWTH, TIME OF FLOWERING, MODE OF CULTURE, AND USES IN MEDICINE AND DOMESTIC ECONOMY; ee tros agit THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES ACCENTUATED, THEIR ETYMOLOGIES EXPLAINED, AND THE CLASSES AND ORDERS ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS, H AND PRECEDED BY INTRODUCTIONS TO THE LINNÆAN AND NATURAL SYSTEMS, | AND A GLOSSARY OF THE TERMS USED: THE WHOLE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE NATURAL SYSTEM. BY GEORGE DON, F.L.S. IN FOUR VOLUMES. Vor. II—CALYCIFLORÆ. APR26 1923 à Ni Sa REA í NO DEN L\8 kr ate f Ve LONDON: Mecs PRINTED FOR J, G. AND F. RIVINGTON ; J. AND W. T. CLARKE ; LONGMAN AND CO.; T. CADELL; J. RICHARDSON ; JEFFERY AND SON; BALDWIN AND CRADOCK; J. BOOKER; J. BOOTH; HARVEY AND DARTON ; S. BAGSTER; SHERWOOD AND CO. HARDING AND LEPARD; J. F. SETCHEL; WHITTAKER AND CO.; SIMPKIN AND MARSHALL; AND E. HODGSON. Seok — Pa Ww Pwr MDCCCXXXII. LONDON : GILBERT & RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST. JOHN’S SQUARE. INDEX TO THE SECOND VOLUME, COMPRISING THE SYSTEMATIC AND ENGLISH GENERIC NAMES, AND THE ENGLISH AND SYSTEMATIC SYNONYMES. *,* In this Index the systematic names used, and the English names in common use, are in Roman letters ; the synonymes in Italics ; the names of Classes, Sub-classes, and Orders in large capitals ; and the names of Sub-orders and Tribes in small capitals. Abatia, 722 Abrus, 342 Abrus, 345 Acacia, 401-423. 476 Acacia, 386, 387. 392. 397. 400, 401 Acacia, Common, 237 Acacia, False, 237, 238 Acacia, Bastard, 237, 238 Acæna, 592, 593 Acajou, 62 Achyronia, 131 Acia, 478 Acinodendron, 780 Acioa, 478 Aciotis, 765 Acisanthera, 717 Acmena, 857 Acoma, 55 Acosmium, 454 Acouroa, 426 Acropodium, 194 Actegeton, 12 Adambea, 724 Adamia, 527, 528 Adelobotrys, 750 Adenanthera, 399 Adenaria, 723 Adenilema, 522 Adenocarpus, 157, 158 Adenocarpus, 244 Adenocalyx, 429 Adesmia, 281-283 Adleria, 457 Ætia, 662 Æschinomene, 283-286. Æschinomene, 237-338. 242. 278. 281-283. 292-294. Afzelia, 454 Afzelia, 222 Agallochum, 60 Agallocha, 464 Agardhia, 672 Agathisanthes, 657 Agati, 241 Agati, 240 Ageria, 20 Agrimony, 563 Agrimonia, 563 Agrimonia, 564. 593 ALANGIE, 806 240- 289. Alandina, 427 Alangium, 806 Alaternus, 30 Alchimilla, 590, 59] Alder Buckthorn, 32 Aldina, 379 Algaroba, 400, 401 Algaroba de Chili, 400 ALHAGEA, 310 Alhagi, 310 Alhenna or Henna, 722 Allomorpha, 778 Almond, Bitter, 482, 483 Almond, Sweet, 482, 483 Almonds, 482, 483 Almond, Dwarf, 482 Aloes-wood, 60. 464 Aloexylon, 464 Altagana, 243 Alysicarpus, 310, 311 Alzatea, 11 Amaria, 464 Amelanchier, 604 Ameletia, 708 American Allspice, 652 Amerimnum, 378, 379 Amerimnum, 237. 378-379 Amherstia, 437 Amicia, 279 Ammannia, 708-710 Ammannia, 703-708 Ammannioides, 703 Ammodendron, 467 Amonia, 564 Amoreuxia, 589 Amorpha, 234 Amosa, 387 Amphicarpea, 343 Amphilochia, 669 Amphodus, 363 Amphinomia, 466 Amphymenium, 376 AMYGDALACE, 481 Amygdalophora, 482 Amygdalus, 482 Amygdalus, 483-493 AMYRIDE, 87 Amyris, 87-89 Amyris, 76-77. 80. 83. 85-87 ANACARDIEÆ, 62 Anacardium, 62 Anacardium, 63 Anagyris, 112 Anagyris, 112 Anavinga, 51, 53 Anchovy Pear, 872 Ancistrum, 592, 593 Andersonia, 662 Andira, 425 Angolam, 806 Angolamia, 806 Angophora, 822 Anil, 208 Anonymos, 134. 280. 721 Anoma; 429 Anoma, 427, 428 Antherylium, 722 Antherylium, 722 Anthonota, 457 Anthyllis, 165 Anthyllis, 147. 307-309 Aotus, 120 Apalatou, 465 Apatitia, 800 Aphaca, 331. 334 Aphanes, 591 Aphora, 114 Apios, 349 Apios, 348 Aplectrum, 783 Appendicularia, 741 Apples, 623-646 Apricots, 493-498 Apyrophorum, 605 Aquifolium, 16, 17 Aquilaria, 59 Aquilaria, 60 AQUILARINEZÆ, 59 Arachis, 424 Arachis, 281, 424 Aracouchini, 82 Arbre d’encens, 83 Arcyphyllum, 344 Aremonia, 564 Aristotelia, 58 Armeniaca, 495-498 Aronia, 604. 649 Arouna, 465 Arouaou, 83 Arthrostemma, 755-757. 806 Arthrostemma, 747 Aruna, 465 Aspalathus, 143-147 Aspalathus, 114.185. 197. 213. 308 Assagay-hout, 13 Assagay-tree, 13 Astartea, 813 Asteropeia, 57 ASTRAGALEÆ, 247 a 2 Astragalus, 253-272. 472-474 Astragalus, 110. 166. 247- 253. 273. 275. 299. 333. 379. 467, 468. 470 Astranthus, 57 Astrocoma, 48 Astrolobium, 275, 276 Astronia, 802 Astronium, 67 Ateleia, 377 Athenea, 51 Aubletia, 829 Aubletia, 23 Audouinia, 49 Augea, 76 Aulacidium, 740 Austerium, 345 Avens, 225-227 Avignon-berries, 31 Axinæa, 733 Azara, 55 Azarole, 600, 601 B. Badamia, 659 Beckea, 827, 828 Balm of Mecca, 82 Balm of Gilead, 82 Balsam of Capevi or Copaiva, 455, 456 Balsam of Gilead, 81, 82 Balsam of Mecca, 81, 82 Balsam of Peru, 109 Balsam of Tolu, 109 Balsamodendron, 80 Balsamona, 714 Banava, 724 Banisteria, 43 Baphia, 380 Baptisia, 113, 114. 468 Baptisia, 112 Barba Jovis, 165 Barbieria, 219 Barbadoes Flower-fence, 432 Barbadoes Pride, 432 Barbylus, 77 Barola, 77 Barringtonia, 869 Barringtonia, 869 BARRINGTONIEA, 869 Bartlingia, 39 Baryosma, 427 Baryxylum, 436 Base-broom, 152 Bastard-indigo, 234 Bastard-vetch, 247, 248 Basteria, 652 Batschia, 437 Baudinia, 814 Bauhinia, 459-463 Bayberry-tree, 866 Beans, 312-315 Bead-tree, 111 Bean-trefoil, 112 Beaufortia, 813, 814 Beckea, 827 Bellucia, 800 Ben-oil-tree, 428 Benzoin, 657 Berardia, 48 Berchemia, 27, 28 Bergenia, 713 Berry-bearing Alder, 32 Bertholletia, 874 Berzelia, 46 Bertolonia, 741 Bertolonia, 590 Beurreria, 652 Bichy, 77 Billotia, 827 Billotia, 815 Bird-cherry, Evergreen, 516 Bird-cherries, 514, 515 Bird’s-foot, 276 Bird’s-foot Lotus, 196 Bird’s-foot Trefoil, 196-199 Bischofia, 69 Biserrula, 273 Bladder-senna, 245 Black Olive, 657 Black-thorn, 498 Black-bullace-tree, 498 Black Nonsuch, 167 Black-varnish-tree, Indian, 67 Blackwellia, 56 Bladder-nut, 2, 3 Blakea, 800, 801 Blatti, 829 Boaria, 11 Bobu, 667 Bobua, 667 Bockia, 655 Bolducia, 427 Bois d’encens, 83 Bois de Cochon, 85 Bois puant, 870 Bonaveria, 277 Borbonia, 130, 131 iv Borbonia, 132 Bossiæa, 127, 128 Boswellia, 80 Bowdichia, 464 Brachysema, 117 Bradlea, 349 Brambles, 529-541 — Brayera, 564 Brazil-nut, 874 Brazil-wood, 430 Braziletto, 430-432 Brazilian-mate, 19 Brazilian-tea, 19 Bremontiera, 311 BREXIACEZÆ, 14 Brexia, 14 Briar, 577-579 Briar, Sweet, 578 Brissonia, 231, 232 Brongniartia, 425 Broussonetia, 110 Broom, Common, 155 Brownea, 426, 427 Bruguiera, 667 Bruguiera, 674 Brunia, 47 Brunia, 46. 48, 49 BRUNIACEZÆ, 45 Brya, 379 Bucare, 371 Buceras, 656 Buceras, 174. 176 Buchanania, 64 Bucida, 656, 657 Bucku-Amela, 72 Bucquetia, 738 Buchardia, 830 Buck-thorn, 30-33 Bullace Plum, 498 Bumalda, 3 Burglaria, 18 Burnet, 594, 595 Burning-bush, 5 Bursera, 83 Bursera, 84, 85 BURSERIACEZÆ, 79 Burtonia, 119 Butea, 373 Butea, 373 Butonica, 869 Buttneria, 652 C. Cabbage-tree, 425 Cacalaco, 431 Cacara, 361 Cacatin, 801 Cacoucia, 666 Cadia, 435 Cæsalpinia, 430-432 Cesalpinia, 434 CÆSALPINEÆ, 424 Cajanus, 365 Cajanus, 259 Cajeput-oil, 814, 815 Cajeput-tree, 814, 815 Caju-puti, 814, 815 Calambac, 60 Callistachys, 117 Callistemon, 822, 82: Callistemon, 824 Callistemma, 824 Callisthene, 668 Callitriche, 704 Callithrix, 811 CALLITRICHINEA, 704 Calophaca, 244 Callopogonum, 364 Callotropis, 228 429, 430. 432- INDEX TO THE SECOND VOLUME. | Calophysa, 775 Calothamnus, 814 CALYCANTHEZÆ, 651 Calycantheme, 707 Calycanthus, 652 Calycanthus, 652 CALYCIFLORZ, 1 Calycogonium, 779 Calycopteris, 661. 779 Calycotomus, 785 Calycotome, 155 Calyplectus, 724 Calyptranthes, 847 Calyptranthes, 848-850 Calyptranthus, 850, 851 Calythrix, 811, 812 Cam-wood, 380 Cambessedea, 64 Cambessedesia, 738 Campomanesia, 829 Canarium, 84, 85 Canavalia, 362, 363, 476 Cannon-ball-tree, 872, 874 Caracalla, 349 Caragana, 243, 244. 470 Caragana, 244. 270 Carana, 83 Carallia, 674 Carats, 372 Careya, 871 Carmichælia, 200 Carob-tree, 435 Carpo-balsamum, 81, 82 Carpodetus, 45 Carpopogon, 364 Caryophyllus, 850 Caryophyllata, 526-528 Casearia, 51 Cashew-nut, 62 Casparia, 459 Cassia, 438-450 Cassia, 418. 436. 450-454 CASSIEÆ, 427 Cassine, 12, 13 Cassine, 6. 9. 12.15. 17. 19 CASSINIEZ, 12 : Cassipourea, 674 CASSUVIE, 62 Cassuvium, 62 Castanospermum, 435 Catappa, 658 Catappa, 657, 658 Catechu, 411 Catha, 9, 10 Cathartocarpus, 452-454 Cathartocarpus, 451 Catinga, 870 Cat-jang, 358 Cat’s-claws, 358 Catteridge-tree, 4 Catterpillars, 273, 274 Caulinia, 343 Caulotrepus, 459 Caulotretus, 462 Causea, 479 Ceanothus, 37 Ceanothus, 33-39 Cedre blanc, 83 Cedre rouge, 83 CELASTRINEZÆ, 1 Celastrus, 6-9 Celastrus, 6, 7. 9-11-12. 34 Centradenia, 765 Centronia, 736 Cephalotus, 592 Cerasus, 504-516 Ceratonia, 435 CERATOPHYLLEA, 705 Ceratophyllum, 705 Ceratostachys, 667 Cercis, 463 Cercocarpus, 590 Cercodia, 702 CERCODIANA, 701 Chabrea, 708 Chamalia, 708 Chenanthera, 801 Chænomelis, 650 Chænopleura, 801 Chætocalyx, 222 Chætocrater, 54 Chætogastra, 752-755 Chætostoma, 739 Chailletia, 58, 59 Chailletia, 59 CHAILLETIACEZÆ, 58 Chamecassia, 451 Chameefistula, 451, 452 Chamelea, 78 CHAMÆLAUCIEZÆ, 811 Chamelaucium, 812 Chamelaucium, 812 Chamemelis, 602} Chamenerium, 679. 681, 682 Chamlagu, 243 Chamerhodos, 562 Chamissonia, 700 CHARIANTHEZÆ, 801 Charianthus, 801 Chastenæa, 733 Chebula, 659 Cherries, 505-514 Cherry Laurel, 516 Chick-pea, 311, 312 Chickling-vetch, 335 Chielococca, 127 Chimonanthus, 652 Chinese-cherry, Double, 514 Chipa, 83 Chitonia, 787 Choke-cherry, 513. 515 Chorizema, 115, 116 Chorozema, 116, 117 Christia, 286 Christ’s-thorn, 23 Christ’ s-thorn, 24 CHRYSOBALANEZÆ, 476 Chrysobalanus, 477 Chrysolyga, 718 Chrysostachys, 667 Chuncoa, 661 Chupa, 878 Chytraculia, 847 Chytralia, 847 Cicer, 311, 312 Cicerella, 331 Circæa, 699 Cinquefoil, 549-561 Cinquefoil, Marsh, 562 CIRCEZÆ, 698 Citta, 364 Clarkia, 690, 691 Clavulum, 142 Cleome, 342 Clidemia, 768-774 Clianthus, 468 Cliffortia, 595-597 Clitoria, 215, 216 Clitoria, 216, 217, 218, 219 CLITORIEZÆ, 201 Cloud-berry, 539 Clove, 850-851 Clover, Red, 183, 184, 185 Clover, Sheep’s, 188 Clover, White, 188 Clover, Yellow, 193 Cluster-cherry, 515 Clymenum, 337 Cneorum, 78 Cnestis, 91 Cnestis, 91 Cocoa-plum, 477, 478 Cockspur-thorn, 598 Codlings and cream, 682 Codarium, 465 Collæa, 220 Colletia, 34 Colletia, 29. 35 Cologania, 217 Colonil, 231 Colophonia, 84 Colubrina, 36 Coluria, 528 Colutea, 244, 245 Colutea, 245-248 Colpoon-tree, 13 Comaropsis, 529 Comarum, 562 COMBRETACEZ, 655 COMBRETEA, 662 Combretum, 662-666 Combretum, 666 Commersonia, 11, 869 Comocladia, 67 Comolia, 741 Condalia, 27 Coniogeton, 65 CONNARACEA, 89 Connarus, 89 Connarus, 90, 91. 466 Conocarpus, 661, 662 Conocarpus, 662 Conostegia, 785, 786 Copaifera, 455, 456 Corallodendron, 370 Corchorus, 517 Corcolen, 56 Coral-tree, 370-372 Cordyla, 466 Corn-weed, 273 Coronilla, 274, 275 Coronilla, 240-242. 277. 286 CORONILLEZÆ, 273 Cornelia, 709 Corynella, 242 Corynitis, 242, 243 Cosmibuena, 479 Cotoneaster, 603, 604 Couepia, 478 Coulpia, 478 Coulteria, 429 Coumarouna, 427 Coupia, 44 Coupoui, 871 Couratari, 875 Couroupita, 874 Coursetia, 239, 240 Cowania, 528 Cow-grass, 183 Cow-itch, 363, 364 Cow-poison, 217 Crab-tree, 467 Crab or Wild-apple, 626 Crab, Siberian, 646 Crafordia, 467 Crateria, 54 Crategus, 598-601 Crategus, 601-604. 647-649 Cremanium, 797-800 Crenea, 721 Creochiton, 788 Crimson-grass vetch, 334 Cristaria, 665 Crossopetalum, 15 Crossostylis, 871 Crotalaria, 133-141. 468 Crotalaria, 113. 130. 132-133. 142. 165. 206. 215-217. 309. 347, 348 Crotalopsis, 113 Croton, 657 Crudya, 464 Crumenaria, 44 Cruminium, 466 Cryptandra, 39 Cryptandra, 39, 40 Cryptotheca, 707 Cryptolobus, 424 Cryptoronia, 11 Cubea, 436 Cubaspermum, 692 Cuckold-tree, 412 Cucullaria, 669, 679 Cumaruna, 427 Cuphia, 713-717 Curtisia, 13 : Curupita, 875 CURVEMBRIZÆ, 108 Cyamopsis, 200, 201 Cyclopia, 114 Cydonia, 650 Cylactis, 538 Cylipogon, 223 Cylista, 369, 370 Cylizoma, 739 Cynometra, 456 Cynometra, 464 Cynomorium, 456 Cyrtocarpa, 68 Cyrtotropis, 356 á Cyteophyllum, 108 Cytherea, 79 Cytisus, 154-157 Cytisus, 113. 129, 130. 143. 7 149. 158. 164, 165. 214. 220. 228. 238. 244. 347, 348. 355 D. Dalbergia, 374, 375 Dalbergia, 234, 236. 242. 298. 374. 378 DALBERGIEA, 373 Dalea, 223-226 Dalea, 222, 223 Dalibarda, 541 Dalibarda, 529 Dalrymplea, 3 Damar, 85 Dammara, 84 Dantia, 698 Daphniphyllum, 45 Darlingtonia, 397 Darwinia, 812 Daubentonia, 242 Daviesia, 124, 125 Daviesia, 116. 119 Davya, 735 Debrea, 672 Decadia, 651 Decaspermum, 829 Decumaria, 808 Decodon, 721 Deguelia, 379 Delaria, 450 Derris, 374 Desmanthus, 397, 398 Desmodium, 288. 298. 474. DETARIEZÆ, 465 Detarium, 465 Deutzia, 808 Dewberry, 533 Dhawry, 712 Dialium, 465 Dialium, 465 Diatoma, 871 Dicalyx, 651 Dicerma, 298 Dichilus, 142 Dichapetalum, 59 Dichotophyllum, 705 Dillwynia, 120 Dillwynia, 121. 342 Dimorpha, 457 Dioclea, 362 Diosma, 49 Diphaca, 298 Diphysa, 244 Diplochita, 786, 787 Diplogenea, 786 Diplonyx, 219 Diploprion, 467 Diplostegium, 765 Diplusodon, 718-721 Dipterix, 427 Discaria, 35 Dissochæta, 782, 783 Ditmaria, 672 Dodecas, 722 Dolichonema, 436 Dolichos, 357-360 Dolichos, 201, 218, 241. 343, 345, 346. 348, 349. 355, 356. 360-365. 370 Donia, 467 Doratium, 13 Dorychnium, 194, 195 Dorvalia, 677 Douro, 396 Dragon’s-blood, 376 Drakensteinia, 426 Drepanandrum, 800 Drepanocarpus, 377, 378 Dropwort, 521 DRYADEZÆ, 524 Dryas, 524, 525 Dryas, 527, 529 Dubyea, 721 Duchesnea, 549 Dugortia, 478 Dulongia, 14 Dumasia, 220 Duvaua, 76 Dyers’-weed, 152 E. Earthnut, 424 Ebenus, 308, 309 Ebenus, 143 Ebony, 309 Ebony, American, 379 Ecastaphyllum, 378 Echinolobium, 299 Edwardia, 77 Edwardsia, 111 Eglantine, 577, 578 Elaphrium, 86 Elaphrium, 87 Elæodendron, 11, 12 Elzodendron, 13 Eleiotis, 307 Elsholtzia, 293 Empetrum, 592 Emerus, 274 Enchantress nightshade, 699 Endespermum, 374 Entada, 381 Entelea, 707 Eperua, 457 Epilobium, 679-683 Epilobium, 693 Epilobiacee, 675 Eriobotrya, 602, 603 Eriocalyx, 143 Eriosema, 347 Erisma, 671 Ernestia, 746 Ervilia, 326 Ervum, 325. 327. 475 Ervum, 218, 256 INDEX Erythrina, 370-372 Erythrina, 242. 287. 373 Erythrophleum, 423, 424 Escallonia, 828 Eschweilera, 874 Eucalyptus, 812-822 Euchilus, 122 Eudesmia, 817 Eugenia, 851-867 Eugenia, 823. 829. 833, 834, 835. 837-840. 844. 848- 851. 867-869 Eugenioides, 667 EUHEDYSAREZÆ, 277 EULEPTOSPERMEZÆ, 818 EUONYMEZ, 3 Euonymus, 3-6 Euonymus, 13 Eurycoma, 91 Eutaxia, 121 Evening-primrose, 684-690 Evergreen-thorn, 598 Everlasting-pea, 332, 333 Ewyckia, 802 Eysenhardtia, 234 Exostylis, 454 F. Faba, 312 Fabricia, 827 Fabricia, 310 Fagarastrum, 87 Fagara, 86, 87 Fagelia, 348 Falcata, 343 Falcatula, 176 Fatioa, 717 Fatrea, 659 Fenugreek, 174 Ferrum-equinum, 277 Fessonia, 68 Fitch, 322 Flemingia, 309 Florinda, 11 Flower-fence, 432, 433 Feetidia, 871 Forsythia, 808 Fothergilla, 787 Fowl-cherry, 515 Fraga, 552 Fragaria, 542-549 Fragaria, 549. 551, 552 Frankincence, 81 Friedlandia, 718-72. French honeysuckle, 300 French beans, 351-353 French Willow, 680 Fuchsia, 676-679 FucusiEezÆ, 676 Furze, 148 G. 4 Gagnebina, 387 Galactia, 217, 218 Galactia, 216 Galedupa, 374. 476 Galega, 227, 228 Galega, 228-234. 239. 246. 342 GALEGEZÆ, 222 Garuga, 86 Gastrolobium, 121 Gaura, 683, 684 Gayophytum, 690 Geans, 505-509 Gelala, 372 Genetyllis, 812 TO THE SECOND VOLUME. Genista, 149-157 Genista, 114. 143. 148. 154, 155-158 GENISTEÆ, 126. 468 Geoffroya, 426 Geoffræea, 425 GEOFFREÆ, 424 Genoria, 722 Gesse, 335 Getonia, 661 Geum, 525-527 Geum, 527, 528 Gigalobium, 381 Gillenia, 521 Gimbernatia, 661 Gingerbread-plum, 479 Ginnania, 464 Ginoria, 722 Ginoria, 718 Glaphyria, 871 Glaucoides, 708 Glaux, 708 Gleditschia, 428 Gleditschia, 423 Glossopetalum, 44 Glottidium, 241, 242 Glycine, 220, 221. 470 Glycine, 133. 219. 222. 279. 307. 343-349. 355. 359. 373. 424 Glycyrhiza, 226, 227 Glycyrhiza, 429 Goat’s-rue, 228 Goat’s-thorn, 265-267 Gompholobium, 118. 468 Gompholobium, 114. 117. 119. 125 Gommier blanc, 84 Gonatocarpus, 701 Gongonha, 16 Gongonha, 18 Gongylocarpus, 676 Goniocarpus, 701 Gonocarpus, 701 Goodia, 129 Gouania, 43, 44 Goublandia, 236 Goupia, 44 Graffenrieda, 735 GRANATEZÆ, 653 Granatum, 653 Grangeria, 479 Greggia, 863 Green-weed, 152 Green-wood, 152 Gregre-tree, 424 Grias, 872 Griselinea, 376 Grislea, 723 Grona, 219 Guacharaco, 83 Guava, 830-833 Guava, Common Red, 831 Guava, Common or White, 830 Guayacum, 454 Guaiava, 830 Guidonia, 50, 51 Guiera, 662 Guiera, 666 Guilandina, 429 Guilandina, 427. 429, 430. 432 Guldenstædtia, 273 Gum Arabic, 413, 414 Gum Arabic, East Indian, 414 Gum Copal, Mexican, 87 Gum Elemi, 82 Gum Elemi-tree, 88 Gum Lac, 373 Gum Senegal, 412 Gustavia, 869, 870 Gymnocladus, 428 Gymnocladus, 428 Gyrinops, 60 H. Habine, 359 Hematoxylon, 434 Hachet-vetch, 277 Haenkia, 7 Hag-berry, 515 Halimodendron, 244 Hallia, 133 Hallia, 133. 307. 309 HALORAGEZÆ;, 700 Haloragis, 702 Haloragis, 702 Hambergera, 666 Hambergia, 666 Hanchind; 718 Hardwiekia, 435 Hare’s-foot Trefoil, 179, 180 Haricot, 351. 354 Harpalyce, 467 Hartogia, 13 Hassagay-tree, 13 Hauya, 676 Hawthorn, 598-601 Hedwigia, 85 HEDYSAREZ, 273 Hedysarum, 299-302. 475 Hedysarum, 133. 142. 205. 218, 220. 229-282, 284- 299. 302-311. 345, 346. 475 Heimia, 717, 718 Heinzia, 427 Henriettea, 788 Hermannia, 466 Hermesias, 427 Heterodendron, 77 Heteroloma, 292 Heteronoma, 747 Heterostemon, 437 Heterotrichum, 784 Heylandia, 133 Hippocrepis, 276-277 HIPPURIDEA, 705 Hippuris, 705 Hirtella, 479, 480 Hirtella, 478, 479 Hobo, 79 Hoelzelia, 379 Hoffmanseggia, 433 Hog-gum-tree, 70 Hog-plum, 79 Holigarna, 63 Holly, 16-20 Holme, 16 Hololachna, 728 HOMALINEZÆ, 54 Homalium, 54 Homalium, 55, 56 Honey-locust, 428 Hop Trefoil, 193. 167 Horkelia, 562 Horse-shoe-vetch, 277 Horse-radish-tree, 427, 428 Horn-wort, 705, 706 Hosackia, 200. 469 Hottentot-cherry, 13 Hottonia, 703 Hovea, 126 Hovea, 127 Hovenia, 35 Huberia, 778 Hudsonia, 657 Huertia, 77 Hulver, 16 Huile de Marmote, 498 Huinghan, 77 Humboldtia, 436. 476 Humble-plant, 382, 383 Huttum, 869 HYDROCARYES, 700 Hydroceratophyllum, 705 Hygrobiee, 701 Hylas, 704 Hymenæa, 458 Hymenea, 458, 459 Hymenocarpos, 173 Hymenospron, 240 Hypelate, 429 Hyperanthera, 427-429 Hypocalyptus, 142 Hypocalyptus, 111. 114, 115 Hypoxanthus, 190 Hyssopifolia, 711 Tbbetsonia, 114 Icaco, 477 Ichthyomethia, 424 Icica, 82 Icicariba, 83 Ilex, 16-20 Ilex, 9. 13-15. 20. 67 Ilicioides, 13 ILICINEZÆ, 14 Illigera, 57 Inbricaria, 828 Indian Hawthorn, 601, 602 Indigo, 205-214 Indigo, Common, 207, 208 Indigo, Guatimala, 208 Indigo, West Indian, 208 Indigofera, 205-214 Indigofera, 132. 139. 232. 345 Inga, 387-396, 476 Inga, 396 Intsia, 456 Iron-wood, 824, 825 Troucana, 51 Isnardia, 697 Isnardia, 708 Jaca-pucaya, 872 Jacksonia, 119 Jamaica Allspice, 866 Jamaica Dog-wood, 242 Jamaica Pepper, 866 Jamaica Rose, 733 Jambolifera, 484 Jambolan, 849 Jambos, 867 Jambosa, 867-869 | Jamsorade, 867 | Janca-tree, 88 i Japan Varnish-tree, 71. 76 Japan Earth, 411 | Japoticabieras, 809 | Jerusalem-thorn, 435 | Jonesia, 436 | Joncquetia, 91 | Jossinia, 833 | Judas-tree, 463, 464 | Jujube, 26, 27 | Jungia, 828. | Junghauia, 13 | Jupiter’s-beard, 165 | Jussiæa, 691-696 | Jussiæa, 696-698 Jussie®, 691 Jussieua, 091 Jussieuea, 667 K. Kafal, 82 Kageneckia, 522 Kataf, 82 Kennedya, 343, 344 Kerria, 517 Kheu, 67 Kibessia, 801 Kidney-bean, 349-356 Kidney-bean, Dwarf, 351-353 Kidney-vetch, 165, 166 Kieseria, 219 Kino, 376 Kino, East Indian, 373 Kitjap, 357 Knapperts, 340 Knot, or Knout-berries, 539 Krameria, 381 Kraunhia, 348 Krokeria, 195 Kruegeria, 457 Kuhnistera, 223 Kuhnia, 223 L. Labichea, 433 Lablab, 360, 361 Labradia, 363 Laburnum, 154 Laburnum, Scotch, 154 Lacara, 467 Lachnopodium, 764 Lady’s Mantle, 590, 591 Lafoensia, 724 Lagertreemia, 733, 734 Lagertreemia, 733 LAGERTRŒMIEZÆ, 733 Lagonychium, 401 Laguncularia, 662 Lamarchea, 817 Larrea, 434 Lasiandra, 750 752 Lathyrus, 331-337, 475 Lathyrus, 215. 231. 240. 326. 337. 339. Laurel, Common, 516 Laurel, Portugal, 516 Laurembergia, 701 Lavoisiera, 733-735 LAVOISIEREÆ, 732 Lawsonia, 722 Laxmannia, 528 Leandra, 766, 767 Lebeckia, 142, 143 Lebeckia, 209. 220 LECYTHIDEZÆ, 872 Lecythis, 872-874 Lecythopsis, 875 Legnotis, 674, 675 LEGUMINOS&, 91 Lens, 325 Lentil, 325-327 Lepta, 14 LEPTOSPERMEZÆ, 813 Leptospermum, 825-827 Leptospermum, 808. 824. 827, 828 Lespedeza, 307, 308 Lespedeza, 133. 287. 309 Lepionurus, 16 Lessertia, 246 Leucostomon, 481 Leucadendron, 131 Leucosia, 59 Leucoxylon, 21 Libidibi, 432 Lincania, 479 INDEX TO THE SECOND VOLUME. Lignum-aloes, 66 Linconia, 49 Lindleya, 523 Lindleya, 54 Liparia, 131 Liparia, 132 Liquiritia, 226 Liquorice, 226, 227 Liquorice, Wild, 342 Lithi-tree, 75 Litri, 75 Lobus, 363 Locust-tree, African, 397 Locust-tree, American, 237, 238 Loddigesia, 142 Log-wood, 434 Lonchocarpus, 236, 237 Lopezia, 698, 699 Loquat, 603 Loreya, 789 LoTEz, 126 Lotos of the Lotophagi, 44 Lotus, 195-200. 469 Lotus, 132. 157: 164 166: 174. 194, 195. 199, 200. 213. 215 Lourea, 286 Louse-berry Dogwood, 4 Love-tree, 463, 464 Lozania, 672 Lowea, 564 Ludwigia, 696 Ludwigia, 694, 695-697, 698. 702 Lucern, 167, 168 Lumnitzera, 667 Lunanea, 77 Lundia, 65 Lupine, 365-369. 476 Lupine, Bastard, 192 Lupinus, 365-369. 476 Lupinus, 201 Lyceum, 33 LYTHRARIEZÆ, 706 Lydea, 522 Lythrum, 711, 712 Lythrum, 708, 709, 710. 713- 718. 721. 723 M. Macairea, 738 Macherium, 235 Macoucoua, 19 Macranthus, 342 Macroceratides, 364 Macrolobium, 457, 458 Macrotropis, 112 Maiden-plum, 67, 68 Maieta, 775 Maieta, 779 Majo-bitters, 68 Malay-apple, 868 Malbrancia, 89 Malochia, 362 Malus, 623. 646, 647 Mammea, 869 Mangifera, 64 Mangifera, 12, 65. 79 Mangium, 673. 717. 829 Manna, 310 Manna, Caspian, 310 Manna, Hebrew, 310 Mangles, 673 Mango, 64 Mangrove, 673, 674 Maranhao-nut, 874 Marcetia, 748 Marestale, 705 Margyricarpus, 592 Marle-grass, 183 Marignia, 84 Marking-fruit, 63 Martia, 217 Martiusia, 217 Marumia, 788 Mastick-tree, 66 Mate, 18 Mauria, 76 Maurocenia, 13 May, 600 .| Maytenus, 10 Max, 356 Meadow-clover, 183 Meadow-sweet, 520, 521 Medicago, 167-173 Medicago, 173, 307 Medick, 168-173 Medinilla, 776-778 Medlars, 605 Megastegia, 468 Meisneria, 741 Melaleuca, 814-817 Melaleuca, 654. 813. 822. 824. 826 MELALEUCEA, 813 Melanium, 715, 717. 755 Melanorrhæa, 67 Melanosticta, 434 Melanoxylon, 454 Melastoma, 761-764. 802-805 Melastoma, 733. 736, 737. 743, 744. 747. 750-752. 754-755. 759, 760, 761- 805 MELASTOMACEZÆ, 728 MELASTOMEZ, 732 Melistaurum, 53 Melilot, 177-179 Melilotus, 177-179 Melilotus, 168. 174. 177. 272. 274 Melvilla, 713 MEMECYLE Æ, 653 Memecylon, 654 Menichea, 869 Meratia, 652 Meriania, 733 Meriania, 737. 751-752 Mestotes, 58 Mespilus, 604, 605 Mespilus, 598-604. 647-649 Meteorus, 869 Metrocynia, 454 Metrosideros, 823-825 Metrosideros, 815-818. 820. 822-851 Mezoneurum, 433 Miconia, 789-797 MicoNIEzÆ, 766 Microlicia, 743-745 Milk-vetch, 253-272 Millingtonia, 309 Mimosa, 381-387 Mimosa, 283. 381. 487-493 MiMmosEzÆ, 381 Mirbelia, 125 Mirbelia, 116 Mitraria, 869 Mock-orange, 807, 808 Moldenhawera, 436 Mollia, 828 Mombin, 79 Monniera, 221 Montinia, 676 MONTINIES, 676 Moquilea, 478 Moringa, 427 Morilandia, 595 Morton-Bay Chestnut, 435 Mountain-ash, 648 Mountain-ebony, 459-463 Mountain Milk-vetch, 349- 253 Mouricou, 370 Mouriria, 655 Moutouchia, 376 Moving-plant, 288, 289 Mucuna, 363, 364. 476 Mucuna, 363 Mullera, 236 Mullera, 278. 311 Mulli, 77 Munchausia, 724 Myginda, 15 Myrcia, 837-847 Myriadenus, 279 Myriantheia, 57 Myriaspora, 774 Myricaria, 727, 728 Myriophyllum, 703, 704 Myrobalanee, 655, 656 Myrobalanus, 79. 657-659 Myrospermum, 108 Myroxylon, 108, 109 Myrrh-seed, 109 MYRTACEZÆ, 808 Myrtacee, 808 Myrteæ, 808 MYRTEÆ, 828 Myrti, 808 Myrtinee, 808 Myrtioidee, 808 Myrtles, 834-837 Myrtle, Common, 834, 835 Myrtus, 834-837 Myrtus, 667. 827. 832, 833. 837-847. 868, 869 N. Nahusia, 678 Najor, 84 Nani, 823 Napimoga, 55 Natrix, 158 Navet de praire, 470 Nectarines, 493, 494 Negretia, 363, 364 Neillia, 57 Nelitris, 829 Nemopanthes, 13 Nenax, 595 Nephrosis, 377 Nesæa, 721 Nesea, 718. 721 Neurada, 564 NEURADEÆ, 564 Neurocarpum, 216 New Jersey Tea, 37 New Zealand Tea, 826 Nicolsonia, 287 Nicker-tree, 429 Nisa, 57 Nissolia, 234, 235 Nitta-tree, 396, 397 Q; Ochrus, 337 Ochthocharis, 779 Odonia, 219 Odonia, 220 Oedmannia, 129 Œnothera, 684-690 Œnothera, 684. 695, 699, 709 Oghigee, 79 Olea, 6 Olibanum, 81, 82 Olinia, 45 Olisbea, 673 Olive-bark-tree, 657 Olive-wood, 12 Olynthia, 857 Omphalobium, 90 Omphalobium, 455 Onagra, 686 ONAGRARIZÆ, 675 ONAGR£Æ, 675 ONAGREZÆ, 679 Onobrychis, 302-306. 475 Onobrychis, 307. 309 Ononis, 158-164. 468, 469 Ononis, 194. 202. 310 Onosuris, 700 Opa, 850 Ophispermum, 60 Opobalsamum, 81 Ordeal-tree, 424 Ormocarpum, 278 Ormosia, 111 Ornithopus, 276 Ornithopus, 276. 279 Ornithopodium, 276. 311 Orobus, 337-341. 475, 476 Orobus, 240. 341 Orucaria, 377 Osbeckia, 658-660 Osbeckia, 736. 738. 752. 755. 763,764 767: dae OSBECKIEZÆ, 750 Ossæa, 779, 780 Osteomelis, 605 Otaheite-apple, 79 Otanthera, 764 Otoptera, 220 Oustropis, 215 Outea, 457 Ox-eye-bean, 363 Oxylobium, 116, 117 Oxymeris, 797 Oxypogon, 316, 333 Oxyspora, 747 Oxytropis, 249-253. 471, 47 Oxytropis, 253-255. 257-259. 268. 272 P Pachycentria, 778 Pachylobus, 89 Pachyloma, 747 Pachyrhizus, 361 Paletuviera, 674 Paliurus, 23 Palovea, 464 Paltoria, 18 Pamea, 659 Panciatica, 435 Pancovia, 454 Panzera, 457 PAPILIONACEA, 108 Para-nut, 874 Paraguay-tea, 18 Parkia, 396 Parinarium, 478 Parivoa, 457 Parivoa, 465 Parkinsonia, 434 Parochetus, 361, 362 Parosella, 224 Parsonsia, 715 Patagonium, 281 Patrinia, 110 Pauletia, 460, 461 Pea, Heath, 340 Pea, Sweet, 336 Pea, Tangier, 336 Pea, Wood, 340 Peaches, 483-493 Pears, 605-623 à pic sm Peas, 327-331 Pekea, 874 Pelecinus, 273 Peltaria, 377 Pemphis, 117 Penastella, 705 Pentaglossum, 711 Pentaptera, 660 Pentapteris, 703 Pentapterophyllum, 703 Peplis, 708 Peplis, 708, 709 Perado, 17 Peraltea, 424, 425 Perrottetia, 14 Persica, 483-494 Peruvian Mastich-tree, 77 Petagnana, 286 Petaloma, 655 Petalotoma, 870, 871 Petalostemum, 222. 470 Petty Whin, 151 Petrocarya, 478 Phanera, 462 Phaca, 247, 248. 470, 471 Phaca, 242. 245. 249, 250- 252. 268 PHASEOLEA, 341 Pharmacum, 802 Phasellus, 356 Phaseolus, 349-356 Phaseolus, 347 PHILADELPHEZÆ, 806 Philadelphus, 807, 808 Philadelphus, 808. 825, 826 Photinia, 602 Phylica, 40 Phylica, 40. 42, 43. 48 Phyllagathis, 789 Phyllodium, 298 PHYLLOLOBA, 108 Phyllolobium, 466 Phyllonoma, 14 Phyllopus, 787 Physocalymna, 721 Physopodium, 724 Picramnia, 68 Pictetia, 298 ` Pigeon-pea, 365 Pileanthus, 812, 813 Pimela, 85 Pimenta, 866 Pimpinella, 595 Pinastella, 705 Pineda, 56 Piptanthus, 112 Pirigara, 869, 870 Piscidia, 242 Piscidia, 242 Piscipula, 242 Pisaura, 698 Pistachia-nut, 65 Pistacia, 65, 66 Pisum, 327-331 Pisum, 333. 337 Pitcher-plant, New Holland, 592 Pitumba, 53 Plagiolobium, 127 Planarium, 279 Platychilum, 127 Platystylis, 341 Platylobium, 127 Platylobium, 116. 128 Plectronia, 10 Pleroma, 764, 765 Pleroma, 752 Pleurandra, 699 Pleurostemon, 699 Plinia, 851 Plums, 498-504 INDEX Pocockia, 176 Podalyria, 114 Podalyria, 111-114. 165. 467 Podolobium, 116 Pogonanthera, 778 Poinciana, 432 Poinciana, 431, 432 Poincia, 432 Poiretia, 279 Poiretia, 126. 278, 279 Poison-oak, 72 Poison-sumach, 71, 72 Poison-tree, 72 Poison-wood, 71 Poitæa, 239 Poivrea, 665, 666 Polycardia, 11 Polydontia, 516 Polygala, 213 Polylepis, 592 POMACEZÆ, 597 Pomaderris, 38, 39 Pomegranate, 653 Pomereula, 797 Pomaria, 434 Pomme de Prairie, 203 Pompadoura, 652 Pongamia, 374. 476 Pontopiddana, 874 Portenschlagia, 12 Portugal-broom, 154 Portula, 708 Possira, 379, 380 Potamogeton, 703, 704 Potentilla, 549-561 Potentilla, 561, 562 Poterium, 594, 595 Poterium, 593 Poupart-wood, 79 Poupartia, 79 Prick-timber, 4 Prick-wood, 3 Priestleya, 131, 132 Prieurea, 696 Prinos, 20, 21 Prinos, 13 Proboscidia, 736 Proserpinaca, 702 Prosopis, 399-401 Protium, 83 Prunes, Brignole, 500, 501 Prunes, German, 503 Prunophora, 498 Prunus, 498-504 Prunus, 493-498. 504-516 Pseudo-acacia, 237 Psidium, 830-853 Psidium, 829. 835. 847 Psophocarpus, 362 Psoralea, 201-204. 469 Psoralea, 143. 201. 212. 222, 223 Ptelea, 226. 279. 341 Ptelea, 12 Ptelidium, 12 Pterocarpus, 376, 377 Pterocarpus, 237. 377-379 Pteroloma, 288 Ptilophyllum, 704 Pudding-pipe-tree, 453 Pueraria, 220 Pultenæa, 122-124 Pultenæa, 115, 116, 117. 120. 126 Punica, 653 Purging-cassia, 452-454 Purple-loosestrife, 711, 712 Purshia, 517 Purshia, 704 4 Pyracantha, 598 Pyraster, 605 TO THE SECOND VOLUME. Pyrus, 605-650 Pyrus, 600. 602. 604, 605. 650 Pyrenaria, 651 Pyrophorum, 605 Pythagorea, 711 Q. Qualea, 671 Qualea, 669. 672 Quelusia, 678 QUILLAJEZÆ, 522 Quillaja, 522 Quinquino, 109 Quinces, 650 Quisqualis, 667 R. Racoubea, 55 Rafnia, 129, 130 Ramatuella, 661 Rantry, 648 Raphiolepis, 601, 602 Raspalia, 48 Raspberries, 531, 532 RECTEMBRIA, 381 Red-bud, 463, 464 Red-lac Sumach, 70 Red-gum-tree, 818 Red-root, 37 Reichardia, 433 Reineria, 231 Relhania, 13 Requeinia, 164 Rest-harrow, 158-164 Retinaria, 44 Rhacoma, 15 RHAMNEZ, 21 Rhamnus, 29-33 Rhamnus, 12, 23-29. 36. 73 Rhaptostylum, 21 Rhexia, 746. 802. 805 Rhexia, 717. 732-761. 765. 768. 778-779. 794 RHEXIEZÆ, 741 Rhinanthera, 57 Rhinocarpus, 63 Rhizophora, 673, 674 Rhizophora, 829 RHIZOPHOREZÆ, 672 Rhoddon Roddon-tree, 648 Rhus, 69-76 Rhus, 68 Rhynchanthera, 736, 737 Rhynchosia, 344-347 Rhynchosia, 347, 348 Rice-paper, 283 Richæia, 675 Rittera, 379 Riveria, 467 Roan-tree, 648 Robergia, 890 Robinia, 237-239 Robinia, 111, 112. 228, 229. 236, 237. 239. 242, 243, 244. 298. 374. 380. 426. 467. Rohria, 59 Roebuck-berries, 539 Rosa, 584-589 Rosa-macho, 427 ROSACEZÆ, 523 Rose-acacia, 238 Rose-apple, 867, 868 Rose, Cabbage, 571, 572 Rose, China, 582 Rose, Damask, 571 Rose, Dog, 579-581 Rose, French, 572, 573 Rose, Indian, 582 Rose, Macartney’s, 565 Rose, Monthly, 582 Rose, Moss, 572 Rose, Noisette, 581 Rose, Officinal, 572, 573 Rose, Pompone, 572 Rose, Scotch, 568, 569 RosE#, 564 Roses, 564-589 Rose-wood, Brazilian, 721 Rotala, 707 Rothia, 342 Rotmannia, 457 Rough-skinned or Grey-plum, Sierra Leone, 479 Rourea, 89, 90 Rousseauxia, 766 Rubentia, 12 Rubus, 529-541 Rubus, 517. 529. 541 Rudbechia, 661 Rudolphia, 373 Rumphia, 77 Ruteria, 201 Sabia, 69 Sabinea, 239 Safu, 89 Sagrea, 780, 781 Saint-foin, 302. 306 Salaberria, 91 Salai, 80, 81 Salaci, 81 Salicaria, 711, 712 SALICARIEZ, 706, 707 Salicarineæ, 706 Salmonia, 669 Salpinga, 740 Salt-tree, 244 Saltzwedelia, 153 Salvertia, 670 Samyda, 50 Samyda, 51-54 SAMYDEÆ, 49 Samstravadi, 869 Sand-wood, 311 Sanguisorba, 593, 594 SANGUISORBE, 589 Santalum, 377 Sappan, 430 Saraca, 436 Sarcodum, 466 SARCOLOBA, 311 Sarcomphalus, 34 Sarcophyllum, 143 Sarcopyramis, 761 Saunders-wood, 377 Savastenia, 761 Savia, 343 Scarlet-bean, 350 Scarlet-sumach, 70 Scarlet-runner, 350 Schæfferia, 45 Schinus, 76 Schinus, 76 Schnella, 459 Schotia, 454, 455 Schousbæa, 666 Schousboa, 662 Schrankia, 397 Schrebera, 12, 13 Schweiggeria, 672 Sclerothamnus, 121 Scorpian-senna, 274 Scorpius, 273 vii Scorpioides, 27 ` Scorpiurus, 273, 274 Scorpiurus, 276 Scottea, 129 Scutia, 33 Scutula, 655 Sebipira, 468 Securidaca, 277 Securigera, 277 Securilla, 277 Segeretia, 28 Semecarpus, 63 Senacia, 11, 12 Senaica, 7 Senna, 438, 439 Senna, Alexandrian, 438 Senna, Italian, 438 Sensitive-plant, 382 Seringia, 12 Serpicula, 701 Service-tree, 648, 649 Sesban, 240, 241 Sesbania, 240, 241 Sesbania, 241, 242 Sheelkoil, 7 Sibbaldia, 562 Sibbaldia, 562, 563 Sideroxylum, 45 Sieversia, 527, 528 Siliquastrum, 463 Silk-tree, 420 Silver-bush, 165 Siphanthera, 746 Skimmia, 14 Skinnera, 678, 679 Sloe, 498 Smegmadermos, 523 Smithia, 286 Smithia, 284 Snail-flower, 349 Snake-seed, 60 Snake-wood, 36, 37 Soja, 356 Solenantha, 39 Solori, 374 Sonerila, 775, 776 Sonneratia, 829 Sophora, 109, 110. 119 Sophora, 111-115. 165. 233. 409. 467 SOPHOREÆ, 108 Sor bus, 647-649 Sorindeia, 86 Soulangia, 42 South-sea-tea, 17 Spallanzania, 870 Spanish-broom, 148 Spanish-plum, 79 Spathelia, 68 Spartianthus, 148 Spartium, 148 Spartium, 130. 142, 143. 149. 158. 165 Spennera, 741, 742 Sphendoncea, 435 Sphenocarpus, 662 Spheridiophorum, 205 Spherocarya, 27 Sphærolobium, 120 Sphærophysa, 245 Spindle-tree, 4-6 Spindle-tree, Common, 4 Spirea, 517-521 Spiræa, 521 SPIRÆACEZÆ, 516 SPONDIACEZÆ, 78 Spondias, 79 Spondias, 65, 79 Spondioides, 91 St. John’s-bread, 435 Stagmaria, 76 Vill Staavia, 48 Staff-tree, 6-9 Staphylea, 2 Staphylea, 3 STAPHYLEACEÆ, 2 Staphylodendron, 3 Star-vetch, 276 _ Stauracanthus, 148 Steganotropis, 219 Stellaria, 704 Stereoxylon, 828 Stizolobium, 363, 364 Stravadia, 869 Stravadium, 869 Strawberries, 542-549 Strombosia, 21 Strophostylis, 355 Stylobasium, 78 Stylosanthes, 280, 281 Suffrenia, 709 Sulitra, 246 Sumach, 69-76 SUMACHINEÆ, 69 Suriana, 78 Sutherlandia, 247 Suzygium, 848 Swainsonia, 245, 246 Swamp-sumach, 71 Swartzia, 379, 380 SwARTZIEÆ, 376 Sweetia, 342 Symmetria, 725 Syringa, 807, 808 Syringa, 807, 808 Syzygium, 848 Syzygium, 847 T. Tacamahaca, 83 Tachigalia, 436 Tamarind, 437, 438 Tamarindus, 437 TAMARISCINEZÆ, 725 Tamariscus, 725-727 Tamarisk, 725-727 Tamarix, 725-727 Tamarix, 727, 728 Teniocarpum, 360 INDEX TO THE SECOND VOLUME. Tanibouca, 657 Tapiria, 91 Tapura, 59 Tariri, 69 Taralea, 427 Tare, 322, 323 Tare, Everlasting, 332 Tarra, 430 Taschia, 436 Tassia, 436 Taverniera, 299 Tecomaca, 88 Templetonia, 129 Tephrosia, 229-234 Tephrosia, 342 Teramnus, 343 TEREBINTHACEZÆ, 60 Terminalia, 657-660 Terminalia, 660 Terminaliacee, 656 TERMINALIEÆ, 656 Ternatea, 215 Tetragastris, 85 Tetragonia, 702 Tetragonolobus, 199, 200 Tetrazygia, 783, 784 Tetrazygos, 801 Thamnea, 49 Thelyra, 479 Thenardia, 737 Thermia, 113 Thermopsis, 113 Thermopsis, 71 Thoka, 437 Three-thorned Acacia, 428 Thyrsanthus, 348 Tibiliti, 6 Tibouchina, 761 Tigarea, 517 Tine-tare, 326 Tita, 674 Tittmannia, 49 Tium, 255 Tococa, 774 Tococa, 775 Toluifera, 109 Tonquin-bean, 427 Tongo-bean, 427 Touchiroa, 465 Tounatea, 380 Topobea, 735 Tormentil, 561, 562 Tormentilla, 561 Toxicodendron, 72 Toxicodendron, 71. 76 Tragacantha, 265 Tralliana, 12 Trachylobium, 458, 459 Trapa, 700 Trattinickia, 77 Trefoil, 179-194 Trembleya, 749 Trevoa, 35 Triblemma, 741 Tribuloides, 700 Tricentrum, 747 Trichocarpus, 483 Tricocephalus, 40 Triceros, 77 TRIFOLIEÆ, 167 Trifolium, 174-194. 469 Trifolium, 174. 176-179. 203. 281. 344 Trigonella, 173-176. 469 Trigonella, 200 Trilepesium, 481 Tristania, 813 Tristemma, 761 Trixis, 703 Trotula, 721 True Service-tree, 649 Truncaria, 736 Tschudya, 767 Turpinia, 3 Turpinia, 279 y. Ulex, 148 Ulex, 148 Ulmaria, 520 Uraria, 287 V. Valdesia, 809 Valikaha, 654 Varennea, 466 Vascoa, 130 Vatairea, 465 Vauquelinia, 523 Velvet Tamarind, 465 Venana, 14 Venetian or Chian Turpentine- tree, 65, 66 Ventilago, 28 Venus-sumach, 69 Vermontea, 56 Verticordia, 812 Vetch, 315-325 Vetch, Bitter, 338-341 Vetchling, 332 Vetchling, Common Yellow, Vetchling, Meadow, 332 Vetchling, Yellow, 334 Viborgia, 142 Viborquia, 466 Vicia, 315-325. 475 Vicia, 231. 245. 312. 326, 327. 334. 339, 340 ViciEÆ, 311 Vigna, 360 Vilmorinia, 219 Viminaria, 119 Virgilia, 111 Virgilia, 110, 111 Virginian-sumach, 70 Voandzeia, 424 Voandzou, 424 Vochya, 669 Vochya, 669 VOCHYSIACEZÆ, 668 Vochysiee, 668 Vouacapoua, 425 Vouapa, 457 Vouarana, 465 Vulneraria, 165 W. Waldschmidtia, 464 Waldsteinia, 529 Waldsteinia, 527-529 Water Caltrops, 700 Water Milfoil, 703, 704 Water Purslane, 708 Whin, 148 White Balsam, 109 White Beam-tree, 647 White Candle-wood, 88 White Dutch-runner, 350 White Thorn, 600 Widow-wail, 78 Wild Boar’s-tree, 85 Wild Cinnamon, 838 Wild Clove, 838 Wild Indigo, 114 Wild Olive, 69 Wild Senna, 439-444 Wild Service-tree, 647, 648 Willemetia, 38 Willow-herb, 680-683 Winter-berry, 20, 21 Wistaria, 348 Woodfordia, 723 Wood-waxen, 152 Wound-wort, 166 Wrightia, 732 X. Xylobalsamum, 81, 82 Xyphanthus, 370. Y. Yerva Mate, 18 Yellow Pea, 337 Z. Zabucajo, 873 Zansee, 79 Zizyphus, 23. 27 Zizyphus, 11. 23. 27-29, 30. 36 Zollernia, 380 Zornia, 279, 280 Zornia, 288. 298. 309 Zuccagnia, 435 Zygomeris, 279 Pere ri ati t à is THE GARDENER’S AND BOTANIST’S DICTIONARY. SuBcLass II. CALYCIFLO‘R (from calyx, and flos, a flower). D.C. prod. 2. p. 1. Calyx gamosepalous (f. 1. a.) ; sepals more or less connected together, especially at their base (f. 1. a.). Torus more or less adnate to the inside of the calyx at the base (f. 4. B. e. f. and A. d.). Petals and stamens in- serted in the calyx (vol.1. f. 2. 2. a. 6.) or in that part of the torus adnate to the calyx (f. 4. C. c. and B. e.), and therefore rising from the calyx. Petals usually free (vol. 1. f. 2. 2. a.). Ovary free or adnate to the calyx. The torus or disk in Calyciflore appeats to be a dilatation of the peduncle converted into petals and stamens, it is large and adnate to the calyx, and usually bears the petals and stamens, sometimes it girds the stipe of the ovary as in Passiflore and the most of Legumindsæ. The petals and stamens in the Calycifldèræ are, however, for the most part, inserted in the calyx. In the Thalamiflire the torus neither adheres to the calyx nor to the ovaries, which character distinguishes it from the Calyciflore. Orver LXIV. CELASTRINEZÆ (plants agreeing with Celästrus in important characters). R. Br. gen. rem. p. 22. D. C. prod. 2. p. 2.—Rhamneæ, Spec. Juss. Calyx of 4-5 obtuse sepals (f. 1. a.) connected at the base, imbricate in the bud (f. 2. a.). Petals alternating with the sepals (f. 2. b.), oblong, flat, rather fleshy, broadest at the base, fixed under the margin of the disk, imbricate in esti- vation (f. 2. a.). Stamens (f. 2. c.) equal in number with the petals, and alternate with them, inserted in the margin, middle part, or superior part of the disk. Anthers 2-celled bursting inwards. Disk large (f. 2. d.) expanded, flat, closely girding the ovary, and covering the flat part of the calyx. Ovary free, immersed in the disk, and adnate to it, 2-4-celled ; cells 1-seeded (f. 1. c.) Ova fixed to the inner angle of the cells by a short narrow podosperm, ascending. Raphe inte- rior. Fruct or capsule never adherent, 2-4-valved, 2-4-celled, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve, or a dry drupe containing a 2-celled nut; cells 1 or many-seeded. Seeds as- cendent, rarely resupinate, suspended, arillate or exarillate. Endosperm fleshy. Embryo straight, with flat, thick cotyledons VOL, II. and a short inferior radicle. The order is composed of shrubs, having alternate or opposite, simple, rarely compound, rather co- riaceous, entire, or toothed, feather-nerved, usually stipulate leaves, and axillary cymes of small whitish or greenish flowers. Several of the species are favourite ornaments of our shrubberies, as the Staphyléa, the Celästrus, and the Euénymus. The fruit of Euénymus Europe'us is a brisk purgative, as is also the inner bark, and in strong doses powerfully emetic. A decoction of the twigs of Mayténus Boaria is used to bathe the swellings pro- duced by the poisonous shade of the tree Litri or Llithi, Rhis caüstica. This order is distinguished from Rhámneæ in the sepals being imbricate in æstivation, not valvate, and in the stamens being alternate with the petals as well as in the ovary being wholly superior and in the petals being flat. It differs from Ilictnee in the petals being free and in the stamens being perigynous, and from Hippocratedcee, to which it has been referred by R. Brown, in the stamens being free and perigynous, not as in that order hypogynous and monadelphous. Synopsis of the genera. Triez I. STAPHYLEACEÆ. Seeds bony, truncate at the hilum, exaril- late. Albumen wanting, or very sparing. Leaves compound, pin- nate, or trifoliate. 1 STAPHYLE A, Calyx 5-parted (f. 1.a.), with coloured seg- ments. Disk urceolate. Petals 5. Stamens 5. Styles 2-3, some- times connected. Capsule bladdery, 2-3-celled, few-seeded (f. 1.c.). : 2 Turrrxia. Flowers polygamo-dioecious. Calyx 5-parted, with coloured margins. Petals 5, inserted in a 10-crenated disk. Styles 3, joined in one. Berry trigonal, 3-celled; cells 2-3- seeded. Trisz Il. Evony’mMex. Seeds arillate, not truncate at the hylum. Embryo straight, placed in the axis of a fleshy albumen. Leaves os 3 Evo’xymus. Calyx 4-6-lobed (f. 2. a.), flat, with the base covered by the peltate disk. Petals 4-6 (f. 2. b.), spreading, in- serted in the disk. Stamens 4-6, inserted in rather prominent glands. Style 1. Capsule 3-5-celled, 3-5-angled (f. 2. f.); cells 1-4-seeded, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. 4 Cera'srrus. Calyx small, 5-lobed. Petals 5, unguiculate. Stamens 5. Ovary immersed in the disk. Style 1, crowned by 2-3 stigmas. Capsule 2-3-valved, usually with a complete or an incomplete dissepiment in the middle of each valve, and usually with a single seed in each cell. 5 Carua. Calyx flat, 5-lobed. Petals 5, inserted under the margin of the disk. Stamens 5, inserted with the petals. Cap- sule 3-4-sided, 3-4-celled ; cells 1-seeded, Style short, crowned by a 3-parted stigma. 6 Prrctro‘nra. Calyx obsoletely 5-toothed. Petals 5, ses- sile. Stamens 5, short. Style filiform, crowned by an ovate stigma. Berry oblong, 2-celled, 2-seeded. 7 Mayre nus. Flowers polygamous. Calyx small, 5-cleft, Petals 5, spreading. Stamens 5, Disk fleshy. Stigma sessile, 2-3-lobed. Capsule 1-4-valved, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seeds few. 8 ALzATE'A. Calyx 5-cleft, 5-angled, coloured. Stamens 5, hypogynous? Style 1. Capsule obcordate, 2-valved, 2- celled, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve, Seeds numerous, girded by a membrane. 9 CRYPTERÔONIA. toothed. Corolla none. Flowers monoecious. Corolla none. Style crowned by an obtuse stigma. Capsule 2-celled, 2-valved, many-seeded. 10 Poryca’rpta. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5. Stamens 5, short. Ovary depressed. Style very short, crowned by a lobed stigma. Capsule woody, 5-celled, 5-valved, or from abor- tion only 3-4-valved, with a dissepiment at the base of each Calyx small, 5- Stamens 5, valve. Seeds few, covered by a jagged aril. 11 Erxone xpron. Calyx small, 4-5-lobed. Petals 4-5. Stamens 4-5. Disk fleshy. Style very short. Drupe dry, containing a 5-celled nucleus, rarely 2-celled from abortion. Seeds solitary or twin in the cells. 12 AcTece Ton. Flowers dioecious. Calyx 4-toothed. Pe- tals 4. Stamens 4, connate at the base. Berry globose, 1-3-seeded. 13 Prerrpium. Calyx urceolate, 4-lobed. serted in the 4-lobed disk by the broad claws. Ovary compressed. Style almost wanting. Stigmas 2, sessile. Petals 4, in- Stamens 4. Fruit samaroid, much compressed, indehiscent, girded by a wing, 2-celled, 2-' seeded. 14 TRaAzLLIANA. Calyx 5-parted. Disk erect, 10-crenate. Stamens 5. 2-celled, 2-seeded. Petals 5, spreading. Style 1. Berry roundish, Trise II. CassiniE'#. Petals broadest at the base. Fruit indchiscent. Embryo straight in the axis of a fleshy albumen. Leaves simple, 15 Cassixe. Calyx small, 5-parted. Petals 5, spreading. Stamens 5. Stigmas 3. Drupe dry, containing a 3-celled, 3- seeded nut. Seeds hanging from the top of the cells. CELASTRINEÆ. I, STAPHYLEA, 16 Harrto'cra. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Petals 4-5, spreading, Stamens 4-5. Style thick, bifid; lobes bifid. Drupe dry,” ovate, 2-celled, 2-seeded. 17 Curtrsta. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 4. Stamens 4, Style crowned by 4-5 stigmas. Drupe subglobose, succulent, containing a 4-5-celled, 4-5-seeded nut. 18 Nemopa’ntHEs. Flowers dioecious or polygamous from abortion. Calyx very small. Petals 5. Stamens 5. Stigmas 3-4, sessile. Berry subglobose, 3-4-celled, 3-4-seeded. 19 Sxr'umia. Calyx,small, 4-parted. Petals 4, concave. Stamens 4, very short. Style 1. Berry ovate, umbilicate, ob- soletely 4-furrowed, somewhat 4-valved, filled with farinaceous pulp. Seeds 4. 20 Le’pTa. angular, Calyx small, 4-parted. Petals 4, inflexed, tri- Stamens 4, inserted at the angles of the disk. Style almost wanting. Stigma obtuse. Berry 4-lobed; lobes | 1-seeded. + Genera allied to Celastrineæ, but differ materially in the valvate æstivation of the petals. 21 PERROTTE TIA. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, valvate in æs- tivation, inserted under the disk. Stamens 5, inserted with the petals. Stigma sessile. Berry subglobose, containing 1-2 wrinkled nuts. 22 Duxénera. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5-toothed, — adnate to the ovary. Petals 5, valvate in estivation, inserted round the base of the disk. Stamens 5, inserted with the petals. Stigmas 2, sessile. Fruit globose, baccate 2-celled ; cells 2-3- | seeded. Tribe Í. STAPHYLEA'CEÆ (plants agreeing with Staphyléa in some characters). D. C. prod. 2. p. 2. Seeds bony, truncate at the hilum, without aril. Albumen wanting or sparing, Co- tyledons fleshy. Leaves compound. I. STAPHYLE‘A (name abridged from Staphylodéndron, its name in ancient botany, derived from oradvAn, staphyle, a bunch or cluster, and deydpov, dendron, a tree ; the flowers and fruit are disposed in clusters). Lin. gen. no. 374. Lam. ill. t. 210. D.C. prod. 2. p. 2.—Staphylodéndron, Tourn. inst. 386. —Bumalda, Thunb. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Di-Trigynia. Calyx 5-parted (f. 1. a.), covered by an urceolate disk at the base; lobes oblong, concave, coloured. Petals 5 (f. 1. f.). Stamens 5. Ovary 2-3-lobed. Styles 2-3, sometimes connected together. Capsule 2-8-celled ; cells membranous (f. 1. c.), opening on the inside, few-seeded, sometimes connected together at the base, sometimes their whole length. Seeds globose.—Shrubs with impari-pinnate _ or trifoliate, opposite, rarely alternate leaves, bearing 2 stipulas at the- base of the petioles (f. 1. b.), and at the base of the leaflets. Flowers white, disposed in racemose panicles. * Leaves trifoliate. 1 S. TRIFÒLIA (Lin. spec. 386.) leaflets ovate, acuminate, regularly serrated, young ones downy beneath ; styles smooth ; capsules bladdery. h. H. Native of North America, from New York to Carolina, on rocks. Schmidt, cestr. baum. 2. t. 81: À very common shrub in the gardens. Three-leaved Bladder-nut. F1. May, June. 6 to 8 feet. 2 S. Buma’tpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 2.) leaflets oblong, acu- Cit. 1640, Sh. CELASTRINEÆ. minate, rather scabrous ; serratures awned, protruding from the - recesses of the crenæ; styles villous; capsule with 2 beaks, h. G. Native of Japan, on the mountains, Bumälda trifôlia, Thunb. fl. jap. p. 8. Flowers white. Bumalda’s or Japan Bladder-nut. Shrub 6 feet. * * Leaves impari-pinnate. 8 S. nerERopHy LLA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 29. t. 253. f- A.) petioles biglandular ; leaflets 3-5 or 7, oblong-lanceolate, quite smooth, with callous serratures; flowers disposed in race- mose panicles ; capsules coriaceous, not bladdery. .S. Na- tive of Peru, in groves. Flowers white. Variable-leaved Bladder-nut. Shrub 12 feet. 4 S. pinna‘ra (Lin. spec. 386.) FIG. 1. petioles without glands; leaflets 5 to 7, oblong-lanceolate, quite smooth, serrated; flowers race- mose; styles 2; capsules mem- branous, bladdery. h. H. Na- tive of Europe, in hedges and thickets, In England, about Pon- tefract and other parts of York- shire; about Ashford, Kent. Smith, engl. bot. t 1560. Sta- phylodéndron pinnàtum, Ray. syn. aes Dub. arb: 2- t 77- A smooth branching shrub with fo- liage resembling some kind of ash. Flowers white or of a pale greenish-yellow, bell-shaped, pen- dulous, inodorous. Haller says children eat the kernels, but according to Gerarde their first Sweetness is succeeded by a nauseous taste, and an emetic effect. The nuts being hard and smooth, are strung for beads by the Roman Catholics in some countries. Singularity rather than beauty procures this plant a place in gardens. - Pinnate-leaved or Common Bladder-nut. Fl. June. Shrub 4 to 12 feet. Cult. These shrubs possess very little beauty, but answer very well to mix with other shrubs for variety. They will grow in any common soil, and are easily increased by taking the suckers from the roots, by layers, or by cuttings put in the ground in September. The S. heterophylla and S. Bumalda will require protection during frost. Britain. II. TURPI'NIA (in honour of M. Turpin, a distinguished French botanical artist and naturalist, author of several articles in the Annales du Musée d’Histoire Naturelle). Vent. choix. 1803. p. 31. t. 31. but not of Humb. nor Pers. nor Rafin. D.C. prod. 2. p. 3. Dalrymplea, Roxb. cor. 3. p. 276. Lin. syst. Polygamia, Dioècia, or Dioècia, Penténdria. Flowers polygamous or dioecious. Calyx 5-parted, permanent, with coloured edges. Petals 5, inserted in the disk, alternating with the sepals. Stamens 5, inserted in a 10-crenate disk, al- ternating with the petals. Ovary trigonal. Styles 3 joined in one, or distinct. Berry trigonal, 3-celled ; cells 2-3-seeded.— Trees with the habit of Staphylèa, with smooth, opposite, im- pari-pinnate leaves, and stalked, ovate, acuminated, serrated leaflets. Flowers white, disposed in panicles. 1 T. panicuna'ta (Vent, choix. 1803. p. and t. 31.) upper branches of panicle alternate. }.S. Native of St. Domingo on the mountains, as well as of Mexico. Dalrymplea Domin- gensis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 771. Flowers loosely panicled. Leaflets 7, 2 inches long, edged with glandular serratures. Fruit blue, 8-furrowed, very bluntly 3-lobed. I. STAPHYLEA. F1. June, Aug. Cit. 1812. IT. Turrinia, ILI. Evonymus. 3 Panicle-flowered Turpinia. Tree 25 feet. 2 T. corymBòsa ; flowers panicled, corymbose ; leaflets 5-7, oval, acuminate, bluntly sinuate-crenate, quite smooth; styles distinct. h. S. Native of Jamaica. Staphyléa corymbosa, D. C. prod. 2. p. 3. Leaflets opposite. Corymbose-flowered Turpinia. Tree 30 feet. 8 T. occipENTA Lis ; flowers panicled ; leaves doubly pinnate; leaflets ovate, acuminate, serrated, smooth; styles distinct. h.S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains, Fruit about the size of a cherry. Leaflets alternate. Stipulas in pairs between the pinnæ. Staphyléa occidentalis, Swartz, fl. ind. oce. 1, p. 566. exclusive of the synonyms. Flowers white. Western Turpinia. Clt. 1824. Tree 30 feet. 4 T. pomrrera (D.C. prod. 2. p. 3.) branches of panicle all opposite; leaves ternate or pinnate, bluntly serrated. kh. S. Native of the East Indies, in Silhet and probably in Nipaul. Its vernacular name in Silhet is Junki-jam. Dalrymplea pomi- fera, Roxb. cor. 3. p. 276. t.279. Panicle spreading. Leaflets 3-7, opposite, 5-6 inches long. Fruit yellow when ripe, roundish, 3-lobed, almost smooth, size of a large medlar, very fleshy. Flowers yellowish-white. Pome-bearing Turpinia. FI. May. Clt.1820. Tree 20 feet. Cult. These trees possess very little beauty, they are there- fore hardly worth cultivating, unless in general collections. They will thrive well in a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings will strike root in a pot of sand under a hand-glass, in heat. Trise IT. EUONY’ME# (plants agreeing with Euénymus in important characters). D.C. prod. 1. p. 3. Seeds arillate, not truncate at the hylum. Embryo erect in the axis of a fleshy albumen. Cotyledons leafy.—Shrubs and trees with simple leaves. III, EUO’NYMUS (from eve, eus, good, and ovopa, onoma, a name, well-named ; by antiphrasis fetid), Tourn. inst. t. 388. Lin, gen. 271. D.C. prod. 2. p. 3. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 402. Lin. syst. Tetra-Hexändria, Monogynia. Calyx 4 (f. 2. a.) or 5-lobed, flat, covered by the peltate disk at the base. Petals 4 (f. 2. b.) -6, spreading, inserted in the disk. Stamens 4-6, in- serted above the disk in rather prominent glands, alternating with the petals (f. 2. c.). Style 1. Capsule 3-5-celled, 3-5- angled, bearing a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seeds 1-4 in each cell, enwrapped in pulp or aril. Embryo green, straight, placed in the middle of a fleshy albumen.— Shrubs with tetragonal or terete branches, and ovate, usually op- posite leaves, scarcely stipulaceous, Peduncles axillary. Shrubs, fetid in every part when bruised, and esteemed poisonous. * Petals oblong, oval, or ovate. European, 1 E. EurorPæ'us (Lin. spec. 286. var. a, exclusive of the synonym of Clus.) branches smooth; leaves ovate-lanceolate, finely serrated ; peduncles usually 3-flowered ; pe- tals oblong, acute; lobes of cap- sule 5, blunt. h. H. Native of Europe in hedges and thickets. Plentiful in Britain. Smith, engl. bot. t. 362. Bull. herb. t. 135. E. vulgaris, Mill. dict. no. 1. Flowers small, greenish-white, fetid. Capsules of a fine rose-colour, 5- celled, 5-valved; cells 1-seeded. seeds orange-coloured. From its use for skewers it has the name of Prickwood, and is called by B2 4 Gerard Prick-timber. It is called also Louse-berry, Dogwood, and Catteridge-tree. In German it is named Spindelbaum ; in Danish, Beenved ; in Italian, Fusaggéne ; in Spanish, Bonetero ; Bonete de Clerigo; in Portuguese, Barrete de Clerigo ; in Rus- sian, Mereskletiana kislianka, Snida, Sedlini Beresdren. The wood is said to be used by musical instrument makers, For skewers and toothpicks the branches should be cut when the shrub is in blossom, for it is tough and not easily broken in that state; itis also used by watchmakers for cleaning watches : it was formerly used to make spindles, hence the English name of the genus. According to Linnzeus, kine, goats, and sheep eat the leaves, but horses refuse it. No animal, however, seems to browze upon it but the goat. The berries are said to be fatal to sheep; they are violently emetic and purgative ; powdered and sprinkled upon the hair they destroy lice. The shrub seldom attains any great size when growing wild in the hedges, but when planted singly and properly trained it will have a strong woody stem, and rise more than twenty feet high, divid- ing into many branches, and when in fruit it has a fine appear- ance, the capsules being red and the seeds yellow. First flowers pentandrous, but the others are tetrandrous. Var. B, leucocérpus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 4.) capsules white or pale, as well as the seeds. European or Common Spindle-tree. Shrub 6 to 20 feet. 2 E. verrucdsus (Scop. carn. ed. 2. no. 268.) branches warted ; leaves ovate, somewhat serrated; peduncles 3-flowered ; petals ovate; capsule bluntly tetragonal. h.H. Native of Europe, particularly in Austria, Hungary, and Carniola. Jacq. fl. austr.t.49. Duh. ed. nov. 3.t. 8. Schmidt. arb. t. 72. E. Europæ'us leprôsus, Lin. fil. suppl. 154. Petals covered with a pile consisting of very small teats. Capsules 3-4-celled, 3-4- valved ; cells 1-seeded. Stigma bladder-like. Flowers small, ish-white or greenish-yellow, tetrandrous and pentandrous. Warted-branched Spindle-tree. Fl. May, June. Clit. 1765. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 8 E. varirortus (C. Bauh. pin. 428.) branches smooth; leaves broad-ovate, toothletted ; peduncles trichotomous, many- flowered; petals oval, obtuse; lobes of capsule acutely angled, wing-formed. h. H. Native of Europe, in groves from Dauphiny to Tauria. Jacq. austr. t. 289. Sims, bot. mag. 2384, Jacq. hort. vind. 2. t. 120. Duh. arb. ed. nov. 3. t. 7. E. Europæ'us 3, Lin. spec. 286, Flowers usually pentandrous, white at first, but becoming purplish as they fade. Capsules red ? . Broad-leaved Spindle-tree. Fi. June, July. Clt. 1730. Shrub 10 to 20 feet. 4 E. wa‘nus (Bieb. fi. taur. suppl. p. 160.) branches smooth, somewhat herbaceous; leaves lanceolate, quite entire, nearly opposite; peduncles 1-3-fowered; flowers tetrandrous, 4-pe- talled. kh. H. Native of the north of Caucasus. A little shrub, with the appearance of Cnedrum tricéccum. The fruit being unknown the genus is doubtful. Flowers whitish? Dwarf Spindle-tree. Clt. 1825. Shrub 2 feet. Asiatic. 5 E. Hamirtonia‘nus (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 408.) branches smooth, terete; leaves lanceolate, finely serrated; peduncles dichotomous, 6-flowered; flowers tetrandrous; petals 4, lan- ceolate, cordate; ovary 4-lobed, 4-celled, each cell contain- ing 2 ova. h. H. Native of Nipaul. E. atropurpèrea, Wall. in fi. ind. 2. p.402. Trunk erect; branchlets spreading. Petals with revolute edges, white. Anthers brown. 3 Hamilton’s Spindle-tree. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1825. Sh. 5 to 20 feet. 6 E. eLa Brus (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 403.) arboreous ; leaves oblong, smooth, with the anterior margin serrated; peduncles CELASTRINEZ. Fl. May. Britain. III. Evonymus. 2 or 3 times dichotomous, with a single flower in each fork; Native of Chittagong, in the | flowers pentandrous. h. F. East Indies, where it flowers in May. Flowers greenish-white, Smooth Spindle-tree. Tree 15 feet. 7 E. carcinironius (Roxb. in fi. ind. 2. p. 403.) branchlets - smooth, terete ; leaves lanceolate, entire; petals oblong, with incurved edges, much longer than the calyx ; peduncles between the leaves, sometimes solitary, 3-flowered ; flowers pentandrous, h.F. Native of Silhet, in the East Indies, where it is called Mori, and at Suemba in Upper Nipaul. E. lâcerus, Hamilt. in D. Don, prod. fi. nep. p. 191? Flowers small, pale-yellow. Capsule oblong, size of a small field-bean, 1-celled, 2-valved, opening from the base, containing a solitary, oval seed, covered with a thin, succulent, veined, bright scarlet aril. Garcinia-leaved Spindle-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1820. 12 feet. 8 E. rincens (Wall, in fl. ind. vol. 2. p. 406.) branchlets obscurely tetragonal, smooth ; leaves leathery, ovate-lanceolate, serrulated, wrinkled above ; lobes of calyx permanent ; pedun- cles 2 or 8 times dichotomous, short, flattened, disposed in numerous approximate pairs on the young shoots, with opposite, linear, fringed bracteas at each subdivision ; petals veined, ovate, with short claws; capsule 5-cornered. h.F. Native of the East Indies, on the summit of Sheopore, as well as on the Sewalik mountains, and on those of Shreenugur. Its Newar name is Kasoori. Trunk as thick as a man’s thigh, spotted with large, ochre-coloured tubercles; branchlets short, thick. Both the flower and leaf-buds consist of imbricated, lanceolate, fringed scales, and here and there interspersed among the pe- duncles. Flowers large, tetrandrous, or pentandrous, yellowish- green, marked with purplish veins. The yellow bark is em- ployed by the Nipaulese for the purpose of marking the forehead with the idolatrous symbol, commonly called Tika. is white and compact. 4-5-cornered, 5-seeded. Painting Spindle-tree. Fl. April, May. Tree 16 to 20 feet. 9 E. vimpria‘tus (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 408.) branches terete, smooth; leaves ovate, finely acuminated, fringed with long parallel toothed serratures ; flowers tetrandrous, subumbellate, on long filiform peduncles ; capsules with from 2-5 long, ver- tical tapering wings. h.F. Native of the East Indies, on the Sewalik mountains, as well -as on those of Shreenugur. It is impossible to confound this with any other species, the leaves being distinctly doubly-serrated. Fringed-leaved Spindle-tree. Tree. 10 E. cro’ssus (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 408.) branches dotted; leaves subopposite, ovate, acute, bluntly and coarsely serrated on longish footstalks ; peduncles twice dichotomous, with long; divaricating divisions, supported by a pair of lanceolate, acute bracteas; petals oblong. h. F. Native of Nipaul, on the northward of Sheopore, flowering in June. Leaves shining; rounded at the base, elegantly reticulated beneath. Coarse-serrated Spindle-tree. Clt. 1824. Tree 12 feet. 11 E. T'xpicus (Heyne, herb. Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 409.) branches terete, smooth ; leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, quite entire ; peduncles 1-3-flowered ; petals oval, fringed; flowers pentandrous ; capsule clavate, furnished with 5 short projecting wings. h.F. Native of the East Indies. Rene slender, slightly quadrangular. Leaves acute at the ase. Indian Spindle-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 12 E. picno’romus (Heyne, herb. Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p- 410.) branchlets slightly quadrangular ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acu- pacta at both ends, perfectly entire ; peduncles fascicled, fili- Tree Capsule about the size of a gooseberry, mous at the apex, bearing a number of small pentandrous The wood : one-third shorter than the leaves, 2 or 3 times dichoto- | | | CELASTRINE. flowers; petals oval, fringed; capsules lengthened, clavate, 5- lobed, retuse. %.S. Native of the East Indies. Branches smooth, slender, opposite, or dichotomous. Forked-branched Spindle-tree. Shrub. 13 E. micra’ntuus (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 191.) leaves elliptical, serrulated, smooth, acuminated, shining; peduncles trifid, many-flowered, one-half shorter than the leaves. h. F. Native of Nipaul. E. frigida, Wall.? Petals oval. Small-flowered Spindle-tree. Clt. 1820. Shrub 8 feet. 14 E. tu'cipus (D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 191.) leaves lan- ceolate, acuminated, sharply serrated, shining, acute at the base ; umbels lateral, opposite, pedunculate. h.F. Native of Nipaul. Petals ovate or oval ? Shining-leaved Spindle-tree. Cit. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. * * Petals orbicular. American. 15 E. ATROPURPU`REUS (Jacq. hort. vind. 2. t. 120.) branches smooth ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, serrated, stalked ; peduncles many-flowered, compressed; petals orbicular ; cap- sules angularly-furrowed, smooth. kh. H. Native of North America, from New York to Carolina, on the banks of rivulets, Schmidt. arb. 73. E. Caroliniénsis, Marsh. arbr. amer. no. 1. and probably Jatifdlius, Marsh. arb. no. 2. Flowers quadrifid. tetrandrous, dark-purple. Fruit red. Dark-purple-flowered Spindle-tree. 1756. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 16 E. America‘nus (Lin. spec. 286.) branches smooth, quad- rangular ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute, serrated, almost ses- sile; peduncles 1-3-flowered; flowers pentandrous; petals nearly orbicular ; capsules warted and echinated. h.H. Na- tive of North America from New England to Carolina, in hedges and shady woods, among rocks, and on the edges of swamps. Duham. arb. ed. nov. 3. t. 9.—Pluk. alm. t. 115. f. 5. Schmidt. arb. t. 75.° Flowers yellow, tinged with red. Fruit scarlet, resembling those of A’rbutus U‘nedo at first sight. They are a great ornament to this almost evergreen shrub. Its common name in America is Burning-bush on account of the colour of the fruit. E. sempervirens, Marsh. arbr. amer. no. 3. E. alternif dlius, Moench. American Burning-bush. Fl. June, July. 6 feet. 17 E. sarmentosus (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 155.) branches smooth, tetragonal, sarmentose, usually rooting; leaves lan- ceolate, serrated, almost sessile ; peduncles 1-3-flowered ; flow- ers pentandrous ; petals somewhat orbicular ; capsules muri-° cated. h. H. Native of North America, in Virginia and Carolina, in shady woods. E. scändens, Hort. Flowers yel- low, tinged with red? Fruit scarlet? Sarmentose Spindle-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub straggling. 18 E. ancustiréxius (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 168.) branches quadrangular, smooth ; leaves elongated, linear-ellip- tical, somewhat falcate, nearly entire, almost sessile; peduncles for the most part 1-flowered ; flowers pentandrous; capsules warted. h. H. Native of North America, in Georgia, in shady woods. Flowers yellow, tinged with red. Fruit scarlet. This species is nearly related to Æ. Americanus, and keeps its distinction from seed. Narrow-leaved Spindle-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 19 E. opova‘rus (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 155.) stem prostrate, rooting; branches erect, bluntly quadrangular, with the bark inflated at the apex; leaves broad, obovate, obtuse, almost sessile, acutely-serrulated; peduncles 3-flowered; calyxes in- Fl. June, July. Clt. Clt. 1686. Shrub Fl. June, July. Clt. 1806. III. Evonymus. 5 flated. h.H. Native of Pennsylvania, in marshes between Franklin and Waterford. Fruit unknown. Anthers sessile. Obovate-leaved Spindle-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub creeping and straggling. Asiatic species. 20 E. ceranpirLorus (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 404.) branches terete, smooth; leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, acutely-serru- late, with a tapering entire base ; peduncles slender, flattened, nearly equalling the length of the leaves, 3-6-flowered ; flowers tetrandrous ; petals orbicular, flat with curled edges; capsule globular, pendulous, obscurely 4-cornered, with usually gemi- nate, pendulous seeds. k. H. Native of the valley of Nipaul, in forests. Branches slightly 4-cornered. Flowers white, very large, inodorous, slightly nodding. Capsule nearly globular, about the size of a cherry, 4-celled, 4-valved. Seeds oval, black, half covered by a brilliant, red, minutely lobed, warted aril. This is a very ornamental shrub, both when in flower, and when loaded with its yellow pendulous capsules, each of which is furnished with as many as 6 black pendulous seeds. Great-flowered Spindle-tree. Fl. April, May. Shrub 10 ft. 21 E. Javo’nicus (Thunb. jap. 100.) branchlets pendulous, slightly compressed ; leaves oblong, sharply serrulated, acumi- nated ; peduncles flattened, crowded and panicled on the recent shoots, 2 or 3 times dichotomous, bearing several flowers ; petals orbicular, fringed, twice as long as the stamens ; capsule with 4 horizontal spreading wings. bh. G. Native of Nipaul, on Sheopore and Chundrugiri, as well as at Shreenugur and of Japan. Hell. in Ust. del. op. 1. p. 84. t. 4. Banks, icon. Koempf. t. 8.. Flowers small, white, tetrandrous, rarely pen- tandrous. Outer branches hanging down in a very elegant manner. Japan Spindle-tree. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1804. Tree 20 ft. 22 E. ecuina‘tus (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 410.) stems climb- ing, as well as rooting; leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrated ; peduncles filiform, several times dichotomous, many-flowered, with one flower in each fork; petals orbicular, crenulate ; cap- sules armed with numerous prickles. h. J. F. Native of the mountains of Nipaul, especially on Sheopore. Hook. bot. mag. 2767. Branches quadrangular at the apex, climbing over trees, and rooting by means of dense capillary fibres. Flowers small, pea-green, inodorous, tetrandrous. Capsules pendulous, globu- lar, yellow, 4-celled, 4-seeded. Seeds black, almost covered with a scarlet fleshy aril. E. scandens, Graham. Echinated-capsuled Spindle-tree. Fl. Ap. March. Clt. 1824. Shrub climbing. 23 E. vacans (Wall. in. fl. ind. 2. p. 412.) climbing; branches quadrangular at the apex; leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrated ; peduncles filiform, several times dichotomous, many- flowered, with a single flower in each bifurcation; petals orbi- cular, crenulate ; capsules globular, naked, unarmed. kh. VU. F. Native of the mountainous forests of Nipaul, especially on Sheopore, and on Cheesapani. A most extensive, rambling, and climbing shrub, with stem, branches, and flowers exactly like those of E. echindtus, but: never throwing out roots from the branches and stems. Capsule 4-celled, 4-seeded. Seeds large, covered with a scarlet fleshy aril. Rambling Spindle-tree. Shrub cl. 24 E. Java’nicus (Blum. bijdr. 1146.) leaves opposite, ob- long, bluntish, smooth, remotely serrulated above ; pedicels 1- flowered, in fascicles, axillary, and terminal; flowers pentan- drous; petals fringed. h.S. Native of Java, in woods. Java Spindle-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 25 E. Siesozpra' nus (Blum. bijdr. 1147.) leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate, sharply serrulated, smooth, puberulous on the middle nerve beneath; peduncles usually 5-flowered; flowers 6 CELASTRINEÆ. Wh A tetrandrous; capsule acutely tetragonal. Native of Java. The shape of the petals is unknown, Siebold’s Spindle-tree. Shrub 10 feet. 26 E. sUBTRIFLÒRUS (Blum. bijdr. 1147.) spinose; leaves nearly opposite, oval-lanceolate, acuminated, sharply-serrulated, smooth; peduncles lateral, 3-flowered at the apex ; flowers tetrandrous ; capsule 4-lobed. h.G. Native of Japan. Somewhat-three-flowered Spindle-tree. Shrub. 27 E. Tuunsercia'nus (Blum. bijdr. 1147.) leaves nearly opposite, elliptic-oblong, tapering to both ends, sharply-serru- lated, smooth; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered; flowers tetran- drous ; capsule 4-lobed. h.G. Native of Japan. Celastrus alata, Thunb. fl. jap. 98. Form of petals unknown. Thunberg’s Spindle-tree. Shrub. + A doubtful species, which probably should be excluded from the genus. 28 E. Cuine’nsts (Lour. fl. coch. ed. Willd. 1. p. 194.) stem herbaceous, climbing, with tendrils; leaves cordate, toothletted, rough; peduncles lateral; petals 5, oblong-ovate; berry free, ovate, 10-angled, 1-celled, valveless ; seeds many, covered with aril. MY.» G. Native of China, in the suburbs of Canton. Flowers white, pentandrous. China Spindle-tree. Fl. May, June. Cit. 1820. PI. cl. Cult. The hardy kinds of this genus are well adapted for large shrubberies. They will thrive in any common soil, and are easily increased by seeds, which ripen in abundance; or ripened cuttings, planted in autumn, will readily strike root. Those said to be frame and greenhouse plants will no doubt turn out to be truly hardy. IV. CELA'STRUS (from kaç, celas, the latter season; the fruit remains on the tree all winter. The Celästros of the Greeks is supposed to be Kuénymus). Lin. gen. 270. Geert, fruct. 2. t. 95. D. C. prod. 2. p. 5.—Catha, Forsk. descr. p. 63.—Euonymoides, Moench. meth. 70. Lux. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Petals 5, unguiculate. Stamens 5. Ovary small, immersed in a 10-striped disk. Style 1. Stigmas 2-3. Capsule 2-3-valved, bearing a complete or incomplete dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seed 1, or few, more or less involved in a large fleshy aril.—Shrubs with alternate leaves, and many-flowered axillary peduncles, sometimes approximating in terminal panicles. The carpology of many of the species being unknown, the species are arranged here in an artificial manner. Calyx small, 5-lobed. * Leaves quite entire. African. 1 C. rriro’rmis (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 115.) climbing, smooth; leaves lanceolate, opposite; branches filiform, flexu- ous ; flowers axillary, few, almost sessile. h. J. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Stigma capitate. Filiform-branched Statt-tree. Shrub cl. 2 C. crispus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 115.) erect, much branched; leaves obovate, obtuse, wavy, smooth; branchlets pubescent; flowers axillary, umbellate, hairy. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Curled-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 4 teet. 8 C. ostu sus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 116.) erect, smooth : leaves obovate, very blunt, with revolute edges; panicles axil- lary. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. simple or dichotomous. Flowers white. Obtuse-leaved Statt-tree. Shrub 6 feet, 4 C. rav'rinus (Thunb, fl. cap. 2. p. 116.) erect, smooth ; leaves ovate-oblong, blunt, somewhat emarginate, with the Panicle Ill. Evonymus. IV. CELASTRUS. edges a little revolute; panicles axillary. the Cape of Good Hope. Style very short. long. Flowers white. Laurel-like Staff-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 2 ft. 5 C. orgoiprs (Lam. ill. no. 2596.) erect, smooth ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, stalked ; petiole short, stem-clasping at the base; corymbs axillary, few-flowered, subterminal, some of them opposite the leaves, and others axillary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. C. oleifolia, Pers. ench. 1. p. 827. C. oleoides, Sieb. pl. ex sic. cap. no. 93. Flowers white. Olive-like Staff-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 ft, 6 C. preroca’rpus (D. C. prod. 2. p: 5.) erect, smooth; leaves ovate, somewhat emarginate ; racemes short, axillary ; cap- sules 3-valved, drawn out into 3 vertical toothed wings. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Burm. afr. t. 97. f. 1. This and the two following species will probably form a distinct genus, on account of their appendiculate fruit. Flowers white. Wing-fruited Stafl-tree. Fl. July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 ft. 7 C. rostra‘tus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 117.) erect, smooth ; leaves oblong-ovate, unequal, bluntly acuminated; panicles or corymbs dichotomous, axillary ; capsules prickly, with unarmed scales. b.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Beaked-capsuled Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 8 C. rricuspipa tus (Lam. ill. no. 2594.) erect, smooth; leaves oblong-ovate, obtuse, smooth, on short petioles; racemes axillary, simple, nearly the length of the leaves ; fruit trigonal. h. G. Native‘of the Cape of Good Hope. Cassine levigata, Lam. dict. 1. p. 652. O'lea Capénsis, Buchoz. dec. 6. t. 3. Flowers white. Three -pointed-fruited Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 9 C. Lu'crpus (Lin. mant. 49.) erect, smooth ; leaves oval or roundish, shining, marginated ; pedicels axillary, crowded, very short; fruit 3-valved, naked. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lher. stirp. t. 25. Cassine concava, Lam. dict. 1, p- 633.—Pluk. alm. t. 280. f. 4. Flowers white. Shining-\eaved Staff-tree. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1722. Sh. 3 ft, 10 C. microrny’tius (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 110.) erect, smooth; leaves ovate, blunt, approximate; panicle terminal, dichotomous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Small-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 2 feet. 11 C. pirru'sus; much branched, diffuse ; leaves alternate, ovate, almost entire, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous ; flowers axil- lary and terminal, sessile. .S. Nativeof Guinea. Flowers *yellowish-green. Diffuse Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 12 C. exxypricus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 119.) erect, smooth; leaves elliptical, opposite; panicles simple, axillary. R. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in woods. Flowers white. Elliptical-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. h.G. Native of Leaves 2 inches Fl. May, June, Clt. 1818. Asiatic. 13 C. rrr'eyxus (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 391.) erect, smooth ; leaves oblong, on short petioles; flowers in small, axillary, dichotomous, round heads ; nectary of 5 scales; styles 3, R. S. Native of the Moluccas. Flowers white ? Three-styled Staff-tree. Shrub. 14 C. VERTICILLA TUS (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 291.) arboreous, smooth; leaves’ scattered, broad -lanceolate, wavy ; panicle ter- minal, umbelliferous ; capsule 1-celled, 2-valved, few-seeded. h» B Native of Nipaul, where it is known by the name of Tibiliti. Trunk straight; the branches and branchlets have a strong tendency to be verticillate, as well as the leaves, which 1 CELASTRINEÆ. are drooping. Stigma 2, rarely 3-lobed. Flowers white? Seeds covered with a soft scarlet aril. Whorled-branched Staff-tree. Fl. April, July. Clt.? 20 feet. 15 C. rosu’stus (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 395.) erect, smooth; leaves lanceolate, entire, glossy; racemes axillary, length of leaves ; capsules 1-celled, 2-valved. h.G. Native of Silhet, in the East Indies, where it is called Sheelkoil. It grows to be one of their largest timber trees. Racemes simple, solitary, or in pairs. Flowers numerous, small, greenish-yellow. Disk 5- lobed, girding the base of the ovary. Styles 2, terminated by capitate stigmas. Robust Staff-tree. Fl. Aug. Tree 50 feet. 16 C, oprosirus (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 398.) erect, smooth, with opposite jointed branches, younger ones tetragonal ; leaves opposite, lanceolate, blunt; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered. h. S. Probably a native of the peninsula of India. Flowers small, white? Style columnar, terminated by a bifid stigma. Opposite-branched Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 17 C. Biva’tvis (Jack, in mal. misc. 1. no. 2. p. 19.) erect, smooth; leaves lanceolate, acuminate; peduncles lateral, few- flowered ; capsules ovate, 2-valved, 1-seeded ; corolla wanting. h. S. Native of the Malay Islands. Peduncles dichotomous, 5-10-flowered. Style terminated by a truncate stigma. Seeds covered with a crimson aril, which is beautifully veined. Tno-valved-capsuled Staff-tree. Shrub. Tree American. 18 C. macroca’rpus (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. t. 230. f. 16.) erect, smooth; leaves oblong-lanceolate, with an emarginate acumen; pedicels axillary, very short, aggregate; capsules ovate, 2-3-valved. h. S. Native of Peru, in woods. Haénkia multiflora, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. p. 65. Seeds with a white pulpy aril. Flowers white. This is probably a species of Pyrulària, according to Nuttal. Large-fruited Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 19 C. pu‘sius (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 774.) erect, smooth ; leaves elliptical, obtuse ; flowers axillary, somewhat fascicled ; capsules 2-valved. kh.S. Native of the Antilles. Senaica elliptica, Lam. Doubtful Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. 20 C. surra'rus (Lin. spec. 285.) climbing, smooth ; leaves ovate, acute, stalked, coriaceous ; panicle terminal. h. G. Native of St. Domingo.—Pluk. alm. t. 28. f. 5. Capsules scarlet, elegantly wrinkled, 3-valved, each containing a hard oval seed, covered with a thin red aril. Flowers white, in loose terminal racemes, This species is said to be a native of Vir- ginia, but notwithstanding the diligent researches of Mr. Pursh at the place of its supposed nativity, he has not been able to find it. He therefore strongly suspects that it is not a native of North America. Wrinkled-capsuled Staff-tree. Fl. July. Clt. 1759. Shrub cl. 21 C. Ha‘enxer (Spreng. syst. app. p. 88.) branches flexuous ; leaves stalked, oblong-lanceolate, wavy, quite entire ; racemes axillary, much exceeding the leaves ; flowers bracteate. h.S. Native of Peru. Häenkea flexudsa, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. t. 231. Corolla monopetalous, pitcher-shaped, and the fruit a drupe. This is a very doubtful species of Celästrus. Haenk’s Staff-tree. Shrub. 22 C. ova‘rus (Hill in hort. kew. 437. t. 16.) erect, smooth ; leaves ovate, stalked, entire; flowers axillary, crowded. h. H. Native of the Bahama Islands. Ovate-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. * * Leaves toothed, serrated or crenate. African. 23 C. acumina rus (Thunb. f. cap. 2. p. 119.) erect, smooth ; IV. CELASTRUS. 7 leaves elliptical, acute, crenated ; flowers axillary, usually twin. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. C. populifélius, Lam. ill. no. 2698. according to Poir. suppl. 2. p. 144. Flowers white. Acuminate-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. - 24 C. procu’mBens (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 119.) decumbent, smooth; leaves ovate, toothed; flowers axillary, usually soli- tary; capsules 3-4-valved. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in sandy places. Procumbent Staft-tree. Shrub decumbent. 25 C. cCYMATÒDES (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 775.) leaves obovate, wavedly-toothed, and reticulately veined, opposite; flowers axillary, sessile. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Waved-toothed-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub. 26 C. ce’rnuus (Thunb. prod. p. 42.) leaves ovate, obtuse, serrated ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, drooping. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white ? Drooping-flowered Staff-tree. Fl. May, June. Shrub 6 feet. 27 C. unna rus (Thunb, fl. cap. 2. p. 126.) erect, smooth ; leaves obovate, somewhat wedge-shaped, undulately-toothed ; flowers axillary, sessile. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Waved-leaved Staff-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1826. Sh. 6 ft. 28 C. terraconus (Thunb. prod. p. 42.) erect, smooth ; leaves ovate, serrated, opposite; branches tetragonal; panicle terminal. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white ? Tetragonal-branched Staff-tree. Clt. 1816. Shrub 4 feet. 29 C. mrcinus (Burch. cat. afr. austr. no. 1663.) erect, smooth; leaves alternate, ovate, somewhat rhomboid, coarsely serrated, pale beneath; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, jointed beneath the middle. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Capsules 3-valved. Leaves like those of Quércus ilex. Flowers white. Spanish-oak-leaved Staff-tree. Clt, 1817. Shrub 4 feet. 30 C. rHAMNoiDEs (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 145.) branches diffuse ; leaves ovate or lanceolate, acute, sharply serrated, smooth ; pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, crowded, unequal. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. It is not known whether this shrub is unarmed or spiny. Rhamnus-like Staff-tree. Shrub 10 feet. 31 C. casstnoipes (Lher. sert. p. 6. t. 10.) erect, smooth ; leaves ovate, acute at both ends, serrated, permanent ; pedicels 2-3 together, axillary, very short. h. G. Native of the Canary Islands. Flowers white. Cassine-like Staff-tree. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1779. Shrub 4 ft. 82 C. zycioïpes (Brouss. ex Willd. mss. in Schult. syst. 5. p- 427.) erect, smooth ; leaves roundish-ovate, obtuse, crenate, coriaceous ; pedicels axillary, very short. h. G. Native of the Canary Islands. Flowers white. Lycium-like Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. 33 C. spu'zis (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 21.) erect, smooth; leaves opposite and alternate, elliptical, bluntly serrated ; cymes axil- lary, dichotomous. h. G. Native of Yemen, in Arabia, where it is cultivated in gardens along with the coffee. The green leaves of this tree are eaten with avidity by the Arabs. They possess nearly the same qualities as opium. The tree is called cat or kat in Arabic ; hence Catha of Forsk. Flowers white. Capsule oblong-cylindrical, 3-celled, with one seed in each cell. Eatable Staff-tree. Shrub 10 feet. 34 C. pe’cotor (Gaillaud. voy. meroe. 2. t. 64. f. 6.) leaves oval-oblong, somewhat crenate, tapering to the base; peduncles axillary, 3-6-flowered ; flowers subumbellate; capsules 2- valved. kh.F. Native of Upper Egypt? Jil-coloured Staff-tree. Shrub. Cle 1817 35 C. poputirorius (Lam. ill. no. 2698.) leaves ovate, acumi- nated, serrated; umbels almost sessile, few-flowered. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Poplar-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. Asiatic. 36 C. panicuLa‘rus (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1125.) climbing ; leaves roundish-oval, serrated, smoothish; panicle terminal; stamens inserted in a nectarial ring. h. S. Native of the East Indies, on the Circar mountains.—A large climbing shrub ; the bark covered with grey scabrous specks. Flowers numerous, small, yellow. Style 1. Stigmas 3. Capsule round, size of a pea, 1-celled, 3-valved, containing from 8 to 6 seeds, surrounded by yellow aril. Panicle-flowered Staff-tree. Fl. March, April. 37 C. pepr’npens (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 389.) climbing, smooth; leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated ; panicle terminal, composed of many simple, diverging, short racemes; stamens alternating, with an equal number of reniform nectarial glands. k.u. G. Native of Nipaul. C. multifldra, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 389. Flowers numerous, small, pale greenish-white. Cap- sule straw-coloured, roundish, somewhat 3-lobed, 3-valved, 3- celled, and usually witha single seed in each cell. Seeds covered with a thin, pulpy, scarlet aril. Style terminated by a stigma of 3 emarginate lobes. Hanging-leaved Staff-tree. Fl. J uly. Shrub cl. 38 C. nu'rans (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p- 390.) climbing, smooth ; leaves stalked, broad-ovate, bluntly serrated ; panicle racemose, terminal, drooping; seeds invested by a complete aril. h. U.S. Native of Mysore. A large climbing and twining tree, with light-brown scabrous bark. Nectary a concave, 5-sided recep- tacle. Flowers small, greenish-white. Capsule round, size of a pea, l-celled, 3-valved, containing 3-6 seeds each, invested by a thick, complete, fleshy, orange-coloured aril. Style scarcely any. Stigma with 3 spreading notched lobes. Nodding-panicled Staff-tree. Clt. 1810. 39 C. osrusirozius (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p- 393.) arboreous, smooth ; leaves stalked, lanceolate, bluntly serrulated, very blunt and hard; peduncles axillary, many-flowered. R.S. Native of the Mauritius. C. trigynus, Lam. ill. 2, no. 2699. Style none. Stigma deeply 3-lobed. Capsules 3-valved, naked. Sonneratia, Comm. C. pyrius, Willem. herb. maur. p- 21. Young shoots glaucous, nodding at the points. Peduncles once or twice dichotomous. Flowers small, white. Calyx fringed. Stigma obscurely 3-lobed. Blunt-leaved Staff-tree. 20 feet. 40 C. moxosre'rmus (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p- 394.) climbing, smooth ; leaves oblong, glossy, serrulated ; panicles thin, linear, axillary, and terminal, longer than the leaves ; capsules 3-valved, 1-seeded. h. |. G. Native of Silhet, in the East Indies, where it is called Tiara. Climbing and twining over trees to a considerable extent. Flowers numerous, small, pale greenish- yellow. Disk flat, repand, embracing the base of the ovary. Stigma trigonal. Capsule slightly triquetrous, oblong, smooth, the size of a field bean. Seed solitary, covered with an orange- coloured or scarlet aril. One-seeded Staff-tree. Fl. April, May. Shrub cl. 41 C. WALLI CHIL: climbing, smooth ; leaves ovate, coria- ceous, acute, serrated, glossy, and shining; racemes axillary ; capsules triquetrous, 3-valved, many-seeded. h. ,.S. Native of Penang, in the East Indies. Č. lucida, Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 400, but not of Lin. Wallich’s Staff-tree. Shrub cl. 42 C. pauctriérus (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p- 400.) erect, smooth ; Shrub cl. Shrub cl. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. Tree CELASTRINEZÆ. IV. CELASTRUS. leaves lanceolate, acuminate, serrulated ; peduncles axillary, 6s 8-flowered ; pistil villous ; nectary 5-lobed ; capsule triangularly globose, 3-valved. h. S. Native of Penang, in the East Indies, where it is called Boonga Lawung. Pittosporea serrw lata, Jacq. mss. Flowers yellowish-green, fascicled. Ovar downy. Stigma simple. Capsule 1-celled. Seeds attached along the middle of each valve to parietal prominent placentas, 6 in number, roundish, and angular. Few-flowered Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. a 43 C. sryrdsus (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 401.) climbing, smooth; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, acutely serrated ; peduncles axillary, few-flowered, racemose ; petals oblong ; capsules glo- bular, crowned by a long style. h.. G. Native of Nipaul. Flowers greenish-white. Capsule yellow. Style crowned bya 8-lobed, 3-furrowed stigma. ; Long-styled Staff-tree. Fl. May, July. Shrub cl. 44 C. arniròLus (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 190.) leaves ellip- tical, acuminated, serrated, nerved, opaque on both surfaces, blunt at the base; peduncles axillary, usually solitary. h. G. Native of Nipaul, at Sirinagur. A smooth shrub. Alder-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub. 45 C. microca’rpus (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 191.) leaves ovate, crenated, pubescent on both surfaces, as well as the branch- lets, acute at the base; peduncles axillary, usually solitary, 1- flowered. h. G. Native of Nipaul, at Sirinagur. Small-fruited Staff-tree. Shrub. 46 C. Heynea‘nus (Roth. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 421.) erect, smooth; leaves elliptical, bluntly serrulated ; cymes axillary, when in fruit divaricating. h.S. Native of the East Indies. C. serrulatus, Roth. nov. spec. p. 155. Flowers whitish. Heyne's Staff-tree. Shrub. 47 C. atrr’stris (Blum. bijdr. 1145.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, glandularly serrated, smooth ; corymbs axillary, dichotomous. h.S. Native of Java, in the higher woods. Alp Staff-tree. Shrub 7 feet. 48 C. rera'npus (Blum. bijdr. p. 1145.) leaves ovate-oblong, long-acuminated, ratherrepand, smooth ; panicle axillary, about equal in length to theleaves. h.S. Native of Java. Repand Staff-tree. Shrub. 49 C. Roruta'nus (Schult. syst. 5. p- 423.) leaves roundish- oval, acuminated, serrated, pubescent ; panicle terminal, with corymbose branches. h, S. Native of the East Indies. C., paniculatus, Roth. mss. but not of Willd, Flowers white. ` Roth’s Staff-tree. Shrub. 50 C. puncra‘rus (Thunb. fl. Jap. 97.) climbing, smooth; branches dotted ; leaves oval, acuminated, serrated; flowers scattered on the branches. RuG. Native of Japan and China. Branches angular, rough from white dots. Flowers greenish. Seeds covered with a yellow wrinkled aril. Spotted-branched Staff-tree. Clt. 1817. Shrub cl. 51 C. srria‘tus (Thunb. jap. 98.) erect, smooth ; branches striped, and are as well as the leaves, opposite, ovate, acuminated, serrated ; peduncles scattered, 1-flowered, h. G. Native of Japan. Capsule 1-4-celled, or from 1-4 aggregate carpels. Striped-branched Staff-tree. Shrub. 52 C. crena'rus (Forst, prod. no. 113.) leaves ovate, crenu- late ; cymes axillary. h. G. Native of Marquesas Islands in the Pacific ocean, as well as in the East Indies, according to Roth, which is probably the same. Notch-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub. 53 C. DILATA`TUS (Thunb. in Lin. trans. 2. p. 332.) erect, smooth ; leaves obovate, pointed, serrated at the apex; flowers aggregate, terminal. h. G Native of Japan, Berries blue, aggregate. Ee ei avad Staff-tree. Shrub. * ARTICULA`rus (Thunb. jap. 97.) erect, smooth; leaves Pie: ¥ $ CELASTRINEZ. roundish, serrated, acuminate; peduncles axillary, somewhat trifid. P.G. Native of Japan. C. orbicularis, Lam. ill. no. 2700. C. auriculatus, Vittm. summ. 2. p. 81. Capsules 3- valved. Jointed Staff-tree. Shrub. 55 C. aua‘tus (Thunb. jap. 98.) erect, smooth; branches winged ; leaves opposite, on very short petioles, acuminate, ser- rulated ; peduncles 1-flowered, furnished with 2 glands above the middle. h.G. Native of Japan. Capsules 1-2-3-celled. This is probably a species of Euénymus. Winged-branched Staff-tree. Shrub 7 feet. American. 56 C. sca’npEens (Lin. spec. 285.) climbing, smooth ; leaves oval, acuminated, serrated ; racemes terminal. h. H. Na- tive of North America, from Canada to Virginia, in hedges and woods among rocks. Duh. arb. 1. t. 95. Schkuhr. handb. 1. t. 47. Flowers pale yellow. Berries orange-scarlet, 3-cornered, 3-seeded. See H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 64. Flowers dioecious. Climbing Staff-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1736. Shrub cl. 57 C. myrrirdzius (Lin. spec. 285.) erect, smooth; leaves ovate, serrulated; flowers racemose. h. S. Native of Ja- maica.—Sloane, hist. 2. t. 193. f. 1. There is a species from Siberia very like this plant, and another said to be from Virginia ; but these are truly obscure plants. ; Myrtle-leaved Staff-tree. Clt. 1810. Tree 15 feet. 58 C. QUADRANGULA'`RIS (Schrad. in Geett. anz. 1821. p.716.) erect, smooth ; younger branches quadrangular ; leaves oblong- oval, spiny-toothed, shining; peduncles axillary, crowded. R.S. Native of Brazil. Ilex acutangula, Neuw. bras. ex Nees, in flora, 1821. p. 739. Flowers white. Quadrangular-branched Staff-tree. Clt. 1820. Sh. 10 feet. 59 C. i1ctrot1us (Schrad. 1. c.) erect, smooth; leaves ob- long, truncate, subsinuate, spiny, shining above, opaque beneath; peduncles axillary. P:S. Native of Brazil. Ilex truncata, Neuw. bras. 2. ex Nees, in flora, 1821. p. 329 and 361. Holly-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub. 60 C. reru'sus (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 146.) erect, smooth ; leaves ovate and oval, acuminated, emarginate, or retuse at the apex, serrately-crenate. þh. G. Native of the Andes of Peru. C. emarginatus, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 6. t. 229. f. a. but not of Willd. C. Peruviänus, Deitr. lex. 2. p. 111. This is pro- bably a species of Maytènus according to Kunth. Retuse-leaved Staff-tree. Clt. 1824. Tree 20 feet. 61 C, conrr’rrus (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 6.) erect, smooth ; branches in aggregate whorles ; leaves crowded, oval, and roundish, serrulated ; flowers crowded. h.S. Native of Peru in groves. Flowers white. Capsules with 2 or 3 spread- ing reflexed valves. Probably a species of Maytènus. Crowded Staff-tree. Shrub. 62 C. Mexica‘nus (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 8.) erect, smooth; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, ser- rated ; pedicels axillary, trifid, 3-flowered. h.G. Native of Mexico. Capsule 3-celled, 3-seeded. Mexican Staff-tree. Clt. 1824. Shrub 6 feet. 63 C. Macezra’nicus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 8.) leaves ovate- lanceolate, acute, bluntly serrated; flowers axillary, almost sessile; fruit compressed, 2-celled, 2-seeded. .F. Native of the Straits of Magellan. Cassine Magellanica, Lam. ill. no. 2590. Magellan Staff-tree. Shrub. t Doubtful species. Leaves ternate or pinnate. probably form a distinct genus in some other order. 64 C. Maurrria'nus (Willem. herb. maur. 22.) leaves ter- VOL, II. These will IV. V. Carma. 9 CELASTRUS. nate, downy beneath; panicle terminal. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Mauritian Staff-tree. Shrub. 65 C. micra’ntuus (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 393.) climbing, some- what armed; leaves unequally pinnate, with from 7-9 opposite, oblong, entire, smooth leaflets ; panicles axillary, filiform, rusty ; disk saucer-shaped, bearing the stamina on its margin; style wanting. h.S. Native of the Moluccas. Small-flowered Staff-tree. Shrub. Cult. The hardy kinds of Staff-tree will grow in any com- mon soil; they are well fitted to be planted in small shrub- beries. C. scdndens is a plant well adapted to cover bowers or trellis-work. All are easily increased by laying the young shoots or by slips of the roots. The stove, greenhouse, and frame species will thrive well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand; and ripened cuttings, planted in mould with a hand-glass placed over them, will root freely, those of the stove kinds in heat. V. CA'THA (a name of Arabian origin). Forsk. deser. p. 63. Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx small, flat, 5- lobed, regular. Petals 5, inserted under the margin of the disk, sessile, spreading. Stamens 5, inserted with the petals, equal. Disk large, orbicular, filling the bottom of the flower, emarginate at the origin of the stamens. Ovary half immersed in the disk, 3-celled; ovula 2, fixed to the central axis, colla- teral, ascending, in C. pyracdntha 5-6, and without an axis. Style short, or nearly wanting, crowned by a 3-parted stigma. Capsules triquetrous, 3-furrowed, 3-celled, 3-valved. Albumen fleshy. Cotyledons leafy. Radicle pointing towards the hilum. Spiny trees and shrubs, with scattered, simple, leaves, sometimes in fascicles, with stipular cilia. Corymbs of flowers axillary, somewhat dichotomous. Flowers stalked in fascicles, white. This genus being separated from Celästrus, we shall there- fore retain the authorities for the species under that genus. * Leaves quite entire. 1 C. excisa (Thunb. fl. cap. p. 219.) prickles recurved ; leaves orbicular, cut; peduncles axillary, very short, subum- bellate. R.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Cut-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. 2 C. uinea‘ris (Thunb. fl. cap. 219.) spines leafy; leaves linear ; panicles axillary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in woods. Linear-leaved Staff-tree. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1818. Sh. 4 ft. 3 C. iNTEGRIFOLIA (Thunb. fl. cap. 219.) spines leafy ; leaves ovate, reflexed ; pedicels axillary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in bushy places. Flowers white. Entire-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 4 C. 1n’tecER (Thunb. fl. cap. 123.) spiny, smooth ; leaves ovate, emarginate; panicle axillary. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. According to Sprengel this is the same as C. integrifolius. Entire Staff-tree. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 5 C. riGipA (Thunb. fl. cap. 220.) spiny, smooth; branches somewhat secund; leaves obovate, quite entire, cut; flowers axillary, sessile. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Stiff Staff-tree. Clt. 1818. Fl. May, June. Shrub 4 feet. 6 C. EMARGINATA (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1128.) spines leafy ; leaves obovate, entire, smooth; flowers numerous, axillary ; capsules inflated; cells 2-seeded. h. S. Native of every part of the East Indies, very common. Stem nothing deserving the name, but innumerable branches bent in every direction. Umbellets many-flowered on very short peduncles, one or two 10 rising from the centre of the fascicles of leaves. Flowers small, whitish-yellow. Disk saucer-like, crenulate, surrounding the base of the ovary. Style half 3-parted. Stigmas emar- ginate. Capsule inflated, 3-sided, 3-celled, 3-valved, with 2 red seeds in each cell, resting on a white fleshy receptacle. It is called Chennee-chintoo in the Telinga language, and is very useful to make fences and for fuel. Emarginate-leaved Staff-tree. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 feet. * * Leaves toothed or serrated. Asiatic. 7 C. montana (Roth. nov. spec. 154. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 387.) spines bearing leaves and flowers ; leaves obovate, ser- rulated, smooth; panicles axillary, small, dichotomous ; cap- sules 3-sided, 3-celled, each cell containing 1 or 2 seeds. h. S. Native of the East Indies, on mountains. Flowers small, white. Disk as in C. emargindta. Stigmas emarginate. Seeds small, nearly round, with a white aril embracing the lower part of the seed. The wood is hard and durable. Mountain Staff-tree. Tree 20 feet. 8 C. Warircan; spines bearing leaves and even flowers ; stem erect, stiff; branches round, flexuous ; leaves very tough, obovate-cuneated, sharply-serrulated ; corymbs small, scattered among the leaves. h.S. Native of the East Indies, at Tra- vancore. C. rígida, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 896. C. buxifdlius, Roxb. Leaves at first in fascicles on the spines. Flowers smali, white. Wallich’s Staff-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 9 C. ru'ra (Wall. fl. ind. 2. ringly armed with axillary short spines ; leaves lanceolate, acu- minate, serrulated, coriaceous ; corymbs axillary, fascicled, on capillary, coloured peduncles ; capsule obovate, triangular, 3- seeded. h.S. Native of the forests in the valley of Nipaul. A large very branchy tree. Young branches angular, of a more or less deep red colour, glaucous. Leaves with glandular ser- ratures. Flowers small, white. Capsules small, obovate, 3- lobed, 3-celled, 3-seeded. Segments of calyx and petals cre- nulate. Rufous Staff-tree. Fl. March, April. Tree 30 feet. 10 C. Zeyra’nica (Roth. mss. ex Schult. syst. 6. p. 427.) spines axillary, opposite, shorter than the petioles; leaves roundish-cuneated, somewhat emarginate at the apex, obsoletely crenated, shining ; peduncles axillary, aggregate. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers white. Ceylon Staff-tree. Shrub. African, 11 C. Senecare’nsts (Lam. dict. 1. p- 661.) spines bearing leaves and flowers; branches terete; leaves obovate-oblong, smooth, somewhat glaucous, unequally toothed ; cymes small, few-flowered. h. S. Native of Senegal and Gambia. C. phyllacänthus, Lher. sert. ang. 6. no. 28. Flowers whitish-green, Var. B, glaucifolius (D..C. prod. 2. p- 8.) leaves whitish- glaucous beneath, bluntish ; cymes many-flowered, about the length of the leaves. Senegal Staff-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 12 C. suxtrdnia (Lin. spec. 285.) spines large, bearing both leaves and flowers; leaves lanceolate-obovate, obtuse, serrated smooth, coriaceous ; branches angular ; corymbs axillary, pe- dunculate, longer than the leaves. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in bushy places. Sims, bot. mag. 2114. Houtt. på. syst. 3. t. 21. f. 1. Flowers white. Capsules globular. Box-leaved Staff-tree. Fl. May, June. Clit. 1752. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 13 C. cymòsa (Sol. in bot. mag. t. 2070.) spines all naked ; leaves obovate, obtuse, serrated, smooth, coriaceous ; corymbs p- 397.) erect, smooth, spa- - CELASTRINEZÆ. V. Carma. VI. Precrronra. VII. Mayrtenvs. shorter than the leaves. Hope. Flowers whitish. Cymose-flowered Staff-tree. to 10 feet. 14 C. muxtirtora (Lam. dict. 1. p. 661.) lower spines very long, those on the branches small, rather leafy ; leaves obovate, rhomboid, serrated, smooth; branches rather angular ; cymes axillary, stalked. h. S. Native of Africa. C. Hispänicus, Hort. par. Flowers white. Many-flowered Staff-tree. Fl. May, Ju. Clt, 1816. Sh. 6 ft. 15 C. pyraca‘ntHa (Lin. spec. 285.) spines naked ; branches round ; leaves obovate or elliptical, serrated or entire, shining ; lea axillary, few- flowered, branched, divaricating. h.6G. ative of the Cape of Good Hope. Sims, bot. mag. 1157. Mill. icon. t. 87. Flowers greenish-white. Capsule red, 3-celled, 3-seeded, but often fewer from abortion. Fire-spined Staff-tree. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1742. Sh. 4 ft. 16 C. rorunprroxia (Thunb. fl. cap. 221.) spines spreading ; leaves stalked, roundish, obsoletely toothed. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers unknown. Round-leaved Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. 17 C. rrexvésa (Thunb. fl. cap. 221.) spines filiform; branches flexuous ; leaves smooth, ovate, wavedly-serrated ; pedicels numerous, axillary, 1-flowered. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers whitish. Ba tee ae Staff-tree. Fl. May, June. Shrub 6 feet. 18 C. parvirtora (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 31.) spines naked; leaves ovate, crenated, smooth ; peduncles filiform, dichotomous, longer than the leaves. h.G. Native of Kurma, in Arabia. Catha spinosa, Forsk. descr. 64. Flowers small, white. Small-flowered Staff-tree. Shrub. 19 C. arricuza'ra (Thunb. jap. Blum. bijdr. p. 1146.) spinose ; leaves roundish, oval, acute at both ends, smooth; young branches rather spiny, sarmentose; peduncles axillary, trifid. h.G. Native of Japan. Jointed Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. The culture and propagation of the species of Catha is the same as that for the stove and greenhouse species of Ce- lastrus, p. 9. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Fl. July. Clt, 1815. Shrub 8 Clt. 1820. VI. PLECTRO'NIA (from wdexrpor, plectron, athorn; shrub covered with thorns.) Lin. gen. no. 300. Schreb. gen. no. 389. Burm, prod. p. 6. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogijnia. Calyx obsoletely 5- toothed, clothed with sinuses or 5 villous scales, permanent. Petals 5, sessile, inserted in the throat of the calyx. Stamens 5, very short; anthers 2-celled, roundish, each covered by à calycine scale. Ovary small. Style filiform. Stigma ovate. Berry oblong, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Seeds oblong, compressed.— A tree of no beauty, with quadrangular branches, opposite, stalked, lanceolate-ovate, entire, long leaves, and branched co- rymbs of white flowers, which are shorter than the leaves. 1 P. venrdsa (Lin. mant. 52. syst. 242.). h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. corymbosa, Burm. prod. 6.—Burm. afr. 257. t. 94. Celastrus ? Plectronia, D. C. prod. 2. p. 9. Wind Plectronia. Clt. 1816. Tree. Cult. For culture and propagation see gre h ies of Celästrus, p. 9. Propag greenhouse specie VIL MAYTENUS (Maiten is the name of one of the species in Chili), Feuill. Domb. Molin. ? H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 64. D.C, prod. 2. p. 9. Lin. syst, Polygamia, Dic cia. Calyx 5-cleft, small, permanent. with the sepals. Disk fleshy, Flowers polygamous. Petals 5, spreading, alternating surrounding the ovary. Stigma — CELASTRINEZ. VII. Mayrenus. VIII. ALZATEA. sessile, 2-3-lobed. Capsule 1-4-valved, with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seeds few, arillate, in the bottom of the cells. Embryo flat, placed in a fleshy albumen.—Small trees, natives of Chili and Peru, with alternate, simple, coria- ceous, toothed, permanent leaves, and axillary, small, greenish- white flowers. Capsules usually copper-coloured inside. This genus is allied to Senäcia from the structure of the fruit, but from the embryo is referable to Celastrineæ. According to Molina, his Mayténus has a 1-leaved calyx, a monopetalous corolla, 2 stamens, and a 1-seeded capsule. It may be this genus badly described, or a distinct one. 1 M. ocrocnus (D.C. prod. 2. p. 9.) leaves elliptical, bluntly angular, nerveless, obtuse, glaucous. h.S. Native of Peru in groves. Celastrus octogonus, Lher. sert. angl. p. 7. Senacia octogona, Lam. ill. no. 2713. Zizyphus Peruviana, Lam. dict. 3. p. 320. Capsule 2-valved, 1-seeded. Eight-angled-stemmed Maytenus. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt.1786. Shrub 6 feet. 2 M.? urierinésus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 65.) branches terete, scattered; leaves obovate-elliptical, rounded at both ends, obsoletely repand-toothed, rather coriaceous, smooth ; flowers axillary, crowded ; pedicels 1-flowered. h.G. Native of New Granada, in the province of Quito, near Guayaquil, in bogs. Celastrus orbicularis, Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 423. Capsule 3-valved, 3-celled, 3-seeded, ex. Bonpl. Bog Maytenus. Shrub 5 feet. 3 M. Cuire'xsis (D.C. prod. 2. p. 9.) leaves elliptic-oblong, tapering to the base, taper-pointed, with serrated edges. h. G. Native of Chili, at Coquimbo. Maiten. Feuill. obs. 3. p. 39. t. 27. Mayténus, Juss. gen. 449. Desrous, in Lam. dict. 4. p. 2. exclusive of the synonyme of Molina? Senacia Mayténus, Lam. ill. no. 2712. Celâstrus Maytènus, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1127. Capsules 2, rarely 3-valved. Chili Maytenus. Tree 12 feet. 4 M. uncina‘tus; leaves lanceolate-linear, narrow, elon- gated, acuminated, serrated. h.G. Native of Chili. Celds- trus uncinatus, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 7. t.230. Flowers as in the former species crowded in the axillæ of the leaves, on oni pedicels. M. Chilénsis, var. 3, angustifòlius, D. C. prod. + p. 10. Hooked Maytenus. Shrub 6 feet. 5 M. verricitza‘tus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 10.) branches aggre- gate, whorled ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, serrated; peduncles 1-3-flowered, much shorter than the leaves, rising along the branches either above or below the leaves in racemes. h. G. Native of Peru, in groves at Cuchero, Munna, &c. Leaves almost smooth, shining. Capsules 2-3-4-celled. Whorled-branched Maytenus. Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 feet. 6 M. Boa‘ria (Mol. chili, 152.) leaves opposite or alternate, oblong, smooth, serrated ; flowers scattered ; seeds covered with red aril; corolla monopetalous; style 1; stamens 2; capsule 2-valved, 2-celled, 2-seeded. h. G. Native of Chili. A decoction of the twigs of this shrub is used to bathe the swellings produced by the poisonous shade of the Llithi, Rhus caüstica. Its vernacular name is Boaria. Boaria Maytenus. Clt. 1822. Shrub 10 feet. Cult. See greenhouse species of Celdstrus for culture and propagation, p. 9. VIII. ALZATE‘A (in honour of Joseph Anthony de Alzati y amirez, a Spanish naturalist), Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. prod. t. Tt DC. prod. 2. p. 10. Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx 5-cleft, 5-angled, permanent, Petals wanting. Stamens 5, hypogynous? Style 1, Capsules obcordate, 2-celled, 2-valved, with a dissepiment IX. Crypreronra. X. PorycarpiA. XI. Erzoprenpron. ll in the middle of each valve. Very like Maytènus, but the flowers are apetalous. 1 À. verricizLA ra (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 20. t. 241. f. a.) h. G. Native of Peru in groves near Messapata. Leaves obovate, emarginate. Flowers small, greenish-white, in corymbs. Whorled Alzatea. Clt. 1824. Shrub 10 feet. Cult. See greenhouse species of Celästrus for culture and propagation. IX. CRYPTERO'NIA (from kpuzroc, cryptos, hidden, and mrepov, pteron, a wing; the seeds are terminated by a narrow wing). Blum. bijdr. 1145. Lin. syst. Monæ'cia, Pentändria. Flowers monoecious from abortion. Calyx inferior, small, 5-toothed. Corolla none. Stamens 5, short, alternating with the calyx. Ovary 2-celled, girded by amembranous margin. Style crowned by an obtuse stigma. Capsule subglobose, crowned by the permanent style, 2-celled, 2-valved, many-seeded. Dissepiments contrary to the valves. Seeds albuminose, terminated by a subalate wing. This genus comes near to 4/zatéa —A tall tree, with opposite, oblong, quite entire leaves, and lateral panicles of small flowers. 1 ©. PANICULATA (Blum. l.c). P.S- Native of Java on the mountains. Panicled-flowered Crypteronia. Tree 50 feet. Cult, For culture and propagation see Polycärdia. X. POLYCA’RDIA (from zodv, poly, many, and xapèa, kardia, a heart; in allusion to the petioles being furnished with numerous heart-shaped wings). Juss. gen. 377. D.C. prod. 2. p. 10. Lix. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-lobed, per- manent. Petals 5. Stamens 5, short, alternating with the petals. Ovary depressed. Style 1, very short. Stigma lobed. Capsule woody, 5-celled, 5-valved (rarely 3-4-valved from abor- tion) with a membranous dissepiment at the base of each valve in the middle. Seeds few in the bottom of each cell, oblong, each surrounded by a calyciform jagged aril. Flowers sessile on the middle nerves of the leaves. 1 P. pHyLLANTHOÏDES (Lam. ill. 2. p. 100. t. 132.) kh. S. Native of Madagascar. A smooth shrub, with alternate coria- ceous leaves, tapering into the footstalk, some of which are oblong, entire; others deeply emarginate, bearing 1-5 flowers in the recess. Florinda, Nor. mss. Commersonia, Comm. mss. P. Madagascariénsis, Gmel. syst. p. 407. P. epiphylla, Smith, in Rees’ cycl. vol. 28. Phyllanthus-like Polycardia. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. Loam, peat, and sand is a good soil for this shrub, and ripened cuttings will strike root in a pot of sand under a hand-glass, in heat. XI. ELÆODE'NDRON (from a:a, elaia, an olive, and cevdpor, dendron, a tree ; the fruit is like that of an olive, and the seeds are oily). Jacq. in act. helv. nov. 1. p. 36. but not of Retz. D.C. prod. 2. p. 10.—Rubéntia, Comm. in Juss. gen. 378.—Schrebéra, Retz. obs. 6. p. 25. Lin. syst. Tetra-Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 4-5- lobed. Petals 4-5, spreading, broad at the base. Stamens 4-5, alternating with the petals. Disk fleshy, girding the ovary. Style very short. Drupe dry, containing a woody 5-celled (rarely 2-4-celled from abortion) nut. Seeds 2 in each cell, but some- times solitary from abortion, erect, oblong. Albumen fleshy. Embryo central, straight, with leafy cotyledons and an inferior radicle.— Trees or shrubs with smooth, laurel-like, opposite leaves, and axillary panicles of flowers. Flowers small, greenish- white or yellowish-green. 1 E. oRIENTA'LE (Jacq. icon. t. 48.) leaves entire, or toothed, cz 12 CELASTRINEZÆ. XI. ELÆoDENDRoN. obovate-oblong, or ovate, much longer than the petioles ; flowers usually pentandrous. h.S. Native of the Mauritius and Ma- dagascar, where it is called bois d'olive. Rubéntia olivina, Gmel. syst. 408. E. l'ndicum, Geert. fruct. 1. t. 57. Lam. ill. t. 132. Nerves in the young leaves reddish. The nut is said to be hairy on the outside. Flowers yellowish-green. Eastern Olive-wood. Clt.1771. Tree 12 feet. 2 E. ausrra‘te (Vent. malm. t. 117.) leaves crenately-toothed, oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, much longer than the petioles ; flowers usually tetrandrous. h. G. Native of New Holland. Portenschlagia australis, Tratt. arch. t. 250. Lamärckia dentata, Hortul. Flowers small, greenish-yellow. Southern Olive-wood. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1796. Sh. 4 ft. 8 E. INTEGRIFÒLIUM; leaves oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, much longer than the petioles, quite entire, or with a few small glandular teeth; flowers numerous, usually tetrandrous ; calyx reflexed. h. G. Native of New Holland. Portenschlagia integrifolia, Tratt. arch. t. 284. Flowers yellowish-green. Entire-leaved Olive-wood. FI. June, Aug. Clt.? Sh. 6 ft. 4 E. Giavu’cum (Pers. ench. 1. p. 241.) leaves elliptical, ser- rated, hardly 3-times longer than the petioles ; cymes loose, nearly the length of the leaves ; flowers pentandrous. h.S. Native of Ceylon and Coromandel. Schrebéra albens, Retz. obs. 6. p. 25. t. 3. Celastrus glaücus, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 42. Mangi- fera glatica, Rottb. nov. act. hafn. 2. t. 4. f. 1. Senàcia glatica, Lam. ill. no. 2714. Leaves oblong. Panicles axillary, dicho- tomous. Flowers small, greenish-yellow. Drupe nearly round, size of a large cherry. This plant has been introduced from Ceylon, under the name of Ceylon-tea ; its leaves are like those of that plant, but much longer; their taste slightly bitter and astringent. Glaucous Olive-wood. Clt. 1824. Tree 14 feet. 5 E. xyzoca'rpum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 11.) leaves ovate, entire, or somewhat scolloped, glaucous, coriaceous, on very short pe- tioles ; corymbs dichotomous, one-half shorter than the leaves ; flowers pentandrous. h.S. Native of the island of St. Thomas, Cassine xylocärpa, Vent. choix. t. 23. Cassine sphærocärpa, hort. par. Flowers greenish-yellow. Probably this and the following will form a separate genus. Woody-fruited Olive-wood. Clt. 1816. Shrub 4 feet. 6 E. rotunpa'tum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 11.) leaves ovate- roundish, obtuse, quite entire, or a little toothed, coriaceous, on short stalks, usually three in a whorl; cymes crowded, one- half shorter than the leaves; flowers pentandrous, dioecious. h. S. Native of St. Thomas, in salt marshes. Flowers greenish- yellow. Rounded-leaved Olive-wood. Shrub. + Species hardly known. 7 E.? croceum (D.C. prod. 2. p. 11.) leaves elliptical, co- riaceous, with awned, spiny serratures. kh.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers copper-coloured ? Copper-coloured Olive-tree. Shrub. 8 E.? romenrosum (Humb. ex Willd. mss. in Roem. et Schult. syst. 3. p. 345.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, downy ; flowers pen- tandrous. h.S. Native of South America. Flowers greenish- yellow. Downy Olive-wood. Tree. 9 E.? rrine’rve (Hort. madr. ex Willd. 1. c.) leaves ovate, cordate, 3-nerved, crenated ; branches spiny. h.S. Native of? Three-nerved-leaved Olive-wood. Tree? Cult. See Ptelidium for culture and propagation. XII. ACTEGE TON (from art, actin, a ray, and yetrwy, geiton, near to?). Blum. bijdr. p. 1143. i XII. ACTEGETON. XIII. Premium. XIV. TrarLawna. XV. Cassine. Lin. syst. Diœ'cia, Teträndria. Flowers dioecious from abortion. Calyx inferior, urceolate, 4-toothed. Petals 4. Sta- mens 4, joined together a little at the base, alternating with the petals. Anthers incumbent. Ovary 1-celled, 4-ovulate. Stigmas 2, sessile. Berry globose, 1-3-seeded. Seeds marked by a prominent hilum at the base, exalbuminous. Embryo straight. This genus comes near to Schæff èria, but differs in the structure of the fruit.—A sarmentose shrub with axillary, twin, spreading prickles. Leaves opposite, ovate, elliptic, cuspidate, quite entire, smooth. Flowers small, racemose, axillary, and terminal. 1 A. sARMENTÔSUM (Blum. bijdr. 1144.). bh. J.-S. Native of Java, where it is called Papadjaran. Sarmentose Actegeton. Shrub straggling. Cult. For culture and propagation, see next genus. XIII. PTELI’DIUM (it has received this name from its simi- larity to Ptélea). Pet. Th. gen. nov. 24. veg. afr. austr. 1. p. 11. and 29. t.2. D.C. prod. 2. p. 11.—Seringia, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 460. but not of Gay. Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolate, 4- lobed. Petals 4, inserted by the broad claws in the calyx. Disk 4-lobed. Stamens 4, alternating with the petals. Ovary com- pressed. Style almost wanting. Fruit samara-like, much com- pressed, indehiscent, surrounded by a wing, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Seeds erect. Embryo flat, green, in a fleshy albumen.—A shrub with opposite, ovate, quite entire leaves, and loose, axil- lary panicles of small flowers. 1 P. ova'rum (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 597. Lam. ill. t. 910.) p. H. Native of Cochin-china. Seringia ovata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 441. Ptélea ovata, Lour. fl. coch. p. 82. Flowers greenish- white. Ovate-leaved Ptelidium. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. Loam, peat, and sand is a good mixture for this shrub, and ripened cuttings will strike root in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. XIV. TRALLIA'NA (in honour of Alexander Trallian, a cele- brated physician of the sixth century : his works were published at Paris, 1548.) Lour. fl. coch. p- 157. D. C. prod. 2: p.11. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. parted, with rounded lobes. Petals 5, spreading, reflexed. Disk erect, with 10 notches. Stamens 5, hypogynous? Ovary roundish. Style 1. Berry roundish, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Seeds angular inside, and rounded on the outside. Leaves cordate, acuminated, alternate. Peduncles lateral, dichotomous, bearing small greenish-white flowers. 1 T. sca’npens (Lour. 1. c.) h. G. Native of Cochin- china. Rhamnus scandens, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 768. Climbing Tralliana. Shrub cl. Cult. A climbing shrub of no beauty. It will grow in any* common soil, and ripened cuttings will root in sand, under @ hand-glass, Calyx permanent, 5- Tribe III. CASSINIE Æ (plants agreeing with Cassine in important characters). Petals broadest at the base. Fruit indehiscent- Embryo straight, placed in the axis of a fleshy albumen.—Trees or shrubs, with simple leaves. XV. CASSI'NE (a name of American origin). Lin. gen. 371. Lam. ill. t. 310. Geert. fruct. 2. p. 72. t. 92. D. C. prod. 2. p: 11. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-parted. Petals 5, spreading, broadest at the base. Stamens 5, alternat- CELASTRINEÆ. XV. Cassine. ing with the petals. Ovary 1. Style wanting. Stigmas 3-5. Drupe almost dry, containing a thin 3-5-celled, 3-5-seeded nut. Seeds hanging from the top of the cells.—Cape and Asiatic shrubs, with tetragonal branches, opposite, smooth, coriaceous leaves, and axillary peduncles, bearing small flowers. 1 C. Mavuroce'nia (Lin. spec. 385.) leaves sessile, obovate, quite entire, convex ; pedicels many, very short. h.G. Native of Ethiopia. Maurocénia frangularia, Mill. dict. no. 1.— Dill. elth, t. 121. f. 147. Flowers at first greenish-yellow, but changing at length to white. Fruit dark-purple when ripe. The specific name is in honour of the Venetian senator Franc Morosini, who had a fine garden at Padua, a catalogue of which was published by Ant. Tita. Morosini’s Hottentot-cherry. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub 6 feet. 2 C. Care’ysis (Lin. mant. 220.) leaves stalked, ovate, retuse, crenate, flat; panicles axillary, shorter than the leaves. hk. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in woods.—Burm. afr. t. 85. —Dill. elth. t. 236. Flowers small, white. Cape Phillyrea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1629. Shrub 6 feet. 3 C. Eexce’tsa (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 376.) leaves alternate, oval, acuminate, quite entire, with an acute base, rather fleshy, shining above; umbels axillary and lateral, many-flowered, rounded; stigmas 5; berry 5-celled, 5-seeded. h.G. Native of Nipaul, in all the forests of the valley and the surrounding mountains. Flowers white? Berry about the size of a currant, pulpy, yellow. Notwithstanding the rotate corolla, and the increased number of stigmas and seeds, as well as the alternate leaves, Dr. Wallich had no hesitation in referring this tree to Cassine. Tall Cassine. FI. May, June. Cit. 1820. Tree 40 feet. 4 C. piscotor (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 278.) leaves ovate, acu- minate, tapering much to the base, whitish beneath, quite entire, coriaceous ; fascicles of flowers axillary, dichotomous ; stigmas 4. h. G. Native of the East Indies, on the mountains border- ing on Silhet. Flowers yellowish, monopetalous. Tno-colowred-leaved Cassine. Fl. Jan. Tree 20 feet. 5 C. Corrodx (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 227.) leaves stalked, ovate, crenate, but usually quite entire; panicle axillary, length of leaves. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Euény- mus Colpoon, Lin. mant. 200.—Burm. afr. t. 86. Flowers white. (quadrifid ?) Colpoon-tree. Clit. 1690. Fl. July, Aug. Clit. 1791. Shrub 6 feet. + Doubtful species. 6 C. Ærurrica (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 227.) leaves stalked, oblong, deeply crenate ; panicles axillary. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. This is probably a variety of C. Capénsis. Æthiopian Cassine. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.? Shrub 5 feet. 7 C. Ba’rpara (Lin. spec. 385.) leaves sessile, cordate-ob- long, serrate-toothed ; panicles axillary, shorter than the leaves. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb. fi. cap. p- 226. Peduncles usually 3-flowered. Flowers small, White. Barbarous Cassine. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 ft. 8 C. OPPOSITIFÒLIA (Mill. dict. no. 3.) leaves stalked, ovate, acute; flowers axillary, scattered. h. G. Native of? For- merly cultivated in the gardens of England under the name of hyson tea. Flowers greenish-white ? Opposite-leaved Cassine. Shrub. Cult. Shrubs with large thick leaves, and small white flowers. They will grow freely in a mixture of loam and peat; and ripened cuttings will readily strike root, if planted in a pot of sand with a hand-glass placed over them. XVI. HarToc14. XVII. Curtisa. XVIII. Nemopantues. 13 XVI. HARTO'GIA (in honour of J. Hartog, a Dutch natu- ralist and traveller at the Cape of Good Hope). Thunb. nov. gen. 5. p. 35. with a figure, but not of Lin. D. C. prod. 2. p. 12. Lin. syst. Zetra-Pentändria. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Petals 4-5, spreading. Stamens 4-5, alternating with the petals, Ovary 1. Style thick, bifid, with bifid lobes. Drupe dry, ovate, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Habit of Ayginda, from which it is hardly distinct. 1 H. Care’nsis (Lin. fil. suppl. 128.) kh.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves opposite, oblong, crenated, smooth, hardly stalked. Pedicels few-flowered, axillary, drooping. Schrebèra schinoides, Thunb. prod. t. 2. Elæodéndron schinoi- des, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 780. Cape Hartogia. FI. June, July. Clt. 1800. Shrub 10 feet. Cult. See Cassine for culture and propagation. XVII. CURTI'SIA (in honour of the late William Curtis, a celebrated English botanist, who commenced the Botanical Magazine). Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 162. but not of Schreb. D. C. prod. 2. p. 12.—Doratium, Sol. in Jaum. exp. 2. p. 267.— Relhania and Junghauia, Gmel. syst. 247. and 259. Lin. syst. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 4, blunt, longer than the calyx. Stamens 4, alternating with the petals. Ovary and style 1. Stigmas 4-5. Drupe subglobose, succulent, containing a 4-5-celled, 4-5-seeded nucleus.—A fine tree, with opposite, broad, shining, toothed, smooth leaves, which are rusty beneath, and racemose panicles of small flowers. See Rich. dict. class. hist. nat. t. 5. p. 208. 1 ©. FAGI NEA (Ait. hort. kew. 1. c. Lam. ill. t 71.) kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Burm. afr. t. 82. The Hottentots and Caffres make the shafts of their javelins or assagays from the wood of this tree. ‘They always carry one or two of these with them on their journeys. They consist of an iron spear, hollowed out on each side, about six inches long, with or without an iron shaft, which is sometimes round and smooth, and sometimes grooved. It is fastened with thongs of leather to a slender, round stick, 5 feet long, tapering towards the end, and made of the wood of this tree. With these lances, which they throw with great dexterity to the distance of a hun- dred paces, the Hottentots and Caffres defend themselves, and kill buffaloes and other wild animals. The tree is called in Dutch Assagay-hout, Wite-else, and Stink-hout. In English Hassagay, or Assagay-tree, from its use among the natives at the Cape. Beech-like Hassagay-tree. Clt. 1775. Tree 60 feet. Cult. See Cassine for culture and propagation. XVIII. NEMOPA’NTHES (from vepoc, nemos, a grove, and avboc, anthos, a flower ; habitat), Rafin. journ. phys. 1819. p. 96. and in Sillim. amer. journ. 1. p. 377. D. C. prod. 2. p. 17. —lIlicioides, Dum. Cours. ed. 1. vol. 4. p. 27, Lin. syst. Polygämia, Diæ cia. Flowers dioecious or poly- gamous from abortion. Calyx small, scarcely conspicuous. Petals 5, distinct, oblong-linear, deciduous. Stamens 5, alter- nating with the petals. Ovary hemispherical, covered with clammy juice. Style wanting. Stigmas 3-4, sessile, in the male flowers they are hardly manifest. Berry somewhat glo- bose, 3-4-celled, 3-4-seeded.—A small deciduous shrub. 1 N. Canapr'nsis (D. C. mem. soc. gen. 1. p. 44. pl. rar. hort. gen. t. 3.) h. H. Native of North America, from Canada to Carolina, on high mountains, near edges of ponds. Plex Canadénsis, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 299. t. 49. N. fascicu- laris, Rafin. I c. Ilex delicâtula, Bart. fl. virg. p. 67.? Prinos lucidus, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 478. Leaves ovate, quite entire, or serrated at the apex, smooth. Pedicels usually solitary, 1- flowered, very long. Flowers white. Berries large, beautiful crimson, very ornamental. 14 CELASTRINEÆ. XIX. Skimmia. XX. Lepra. Canadian Nemopanthes. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1802. Shrub 3 feet. Cult. See hardy species of Prinos for culture and propa- gation. XIX. SKIMMIA (from mijama-skimmi, the name of the plant in Japan). Thunb. fi. jap. 62. nov. gen. 57. D. C. prod. 2. p. 18. Lin. syst. Teträndria, Monogynia. Calyx small, permanent, 4-parted. Petals 4, concave. Stamens 4, very short. Ovary free? Style 1. Berry ovate, umbilicate, obsoletely 4-furrowed, somewhat 4-valved, containing mealy pulp inside. Seeds 4, somewhat trigonal, oblong. Perhaps an l'lex or Euénymus, or probably allied to Rhdmnus. 1 S. Japonica (Thunb. 1. c.) h. G. Native of Japan. Leaves alternate, somewhat crowded in whorles, oblong, wavy, evergreen. Flowers panicled. Koempf. t. 5. [lex Skimmia, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 495. Japan Skimmia. Tree 20 feet ? Cult. See Cassine for culture and propagation, p. 13. XX. LE’PTA (from Aezroc, leptos, minute ; flowers minute). Lour. fl. coch. p: 82. D. C. prod. 2. p. 18. Lin. syst. Tetrandria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 4-parted, spreading. Petals 4, somewhat triangular, furrowed, inflexed. Stamens 4, inserted in the angles of the receptacle; filaments awl-shaped. Ovary roundish. Style almost none. Stigma blunt. Berry 4-lobed; lobes 1-seeded.—A much branched shrub, with ternate, lanceolate, quite entire leaves, and axillary compound racemes of small white flowers. This is a species of Skimmia according to Juss., l'lex of Spreng., Vitis of Smith, and Othera of Poir. but it is hardly known. 1 E tRy LLA (Lour: 1. c.) h. G. Native of Cochin- china, in woods. flex Lépta, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 496. Three-leaved Lepta. Shrub 10 feet. Cult. See Cassine for culture and propagation, p. 13. + Genera allied to Celastrineæ, but differ materially in the æstivation of the petals. XXI. PERROTTE'TIA (in honour of Perrottet, a bota- nical collector, who travelled in Guiana and Madagascar). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 73. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-lobed, regular, permanent. Petals 5, inserted under the disk, sessile, ovate, acute, longer than the calyx, permanent, valvate in æstivation. Stamens 5, inserted with the petals, and alternating with them, free, permanent. Anthers roundish, kidney-shaped, 2-celled. Disk orbicular, filling the bottom of the flower. Ovary superior, half immersed in the disk, 2-celled, and with 2 ovula in each cell. Stigma sessile, obtuse. Berry subglobose, containing 1-2 wrinkled nuts.—An unarmed shrub, with alternate, simple, entire, dotless leaves, with twin petiolar stipulas. Panicles axil- lary, bracteate. Flowers very minute, sessile, in fascicles, dark- purple. 1 P. QuinpivE’Nsts (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 75. t. 622.) h.S. Native of South America, on Mount Quindiu. Quindiu Perrottetia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. Cult. Loam and sand is a good mixture for this shrub; and ripened cuttings will root in heat. XXII. DULO’NGIA (in honour of Peter Louis Dulong, a learned physician, and member of the Academy of Sciences of Paris). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 78. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Digynia. Calyx adnate to the ovary, with a free 5-toothed limb. Petals 5, inserted round the base of the disk, sessile, ovate, valvate in æstivation. Stamens 5, XXI. PERROTTETIA. XXII. DuroxcrA BREXIACEZÆ, &c. free, inserted with the petals. Anthers 2-celled, didymous, Ovary inferior, 2-celled, having 6 ova in one cell, and 3 in the other. Disk orbicular, rather convex. Stigmas 2, sessile, acutish. Fruit globose, baccate, pea-formed, crowned by the permanent calyx, petals and stamens half-2-celled ; cells 2-3- seeded, tuberculated.—An unarmed shrub, with alternate, sim- ple, exstipulate leaves. Peduncles rising from the middle nerve of the leaf, branched, many-flowered. Flowers stalked, minute, white. 1 D. acuminata (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 78, t. 626.) h. S. Native of South America, near Popayan. Phyllonôma ruscifolia, Willd. in Roem. et Schult. syst. 6. p. 210. Acuminated-leaved Dulongia. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. See last genus for culture and propagation. Orpver LXV. BREXIA'CEZÆ (the order only contains the genus Bréxia). Lindl. introd. nat. syst. p. 112. Calyx inferior, small, permanent, 5-parted, imbricate in esti- vation. Petals hypogynous, also imbricate in æstivation. ‘Sta- mens 5, hypogynous, alternating with the petals, arising from a narrow cup, which is toothed between each stamen; anthers oval, innate, 2-celled, bursting lengthwise. Style one, conti- nuous, crowned by a simple stigma. Fruit drupaceous, 5- celled, many seeded. Seeds attached to the axis, without albu- men. Embryo with ovate, obtuse cotyledons, and a cylindrical centripetal radicle.—Trees, with nearly simple stems. Leaves alternate, simple, without dots, and furnished with minute deci- duous stipulas. Flowers green, in axillary umbels, surrounded by bracteas on the outside. This order differs from Celastrinee in the hypogynous insertion of the stamens, and in the numerous seeds. It agrees with Pittospèreæ in the insertion and definite number of stamens, as well as in the fruit being many seeded ; but it differs in many important characters. I. BRE’XIA (from Bpektc, brevis, rain; the leaves afford protection against rain). Pet. Th. mad. 69.—Venana, Lam. ill. 2.t. 99. no. 365.t. 131. dict. 8. p. 450. Character the same as the order. 1 B. Mapaecascarie’nsis (Pet. Th. gen. mad. no. 69.) leaves obovate or oblong, entire, while young minutely gland-toothed. R.S. Native of Madagascar. Ker. bot. reg. 730. Madagascar Brexia. Fl. June. Clt. 1812. Tree 20 feet. 2 B. spinosa (Lindl. bot. reg. 872.) leaves lanceolate, long, spiny-toothed. h.S. Native of Madagascar. Spiny Brexia. Fl. June. Clt. 1812. Tree 20 feet. 3 B. cHrysopxy’LLa (Sweet. hort. brit. p. 492.) leaves lanceo- late, yellowish, entire or slightly and sparingly toothed. h.% Native of Madagascar. Golden-leaved Brexia. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. Cult. Elegant trees, with fine foliage. They will grow freely in a mixture of turfy loam and peat; and cuttings with their leaves not shortened strike readily in sand under a hand- glass in heat, or a leaf torn off with a bud attached will grow. Orver LXVI. ILICI'NEÆ (plants agreeing with J’Jex in im- portant characters). Brogn. mem. Rhamneæ, p. 16. Calyx of 4-5 sepals, imbricate in æstivation. Corolla sub- monopetalous (f. 3. a.), deeply divided, imbricate in æstiva- tion, inserted under the ovary (f. 3. d.). Stamens alternating with the petals (f. 8. b.), rarely opposite them, and inserted in the corolla (f. 3. 6.); filaments erect. Anthers 2-celled ; ILICINEÆ. cells adnate to the sides of the filament. Disk wanting. Ovary fleshy, thick, subtruncate, 2-6-celled ; cells small, 1-2-ovulate. Ova hanging from the tops of the cells, by a podosperm, which is cup-shaped at the top, and girding the ovum at the base. Stigma nearly sessile, lobed. Fruit baccate Seed sus- Raphe exterior. (f. 3. c.), containing 2-6 woody or fibrous nuts. pended, nearly sessile. small, situated near the hilum, 2-lobed, with a superior radicle. —This order is composed of shrubs or trees, having alternate or opposite, usually coriaceous, glabrous, entire or prickly-toothed, feather-nerved leaves. Flowers axillary, solitary, or in fascicles. Peduncles simple, but sometimes disposed in dichotomous The order differs from Celastrineæ in the corolla being monopetalous, with the stamens inserted in it, and in the absence of the disk. It differs from Rhdmnee in these last particulars, as well as in the calyx being valvate in estivation.—The famous Paraguay-tea is the leaves of a species of Ilex, and the Prinos verticillatus possesses such active and astringent bitter tonic and febrifugal qualities, that it is used in North America with success as a substitute for Peruvian bark. cymes. Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Mycrxpa. Calyx small, 4-cleft. Corolla deeply 4-cleft. Stamens 4, inserted in the base of the corolla. Style short, crowned by 4 stigmas. Drupe 1-celled, 1-seeded, probably from abortion. 2 Lerionu'rus. Flowers monoecious. Calyx small, entire. Corolla 4-parted. Stamens 4, opposite the segments of the corolla, and inserted in its throat. Drupe baccate, containing a 1-seeded nut. 3 DEE. Stigmas 4, sessile. Calyx 4-5-toothed. Corolla 4-5-cleft. Stamens 4-5, inserted in the tube of the corolla. Stigmas 4-5, almost ses- sile, sometimes distinct, sometimes connected. Drupe containing 4-5 l-seeded nuts. 4 Prrxos. Calyx 6-toothed. Corolla 6-cleft. Stamens 6, inserted in the tube of the corolla. Drupe containing 6 1- seeded nuts. 5 SrromBdsiA. Calyx small, obsoletely-crenulated. Corolla 5-cleft, with a villous throat, with 5 stamens inserted in the bottom of it; these are opposite the divisions. Drupe baccate, l-seeded from abortion. Style short, crowned by an obtuse stigma. i 6 Leuco'xyron. Flowers polygamous. Calyx 4-parted. Corolla 4-parted. Stamens 12-14, adhering to the base of the corolla. Drupe containing 1-2 1-seeded nuts. I. MYGTNDA (in honour of Francis von Mygind, a German botanist). Jacq. amer. p. 24. D.C. prod. 2. p. 12.—Rhacoma, in. gen. no. 114.—Crossopétalum, P. Browne, jam. 145. Lin. syst. T'eträndria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 4-cleft. Corolla deeply 4-cleft, sub-rotate. Stamens 4, alternating with the segments of the corolla, and shorter than them, and inserted In its throat. Ovary roundish. Style short or wanting. Stigmas 4, therefore sometimes at the top of the style, and sometimes sessile. Drupe ovate, 1-celled, 1-seeded, probably from abor- tion. Seed hanging from the top of the cell, albuminous.— Caribbean or South American shrubs, with tetragonal branches, Opposite, subcoriaceous, laurel-like leaves, axillary pedicels, Endosperm large, fleshy. Embryo | I. Myarinpa. 19 which are usually trifid or trichotomous, and small flowers, which are for the most part white. * Leaves downy beneath. 1 M. microruy'LzA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 12.) leaves obovate- oblong, blunt, quite entire, pubescent beneath, as well as the branchlets ; fruit solitary, almost sessile, terminated by the fili- form style. h. S. Native of St. Domingo, where the Spaniards call it Mala-muger. Tex microphylla, Spreng. in herb. Balb. Small-leaved Myginda. Shrub. 2 M. rotrunpa TA (Lam. ill. no. 1546.) leaves ovate-roundish, crenate, pubescent beneath; peduncles nearly simple, few-flow- ered. h.S. Native of the Antilles. Rounded-leaved Myginda. Shrub. 3 M. urAGdGA (Jacq. amer. t. 16. pict. t. 22.) leaves ovate or cordate, almost sessile, acuminated, serrated, pubescent ; corymbs twice trifid. h. S. Native of South America, near Carthagena, and in the island of St. Martin, near the sea. Each division of the corymb bearing 3 flowers. Flowers small, of a dark shining red. Fruit red, soft, the size of a pea. The Spaniards call it Yerva de Maravedi. At Carthagena the inhabitants use a decoction or infusion of the root as a powerful diuretic; the leaves have the same quality, but in a much smaller degree. Houtt. fl. syst. 3. p. 142. t. 19. Lam. ill. t. 76. Rhacdma crossopétalum, Lin. and crossopétalum, P. Browne, jam. t:17. £1. Diuretic Myginda. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt.1790. Shrub 3 to 6 ft. * * Leaves smooth on both surfaces. 4 M. iictror1a (Lam. dict. 4. p. 396.) leaves ovate- roundish, spiny-toothed, smooth, pale beneath ; peduncles axil- lary, forked; fruit pointed by the permanent style. h. S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers white. Var. 3, acutifolia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 13.) leaves ovate, acumi- nated, spiny-toothed, smooth. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. Holly-leaved Myginda. Shrub 4 feet. 5 M. myrsiNoipes (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 68. t. 620.) leaves somewhat distich, elliptical, acute, rounded at the base, serrulated, smooth, on short stalks ; peduncles 1-flowered, 2-3 times longer than the leaves ; flowers pentandrous. h. S. Native of Peru, in hot places, near Contumasa. The ovary in this and the preceding species is 2-celled, each cell containing 3 seeds. It is therefore probable that these two species may form a distinct genus. Myrsine-like Myginda. Shrub 2 feet. 6 M. myrtirouia (Nutt. gen. 1. p. 109.) leaves oblong, blunt, serrated, smooth, with revolute edges ; peduncles very short, usually solitary, 1-flowered ; style short, club-shaped, 4-lobed at the apex. h.H. Native of North America, on the western coast. Ilex myrsinites, Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 119. Flowers small, white. turity, dark-purple, about the size of a pea. nent, serrate in front, and entire behind. Myrile-leaved Myginda. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 4 ft. 7 M. pa’tLEeNs (Smith in Rees’ cycl. no. 4.) leaves elliptical, very obtuse, crenate, smooth, almost sessile ; peduncles bifur- cate, with a flower in the fork; style 4-lobed at the apex. h. S. Native of Antigua. Flowers white ? with waved petals. Leaves yellowish-green. Pale-leaved Myginda. Shrub 4 feet. 8 M. Ruacoma (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. p. 340.) leaves lanceo- late-ovate, bluntish, crenated, on short stalks, smooth ; peduncles dichotomous, cymosely-umbellate ; style short, filiform, 4-lobed at the apex. h-.S. Native of St. Domingo and Jamaica, in the sand by the sea-side, and many other parts of South Ame- rica in a like situation. Rhacdma crossopétalum, Lin. spec. Drupe containing only one seed at ma- Leaves perma- ILICINEÆ. I. Mycrnpa. 16 169.—P. Browne, jam. t. 17. f. 1—Jacq. icon. rar. t. 311. Flowers small, reddish. Drupe about the size of a red currant, containing one nut. Rhacoma Myginda. Clt. 1798. Shrub 3 feet. 9 M. tariroria (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 342.) leaves ellip- tical, crenate, smooth, on short footstalks, coriaceous ; peduncles trifid, few flowered ; stigmas 2-4, almost sessile. h. S. Native of the Caribbee islands. Flowers small, white. Drupe ovate, about the size of pepper, drooping. | Broad-leaved Myginda. Fl. Ap. May. Clt. 1795. Sh. 8 ft. 10 M. NTEGRIFÒLIA (Lam. dict. 4. p. 396.) leaves elliptical, blunt, entire, smooth, coriaceous, on short stalks; peduncles dichotomous, few-flowered ; flowers dioecious; stigmas 4, ses- sile. h.S. Native of Martinique and St. Domingo. It is probably a species of J‘lex, according to Kunth, but with the true habit of Rhacdma, M. integrifdlia Guadalupénsis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 496. Flowers white? Entire-leaved Myginda. Clt. 1826. Shrub 8 feet. 11? M. Brasinte Nsis (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 496.) leaves ob- long, tapering to both ends, coriaceous, quite entire, shining, reticulated ; panicles axillary, shorter than the leaves. h.S. Native of Brazil. Flowers whitish ? Brazilian Myginda. Shrub 3 feet. 12? M. Goneonua (D. C. prod. 2. p. 18.) leaves oblong, rounded at the base, with a short acumen at the apex, margi- nate, remotely serrated; racemes axillary, sparingly branched ; flowers sessile; branches terete. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas Geraes, where it is called Gongonha. Cassine Gongénha, Mart.in Isis. 1824. p. 589. An infusion or decoction of the roots is a powerful diuretic; the leaves and branches possess the same quality, but in a less degree. Gongonha Myginda. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will answer the species of AMyginda, and ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a hand- giass ; those of the stove species in heat. I. LEPIONU'RUS (from eric, lepis, a scale, and ovoa, oura, a tail; in allusion to the pendulous bracteate spikes of flowers). Blum. bijdr. 1148. Lin. syst. Mone'cia, Teträndria. Flowers monoecious from abortion. Calyx inferior, small, coloured, entire. Corolla deeply 4-parted, with spreading segments. Stamens 4, opposite the segments of the corolla ; filaments very short, inserted in the base of the corolla. Ovary girded by a short fleshy margin. Sugmas 4, acute, sessile. Drupe baccate, fleshy, containing a 1-seeded nut. Embryo albuminous, inverted.—A shrub, with alternate, oblong, entire, smooth leaves, and axillary, pendulous spikes of flowers, before expansion covered with imbricate brac- teas, each bractea covering 8 flowers. 1 L. Java nicus.. h. S. Native of Java. Java Lepionurus. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation, see stove species of last genus. ITI. TLEX (this name is originally derived from ac, a point in Celtic; the leaves of several species are prickly). Lin. gen. no. 172. D.C. prod. 2. p. 13. Aquifdlium, Tourn. inst. t. 371. Geert. fruct. 2. t. 92. Lix. syst. Tetrdndria, Tetragynia. Calyx 4-5-toothed, permanent. Corolla 4-5-cleft, sub-rotate. Stamens 4-5, alter- nating with the segments of the corolla, and inserted in its tube. Ovary sessile, 4-celled ; stigmas 4, almost sessile, sometimes dis- tinct, sometimes connected in one. Berry containing 4-5 1- seeded nuts. Seeds inverted; albumen fleshy.—Evergreen shrubs or trees, with the leaves usually coriaceous. Peduncles II. Lerronurus. III. ILEX. many-flowered. Flowers small, usually white, hermaphrodite, rarely dioecious or polygamous from abortion. + Leaves spiny-toothed. 1 Aguirorium (Lin. spec. 181.) leaves ovate or oblong acute, shining, waved, spiny-toothed at the apex; peduncles axillary, short, many flowered ; flowers subumbellate. h.H. Native of Europe, in shady places. It is to be found in many parts of Britain in woods and forests, but still it isa truly doubtful native. Smith, eng. bot. t. 496. F1. dan. 508. Mill. fig. 46, Black. icon. t. 205. The holly rises even to 30 feet high, and sometimes more. The flowers.dirty white, hermaphrodite, dioe- cious, or polygamous. Berries roundish, red, crowned by the calyx, each containing 3 or 4 seeds. The holly is called also in English Hulver and Holme. It is known by the name of Hulver in Norfolk. In German it has a great variety of appel- lations; Stechpalme, Stecheiche, Stechbaum, Stechlaub, Hulse, Hulsenbaum, Hulsenstrauch, Hulst, Hulch, Holst, Hubze, Hull- genobz, Myrtendorn, Christdorn, Mausedorn, Zmieseldorn, Kleesebusch, Stechapsel, Stechwinde, Walddistel. In Danish Stikpalme, Maretorn, Chirstorn, Skoutisdel. In Swedish Jer- nek, Christorn. In French, Le Houx, le grand Housson, U Agron grand Pardon, and Bois Franc. In Italian, A grifolio, Alloro spinoso. In Spanish, Acebo Agrifolio. In Portuguese, Azevinho, Agrifolio, Acrifolio, Aquifolio. In Russian, Waefos- cheld, Ostrokof, Padub.—The holly makes an impenetrable fence, and bears cropping well, nor is its verdure, or the beauty of its scarlet berries, ever observed to suffer from the severest of our winters. It would be preferable to the hawthorn for hedges were it not for the slowness of its growth. A holly hedge should always be cropped in May. The wood is the whitest of all hard woods, and useful for various purposes. Itis used in fineering, and is sometimes stained black to imitate ebony. It is much used with box, yew, white-thorn, &c. in the small trinkets, and other works carried on in and about Tun- bridge, commonly called Tunbridge-ware. The bark also affords : the substance called bird-lime, which is prepared by boiling it till the green part is capable of being separated from the white, then laying it ina cool cellar for a few days, afterwards pound- ing it till it becomes a tough paste, washing it repeatedly till it gets quite clear ; then placing it in an earthen vessel to ferment or become fine, when it will be fit for use. There are numerous varieties of this tree, which are highly ornamental in clumps, borders, and other parts of pleasure grounds, affording much variety when judiciously intermixed. The most remarkable of these are as follow : the smooth green- leaved, the common green-leaved, the narron-serrated green- leaved, the green-leaved yellow-berried, the box-leaved green, and the hedge-hog green, the prickly silver-striped-leaved hedge-hog; the gold-striped-leaved hedge-hog, the blotched-leaved hedge- hog, yellow and white, the smooth white-striped-leaved, the smooth yellow-white-striped-leaved, the smooth blotched-leaved, the smooth narrow-striped-leaved, the blotched-leaved yellow-berried, the cream-coloured-leaved, the copper-coloured-leaved, the white- leaved, the mottled-edged-leaved, the painted lady, the various- leaved, the thick-leaved holly, &c. Var. B, echindtum (Mill. dict. no. 2.) leaves full of spines on the disk, as well as the edges. h.H. Said to be originally from North America. It does not change by culture. The leaves in young plants are always spiny-toothed, but in the adult ones they are usually entire. The plant, native of Cochin-china, is said to bear black berries; it is therefore pro- bable that this may turn out to be a distinct species. Prickly-leaved or common Holly. Fl. May, June. Tree 30 feet. ? I. recu'rva (Link, enum. 1. p. 247.) leaves oblong, acu- Britain. ILICINE Æ. minated, regularly spiny-serrated ; spines of the young leaves recurved ; peduncles short, many-flowered. h. H. Native of? ' Tlex Aquifòlium, var. y serràtum, Desf. cat. 230. Flowers whitish. Berries red. Recurved-spined Holly. Fl. May, June. Clt.? Tree. 3 I. Barea’ricA (Desf. arb. 2. p. 262.) leaves ovate, acute, shining, flat, entire or spiny-toothed ; umbels axillary, few- flowered, short. h. G. Native of Minorca and Madeira. I. Aquifòlium, var. à, Lam. dict. 3. p. 145. I. Maderénsis, Willd. enum, suppl. 8. ex Link. Flowers white. Minorca Holly. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1815. Tree 10 feet. 4 I. opaAcA (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 177.) leaves ovate, flat, coriaceous, acute, sinuately-toothed, spiny, smooth, but not shining; flowers at the base of the annual shoots; calycine teeth acute. h. H. Native of North America, from Canada to Carolina, in sandy woods, particularly plentiful in the State of New Jersey. ‘Tree sometimes 80 feet high, and 4 in diameter. Flowers white. Berries scarlet. Opaque Holly. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1744. Tree 80 feet. 5 I, LAXIFLÒRA (Lam. dict. 3. p. 147.) leaves ovate, sinuately toothed, spiny, coriaceous, smooth ; stipulas awl-shaped ; pedun- cles many-flowered, loosely branched, scattered above the axilla of the leaves on the young branches; calycine teeth acute. h. H. Native of Carolina, in shady sandy woods. Flowers white. Berries yellowish-red. Loose-flowered Holly. 5 feet. 6? I. Mapacascarie’nsis (Lam. dict. 3. p. 148.) leaves ovate, acute, spiny, smooth; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered ; berries ovate, 2-seeded. h.S. Native of Madagascar. Madagascar Holly. Tree 30 feet. 7 I. pipyre‘na (Wall. in fl. ind. J. p. 473.) leaves elliptical- oblong, mucronate, on short stalks, even, hardly wavy, remotely Spiny-serrated ; flowers sessile, in axillary fascicles ; berries 2- seeded. h.G. Native of Nipaul, where it is called Caulah ; also on the confines of Chinese T'artary, where it is called Kun- F1. May, June. Clit. 1811. Shrub dar. Branchilets. angular. Flowers small, white. Berries dark- brown. The tree is called Gumshing in the Bhotea language. Tno-seeded Holly. Fl. April, May. Shrub 12 feet. 8? I. ronerrotia (Neuw. bras. 2. ex flora. 1821. p. 301.) leaves oblong, spiny, with 6 recesses on both sides, wavy, tri- oe at the apex, cuneated at the base. h.S. Native of razil. Long-leaved Holly. Tree. * * Leaves toothed, serrated, or crenate, but not spiny. 9 I. Per4' Do (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 169.) leaves ovate, with an entire acumen, or having a very few teeth, shining ; umbels short, axillary, few-flowered. R.G. Native of Madeira. I, Maderénsis, Lam. dict. 3. p- 146. Flowers white or reddish. Berries large, red. Var. G, obtisa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 14.) leaves blunt, emargi- nate. Duh. ed. nov. 1. t. 2. Perado Holly. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1760. Tree. 10 I. Cutne’nsis (Sims, bot. mag. t. 2043.) leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, with cartilaginous toothletted edges ; teeth hardly pungent; petioles and midrib villous; corymbs lateral ; peduncles dichotomous. h. G. Native of China. Leaves Somewhat spotted above. Flowers white. China Holly. Fl. July. Clt. 1814. Tree 20 feet. 11 I. HETEROPHY'LLA ; leaves opposite, stalked, oval, acute at both ends, quite entire, or spiny-toothed ; peduncles crowded, axillary, 1-flowered. h. G. Native of Japan. I. Aquifdlium var. heterophylla, Blum. bijdr. 1150. Variable-leaved Holly. ‘Tree 30 feet. VOL, II. Ill. ICEX: 17 12 I. MAcCROPHY'LLA (Blum. bijdr. 1150.) leaves ovate or oval-oblong, obtuse, acute at the base, serrated, coriaceous, glabrous, shining above ; racemes axillary, about equal in length to the petioles; branches smooth, striated. h.G. Native of Japan. Large-leaved Holly. Tree. 13 I. rrirLdRA (Blum. bijdr. 1150.) leaves oval-lanceolate, acute at both ends, serrulated, veinless, puberulous on the middle nerve, and on the branches; fascicles of flowers axillary and lateral, usually 5-flowered. kh.S. Native of Java. Three-flowered Holly. ‘Tree. 14 I. Cassine (Ait. hort. kew. p. 170.) leaves ovate-lanceo- late, sharply serrated, flat, smooth, as well as midrib petioles and branches; peduncles lateral, corymbosely-branched. h. H. Native of North America, from Lower Carolina to Florida, in swamps. Aquifdlium Carolinénse, Catesb. car. 1. t. 31. I. Caroliniana, Mill. dict. no. 3. I. cassinoides, Link, enum. 1. p. 148. Flowers white. Berries red. The leaves of this species are used in the same way as those of /. vomitoria. Cassine-like or Broad-leaved Dahoon Holly. Fl. Aug. 1700. Shrub 10 feet. 15 I. axcusrirdzra (Willd. enum. 1. p. 172.) leaves linear- lanceolate, serrated at the apex, with the edges rather revolute, smooth, as well as the midrib petioles and branches ; cymes lateral, stalked. h. H. Native of North America, from Vir- ginia to Georgia, in deep swamps. I. myrtifolia, Walt. carol. Cli. 241. I. rosmarinifòlia, Lam. ill. 1. p. 356. Flowers white. Berries red ? Narrow-leaved Holly. Fl. Jure. Clt. 1806. Shrub 8 feet. 16 I. vomirdriA (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 278.) leaves oblong or elliptical, blunt at the apex, crenate-serrated, and are, as well as the branchlets smooth ; umbels lateral, nearly sessile. h. H. Native of North America along the sea coast, from Carolina to Florida. I. Cassine vèra, Walt. fl. carol. 241. I. ligustrina, Jacq. coll. 4. p. 105. icon. rar. t. 310. Wendl. hort. t. 31. Cas- sine Perágua, Mill. fig. t. 83. f. 2.—I. Cassèna, Michx. fl. 1. p. 229. I. religiòsa, Bart. fl. virg. 69. I. Floridàna, Lam. ill. no. 1731. Flowers white. Berries red, The leaves of this handsome shrub are used by the Indians to make their black drink, so much in use among them, not only as a medicine, hut also as a drink of etiquette on their councils, when matters of consequence are to be transacted. At a certain time of the year the Indians come down in droves, from a distance of some hundred miles, to the coast, for the leaves of this tree, which is not known to grow at any considerable distance from the sea shore. They make a fire on the ground, and putting a great kettle of water on it, they throw in a large quantity of these leaves, and setting themselves round the fire, from a bowl that holds about a pint they begin drinking large draughts, which in a very short time occa- sion them to vomit easily and freely ; thus they continue drink- ing and vomiting for the space of two or three days, until they have sufficiently cleansed themselves, and then every one taking a bundle of the branches to carry away with him, they all retire to their habitations. Emetic Holly or South-sea Tea. Shrub 12 feet. 17 I. ovarıròLia (Meyer. esseq. 91.) leaves oval, serrate- crenate, coriaceous, with revolute edges, smooth ; flowers race- mose, axillary, and terminal ; pedicels corymbose. h.S. Na- tive of South America, about Essequebo. The leaves are 3 times larger than those of J. vomitoria. Flowers white. Oval-leaved Holly. Shrub 6 feet. 18 I. ezciprica (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 70. but not of D. Don,) leaves elliptical, rounded at both ends, sharply serrulated towards the apex, coriaceous, quite smooth, shining above; peduncles 1-flowered, and are, as well as the Fl. June, July. Clit. 1700. 18 ILICINEÆ. branches, hairy ; flowers 4-5-petalled. h.G. Native of Peru, in hot places, about Contumasay. Flowers white. Elliptic-leaved Holly. Shrub. 19 I. scoputorum (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 70.) leaves ovate, roundish, and obovate, rounded at the apex, ob- soletely-crenate, coriaceous, smooth, shining above; peduncles 5-7-flowered, and are, as well as the branchlets, pubescent, clammy; flowers 4-5-petalled. h.G. Native of Quito, at Paramo de Alpachaca. Flowers white. Rock Holly. Tree 20 feet. 20 I. rupicora (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) leaves ovate-roundish, elliptical, blunt, crenate-serrated, coriaceous, quite smooth, shining on both surfaces ; peduncles usually 3-flowered, and are, as well as the branches, smooth; flowers 4-petalled. h. G. Native of the province of Quito, near Loxa, in Paramo de Sara- gura. Flowers white. Rock-hill Holly. Tree. 21 I. saricirôLra (Jacq. coll. 5. p. 36. t. 2. f. 2.) leaves long- lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, coriaceous, smooth, tooth- letted from the middle ; cymes axillary, longer than the petioles. h. S. Native of the Mauritius. Burglaria lucida, Wendl. ? ex Steud. Flowers white. Leaves with red edges. Willon-leaved Holly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. 10 feet. 22 I. opora‘ra (Hamilt. in D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 189.) leaves oval-oblong, bluntly acuminated, crenulate, stalked ; um- bels sessile, glomerate, equal in length to the petioles. h. H. Native of Nipaul, in the vicinity of Chitlong at the town of Lahuri. Flowers white, sweet-scented. Sweet-scented Holly. Tree. 23 I. ParrdrrA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 152.) leaves oval, crenate, coriaceous, smooth, crowded, hardly stalked; branches some- what velvety ; peduncles axillary, 1-3-flowered. h.G. Native of Peru and New Granada, on the highest mountains. Branches brownish-black. Stigma large, tetragonal. Corolla usually 4- petalled, white. Paltôria ovalis, Ruiz et Pav. fi. per. 1. t. 84. f. 6. I'lex Paltôria, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 69. Paltor’s Holly. Shrub 10 feet. Shrub 24 I. Paracur’nsis (Lamb, FIG, 3. pin. vol. 2. app. t. 2.) quite smooth ; leaves obovate, oblong, ‘iy bluntish, remotely serrated; pe- duncles axillary, many-parted ; flowers 4-cleft, tetrandrous, rarely ` ; - NN 4 ] y, j 5-cleft ; stigma 4-lobed ; drupe SS AV 8-furrowed, containing 4 nuts. SX WIL; h.S. Native of Paraguay, and SX p in the Brazils, about Curitiba, where it is called Mate, and in x French Herbe du Paraguai, and in Paraguay Yerva mate. Flowers white. Berries red. This plant is that which grows in Paraguay, S i =- Z K PE A where the Jesuits make a great re- pi ATLAS venue from the leaves. These Si RY . ` NIK leaves are used in Paraguay, La É SKK Plata, Chili, Peru, and Quito at all hours of the day, by putting a handful in a kind of tea-pot called mate, and from the spout of this the hot liquor is imbibed. Some mix sugar with it, and others add a few drops of lemon juice; and by pouring fresh boiling water, the infusion may be renewed. The Creoles are very fond of it, and never travel without a supply. They drink the infusion at every meal, and never eat until they have taken some of it. It must be drank directly, for if suffered to remain long the liquor would become as black as ink. The pipe to the mate, or tea-pot, called a bombilla, is perforated with holes at the III. Inex. top, to prevent swallowing the pulverized herb, which swims on the surface. The whole party is supplied by handing the mate and pipe from one to another, filling up the vessel with hot water as fast as it is drunk out. The repugnance of Europeans to drink after all-sorts of people in a country where siphilitic diseases are so prevalent, has occasioned the introduction of small glass pipes, with which each person is sometimes provided. About 200,000 arrobas of the leaves, equal to 5 millions lbs., are annually obtained from Paraguay,110,000 arrobas of which go to Chili, from which Lima and Quito are supplied ; the rest is expended in the vice-royalty of Buenos Ayres. The leaves when green taste some- thing like mallow leaves ; they are roasted and dried, and almost pulverized before they are packed. There are three kinds of it in its prepared state, although produced by the same plant, which go under the names of Caa-cuys, Caa-mini, and Caa-guazu; the first is the buds of the leaves when hardly expanded ; the second is the leaves stripped off the ribs before roasting, and the third is roasted without any preparation. The Caa-cuys does not keep, and is consequently all used in Paraguay. The aromatic bitterness which the herb possesses when prepared is : partly dissipated by carriage. The principal harvest of the herb is made in the eastern part of Paraguay, and about the moun- tains of Maracaya, but it is also cultivated in the marshy valleys which intervene between the hills. ‘The people boast of innu- merable qualities which this herb possesses. It is certainly aperient and diuretic, but the other qualities attributed to it are rather doubtful. In the mine countries the use of this herb is more universal, from the opinion that prevails amongst the Spaniards, that the wines there are prejudicial to health. Like opium, it produces some singular effects; it gives sleep to the restless, and spirit to the torpid. Those who have once con- tracted the habit of taking it, do not find it an easy matter to leave it off, or even to use it in moderation, though when taken to excess it brings on similar disorders to those which are pro- duced by the immoderate use of strong liquors. The practice adopted for procuring the leaves is for the mer- chant to provide himself with a quantity of such goods as are best suited to the natives. After having obtained permission of the government, he goes to the quarter where the natives under- stand the work, and there he gives public notice of his design. The cutters collect, and having received advances in goods, he provides them with mules, and then conducts them to whatever yerval or grove promises the best harvest. cutters disperse on foot, and cut as many branches as they can carry, and after scorching them over the fire, they bring them to the general deposit. A hurdle of long poles is there prepared in the shape of a cylindrical vault, which they call barbaqua ; on this the branches are placed, and under a large fire is made, on which they dry the leaves. This done, they remove the fire, and on a hard and hot platform, after being swept clean, they throw the leaves, which they beat and separate. The leaves being separated are put into leather bags; they are now con- sidered as fit for use, but not considered as seasoned until they are a few months old. Mate or Paraguay Tea. Clt. 1823. Tree 15 feet. 25 I. Gonco’nua (Mart. trav. engl. edit. 2. p. 100.) leaves elliptical, pungently-mucronate, spiny-toothed, rounded at the base, green and shining above ; spikes usually twin, branched; densely-pubescent ; flowers pentandrous ; style distinct, entire hb. S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of the Mines. The leaves of this plant afford a kind of tea, called in Brazil Gon- gonha or Congonha, and which is considered by some as iden- tical with that from Paraguay. M.M. Martius and St. Hilaire appear to be of this opinion. Dr. Martius found the plant m the province of Minas Geraes, but M. Auguste St. Hilaire met with his plant near Curitiba, in the province of St. Paul, and 1t 1 a Each morning the | ILICINEÆ. is therefore reasonable to suppose that his plant is identical with that from Paraguay. Since the export of tea from Paraguay has been prohibited by the present Dictator, Dr. Francia, the inhabitants of the other States, who were formerly supplied from Paraguay, are now obliged to use that from Brazil, which is found to be much inferior. Persons ignorant of the specific distinctions between the two trees have attributed the inferiority of the Brazil kind merely to the different mode of preparing the leaves. Gongonha ox Brazilian Mate or Tea. Tree. 26 I. Martinia‘na (Lamb. pin. append. t. 8.) leaves oval- oblong, crenated, coriaceous, shining, short-acuminated ; racemes aggregate, compound, smoothish; flowers tetrandrous. h. S. Native of Guiana. Berry red, containing 4 nuts. Mr. Lambert thinks that the properties of this plant are the same as those of Ilex Paraguénsis, from the habit being similar. Martin’s Holly or Guiana Mate. ‘Tree 30 feet. 27 I. EMARGINA‘TA (Thunb. jap. 78.) leaves obovate, emar- ginate, crenated, with revolute edges; flowers axillary, twin, stalked. .G. Native of Japan, near Nagasaki. Flowers white. Emarginate-leaved Holly. Shrub 10 feet. 28 I.? cunetrdzia (Lin. spec. 181.) leaves wedge-shaped, smooth, equally tricuspidate. h.H. Native of North Ame- rica. Flowers and fruit unknown. Var. B, Bonariénsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 16.) leaves ovately wedge-shaped, smooth, tricuspidate, with the middle lobe twice as long as the lateral ones, h. G. Native of Buenos Ayres. Flowers axillary, solitary, almost sessile, surrounded by scales. Lam. dict. 3. p. 148. Wedge-leaved Holly. Shrub 10 feet. 29 I. cRENA‘ TA (Thunb. jap. p. 78.) leaves ovate, crenate, blunt, with revolute edges; peduncles drooping, scattered on the branches, usually 3-flowered. h.G. Native of Japan. Flowers white. Crenate-leaved Holly. Shrub. 30 I. serra‘ra (Thunb. jap. 78.) leaves ovate, acute, ciliately serrated ; pedicels axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, drooping. kh. G. Native of Japan, in the island of Nipon. Flowers white. Serrate-leaved Holly. Fl. June. Shrub. 31 I. carrrdcra (Thunb. jap. 79.) leaves ovate, bluntish, ser- rated, shining above, with revolute edges; pedicels aggregate, longer than the petiole, and rising above the axilla of the leaves. hk. G. Native of Japan. Flowers white. Broad-leaved Holly. Tree 20 feet. 32 I. myricoipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p.71.) leaves oblong, acute, cuneated at the base, somewhat cordate, serrulated, smooth, as well as the branches; peduncles 3- flowered, twice or thrice longer than the petioles; flowers 4- petalled. h.G. Native of New Granada, on the mountains be- tween Meneses and Pasto. Flowers whitish. Myrica-like Holly. Tree 6 feet. 33? I. Hrppocrareoïnes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. P. 71.) leaves oblong, somewhat acuminated, crenate-serrulated, veiny, coriaceous, rather shining, and are, as well as the branch- lets, smooth; peduncles dichotomous, 3-7-flowered, 2 or 3 times longer than the petioles; flowers 4-petalled. h.S, Na- tive of South America? Flowers white. Hippocratea-like Holly. Shrub. 34? I. zau’riNA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 71.) leaves lanceolate-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, remotely serrulated, netted, coriaceous, and are, as well as the branches, smooth; peduncles 1-3-flowered, in crowded fascicles, length of petioles ; flowers 4-petalled. h.S. Native of South Ame- rica ? Laurel-like Holly. Tree. Ill. Inex. 19 *** Leaves quite entire or nearly so. 35 I. Cananir’nsis (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 67.) leaves ovate-lan- ceolate, flat, somewhat acute, quite entire, shining; umbels axillary, few-flowered ; peduncles longer than the petioles. h. H. Native of the Canary Islands. Flowers white, truly dioe- cious. Fruit black. Canary-Island Holly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Tr. 20 ft. 36 I. Danoon (Walt. fl. car. 241.) leaves lanceolate-ellip- tical, coriaceous, almost quite entire, with the edges a little revolute, and with the midrib, petioles, and branchlets villous ; peduncles lateral and terminal, in panicled corymbs. p. H. Native of North America, from Carolina to Florida, in open swamps. I. Cassine, Willd. hort. berl. 1. t. 31. Flowers white. Berries red. An elegant shrub. + Var. È, laurifolia (Nutt. in Sillim, amer. journ. 5. 1822. p. 289.) leaves larger, elliptical, acutish, permanent; pedicels elongated, usually 3-flowered. h. H. Native of Eastern Florida. Very like Z. Dahoon. Dahoon Holly. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1726. Shrub 8 feet. 37 I. LIGUSTRIFÒLIA ; leaves obovate-lanceolate, quite entire, with the edges revolute, midrib, petioles, and branches smooth ; cymes lateral. h.H. Native of North America, from Vir- ginia to Georgia, in deep swamps. I. angustifolia, Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 109. Flowers white. Berries red. Privet-leaved Holly. Fl. June, July. Shrub 6 feet. 38 I. MYRTIFÒLIA (Lam. ill. no. 1732.) leaves ovate, acute at both ends, quite entire ; flowers lateral, in fascicles, dioecious. h.S. Native of the Caribbee islands. Flowers white. This species has the habit of a Sider6xylon. Myrtle-leaved Holly. Clt. 1806. Shrub 10 feet. 39 I. NipauzE’Nsis (Spreng. syst. app. p. 48.) leaves ellip- tical, quite entire, acute at both ends; umbels globose, stalked, solitary, puberulous, shorter than the petioles. h. H. Native of Nipaul. I. elliptica, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 189. but not of Kunth. Flowers white. Nipaul Holly. Shrub 8 feet. e 40 I. cymòsa (Blum. bijdr. 1149.) leaves oblong, bluntly acu- minated, quite entire, smooth; cymes dichotomous, axillary ; berry 8-seeded. h.S. Native of Java. Flowers dioecious. Cymose-flowered Holly. Tree 50 feet. 41 I. spica ra (Blum, bijdr. 1149.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, quite entire, coriaceous, quite smooth, with revolute margins ; spikes axillary and lateral; berry 6-8-seeded. h.S. Native of Java, in woods on the higher mountains. Spike-flowered Holly. Tree 20 feet. 42 I, Macoucdua (Pers. ench. 1. p. 152.) leaves oval or somewhat ovate, sometimes tapering to an obtuse emarginate point, coriaceous, smooth, quite entire ; peduncles numerous, cymose, axillary. h.S. Native of Guiana and Cayenne, in woods, as well as of the islands of St. Domingo and Trinidad. Macoucoua Guianénsis, Aubl. guian. 1. t. 34. l'lex acuminata, Willd. spec. 1. p. 711. Cassine Maurocénia, Sieb. pl. exsic. trin. no. 81. Flowers white. Berries red, ovate, 2-celled. The tree is called Macoucou in Guiana. Macoucoua Holly. Tree 40 feet. 43? I. opcorpa‘ta (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 338.) leaves obcordate, coriaceous, quite entire, shining, nerveless ; stipulas small, prickly ; peduncles 3-flowered, axillary, shorter than the petioles. kh.S. Native of Jamaica, on the Blue Mountains. Flowers white. Style very short. Stigma blunt. Berries red, 1-celled. Obcordate-leaved Holly. Shrub 6 feet. 44 I. Asta’tica (Lin. spec. 710.) leaves broad-lanceolate, obtuse, quite entire. h.G. Native of the East Indies. Asiatic Holly. Shrub? D2 20 ILICINEÆ. 45 J. mre‘cra (Thunb. fl. jap. p. 77.) leaves oblong, blunt, quite entire; umbels axillary, sessile; pedicels 1-flowered, usually 4 together. h.G. Native of Japan. Entire-leaved Holly. Shrub 6 feet. 46 I. roru’npa (Thunb. fl. jap. 77.) leaves broad, oval, acu- minated, entire, smooth; peduncles umbelliferous, pubescent, longer than the petioles. h.G. Native of Japan. Branches knotted. Flowers pentandrous. Round-leaved Holly. Shrub 8 feet. 47 I. pumetioipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 71.) branches smooth ; leaves obovate, mucronate, decurrent at the base, almost quite entire, coriaceous, shining above; pe- duncles 3-4 together, 1-flowered. b.G. Native of Peru, in the province of Quito, near Loxa. Flowers unknown. Berries 4-5-seeded. Bumelia-like Holly. Tree 16 feet. Cult. All kinds of Hollies are much esteemed on account of their evergreen leaves. The hardy kinds are usually increased by budding or grafting on the common Holly, which is easily reared from seed, but they will also root freely by cuttings taken off at a joint in ripened wood, planted in sand ina shady situation, with a hand-glass placed over them. The greenhouse and stove kinds may be struck in the like manner, but those of the latter will require a little heat. The berries of all kinds of Holly should be gathered when they are ripe, mixed with sand, and turned over frequently till the October following, when they should be sown in beds covered over with mould three quarters of an inch thick, or the berries may remain on the trees till spring, when they may be sown. In general they do not vegetate till the second year. IV. PRENOS (rpuwoc, prinos, is the Greek name of the Holly, which the present genus much resembles). Lin. gen. no. 461. D.C. prod. 2. p. 16.—Agéria, Adans. fam. 2. p. 166. Lin. syst. Hexdndria, Monogynia, or Polygamia, Dice'cia. The character is the same as lex, but the flowers are 6-cleft, hexandrous, usually dioecious or polygamous from abortion, and the fruit contains 6 nuts.—Shrubs, with alternate, deciduous or permanent leaves, and axillary, usually 1-flowered pedicels. § 1. Prinoides (see genus for derivation). D.C. prod. 2. p. 16. Flowers usually 4-5-cleft. 1 P. pecrpuus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 16.) leaves deciduous, elliptic-lanceolate, tapering into the petiole, serrated, with the middle nerve villous beneath; pedicels axillary, those bearing the male flowers aggregate, and those bearing the female ones solitary. hk. H. Native of North America, from Virginia to Georgia, on rocky shady banks of rivers. Ilex prinoides, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 278. Ilex decidua, Walt. fl. car. 241. Flowers white. Berries crimson, large. Var. (3, estivalis (Lam. dict. 3. p. 147.) adult leaves smooth on both surfaces. hk. H. Native of North America. Ilex zestivalis, Lam. l. c. Flowers white. Deciduous Winter-berry. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1736. Shrub 4 feet. 2 P. amsrcuus (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 236. but not of Pursh.) leaves deciduous, oval or elliptical, mucronate, entire, quite smooth; pedicels bearing the male flowers, crowded at the bottom of the branchlets, those bearing the female ones solitary, upon long pedicels. kh. H. Native of Carolina. Wats. dend. brit. t. 29. Cassine Caroliniana, Walt. fl. car. p. 242. The leaves, according to Nuttall, are entire, but in De Candolle’s specimen they are serrated at the apex. Perhaps distinct plants. Flowers white. Berries red. Ambiguous Winter-berry. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 4 ft. 3 P. xr'ripus (Vahl. ecl. 2. p. 26.) leaves oblong-ovate, serrated, shining, membranous; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered ; mit. ILEX. IV. Prixos. flowers tetrandrous. h.G. Native of Montserrat. are probably deciduous. Branches angular, Shining-leaved Winter-berry Shrub. 4 P. porcus (Vahl. ecl. 2. p. 25. t. 14.) leaves oblong-ovate, somewhat serrated, smooth, coriaceous; peduncles axillary, usually 1-flowered; flowers dioecious, tetrandrous. h. H. Native of the island of Montserrat. Flowers white. Berries red. Perhaps a species of /‘lex. Dioecious Winter-berry. Shrub. § 2. Agèria (D. C. prod. 2. p. 17.) Flowers usually 6-cleft. Leaves deciduous. The leaves 5 P. verticitia' tus (Lin. spec. 471.) leaves oval, deciduous, acuminated, serrated, pubescent beneath; fascicles of male flowers axillary, umbel-like ; female ones aggregate, all 6-parted. h.H. Native of North America, from Canada to Virginia, in sandy wet woods, and on the borders of swamps. Duh. arb. 1. t. 23. Wats. dend. brit. t. 30. P. padifolius, Willd. enum. 394, P. Grondvii, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 236. P. confértus, Meench. Flowers white. Berries red or crimson. Whorled Winter-berry. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1736. 8 feet. 6 P. pu'sius; leaves deciduous, oval, acuminated at both ends, mucronately-serrated, pubescent beneath; flowers 4-5- cleft ; male ones crowded at the bottom of the branches, female ones solitary. h. H. Native of North America, in sandy woods, and on the borders of swamps, from New Jersey to Caro- lina. P. ambiguus, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 220. Flowers white. Berries red, larger than those of P. verticillatus. Doubtful Winter-berry. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1736. Tree 12 ft. 7 P.rævica tus (Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 220.) leaves deciduous, lanceolate, with adpressed serratures, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces, shining, hardly pubescent on the nerves beneath ; flowers 6-cleft, male ones scattered ; female ones axillary, solitary, almost sessile. kh. H. Native of North America, on the Alleghany mountains, from New York to Vir- ginia. Wats. dend. brit. t. 28. Flowers white. Berries large, dark-red. Smooth-leaved Winter-berry. Fl. July. Clt. 1812. Sh. 8 fi. 8 P. Lanceora‘tus (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 17.) leaves deciduous, lanceolate, finely and remotely serrated, smooth on both surfaces; male flowers aggregate, triandrous ; female ones usually twin, stalked, 6-cleft. h.H. Native of Georgia and Carolina, in the lower counties. Flowers white. Berries small, scarlet. Lanceolate-leaved Winter-berry. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1811. Shrub 8 feet. § 3. Wintérlia (probably from the name of some botanist). Meench. meth. 74. D. C. prod. 2. p. 17. Flowers for the most part 6-cleft. Leaves permanent. 9 P. cza‘Ber (Lin. spec. 471.) branches rather pubescent} leaves evergreen, cuneate-lanceolate, coriaceous, smooth, shining; a little toothed at the apex; pedicels axillary, usually soli- tary, for the most part 3-flowered. h.H. Native of North America, from Canada to Florida, in sandy shady woods. Flowers white. Berries black, called in Jersey Ink-berries. A low and handsome shrub. Glabrous Winter-berry. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. 3 to 4 feet. 10 P. atoma‘rius (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 213.) leaves ever- green ; cuneate-oval, acute, coriaceous, somewhat serrated at the apex, bearing black atoms or dots beneath ; young branches a little clammy ; pedicels lateral, 1-flowered. h. H. Native of Georgia, in woods on the banks of rivers. Flowers white: Berries dark. Shrub Shrub ILICINEZÆ. IV. Prixos. V. RHAPTOSTYLUM. Atom-bearing Winter-berry. Clt. 1820. Shrub 2 feet. 11 P. corta‘ceus (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 221.) leaves evergreen, cuneate-lanceolate, coriaceous, smooth, shining, quite entire; corymbs axillary, sessile, very short, many-flowered ; flowers 6-cleft. h. H. Native of Georgia in sandy woods, near the banks of rivers. Wats. dendr. brit. t. 27. Flowers white. A handsome tall shrub, with the appearance of J‘/ex Dahoon. There are two varieties of this shrub, the one with broader obovate-lanceolate leaves, the other with narrower lan- ceolate acute leaves. Coriaceous-leaved Winter-berry. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 10 feet. 12 P. montanus (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 622.) leaves evergreen, ovate, serrated all around the edges, quite smooth and shining on both surfaces; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered. h. S, Native of Jamaica among bushes on the mountains, Flowers small, white. Berries roundish, black. Mountain Winter-berry. Tree 30 feet. 13 P. sineroxyLoipes (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 624.) leaves roundish, obtuse, quite entire, somewhat coriaceous ; pedicels 4-8, axillary, crowded, 1-flowered, longer than the petioles. }.S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. Flowers white. The wood is hard. Iron-wood-like Winter-berry. Tree 20 feet. Cult. The hardy kinds of Prinos are well adapted for small shrubberies; they will grow well in any light soil, but prefer peat, and are easily increased by laying down the shoots or by seeds. The stove species will grow in a mixture of loam and peat, and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand- glass, in a moderate heat. ‘The seeds will not vegetate till the second year. Fl. July, Aug. _+t Genera allied to Ilictnee, but differ materially in some par- ticulars from the rest of the order. V. STROMBOSIA (orpoufoc, strombos, a turban, a top; shape of fruit). Blum. bijdr. 1154. Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx inferior, small, flat, obsoletely-crenulated. Petals 5, conniving, campanulate, villous in the throat. Stamens 5, short, opposite the petals and inserted inthem. Anthers bursting inwards, didymous. Ovary immersed in the disk, 5-celled, cells 1-seeded ; or 3-celled, cells 2-seeded. Style short, crowned by an obtuse stigma, which is obsoletely toothed. Fruit baccate, turbinate, substipitate, 1-seeded from abortion.—A tall tree, with alternate, oblong, acu- minated, entire, smooth, shining leaves, and axillary fascicles of greenish flowers. _ 1S, Java’nica (Blum. bijdr. 1155.). h. S. Native of Java, in Mountain woods. Java Strombosia. Cult. gation. Tree 50 feet. See stove species of Prinos for culture and propa- VI. LEUCO’XYLON (from devxoc, leukos, white, Evdov, xylon, wood; wood white). Blum. bijdr. 1169. Lin. syst. Polygämia, Diæ cia. Flowers polygamous from abortion. Calyx inferior, 4-parted, with the segments obtuse and imbricate. Corolla subcampanulate, 4-parted. Male flowers with about 12-14 stamens, which are partly hypogynous and partly adnate to the base of the corolla, and inclosed in it. An- thers 2-celled. Female flowers with a 4-celled ovary, each cell containing many seeds. Style 2-parted, crowned by 2 emar- ginate stigmas. Drupe corticate, 1-celled, containing 1-2 1- seeded bony nuts. Embryo inverted in cartilaginous albumen. A tall tree with spreading branches, with the branchlets and VI. STROMBOSIA. VII. Levcoxyton. RHAMNEZÆ. 21 leaves distich. Leaves small, alternate, approximate, elliptic- lanceolate, coriaceous, veinless, shining above but silky-pubes- cent beneath as wellas the branchlets. Flowers axillary, male ones crowded, female ones solitary. According to Blume, the genus has the habit of Terebinthäceæ, but it is more nearly allied to Ebendcee and Ternstremiacee, but we think it is still nearer to /licinee. 1 L. guxirozium (Blum. bijdr. 1169.) h. S. Native of Java, in mountain woods, where it is called Ximerak. Box-leaved Leucoxylum. FI. Feb. ‘Tree 60 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see stove species of Prinos. VII. RHAPTO'STYLUM (barroc, rhaptos, sewed together, and arvXoc, stylos, a style; styles joined together). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 78. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, with ovate, equal segments. Petals 5, sessile, valvate in æstivation, acute, equal, longer than the calyx, hypogynous. Disk wanting. Stamens 10, hypogynous, shorter than the corolla. Filaments dilated at the base and subulate at the apex, adhering together and with the petals at the base, smooth, opposite the petals. Anthers 2-celled, bursting inwards. Ovary superior, large, co- nical, 3-celled; ova solitary, pendulous. Stigma sessile, 3- lobed.—An unarmed, smooth tree, with alternate, slender branches, and alternate, entire, membranous, exstipulate leaves. Flowers minute, white, in fascicles in the axils of the leaves. 1 R. acumina‘tum (H. B. et Kunth 7. p. 79. t. 621.) R.S. Native of New Granada. Acuminated-leaved Rhaptostylum. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see stove species of last genus. Order LXVII. RHA’MNEZ (plants agreeing with Rhämnus in important characters). R. Br. gen. rem. p. 22. “D. C. prod. 2. p.19. Brogn. mem.—Rhamnorum, Gen. Juss. Calyx monosepalous, 4-5-cleft (f. 4. B. a. D. c.), with the tube adhering to the base of the ovary (f. 6. C. d. B. f.); lobes valvate when in the bud. Petals 4-5 (f. 4. D. a. B. c.), cucullate (f£. 7. A. h.) or convolute (f. 6. C. c.), rarely wanting, alternating with the lobes of the calyx, very often of the form of a scale, all inserted in the mouth of the calyx. Stamens 4-5, opposite the petals (f. 4. B. c.). Anthers 1- (f. 7. D. c.) 2-celled (f. 6. C. b.). Ovary free, or adhering to the calyx more or less, always immersed in the disk when there is any, 2-3 (f. 6. E. g.) rarely 4-celled, each cell containing 1 erect seed (f. 6. E. g.). Style 1-3. Stigmas 2-3 (f. 6. E.c.). Fruit fleshy (f. 5. F. k.) indehiscent or dry, tricoccous (f. 6. E.g.). Seeds erect. Albumen fleshy, rarely wanting. Embryo straight, slender, about equal in length to the seed, with large, flat cotyledons, and a short inferior radicle. —tTrees or shrubs, with simple, alternate, rarely opposite leaves, usually furnished with stipulas. Flowers small, usually greenish- yellow. This order is nearly allied to Celastrineæ, but differs in the sepals or lobes of the calyx being valvate in æstivation, not imbricate, and in the stamens being opposite the petals, not alter- nating with them, as well as in the ovary being more or less adnate to the calyx, not distinct from it. It also comes near to Byttneriâceæ in the æstivation of the calyx, but is distinguished from it by the insertion of the stamens. Throughout this order there isa remarkable agreement between the inner bark and the 22 fruit, especially in several species of Rhämnus, in which they both are purgative and emetic, and in some degree astringent. Many species of Zizyphus, however, bear wholesome and agree- able fruit. The berries of the greater number yield yellow and green dyes, under the hands of the chemist, of much importance to manufacture. The bark of Ceandthus cærùleus is esteemed febrifugal in Mexico. Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Patiu'rus. Calyx spreading, 5-cleft (f. 4. A. a.). Petals obovate, convolute (f. 4. A. b.). Stamens exserted (f. 4. A. c.). Anthers 2-celled (f. 4. A.c.). Disk flat (f. 4. A. d.) pentagonal. Styles 3. Fruit dry, indehiscent (f. 4. A. g.), containing a 3- celled nut (f. 4. A. h.), winged in the circumference (f. 4. A. f.). 2 Zrzyrnus. Calyx spreading (f. 4. B.a.), 5-cleft. Petals obovate, unguiculate (f. 4. B. b.), convolute. Stamens exserted (f. 4. B.c.). Anthers 2-celled (f. 4. B. c.) Disk flat (f. 4. B. f.), pentagonal. Styles 2-3 (f. 4. B.g.). Fruit fleshy, con- taining a 1-2-celled nut (f. 4. B. h.). 3 Spumroca’rya. Calyx 5-parted. Petals minute, ovate, obtuse. Stamens short. Disk none. Style 1. Drupe fleshy, containing a 1-celled, 1-seeded nut. 4 Conpa‘tia. Calyx spreading, 5-cleft (f. 4. C. a.). Petals wanting. Anthers 2-celled (f. 4. C. e.). Disk flat, pentagonal (f. 4. C.c.). Style 1. Fruit drupaceous, containing a 1-celled nut (£ 4. ©. d). 5 BercnE mia. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft (f. 4. E. a.). Petals convolute (f. 4. E. c.). Stamens inclosed (f. 4. E. d.). Anthers 2-celled (f. 4. E. c.). Disk annular (f. 4, E. f-), nearly flat. Style simple. Fruit dry, 2-celled (f. 4. E. g.). 6 Venriza‘co. Calyx spreading, 5-cleft (f. 4. D. c.). Petals obovate, convolute (f. 4. D.a.). Stamens exserted (f. 4. D. b.). Anthers 2-celled (f. 4. D. b.). Disk fleshy, flat. Style com- pressed, bidentate (f. 4. D. j.). Fruit indehiscent (f. 4. D. A.), woody, 1-celled, 1-seeded, winged at the apex (f. 4. D. k.). 7 Sacere'tia. Calyx urceolate, 5-cleft (f. 4. F.a.). Petals convolute or cucullate (f. 4. F. e. b.). Anthers 2-celled (f. 4, F.f.). Disk thick, cup-shaped. Ovary 3-celled (f. 4: E. 2 À Style short, thick (f. 4. F. g.). 8 Rua'mnus. Calyx urceolate (f. 5. A. b. C.b.), 4-5-cleft (f. 5. A. a. C. a.). Petals emarginate (f. 5. C. c.), or wanting. Anthers 2-celled (f. 5. A. d.). Disk thin (f. 5. C. e.). Styles 3-4, connected (f. 5. A. g.), or free. Fruit baccate, containing 3-4, rarely 2, little nuts (f. 5. A. j. B. f.). 9 Scu Tia. Calyx urceolate, 5-cleft (f. 6. A. g.). Petals flattish, emarginate (f. 6. A. c.f.). Anthers 2-celled (f. 6. A. b.). Disk fleshy (f. 6. A.e.). Style short (Œ 6. A. k.). Fruit con- taining 3 nuts (f. 6. A. l). 10 Reranitta. Calyx urceolate, 5-cleft (f. 5. E. b. e.). Petals cucullate (f. 5. E. c. d.), sessile. Stamens inclosed (f. 5. E.c.). Anthers kidney-shaped, 1-celled. Disk covering the bottom of the calyx (f. 5. E. g.) Style simple (f. 5. E. h.). taining a 3-celled nut (f. 5. E. :.), 11 Correria. Calyx campanulate (f. 5. F. f.). coloured. Petals wanting. Anthers 1-2-celled, kidney-shaped (f. 5. F. i.) Fruit con- RHAMNEÆ. or ovate. Disk cup-shaped (f. 5. F. g.). Style simple, elon- gated. Fruit dehiscent, containing 3 nuts (f. 5. F. h. k.). 12 Trevoa. Calyx turbinate, 5-cleft. Petals cucullate, Stamens inclosed. Anthers 1-celled, kidney-shaped. Disk almost wanting. Style long, hairy. Capsule membranous, 2 valved, 1-seeded. 13 Disca'r1a. Calyx campanulate, 4-5-cleft, coloured. Pe. tals 4-5. Stamens inclosed. Anthers 2-celled. Disk cup shaped, fleshy. Style crowned by a 3-lobed stigma. 14 Hovenia. Calyx rather spreading (f. 6. B. a.), 5-cleft. Petals obovate, unguiculate (f. 6. B. e.), convolute. Stamens inclosed (f. 6. B.e.). Anthers 2-celled. Disk fleshy (f. 6. B. J.), flat. Style trifid. Fruit of 3 free berries (f. 6. B. l). 15 Corvsrina. Calyx spreading, 5-cleft (f. 6. D. a.). Petals obovate, convolute (f. 6. D. b.). Stamens exserted (f. 6. D. c). Anthers 2-celled. Disk fleshy, flattish, pentagonal (f. 6. D. g.). Style trifid. Fruit dehiscent, containing 3 seeds (f. 6. D. f.). 16 Ceanoruus. Calyx a hemispherical tube, with a 5-cleft limb (f. 6. C. d.). Petals unguiculate, cucullate (f. 6. C. c.) Anthers 2-celled (f. 6. C. b.). Disk spongy, annular (f. 6. C.e.) Styles 3. Fruit containing 3-seeds (f. 6. D. f.). 17 Witreme'r1a. Calyx urceolate, 5-cleft (f. 6. F. d.). Pe- tals cucullate, sessile (f. 6. F. b.). Stamens inclosed. Anthers 2-celled. Disk very thin(f. 6. F.e.). Ovary 3-celled. Style simple. 18 Pomape’rris. Calyx rather spreading (f. 6. E. a.), 5- cleft. Petals flat, unguiculate, subcordate or wanting. Stamens exserted (f. 6. E. b.). Anthers 2-celled (f. 6. E. e. e.). Disk wanting. Style trifid (f. 6. E.c. d.). Fruit containing 3 seeds (Œ 6. E-J: 19 Crypta’npra,- Calyx coloured, campanulate 5-cleft (f. 5. D. c. b. a.). Petals small, cucullate, sessile (f. 5. D: ep Stamens inclosed (f. 5. D. e.). Anthers 2-celled. Disk wanting: Style simple, Capsule containing 3 seeds. 20 BartLINGIA., Calyx bibracteate, tubular, 5-cleft. Petals scale-formed. Stamens 10. Anthers 2-celled, opening laterally. Disk wanting. Style”simple. Ovary compressed, 1-celled, 1-2- seeded. 21 SOLENA’NTHA. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, conniving intoa tube. Anthers 2-celled, each inserted under a scale. Ovary 2-lobed. 22 Terrapa’sMA. Calyx 4-cleft. Petals 4, cucullate. Sta- mens 4, inclosed. Stigma 3-lobed. Ovary 3-celled. 23 Tricnoce’pHatus. Calyx with a short tube and long seta- ceous segments (f. 7. C. b.). Petals wanting or setaceous. Anthers kidney-shaped, 1-celled (f. 7. C. e.). Disk hardly any: Style simple, short. Fruct containing 3 seeds (f. 7. C. c.). 24 Puy’tica. Calyx with a cylindrical tube and a 5-cleft limb (f. 7. B. b.). Petals cucullate (f. 7. B. d. c.). Stamens in closed (f. 7. B. c.). Anthers 1-2-celled. Disk hardly evident. (f. 7. B.f.). Style trifid (f. 7. B. i.). Fruct 3-seeded (f. 7. B. h. k.) 25 Soura'Ncia., Calyx with an obconical tube and a cleft limb (f. 7. D. d.). Stamens inclosed (f. 7. D. c.). Anthers kidney-shaped, 1-celled (f. 7. D. c.). Disk epigynous (f. 7. D. h.) pentagonal, fleshy. Style simple. Fruit 3-seeded (f. 7. D. k. i. j.) 26 Gova'nia. Calyx with a rather spreading, 5-cleft limb RHAMNEÆ. (f. 7. A. a.). Petals convolute (f. 7. A. f.) or cucullate (f. 7. A. h.). Stamens inclosed (f. 7. A. h.). Anthers 2-celled. Disk epigynous (f. 7. A. d.) pentagonal or stellate (f. 7. A. c.). Style trifid. Fruit 3-winged, 3-seeded (f. 7. A. g.). 27 Crumena‘ria. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. cullate. Stamens inclosed. Anthers 2-celled. by 3 stigmas. Capsule papyraceous, 3-seeded. Petals cu- Style crowned + Genera allied to Rhämneæ, but they are not sufficiently known. 28 Cou'rra. Calyx small, 5-toothed. Petals 5, oblong, ap- pendiculate inside. Stamens 5. Stigmas 4-5, sessile. pea-shaped, 4-5-celled, 4-5-seeded. 29 Carrvope'tus. Calyx turbinate, 5-cleft. Petals 5, small. Stamens 5. Style filiform. Drupe dry, globose, 5-celled, 5-seeded. 30 Scuarre‘ria. Flowers dioecious. Calyx 4-parted. Pe- tals 4. Stamens 4. Style short or wanting. Stigmas 2. Berry dry, 2-celled ; cells 1-seeded. : 31 Orinra. Calyx campanulate, 5-6-toothed. Petals 5, nar- row. Stamens 5-6, concealed under so many scales. Style short. Fruct inferior, 5-angled, 5-seeded. 32 Daprunipuy’Ltum. Flowers dioecious. Calyx small, cre- nulated, Corolla none. Stamens 6-10, connate at the base. Stigma bifid, sessile. Drupe containing a 1-seeded fibrous nut. Berry FIG. 4. I. PALIU'RUS (Paliurus was the name of a town in Africa), Tourn. inst. t. 386. D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 189. D.C. prod. 1. p. 22. Brogn. mem. Rhamn. p. 46. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Trigynia. Calyx spreading, 5-cleft (f. 4. A. a.). Petals 5, obovate, convolute (f. 4. A. b. c.). Stamens 5, protruding (f. 4. A.c.). Anthers ovate, 2-celled. Disk flat (f. 4. A. d.), pentagonal. Ovary 3-celled (f. 4. A. h.), half immersed in the disk (f. 4. A. d.). Styles 3. Fruit dry, indehiscent (f. 4. A. g.), expanding into a membrane round the disk (f. 4. A. f.), containing a 3-celled nut f. 4. A.A). Seeds sessile.—Shrubs or trees with alternate simple leaves, with the habit of Zizyphus. 1 È. AcurtA rus (Lam. ill. t. 210. fl. fr. ed. 3. no. 4081. Duh. ed. nov. 3. t. 17.) branchlets pubescent; leaves ovate, serrulated, quite smooth, 3-nerved, with 2 spines at their base, . one erect the other hooked ; umbellules axillary, few-flowered, crowded ; wing of capsule crenated. h.H. Native of sterile places about the Mediterranean sea, on both shores, and on the western coast of Asia. P. petàsus, Dum. Cours. 6. p. 266. P. australis, Geert. fruct. 1. t. 43. f. 5. P. vulgaris, D. Don. prod. fi. nep. 189. Rhámnus Paliùrus, Lin. spec. 281. Zizyphus Paliùrus, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1103. Sims, bot. mag. 1893. I. PALIURUS. 23 Il. Zizyruus. Flowers greenish-yellow. From the singular appearance of the fruit, resembling a head with a broad-brimmed hat on, the French call the tree Porte-chapeau. This is by many persons supposed to be the plant from which the crown of thorns, which was put upon the head of our Saviour, was composed ; the truth of which is supported by many travellers of credit, who affirm that this is one of the most common shrubs in the country of Judæa, and from the pliability of its branches, which may easily be wrought into any figure, it may afford a probability. Hasselquist is of opinion that it was rather the Zizyphus spina-Christi. This is the common thorn of the hedges in Asia, and forms a fence of a most impassable kind. The seeds are sold in the herb-shops of Constantinople, and the native hakims, or doc- tors, prescribe them in many complaints, under the name of Xallé. They are also used as a dye. Prickly Christ’s-thorn. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1596. Sh. 8 ft. 2 P. virea‘tus (D. Don, in bot, mag. t. 2535. fl. nep. 189.) branches smooth ; leaves obliquely cordate or elliptical, 3-nerved, shining; wing of fruit entire. kh. H. Native of Nipaul. Leaves serrulated, with 2 thorns at the base of each, the one straight, the other hooked. Flowers in axillary corymbs, green- ish-yellow. A beautiful shrub. Twiggy Christ's-thorn. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1819. Sh. 10 ft. 3 P.? Ausce tia (Schult. syst. 5. p. 343.) prickles scattered, straight, short; leaves ovate, crenulate, smooth; corymbs axil- lary, pubescent; berries orbicular, convex beneath, flat above. h. H. Native of China, about Canton. Aublètia ramosissima, Lour. fl. coch. 283. P. ramosissima, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 262. Flowers greenish-yellow. Stamens inclosed in the petals. Pro- bably a species of Zizyphus. Aublet’s Christ’s-thorn. Shrub 8 feet. Cult. These handsome shrubs are well fitted for shrubberies ; they will grow in any common soil, and may be either increased by layers, cuttings of the roots, or seeds. II. Z’ZYPHUS (Zizouf, in Arabic, is the name of the Lotos). Tourn. inst. t. 403. Geert. fruct. 1. p. 43. Lam. ill. t. 185. D. C. prod. 2. p. 19. Brogn. mem. Rhamn. p: 47. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Di-Trigynia. Calyx spreading, 5- cleft (f. 4. B. a.). Petals 5, obovate, unguiculate, convolute (f. 4. B. b. c.). Stamens 5, exserted (f. 4, B.c.). Anthers ovate, 2-celled (f. 4. B.c.). Disk flat, pentagonal (f. 4. B. f.), ex- panded, adhering to the tube of the calyx. Ovary 2-3-celled (f. 4. B. e.), immersed in the disk. Styles 2-3 (f. 4. B. g.). Fruit fleshy (f. 4. B. h.), containing a 1-2-celled nut (f. 4. B. A.). Seeds sessile, compressed, very smooth.—Shrubs with alternate, 3-nerved leaves, and spiny stipulas. Flowers axillary, cymose. Fruit mucilaginous, eatable, more or less grateful. * Leaves smooth on both surfaces. 1 Z. vutea‘ris (Lam. ill. 185. f. 1.) leaves ovate, retuse, toothletted, and are, as well as the branchlets, smooth; prickles wanting or twin, one of them recurved ; drupe ovate, oblong. h.H. Native of Syria, from whence it has been introduced into Europe. Rhamnus Zizyphus, Lin. spec. 282. Pall. fl. ross. 2. t: 59. Z. sativa, Desf. arb. 2. p. 373. Duh. ed. nov. 3. t. 16. but not of Gert. Z. Jüjuba, Mill. dict. no. 1. but not of Lam. Flowers greenish-yellow, 2 or 3 together. Fruit blood-red or saffron-coloured, having a sweet granular pulp. This tree is cultivated for its fruit in many parts of the south of Europe, where it is called Jujube. In Italy and Spain the fruit is served up at the table in deserts, during the winter-season, as a dry sweet-meat. It is soldin the markets in the towns of Italy and Spain. The tree is said to have been first introduced into Italy from Syria by Sextus Pampinius, in the time of Augustus Cæsar. The fruit is also sold in abundance in the markets of Constan- 24 RHAMNEZ. tinople, under the name of Hunnab-agaghi, and which has for a long time been imported into the west of Europe under the name of Jujube. The Turks of Constantinople plant the trees before their coffee-houses with other trees, to enjoy the shade and fruit in their season. Common Jujube. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1640. Tree 20 feet. 2 Z. Stnz’nsts (Lam. dict. 3. p. 318.) leaves ovate-oblong, acutely serrated, smooth; branches pubescent ; prickles twin, spreading, straightish; petals reflexed ; drupe ovate. h. H. Native of China. Rhamnus Zizyphus, Lour. fl. coch. 158. Flowers greenish-white. Drupe eatable, brownish-yellow, ovate, fleshy, and are sold in the markets of Canton during the autumn. Chinese Jujube. Clit. 1818. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 3 Z. Lorus (Lam. dict. 3. p. 316.) leaves ovate-oblong, obsoletely crenated, and are, as well as the branches, smooth; prickles twin, one of them recurved, the other straight, longer than the petiole; drupe roundish-ovate. h. F. Native of Persia, and the interior of Africa, Sicily, Spain, &c. Rhamnus Lotus, Lin. spec. 281. Desf. act. par. 1788. t. 21. Park’s trav. with a figure. Shaw’s afr. no. 632. f. 632. This is the lotos of the Lotophagi. It grows wild in Africa, especially in the kingdom of Tunis, in a tract called Jereed, which was formerly the country of the Lotophagi. The Lotophagi, as the Greeks call them, possessed a considerable part of the sea-coast, between the two Syrtes, the island of Meninx (now Jérba) and the coast beyond it as far as the lake and river Tritonis to the Machlies. Scylax extends the name to the tribes between the two Syrtes. Ptolemy limits them to the neighbourhood of the river Cinyps, while Herodotus appears to confine them to the west of that river. Strabo places them in the neighbourhood of Jerba, although he calls the adjoining Syrtes that of the Lotophagi. Pliny assigns them, in addition to the island, the environs of the Syrtes also. But the allotment of this confined space to the eaters of lotos was owing to the want of a more extended knowledge of the countries that border on the desert, for it appears that the tribes who inhabit them eat universally of this fruit, in a greater or less degree, and most of them apparently as much as they can obtain of it. The Arabs know the plant by the name of Seedra. It has the habit of Rhadmnus, and the flowers of the common Jujube. But the fruit is smaller, rounder, and sweeter, the size of sloes, containing large stones; they are -borne on every. part of the plant, like gooseberries ; they have a purplish tinge. ‘The farinaceous pulp is separated from the stone, and laid by for winter use ; ‘its flavour approaches nearly to that of figs or dates. A kind of wine is made from the fruit by ex- pression, and diluted with water, but this will not keep more than a few days. The same liquor perhaps which is fabled to have pro- duced such extraordinary effects on the companions of Ulysses. ‘ The trees around them all their food produce, Lotos the name divine, nectareous juice, Thence called Lotophagi, which whoso tastes, Insatiate riots in their sweet repasts, Nor other home nor other care intends, But quits his house, his country, and his friends.” ee a3 Homer’s Odyssey. Dr. Shaw says that the fruit is common in the deserts, and other parts of Barbary, is still in great repute, and sold in the mar- kets .all over the southern districts of those kingdoms. Mr. Park says he discovered the lotos to abound in all the countries of Africa he traversed, flourishing most in a sandy soil, but in the greatest plenty in the kingdoms of Kaarta Ludamar, and in the northern parts of Bambara. : The fruit small, farinaceous berries; of a yellow colour and delicious taste. The natives, he says, convert them into a sort of bread, by exposing them some days to the sun, and afterwards pounding them gently in a Il. Zizyruvs. wooden mortar, until the farinaceous part is separated from the stone. ‘This meal is then mixed with a little water, and formed into cakes, which, when dried in the sun, resemble in colour and flavour the sweetest gingerbread. The stones are afterwards put into a vessel of water, and shaken about so as to separate the farina which may still adhere to them, this communicates a sweet and agreeable taste to the water, and with the addition of a little pounded millet, forms a pleasant gruel called fondi; which is the common breakfast in many parts of Ludamar, during the months of February and March. ‘The fruit is col- lected by spreading a cloth upon*the ground, and beating the branches with a stick. Mr. Browne, in his Travels in Africa, informs us that the Arabic name of the lotos is Nebbek, and that there are two sorts of it at Dar-foor, the largest of which is called Nebbek-el- Arab; the one a shrub the other a tree, both equally thorny. The latter bearing a smaller fruit than the former, of a darker colour and different flavour, which the natives eat both fresh and dry; for it dries on the tree and remains the greater part of the winter months. In that state it is formed into a paste, of not unplea- sant taste, and is a portable provision on journeys. The Zotos of the Lotophagi must not be confounded with the Egyptian lotos, which is Nymphæ'a Lotus, nor with the lotos of Homer and Dioscorides, which is a species of Trifòlium, nor with the lotos of Hippocrates, which is Céltis australis, nor with the Italian lotos which is Diopyrus lotus. Lotos of the Lotophagi or Jujube Lotus. 2 to 4 feet. 4 Z. mucrona’ta (Willd. enum. 251.) leaves ovate, cordate, crenated, smooth; prickles twin, one recurved ; drupe somewhat globose. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, along the banks of the river Cariep. Z. bubalina, Licht. ex Schult. syst. 5. p. 334, Flowers greenish-yellow. Fruit red, eatable. Mucronate-leaved Jujube. Clt, 1810. Tree 20 feet. 5 Z. HETEROGE NEA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 193.) leaves ovate, acuminated, serrulated, shining; prickles twin, one recurved; pedicels solitary, 1-flowered. h. H. Native of Persia. Rham- nus heterogèneus, Burm, fl. ind. p. 61.—Pluk. alm. t. 312. f. 4. Flowers yellowish. Fruit eatable, pleasant. Heterogeneous Jujube. Shrub. 6 Z. spinaCuristr (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1105.) leaves ovate, toothed, smooth, or pubescent beneath ; prickles twin, spread- ing, one of which is straightish, the other somewhat in- curved; peduncles corymbose, villously downy ; drupe ovate- globose. h.H. Native of the north of Africa, in Palestine, and Ethiopia, also in date plantations, near Tozer, and in Egypt Rhämnus spina-Christi, Lin. spec. 282. Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 201. Rhamnus Nabèca, Forsk. ægyp. 204. but not of Lin. Z. Afri- cana, Mill. dict. no. 4. Z. Napèca, Lam. dict. 3. p. 520. Na- bea, Alp. eg. 2. t. 4. p. 10. Œnèplia spindsa, Bauh. pin. 477. Ger. emac. append. t. 1605. Branches whitish. Flowers yel- lowish-green. Fruit oblong, about the size of a sloe, with 4 pleasant taste, furnishing a very pleasant food to the inhabitants of Egypt and Arabia. Hasselquist thinks this is the tree which afforded the crown of thorns put on the head of Christ, as it 18 common in the East, and is very fit for the purpose, being fur- nished with many sharp spines well adapted to give pain. The crown might be made of the round pliant branches, and what seems to be the greatest proof is, that the leaves much resemble those of ivy. But notwithstanding what Hasselquist says, We are still of opinion that the Paliùrus aculeàtus is the true Christ’s- thorn. : Var. B, inérmis (D.C. prod. 2. p- 20.) prickles wanting; leaves large, very blunt. h . H.—Clus. hist. 1. p. 27. Christ's-thorn. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1759. Shrub 8 feet. 7 Z. rARvirdLra (Del. voy. à Meroe a fleuve blanc, paris 1826, Clt. 1731. Shrub RHAMNEÆ. part. bot.) prickles twin, one of which is longer than the other and recurved; leaves entire, on short petioles, ovate, acute. h.H. Native of Egypt, on the banks of the White river. Small-leaved Jujube. Shrub. 8 Z. Nare'ca (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1104.) climbing ; leaves ob- liquely cordate, bluntish, serrate, downy beneath ; prickles twin, exceedingly sharp, one recurved, the other straight; corymbs axillary, many-flowered ; flowers digynous. hk. S. Native of Ceylon and other parts of the East Indies. Rhamnus Napéca, Lin. spec. 282.—Pluk. phyt. t. 216. f. 2.— Rumph. amb. 2. t. 42. Flowers yellowish. Fruit size of a pea, smooth, shining, black, marked round the base with a circular scar. They are eaten by the natives. The taste is very acid and astringent. Rum- phius says that three berries are a strong purgative. It is seldom eaten but with salt meat, or as a sauce to fish and other food. A decoction of the bark of the root is said to promote the healing of fresh wounds. The tree is to be found in Prince of Wales’ Island. At Silhet it is very common. The name is de- rived from nabq or nabka, the Arabic name of one of the species. Napeca Jujube. Clt. 1816. Shrub cl. 9 Z. Bacze 1 (D. C. prod. 2. p. 20.) leaves broad-ovate, acuminated, crenulated, smooth, or somewhat downy on the nerves and petioles; prickles usually twin, one of them re- curved; corymbs axillary, smooth; drupe ovate-globose. h. S. Native of Senegal. Flowers greenish-yellow. This is pro- bably the Lotos which Mr. Mungo Park saw at the Gambia. Fruit eatable. Bacle’s Jujube. Shrub 8 feet. 10 Z. rncu’rva (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 264.) leaves oval, smooth, serrulate, obtusely-acuminated, oblique at the base; prickles twin, one straight, the other recurved ; peduncles axillary, few or many-flowered; flowers semidigynous; petioles and nerves of leaves somewhat pubescent. h. H. Native of Upper Nipaul at Suemba. Z. paniculèta, Hamilt, mss. Flowers yellowish- green. Fruit small, round, dark-purple. Incurved-spined Jujube. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 ft. 11 Z. Javaxe’xsis (Blum. bijdr. 1142.) climbing ; prickles solitary, recurved; leaves 5-nerved, elliptic-oblong, bluntish, doubly serrulated, smooth ; corymbs axillary, dichotomous, and are, as well as the petioles, pubescent. h. S. Native of Java, where it is called 4 roy Kokuhoelang. Java Jujube. Shrub cl. 12 Z. Timorie’xsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 20.) leaves ovate-ob- long, acuminated, oblique at the base, smooth on both surfaces, crenately-serrulated, 3-nerved ; branches unarmed; corymbs axillary, about the length of the petioles. kh.S. Native of the island of Timor. Stigmas 2. Fruit unknown. Timor Jujube. Tree. 13 Z. rrine’rvia (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 354.) unarmed ; leaves ovate-oblong, 3-nerved, bluntly serrated, glossy; flowers in axillary fascicles; stigma 2-cleft; drupe spherical. hk. S. Native of Mysore, in the East Indies. Flowers numerous, small, greenish-yellow. Drupes spherical, size of a cherry, polished, of a lively yellow colour, with a soft, gelatinous, sweet pulp. This is the same as Z. sordria, Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 337. and trinérvia var. glabrata, Roth. nov. spec. 5. p. 337. Three-nerved-leaved Jujube. Cit. 1821. Tree 20 feet. 14 Z. panicura'ra (Roth. nov. spec. 161.) leaves oblong-oval, somewhat acuminated, serrulated, scabrous, hairy beneath at the nerves ; prickles twin, recurved ; branches rising as it were be- neath the leaves ; panicle terminal, elongated, dichotomous ; nut I-seeded. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Panicled-flowered Jujube. Tree. 15 Z. xrrrpa (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 358.) leaves obliquely Ovate-oblong, 3-nerved, obtusely-serrated, smooth; prickles twin, one recurved, the other straight; drupes subcylindrical ; flowers few, collected on a common peduncle. h. G. Native VOL, Ti. II. Zizypnuus. 25 of China. Flowers yellow, semidigynous. Drupe oblong, pen- dulous, and smooth, about an inch long ; when ripe, pale-yellow ; they are eaten, but to the taste they are rather insipid. Innu- merable suckers usually rise from the root, which run to a great distance from the parent tree, and make it a troublesome plant in a garden. Shining-leaved Jujube. Clt. 1822. Shrub 8 feet. 16 Z. exxrptica (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 359.) leaves elliptical- ovate, 3-nerved, pale beneath, smooth ; prickles twin, the upper one rather incurved, the under one recurved ; corymbs axil- lary, dichotomous ; flowers usually trigynous. h. S. Native of the East Indies, at Travancore. Flowers greenish-yellow. Young shoots slightly villous and flexuous. Elliptical-leaved Jujube. Fl. May, June. Tree 20 feet. 17 Z. cra‘sra (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 864.) climbing, smooth; leaves ovate, cordate, long, obtuse, pointed, serrulated, smooth, strongly marked with 3 nerves; prickles solitary, recurved ; drupes oval. h.G. Native of Chittagong, in the East Indies. Fruit about the size of a gooseberry. Smooth Jujube. Shrub cl. 18 Z. rLexuòsa (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. $65.) a smooth shrub, with spiny flexuous branches, and unarmed straight branchlets ; prickles twin, one very long and straight, the other recurved ; leaves lanceolate, obtuse, crenate, smooth; flowers axillary, usually solitary ; style deeply bifid. h.H. Native of Nipaul, at Gosaingsthan. An elegant shrub, with mahogany-coloured prickles. Flowers solitary or few in a fascicle, yellowish, rather large. Zigzag-branched Jujube. Clt. 1820. Shrub 8 feet. 19 Z. Caracu’tta (Hamilt. ex Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p- 361.) leaves round, serrulated, 3-nerved, adult ones smooth, but rather villous when young; prickles twin, the under one recurved ; peduncles axillary, many-flowered, very short; style 3-cleft ; drupe oval, with a 3-celled nut. h.S. Native of the East Indies, in the southern parts of Mysore, where it is called Kara- kutta by the natives. Young branches villous. Flowers green- ish-yellow. Fruit the size of a large cherry, depressed a little at both ends, smooth, dark-brown; fleshy part tough, firm, and yellowish. Karakutta Jujube. Tree 16 feet. Fl. April. Clit. 1823. * * Leaves downy beneath. 20 Z. RETICULATA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 20.) leaves oval, some- what toothletted, netted with veins, and downy beneath ; prickles twin, straight; stigma usually 3-toothed ; drupe globose. h.S. Native of South America. Palitrus reticulatus, Vahl. eclog. amer. 3. p. 6. t. 23. Flowers greenish-yellow. Fruit eatable. Netted-leaved Jujube. Shrub. 21 Z. rucdsa (Lam. dict. 3. p. 319.) leaves broad-oval, wrinkled, serrulated, sometimes smooth, sometimes downy be- neath; prickles usually twin, recurved ; corymbs stalked, dicho- tomous, downy. h.S. Native of the East Indies.—Pluk. alm. t. 29. f.7. This species is said to come very near Z. xylocarpa. Wrinkled-leaved Jujube. Shrub 6 feet. 22 Z. uorripa (Roth. nov. spec. 159.) leaves ovate, blunt, crenulate, pubescent beneath at the ribs ; prickles twin or soli- tary, recurved; corymbs dichotomous, axillary, and lateral. h. S. Native of the East Indies. Horrid Jujube. Shrub. 28 Z. ceitipiréyia (D. C. prod. 2. p, 20.) leaves ovate, oblique at the base, upper ones acuminated, almost entire, 3- nerved, lateral nerves bifid at the base, and are, as well as the petioles and branchlets, pubescent; prickles usually solitary, recurved, quite smooth ; corymbs axillary. R. S. Native of the island of Timor. This is very like Z. Œnéplia, and is per- haps the Z. glabrata of Heyne and Roth. nov. spec. 158 ? Nettle-tree-leaved Jujube. Tree. E § 2. Leaves silky or downy beneath. 24 Z. Œxôpzta (Mill. dict. no. 3.) leaves unequally ovate- cordate, entire, acute, 3-nerved, covered with rusty down be- neath ; prickles solitary, recurved; branchlets pubescent ; flowers crowded in the axils of the leaves. hb. G. Native of various parts of India. Rhamnus Œnéplia, Lin. spec. 282.— Burm. zeyl. t. 61. Flowers minute, greenish-yellow. Fruit small, black, ovate-globose, juicy. Vinous Jujube. Clt.? Shrub 6 feet. 25 Z. ToMENTÒSA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 360.) leaves unequally ovate-cordate, 3-nerved, obtuse, minutely-serrulated, hairy above, and downy beneath ; panicles lateral; prickles solitary, scarcely curved. h. G. Native of Chittagong, in the East Indies, where it is used for fences. Donny Jujube. Shrub 8 feet. 26 Z. xyio’pyrus (Willd. spec. 2. p. 11.) leaves obliquely- cordate, 3-nerved, serrated, clothed with hoary down beneath, as well as the branchlets and petioles; prickles stipular when present, the one recurved, the other straight ; corymbs axillary, many-flowered, downy. hk. S. Native on the coast of Coro- mandel, common in every forest. Rhamnus xylépyrus, Retz. obs. 2. p. 11. Flowers greenish-yellow. Fruit the size of a large cherry, greenish, and downy, marked round the base with the remains of the nectary, containing a 3-celled, 3-valved, 3- seeded nut. Cattle eat the leaves, young shoots, and fruit. The kernels taste like filberts, and are eaten by the natives. The wood of the largest trees is much esteemed by them, being yellowish or orange-coloured, very hard, and durable, and at the same time not very heavy. Pear-wood Jujube. Clt. 1824. Tree 20 feet? 27 Z. a’upens (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 356.) leaves obliquely- oval, serrulated, downy beneath; corymbs axillary, on long peduncles; corolla wanting; style 2-cleft; fruit drooping, smooth, white; prickles solitary, recurved. h.G. Native of China. Drupe the size of a small cherry. The pulp rather mealy and sweet. White-fruited Jujube. Fl. year. Tree 20 feet. 28 Z. rarirdcrA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 355.) leaves oval, ser- rated, 3-nerved, downy beneath, unequal at the base ; prickles solitary, short, thick, recurved; corymbs panicled, terminal ; corolla wanting; drupe turbinate; nut 1-2-celled. h. S. Native of the East Indies, in the mountainous tracts of the Cir- cars. Dr. Wallich found a tree so closely allied to this in Nipaul at Noakote and Silhet that he dare not separate them; he ascertained that Roth’s Z. obliqua is this very species, and Z. paniculata of the same individual to be hardly distinct. Drupe yellow, size of a small cherry, usually 1-celled and 1-seeded. Those of the Nipaul plant are eaten by the natives. Broad-leaved Jujube. Shrub 12 feet. 29 Z. Ju'supa (Lam. dict. 3. p. 318.) leaves obliquely-ovate, serrated, downy below, as well as the young branches, hoary ; prickles twin, the one recurved, the other straight ; corymbs axillary, almost sessile. h.G. Native of India, and culti- vated in China and Cochin-china. Rhamnus Jüjuba, Lin. spec. 282.—Rumph. amb. 2. t. 36.—Rheed. mal. 4. t. 41. Flowers greenish-yellow. Drupe globular, size of a large cherry, smooth, yellow when ripe, containing a 2-celled, 1-seeded nut. There is a variety of this, or a new species, in the East Indies, which produces an excellent fruit of a long form, about the size of a hen’s egg, known by the name of Narikellekool in Bengal. The fruit of both varieties is eaten by all classes of persons. It is sweet and mealy. The bark of the tree is said to be used in the Moluccas in diarrhoea, and to fortify the stomach, which seems to confirm the astringent properties of the bark of most of the plants of this order. Jujube-tree. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1759. Tree 16 feet. RHAMNES. II. Zizypaus. 30 Z. sordriA (Schult. syst. 5. p. 337.) leaves roundish ovate, obtuse, mucronate, serrulated, downy beneath ; prickles wanting ; corymbs axillary, divaricating, dichotomous ; stigma simple. h. S. Native of the East Indies. Z. trinérvia, var. a, Roth, nov. spec. 5. p. 537. Allied to Z. Jüjuba. Fruit eatable, Sister Jujube. Fl? Clit. 1821. Tree 16 feet. 31 Z. MICROPHY'LLA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 362.) leaves round- ish-ovate, 3-nerved, serrulated, woolly beneath; prickles twin, one straight, the other recurved ; branchlets bifarious, flexuous; flowers fascicled; stigma 2-cleft. W. S. Native on the coast of Coromandel, as well as of Ceylon. Z. rotundifolia, Lam, dict. 3. p. 319. Z. nummularius, Gmel. syst. 401 ?—Pluk. alm. 199, t. 197. f. 2.—Rhamnus nummularia, Burm. ind. 61. Flowers greenish-yellow. Small-leaved Jujube. Shrub 4 feet. 32 Z.ortuaca’ntHa (D.C. prod. 2. p. 21.) leaves ovate, almost entire, obtuse, covered with short hoary down beneath, as well as branchlets and petioles; prickles twin, straight; corymbs axillary, downy. h.S. Native of Senegal. Flowers greenish-yellow. Drupe reddish, round, about the size of a fil- bert, and is eaten by the natives of Senegal, as well as made into a sort of drink by them, resembling that made from Z. Lotus, which see, no. 3. Straight-prickled Jujube. Tree 16 feet. 33 Z. ORBICULARIS (Schult. syst. 5. p. 338.) leaves cordate, orbicular, or somewhat ovate, obtuse, mucronate, downy, equally and bluntly serrulated; prickles solitary, recurved; corymbs axillary, conglomerated, dichotomous ; fruit downy, containing a 8-celled nut. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Z. rotundi- folia, Roth. nov. spec. 160. but not of Lam. Flowers greenish- yellow. Orbicular-leaved Jujube. Tree? 34 Z. Poire’rr1; leaves ovate-roundish, sharply serrulated, downy beneath, as well as the branches, petioles, and flowers; prickles twin, one recurved, the other straight; corymbs axil- lary ; fruit subglobose, smooth. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. Z. tomentosa, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 192. but not of Roxb. Poirett’s Jujube. Tree? 35 Z. rotunpa‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 21.) leaves ovate, ob- tuse, rather oblique at the base, somewhat crenulated, clothed beneath with greyish-velvety down, as well as the petioles, branchlets, and flowers; prickles twin, the one recurved, the other straight; corymbs axillary; fruit ovate, blunt, smooth. h.S. Native of the Mauritius, in woods. Rhämnus Mauri- tianus, Willem. herb. Maur. p. 20? Flowers yellowish. Rounded-fruited Jujube. Tree 12 feet ? 36 Z. Mavritia'na (Lam. dict. 3. p. 319.) leaves oval, roundish, obtuse, almost entire, clothed beneath with dense white or somewhat rusty down, as well as the petioles, branchlets, and flowers ; prickles twin, one recurved, the other straights corymbs axillary ; fruit oblong, acuminated. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Flowers yellowish. Resembling Z. Jajuba. Mauritian Jujube. Fl. May. Clt. 1820. Tree 16 feet? 37 Z. oxyca’rra (D.C. prod. 2. p. 21.) leaves ovate, some- what acute, tapering to the base, and oblique, sharply serrulated, hoary-velvety beneath, as well as the petioles and branchlets; prickles twin, the one recurved, the other straight; corymbs axillary; fruit oblong, acuminated. h. S. Native of the East Indies, and in the Indian Archipelago. (Labill.) This species resembles Z. Œnôplia in the leaves, but Z. Mauritiana in the fruit. Sharp-früted Jujube. Shrub 12 feet ? 38 Z. E’Lecaxs (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 360.) erect, nearly unarmed, with filiform pubescent branches, and bifarious, lan- ceolate, serrulated, bluntly-acuminated leaves, which are smooth above, and pubescent beneath. BR. S. Native of Singapore The fruit and flowers of this elegant shrub are unknown. RHAMNEZÆ. II. Zizyruus. Elegant Jujube. Shrub 6 feet? 39 Z. ExsE'RTA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 21.) leaves ovate, serru- lated, downy beneath; prickles wanting; corymbs axillary ; calyx with 10 glands on the inside; stamens twice or thrice longer than the petals. h.S. Native of the island of Luzon, near Manilla. Rhämnus ‘trinérvis, Cav. icon. t. 505. f. 1. but not of Roth. Z. trinérvis, Roir. suppl. 3. p. 192. Stigmas 2, thickened. Berry ovate, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Protruding-stamened Jujube. Shrub or Tree. + Species not sufficiently known. 40 Z. ancura Ta (Lam. dict. 3. p. 320.) leaves roundish- oval, a little toothed, smooth on both surfaces ; prickles twin, straight; branches tetragonal, with prominent angles. h. S. Native of? Flowers, as well as fruit, unknown. Angular-stemmed Jujube. Shrub ? 41 Z. Havaner’nsts (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 57.) branches 5-angled, twisted, flexuous, smooth ; spines sti- pular, straight ; leaves roundish-ovate, unequal-sided, somewhat cordate, 3-nerved, obsoletely-crenulated, coriaceous, smooth ; calyxes clothed with rusty down. h.S. Native of the island of Cuba, near Havannah. Anthers behind. The tree has the habit of Z. anguldta, and will probably with it form a distinct genus, or form a section of Ceanothus. Havannah Jujube. Tree 20 feet. 42 Z. acre’stis (Schult. syst. 5. p. 241.) leaves oblong, quite entire, smooth; prickles twin, straight, short ; flowers racemose, apetalous ; drupe globose, containing a 3-celled nut. h.G. Native of Cochin-china. Rhämnus agréstis, Lour. fl. coch. 158. Stamens surrounded by hairs, Drupe globose, red, eatable. Field Jujube. Shrub 8 feet. 43 Z. sovorirera (Schult. syst. 5. p. 340.) leaves lanceolate, nerveless, quite entire; prickles scattered, straight; flowers axillary, solitary ; drupe roundish, 1-seeded. h.G. Native of the north of China. Rharanus sopérifer, Lour. fl. coch. 158. According to Loureiro it comes very near to the figure in Rumph. amb. 2. t. 37. which has been considered Z. Napèca by Linnæus. Flowers reddish. Drupe small, red. The kernel of the nut, steeped a few days, is hypnotic and paregoric, causes gentle sleep, and mitigates pain. Sleepy Jujube. Shrub. 44 Z. Capr’nsis (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 193.) leaves ovate-oblong, smooth ; prickles twin, straight ; flowers digynous ; stem shrubby. k. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Cape Jujube. Shrub 4 feet. Cult, The hardy kinds will grow in any common garden soil ; they are well adapted for shrubberies, and are easily increased by ripened cuttings, planted in a good soil, with a hand-glass placed over them, or by slips of the roots, planted in the same manner. The greenhouse and stove species will grow well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and ripened cuttings will root, planted ina pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them, but those of the stove species will require to be placed in heat. III. SPH EROCA’RYA (from ogaipa, sphaira, a sphere, and kapvoy, caryon, a nut; nuts round). Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 371. Lix. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Pe- tals 5, alternating with the stamens, inserted in the calyx, and with 5 fringed scales between the stamens and opposite the calycine segments. Stamens 5, inserted in the calyx. Disk none. Drupe pear-shaped, containing a smooth round nut.—A large tree, with alternate, ovate, entire, smooth, exstipulate leaves, and axillary and terminal villous racemes of small greenish, inodorous flowers. 1 S. eboris (Wall. 1, c.). h. G. Native of Nipaul in the forests, about the valley. The flesh of the fruit is pale-brown, Ill. SPHÆROCARYA. IV. Conpazra. V. BERCHEMIA. 27 and the inhabitants of Nipaul are very fond of it, which, how- ever, to a European palate, holds out but little temptation. Edible-fruited Sphærocarya. Tree 40 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see greenhouse species of Zizyphus. IV. CONDA'LIA (in honour of Anthony Condal, M. D. companion of Loefling in his voyages). Cav. icon. 6. p. 16. t. 525. D.C. prod. 2. p. 28. Brogn. mem. Rham. p. 48. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx spreading, 5- cleft (f. 4. C. a.), adhering to the ovary ; segments deciduous, but with the base permanent. Petals wanting. Anthers bilo- cular (f. 4. C.e.). Stamens alternating with the sepals (f. 4. C.e.). Style 1. Disk flat, expanded (f. 4. C. c.), pentagonal. Ovary girded by the disk, free, 2-celled (f. 4. C. d.). Stigma small, entire. Fruit drupaceous, ovate, containing a 1-celled, 1-seeded nut (probably from abortion ?). Seed ovate, destitute of afurrow.—Much branched, smooth shrubs, with spiny branch- lets, alternate, almost sessile, obovate-oblong, entire leaves, and axillary flowers. This genus differs from Zizyphus, to which it is nearly allied, in being destitute of petals, as well as in the style and stigma being simple. 1 C. micropuy’LLA (Cav. l. c.) leaves alternate, almost sessile, obovate-oblong, mucronate. h.G. Native of Chili. Zizy- phus myrtoides, Ort. dec. 9. p. 119. Branches spreading, spiny at the apex. Flowers on short pedicels, greenish-yellow. Small-leaved Condalia. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 feet. 2? C.? parapoxa (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 825.) leaves opposite, connate, thick, decurrent, stiff, pungent; peduncles lateral, crowded. h.S. Native of Monte Video. Paradoxical Condalia. Shrub 4 feet. Cult. These shrubs will grow well ina mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and ripened cuttings will root freely, planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. V. BERCHE'MIA (Berchem, probably the name of some botanist). Neck. elem. 2. p.122. D. C. prod. 2. p. 22. Brogn. mem. Rham. 49.—(Œnôplia, Hedw. f. gen. 1. p. 151.— Œnó- plia, Schult. syst. 5. p. 962. Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx with a hemis- pherical tube, and 5 erect segments (f. 4. E. a.). Petals 5, con- volute (f. 4. E. c. d.). Stamens inclosed within the petals (f. 4. E. c.). Anthers ovate, 2-celled. Disk annular (f. 4. E. f.), rather flat. Ovary half immersed in the disk, 2-celled (f. 4. E. e.). Style simple, short, bifid at apex. Fruit dry, indehis- cent, 2-celled (f. 4. E.g.). Seeds adhering to the testa of the pericarp.—Erect or climbing shrubs, with alternate, many- nerved, entire leaves, and with the flowers subumbellate in the axillæ of the upper leaves, or disposed in terminal panicles. * Climbing shrubs. 1 B. voru'gizis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 22.) branches smooth, a little twining ; leaves oval, mucronate, a little wavy; racemes axillary and terminal; drupe oblong, violaceous. k. J. H. Native of Carolina and Virginia. Rhamnus volubilis, Lin. fil. suppl. 132. Jacq. icon. rar. t. 336. Zizyphus volübilis, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1102. Œnôplia volubilis, Schult. syst. 5. p. 332. Flowers greenish-yellow. Authors attribute to the roots anti- syphilitic properties. Twining Berchemia. FI. June, July. Clt. 1714. Shrub cl. 2 B. rrorieu'Npa (Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 50.) unarmed, smooth, with rambling branches ; leaves ovate, acute, quite entire, retuse at the base, glaucous beneath; panicle large, ter- minal ; ‘flowers racemose; drupe somewhat cylindrical. h. S. Native of Nipaul, at Thankote and Sankoo, and on Chundrugiri. E 2 28 RHAMNEÆ. V. BERCHEMIA. Zizyphus floribündus, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 368. Flowers small, white. Bundle-flowered Berchemia. Fl. May, J uly. Shrub rambl. 3 B. rrave’scens (Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 50.) unarmed, smooth, climbing ; leaves oblong-ovate, acute, glaucous, quite entire ; racemes terminal, simple; flowers fascicled. h. + Native of Nipaul, about Gosainsthan. Zizyphus flavéscens, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 367. Flowers white. Yellowish Berchemia. Fl. July. Shrub cl. 4 B. catopny’tra; climbing; armed with solitary, short, recurved prickles; leaves ovate-oblong, smooth, glossy, 3- nerved, veinless, minutely crenulated ; corymbs terminal, pani- cled. k. U.S. Native of Pulo-Pinang. Zizyphus calo- phylla, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 367. Beautiful-leaved Berchemia. Fl. Jan. Shrub el. * * Stems erect. 5 B. uinza‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 23.) branches downy, un- armed ; -leaves ovate, repand, netted beneath; flowers herma- phrodite. %.G. Nativeof China. Rhamnus linedtus. Lin. amoen. 4. p. 808.—Osb. it. 219. t. 7. Leaves of a beautiful yellowish-green colour beneath, with red veins. Flowers whitish. Lined-leaved Berchemia. FI. June, July. Clt. 1804. Sh. 8 ft. 6 B.? Porrerria'na (D. C: prod. 2. p. 23.) branches pubes- cent ; stipulas small, spiny ; leaves ovate, netted ; flowers solitary ; fruit roundish. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Rhdmnus lineatus, Poir. dict. 4. p. 473.—Pluk. alm. 1. p. 122. f. 4. Poirett’s Berchemia. Shrub 6 feet. 7 B.Lourerrra‘na (D.C. prod. 2. p. 23.) branches smooth, procumbent, with scattered prickles; leaves ovate, somewhat crenated, flat ; flowers 10-petalled, pentandrous ; drupes oblong- ovate, scabrous, 2-celled. h.G. Native of Cochin-china, in hedges and among bushes. Rhamnus lineàtus, Lour. fl. coch. 159. but not of Lin. Flowers white, numerous on the peduncles. Drupe small, red. A decoction of the root is deobstruent and diuretic. ; Loureiro’s Berchemia. Shrub 8 feet, trailing. N.B. B. Burmanniäna, D. C. prod. 2. p. 23., Rhämnus, &c. Burm. zeyl. p. 198. t. 88. belongs to Euphorbiacee not far from Andrächne. Cult. B. volàbilis will grow in any common soil, and is well adapted for bowers or trellis-work. It may be increased by ripened cuttings, and slips of the root, planted under a hand- glass, or by laying down the young shoots. The other species will grow freely in a mixture of loam and peat, and ripened cuttings will strike root ina pot of sand, under a hand-glass. VI. VENTILA'GO (from ventilo, to be exposed to wind, and ago, to drive away ; in allusion to the fruit being winged, which causes them to be scattered away by the wind). Gært. fruct. 1. p- 223. t. 49. Brogn. mem. Rhamn. p. 50. D.C. prod. 1. . 38. 3 Lix. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx spreading, 5- cleft (f. 4. D. c.). Petals 5, obovate, convolute (f. 4. D. a.). Stamens exserted (f. 4. D. b.). Anthers ovate, 2-celled. Disk fleshy, flat. Ovary immersed in the disk, 2-celled. Style com- pressed, short, bidentate (f. 4. D. j.). Fruit indehiscent, woody (f. 4. D. h.), 1-celled, 1-seeded, with the upper part drawn out into a wing (f.4. D. k.).—Large, climbing shrubs, with stiff smooth branches, alternate, short-stalked, coriaceous, smooth, serrulated leaves, which are oblique at the base, and with the flowers disposed in long axillary racemes, which are either soli- tary, twin, or in threes. 1 V. Maprasrata‘na (Geert. l. c.) leaves bifarious, ovate- oblong, serrulated ; racemes disposed in terminal panicles. he VI. Ventitaco. VII. SEGERETIA. wu: S. Native of the East Indies, in forests and other uncul- tivated places, amongst the mountains, very common in the north of Bengal. Roxb. cor. 1. t. 76. Flowers numerous, small greenish-white. This plant is generally dioecious. The smell of the flowers is very offensive, not unlike that of Stercalia See tia. While young the stem and flexuous branches are striped with white lines, which elegantly contrast with the smooth green bark, not unlike what is observed in A'cer striatum. This is most probably the Funis viminalis of Rumph. amb. 3. t. 2. Var. B, denticuläta (Willd. in nov. act. berl. 3. p. 417) leaves crenulated, pubescent beneath. h. u. S. Native of the East Indies near Samulcotta. Var. y, bracteata (Heyne, mss.) floral leaves long, villous. h. ou S. Native of Silhet in the East Indies. Madras Ventilago. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Shrub d. 2 V. cINERA’SCENS ; leaves full of parallel veins, oval, acute, quite entire, smooth, cinereous beneath ; racemes terminal; pe- dicels in fascicles. h. S. Native of Java. Rhdmnus cine- rascens ? Blum. bijdr. 1141. Cinereous Ventilago. Shrub cl. 3 V. oBLonGiroLra (Blum. bijdr. 1144.) leaves oblong, acu- minated, obliquely rounded at the base, serrated, tomentose in the axils of the veins beneath ; racemes interrupted, leafy. hey S. Native of Java. f Oblong-leaved Ventilago. Shrub cl. Cult. See Berchèmia for culture and propagation. VII. SEGERETIA (named in honour of M. Segeret, mem- ber of the Royal Agricultural Society of Paris, a vegetable physiologist). Brogn. mem. Rhamn. p. 52. Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx pitcher-shaped, 5-cleft (f. 4. F. a.). Petals 5, convolute or cucullate (f. 4. F. e.) Stamens bearing ovate, 2-celled anthers (f. 4 FE- c.) DER fleshy, cup-shaped, girding the ovary. Ovary almost immersed in the disk, 3-celled (f. 4. F. d.). Style short, thick (f. 4. F. g.). Fruit unknown. Stigmas 3, sessile, or 3-lobed.—Shrubs with slender branches, which are usually spinescent. Leaves nearly opposite, on short petioles, lanceolate, or oblong, serrated, feather-nerved. Flowers small, solitary, or glomerated, disposed in simple or branched, interrupted, stiff, spreading, axillary, or terminal spikes. * Spiny. 1 S. tHex'sans (Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 53.) branches divaricate, spiny at the apex ; leaves ovate, smooth, serrulated; flowers somewhat panicled, glomerated, in terminal spikes. h.G Native of China. Rhamnus theésans, Lin. mant. 207. R. thèa, Osb. itin. 232. Flowers greenish? The poor in China make use of the leaves of this plant instead of the true tea, probably from its astringency and perfume. They call it Tia. Var. B, integra; leaves entire, mucronate. h. G. Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 6. p. 258. Tea Segeretia. F1. May, June. Clt.? Shrub 4 feet. 2 S. spica‘ta (Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 53.) branches cy- lindrical, smooth, lateral ones spiny ; leaves lanceolate, acumin- ated, serrulated, quite smooth, with 2 stipulas at the base of each; spikes simple, stiff, divaricate, axillary, and terminal. R.S. Native of Peru. Spicate-flowered Segeretia. Shrub 4 feet. 3 S. Brumi; leaves veiny, nearly opposite, ovate-lanceo- late, acuminated, rather cordate at the base, serrulated, shining above, young ones furfuraceous beneath ; spikes axillary, fili- form, hardly longer than the leaves, and terminal, panicled. h . S. Native of the East Indies and Java. Rhämnus filiférmis, Roth. nov. spec. 153.7? Blum. bijdr. 1140. Blume’s branched Segeretia. Shrub 6 feet. RHAMNEZÆ. VII. SEGERETIA. 4 S. oPPosITIFÒLIA (Brogu. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) branches round, climbing ; leaves and branches truly opposite, and with short straight thorns, which grow out into branches ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrulated, acuminated, somewhat retuse at the base ; racemes axillary and terminal, short, villous, the whole forming a pretty large brachiate panicle; flowers fascicled. h. „G. Native of Nipaul at Cokurna in the valley. Zizy- phus oppositif dlia, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 370. Flowers greenish. Opposite-leaved Segeretia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Shrub cl. 5 S. arri’nis; leaves veiny, nearly opposite, ovate-oblong, long-acuminated, rounded at the base, serrulated, smooth ; spikes panicled, axillary, and terminal, shorter than the leaves. R.S. Native of Java. Rhamnus affinis, Blum. bijdr. 1141. Allied Segeretia. Shrub 8 feet. 6 S. namosa (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) branches round, climbing, opposite ; spines hooked ; leaves oblong, acuminated, serrulated, villous at the origin of the nerves; flowers fascicled, disposed in short, panicled, villous, terminal racemes. h. VY. G. Native of Nipaul, at Chundrugiri, where it climbs over trees and shrubs to a great extent. Zizyphus hamôsa, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 869. Thorns slightly curved. Flowers greenish. Hooked-thorned Segeretia. Fl. Aug. Shrub cl. 7 S. rr’eyna; climbing; branches round; leaves ovate, acuminated, smooth, shining, serrulated, retuse at the base ; flowers glomerate, disposed in spikes, forming a terminal panicle ; petioles and branchlets pubescent ; styles 3. h. J. G. Native of Nipaul, in mountain woods. Rhamnus trigynus and termi- nalis, Hamilt. in D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 190. Shrub spinose. Trigynous Segeretia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Shrub el. 8 S. Guayaquite’nsis (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) much branched ; branches quadrangular ; spines scattered, awl-shaped ; leaves elliptical, mucronate, hoary beneath; flowers sessile, scattered on the spikes; stigmas 3. h. S. Native on the shore of the Pacific ocean, near Guayaquil. Rhamnus Guaya- quilénsis, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 54. Guayaquil Segeretia. Shrub 6 feet. 9 S. senricdsus (Brogn. mem. rhamn, p. 53.) shrub very spiny, almost leafless ; branches round; spines decussately- Opposite, very long; leaves ovate, somewhat quintuple, nerved ; flowers rising above the base of the spines in glomerated fasci- cles ; stigma trifid. h.S. Native of Peru, in hot places, near Contumasay. Collétia spicata, Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 513. Rhämnus senticdsus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 54. Fruit globose, 1-3-seeded. Flowers green. Thorny Segeretia. Shrub 6 feet. 10 S. pEcussa' ra; branches angular, elongated ; leaves ovate- oblong, acute, quite entire, somewhat coriaceous, quite smooth ; spines axillary, decussate, spreading, stiff; flowers disposed on long spikes; spikes conjugate at the base of the spines, and are 3-times longer than them. h.S. Native of Peru. Rhäm- nus decussata, herb. Pav. This is probably the same as the preceding species. Decussate-spined Segeretia. Shrub 6 feet. * * Unarmed. 11 S. E’LEGANS (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) lower leaves truly opposite, ovate-oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, serrulated, smooth, shining ; panicles axillary and terminal, sim- ple; flowers glomerate, spiked; stigmas 3, sessile. h. S. Native of South America, but in what place is unknown. This plant is probably spiny? Rhamnus élegans, Kunth. Elegant Segeretia. Shrub. 12 S. SPLE NDENS ; climbing; leaves veiny, ovate, bluntly acuminated, somewhat cordate at the base, crenulated ; cymes axillary, bifid, shorter than the petioles. h. S. Native of Java. Rhamnus spléndens, Blum. bijdr. 1140. VIII. Ruamnvs. 29 Splendid Segeretia. Shrub cl. 13 S. LANCEOLA TA ; arborescent; leaves lanceolate, serrulated, acute at both ends and pubescent beneath. h.H. Native of North America, in Tennessee, on the sides of hills. Rhamnus Janceolàtus, Pursh, fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 166. Berries black. Lanceolate-leaved Segeretia. Tree 16 feet. 14 S. Micua’uxm (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 53.) leaves oval, serrulated ; flowers very minute, dioecious, disposed in spikes, sessile ; style trifid; berry 3-sceded. h.H. Native of Caro- lina and Florida, on the sea coast. Rhämnus minutiflorus, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p.154. Flowers white. Michaux’s Segeretia. Shrub 6 feet. 15 S. FILIFÓRMIS ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrulated, shining, with the ribs beneath, as well as the petioles, pubescent ; flowers hermaphrodite, disposed in filiform spikes, the whole forming a panicle. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Rhamnus filiformis, Roth. nov. spec. 153. Filiform-spiked Segeretia. Shrub. 16 S. PARVIFLÒRA; leaves somewhat coriaceous, shining, ser- rated, ovate, acuminated ; flowers disposed in loose spikes, the whole forming a panicle. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Rhamnus parviflorus, Klein. et Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 294. Small-flowered Segeretia. Shrub. 17 S.? corymBdsa; leaves coriaceous, elliptical, a little serrated ; flowers corymbose, on peduncles. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Rhamnus corymbosus, Vahl. Corymbose-flowered Segeretia. Shrub. 18 S. LEPRÒSA ; climbing, adult branches spiny ; leaves veiny, nearly opposite, ovate, somewhat cordate, obtuse, serrated, smooth ; young ones densely furfuraceous ; pedicels 1- flowered, axillary, solitary. h. J. S. NativeofJava. Rhamnus leprosus, Blum. bijdr. 1139. Leprous Segeretia. Shrub cl. Cult. The hardy kinds of this genus are well fitted for shrub- beries; they are increased by ripened cuttings or slips of the roots, planted under a hand-glass, but they are generally pro- pagated by laying the branches. For the culture and propaga- tion of the stove and greenhouse species see Berchémia, p. 28. FIG. 5. VIII. RHA’MNUS (from the Celtic word ram, signifying a tuft of branches, which the Greeks have changed to papvoc, and the Latins to ramus). Lam. dict. 4. p. 461. ill. t. 128. Geert. fruct. 2. p. 106. D.C. prod. 2. p. 23. Brogn. mem. rhamn. . 53. : Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolate, 4-5- cleft (f. 5.C. b. A. a.). Petals wanting or emarginate (f. 5. C. c.). Stamens bearing ovate 2-celled anthers (f. 5. A. d. B. b.). Disk thin, covering the tube of the calyx (f. 5. B. d. A. e. C. e.). Ovary free, 3-4-celled (f. 5. A. h. f.). Styles 3-4 (f. 5. A. g.), connected or free. Fruit baccate, containing 3-4-indehiscent nuts (f. 5. A. j. B. f.), rarely only 2 from abortion.—Small trees or shrubs, with alternate, stipulate, short, stalked, entire or toothed, 30 usually smooth leaves, which are permanent and coriaceous, or caducous, with feather nerves; in those with the permanent leaves the nerves are either vaguely branched, or in others ap- proximating. Plants possessing strong purgative qualities. Sect. I. Marcorr’rrza. Neck. elem. 2. p. 122. Rhamnus and Alatérnus of Tourn. Flowers usually dioecious, and 4- cleft. Seeds deeply furrowed with the raphe in the bottom of the furrow. Embryo curved. Leaves usually permanent, vaguely veined. § 1. Alatérnus (from alternus, alternate ; inst. t. 366. green shrubs. 1 R. atare’rnus (Lin. spec. 281.) leaves ovate-elliptical or lanceolate, coriaceous, quite smooth, serrated ; flowers dioecious, disposed in short racemes. h. H. Native of the south of Europe and the north of Africa. Duh. ed. nov. 3. p- 42. t. 14. Alatérnus Phylica, Mill. dict. no. 1. fig. t. 16. f. 1. Flowers green, without any corolla. Var. a, Baledricus (Hort. par.) leaves roundish ; stipulas awl- shaped, and are, as well as the branchlets, somewhat spiny. Rh. rotundifolius, Dum. Cours. 6. p. 260. ‘ar. B, Hispänicus (Hort. par.) leaves ovate, a little toothed. Var. y, vulgaris (D. C. prod. 2. p. 23.) leaves ovate, ser- rated. Var. à, angustifolius (Mill. fig. t. 16. f. 2.) leaves almost linear lanceolate. h. H. Rh. Clisii, Willd. enum. 1. p. 250. —Clust. hist. 1. p. 50. Lob. icon. 2. t. 134. There are several other varieties, as 1. The Smooth Alaternus. 2. The Entire-leaved Alaternus. 3. The Spotted-leaved Alater- nus. 4. The Gold-striped-leaved Alaternus. 5. The Silver striped-leaved Alaternus. The flowers of Alatérnus are said not to be perfectly dioecious. The fresh shoots and leaves will dye wool yellow. The honey breathing blossoms, says Evelyn, afford an early and marvellous relief to the bees, as they open in April. Clusius reports that the fishermen in Portugal dye their nets red with a decoction of the bark ; and that dyers there use small pieces of the wood to strike a blackish-blue colour. The Alatérnus was much more in request formerly than at present, having been planted against walls in court-yards to cover them, as also to form evergreen hedges in gardens, for which purpose it is very improper, for the branches shoot too vigorously, and are easily broken, and dis- placed by the wind. It is still, however, used in towns for covering walls, but chiefly to make a variety in ornamental plantations. Alaternus. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1629. Shrub 20 feet. 2 R. uy’sripus (Lher. sert. t. 5.) leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated, smooth, shining, hardly permanent, rather coriaceous ; flowers androgynous. h. H. This plant has been raised in the gardens from R. alatérnus and R. alpinus. R. Burgundiacus, Hort. par. R. sempervirens, Hortulan. Flowers green. Hybrid Alaternus. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1629. Shrub 12 ft. 3 R. cranputosus (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 265.) leaves ovate, bluntly-serrated, smooth beneath, in the axilla of the lower veins glandular ; flowers hermaphrodite, racemose. b.G. Nas tive of the Canary islands, in woods on the mountains. Vent. malm. t. 34. Flowers green. Glandular-leaved Alaternus. Fl.Ju.Jul. Clt.1785. Sh.15 ft. 4 R. IxTEGrIFdLIUS (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 136. exclu- sive of the country,) leaves elliptical-oblong, mucronate, quite entire; flowers hermaphrodite, racemose. p. G. Native of Teneriffe, on the highest peak. R. coriàceus, Nees hort. phys. p. 114. t. 22. Brouss. in Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 291, Young leaves flat, adult ones boat-shaped. Flowers green, apetalous. Entire-leaved Alaternus. Clt. 1822. Shrub 2 feet leaves). Tourn, Flowers racemose, 5-cleft (f. 5. A. a. e). Ever- RHAMNEZÆ. VIII. Ruamnus. 5 R. inca‘nus (Roxb. fi. ind. 2. p. 350.) leaves ovate-lan- ceolate, entire, smooth above, hoary beneath; corymbs on small axillary branchlets ; flowers hermaphrodite ; style 3-cleft. h.§, Native of the Moluccas. Flowers very numerous, small, green- ish-yellow. Calyx villous on the outside. Hoary Buck-thorn. Shrub 10 feet. $ 2. Rhämnus (see genus for derivation). Flowers in fascicles, 5-cleft. 6 R. roxcrrorius (Link. enum. 1. p. 228. Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 6. p. 260.) leaves oval-oblong, acute at both ends, serrated, smooth, shining, pilose in the axillæ of the veins beneath. h. H., Native of? R. Willdenovidnus, Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p 295. Flowers green. Long-leaved Buck-thorn. Fl.? Clt. 1822. Shrub 8 feet. 7 R. prinoipes (Lher. sert. 6. t. 9.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, serrated, shining; flowers on pedicels, axillary, usually twin, polygamous. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Zizyphus lücidus, Meench. suppl. 101. Drupe black. Stigmas 3. Flowers green or white. Prinos-like Buck-thorn. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1778. Sh. 10 ft. 8 R. Cecrinirdzius (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 72.) leaves ovate, serrated, smooth ; flowers on pedicels, axillary, solitary, apeta- lous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Burm. afr. t. 88. Flowers green. Celtis-leaved Buck-thorn. Fl. April, June. Clt.? Shrub. § 3. Flowers 4-cleft (f. 5. B. a. c.), in fascicles. * Branchlets terminating in a thorn. 9 R. catua’Rticus (Lin. spec. 280.) erect; leaves ovate, toothed; flowers in fascicles, polygamo-dioecious, berries 4- seeded, rather globose. h.H. Native of Europe, in hedges and groves; plentiful in England. Smith, engl. bot. t. 1629. Woodv. med. bot. t. 114. Oed. fl. dan. t. 850. Duh. ed. nov. 3. t. 10. This is the white-thorn of the modern Greeks. It is a rigid bush; its branches terminating in strong thorns. There is a variety of it with 5-cleft flowers, and unarmed branches. The flowers yellowish-green, with very narrow petals, and a deep 4-cleft style. Berries globular, blueish-black when ripe, size of a pea. The juice of the unripe berries has the colour of saffron, and is used for staining maps or paper; these are sold under the name of French berries. The juice of the ripe berries mixed with alum is the sap-green of the painters ; but if the berries be gathered late in the autumn the juice 1s purple. The bark affords a beautiful yellow dye. The inner bark or liber, as well as the berries, like that of elder, is said to be a strong cathartic, and to excite vomiting. The berries are nauseous, and violently purgative, occasioning thirst and dry- ness in the mouth and throat, accompanied usually with severe griping of the bowels, unless some diluting liquor be taken plentifully with them. The juice made into a syrup is the offi- cinal preparation called Buck-thorn. About an ounce of this is a moderate dose, and it was formerly employed as a hydro- gogue ; but it is now falling into disuse, and is rarely prescribe except in conjunction with other medicines of this class. It 18 said even that the flesh of birds which feed upon these berries 1$ purgative. _ Var. B, Hydriénsis (Jacq. carn. 2. t. 2.) larger leaves taper- ing to the base. p. H. Native about Hydria. Purging Buck-thorn. F1. May. Britain. Shrub 12 feet. 10 R. VIRGA'TUS (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 351.) erect; branchlets terminating in a spine; leaves nearly opposite, oblong, ventri- cose, serrated ; flowers around the base of the young shoots, and axillary, tern ; stigmas 2-3-cleft. h.H. Native of Nipaul, | and the Nelligery mountains. R. catharticus, Hamilt. mss: ) RHAMNEZÆ. VIII. Ruamwuvs. Leaves usually alternate. Flowers very small, yellow. Calyx seldom 5-cleft. Berries 2-3-seeded. Branches twiggy, the lateral branchlets terminated in a thorn. Tniggy Buck-thorn. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1820. Shrub 12 ft. 11 R. rincrorius (Walds. et Kit. pl. rar. hung. 3. p. 255.) erect; leaves ovate, crenate-serrated ; petioles villous ; flowers crowded, dioecious; berries obcordate, 3-4-seeded. h. H. Native of Hungary, in hedges. R. cardiospérmus, Willd. herb. Flowers greenish-yellow. The berries are used for dying as well as the inner bark. Dyers’ Buck-thorn. F1. May, June. Clt. 1820. Sh. 8 feet. 12 R. inrecrorivs (Lin. mant. 49.) procumbent or diffuse ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrulated, smoothish ; flowers dioecious, bearing petals in both sexes. h.H. Native of the south of Europe, in rough places, and in the fissures of rocks. —Clus. hist. 1. p. 111. with a fizure.—Ardu. mem. 78. t. 14. Flowers greenish-yellow, with two reflexed stigmas. The unripe berries are much used for dyeing, and are imported in great quantities into England under the name of Grain d’Avignon or Avignon berries. They are what give the yellow colour to Turkey leather or yellow Morocco. Dyers’ or Avignon-berry. F1. June, July. Clt. 1683. procumbent. 13 R. saxa’rizis (Lin. spec. 1671.) procumbent or erectish ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrulated, smoothish ; flowers dioecious, female ones destitute of petals. h. H. Native of the south of Europe, among rocks, in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece. Jacq. austr. t. 53. R. longifolius, Mill. dict. Flowers greenish- yellow. Berries black, containing 3 whitish seeds, each inclosed in a dry whitish membrane, separating into two parts with elastic force. The unripe berries of the species are also sup- Shrub posed to be Avignon berries. See R. infectdrius. Branches with a few long thorns, Rock Buck-thorn. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1752. Shrub pro- cumbent. 14 R. orroïpes (Lin. spec. 279.) diffuse or somewhat erect ; leaves oblong, obtuse, entire, coriaceous, smooth, with netted veins beneath. h.H. Native of Sicily, Mauritania, Spain, and Greece, in the fissures of rocks. Desf. atl. 1. p. 197. Flowers greenish-yellow. Berry juiceless, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Olive-like Buck-thorn. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1752. Shrub 3 ft. 15 R. Buxirdzius (Poir. dict. 4. p. 463.) diffuse; leaves ovate, quite entire, mucronate, smooth, coriaceous, green on both surfaces. h. H. Native of Numidia. Flowers greenish-yel- low. According to Desf. this is only a variety of the preceding. Perhaps this is R. buxifdlius, Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 301. Box-leaved Buck-thorn. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 ft. 16 R. puse'scens (Poir. dict. 4. p. 464.) diffuse; leaves Ovate, quite entire, coriaceous, pubescent. h.H. Native of the south of France, and of the Levant. R. oleoides, Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 545. ed. 3. no. 4075. This is probably only a variety . oleoides. Pubescent Buck-thorn. F1. Ju. July. Clt. 1817. Shrub 8 feet. 17 R. amycpatinus (Desf. atl. 1. p. 198.) diffuse ; leaves permanent, lanceolate, obtuse, almost entire, coriaceous, smooth, not netted beneath. h. H. Native of the north of Africa, and the islands of the Archipelago, in the fissures of rocks. ‘lowers greenish-yellow. The Avignon berries or yellow ber- ries are also obtained from this shrub, as well as from R. infec- torius, tinctôrius, saxätilis, oleoides, buxifolius, and pubéscens. Almond-like Buck-thorn. Fl. June, July. Clt. Shrub 3 feet. 18 R. persicirdxius (Moris. stirp. sard. 4to. fasc. 2.) erect; branches spiny at the apex ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, crenated, obtuse, reticulately-veined, and pilose beneath. h. H. Native of Sardinia, Peach-leaved Buck-thorn. Shrub. ji 31 19 R. crenura‘tus (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 263.) erect; leaves oblong, somewhat serrated, permanent, smooth, netted with veins beneath. h. G. Native of Teneriffe, on the mountains. Flowers greenish-yellow. Crenulate-leaved Buck-thorn. Fl. March. Clt. 1778. Sh. 6 ft. 20 R. prunirorius (Smith, prod. fl. græc. 1. p. 157. Rees’ cycl. no. 6.) plant depressed or procumbent ; leaves obovate, obtuse, crenated, naked; flowers dioecious or polygamous. h. H. Native of Crete, on the highest mountains. The female flowers have usually the rudiments of stamens. Flowers green- ish-yellow. Plum-leaved Buck-thorn. Shrub depressed. 21 R. rycroïnes (Lin. spec. 279.) erect ; leaves linear, quite entire, obtuse, smooth; flowers hermaphrodite. h. H. Native of Spain, frequent on the limestone hills of Valentia. Cav. icon. 2. t. 182. Flowers greenish-yellow. Berries black, round, 2-3-seeded. Var. B, Arragonénsis (Asso, syn. arr. p. 27.) leaves yellowish above. Lycium-like Shrub 4 feet. 22 R. ERYTHROXYLON (Pall. fl. ross. 2. t. 62. itin. French edit. t. 90.) erect; leaves linear-lanceolate, quite entire or serrated, smooth; flowers hermaphrodite ; berries oblong. h. H. Na- tive of Siberia, on rocks. Berries about the size of a pea, 3- seeded. Flowers greenish. This shrub when cultivated becomes destitute of spines. The wood is orange or almost red. Var. B, angustissimus (D, C. prod. 2. p. 25.) leaves linear, nar- row, very finely serrulated. h.H. Native of Caucasus. R. lycioides, Pall. fl. ros. t. 63. This is perhaps a distinct species. Red-wooded Buck-thorn. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1823. Sh. 6 ft. ** Branchlets not terminated by spines. 23 R. rupe’stris (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 531.) procumbent, branched ; leaves ovate, quite entire, smooth ; flowers dioecious. h.H. Native of Dauphiny, on rocks. R. pümilus B, rupés- Buck-thorn. Fl. Sept. Dec. Clit. 1752. tris, D. C. prod. 25. Flowers greenish-yellow. Stigma 3- cleft. Rock Buck-thorn. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1752. Sh. proc. 24 R. Vatentrnus (Willd. spec. 1. p. 1096.) procumbent ; leaves roundish, elliptical, minutely-crenate, and nearly sessile ; flowers 4-cleft, hermaphrodite. h. H. Native of Spain, on the mountains of Mecca and Palomera, in the kingdom of Valentia. R. pümilus, Cav. icon. 2.t. 181. Style deeply 3-parted. Drupe dry, 3-celled. Valentia Buck-thorn. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Sh. proc. 25 R. Wuzre ni (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 762.) erectish ; leaves orbicular, with cartilaginous crenate margins, veiny, silky be- neath at the nerves; stigma simple; flowers hermaphrodite. h.H. Native of Austria. R. pümilus, Wulf. in Jacq. coll. 2. p. 141. t. 11. Flowers greenish-yellow. Wulfen’s Buck-thorn. FI. June, July. Cilt. 1752. Sh. 2 ft. 26 R. rusrzzus (Ten. prod. 16.) procumbent ; leaves obovate, acute, crenulated, and mucronate at the apex; flowers herma- phrodite ; stigma 3-parted. h.H. Native of Naples. Small Buck-thorn. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. Shrub proc. 27 R. Srptnorpra‘nus (Schult. syst. 6. p. 286.) diffuse ; leaves obovately-rhomboid, almost entire, lined, villous ; flowers dioe- cious, usually digynous. h.H. Native of Mount Parnassus. Allied to R. alpinus and R. frängula. R. pubéscens, Sibth. fl. grec. t. 239. Flowers green. Sibthorp’s Buck-thorn. Shrub diffuse. 28 R. Dauv'ricus (Pall. fl. ross. 2. t. 61.) erect; leaves ob- long-ovate, serrated, smooth, veiny ; flowers dioecious, female ones with bifid stigmas. ER. H. Native of Dahuria, on the banks of the river Argun. Flowers greenish-yellow. Berries 32 RHAMNEÆ. about the size of a pea, sometimes twin. Very like R. cathár- ticus, but without thorns. The wood is red, and is called sandal wood by the Russians. Dahurian Buck-thorn. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1817. Shrub 5 feet. 29 R. ALNIFÒLIUS (Lher. sert. p. 5.) erect ; leaves obovate or ovate, serrulated, obliquely-lined, with lateral nerves, acuminat- ed or obtuse, smoothish beneath, except the nerves; flowers hermaphrodite or dioecious; pedicels 1-flowered, aggregate ; calyxes acute; fruit turbinate. h. H. Native of North Ame- rica. Alder-leaved Buck-thorn. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1778. Sh. 8 feet. 30 R. FRANGULOIDES (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 153.) leaves oval, serrated, pubescent on the nerves beneath; flowers hermaphrodite ; pedicels 1-flowered. h.H. Native of North America, from Canada to Carolina, on dry hills, near rivers. Flowers green. Berries black. Leaves small. Frangula-like Buck-thorn. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1810. Sh. 8 feet. 31 R. Pursuia‘nus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 25.) erect; leaves oval, toothletted, short-acuminated, with a small cordate recess at the base, pubescent on the nerves beneath ; peduncles twice bifid ; berries depressed, globose. h. H. Native of North America, on the banks of the Kooskoosky. R. alnifôlius, Pursh, fi. sept. amer. 1. p. 166. but not of Lher. Berries purple, very highly esteemed among the natives, Pursh’s Buck-thorn. Fl. May, June. Shrub 6 feet. 32 R. serruva‘tus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. sp. amer. 7. p. 51. t. 617.) shrubby ; branches villously hairy ; leaves oblong, acute at both ends, sharply serrated, smooth, clammy; peduncles axil- lary, solitary, single-fruited. h. G. Native of Mexico, in the plains near St. Augustin de las Guevas. Flowers greenish- yellow. Serrulated-leaved Buck-thorn. Shrub 6 feet. 33 R. Carirérnicus (Eschscholtz, mem. acad. scienc. peterb. 10. p. 281.) unarmed ; flowers hermaphrodite, monogynous, in fascicled umbels; berry 2-seeded ; leaves oval, serrulated. b. H. Native of California. Californian Buck-thorn. Shrub. 34 R. micropny’tius (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 295.) shrubby, procumbent, much branched; branches twisted R branchlets hairy ; leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse, almost entire, smooth ; peduncles solitary, axillary; flowers 5-cleft, herma- phrodite, monogynous. h.G. Native of Mexico. Flowers greenish-yellow. This shrub has the habit of R. oleotdes, but with the flowers 5 or 6-cleft, and the style simple, and 2-lobed at the apex. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p: 51. t. 616. Small-leaved Buck-thorn. Clt. 1823. Shrub trailing. 35 R. Acrrnus (Lin. spec. 280.) erect, twisted; leaves oval- lanceolate, crenate-serrated, smooth, lined with many parallel nerves; flowers dioecious, female ones with 4-cleft stigmas. hb. H. Native of the Alps of Switzerland, Dauphiny, Austria, and Carniola. Duh. ed. 2. vol. 3. t. 13. Hall. hist. no. 823. t. 40. Berries black. Flowers greenish. Alpine Buck-thorn. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1752. Shrub 4 feet. 36 R. pu‘mitus (Lin. mant. 49.) plant procumbent, much branched ; leaves ovate, serrated, smooth ; flowers hermaphro- dite. k. H. Native of Mount Baldo, and the Alps, and Car- niola, in the fissures of rocks. Stigma 3-cleft. Flowers green- ish-yellow, with the stamens white. R. rupéstris, Scop. carn. Et 9. Dwarf Buck-thorn. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1752. Sh. procumbent. Sect. II. FRA’NGULA (from frango, to break). Tourn. inst. t. 383. D. C. prod. 2. p. 26. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 55. Flowers hermaphrodite, rarely dioecious, 5-cleft (f. 5. C. a.), sometimes 4-cleft (f. 5. C.a.). Seeds smooth, compressed, with the hylum VIII. Raamxus. white and exserted, and with the raphe lateral on the surface of the inner testa. Embryo flat. Leaves membranous, caducous, quite entire, lined with approximate parallel nerves. 37 R. Carorrnta‘nus (Walt. car. p. 101.) erect; leaves oval- oblong, almost entire, smooth ; umbels stalked; flowers herma phrodite; berries globose. p. H. Native of North America, Virginia, and Carolina, in woods and swamps. Flowers green- ish 4-cleft. Stigma 2-lobed. Berries black, 4-seeded. Carolinian Buck-thorn. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1818. Sh. 6 feet. 38 R. rra’neuta (Lin. spec. 280.) leaves oval, quite entire, lined with 10 or 12 lateral nerves, and are, as well as the calyx, smooth ; flowers hermaphrodite. kh. H. Native of Europe, in woods and thickets. In England, but rare in Scotland, Flowers whitish, 5-cleft. Berries dark-purple, each containing 2 large seeds. Peduncles 1-flowered, aggregate. Smith, engl. bot. t. 250. Oed. fl. dan. t. 278. From a quarter to half an ounce of the inner bark or liber, boiled in water or beer, is violently purgative. In dropsies or constipation of the bowels in cattle it is a certain purgative. The berries gathered before they are ripe dye wool green and yellow, when ripe blue and green. The bark dyes yellow, and with preparations of iron black. The flowers are particularly grateful to bees. Goats devour the leaves voraciously, and sheep will eat them. Char- coal prepared from the wood is preferred by the makers of gui- powder. The berries are sometimes mixed by herb gatherers with those of the true Buck-thorn, R. cathdrticus, or substituted for them, but the smaller number of seeds betrays the deception. Their qualities perhaps differ very little. Breaking or Alder Buck-thorn, or Berry-bearing Alder. Fi. May. Britain. Shrub 3 to 10 feet. 39 R. rarirorius (Lher. sert. 5. t. 8.) leaves elliptical, acw minated, quite entire, lined with 12 or 15 lateral nerves ; younger leaves and calyxes villous; flowers hermaphrodite. h. G Native ofsthe Azores, on the mountains of St. Michael. Flowers greenish. Stigma slightly 3-cleft. Broad-leaved Buck-thorn. Fl. July. Clt. 1778. Shrub 5fi 40 R. saneur'neus (Pers. ench. 1. p. 239.) leaves ovate ot oblong, acuminated, quite entire, lined, and are, as well as the calyxes, smooth; flowers hermaphrodite, fascicled, axillary: h. H. Native of Galicia, on the banks of rivers. R. sanguind, &c. Ort. dec. 87. Young branches red. Flowers greenish: Bloody-branched Buck-thorn. Shrub 6 feet. 41 R. Humeoxprtra‘nus (Schult. syst. 5. p.295. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 52. t. 618.) branches and leaves smooth, alternate, and opposite, oblong-elliptical, obtuse, round at the base, quite entire, beneath as well as the calyxes beset with glandular dots ; peduncles axillary, 3-6-flowered ; flowers somewhat umbellate ; stigmas 2-lobed. h.S. Native of South America, between Totonilco el Grande and Actopan, near the village of Magdalena. R. franguloides, Willd. herb. but not of Michx. Fruit 2-celled, cells 2-seeded. Flowers white. This species differs from all the others in the cells of the fruit being 2-seeded, and in the leaves being for the most part opposite. Humboldt’s Buck-thorn. Tree. Secr. III? Antirna’mnus (from anti and rhémnus). D. C. prod. 2. p.20. Leaves opposite, bistipulate. Flowers axillary: Fruit 2-celled.—Unarmed species not sufficiently known. Na- tives of Mexico. They should perhaps be joined with Ceant- thus or separated into a distinct genus. 42 R.umBezLa‘rus (Cav. icon. 6. p. 2. t. 504.) leaves ovate acute, entire, lined with feather nerves, smoothish ; peduncles axillary, bearing an umbel of 4 or 5 flowers. h. G. Native of Mexico. Segments of calyx each with 2 hollows inside Flowers reddish Umbel-flowered Buckthorn, Shrub 6 feet. RHAMNEZÆ. VIII. Ruamnvs. 43 R. prntrtorvs (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 26.) leaves entire, oval, acute at both ends, lined with feather nerves; peduncles axillary, 2-flowered. h.G. Native of Mexico. This is perhaps sufficiently distinct from the preceding species. Tnin-flowered Buck-thorn. ` Shrub. 44 R. TERNIFLdRUS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 26.) leaves somewhat acute, toothed, rusty beneath as well as the branchlets; pedicels 3, axillary, 1-flowered. h. G. Native of Mexico. Flowers greenish. Tern-flowered Buck-thorn. Shrub. + Species doubtful to what genus they belong, perhaps many of them should be placed in the genus SEGERE TIA and some in SCU'TIA, * Unarmed. Leaves entire. 45 R. rerracdnus (Lin. fil. suppl. 153.) leaves opposite, ovate, smooth, sessile; flowers terminal, somewhat panicled, in- complete; berries 1-celled, 1-seeded, kh. G. Native of the ask of Good Hope. Probably a species of Scitia or Cea- nothus, Tetragonal-branched Buck-thorn. Cult. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 46 R. rortrozius (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 768.) leaves alternate, lanceolate, downy-white beneath, as well as the branches ; flowers axillary, almost sessile, usually solitary, hermaphrodite, and usually trigynous. h. G. Native of New Zealand. Probably a species of Pomadérris. Poly-leaved Buck-thorn. Shrub. 47 R. zizypnoipes (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 768.) leaves ovate- lanceolate, acute, hoary and downy beneath ; flowers terminal, loosely panicled, hermaphrodite; capsules baccate, containing 3 nuts. h. G. Native of the Society Islands. Probably a species of Segerétia. Zizyphus-like Buck-thorn. Shrub. 48 R. myrtinus (Burm. ind. p. 60.) leaves oblong-ovate, shining beneath. h.S. Native of Coromandel. Myrtle-like Buck-thorn. Shrub. 49 R. Brasicre’ xsis (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 768.) leaves oblong- lanceolate, tapering at both ends, coriaceous, shining above ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, aggregate, rather hispid. h. S. Native of Brazil. Brazilian Buck-thorn. Shrub. 50 R. Ramirtorus (Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. 107.) quite smooth; leaves lanceolate-oblong, shining; flowers minute in Scattered bunches along the branches. h . S. Native of Cayenne. Branched-flowered Buck-thorn, Shrub. ** Unarmed. Leaves toothed or serrated. 51 R.? casstnoipes (Lam. in Poir. dict. 4. p. 474.) leaves ovate, coriaceous, glaucous, obsoletely toothed; branches angu- lar; flowers axillary, almost sessile, 5-cleft. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. Probably a species of Cassine. Cassine-like Buck-thorn. Shrub. 52 R. Quire’nsts (Humb. et Bonpl. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 295.) leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, serrated, quite entire at the base, coriaceous ; peduncles solitary, axillary ; branches angular. k.S. Native of Peru in the province of Quito. Quito Buck-thorn. Shrub. 53 R. Wr'unor (Luce in ind. hort. Dorp. 1824. p. 6.) com- pare with Luce topogr. von. den. ins. æsel. Riga. 1823. Wihhor Buck-thorn. Shrub. 54 R. ranceoxa‘rus (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 166.) ar- borescent, unarmed ; leaves lanceolate, serrulated, acute at both ends, pubescent beneath. h. H. Native of Tenessee on the sides of hills, Berries black. VOL, II, IX. Scurta. 33 Lanceolate-leaved Buck-thorn. Clt. 1812. Shrub. Cult. The hardy species are all proper for shrubberies, some are evergreen and some deciduous, these are usually increased by layers and seeds, which are produced in abundance. ‘The stove and greenhouse kinds will grow in any light soil, and they are easily increased by cuttings, planted under a hand-glass. IX. SCU'TIA (from scutum, a shield, form of disk). Comm. mss. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 55. Séntis, Comm. in herb. Ceanothus, sect. 1. Scütia, D. C. prod. 2. p. 29. Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx pitcher-shaped, with an erect 5-cleft border (f. 6. A. a.). emarginate (f. 6. A. b.). Stamens short; anthers ovate, 2- celled (f. 6. A. b.). Disk fleshy, covering the tube of the calyx (f. 6. A. e.), which closely girds the ovary, but not adnate to it. Ovary 2-3-celled (f. 6. A. g.), Style short, simple (f. 6. A. k.). Fruit tricoccous (f. 6. A. l.), girded at the base by the circum- cised calyx (f. 6. A. h.).—Smooth shrubs with alternate leaves approximating by pairs, and nearly opposite, quite entire or hardly serrulated, coriaceous, feather-nerved, bistipulate ; stipulas minute, deciduous. Spines wanting or arched, about equal in length to the petioles, rising from the axillæ of the lower leaves. Flowers axillary, disposed in few-flowered simple umbellets, scarcely longer than the petioles. 1 S. l'xpica (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 56.) branchlets twiggy, armed with sub-opposite, recurved prickles; leaves nearly op- posite, obovate, retuse, toothletted towards the apex. h . S. Na- tive of the East Indies, in forests. Rhámnus circumcissus, Lin. fil. suppl. 152. Ceanothus circumcissus, Geert. fruct. 2. p. 111. t. 106. Shrub dividing into many long straggling scandent branches. Umbellets solitary, axillary. Fruit containing 5 seeds when all come to maturity. Var. B, pauciflorus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 30.) pedicels 3-5. h. S. Native of the Mauritius. Ceanothus, nov. spec. Sieb. pl. exsic. maur. no, 75. Indian Scutia. Shrub straggling. 2 S. tu'cipa; branches armed with short, opposite, and soli- tary, recurved prickles ; leaves opposite, from round to oblong, emarginate, entire, polished and firm; peduncles from 2-4- flowered; berries globular, usually 2-seeded. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Rhamnus lücidus, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 353. A small much branched tree, with far spreading and straggling, somewhat climbing branches. Shining-leaved Scutia. ‘Tree 20 feet. 3 S. Commersonu (Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 56.) branches spreading, stiff; leaves almost opposite, approximate, distich, elliptical, quite entire. h. S. Native of the Island of Bourbon, as well as on the eastern coast of Africa. Séntis, Comm. herb. Lycium Africanum, Burm. herb. Rhamni cathärtici foliis spi- nosum, Herm. cat. pl. Afr. p.16. Called Bois-senti in Bourbon. Commerson’s Scutia. Shrub 10 feet. 4 S.Carer’nsis; leaves cordate or ovate, very blunt, entire, smooth; prickles solitary, recurved. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Rhamnus Capénsis, Thunb. prod. 1. p. 44. fl. cap. 2. p.73. Ceanothus Capénsis, D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. Flowers whitish. Cape Scutia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 4 feet. 5 S. re’rrea (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 56.) leaves oblong- ovate, coriaceous, smooth, shining, quite entire ; peduncles axil- lary, shorter than the petioles, somewhat umbellate; flowers apetalous ; calyx spreading. h. S. Native of the Antilles. Rhamnus férreus, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 41. t. 58. Ceanothus férreus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. Tron Scutia. Shrub. 6 S. sarcompHa tus (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 56.) leaves ovate or oval, coriaceous, smooth, quite entire, blunt, or emar- Petals nearly flat, 34 RHAMNEZ. IX. Scurta. ginate; peduncles axillary, longer than the petioles, racemosely- corymbose. k. S. Native of Jamaica. Sarcomphalus, P. Brown, Jam. 179. Rhämnus sarcomphalus, Lin. amoen. 5. p. 395. Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 57. in a note. Ceandthus sarcomphalus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. This differs from the other species in the petals being helmet-shaped, stamens turned out- wards, and in the disk being thicker, as well as in the leaves being alternate, not approximating by pairs. This tree rises generally to a considerable height; the trunk is generally about 3 feet in diameter. The wood is hard, of a dark colour, and close grain ; it is looked upon as one of the best timber woods in the island of Jamaica. The name is derived from capé, cap- Koc, sarx, sarcos, flesh, and oupaXoc, omphalos, a navel; resem- blance in the ovary, surrounded by the disk. Sarcomphalus Scutia. Tree 30 feet. + Species not sufficiently known. 7 S. LÆVIGA`TA ; leaves oblong, obtuse, quite entire, coria- ceous, veinless, smooth; flowers axillary, 2-3 pedicellate. h.S. Native of Santa Cruz. Rhamnus levigatus, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 41. Ceanothus levigatus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. Var. B, Guadalipe (D. C. prod. 2. p. 30.) leaves oval, quite entire, coriaceous, with a middle nerve and a few lateral ones ; flowers axillary, 3-5 pedicelled. h.S. Native of Guadaloupe. Smooth Scutia. Clt. 1818. Shrub 10 feet. 8 S. sPHÆROSPE RMA; leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated, smooth; peduncles axillary, subracemose, length of petiole ; fruit pellucid, spherical; seeds trigonal. h.S. Native of Ja- maica, among bushes. Rhamnus sphærospérmus, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 499. Ceanothus? sphærocärpus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. Flowers yellowish-green. Berry the size of a small pepper- corn, either quite globular or obscurely 3-lobed, pellucid, pale- green, containing | or 3 seeds. Stigma in 2 deep, acute divisions. Round-seeded Scutia. Clt. 1824. Shrub 10 feet. 9 S. pauctFLORA; leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, smooth, entire, or a little toothed ; racemes lateral, short, few-flowered. b. G. Native of Mexico. Ceandthus paucifldrus, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C, prod. 2. p. 33. yellow ? Fen-flowered Scutia. Shrub. 10 S.? ranicuLA‘TA ; leaves roundish-oval, acuminated, ser- rated, pubescent ; panicle terminal, with subcorymbose branches. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Celastrus Rothianus, Schult. syst. 5. p. 423. Ceanothus paniculatus, Roth. nov. spec. 154. Flowers white. Panicled Scutia. Shrub. Cult. Inconspicuous shrubs not worth cultivating, except in general collections; they will grow in any light soil, and are easily increased by young cuttings, planted under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat. X. RETANI’LLA (the name of R. obcordàta in Peru). Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 57.—Molinz‘a, Comm. mss.—Collétia species, Vent. and D. C. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx pitcher-shaped, 5-cleft (f. 5. E. e.), internally fleshy. Petals 5, cucullate (f. 5. E. d.), sessile. Stamens inclosed; anthers kidney-shaped, 1- celled. Disk effuse, covering the whole inner surface of the calyx (f. 5. E. f.). Ovary free (f. 5. E. g.), 3-celled. Style simple, short. Stigma 3-toothed. Fruit adnate to the base of the calyx, indehiscent, containing a 3-celled woody nut (f. 5. E.i.). Seeds sessile (f. 5. E.i.).—Subshrubs with elongated, nearly simple naked branches, or with a few leaves at their base, these are opposite, quite entire, and small. Flowers small, villous on the outside (f. 5. E. e.), brownish, disposed in short, few-flowered, opposite spikes on the young branches . 5. E. a.). Flowers greenish- - X. RETANILLA., XI. CoLLETIA. 1 R. oscorpa'TA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 58.) leaves obcor date, quite entire, 3-nerved ; flowers sessile, spiked, rising fron the axillæ of the scales. h. G. Native of Peru. Rhamny Retanilla, Domb. herb. Collètia obcordàta, Vent. hort. cek, t. 92. Branches twiggy, flexile. Flowers white. Obcordate-leaved Retanilla. Clt. 1822. Shrub 3 feet. 2 R. Erue’pra (Brogn. mem. rhamn. 58.) leaves almost wanting ; flowers sessile, disposed in glomerated spikes on th naked branches. h. G. Native of Peru. Branches eree, spiny at the apex. Collètia Ephédra, Vent. choix. t. 16. Rhám nus Ephédra, Domb. herb. Flowers white. Ephedra-like Retanilla. Clt. 1823. Shrub 2 feet. Cult. These plants will thrive very well in a mixture of loam and peat; and cuttings of young wood will root freely, if planted in a pot of sand, placed under a hand-glass. XI, COLLE'TIA (named by Commerson in honour of M, Collet, his friend and countryman ; he wrote upon the plants of Brest). Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p.58. D.C. prod. 2. p.28 Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 58. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx campanulate, membranous, (f. 5. F. f.), coloured. Petals wanting, or very minute, linear. Stamens with ovate, 2-celled (f. 5. F. i.), ot reniform, 1-celled anthers. Disk short, cup-shaped (f. 5. F. g.) adnate to the bottom of the calyx. Ovary free (f. 5. F. h) 8-celled. Style simple, elongated (f. 5. F. e.). Stigma + lobed. Fruit girded at the base by the permanent tube of the calyx, tricoccous (f. 5. F. k.), dehiscent (f. 5. F. k.). Seeds sessile.— Much-branched shrubs, almost destitute of leaves, with divaricating, decussately opposite branches and spiny branch lets. Leaves, if present, very minute, quite entire, opposite Flowers axillary, fascicled, or racemose, or when the leaves art absent they rise from beneath the base of the spines (f. 5. F. a.) 1 C. SERRATIFÒLIA (Vent. choix. t. 15.) leaves elliptical, sharply serrated; branches leafy; pedicels longer than the flowers; flowers usually solitary. h. G. Native of Pert Rhamnus Spartium, Domb. herb. Flowers yellowish. San-leaved Colletia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 3 ft. 2 C. crucra'ta (Gill. et Hook, bot. misc. 1. p. 152. t. 43) leaves very few, elliptic, quite entire; stem very prickly ; spine decussate, compressed laterally, broad, ovate, acute, decurrent h. G. Native of Rio de la Plata, on sandy hills near Ma donado. Cross-spined Colletia. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 3 C. spinosa (Lam. ill. 2. p. 90. t. 129. Hook, bot. misc. 1} p. 153. t. 44, A.) leaves elliptic, quite entire ; spines very strong awl-shaped ; fascicles of flowers scattered; calyx urceolatei filaments elongated, exserted. h. G. Native of Chili and Peru, also of Brazil. C. polyacantha, Willd. Var. a, glabra (Hook, I. c.) smooth. C. spindsa, Lam. |. & C. hérrida, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1113. C. spinosissima, Gmel. syst Var. P, pubescénti-incana (Hook, 1. c.) plant clothed with hoary pubescence. Spiny Colletia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 3 to 4f 4 C. re‘rox (Gill. et Hook. bot. misc. 1. p. 154.) spines strong, awl-shaped ; fascicles of flowers scattered ; calyx oblong cylindrical; anthers nearly sessile. kh. G. Native of Chil, about Mendoza. Fierce Colletia, Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 2 to 4f 5 C.urrcina (Gill. et Hook, bot. misc. 1. p. 155.) spin slender, very numerous ; fascicles of flowers crowded at the top of the branches; calyx elongated, cylindrical, with the filaments inserted in the tube. &.G. Native of Chili. Var. a, glabra (Hook, 1. c.) smooth. Var. B, pubescénti-hirsita (Hook, 1. c.) plant hairy-pubescent Furze-like Colletia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. RHAMNEZÆ. XI. CorrerTiA. 6 C. CHaca‘yE; leaves somewhat obovate, serrated ; flowers tern; branches very leafy. h.G. Native of Peru. Rham- nus Chacaye, Domb. herb. Flowers yellowish. Chacaye Colletia. Shrub 2 feet. 7 C. TETRAGdNA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 59.) branches almost naked, leafless, smooth ; branchlets distant, simple, spiny, stiff, spreading ; racemes axillary, rising beneath the spines, usu- ally 6-flowered ; fruit opposite on the branchlets, sessile on the branches, racemose. þh. G. Native of Peru. Domb. Flowers yellowish. Tetragonal-branched Colletia. Shrub 3 feet. + Allied species. 8 C. rvre’sta (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 59.) shrub much branched ; branches almost opposite, cylindrical, ultimate ones spiny; spines simple, spreading, stiff, axillary; leaves opposite, oblong-linear, quite entire, smooth; almost nerveless ; flowers axillary, solitary ; peduncles slender, shorter than the leaves. h.S. Native of Mexico, in the plains near Gazave. Ceand- thus inféstus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 61. t. 614. D. C. prod. 2. p.81. Rhamnus linearis, Moc. et Sesse, in herb. Lamb. Calyx hemispherical, with a spreading limb. Petals cu- cullate. Anthers cordate; cells confluent at top. Disk thin at the limit of the throat, incrusting the tube. Ovary semi- adnate to the bottom of the tube of the calyx, 8-celled. Style simple, filiform, longer than the tube of the calyx. Stigma simple. Flowers white. Troublesome Colletia. Cult. 1824, Shrub 3 feet. 9 C. muzrirrdrA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 29.) leaves entire, oblong; pedicels 1-flowered, 5-6, crowded together, length of flower; petals 5, cucullate. R.G. Native of Mexico. Disk extended even to the throat, and half adnate to the ovary. Branches spiny, bearing the flowers be- neath the spines. Many-flowered Colletia. Shrub 4 feet. 10 C.? pispr’rma (D. C. prod. 2. p. 29.) leaves entire, oblong ; pedicels 1-flowered, 2 or 3 in a fascicle, length of flowers ; flowers 5-petalled ; berries oblong, 2-celled. h.G. Native of Mexico. Branches unarmed. Calyx very short in this and preceding species. Two-seeded Colletia. Shrub 3 feet. 11 C.? vezurina (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 771.) leaves alternate, oblong, serrated, villous beneath; peduncles axillary, cymose, and downy, as well as the flowers. h%.S. Native of Brazil. Velvety Colletia. Shrub 2 feet. Cult. See Retanilla for culture and propagation. XII, TREVO'A (Trevo, the name of some Spanish botanist). Meyers, mss. Hook, bot. misc. 1. p. 158. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx turbinate, 5- cleft, permanent, with reflexed segments. Petals cucullate, erect, inclosing the stamens. Anthers 1-celled, bursting by a kidney- shaped chink. Disk almost wanting. Ovary superior, large, hairy, 3-celled; cells 1-seeded. Style awl-shaped, much ex- serted, and very hairy, crowned by an acute simple stigma. Capsule membranous, 2-valved, 1-seeded, (2 of the cells being abortive) crowned by the permanent style. Seed erect, elliptical, compressed, marked by a conspicuous longitudinal furrow. Al- bumen sparing, fleshy. Embryo erect, cylindrical, with an inferior radicle.x—Spiny shrubs with awl-shaped short spines, cruciately disposed. Leaves in fours, marked with longitudinal nerves. Fascicles of flowers rising from tubercles in the axils of the leaves and at the base of the spines. 1 T. quixeuene’rvis (Gill. et Hook, bot. misc. 1. p. 158. t. XII. Trevoa. XIII. Discarra. XIV. Hoventa. 39 45. B.) hairy-pubescent ; leaves oblong-elliptic, entire, 5-nerved, hoary beneath. h.G. Native of Chili on the Andes. Five-nerved-leaved Trevoa. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 2 T. rrine’rvis (Gill. et Hook, bot. mise. 1. p. 159.) smooth ; leaves elliptic, crenately-serrated, 3-nerved, green beneath. b.G. Native of Chili. Three-nerved-leaved Trevoa. Cult. Clt. 1828. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. For culture and propagation see Retanilla, p. 34. XIII. DISCA'RIA (from doxoc, diskos, a disk ; disk broad). Hook, bot. misc. 1. p. 156. Lin. syst. T'etra-Pentändria, Monoginia. Calyx short, campanulate, 4-5-cleft, coloured. Petals 4-5, smaller than the stamens. . Anthers 2-celled, bursting lengthwise. Disk girding the base of the germ, bowl-shaped, fleshy, with a narrow, ele- vated, nearly entire, free margin. Ovary half superior. Style short, crowned bya 3-lobed stigma.—Spiny shrubs. 1 D. America‘na (Hook, bot. mise. 1. p. 156. t. 44. D.) calyx for the most part 5-cleft, with reflexed segments. h. G. Native of Buenos Ayres. American Discaria. Shrub. 2 D. Avsrra‘tis (Hook, l. c. p. 157. t. 45. A.) calyx 4-cleft, with erect segments. h.G. Native of New Holland at Cox’s River to the south of Bathurst. Collétia pubéscens, Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 59. Branches almost leafless, pubescent; branchlets simple, spiny. Leaves few, opposite, obovate, minute, quite entire, pubescent. Racemes short, many-flowered, rising from beneath the spines. Petals small, linear, convolute. Southern Discaria. Shrub. Cult. For culture and propagation see Retanilla, p. 34. XIV. HOVE'NIA (in honour of David Hoven, a senator of Amsterdam, who contributed to the success of the travels of Thunberg by his good offices). Thunb. jap. 101. D. C. prod. 2, p. 40. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 60. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx somewhat spread- ing, 5-cleft (f. 6. B. a.). Petals 5, obovate, unguiculate (f. 6. B. e.), convolute. Stamens inclosed in the petals; anthers ovate, 2-celled. Disk fleshy, flat (f. 6. B. f.). Ovary 3-celled. Style trifid. Stigmas 3, round. Fruit free, tricoccous (f. 6. B. l), seated on a thick fleshy peduncle (f. 6. B. 4.).—Trees, with alternate, broad, cordate, serrated, 3-nerved leaves. 1 H. pv'rcıs (Thunb. jap. 101.) leaves cordate, ovate, acu- minated, equal at the base, 3-nerved, smooth. kh. G. Native of Japan, near Nagasaki, where it is called Ken and Kenpokonas. Koempf. ameen. ex. 2. p. 809, with a figure. Flowers small, white, in axillary and terminal dichotomous panicles. Peduncles F 2 36 sub-cylindrical, reflexed, smooth, an inch long, thickening after flowering, containing a sweet red pulp, which is eaten by the Japanese, and has a taste somewhat like a pear. Sweet Hovenia. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Tree 12 feet. 2 H. ixæqaua'zis (D. C. prod, 2. p. 40.) leaves cordate, acu- minate, rather hairy beneath, unequal at the base, 3-nerved. h. G. Native of Nipaul, at Katumanda, where it is called Munko-Khoshee. H. acérba, Lindl. bot. reg. t. 501. H. dúlcis, D. Don, prod. 189. Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 414. Flowers small, white, disposed in axillary, rarely in terminal, dichotomous, villous cymes. Capsule round, size of a pea, seated on an en- larged peduncle, which is soft, and contains a red sweet pulp. This does not come to maturity till after the capsules are ripe. Unequal-leaved Hovenia. Fl. Ap. Jul. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 ft, Cuit. See Retanilla for culture and propagation, p. 34. XV. COLUBRI'NA (from coluber, a snake, in allusion to the twisted stems). Rich. mss. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 61.— Rhamnus and Ceanothus species of authors. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx spreading, 5-cleft (f. 6. D. a.). Petals 5, obovate, convolute (f. 6. D. b.). Stamens exserted (f. 6. D. c.); anthers ovate 2-celled. Disk fleshy, rather flat, pentagonal (f. 6. D. g.). Ovary immersed in and adnate to the disk (f. 6. D.e.), 3-celled. Style trifid (f. 6. D. a.). Stigmas 3. Fruit capsular, dehiscent, tricoccous, girded at the base by the circumcised calyx (f. 6. D.f.), Seeds furnished with a short stalk.—Shrubs, with alternate, quite entire or crenulated leaves, netted with distant feather nerves, smooth, but usually pubes- cent or rusty-villous. Flowers in axillary, short, crowded cymes, or in fascicles, with simple peduncles (f. 6. D.). # South American species. 1 C. FERRUGI NEA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves ovate, a little acuminated, entire, covered with rusty villi beneath, as well as the branchlets and flowers ; flowers axillary, cymose, aggregate. h.S. Native of South America, in most of the West India Islands, Rhamnus colubrinus, Lin. syst. 195. Jacq. hort. vind. 3. t. 50. Ceandthus colubrinus, Lam. ill. no. 2684. Ceanothus arboréscens, Mill—Comm. hort. 1. t. 90. Flowers greenish. Seeds ovate, shining, black. This tree is called Bois couleuvre or Snake-wood in Martinique; hence the generic name. Rusty Snake-wood. Fl. May, Nov. Clt.1762. Tree 30 feet. 2 C. rerme’Ntu (Rich. ined. in Brogn. mem. rhamn. P. 62.) This species has not been described ; it is therefore only known to Brogniart. It is a native of Guiana. Fermented Snake-wood. Tree. 3 C. RECLINATA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves ellip- tical, acute, quite entire, pubescent beneath, as well as the branches and flowers; branches flexible, pendulous; flowers axillary, aggregate, cymose. h}. S. Native of the mountains of Jamaica, in bushy places, also in St. Domingo, where it is called Palo-amargo. Rhamnus ellipticus, Ait. hort. kew. 1. P: 265. Paliürus inérmis, Hort. par. Duham. ed. nov. 3. p. 55. ex Desf. Ceanòthus reclinàtus, Lher. sert. p. 6.—Browne, jam. t. 29. f. 2. Flowers greenish. Reclined-branched Snake-wood. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1758. Sh. 6 ft. 4 C. eranuròsa (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves ovate- oblong, acuminated, somewhat serrated from the middle, smooth, shining, with the nerves at the base pubescent, as well as the petioles; peduncles axillary, short, dichotomous, umbellate. b. S. Native of Peru, in groves. Ceandthus granulòsus, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 228. f. b. Flowers white. Capsules round- ish, turbinate, with prominent ribs. Granular Snake-wood. Tree 24 feet. RHAMNEÆ. XIV. Hovexra. Zizyphus Domingénsis, - XV. CoLuBriNA. 5 C. rrirrdRA (Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves acute, crenulated, rusty beneath; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered, or pedicels 3 together, 1-flowered. HE. G. Native of Mexico, Rhamnus trifldrus, Moc. et Sesse in herb. Lamb. Flowers greenish-white. Three-flowered Snake-wood. Shrub. 6 C. Cune’xsis (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves elliptical, oblong, acutish, quite entire, greenish-velvety above, hoary and downy beneath, as well as the branchlets and flowers ; peduncles axillary, corymbose, longer than the petioles. h. S. Native of Cuba, in bushy places, as well as of St. Domingo. Ceani- thus Cubénsis, Lam. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 49. Rhamnus Cubén sis, Lin. Flowers cream-coloured. Sepals fringed. Cuba Snake-wood. Fl.? Clt. 1820. Shrub 8 feet. 7 C. Atama‘nr; leaves ovate, obtuse, serrulated, somewhat velvety and green above, hoary and downy beneath, as well as the branchlets and flowers; peduncles axillary, corymbose, length of petioles. h.S. Native of Mexico. Ceandthus Ala- mani, D. C. prod. 2. p.31. Leaves both opposite and alternate in the same branch. Alaman’s Snake-wood. Shrub. 8 C.? macroca’rpus; leaves ovate, somewhat cordate at the base, roundish, serrated, downy beneath, as well as the branch- lets ; flowers axillary, glomerate ; fruit pendulous. h.S. Na- tive of New Spain. Ceandthus macrocärpus, Cav. icon. 8, t 276. Flowers white. Long-fruited Snake-wood. Clt. 1824. Shrub 6 feet. 9 C.? puBE’scens; .leaves ovate, acuminated, pubescent, acutely serrated; peduncles axillary, very short; dichotomous umbellate. h. S. Native of Peru, in groves. Ceanothus pubéscens, Ruiz et Pav. fl. peru, 3. p. 6. t. 228. f.a. Flowers white. Fruit round, black. Pubescent Snake-wood. Tree 18 feet. 10 C.? Mocinta‘na ; leaves oval, entire, 1-nerved, pubescent beneath, as well as the branchlets ; peduncles lateral, dichoto- mous, few-flowered. h. G. Native of Mexico. Ceandthus Mocinianus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 32. Ceandthus macrocarpus, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. but not of Cav. Calyx spreading much after the time of flowering. Mocino’s Snake-wood. Clt. 1824. Shrub. ** Asiatic species. 11 C. Asta’rica (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.) leaves ovate; acuminated, serrulated, glossy, 3-nerved at the base; peduncles axillary, branched, many-flowered, shorter than the leaves. + S. Native of the East Indies, Ceylon, Mauritius, Nipaul, a8 well as on the western coast of equinoxial Africa. Ceanothus Asiaticus, Lin. spec. 284. Cav. icon. t. 440. f. 1. Lam. ill. t 129. Tubanthéra, Comm. mss.—Burm. zeyl. 111. t. 48 Rhamnus acuminatus, Colebr. mss. Flowers small, yellowish- green, fragrant. Capsule round, obovate, about the size of a small gooseberry, 3-furrowed, 3-celled, 3-valved, 3-seeded- Seeds triangular, with a gibbous back. Asiatic Snake-wood. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1691. Shrub 16 feet 12 C. Niravte’nsts ; shrub erectish or rambling, with all the upper parts pubescent; leaves somewhat bifarious, oblong, acl” minated, serrulated, smooth, and shining, with alternate nerves the axillæ of which are hairy ; racemes terminal, panicled, pubes cent. R.G. Native of Nipaul. Ceandthus Nipaulénsis, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 375. Branches scabrous, and have a tendency t0 ramble over trees. Flowers small, green, fascicled, disposed 1p terminal racemes on the naked branches, interspersed with ? number of small, lanceolate, floral leaflets, the whole forming # branchy panicle. Petals very small, yellowish, cucullate, com cealing the stamens. Ovary :3-lobed. Style trifid. : Fruit about the size of a pea at first, succulent, afterwards dry, C0 RHAMNEÆ. XV. CoLUBRINA. taining 3 nuts. This will probably prove to be a species of Willemétia. Nipaul Snake-wood. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1820. Sh. rambling. 13 C.? rri’queTrRA; leaves elliptical-ovate, finely acuminated, sharply serrulated, acute at the base, with parallel pubescent ribs, villous at their axillæ beneath; peduncles axillary, short, fascicled, 1-flowered ; capsules acutely 3-cornered. h. G. Na- tive of Nipaul, at Shreenugur. Ceanothus triquetrus, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 376. Leaves pubescent when young. Triquetrous-capsuled Snake-wood. Shrub. 14 C.? PUBIFLÒRA; leaves elliptical-oblong, acute, serrated, smooth ; flowers axillary, crowded, velvety, on short pedicels, h.S. Native of the island of Timor. Ceanothus pubiflorus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. Downy-flowered Snake-wood. Shrub, 15 C. LEscHENAV'LTII; leaves ovate, long-acuminated, some- what cordate at the base, crenulately-serrated, smooth above, hoary beneath from very minute down; cymes axillary, many- flowered, almost sessile, length of petioles. h.S. Native of Ceylon. Ceandthus Leschenailtii, D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. Branches minutely-pubescent at the top, as well as the calyxes. Leschenault’s Snake-wood. Shrub 10 feet. ** 8 African species. 16 C. Guiner’nsis ; leaves elliptical-oblong, acutish at both ends, quite entire, on short stalks; cymes corymbose, many- flowered, axillary, hoary-velvety. kh. S. Native of Guinea. Ceanothus ? Guineénsis, D.C, prod. 2. p. 30. Rhamnus pani- culatus, Thonn. Guinea Snake-wood. Shrub 6 feet. 17 C.? mysracrnus; leaves cordate, obtuse, quite entire, smooth above, but rather hairy beneath ; branches ending in a tendril; flowers axillary, umbellate. hk- VY. G. Native of Abyssinia. Rhamnus mystacinus, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. p. 266. Ceanothus? mystacinus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 31. Stem weak, climbing to a considerable extent by means of tendrils from the upper part of the branches. Flowers greenish-white. Ovary immersed in a snow-white glandular disk, filling the tube of the calyx. Stigma trifid. Bearded Snake-wood. Fl. Nov. Clt. 1775. Shrub cl. Cult. These plants are not worth cultivating except in general collections. A mixture of loam and peat will suit them well, and cuttings of young wood will root readily if planted in sand, and placed under a hand-glass ; those of the stove species require heat. XVI. CEANO'THUS (xeavw6oc, keanothus, a name em- ployed by Theophrastus to designate a spiny plant, derived from Kew, keo, to cleave; however the modern genus has nothing to do with the plant of Theophrastus). Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 62.— Ceanothus species, Lin. Juss. Lam. Ceandthus, sect. 2. Eucea- nothus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 31. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Trigynia. Calyx with a sub-hemis- pherical tube, and 5 connivent segments (f. 6. C. b.). Petals 5, unguiculate, cucullate (f. 6. C. c.), deflexed. Stamens with ovate 2-celled anthers (f. 6. C. b.). Disk spongy, annular (f. 6. C. d.). Ovary spherical, girded by the disk (f. 6. C. e.), 3-celled. Styles 3, diverging, terminated by small papiliform stigmas. Fruit tri- coccous (f. 6. C. f.), girded by the circumcised tube of the calyx (f. 6. C. g.). Seeds almost sessile (f. 6. C. e.).—Smooth or pubescent shrubs, natives of North America, with erect branches, alternate, serrated, 3-nerved leaves, and very slender, white, blue or yellow flowers, disposed in terminal panicles or in axil- y racemes, 1 C. azu'revs (Desf. cat. 1815. p. 232.) leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, acutely-serrated, smooth above, hoary and downy be- XVI. Ceanoruus. 37 neath; thyrse elongated, axillary, with a downy rachis ; pedicels smooth. h. G. Native of Mexico, on the road to St. Angelo. Ker. bot. reg. t. 291. C. cærùleus, Lag. gen. et spec. 1816. p. 11. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 110. C. bicolor, Willd. in Schult. syst. 7. p. 65. ex fl. mex. icon. et descr. ined. Flowers pale-blue. The bark is febrifugal. Azure-flowered Red-root. Fl. Ap. May. Clt. 1818. Sh. 10 ft. 2 C. rarpirtorus (Horn. hort. hafn. 230.) leaves cordate, ovate, serrated, downy beneath ; thyrse elongated, axillary. h. H. Native of North America. Perhaps only a variety of the following. Flowers white. Late-flowering Red-root. Fl. Sep. Nov. Clt. 1820. Sh. 6 ft. 3 C. America‘nus (Lin. spec. 284.) leaves ovate, acumi- nated, serrated, pubescent beneath ; thyrse elongated, axillary, with a pubescent rachis. h.H. Native of North America, in dry woods, from Canada to Florida. Duham. arb, 1.t. 51. Mill. fig. t. 57. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1479. Flowers small, white. Fruit bluntly trigonal. In North America this shrub is com- monly known by the name of New Jersey tea, or Red-root, having been actually used in the American war as a substi- tute for tea. The Canadians use the infusion of the root in gonorrhoea, and other authors attribute to it antisyphilitic properties. It will dye wool a fine strong nankin-cinnamon colour. A beautiful shrub when in flower. American Red-root or New Jersey tea. 1713. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 4 C. ova‘tus (Desf. arb. 2. p. 381.) leaves ovate or oval, serrated, smooth on both surfaces, as well as the peduncles ; thyrse short, axillary? kh. H. Native of North America. Fruit somewhat globose, 6-ribbed. Flowers white. This plant is usually confounded in gardens with the preceding. Ovate-leaved Red-root. Fl. Ju. July. Clit. 1818. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 5 C. pere’nnis (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 167.) leaves oval, somewhat serrated, smooth; panicle thyrsoid, terminal, and axillary. YJ. H. Native of North America, on rocks near rivers, in Virginia and Carolina. C. herbaceus, Rafin. The stems scarcely ever remain over winter, but die down to the root. Flowers white or yellow. Perennial Red-root. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1822. PI. 2 feet. 6 C. ruyrsirLorvs (Eschscholtz, mem. acad. scienc. peters. 10. p. 281.) leaves oval, 3-nerved, serrulated, smooth; stem many-angled ; panicle thyrsoid in the axillary branches. k. H. Native of New California. Thyrse-flowered Ceanothus. Shrub. 7 Č. INTERME pius (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 167.) leaves oblong-oval, acute, mucronately-serrulated, triple-nerved, pu- bescent beneath ; panicles axillary, on long peduncles, with loose corymbose pedicels. h.H. Native of North America, in the woods of Tennessee. Leaves not one-fourth the size of those of C. Americanus. Flowers white. Intermediate Red-root. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1812. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 8 C. sancurnevus (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 167.) leaves oblong-obovate, serrated, pubescent beneath ; panicles axillary, thyrsoid, on very short peduncles ; pedicels aggregate. h. H. Native of North America, near the Rocky Mountains, on the banks of the Missouri. Branches blood-red or purple. Panicles not longer than the leaves. Flowers white. Bloody-branched Red-root. Fl. May, June. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 9 C. micropny’Lius (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 154.) leaves oblong, obtuse, entire, minute, sub-fascicled, smooth ; branches straight, somewhat decumbent; corymbs stalked, loose, ter- minal. h. H. Native of North America, in sandy woods, from Carolina to Florida. C. hypericoides, Lher. mss. Leaves 8-4 lines long. Fruit almost globular. Flowers white. Small-leaved Red-root. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1806, Sh. 2 ft, Fl. June, July, Clt. Cit. 1812. 38 RHAMNEZ. XVI. Ceanoruvs. 10 C. sereyrrrrdrius (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 154.) leaves small, elliptical-ovate, obtuse, serrulated ; branches filiform, de- cumbent ; panicles axillary, stalked, few-flowered ; flowers con- glomerated. k. H. Native of Florida, about St. Mary’s. Flowers white. Wild-thyme-leaved Red-root. Shrub decumbent. 11 C. suxirérrus (Willd. in Schult. syst. 7. p. 62. t. 615.) leaves ovate-elliptical, obtuse, glandularly-serrulated, 3-5-nerved, smooth ; nerves covered with adpressed hairs on the under sur- face ; branches round, smooth, with a few scattered spines ; racemes solitary on the short branches. hb. G. Native of Mexico, in woods, near Real del Monte. Flowers white. Box-leaved Red-root. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. Cult. Small neat shrubs, with large red roots; hence their English name. They will thrive well in any common garden soil, and are proper shrubs for the front of shrubberies. They are increased by layers or by seeds. The greenhouse species or those natives of Mexico only require to be protected from frosts during winter. Young cuttings of these will root if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. XVII. WILLEME'TIA (in honour of C. L. Willemet, author of Herbarium Mauritianum). Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 63.— Ceanothus spec. Lin. and other authors. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolate (f. 6. F. d.), with the tube adnate to the ovary (f. 6. F. e.) at the base, but free at the top, with a 5-cleft limb (f. 6. F. a.). Petals 5, cucullate, sessile (f. 6. F. b.). Stamens inclosed in the petals ; anthers ovate, 2-celled. Disk very thin, incrusting the tube of the calyx. Ovary half-inferior, 3-celled. Style simple, trigonal. Stigma 3-lobed. Fruit unknown.—A quite smooth shrub, with erect branches, alternate, oblong-lanceolate, serrated, feather- nerved leaves, and small white flowers, which are disposed in few-flowered, terminal or axillary panicles. 1 W. Arrica xA (Brogn. l. c.) h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Ceanothus Africanus, Lin. spec. 284.—Pluk. phyt. t. 126. f. 1.—Seb. thes. 1. t. 22. f. 6. Leaves shining. Branches purplish when ripe. African Willemetia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1712. Shrub 6 ft. Cult. An elegant shrub. It will succeed well in an equal mixture of loam and peat, with a little sand, and young cuttings will root readily if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. XVIII. POMADE'RRIS (from rwua, poma, a lid, and deppre, derris, a skin; in allusion to the peculiar membranous covering to the capsule). Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 61. D.C. prod. 2. p. 33. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 64.—Pomatodérris, Schult. syst. 5. no. 985.—Pomatidérris, Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 60. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx with an adnate tube, and a 5-cleft (f. 6. E. a.), somewhat spreading limb. Petals 5, flat, unguiculate, somewhat cordate, or wanting. Sta- mens exserted (f. 6. E. b.); anthers ovate, 2-celled (f. 6. E. b.). Disk wanting. Ovary half adnate, 3-celled. Style trifid, rarely diverging (f. 6. E.c.). Fruit half inferior (f. 6. E. g.), tricoc- cous ; coccula each with a broad perforation at the base on the inside. Seeds each furnished with a short stalk (f. 6. E. g.). —Erect, branched shrubs, more or less covered with starry down. Leaves entire or serrated, villous on both surfaces, or smooth on the upper surface, feather-nerved. Flowers disposed in axillary or terminal, corymbose, or in expanded corymb-like panicles, flowering from the base to the apex, for the most part yellow or cream-coloured. * Floners 5-petalled, disposed in corymbose cymes, 1 P. pHytirrzorpes (Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no, 215.) XVII. WiLLEMETIA. XVIII. PoMADERRIS. cymes corymbose, crowded ; calyxes and pedicels villous ; leaves elliptical-oblong, quite entire, coriaceous, smooth above, clothed with hoary-velvety villi beneath. h.G. Native of New Hol- land. Leaves acutish. Flowers pale-yellow. Phylliræa-like Pomaderris. Fl. May, June. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 2 P. ranrcera (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1823.) cymes somewhat panicled, woolly ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, quite entire, coria ceous, velvety above, rusty and woolly beneath. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern and southern coast. Ceandthus laniger, Andr. bot. rep. t. 569. Pomadérris obscura, Sieb. pl exs. nov. holl. no. 216. Flowers pale-yellow. Var. B; leaves smooth above. P. ferruginea and P., viridi- rufa, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 214 and 209. Wool-bearing Pomaderris. FI. April, June. Clt. 1806. Sh 3 to 6 feet. 3 P. extrerica (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 61. t. 86.) cymes somewhat umbellate, hoary and velvety; leaves elliptical, ob- tuse, smooth above, clothed with very short, white tomentum beneath, k. G. Native of New Holland at Cape Van Diemen. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1510. Flowers cream-coloured. Elliptical-leaved Pomaderris. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1805. Shrub 6 feet. 4 P. pi’scotor (Vent. malm. t. 58.) cymes somewhat umbel- lately-corymbose, many-flowered, hoary and velvety from very short, scarcely manifest hairs; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acumi- nated, smooth above, but clothed with short, white down beneath. hb. G. Native of New Holland. P. acuminata, Link. enum 235. P. malifolia and P. discolor, Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no 208 and 213. Flowers whitish. An intermediate species between P. elliptica and P. intérmedia, but hardly distinct from the former. Tno-coloured-leaved Pomaderris. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1814. Shrub 8 feet. 5 P. itermep1a (Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no. 210.) cymes corymbosely-panicled ; calyxes and pedicels velvety-villous; leaves elliptical, acuminated at both ends, smooth above, but hoary and velvety beneath. h.G. Native of New Holland Flowers pale-yellow. Intermediate Pomaderris. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1825. Sh. 6 ft 6 P. aNDRoMED#FOLIA (Cuning. in Field’s new south wales, p- 351.) leaves oval-lanceolate, smooth above, but clothed beneath with white down; corymbs terminal, crowded; flowers with petals? h. G. Native of New Holland, on rocky parts of the Blue Mountains. Flowers pale-yellow. Andromeda-leaved Pomaderris. Fl. April, June. Shrub 4 ft. 7 P. reprroria (Cuning. l. c.) leaves oval or elliptical, smooth; silky-white beneath; corymbs few-flowered, terminal; stems twiggy. R.G. Native of New Holland, upon rocky hills a Cox’s River. Flowers pale-yellow. Ledum-leaved Pomaderris. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 ft ** Flowers 5-petalled, corymbose, or racemosely-panicled. Seeds each furnished with a smaller perforation at the base than the rest of the species. Petals scarcely unguiculate. 8 P. crorurdsa (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. 84.) leaves obovate, quite entire, downy beneath, as well as the flowers an branches ; peduncles axillary, corymbose ; capsules opening from the base to the top. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Ceanothus globuldsus, Labill. nov. holl. 1. P 61. t.85. Flowers pale-yellow. Globular-fruited Pomaderris. Shrub 8 feet. 9 P. seatuuta'ta (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 84.) leaves oblong-obovate, somewhat spatulate, obtuse, quite entiré downy beneath, as well as the branches and flowers; racemes Clt. 1818, Fl. April, June. Clt. 1803, RHAMNEZÆ. XVIII. Pomaperris. somewhat panicled ; capsules opening from the base to the top. b. G. Native of New Holland, in Van Lewin’s Land. Cea- nothus spatulatus, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 60. t. 84. Flowers pale-yellow. Spatulate-leaved Pomaderris. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1826. Shrub 6 feet. 10 P. WenpLanDIA NA (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 84.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, smooth above, clothed with rusty down beneath; panicles terminal and axillary. h. G. Native of New Holland? Ceanôthus Wendlandianus, Schult. syst. 5. pe ee Habit of P. elliptica. Fruit unknown. Flowers yel- owish. Wendland’s Pomaderris. Fl. April, Ju. Clt. 1810. Sh. 10 ft. 11 P.? capsuza‘ris (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 84.) leaves ovate, cordate, acuminated, serrated ; capsules 3-valved, dehiscent. h.G. Native of the island of Tait in the South Seas. Ceanothus capsularis, Forst. prod. 112. Flowers yel- lowish. RARE Pomaderris. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. *** Flowers apetalous, panicled, or racemose. 12 P. ape’rata (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 52. t. 87.) panicles racemose, many-flowered ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, irregularly serrated, smooth above, or scabrous from starry down, clothed with hoary starry down beneath, with rather prominent nerves. h.G. Native on the western coast of New Holland, at Cape Van Diemen. Flowers greenish-yellow. Apetalous Pomaderris. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1803. Sh. 6 ft. 13 P. a’spera (Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no. 211.) panicles racemose, elongated ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, irre- gularly serrated, and scabrous from starry down, clothed with downy, hoary, starry villi beneath. h. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers greenish-yellow. Very like P. apétala and hardly distinguishable. Rough Pomaderris. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1825. Shrub 6 ft. 14 P. tieustrina (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 212.) pani- cles few-flowered ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth above, but soft, downy, and velvety beneath from simple rather silky hairs, with scarcely prominent nerves. .G. Native of New Hol- land, on the eastern coast. Calyxes woolly. Flowers greenish- yellow. Privet-like Pomaderris. Shrub 4 feet. 15 P. Pvrictrdrra (Lodd. bot. cab. t. 120. Link. enum. 1. p. 232.) panicles racemose, leafy; leaves linear, rather sca- brous above, hoary and downy beneath, with the middle nerve rather prominent. h.G. Native of New Holland. Flowers greenish-white. Stigma 3-4-cleft. Tube of calyx pubescent, with white oval lobes. Phylica-leaved Pomaderris. Fl. May,Ju. Clt. 1819. Sh. 2 ft. Cult. Pomadérris is a beautiful early flowering genus of shrubs. For culture and propagation see Willemétia, p. 38. XIX. CRYPTA/NDRA (from kpurroc, cryptos, hidden, and hides ayèpoc, aner andros, a male ; in allusion to the stamens being idden by the petals). Smith, in Lin. trans. 4. po Rif: D.C. Prod. 2. p. 38. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 65. IN. syst. Pentändria, Monogyÿnia. Calyx coloured, cam- ram 5-cleft (f. 5. D. a.b.). Petals small, cucullate, sessile A Ma O. e.). Stamens enclosed ; anthers 2-celled. Disk want- = vary half-adnate, 3-celled. Style simple. Stigma tri- à ate. Capsule half inferior, tricoccous, crowned by the Pearse calyx. Seeds each furnished with a short fleshy a. mall, heath-like, much-branched, erect shrubs, with ee branches, or short spreading branches, rarely spiny. ves small, quite entire, smooth, scattered. Flowers aggre- XIX. CRYPTANDRA. XX. Bartziincia. XXI. SOLENANTHA. 39 gate at the tops of the branches or solitary, erect, or pendulous, calyculated at the base with 5 small imbricate scales (f. 5. D. d.). 1 C. pyramipa‘tis (Brogn. mem. 1. c.) branchlets pubescent, erect, pyramidal; leaves obovate-oblong, quite entire, smooth ; stipulas setaceous ; flowers solitary, erect; fruit oblong, rather pendulous. h.G. Native of New Holland. Flowers white. Pyramidal Cryptandra. Fl. May, July. Shrub 14 foot. 2 C. ERICIFÒLIA (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. Rudge, in Lin. trans. soc. 10. p. 294. t. 18.) stem somewhat silky at the apex ; leaves linear, rather remote, acute, smooth ; heads of flowers terminal ; bracteas silky, toothed; style pilose. h.G. Native of New Holland, about Port Jackson. C. capitata, Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no. 66. Flowers white, silky on the outside. Leaves 2-3 lines long. Heath-leaved Cryptandra. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1821. Sh. 2 ft. 3 C. ama‘ra (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. Rudge, in Lin. trans. 10. p. 295. t. 18. f. 2.) stem rather hoary at the apex; leaves dense, spatulate, obtuse ; heads of flowers terminal; bracteas entire, and are as well as the style smooth. h. G. Native of New Holland, about Port Jackson. C. ericæfòlia, Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no.67. Flowers white. Bitter Cryptandra. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1821. Shrub 2 ft. 4 C.spine’scens (Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no. 68.) smooth ; branches spiny ; leaves oblong, obtuse, tapering a little to the base; flowers usually solitary ; bracteas brown, scarious, a little toothed, short; calyx covered with pressed, hoary-pubescence on the outside. h. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers white. Habit of Condalia. Spiny Cryptandra. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. Cult. See Willemètia for culture and propagation, p. 38. XX. BARTLI'NGIA (in honour of C. Bartling, who, with Wendland, wrote an ingenious dissertation on Diédsma). Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 66. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx furnished with 2 bracteas at the base, with a subhemispherical tube, and a 5- cleft limb ; segments twice as long as the tube, oblong, ob- tuse, villous inside, imbricate in the bud. Petals 5, roundish, small, scale-formed, flat, inserted in the base of the calyx (peri- gynous or hypogynous). Stamens 10, 5 opposite the petals, and 5 opposite the segments of the calyx, these last are longest ; filaments filiform, short; anthers ovate-roundish, 2-celled ; cells opening laterally by a longitudinal chink. Disk wanting. Ovary compressed, furrowed on one side, somewhat lanceolate, 1-celled, 1-seeded (or 2-seeded ?); ovula fixed to the furrowed side. Style short, awl-shaped. Stigma small, simple. This genus should probably be removed to Rosdcee after Chrysobd- lanus. 1 B. osova‘ra (Brogn. l. c.) h. G. Native of New Hol- land. Cryptandra obovata, Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no. 129. Stem smooth; leaves alternate, stalked, obovate, thickish, smooth ; heads few-flowered ; bracteas entire. Calyx smooth. Flowers white. Obovate-leaved Bartlingia. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1825. Sh. 2 ft. Cult. See Willemètia for culture and propagation, p. 38. XXI. SOLENA’NTHA (from corny, solen, a tube, and av0oc, anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the petals converging into a tube). Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx permanent, 5- cleft. Petals 5, conniving into a tube, deciduous. Disk? An- thers 5, 2-celled, each inserted under a scale. Ovary 2-lobed. —A stiff-branched spiny shrub with oblong-lanceolate, some- what serrated leaves, scattered and in fascicles. Flowers axil- lary and lateral, white. 1 S. spindsa. kh. G. Native of New Holland, on rocky 40 RHAMNEZÆ. XXII. Terrapasma. hills, Cox’s River. south wales, p. 352. Spiny Solenantha. Fl. Ap.Ju. Clt. 1826. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. See Cryptdndra for culture and propagation. XXII. TETRAPA’SMA (from rerpac, tetras, four, and okemaoua, skepasma, a veil or hood; in allusion to the four hooded petals veiling the stamens). Lin. syst. Tetrandria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-cleft. Petals 4, cucullate, inserted between the segments of the calyx. Anthers 4, inclosed within the petals. Stigma 3-lobed. Ovary 3-celled. —A rushy, shrubby plant, with brachiate strong thorns. l su'NcEA. kh.G. Native of New Holland, at Cox’s River, Bathurst, and on the banks of the Macquarie. Flowers pro- bably white. Rushy Tetrapasma. Cult. Cryptandra spinèsa, Cuning. in Field’s new Shrub. See Willemétia for culture and propagation, p. 38. XXIII. TRICOCE’PHALUS (from Op. roryxoc, thrix trichos, hair, and Keane, kephale, a head ; in allusion to the hairy heads of flowers). Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 67.—Phylica, species of authors. Lin. syst. urceolate tube (f. 7. E. a.), adnate to the ovary at the base, but free at the apex, having 5 long, bristle-like segments (f. 7. C. b.). Pentändria, Monogÿnia. Calyx with a short Petals wanting or bristle-like. Stamens 5. Anthers kidney- shaped, 1-celled. Disk hardly distinct, covering the tube and segments of the calyx. Ovary inferior, 3-celled (f. 7. C. d.). Style simple, short. Stigma rather 3-lobed. Fruit half-in- ferior, tricoccous (f. 7. C. c.). Seed propped by a short fleshy stalk (f. 7. C. d.).—Small, heath-like shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, with fastigiate, downy branches. Lower surface of leaves villous, upper surface smooth, with convolute edges, on short petioles, stipulate or exstipulate. Flowers capitate ; heads elongated (in T. spicata) or spherical, as in T. stipularis, very downy. 1 T. stiruta ris (Brogn. l. c.) leaves alternate, lanceolate- linear, acutish, smooth above, hoary-velvety beneath, with revo- lute edges; stipulas awl-shaped ; heads of flowers terminal, sessile. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on sandy hills. Phylica stipularis, Lin. mant. 208. Wendl. coll. t. 32. Spreng. berl. mag. 8. p. 104. t. 8. f. 3. Young branches hoary- velvety. Bracteas short, naked, usually bifid. Flowers white. Var. PB; leaves broader, somewhat cordate at the base. Flowers white. Stipular Tricocephalus. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1786. Sh. 3 ft. 2 T. spica‘rus (Brogn. mem. rhamn. 1. c.) leaves cordate, oblong, acuminated, erect, smooth above, hoary beneath ; spikes ovate-cylindrical, downy. kh.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phylica spicata, Lin. fil. suppl. 153. Lam. ill. t. 127. f, 3. P. pinea, Thunb, fl, cap.? Flowers white, XXIII. TRICOCEPHALUS. XXIV. Puyuica. Spiked Tricocephalus. Fl. Nov. Dec. Clt.1774. Sh. 2f, 3 T.? Extrptica; leaves opposite, elliptical, or somewhat ovate, thick, hard, hoary-villous beneath, concave ; stipulas ovate, concave ; peduncles axillary ; heads of flowers hoary and velvety. h. G. Native of St. Helena, on the tops of the mountains, where it is called Wild-olive. Phylica elliptica, Roxb, in Beats. app. $16. Flowers white. Elliptical-leaved Tricocephalus. Shrub 4 feet. 4 T. ramosissima ; leaves alternate, lanceolate, acute, shin ing above, hoary villous beneath, with revolute edges ; stipulas awl-shaped ; flowers axillary, almost sessile. h.G. Native of St. Helena, on the middle mountains, where it is called Wild-rosemary. Phylica rosmarinif lia, Roxb. in Beats. app. 316. but not of Lam. P. ramosissima, D. C. prod. 2. p. 84. Flowers white. Much-branched Tricocephalus. Clt. 1810. Tree 12 feet. Cult. These shrubs will grow well in sandy peat, and young cuttings will strike root freely in a pot of sand, with a hand: glass placed over them. XXIV. PHY’LICA (from qguAluwxoc, phyllicos, leafy; in allusion to the curious evergreen foliage). Lin. gen. no. 266, Lam. ill. t. 127. Geert. fruct. 1. t: 24. D. C: prod. 2. p. Sh Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 68. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx with a subey- lindrical tube, adnate to the ovary below, but free at the apex, 5-cleft (f. 7. B. b.). Petals 5, cucullate (f. 7. B. c. d.). Stamens inclosed (f. 7. B. c.). Anthers ovate or kidney-shaped, 2-celled or 1-celled. Disk hardly distinct (f. 7. B. f.), covering the tube and segments of the calyx. Ovary inferior (f. 7. B. g.) 3-celled. Style simple. Stigma 3-lobed or 3-toothed (f. 7. B. 2.), in some entire. Fruit inferior (f. 7. B. k.), crowned by the whole of the small permanent calyx (f. 7. B. 7.), tricoccous (f. 7. B.h.). Seeds propped by a short fleshy stalk (f. 7. B. k). —Much branched, heath-like shrubs, with erect, fastigiate branches, scattered, linear, exstipulate leaves with revolute edges, having the lower surface villous, and the upper smooth or pubescent. Flowers capitate or spicately-capitate, girded by short, villous, or longer feathery-pilose bracteas (f. 7. B. a.) Sect. I. Enricoiprs (plants with the habit of Erica). Brogt mem. rhamn. l. c. Segments of the calyx ovate, acute, erect or spreading a little, rather woolly on the outside. Petals roundish, concave, arched, cucullate. Anthers kidney-shaped, with confluent cells, or 1-celled, 2-valved. Stigma usually 3- lobed or 3-toothed. Leaves shining above, short, needle shaped. Flowers crowded, in dense spherical heads. 1 P. parviriora (Lin. mant. 209.) leaves awl-shaped, acute scabrous, somewhat pilose ; branches panicled ; heads of flower small, downy. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope; » sandy places. Petals white. Small-flowered Phylica. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1790. Sh. 2f 2 P. Ertcoiprs (Lin. spec. 283.) leaves linear-lanceolaté bluntish, spreading, smooth, downy beneath; branches some what umbellate ; heads of flowers hemispherical. h. G. Na tive of the Cape of Good Hope, in sandy fields. Comm. hort. amster. 2. t. 1. Sims. bot. mag. t. 224, Spreng. in berl. mags 8. p. 103. t.8. f. 1. Flowers pure white. Heath-like Phylica. Fl. April, Sept. Cit 1731. Sh. 3 ft. 3 P. GLaBra ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p- 77.) leaves lanceolate acute, spreading, somewhat scabrous above but downy beneath j branches smoothish ; heads of flowers globose, woolly. R» G Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. ft Smoothed Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1817. Shrub 3 4 P. aceròsa (Willd. enum. 252.) leaves linear, aculé | downy-villous beneath ; branches in whorls; heads downy, fe" RHAMNEZÆ. XXIV. Puytica. flowered. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Pluk. alm. t: 445. f. 1. ex Spreng. berl. mag. 8. p. 103. t: 8. f. 2. Hoffman’s verz. 1824. p. 182. Flowers white. Acerose-leaved Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 ft. 5 P. nitipa (Lam. ill. no. 2613.) leaves linear, acutish, spreading, smooth above, and shining, but downy beneath, floral ones as well as branches woolly ; heads of flowers ovate, woolly. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Var. B, eriéphora (Berg. cap. 52.) leaves rather hairy, lan- ceolate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This is probably identical with P. nitida. Shining Phylica. Fl. Nov. Clt. 1774. Shrub 3 feet. 6 P. secu’'Npa (Thunb. fl. cap. p. 82.) leaves linear, mucro- nate, erectly spreading, smooth above, but downy beneath ; heads of flowers hairy. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Secund Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1817. Shrub 3 feet. _7 P. ausrra‘zis (Link. enum. 1. p. 230.) leaves lanceolate- linear, smooth above, but hoary-tomentose beneath ; branches hairy; heads of flowers downy, small. h.G. Native of New Holland? Segments of calyx downy on the outside, ovate, very blunt. Flowers white. According to Sprengel this is the same as P. parviflora, and therefore a native of the Cape of Good Hope. Southern Phylica. FI. April, June. Clt. 1818. Shrub 3 ft. _8 P. ru miLa (Wendl. in Willd. enum. 1. p. 252.) leaves linear-lanceolate, spreading, strigosely-villous, white beneath ; flowers axillary, subcapitate ; segments of calyx lanceolate, re- flexed, spreading. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Dwarf Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1823. Shrub 1 foot. 9 P. exce’tsa (Wendl. coll. 3. p. 3. t. 4.) leaves lanceolate, villous, lower ones spreading, upper ones erect, somewhat imbri- te: floral ones short, villous, erect ; flowers spiked. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Segments of calyx obtuse. Flowers yellowish-green. Tall Phylica. F1. May, July. Cit. 1823. Shrub 6 feet. 10 P: CALLOsA (Lin. fil. suppl. 153.) leaves cordate, oblong, acutish, coriaceous, hoary beneath, young ones pilose, adult ones ue floral ones hairy, spreading, longer than the heads of ones k. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. re- exa, Lam. ill. t. 127. f, 3. P. pinea, Thunb. fl. cap. Flowers yellowish-green. Callous Phylica. Fl. Mar. April. Clt.1774. Sh. 3 feet. T Species doubtful whether they belong to this section. 11 P. econcatra (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 449.) leaves Mo smooth; heads of flowers terminal, downy. kh. G. ative of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Elongated Phylica. Shrub 3 feet. ie P. savamosa (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 491.) leaves N ong, obtuse, close-pressed ; heads of flowers terminal. h .G, ative of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Scaly-leaved Phylica. Shrub 2 feet. an P. rv'pra (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 491.) leaves lan- N ate, acute, downy beneath; heads of flowers terminal. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. rig Phylica. Shrub 3 feet. nies P. MICROCE PHALA (Willd. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 491.) leaves minal” spreading, with revolute edges; heads of flowers ter- ia h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. mall-headed Phylica. Shrub 8 feet. Secr. II, thamn. p. 69. VOL. 11, STRIGÔSA (from strigosus, strigose). Brogn. mem. Calyx with a long tube, and erect, acute, awl- 41 shaped segments, which are hairy on the outside. Petals oblong, complicately-cucullate. Anthers oblong, 2-celled ; cells parallel, opening lengthwise by distinct chinks. Stigma awl-shaped or clavated, entire. Leaves pubescent, hairy, strigose or villous, linear. Flowers spiked or capitate, usually involucrated, with very long, villous, or feathery bracteas. 15 P. gicoror (Lin. mant. 208.) leaves linear, acutish, and erectish, pubescent, downy beneath; branches. rather villous ; heads of flowers ovate, dense, woolly. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in sandy places. P, strigdsa, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 80. Adult leaves and branches naked. Flowers white. Two-coloured Phylica. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1817. Sh. 8 ft. 16 P. prnea (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 83.) leaves lanceolate, mucronate, smooth above, downy beneath, upper ones smallest ; flowers in racemose spikes. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Pine-like Phylica. Fl. Nov. Dec. Clt. 1774. Shrub 8 ft. 17 P. ROSMARINIFÒLIA (Lam. ill. no. 2614.) leaves linear, erect, somewhat revolute, and imbricate, rather pilose above, hoary beneath ; floral leaves somewhat ovate, shorter than the others; spikes of flowers ovate, dense. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 849. Flowers white. Rosmary-leaved Phylica. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1815. Sh. 3 ft. 18 P. vizrdsa (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 83.) leaves linear, spread- ing, lower ones smooth, rather scabrous, upper ones smaller ; flowers in racemose spikes. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Villous Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1790. Shrub 3 feet. 19 P. worizonta us (Vent. malm. no. 57. obs. 3.) leaves linear, villous, hoary beneath; floral leaves longer than the others, and are as well as the branches spreading horizontally ; heads of flowers small ; flowers spreading. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. plumdsa, Spreng. berl. mag. 8. p- 105. f.7. Lam. ill. t- 127. f. 4. but not of Lin. Horizontal Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 ft. 20 P. pLumòsa (Lin. spec. 283.) leaves linear, awl-shaped, smooth above, hoary beneath, upper ones hairy ; heads of flowers small, woolly. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 253.—Pluk. mant. 342. f. 3. Flowers white. Feathery Phylica. Fl. Mar. June. Clt. 1759. Shrub 3 ft. 21 P. squarrosa (Vent. malm. no. 57. obs. 3.) leaves linear- lanceolate, spreading, villous and-hoary beneath, lower ones rather smooth; floral ones longer than the rest, spreading ; heads of flowers roundish ; calycine segments erect, acute. h .G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 36. Flowers white. Squarrose Phylica. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1800. Shrub 2 ft. 22 P. capita ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 86.) leaves linear- lanceolate, somewhat villous, lower ones reflexed, smooth, co- riaceous; floral ones very villous, spreading a little; heads of flowers roundish. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Wendl. coll. 2. t. 50. Ker. bot. reg. t. 711. P. pubéscens, Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 268.—Burm. afr. t. 44. f. 3. Heads of flowers the size of a chesnut. Flowers white. Headed Phylica. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub 2 feet. 23 P. Commetini (Spreng. berl. mag. 8. p. 104. t. 8. f. 6.) leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, spreading, villous, and hoary beneath; floral ones longer, also spreading ; heads of flowers roundish. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. pubéscens, Willd. enum. 252. but not of Aiton. Segments of calyx erect, ovate, acute. Flowers white. Commeline’s Phylica. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800. Sh. 3 ft. 24 P. LanceoLa‘rA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 79.) leaves linear- lanceolate, erectly-spreading, smooth above, downy beneath ; heads of flowers roundish, hairy, involucrated with bracteas. 42 k. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on hills. white. Lanceolate-leaved Phylica. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1790.Sh. 3 ft. 25 P. vizrôsa (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 83.) leaves linear, spread- ing, lower ones smooth, rather rough, upper ones smaller ; flowers in racemose spikes. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Villous Phylica. Fl. May, July. Clt.1790. Shrub 2 feet. 26 P. cyrrxprica (Wendl. coll. 1. t. 7.) leaves linear-lanceo- late, strigosely-villous, white beneath, erect, but at length spread- ing, floral ones erect, imbricate, very villous ; flowers in spikes. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Spreng. berl. mag. S p. 104. t 8. f£ 5. P. pubéscens, Lam. ill. t. 127. f. 2. Flowers greenish-yellow. Cylindrical-headed Phylica. Fl. April, Aug. Clt.? Sh. 2 ft. + Species doubtful whether they belong to this section. Flowers 27 P. mpe’rBis (Lin. mant. 209.) leaves linear, blunt, sca- brous, downy beneath; heads of flowers pubescent. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Seb. mus. 2. t. 49. P. brunioides, Lam. ill. no. 2620. Flowers white. Beardless Phylica. Shrub 2 feet. 28 P. Papizrdsa (Wendl. coll. 3. p. 5. t. 71.) leaves linear, acerose, erect, papillose, hairy, floral ones downy ; flowers dis- posed in terminal spikes. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Papillose-leaved Phylica. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 ft, 29 P. pivarica‘TA (Vent. malm. no. 57. obs. 2.) leaves lan- ceolate, scattered, flat, somewhat villous above, but velvety and cloth-like beneath; branches slender, elongated, decumbent. b. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Probably identical with the following. Divaricated-branched Phylica. Shrub decumbent. 30 P. reprrdcra (Desf. cat. hort. par. 1804. p. 203.) leaves scattered, oblong, acuminated at both ends, flat, spreading, shin- ing above, covered with hoary down beneath, as well as the branchlets. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. The spikes of flowers are terminal and involucrated with bracteas, according to Lher. Ledum-leaved Phylica. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 ft. 31 P. rricnoroma (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 82.) leaves trigonal, obtuse, smooth ; stem trichotomous, hairy; heads of flowers terminal, hairy, about the size of a pea. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in fields, but rare. Trichotomous-stemmed Phylica. Clt. 1818. Shrub 3 feet. 32 P.cLoBdsa (Thunb. fi. cap. 2. p. 87.) leaves ovate, con- cave above, smooth, imbricate ; heads of flowers terminal, glo- bose, about the size of a pea. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Globose-headed Phylica. Shrub 2 feet. 33 P. atrata (Licht. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 490.) leaves cor- date, linear-lanceolate, with revolute edges, smoothish, but downy beneath ; heads terminal, villous, woolly. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on mountains. Flowers white. Branch- lets clothed with dark villi. Dark-branched Phylica. Fl. May, J uly. Shrub 8 feet. Cult. Handsome shrubs, requiring the same treatment and culture as that recommended for Trichocéphalus, p. 40. XXV. SOULA’NGIA (in honour of Soulange Bodin, a nur- seryman near Paris). Brogn. mem. rhamn, p. 70.—Phylica, species of authors. 3 Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx with an obconical tube adnate to the ovary (f. 7. D. f.), 5-cleft. Petals 5, cucul- late (f. 7. D. c.). Stamens inclosed in the petals (f. 7. D. c.); anthers kidney-shaped, 1-celled. Disk epigynous (f. 7. D, d.), RHAMNEZÆ. XXIV. Paytica. XXV. SouLancrA. pentagonal, fleshy. Ovary adnate to the tube of the calyx (f.7, D. e.), and equal in length to it, 3-celled. Style simple, short, rather conical, rarely trifid at the apex, crowned by a 3-toothed stigma or by 3 stigmas. Fruit inferior (f. 7. D. 2.), marked above by a large areola (f. 7. D. h. k.), tricoccous. Seeds propped by a short, thick, fleshy stalk (f. 7. D. e. j.)— Much branched shrubs, with alternate, exstipulate, quite entire, short stalked, ovate, cordate, or lanceolate, rarely linear leaves, which are usually smooth above and villous beneath. Flowers in the axille of the leaves or bracteas, solitary, spiked, or panicled, clothed with short down. 1 S. AxILLA‘RIS (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 71.) leaves linear- lanceolate, spreading, with revolute edges, smooth above, hoary beneath ; flowers in the axillæ of the upper leaves, on short pedicels, the whole constituting a leafy spike. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phÿlica axillaris, Lam. ill. no. 2615. Spreng. berl. mag. 8. p. 104. t. 8. f. 4. P. rosmarini- folia, Willd. enum. 253. but not of Lam. Flowers white. Axillary-flowered Soulangia. Fl. May, June. Clt 1812 Shrub 3 feet. 2 5. oLEærdLIA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 71.) leaves ovate- oblong, mucronate, acute, coriaceous, flat, spreading, covered, with hoary down beneath, but smooth above or pubescent; flowers in loose racemes at the tops of the branches, intermixed with bracteas. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope P. olezefdlia, Vent. malm. no. 4. obs.2. P. spicata, Lodd. bot. cab. t. 823. P. oleoides, D. C. prod. 2. p. 36. Flowers white. Olive-leaved Soulangia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. Sh. 8ft 3 S. THYMIFÔLIA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 71.) leaves lan ceolate, acuminated, spreading, smooth above, but hoary beneath, with rather revolute edges; flowers sessile, disposed in heads at the tops of the branches. h.G. Native of the islands in the Antarctic sea. Phylica thymifdlia, Vent. malm. t. 51. Flowers white. Thyme-leaved Soulangia. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3ft 4 S. PANICULA'TA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 71.) leaves ovate lanceolate, acuminated, spreading, shining above, downy white beneath ; flowers disposed in leafy, terminal, panicled racemes: h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phylica paniculata, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1112. Phylica myrtifdlia, Poir. dict. 5. P 293. Flowers white. Panicled-flowered Soulangia. Shrub 2 to 8 feet. 5 S. BuxtrôLrA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 36.) leaves ovate coriaceous, spreading, smooth above, but covered with hoary down beneath; flowers in heads at the tops of the branches. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phylica buxifli, Lin. spec. 283. Wendl. coll. 1. t. 26. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 848 —Burm. afr. 119. t. 44. £1. Flowers greenish. Box-leaved Soulangia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1759. Sh. 6 ft 6 S. corna' Ta (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 71.) leaves cordate, ovate, coriaceous, acute, mucronate, smooth above, but cover with hoary down beneath; heads of flowers small, axillary, stalked. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phyllis cordata, Lin. spec. 283.— Comm. præl. p. 62. t. 12. Flowers white. Cordate-leaved Soulangia. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1789. Sh. 6 ft 7 S. PEDICELLA TA ; leaves linear-lanceolate, rather erect, pl bescent above and hoary beneath with revolute edges, especially when dried; flowers on pedicels in the axillæ of the leaves, the whole forming a terminal leafy corymb. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phylica pedicellata, D. C. prod. 2. p- 56 Flowers white. Pedicellate-flowered Soulangia. Shrub 4 feet. : 8 S. RECLINA‘TA ; leaves lanceolate, reclinate, silky, whité beneath, bearded at the apex ; flowers stalked in the axille Fl. May, July. Clt. 1817: RHAMNEZÆ. XXV. SourancrA. the upper leaves, the whole forming a kindof umbel. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phylica reclinata, Wendl. coll. 2. p. 49. t. 56. Flowers white. Reclinate-leaved Soulangia. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1823. Sh. 3 ft. 9 S.? ARBÔREA ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, crowded, veinless, downy beneath, bearded at the apex ; heads of flowers axillary. b. G. Native of the island of Tristan d’Acunha. Phylica arborea, Pet. Thouars. fl. trist. d’acun. p. 45. Carm. fl. in Lin. trans. p. 23. Trunk covered with a grey bark. Leaves half an inch long. Flowers white. Tree Soulangia. Clt. 1817. Tree 12 feet. 10 S. ortENTA'zIS ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth above but clothed with hoary down beneath ; flowers in racemose pa- nicles. bh. G. Native of? Phylica orientalis, Lois. herb. amat. t. 283. Flowers white. Eastern Soulangia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 ft. 11 S.? piorca; leaves cordate; flowers dioecious; scales of calyx hairy. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Allied to S. buxif òlia and cordata. Phylica dioica, Lin. mant. 342. Dioecious Soulangia. FI. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1817. Shrub 6 ft. Cult. See Trichocéphalus for culture and propagation, p. 40. XXVI. GOUA'NIA (in honour of Anthony Gouan, once Professor of Botany at Montpelier, author of Hortus Monspe- liensis, &c.). Jacq. amer. 264. Lin. gen. no. 1167. Lam. ill. t. 845. D. C. prod. 2. p. 38. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 71.— Retinaria, Geert. fruct. 2. p. 187. t: 120. f: 4. Lix. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx with an adhering tube and a somewhat spreading, 5-cleft limb (f. 7. A. a.). Petals convolute (f. 7. A. h.) or cucullate (f. 7. A. f.). Stamens enclosed (f. 7. A. h.). Anthers ovate, 2-celled (f. 7. A. k.). Disk epigynous (f. 7. A. e.), pentagonal or stellate (f. 7. A. c.). Ovary adnate to the tube of the calyx (f. 7. A. e.), 3-celled. Style trifid. Fruit inferior, trigonal, or 3-winged (f. 7. A. g.), tricoccous ; coccula not joined, indehiscent, coriaceous. Seeds sessile. —Usually climbing shrubs, with the branchlets often naked from abortion and tendrilled. Leaves alternate, feather- nerved, lower nerves largest and arched, somewhat triple-nerved, toothed, rather pubescent, stipulate at the base. Flowers usually polygamous from abortion, disposed in glomerated spikes on the naked branchlets, rarely in the axillæ of the bractea-like leaves, as in G, smilacèna. + . . : . American species. Disk starry ; flowers hermaphrodite. pa G. INTEGRIFOLIA (Lam. dict. 3. p. 5.) leaves quite entire, st » Smoothish, membranous. h. S. Native of? Branchlets petioles pubescent. Flowers greenish-white. There are vo varieties of this plant, the one with acute, the other with obtuse leaves. Entire-leaved Gouania. Clt. 1800. Shrub cl. fae Domincr’nsts (Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 1663.) leaves ovate, sag sere smoothish, serrated. h. S. Native of St. Do- f Ph dora ea Guadaloupe. G. glabra, Jacq. amer. t. 179. acta . anistéria lupuloides, Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 427.—Pluk. *t.162. f. 3. and t. 201. f. 4. Fruit 3-winged. Flowers greenish-yellow ? à mme Gouania. Clt. 1739. Shrub cl. Seek ira (Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. 1. p. 113.) leaves triées a ooth, nerved, crenate, emarginate ; branches and rachis iat rer «w: S. Native of Guiana, in woods. G. Domin- Str; + guan, 2, p. 934, Flowers greenish-yellow. tated-stemmed Gouania. Shrub cl. * CANE SCENs (Rich, ex Poir. suppl. 2. p. 820.) leaves oval- XXVI. Govania. 43 lanceolate, acute, hoary beneath ; racemes axillary and terminal. hb. S. Native of Guiana. Flowers greenish-yellow. Hoary Gouania. Shrub cl. 5 G. puse’scens (Lam. ill. t. 845. f. 1. ex Poir. suppl. 2. p. 820.) leaves ovate, crenated, rather pubescent; racemes simple, terminal, disposed in a panicle, lower racemes axillary. h. S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers greenish-yellow. Var. B, Martinicénsis (Poir. 1. c.) leaves almost smooth; branches tendrilled at the apex; racemes lateral. h. S. Native of Martinique. Probably a proper species. Pubescent Gouania. Shrub erect. 6 G.? panicuLa‘TA (Spreng. new. entd. 3. p. 49.) leaves ovate, coarsely toothed, smooth ; racemes panicled, axillary, and terminal. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. This and the pre- ceding species are erect and destitute of tendrils, therefore it is doubtful whether they belong to Gouània or not. Panicled Gouania. Shrub erect. 7 G. crenata (Lam. dict. 3. p. 5.) leaves ovate, crenated, rather villous, on short petioles ; tendrils terminal and axillary. h. JS. Native of South America. Leaves 4 inches long and 2 broad. Flowers greenish-yellow. Var. B, cordif dlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 89.) leaves cordate at the base, coarsely dentate-crenated. h.. S. Native of St. Do- mingo. Crenate-leaved Gouania. Shrub cl. 8 G. romentosa (Jacq. amer. 263.) leaves roundish-ovate, acuminated, bluntly serrated, downy beneath ; racemes terminal and axillary; fruit 3-winged. h. VU. S. Native of the Ca- ribbee islands. Geert. fruct. 3. t. 183. f. 1. Fruit with rounded thin wings. Flowers greenish-yellow. Donny Gouania. Clt. 1823. Shrub cl. 9 G. strputa' ris (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 39.) leaves ovate, smoothish, serrated, acuminated, somewhat cordate at the base; stipulas large, half-sagittate ; fruit 3-winged. h.. S. Native of Mexico, Stipulas truly distinct. Flowers greenish-yellow ? Large-stipuled Gouania. Shrub cl. 10 G. cycroca'rra (Smith in Rees’ cycl. no. 3.) leaves el- liptical-oblong, acute, obsoletely serrated; younger ones silky and rusty, adult ones naked ; fruit with narrow orbicular wings. k. U.S. Native of the West Indies ? Circle-fruited Gouania. Shrub cl. 11 G.a’prera (D. C. prod. 2. p. 39.) leaves ovate, acutish, somewhat cordate at the base, coarsely serrate-toothed, and are as well as the branches covered with soft villi. k. S. Na- tive of South America. Tendrils on the tops of the branchlets as well as along the peduncles. Wingless-fruited Gouania. Shrub cl. * * Brasiliana (natives of Brazil). Segments of calyx mith membranous edges, plaited in the bud, forming 5 crests. Disk not stellate but pentagonal, not extended beyond the throat of the calyx. Flowers umbellate or racemose in the axillæ of the upper leaves, sometimes terminal. 12 G. smizacina (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. 16. no. 8.) leaves cordate, acute, minutely serrated, sometimes pilose ; stipulas awl-shaped; peduncles umbellate, hardly the length of the leaves. h. V,. S. Native of Brazil. Branches flexuous. Leaves small. Flowers yellowish. Smilax-like Gouania. Shrub cl. 13 G. corvzirdzia (Raddi. mem. pl. bras. add. p. 16.) leaves roundish or somewhat ovate-cordate, with glandular toothlets, pubescent beneath; racemes axillary and terminal, very long. h. y S. Native of Brazil, on Mount Cercovado, near Rio Janeiro. Capsules 3-winged, netted. Flowers yellowish ? Hazel-leaved Gouania. Shrub cl. G2 44 14 G. corpirér1a (Raddi. mem. pl. bras. 1. c.) leaves cordate, ovate, serrulated, rather hairy ; flowers axillary and terminal, capitate, hairy. kh. J.S. Native of Brazil: common about Rio Janeiro. Stipulas minute, almost linear. Flowers minute, yellow. Heart-leaved Gouania. Clt. 1820. *** Asiatice (natives of Asia). polygamous. Shrub cl. Disk starry. Flowers 15 G. penticura'ra (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. 16. no. 4.) leaves ovate, entire, acuminated at the apex, with the acumen finely toothed, hairy beneath; racemes axillary ; tendrils terminal. hb. U.S. Native of the East Indies, in the island of Honimao. Flowers yellowish. Toothletted-leaved Gouania. Shrub cl. 16 G. mauritia‘na (Lam. dict. 3. p. 4.) leaves ovate, acu- minated, somewhat cordate at the base, subserrated, covered with silky down on both surfaces; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves ; tendrils and branches clothed with rusty villi. h.o S. Native of the Mauritius. G. Domingénsis, var. Mauritiana, Aubl. Wings of fruit rounded, thin, membranous. Flowers yellowish. Mauritian Gouania. Clt. 1823. Shrub cl. 17 G. reTINa`sia (D.C. prod. 2. p. 40.) leaves ovate, acutish, a little serrated, young ones rather pubescent, adult ones smooth ; racemes terminal and axillary, much longer than the leaves; fruit winged, triquetrous. h. S. Native of the Mauritius. Retinaria scandens, Geert. fruct. 2. p. 187. t. 120. f. 4. Lam. ill. t. 845. f. 3. Flowers yellowish. Resinous Gouania. Shrub cl.- 18 G. tTiLIæròLIa (Lam. dict. 3. p. 5.) leaves cordate, ovate, acuminated, smoothish, with glandular serratures ; racemes ax- illary and terminal, pubescent; fruit rather ovate, wingless. k. S. Native of the Island of Bourbon. G. Stadtmánni, Willem. herb. maur. 58. Flowers greenish-yellow. Lime-tree-leaved Gouania. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1810. Sh. cl. 19 G. ceprosra‘cuya (D.C. prod. 2. p. 40.) leaves ovate, acuminated, rather cordate, coarsely crenated, and are as well as the branchlets smooth ; racemes axillary and terminal, very slender, elongated; flowers on very short pedicels, smoothish ; fruit bluntly triquetrous, wingless. kh. J. S. Native of the East Indies, on mountains, in many places. G. tilizefdlia, Roxb. cor. 1. p. 67. t. 98. exclusive of the synonyms. Flowers greenish-yellow. Slender-spiked Gouania. FI, May, July. Clt. 1810. Sh. cl. 20 G. microca’rpa (D.C. prod. 2. p. 40.) leaves elliptical, acute, almost entire, and are as well as the branchlets smooth, upper ones oblong; racemes terminal, elongated ; fruit trique- trous, winged. h.. S. Native of the East Indies. G. ti- lizefolia, Rottl. in herb. Puer. This species has the fruit of G. retinaria, but one half smaller. Leaves with oblique nerves. Small-fruited Gouania. Shrub cl. 21 G. osrusirdLra (Vent. mss. in herb. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 72.) shrub erect, rusty-villous; leaves elliptical or ovate, obtuse, crenated, villous beneath, somewhat pubescent above; flowers in long simple spikes, emitting from their base one sim- ple tendril, disposed in interrupted bundles, each propped by a bristle-like bractea ; fruit with three semicircular wings. . $S. Native of Java. Flowers greenish-yellow. Blunt-leaved Gouania. Shrub erect. 22 G. Nipauze'nsis (Wall in fl. ind. 2. p. 417.) leaves oval, finely acuminated, rounded, or.acute at the base, seldom sub- cordate, villous and strongly ribbed beneath; stipulas mem- branous, lanceolate, falcate ; racemes very long, villous, terminal, or from the upper axillæ of the leaves. k. G. Native of Nipaul, on the high mountains of Sheopore, Chundrugiri, &c. RHAMNEÆ. XXVI. Govanta. XXVII. CRuMENARIA. XXVIII. Coura. Tendrils simple, terminal, or from the base of the racemes, Petioles furnished with a couple of evanescent glands at their base. Flowers greenish-yellow. Nipaul Gouania. Fl. June, Oct. Shrub cl. Cult. Gouania is a genus of insignificant shrubs, not worth cultivating, except in general collections. They will all grow freely in a mixture of loam and peat; and ripened cuttings will soon strike root if planted in a pot of sand plunged in heat, with a hand-glass placed over them. XXVII. CRUMENA'RIA (from cruména, a purse ; in allu- sion to the thin, papery capsule). Mart. nov. gen. bras. 2. p, 68. t. 160. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 73. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, coloured above, with the tube connate to the ovary below. Petals hood-formed. Stamens with inclosed, 2-lobed anthers. Style 1. Stigmas 3. Capsule covered by the adnate calyx, papyraceous, tricoccous ; coccula with winged margins, 1-seeded, fixed to the central, 3-parted, filiform receptacle.—A small, annual plant, with decumbent branches, alternate, stalked, cordate, quite entire leaves, furnished with twin stipulas at their base. Peduncles axillary, jointed, solitary, or twin. Flowers small, white. 1 C. Decu mBENS (Mart. l. c. t. 160.) ©. S. Native of Brazil, in grassy places by the sides of woods. This genus does not differ from Goudnia, unless in the calyx being campa- nulate, and in its tube being free at the apex, as well as in the disk being defective. However, it differs from every plant in the present order in the stems being annual. Decumbent Crumenaria. Pl. decumbent. l Cult. This plant is not worth cultivating, unless in the gardens of the curious. The seeds should be sown in a pot of mould about the beginning of April, and placed in a hot-bed, and when the plants are of sufficient size, some may be planted in separate pots, others may be planted in the open border, where they will probably ripen their seed. t Genera allied to Rhamnee, but are not sufficiently known. XXVIII. COU'PIA (Couepi is the Guiana name of one of the species). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 296. D.C. prod. 2. p. 29— Cüpia, Jaum. exp.—Glossopétalum, Schreb. gen. no. 526. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Tetra-Pentagynia. Calyx smal, 5-toothed, permanent, adhering to the base of the ovary. Petals 5, oblong, appendiculate inside. Stamens 5, very short. Ovary roundish, crowned by 4 or 5 sessile stigmas. Berry pea-shaped, 4-5-celled, 4-5-seeded.—Trees with alternate, feather-nerved somewhat unequal stipulate leaves, axillary peduncles, bearing numerous, umbellate pedicels and small flowers. This genus should probably be placed in Rutacee. : 1 G. cra‘sra (Aubl. guian. 1. t. 116.) leaves quite smooth. h.S. Native of Guiana, in the woods of Sinemari. Gloss0 pétalum glabrum, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1521. Flowers yellow. Berries black. The natives of Guiana make canoes of the tr of this tree. Smooth Coupia. Tree 60 feet. 2 G. tomentosa (Aubl. l. c.) leaves hairy on both surfaces h. S. Native of Guiana, in woods. Glossopétalum tomen: tosum, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1521. The bark and leaves are bitter: The latter are used by the inhabitants of Guiana against inflam- mation of the eyes. Donny Coupia. Tree 25 feet. Cult. Loam, peat, and sand is a good mixture for this gen and ripened cuttings will root if planted in sand under a hand- glass, in heat. RHAMNEÆ. XXIX. CarPoDETUSs. XXIX. CARPODETUS (from xaproc, carpos, a fruit, and deroc, detos, tied; there is a ring round the middle of the fruit resembling a tie). Forst. gen. t.17. D. C. prod. 2. p. 29. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx with a turbinate tube, adnate to the ovary, and a 5-cleft limb ; lobes deciduous. Petals 5, small, inserted in the calyx. Stamens very short; anthers almost sessile. Style 1, filiform. Stigma depressed, capitate. Berry dry, globose, 5-celled, 5-seeded, girded by the tube of the calyx. 1 C. srrra‘tus (Forst. nov. gen. t. 17. Spreng. pug. 1. p. 20.) b.G. Native of New Zealand. Leaves oblong, with glandular serratures, puberulous above, pale, smooth, and netted beneath. Peduncles opposite the leaves. This plant is very little known. Serrate-leaved Carpodetus. Shrub 12 feet. Cult, See Willemétia for culture and propagation, p. 38. XXX. SCHÆFFE'RIA (in honour of James Christian Scheffer, a German botanist, author of Botanica Expeditior in 1762). Jacq. amer. 259. D. C. prod. 2. p. 40. Lin. syst. Dice‘cia, Tetrdndria. Flowers dioecious from abortion. Calyx 4-parted, blunt, permanent under the fruit, perhaps altogether free. Petals 4, alternating with the sepals. Stamens 4, opposite the petals. Ovary 2-celled. Style short or wanting. Stigmas 2. Berry dry, 2-parted, rarely 1-celled, usually 2-celled ; cells 1-seeded. Seeds erect. Albumen fleshy. Embryo central, straight, flat.—Shrubs, with alternate, entire leaves, and numerous small, axillary, stalked flowers. 1 S. prure’scens (Jacq. amer. 259.) style slender, 2-lobed at the apex; petals blunt; leaves elliptical, acuminated at both ends, and are, as well as the branches, smooth. h.S. Native of St. Domingo, Jamaica, Carthagena, and New Spain, in bushy places. $S. complèta, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 327. t.7. f. a. Flowers white. Berries the size of a small pea, of a yellowish- red colour. Var. B, buxifdlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 41.) leaves broad, ovate, mucronate. h., S. Native of Jamaica. Sloan. hist. 2. p. 209. f. 1. Shrubby Schæfferia. Clt. 1793. Shrub 6 feet. + Doubtful species. 2 S. PANICULA'TA (Spreng. neue. entd. 3. p. 49.) petals con- ahd flowers panicled ; leaves spatulate, coriaceous, pubescent eneath, as well as the branches. hi: S. Native of Brazil. Flowers whitish. Panicled Scheefferia. Shrub. = VIRIDE’scens (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. ee 2. p. 41.) style none; stigmas 2, thick, sessile; petals of s k. S. Native of Mexico. Leaves almost like those ° Srutéscens, but more blunt. Fruit globose. Younger petals greenish on the outside, but of a dirty-white on the Inside, Creenish-flowered Scheefferia. Shrub 6 feet. ne RACEMO SA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. us + P. 41.) style wanting ; stigmas 3, thick, sessile; petals tr s S. Native of Mexico. Racemes lateral, many- a F cales 4 between the stamens, or alternating with the i Se Fruit globose. This will probably form a distinct senus, Racemose-flowered Schæfferia. Shrub. S. his is a genus of insignificant shrubs ; for the culture propagation see Coúpia, p. 44. oe OLI'NIA (the name of a town in Spain). Thunb. in - arch, 2, p- l. and p. 4. D. C. prod. 2. p. 41. N. syst. Penta-Hexändria, Monogynia. Calyx with a cam- XXX. ScHÆFFERIA. XXXI. Orma, XXXII. DarnniPnyzLumM, &c. 45 panulate tube, and 5 or 6 blunt teeth. Petals 5, inserted in the calyx, alternating with the teeth, linear-lanceolate, permanent, furnished with rather concave scales on the inside at the base. Stamens 5 or 6, very short, inserted in the calyx ; anthers con- cealed under the scales. Ovary free? Style very short. Stigma thickened, pentagonal. Fruit crowned by the calyx, 5-angled, 5-seeded.—A smooth, much branched shrub. Branches tetra- gonal. Leaves ovate, opposite. Flowers white, in axillary pa- nicles. 1 O. cymòsa (Thunb. I. c. and fi. cap. 194.) h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on the western side of the Table Mountain. Siderôxylum cymdsum, Lin. fil. suppl. 1. p. 152. Flowers white, sweet-scented. Cymose-flowered Olinia. Shrub 4 feet. Cult. This shrub will grow in a mixture of loam and sandy peat, and ripened cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. XXXII. DAPHNIPHY'LLUM (from dagyve, daphne, the Greek name for the laurel, and g@vAdov, phyllon, a leaf; in allu- sion to the leaves resembling the laurel). Blum. bijdr. 1152. Lin. syst. Diæ'cia, Hexa-Decandria. Flowers dioecious. Calyx inferior, small, crenulated. Corolla none. Male flowers, with 6-10 short stamens, which are connate at the base. An- thers erect, tetragonal. Female flowers with a 2-celled ovary, with the cells containing 2 ovula, and a bifid sessile stigma. Drupe oval, baccate, crowned by the stigma containing a 1-seeded fibrous nut. Embryo minute, inverted in a fleshy albumen.— A tree, with scattered, oblong-lanceolate, entire, smooth, exsti- pulate leaves, which are glaucous beneath. Racemes axillary, simple. 1 D. eravce’scens (Blum. bijdr. 1153.) h.S. Native of Java, on the higher mountains of Salak and Gede. Glaucescent-leaved Daphniphyllum. Tree. Cult. See Coúpia for culture and propagation, p. 44. Orver LXVIII. BRUNIA'CEZÆ (plants agreeing with Brünia in important characters). R. Br. in Lin. trans. 1818. D.C. prod. 2. p. 43. Brong. mem. brun. in ann. scienc. nat. par. august, 1826. Calyx adhering to the ovary (f. 8. G. g. H. «.), rarely free (£. 8. C. h.), 5-cleft (f. 8. B. b. K. c.), or 5-toothed (f. 8. H. 6.), imbricate in æstivation. Petals 5 (f. 8. G. b. C. d.) imbricate, inserted in the ovary, alternating with the segments of the calyx (f. 8. K. c. G.b.). Stamens 5 (f. 8. B. d.), alternating with the petals, epigynous ; anthers fixed by the back, bursting inwards, 2-celled, opening lengthwise (f. 8. B.d.). Ovary half inferior (£. 8. F. l), 1 (f£. 8. A. g-) -3-celled (f. 8. E. g.) ; cells I (f. 8. C. g.) -2 (f. 8. E. g.) -seeded ; ovula suspended from the central column of the ovary. Style simple or bifid (f. 8. D. l). Stigma 1 or 2-3, small, papilliform. Fruit dry, bicoccous, or in- dehiscent, l-seeded, inferior, or half inferior. Seeds with a small embryo, located in the apex of a fleshy albumen, with short cotyledons, and a long conical radicle.—Much branched, heath- like shrubs, with small, smooth, or hardly pilose leaves, which are usually callously-ustulate at the apex, stiff, quite entire, and are inserted in 5 rows, on the branches. Flowers small, capi- tate, or rarely panicled, spiked or terminal and solitary ; heads of flowers naked or involucrated with larger leaves; flowers each furnished with 3 bracteas at their base, lower bractea larger than the rest, lateral ones opposite, smaller, or wanting. In 46 Lincônia, Thamnea, Audouinia, Tittmännia, the flowers are invo- lucrated by 4 or more bracteas. FIG. 8. Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Berze'tra. Calyx adhering to the ovary (f. 8. A. g.); segments unequal, gibbous (f. 8. A. e.). Ovary inferior, 1- celled (f 8. K. g.), 1-seeded. Style simple. Fruit inde- hiscent. 2 Bru'yra. Calyx adhering to the half inferior ovary (f. 8. K. g.) Ovary 2-celled (f. 8. B. e. K. g.); cells 1-2-seeded. (f. 8. K. g. B. f.). Styles 2. Fruit indehiscent, 1-seeded from abortion. 3 Sraa‘via. Calyx adhering (f. 8. G. g.). Petals free (f. 8. G. h. c.). Ovary half inferior, 2-celled (f. 8. G. k. g.); cells l-seeded. Style simple. Fruit 2-seeded C8 G. k. 2): 4 Raspa'zra. Calyx free (f. 8. C. h.). Petals and stamens inserted in the free ovary (f£. 8 C. d. g.). Ovary 2-celled (f£. 8. C. h.); cells 1-seeded. Styles 2 (f. 8. C. e.). 5 Brra’rpta. Calyx adhering to the ovary (f. 8 D. i.). Petals cohering into a tube at the base. Ovary half inferior, 2-celled ; cells 1-seeded. Styles 2. Fruit 2-seeded. 6 Lixconta. Calyx adhering to the ovary (f. 8. E Z). Pe- tals oblong, convolute (f. 8. F. b. e.). Stamens inclosed ; cells of anthers diverging (f. 8. F. f.) below. Ovary half inferior, 2-celled ; cells 2-seeded. Fruit 2-seeded (£. 8. E. m.). 7 Aupour'nia. Calyx adhering to the ovary (f. 8. E. F with large imbricate segments (f. 8. E. a.). Petals unguicu- late. Ovary half inferior (f. 8. E. f.), 3-celled; cells 2-seeded (f. 8. E. g.). Style simple (f. 8. E. b.). 8 Tiırrma’xyia. Calyx with a spherical tube (f. 8. H. a.), adnate to the ovary, with erect scarious segments (f. 8. H. b.). Petals unguiculate (f. 8. H. ¢.). Ovary inferior, spherical (f. 8. H. e.), 2-celled ; cells 2-seeded. Ovula fixed to the dissepiment, pendulous. 9 Tua’MNnea. Calyx adhering to the ovary, with lanceolate segments. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, many-ovulate, covered by the fleshy disk. Ova hanging from the central column. Style simple. I. BERZE‘LIA (in honour of Berzelius, the celebrated chem- ist). Brogn. et Dum. mem. l. c. p. 14.—Brinia, species of authors. Lix. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx adhering to the BRUNIACEZ. I. Berzetta. ovary (f. 8. A. g.), with unequal gibbous segments (f. 8. A. e.i), Ovary inferior, 1-celled, 1-seeded (f. 8. A. g.). Style simple, terminated by a small subconical stigma (f. 8. A.c.). Fruit in dehiscent.—Small heath-like shrubs, with short, somewhat tri. gonal, imbricate or spreading leaves. Heads of flowers (f. 8 A. a.) naked, usually crowded at the tops of the branches, with three bracteas at the base of each flower. 1 B. asroranoipes (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 15.) leaves ovate, ustulate at the apex, smooth, spreading, on short petioles; heads of flowers the size of a filbert, terminal, crowded, sub- corymbose ; receptacle hairy; bracteas clavate, green, smooth, ustulate at the apex; petals spreading, spatulate. h.G. Na tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Var. a; flowers 4-cleft, tetrandrous ; petals large, spreading; stamens very long. ‘ar. 5; flowers 5-cleft, pentandrous ; petals smaller than those of the preceding, as well as the stamens shorter. Brùnia abrotanoides, Burm. afr. p. 266. t. 100. f, 1. Wendl. coll. t. 45. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 355. Flowers white. Southernwood-like Berzelia, Fl. May, July. Shrub 11 foot. 2 B. interme'pra (Schlecht. in Linnæa. 6. p. 188.) much branched, ultimate branches somewhat fastigiate, smoothish; leaves linear-trigonal, spreading or reflexed, callous at the tip, smoothish ; heads of flowers size of a nut, forming a corymb on the lateral branches ; bracteas lanceolate-spatulate, pilose, callous at the tip; calyx pilose; petals erectish, oblong, obtuse, taper- ing to the base. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Intermediate Berzelia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 3 B. ranveindsa (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 16.) branches erect, fastigiate, young ones villous; leaves triquetrous, spread- ing, callose at the apex, rather pilose ; heads of flowers about the size of a pea at the tops of the lateral branches, disposed in 1 fastigiate panicle; bracteas spatulate, smooth, callose at the apex; petals almost erect, oblong-lanceolate, blunt. h. G Native of the Cape of Good Hope, and in Madagascar. Bròùnia lanugindsa, Lin. hort. cliff. p. 71. spec. 288. Wendl. coll. t. 11 Lodd. bot. cab, t. 572.—Pluk. phyt. t. 318. f. 4. Flowers white. Woolly Berzelia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1774. Shrub 1 to 2ft 4 B. rv'sra (Schlecht. 1. c. p. 189.) branched; branches erect, younger ones rather villous; leaves linear-lanceolate, rather tetragonal towards the apex, with a strong middle nerve, recurvedly spreading or reflexed, callose at the tip, younge! ones rather villous; heads of flowers size of a pea, terminal 0! axillary, solitary or aggregate; bracteas somewhat rhomboid- spatulate, pilose, callous at the tip; petals spreading, oblong, obtuse. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Brimia rubra, Herb. Willd. ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 782. Red Berzelia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. À 5 B. corprro'zra (Schlecht. in Linnea. 6. p. 189.) branched; branches erect, younger ones pubescent; leaves subcordaté: ovate, bluntish, somewhat marginate, flat, spreading or reflex smooth, callous at the tip ; heads of flowers size of a nut, solitary on the tops of the lateral branches ; bracteas subspatulate, pilose, callous at the apex; petals spreading, oblong-elliptic, tapering to the base, and 2-crested at the apex. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Heart-leaved Berzelia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 6 B. squarro'sa (Schlecht. in Linnea. 6. p. 189.) leaves lanceolate, reflexed, acute, smooth, ustulate at the apex ; hea of flowers terminal, hairy, smaller than a pea. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Brünia squarrdsa, Thunb. fl. ca? 2. p. 92. Squarrose Berzelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 3 ft 7 B.? cLoso'sa; leaves trigonal, incurved, acute, imbricat® Cit. 1787, BRUNIACEÆ. villous; heads of flowers terminal, smooth, about the size of a walnut, or larger. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Brünia globosa, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p.90. Flowers white. Globose-headed Berzelia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt.1816. Sh.1to 2 ft. Cult. See Brunia for culture and propagation, p. 48. II. BRUNIA (in honour of Corneille de Bruin, better known under the name of Le Brun, a Dutch traveller ; he travelled through Persia to India in 1701 to 1708, and in Asia Minor, Egypt, &c. from 1673 to 1674). Lin. gen. 274. (exclusive of Staavia). Geert. fruct. 1. p. 152. t. 30. Thunb. fi. cap. 2. p. 89. —Brünia and Barrèria, Adans. D. C. prod. 2. p. 43. Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 16. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monoginia. Calyx adhering to the ovary (f. 8. K. g.). Ovary half inferior, 2-celled (f. 8. K. g. B. e.); cells 1-2-seeded. Styles 2, diverging (f. 8. B. d.) at the apex. Fruit indehiscent, 1-seeded from abortion (f. 8. K. %.). —Shrubs more or less branched, with the branches in whorls, erect or spreading. Leaves small, closely imbricate, and flowers capitate (f. 8. B. a.) in B. alopecuroides, B. nodifldra, and B. virgata ; but in B. racemdsa and B. pinifdlia, the leaves are larger, fir or myrtle-like, spreading, and the flowers in panicles (f. 8. K. a.) Flowers furnished with 8 bracteas each, or some- times deficient of the two lateral ones. Secr. I. NontrLo‘ræ (from nodus, a knot, and flos, a flower ; flowers disposed in close heads or knots). Calyx hairy, with spatulate segments (f. 8. B. b.). Petals somewhat spatulate (f. 8. B.c.). Stamens exserted (f. 8. B. d.), unequal. Ovary 2- celled (f. 8. B. e.); cells 2-seeded. Fruit crowned by the per- manent calyx, stamens, and petals. 1 B. noprrco'rA (Lin. spec. 288. mant. 343.) leaves lanceo- late, awl-shaped, trigonal, acute, smooth, closely imbricate, not ustulate at the apex ; heads of flowers globose, size of a cherry, on the top of the branches. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Wendl. coll. t. 35.—Breyn. cent. 22. t. 10. Flowers white. Knot-flowered Brunia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1786. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. B. PASSERINOÌDES (Schlecht. in Linnæa. 6. p. 190.) dichoto- mously branched ; branches erect, slender; leaves minute, ob- ovate-elliptical, densely-imbricated, and pressed to the stem, callous at the points, concave outside, puberulous at first, but at length becoming smooth and shining ; heads minute, few-flow- ered, terminal, solitary. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good ope. Passerina-like Brunia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. Secr. II. ALOPECUROYDEA (from alwrnë, alopex, a fox, and ovpd, oura, a tail; disposition of flowers like a fox tail). Calyx with scarious, smooth segments (f. 8. K. c.). Petals ovate (f. 8. K. a.), inclosing the stamens, Ovary 2-celled (f. 8. K. g.); cells l or 2-seeded. Fruit crowned by the calyx. Petals and stamens caducous. . 9 B: RACEMO'SA (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 18.) leaves spread- Ing, sessile, ovate, acuminated, somewhat cordate, 3-nerved, aR pilose; flowers panicled ; panicle composed of dense, ag rather leafy racemes, h.G. Native of the Cape of : ood Hope. , Phylica racemdsa, Lin. mant. 209. D. C. prod. LL” Béckia cordata, Burm. prod. 12. Flowers white. Shru par el gaa ea Brunia. FI. May, Sept. Clit. 1790. in 4 p ot (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 19.) leaves spread- = a e, sessile, linear, blunt, 1-nerved, quite smooth, coria- je Š, Hat; panicle dense, composed of rather simple racemes ; “rs Scarlous, approximate. h.G. Native of the Cape of prere Hope. Phylica pinifolia, Lin. fil. suppl. 153. Béckia nicana, Burm, prod. 12. Flowers white. 1 47 Pine-leaved Brunia. Fl. May, Ju. Clt.1789. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 5 B. mprica‘ta ; leaves imbricate, ovate, cordate, smooth or somewhat ciliated, flat ; panicle composed of numerous racemes ; branches hairy. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phylica imbricata, Thunb. fl. cap. 85. Flowers white. Imbricate-leaved Brunia, Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1801. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 6 B. atorrcuroipves (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 93.) leaves awl- shaped, trigonal, acute, smooth, imbricate, incurved, ustulate at the apex; heads of flowers terminal, ovate-globose, dense, naked, smaller than a pea; bracteas shorter than the flowers. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Fox-tail-like Brunia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 14 foot. 7 B. virea'ta (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 20.) branches slender in whorles ; leaves closely-pressed to the stem, sessile, lanceo- late-awl-shaped, acute, ustulate at the apex, channelled, quite smooth; heads of flowers terminal, about the size of a small pea, few-flowered. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on the top of the mountain called Rode-sand. B. verticillata, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 92.? fil. suppl. 158.? Flowers white. Twiggy Brunia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 8 B. La’xA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 93.) leaves trigonal, blunt, closely-pressed to the stem, imbricate, smooth; branches loose, twiggy ; heads of flowers spike-formed, smooth. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in the interior of the country. Flowers white. | Loose-branched Brunia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1805. Sh. 2 ft. + Species not sufficiently known, therefore doubtful to which of the Genera of Bruniacee they belong, but they are most pro- bably referable to the first section of the present genus. 9 B. zæ'‘vis (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 89.) leaves linear, convex, incurved, blunt, imbricate; heads of flowers terminal, downy, about the size of a filbert. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Smooth Brunia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. Shrub 2 feet. 10 B. pev'sra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 90.) leaves trigonal, blunt, smooth, black at the apex, imbricately-spreading ; heads of flowers terminal, smooth, about the size of a peas kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Burned-leaved Brunia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1804. Sh. 2 ft. 11 B. comdsa (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 91.) leaves trigonal, smooth, spreading, obtuse, ustulate at the apex ; heads of flowers globose, terminal, and axillary, sessile, about the size of a pea. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Tufted Brunia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 1 to 3 ft. 12 B. carırE'LLA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 91.) leaves trigonal, smooth, spreading, ustulate at the apex ; heads of flowers ter- minal and axillary, about the size of a pea. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Small-headed Brunia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 13 B. aracunoipea (Wendl. coll. 2. p. 62.) leaves linear, thin, acuminated, somewhat trigonal, cobwebbed, fuscous at the apex, spreading, crowded ; heads of flowers globose, small. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Cobwebbed Brunia. F1. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 14 B. ericoiprs (Wendl. coll. 2. p. 57.) leaves linear, short, acute, trigonal, pilose in the middle, brown and callose at the apex, spreading ; heads of flowers globose, about the size of a cherry. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Heath-like Brunia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1804. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 15 B. macroce’pHara (Willd. ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 782.) leaves linear-lanceolate, crowded, hairy, erectly-spreading ; heads of flowers terminal, solitary. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. II, BRUNIA. 48 BRUNIACEZÆ. II. Brunta. Long-headed Brunia. Fi. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1815. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 16 B. sure’rpa (Donn, hort. cant. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1143.) leaves semicylindrical, spreading, incurved, pilose, ending in spacelate awns. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. B. speciôsa, Hortulan. Flowers unknown. Superb Brunia. Fl. May, July. Clt.1791. Shrub 1 to 3 ft. + Species only knonn by name, from catalogues, without any description. These are probably identical mith some of those described above. 1 B. capitata (Desf.). 2 B. élegans (Dum. Cours). 3 B. for- mosa (Dum. Cours). Cult. Elegant heath-like shrubs, but with insignificant flowers. A mixture of peat and sand suits them best, and young cuttings, planted in sand with a bell-glass placed over them, will strike root. III. STAA‘VIA (in honour of Martin Staaff, a correspon- dent of Linnæus). Dahl. diss. Thunb. prod. 41. D. C. prod. 2. p. 45. Brogn. et Dum. mem. Brun. p. 22.—Levisanus, Schreb, gen. 377.—Astrocoma, Neck. elem. no. 196. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx adhering to the bottom of the ovary (f. 8. G. g.) but free at the top, ending in 5 awl-shaped callose lobes (f. 8. G. f.). Petals free (f. 8. G. c.). Ovary half-inferior, 2-celled (f. 8. G. k. g.); cells 1-seeded. Style simple. Stigma 2-lobed. Fruit bicoccous (f. 8. G. k.).— Small shrubs, with linear, spreading leaves, which are callose at the apex. Flowers collected into terminal, disk-like heads (f. 8. G. a.), involucrated by numerous shining, whitish bracteas, which are either longer or shorter than the leaves. Receptacle of flowers villous or chaffy. 1 S. RADIA‘TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p.96.) young branches and leaves pilose ; leaves linear, acute, hardly keeled, spreading or deflexed, mucronate; heads of flowers corymbose ; bracteas of involucre membranous, mucronate, arched, deflexed, white, a little longer than the flowers. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Phylica radiata, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 283. Brünia radiata, Lin. mant. 209.—Pluk. mant. t.454. f. 7.—Breyn. cent. t.82. Flowers dusky. Rayed-flowered Staavia. 1 to 2 feet. 2 S. GLuTINÔSA (Thunb, fl. cap. 2. p. 95.) branches and leaves quite smooth ; leaves linear, trigonal, thickish, blunt, callose, ustulate, approximate, erect; heads of flowers usually solitary, terminal; bracteas of involucre erect or stiffly spreading, not arched, white, much longer than the flowers; flowers aggluti- nated with resinous juice. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Fl. May, June. Clt. 1787. Shrub Hope, on the Table Mountain. Wendl. coll. 1. t. 22. Brinia glutinosa, Lin. mant. 210.—Pluck. mant. t. 431. f. 1. Flowers dusky. Glutinous-flowered Staavia. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1793. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 3 S. nu‘pa (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 28.) branches fasti- giate, and are as well as the leaves smooth; leaves oblong-linear, short, trigonal, erect, imbricate ; heads of flowers solitary, ter- minal; involucre shorter, or equal in length to the leaves, and of the same colour. kh.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers dusky ? Naked Staavia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 4 S.cicra'TA (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 24.) branches fas- tigiate, villous ; leaves sessile, erect, imbricate, oblong-lanceo- late, acute, smooth, keeled on the back, and ciliated with long hairs on the margins, and with callose points ; heads of flowers discoid, woolly (bracteas and segments of the calyx very villous) involucre shorter than the flowers, imbricate, pilose, of the III. Sraavia. IV. Raspazra. V. BERARDIA. same colour as the leaves. h.. Native of the Cape of Go Hope. Brunia ciliata? Lin. spec. 288. Ciliated-leaved Staavia. Fl. May,Jul. Clt. 1812. Sh.1to2f, Cult. See Brunia for culture and propagation. IV. RASPA'LIA (in honour of M. Raspal, who has writta on the structure of grasses and the formation of fecula). Brog et Dum. mem. brun. p. 21. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Digynia. Calyx free, 5-cleft (f.8 C. c.). Petals and stamens inserted in the free ovary (£.8 C. g.). Ovary 2-celled (f. 8. C.A.).; cells 1-seeded. Styles 2 (f. 8. C. e.).—A subshrub, with twiggy, fastigiate branche, alternate, opposite, or whorled, short branchlets. Leaves small rhomboid, keeled, closely pressed to the branchlets, quite smooth, spirally inserted. Heads of flowers solitary, twin, or tem (f£. 8. C. a.), at the tops of the branches, downy, not involt- crated. Flowers small, white, with a spreading limb and enclosel anthers. 1 R. micropxy’LLA (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 22. t. 87. f. 1.) h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Brunia micro phylla? Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 94. Small-leaved Raspalia. Clt. 1804, Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see Brunia. V. BERA’RDIA (in honour of M. Berard, a professor o chemistry at Montpelier). Brogn. et Dum. mem. brun. p 24.—Brunia and Lincônia, species of authors. Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Digynia. Calyx adhering to the ovary at the base, but free at the apex, 5-cleft (f.8. D. b.) Petals 5, cohering into a tube at the base. Stamens adheri to the petals more or less at the base. Ovary half inferior. Styles 2 (f. 8. D.L.). Fruit bicoccous (f. 8. D. i.).—Smal shrubs, with erect, fastigiate, slender branches, awl-shapel acute, close-pressed leaves, covering the stem on every side. Flowers capitate (f. 8. D. a.), involucrated, with awl-shapel bracteas, which are longer than the leaves, each flower is fur nished or propped by 3 bracteas, the lower one is twice the length of the flower (f. 8. D. c.), the two lateral ones are about eq in length to the flower. 1 B. parea‘cea (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 25.) leaves awl- shaped, acute, short, closely pressed to the stem, quite smo0 ustulate ; heads of flowers corymbose ; lower bractea twice # long as the flower, awl-shaped, ustulate, hairy at the bas: segments of calyx shorter than the petals, villous; anther ovate. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Brun paleacea, Thunb. prod. p. 41. Lin. mant. 559. Wendl. coll t. 21. Flowers white. Chaffy Berardia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1791. Sh. 1 ne 2 B. arrinis (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 25.) leaves 2W° shaped, acute, closely pressed to the branches, smooth, ot à little fringed; lower bractea awl-shaped, smooth, longer that the flowers ; segments of calyx longer than the petals, smooth : anthers linear-oblong. h. G. Native of the Cape of G Hope. Lincdnia capitata, Banks. herb. Flowers white. Allied Berardia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 3 B. rracarioipgs (Schlecht. in Linnea. 6. p. 188.) Jeav® linear-filiform, triquetrous, smooth, closely pressed to the stem with the margins and ribs densely ciliated. h.G. Native | ssa of Good Hope. Brünia fragarioides, Willd. spec: © p. 1143. Strawberry-like Brunia. Clt. 1794. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. + An allied species or a new genus. 4 B. rHyricolpes (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 25.) leaves ovate obtuse, imbricate, convolute, in 5 rows, downy externally ; b BRUNIACEZÆ. VI. Linconra. VII. Avpovurnia. of flowers corymbose ; bracteas downy, equal in length to the flowers; calyx and petals woolly on the outside. h.G. Na- tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Brunia phylicoides. Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 94. Flowers white. This species differs from the preceding two in the petals being concave and free to the base, inclosing the stamens, as well as in the form of the calyx. The habit of the plant is altogether quite distinct. Phylica-like Berardia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1805. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. Cult. For culture and propagation see Brènia. p. 48. VI. LINCO'NIA (Lincon, evidently the name of some bo- tanist) Lin. mant. p. 147. Swartz, in berl. mag. 1810. p. 85. D. C. prod. 2. p.45. Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 26. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Digynia. Calyx adhering to the ovary (f. 8. F. g.), with a 5-cleft limb; segments short, mem- branous (f. 8. F. a.), smooth. Petals oblong, convolute (f. 8. F. a), inclosing the stamens ; cells of anthers diverging at the base (f. 8. F. b. e.). Ovary half inferior, 2-celled (f. 8. F. l); cells 2-seeded. Styles 2 (f. 8. F. m.). Fruit bicoccous (f. 8. F. m.).—Heath-like shrubs,with numerous, erect, fastigiate branches. Leaves spirally inserted on all sides of the branches, spreading, or loosely imbricate, on very short stalks, coriaceous, quite smooth, or a little fringed on the margins, marked with a pro- minent nerve, ustulate at the apex. Flowers solitary, in the axillæ of the upper leaves, the whole forming a crowded leafy spike, each flower involucrated by 4 or 5 bracteas, which are about the length of the calyx. . 1 L. atoprecuroipga (Lin. mant. 216.) leaves spreading a little, linear, acute, almost sessile, with one prominent stiff nerve ; flowers a little longer than the leaves; bracteas membranous with pilose edges, longer than the calyx. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Swartz, in berl. mag. 1810. p. 86. t. 4. Brogn.mem. l. c. t. 37. f. 3. Flowers flesh-coloured or white, Fox-tail-like Linconia. FI, May, Ju. Cit. 1816. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 2 L. ruymirdcra (Swartz. in berl. mag. 1811. p. 284. t. 7. f. 1.) leaves elliptical, keeled, tipped with black ; bracteas naked. ve Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in the interior of the country. Didsma deûsta, Thunb. phyt. blett. p. 25. but omitted in his fl. cap. as well as the following species. Brinia laxa, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 93.2 Flowers white. Thyme-leaved Linconia. FI. May, Ju. Cit.1825. Sh. 2 ft. 3 L. cusripa‘ra (Swartz. in berl. mag. 1811. p. 284. t. 7. f. 1.) leaves spreading a little, oblong, obtuse, ustulate at the apex, keeled; flowers equal in length to the leaves; bracteas equal in length to the calyx, with fringed, pilose edges. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Diésma cuspidata, Thunb. phyt. bleett. p. 24. Flowers white. Cuspidate-leaved Linconia. Clt. 1825. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. AL? Pervuvia’ nA (Lam. dict. 3. p. 527.) leaves in whorles, linear, sessile, hairy, connate at their base. h. G. Native of Peru. Fruit unknown. This is probably a species of Mar- Syricarpus. It is certainly a very doubtful species of Linconia, ing a native of Peru, and the leaves are said to be connate at the base 3 It is more likely they are many-parted. Peruvian Linconia. Shrub. Cult. See Brinia for culture and propagation. p. 48. VII. AUDOUINIA (in honour of V. Audouin, a profound entymologist). Brogn. et Dum. p. 28. pr Syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx adhering to the E (f 8. E. J); 5-cleft; segments large, imbricate (f. 8. se “+ Petals with a long, 2-keeled claw, and a spreading, Oundish limb (f. 8. E. b. d.). Ovary half-inferior (f. 8. E, fs, RE 8. E. g.); cells 2-seeded. Style simple, terminated VIII. TrrrmanniA. IX. Tuamnea. SAMYDEÆ. 49 by 3 small, papilliform stigmas.—A shrub with erect branches. Leaves spirally inserted, imbricate, a little keeled. Flowers purple, crowded into oblong, spike-like, terminal heads. 1 A. caPiTA‘TA (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 28. t. 38. f. 1.). h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Diósma capitàta, Thunb. prod. 43. Lin. mant. 210. D. C. prod. 1. p. 717. Capitate-flowered Audouinia. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1790. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. See Brünia for culture and propagation. p. 48. VIII. TITTMA'NNIA (in honour of J. A. Tittmann, who has wrote on the structure and evolution of the embryo of plants). Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 29. t. 38. f. 2. Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx with a spherical tube (f. 8. H. a.), wrinkled and glandular on the outside, adnate to the ovary, 5-cleft, with scarious, erect segments (f. 8. H. b.). Petals with the claws 2-keeled on the inside, and with ovate- roundish spreading lamina (f. 8. H. c.). Ovary inferior, sphe- rical, 2-celled (f. 8. H. e.), with a membranous dissepiment, free at the edges; cells 2-seeded. Ovula pendulous, fixed to the dissepiment. Style simple, conical, crowned by a bidentate stigma.—A small shrub with subumbellate, fastigiate branches. Leaves linear, subcylindrical, wrinkled, incurved, erect, imbri- cate, callose at the apex. Flowers axillary, approximate towards the tops of the branches, bent to one side, and calyculated at the base by short scarious scales. 1 T. LATERIFLÒRA (Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 30.). Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Side-flowered Tittmannia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. See Brinia for culture and propagation. p. 48. W.G. IX. THA’MNEA (from @apvoc, thamnos, a shrub). Sol. mss. Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 30. t. 38. f. 3. Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx adhering to the ovary at the base, but free at the apex, divided into 5 lanceolate, smooth, scarious, imbricate segments. Petals with 2-keeled claws, and an ovate, spreading limb. Ovary inferior, covered by a fleshy disk, 1-celled, many-seeded. Ovula hanging from the apex of the column. Style simple. Stigma entire-—A small shrub with filiform, erect, fastigiate branches. Leaves very small, somewhat rhomboidal, short, blunt, keeled, closely pressed, spirally inserted ; upper ones a little longer than the rest, forming an involucre to the flower. Flowers solitary, ter- minal, white. 1 T. unirrdra (Sol. mss. Brogn. et Dum. mem. p. 81.). h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. One-flowered Thamnea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. The whole of the plants belonging to this natural order are worth cultivating for their neatness. All the genera require the same treatment. A mixture of peat and sand suits them best, but they will require but a moderate supply of water. Young cuttings planted ina pot of sand, will strike root freely, with a hand-glass placed over them. Orper LXIX. SAMY'DEÆ (plants agreeing with Samyda in important characters). Geert. fil. carp. 3. p. 238. and 242. Vent. mem. inst. 1807. p. 2. p. 142. Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 360. D.C. prod. 2. p. 47. Calyx permanent, of 3-7, but usually of 5 sepals (f. 9. a.), connected together more or less at the base into a tube (f. 9. a.) Lobes imbricate in æstivation, rarely valvate, usually petal-like and coloured on the inside. Petals wanting, unless that the coloured inside of the calyx should be considered the lamina of the petals adhering to it. Stamens adnate to the tube of the H 50 SAMYDEÆ,. calyx (f. 9. a.), double, triple, or quadruple the number of the sepals ; filaments monadelphous at the base and flat, but awl- shaped at the apex, sometimes they are all antheriferous, some- times the alternate ones are sterile and shorter than the fertile ones, villous or fringed, the alternate ones bearing ovate, 2- celled, erect anthers inserted by their base. Style filiform. Stigma capitate or lobed. Capsule coriaceous, 1-celled, 3-5-valved, many-seeded (f. 9. d.); valves incompletely dehiscent, usually somewhat pulpy, and coloured inside. Seeds ovate, baccate, umbilicate, fixed to the papillose or pulpy part of the valves. Albumen fleshy. Embryo inverted, minute, with ovate, leafy, plaited cotyledons, and a blunt radicle, contrary to the external umbilicus.—Shrubs or little trees, natives of the warmer regions of the world. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually somewhat distich, simple, quite entire or toothed, feather-nerved, perma- nent, usually full of pellucid dots, which are either round or oblong. Peduncles axillary, sometimes solitary, 1 or many- flowered. Sometimes aggregate, 1-flowered. This order agrees with Bixineæ and Flacourtiäneæ in the structure of the fruit, but the situation of the stamens brings it between Rhémneæ and Rosàceæ, Chrysobaläneæ or Chailletiacee. Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Samy'pa. Stamens 10-12, all antheriferous (f. 9. a.). Stigma globose. 2 CASEARIA. Stamens 12-30, monadelphous at the base, alternate ones antheriferous, sterile ones awl-shaped or spatulate. 3 Cuærocra'rer. Calyx 5-parted. Stamens 20, monadel- phous at the base, forming a cup-shaped tube, the 10 antheri- ferous ones shorter than the rest, the 10 sterile ones are bristle- like and hairy. Stigmas 3. I. SAMY'DA (capvéa, the Greek name of the birch, resem- blance). Lin. gen. 543. Lam. ill. t. 355. D. C. prod. 2. p. 47.—Guidonia, Plum. gen. t. 24, Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Stamens 10-12, all bear- ing anthers. Stigma globose. Sect. I. Evsamy'pa (from ev, eu, good, and gapvoa; genuine species). D. C. prod. 2. p. 47. Calyx tubular at the base, cleft to the middle. Stamens 10 or 12. Flowers large. * Flowers decandrous. 1 S. GLABRA‘TA (Swartz. fl. ind. oce. 2. axillary, solitary, 1-flowered ; quite entire, shining. h. S. tains. Flowers white. Smooth-leaved Samyda. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1800. Sh. 12 ft. 2 S. vizrdsaA (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p- 758.) peduncles solitary, axillary, 1-flowered ; leaves oblong, acute, a little ser- rated, oblique at the base, silky, villous beneath. R.S. Native of Jamaica on the mountains. Flowers white, downy. Pulp of seeds scarlet. Villous-leaved Samyda. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 6 ft. 3 S. sPINULÔSA (Vent. choix. t. 43.) pedicels 2-3 together, axillary ; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, serrulated, coriaceous, quite smooth, but pubescent on the nerves beneath. h.S, Native of the islands of St. Thomas and Porto-Rico. Flowers one half smaller than those of the preceding species, white, Spiny Samyda. Shrub 6 feet. p- 760.) peduncles leaves ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, Native of Jamaica, on the moun- I. Samypa. 4 S. macroca’rpa (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C, prod. 2. p. 48.) pedicels 2-3 together, very short, axillary; leaves ovate, acute, serrated, rather downy beneath. h.§, Native of Mexico. Flowers greenish-white. Capsules large, blood-red inside. Long-fruited Samyda. Shrub 6 feet. | 5 S. veLuTiNA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 48.) flowers 5-cleft; pedicels numerous, axillary, very short; leaves obovate-oblong, mucro- nate, acutely serrated, clothed on both surfaces with velvety villi, h. 8S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers probably white. Velvety Samyda. Shrub 6 feet. 6 S. arrinis (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 354.) pedicels 1-flowered, numerous, axillary ; leaves oblong, tapering at both ends, almost entire, opaque, smooth. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers white ? Allied Samyda. Shrub. | 7 S. GRANDIFLORA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 354.) pedicels 1- flowered, aggregate, axillary; leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, almost sessile, opaque above, but shining beneath. kh. S, Native of Brazil. Flowers probably white. Great-flowered Samyda. Shrub 8 feet. i 8 S. DEcu'RRENS (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 354.) cymes axillary, stalked, few-flowered ; leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, running down the petioles at the base, crenulate, quite smooth, opaque. h.S. Native of Brazil. Decurrent-leaved Samyda. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 feet. * * Flowers dodecandrous. 9 S. serruLA‘TA (Lin. spec. 758.) peduncles solitary, axil- lary, 1-flowered ; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, with stiff serra tures, rather puberulous above, but downy beneath, and netted with nerves. h.S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. Plum ed Burm. t. 146. f. 2. Jacq. coll. 2. p. 328. t. 17. f. 1. Flowers white. Serrulate-leaved Samyda. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1723. Sh. 4f. 10 S. rosea (Sims. bot. mag. t. FIG 9. 550.) flowers 5-cleft; pedicels 1- flowered, numerous, axillary, very short ; leaves oblong, blunt, finely serrated, clothed with soft pubes- cence on both surfaces. h, S. Native of St. Domingo. S. serru- làta, Andr. bot. rep. t. 202. S. pubéscens, Lin. spec. 557. exclu- sive of the synonyms. Flowers large, rose-coloured. (f. 9.) Rose-coloured-flowered Samyda. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1793. Sh. 4 ft. 11 S. ru'sra (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 48.) pedicels numerous, axil- lary, very short; leaves obovate, h à blunt, serrate-toothed, pubescent beneath. h. S. Native of Mexico. Flowers red, 6-cleft. This species is probably suffi- ciently distinct from the preceding. Red-flowered Samyda. Shrub 6 feet. ; 12 S. rixirdzra (Vent. ex Spreng. syst. 2, p. 354.) pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, longer than the petioles; leaves obovate smooth, quite entire. .S. Native of the East Indies. Tinus-leaved Samyda. Shrub. VE, V4, * % z Flowers polygamous, male ones decandrous. 13 S.? SELLO! (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 354.) flowers polygamous decandrous ; pedicels aggregate, axillary ; leaves ovate-oblong serrulated, unequal at the base, shining above and smo0 SAMYDEZÆ. beneath, h. S. Native of Brazil. Spreng. neu. entd. Flowers white. Sello’s Samyda. Shrub 6 feet? Bigelovia Brasiliénsis, Secr. II. Guipdnia (named by Plumier in honour of Guido Crescentius Fagon, physician to Louis XIV., to whom Linnæus dedicated another genus Fagonia, see vol. 1. p. 770). D.C. prod. 2. p. 48. Samÿdæ dübiæ, Kunth. Calyx almost divided to the base. Stamens 8, rarely 10. Flowers small. Inter- mediate between Samyda and Casearia. * Flowers octandrous. 14 S. MULTIFLÒRA (Cav. icon. 1. p. 48. t. 67.) flowers 4-parted ; pedicels axillary, aggregate; leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, toothed, downy beneath. R.S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers whitish. Many-flowered Samyda. Shrub 4 feet. 15 S.? macropuy’zra (Willd. spec. 2. p. 625.) flowers 5- cleft? revolute ; corymbs terminal ; leaves ovate, acute, smooth, obscurely crenated, villous in the axillæ of the veins beneath, r . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers greenish. Anthers YOWN, Long-leaved Samyda. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. ** Flowers decandrous and octandrous. 16 S. NrrtIpa (Lin. spec. 557.) flowers octandrous and de- candrous, 5-parted ; pedicels axillary, crowded, 1-flowered ; leaves cordate, smooth, somewhat serrated. h.S. Native of Jamaica, in the low lands. Lam. ill. t. 355. f. 2.—P. Browne, jam. 217. t. 23. f. 3. Flowers white and red. There are small teeth between the stamens, therefore it comes near to Casearia. E. Browne calls this shrub the Larger Cloven-berry-bush. Shining-leaved Samyda. Clt. 1793. Shrub 6 feet. 17 S. sprne’scens (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 762.) flowers decandrous and octandrous, 5-parted, almost sessile, nearly ter- minal; leaves lanceolate-ovate, bluntly crenated, smooth ; branches spreading, spinescent. h. S. Native of St. Domingo, where it flowers in December and January. Flowers pale, in short, dense, downy clusters or spikes. Spinescent Samyda. Shrub 12 feet. 18 S. puBr’scexs (Hamilt. prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 37.) leaves ovate-oblong, tapering to both ends, remotely-serrated above, quite entire at the base, tomentosely-pubescent ; flowers sub- alternate, axillary. h .S. Native of St. Domingo. Pubescent Samyda. Shrub. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. II. CASEA‘RIA (in honour of J. Casearius, who assisted Rheede in the Hortus Malabaricus). Jacq. amer. 132. Lin. gen. no. 544. D.C. prod. 2. p. 48.—Anavinga, Lam. dict. 1. p. 147. ill. t. 355.—Iroucana and Pitémba, Aubl. guian.— Athenæ a and Caseària, Schreb.—Melistadrum, Forst. gen.— Casearia and Anavinga, Geert. fil.—Lindléya, Kunth, malv. P. 10. but not of H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. Lin. syst. Hexa-Dodecéndria, Monogÿnia. Stamens 12-30, monadelphous at the base, alternate ones bearing anthers, sterile ones awl-shaped or spatulate, usually villous or fringed. This genus ought probably to be divided into several genera, but the number of parts is not sufficient. $1. Hexanthèræ (from é, hex, six, and av@npa, anthera, e anther). D. C. prod. 2. p. 48. Fertile stamens 6. Sterile nes 6. Leaves coarsely spiny-toothed. 1 C. ticrrdt1a (Vent. choix. t. 44.) flowers 5-cleft; leaves Neue with spiny angles, coriaceous, downy beneath. k. S. ative of St, omingo. I. Samypa. IT. CASEARIA. 51 Holly-leaved Casearia. Shrub. 2 C. COMOCLADIFÒLIA (Vent. l. c. in a note) flowers 5-cleft ; leaves roundish, with spiny angles, quite smooth. k. S. Na- tive of St. Domingo. Comocladia-leaved Casearia. § 2. Octanthéra (oxrw, octo, eight, and ayOnpa, anthera, an anther), D. C. prod. 2. p. 49. Fertile stamens 8. Sterile ones 8. Leaves quite entire, or a little serrated. Shrub. 8 C. coriacea (Vent. choix. t. 45.) flowers 7-8-anthered, 5-cleft; pedicels numerous, axillary, 1-flowered ; leaves obo- vate, quite entire, coriaceous, smooth. h. S. Native of Batavia. Flowers small. Coriaceous-leaved Casearia. Shrub. 4 C. cromera‘’ta (Roxb. hort. beng. 33.?) flowers 5-cleft ; pedicels very numerous, in fascicles, 1-flowered, very short; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, smooth, a little serrated. h.S. Native of Bengal. Flowers small. There is a specimen of this plant in the Lambertian Herbarium, named C. Anavinga. Glomerated-flowered Casearia. Shrub. 5 C. ovara (Willd. spec. 2. p. 629.) flowers 6-8-anthered ? 4-cleft; pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, usually solitary ; leaves ovate, acuminated, a little serrated. h.S. Native of the East Indies. C. Anavinga, Pers. ench. 1. p. 485. Anavinga, Rheed. mal. 4. t. 49. Anavinga ovata, Lam. dict. 1. p. 148. Ovate-leaved Casearia. Shrub. 6 C. RAMIFLÒRA (Vahl. symb. 2. p. 50.) flowers 8-anthered, 5-cleft ; pedicels 1-flowered, rising in fascicles along the branches beneath the leaves; leaves elliptical, acute, serrated, smooth on both surfaces. h. S. Native of the West Indies and the shores of Guiana. Iroucana Guianénsis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 329. t.127. Athenæ'a, Schreb. gen. no. 661. Flowers white. Cap- sules green with a tinge of violet. Seed covered with a scarlet, pulpy, viscid membrane. The bark, leaves, and fruit have a sharp aromatic taste. The last is called Caffe Diable or Devils coffee, by the creoles. Branch-flowered Casearia. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 feet. 7 C. nirina (Jacq. amer. 132. act. helv. 8. p. 58. with a figure) flowers 8-anthered, 5-parted ; cymes stalked, axillary ; leaves ovate, crenated, smooth, shining above. k. S. Native of Carthagena, among bushes. Samyda crenata, Poir. dict. 6. p. 490. Flowers whitish. Pulp of fruit scarlet or purple. Shining-leaved Casearia. Shrub 12 feet. 8 C. corymeòsa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 366.) flowers 8-anthered, bluntly 5-cleft ; corymbs axillary, solitary, stalked, many-flowered, one-half shorter than the leaves ; leaves oblong, acuminated, acutish at the base, sharply toothed, smooth, full of pellucid dots. h.S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river Magdalena, near Mompox and Honda. Calyx white inside. Corymbose-flowered Casearia. Shrub 10 feet. 9 Č. mírra (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 756.) flowers 8-an- thered, 4-parted ; pedicels crowded, 1-flowered ; leaves ovate, serrated, hairy beneath. k. S. Native of Jamaica, in the low lands. Samyda tomentdsa, Swartz. prod. 68. Flowers white inside but green outside. Filaments yellow. Hairy-leaved Casearia. Shrub 7 feet. 10 Č. spixndsa (Willd. spec. 2. p. 626.) flowers 8-anthered, 5-parted ; pedicels 1-flowered, crowded, axillary ; leaves ovate, serrated, smooth; branches spiny. k. S. Native of St. Do- mingo and the island of Cuba, where it is called Jia. Samyda spinôsa, Lin. spec. 557. C. aculeata, Jacq. amer. 133. The spines are strong and straight, they are only abortive indurated branches, as in Cérasus spinosa, Flowers white. Fruit greenish- purple. Spiny Casearia. Shrub 7 feet. H 2 52 SAMYDEÆ. 11 C. MariquiTe sis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 364.) leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, denticulated, smooth, full of pellucid dots ; fruit solitary or twin, covered with fine tomentum. h.S. Native of New Granada, near Mariquita. Flowers unknown. Mariquito Casearia. Shrub 10 feet. 12 C. arcu ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 363.) branches finely tomentose; leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, sharply serrated, smooth above, and pubes- cent on the nerves beneath, full of pellucid dots; fruit crowded, pubescent at the apex. h. S. Native of Mexico, near La Venta del Exido. Flowers unknown. Sharp-notched Casearia. Tree 20 feet. 13 C. MULTIFLÒRA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 355.) flowers 8-an- thered, 5-parted? panicles axillary, divaricate ; leaves ovate- lanceolate, acute, quite entire, smooth; branches spinescent. h. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers greenish-white. Sterile stamens cucullate. Fruit baccate, sub-4-celled. Many-flowered Casearia. Shrub 8 feet. § 3. Decanthéra (from dexa, deka, ten, and arOnpa, anthera, an anther). D. C. prod. 2. p.49. Fertile stamens 10, with a sterile one between each. Leaves quite entire or serrated. 14 C. parvirtora (Willd. spec. 2. p. 627.) flowers 10- anthered, 5-parted, small; pedicels 1-flowered, crowded, axil- lary ; leaves oblong, acuminated, crenulate, smooth on both surfaces, shining, evidently full of pellucid dots. h.S. Native of the West Indies, in bushy places. Samyda parviflora, Lin. spec. 557.—Sloan. hist. 2. t. 211. f. 2. Flowers whitish. Pulp of fruit yellow. Small-flowered Casearia. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 15 C. syxve'srris (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 725.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-parted, small; pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, crowded ; leaves ovate-oblong, long, and bluntly acuminated, quite entire, and smooth on both surfaces, shining, and evidently full of pellucid dots. h. S. Native of the West Indies, among bushes on the mountains. Flowers whitish. Fruit small, red. Var. B? platyphylla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 49.) leaves oval, with a short taper-point. hk. S. Native of Porto-Rico and St. Thomas. C. integrifdlia, Vahl. ined. Wild Casearia. Clt.1823. Shrub 7 feet. 16 C. ixæquiLa’TeRA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 237.) branches smooth; leaves oblong or elliptic-oblong, very unequal-sided, narrowed at both ends, acuminated, serrate-toothed, full of pel- lucid dots, smoothish, shining; flowers smooth, umbellate; umbels nearly sessile ; fertile stamens 10, exceeding the calyx ; style trifid. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. Unequal-sided-leaved Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 17 Č. micra’NTHA; branches puberulous at the apex; leaves oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, acuminated, serrulated, full of pellucid dots, smoothish, umbellate ; umbels sessile; fer- tile stamens 10, equal with the calyx; style trifid. k. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, where it is called Pioya. C. parviflora, St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 237. Calyx white inside. Small-flowered Casearia. Shrub 10 feet. 18 C. cranDiFLdRA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 232. t. 126.) branches covered with yellowish tomentum ; leaves oblong-lan- ceolate, acute, sharply serrated, dotless, smoothish above, but clothed with yellowish tomentum beneath ; flowers clothed with yellowish tomentum, glomerate, sessile; fertile stamens 10, one- half shorter than the corolla; style undivided. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. II. CasEarta. Great-flowered Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 19 C. sessiztFLo RA (St. Hil. fi. bras. 2. p. 231.) branches smooth below and puberulous above; leaves elliptic, short. acuminated, obsoletely serrulated, full of pellucid dots, smooth; flowers pubescent, glomerate, sessile ; fertile stamens 10, 3-times shorter than the calyx; style undivided. %. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro. Calyx greenish-white. Sessile-flowered Casearia. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 20 C. urmiro'zia (Vahl. in Vent. choix. no. 47. in a note. St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 233.) flowers 10-anthered, 5: parted, umbellate; umbels on short stalks; style undivided; leaves oval-oblong, taper-pointed, acutely serrulated, pube- rulous, full of pellucid dots; branches smooth. h. $, Native of Porto-Rico and Brazil. Stamens smooth. Sterile filaments fringed, spatulate. Flowers whitish, a little larger than those of the two preceding species. In the province of Minas Geraes, in Brazil, the inhabitants employ this plant in domestic medicine. They boil the leaves, and apply them to wounds and to the bites of the most poisonous serpents. Elm-leaved Casearia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 21 C. serRuLA'‘TA (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 754.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-parted, small, a little fringed ; pedicels axillary, crowded, 1-flowered ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, blunt, serrulated; branches flexuous. h.S. Native of the West Indies, in the island of Nevis. Samyda Neviàna, Poir. dict. 6. p. 493. Flowers whitish. Serrulate-leaved Casearia. Clt. 1818. Shrub 4 feet. 22 C. parviro rra (Willd. spec. 2. p. 628.) flowers 10-an thered, 5-parted, spreading-reflexed ; pedicels crowded, lateral, 1-flowered ; leaves ovate, acuminated, crenate-serrated, smooth. h. S. Native of Martinique, Guadaloupe, and Porto-Rico. C. decandra, Jacq. amer. t. 85. C. punctata, Spreng. new. entd. 2. p.154. Flowers whitish. Ovary conical, taper-pointed, hairy. Pulp of fruit yellow. Small-leaved Casearia. Clt. 1827. Shrub 6 feet. 23 C. acumina ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 50.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-parted, small, quite smooth: pedicels axillary, crowded, 1- flowered; leaves ovate-lanceolate, taper-pointed, crenate-serra smooth, without dots. h. S. Native of French Guiana Sterile filaments short, scarcely hairy. Flowers whitish. Acuminate-leaved Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. 24 C. macroPuy’LLA (Vahl. ecl. 2. p. 32.) flowers 10-an- thered, 5-parted, rather velvety; pedicels crowded, axillary; 1-flowered ; leaves elliptical, taper-pointed, a little crenatet smooth on both surfaces. h.S. Nativeof Cayenne. Pitúmt Guianénsis, Aubl. guian. 2. app. 29. t. 385. Č. Pitämba, Por. dict. 6. p. 492. Fertile and sterile stamens villous. Leave 6-8 inches long. Flowers 2-3 lines long, whitish? Fruit about the size of a walnut. Long-leaved Casearia. Shrub 8 feet. 25 Č. pavcrrto'ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 235.) branches smooth at the bottom, but pubescently tomentose at the apex: leaves oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminated, nearly entire, dotless, puberulous ; flowers pubescently-tomentose, umbellate ; umbe sessile ; fertile stamens 10, 3-times shorter than the calyx ; sty” undivided. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers white inside. Fen-flomered Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 26 C. optonerro'nia (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 234.) branches smooth ; leaves oblong, acute, nearly entire, full of pellucié dots, smooth; flowers puberulous, umbellate ; umbels sessile i fertile stamens 10, 3-times shorter than the calyx; style undi vided. R.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro Oblong-leaved Casearia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 27 C. rixcua (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 236.) branches pube- rulous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, roundish at the base, acumin: SAMYDEZÆ. ated, serrulated, full of pellucid dots, smoothish; flowers pu- bescent, umbellate ; umbels sessile; fertile stamens 10, 3-times shorter than the calyx; style trifid. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, where it is called Lingua de Fia, and of the province of Goyaz, where it is called Cha de frade. A decoction of the leaves of this plant is used in the interior of Brazil in inflammatory diseases and malignant fevers. Lingua Casearia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 28 C. Commersonia'Na (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 235.) branches smooth ; leaves oblong-elliptic, narrowed at the base and apex, bluntly acuminated, obsoletely crenate-serrated, smoothish, dot- less ; flowers pubescently-tomentose, umbellate ; umbels sessile ; fertile stamens 10, nearly equal in length to the calyx; style sae h.S. Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Calyx white inside. Commerson’s Casearia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 29 C. sripuca'ris (Vent. choix. t. 46.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-parted, somewhat canescent ; style undivided; pedicels dis- posed in a stalked, axillary umbel; leaves oblong-lanceolate, taper-pointed, smooth, and shining above, but clothed with hoary tomentum beneath, sharply serrated, full of pellucid dots ; branches clothed with white tomentum. }.S. Native of Guiana, Porto-Rico, St. Domingo, and Brazil. Samyda arborea, Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. 1792. C.incàna, Bert. ined. Stipulas linear, very long, deciduous. Flowers whitish. Stipular Casearia. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 30 C. zizypuoipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p.362.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-cleft ; leaves ovate-oblong, taper-pointed, rounded at the base, crenate-serrulated, smooth ; pedicels axil- lary, crowded in an umbel. h. S. Native of South America, between Cumana and Caraccas, near the city of New Barcelona. Calyx white inside. Zizyphus-like Casearia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 31 C. cecrinirècra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. amer. 5. p. 362.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-cleft ; leaves oblong, taper- pointed, acute at the base, smooth, dentately-crenulate, teeth mucronate, middle nerve puberulous beneath; umbels axillary, many-flowered, on short stalks. h.S. Native of South Ame- rica, on the banks of the river Orinoco, near Angustura and Charichana. Calyx white inside. Celtis-leaved Casearia. Tree 20 feet. 32 C. PRunIFO La (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. l. c.) ee 10-anthered, 5-parted ; pedicels in glomerate, axillary es ; leaves oblong, taper-pointed, acute at the base, obso- etely toothletted, smooth, membranous, without dots. h. S. ative of South America, in the province of Bracamora. Calyx white inside. Plum-leaved Casearia. Tree 20 feet. reve C. môLzis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 362. t. 0.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-parted ; pedicels crowded in axil- ra “mage leaves elliptical-oblong, taper-pointed, rounded at 5 € base, toothed, smoothish above, but covered beneath with usty down. k. S. Native of Caraccas, in shady valleys, near Araguen. Flowers whitish. Soft Casearia. Shrub. dat’ Seige ce (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p- 231.) branches thera rufescent tomentum ; leaves elliptical, short, acu- Paan » serrulated, smooth above, but clothed with rufescent + full of pellucid dots; flowers puberulous, thee ti e oo sessile ; fertile stamens 10, one-half shorter re si i yx; style undivided. h.S. Native of Brazil, in P vince of Minas Geraes, in that part called Minas Novas. ufescent Casearia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. "ies ewn (Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 755.) flowers 10-an- š A fg maa pubescently-villous; pedicels crowded, lateral, » aves ovate, taper-pointed, serrate-toothed, hairy II. CASEARIA. 53 above and villous beneath. h.S. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo, on the mountains. Flowers whitish. Fruit trigonal. Var. B, glabrata (D. C. prod. 2. p. 50.) leaves smooth on the upper surface, but smooth on both surfaces in the adult leaves. h.S. Native of Porto-Rico. Hairy-leaved Casearia. Clt. 1825. Shrub 6 feet. 36 C. rra‘aiLis (Vent. choix. no. 47. in a note,) flowers 10- anthered, 5-parted, smooth; pedicels axillary, few, 1-flowered ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, thickish, smooth, quite entire. h. S. Native of the East Indies, and the Mauritius. Clasta fragilis, Comm. ind. Flowers whitish inside. Brittle Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. 37 C. Guiner'nsis; flowers 5-cleft, 10-anthered; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, serrated, 8-nerved at the base, very villous, as well as the branches ; peduncles many-flowered, crowded, axillary. h.S. Native of Guinea. Flowers small, green. Guinea Casearia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 38 C. GREWIÆFÒLIA (Vent. choix. no. 48. in a note, ) flowers 10-anthered ; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered; leaves’ cordate-ob- long, serrulated, downy beneath. h.S. Native of Java. Grenia-leaved Casearia. Shrub. 39 C. exxr’prica (Willd. spec. 2. p. 628.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-parted ; pedicels axillary, crowded, 1-flowered ; leaves ellip- tic-lanceolate, a little serrated, bluntish, young ones pubescent beneath. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Anavinga lan- ceolata, Lam. dict. 1. p. 146. ill. t. 355. f. 1. Flowers whitish. Elliptical-leaved Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. 40 C. ostreua (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 355.) flowers 10-anthered, 5-cleft, subsessile, axillary, solitary, very small; leaves oblong- lanceolate, triple-nerved, acuminated, unequal-sided, serrulated, smooth on both surfaces, shining above, and full of pellucid dots. h.S. Native of Brazil. Flowers whitish. Oblique-leaved Casearia. Shrub. 41 C. Meuista‘urum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 51.) flowers 10-an- thered, polygamous, 5-parted; lobes concave, obtuse, spread- ing ; sterile stamens awl-shaped, pilose at the apex ; style very short. h.G. Native of New Caledonia. Melistaurum dís- tichum, Forst. gen. t. 72. Samyda polyändra, Willd. spec. 2. p. 626. The name is derived from pee, honey, and cavpoc, a stake; the nectary bearing some resemblance to a fence of that kind. Melistaurum Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. 42 C. Samy pa (D.C. prod. 2. p. 51.) flowers 10-anthered ; sterile filaments fringed; style very short; calyxes 5-parted ; capsule 3-furrowed. }.S. Native of Porto Rico. Anavinga Samyda, Geert. fil. 3. p. 240. t. 224. This is probably iden- tical with one of the Decantherous species described above. Samyda-like Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. § 4. Dodecanthèra (from éwéexa, dodeca, twelve, and aySnpa, anthera, an anther). D.C. prod. 2. p.51. Fertile stamens 12- 15, with an equal number of sterile ones. 43 C. TINIrÒLIA (Vent. choix. t. 47.) flowers 12-anthered, sterile filaments awl-shaped ; calyx 5-parted, spreading ; pedicels solitary, axillary, 1-flowered ; leaves obovate, smooth, quite entire, evidently full of pellucid dots. h.S. Native of Java. Flowers the size of those of Samyda serrulata, white. Tinus-leaved Casearia. Shrub. 44 C. apama’ntum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 230. t. 125.) branches smooth above, but covered with rusty tomentum below ; leaves obovate, short-acuminated, serrulated, full of pellucid dots ; flowers umbellate ; umbels sessile ; fertile stamens 12, a little shorter than the calyx; style undivided. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in that part called Distrito dos Diamantes. 54 SAMYDEÆ. II. CasrariA. Adamant Casearia. Shrub 5 feet. 45 C. Javite’nsis (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 366. t. 479.) flowers 15-anthered ; sterile filaments hairy ; style trifid; calyx 5-parted, reflexed; pedicels axillary, umbellately- crowded, 1-flowered ; leaves elliptical-oblong, acuminated, re- motely-toothed, smooth, shining, without dots. h.S. Native of Cayenne and New Guiana. Lindléya glabra, Kunth. Flowers greenish-yellow. Perhaps a species of Chetocrater. Javita Casearia. Tree 20 feet. + Species not sufficiently known. 46 C. vrriprrrdrA (D.C. prod. 2. p. 51.) leaves ovate-ellip- tical, smooth, somewhat coriaceous, rather crenulated ; flowers almost sessile, fascicled, axillary. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Samyda viridiflora, Poir. dict. 6. p. 493. Flowers greenish. Green-flowered Casearia. Clt.1820. Shrub 6 feet. 47 C. DENTA‘TA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 51.) flowers decandrous, 5-parted ; pedicels axillary, very short, 1-flowered, 3 or 4 together; leaves oval, bluntish, toothed, with the petioles and nerves pubescent. h.S. Native of Mexico. This is probably identical with C. hirsèta. Toothed-leaved Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. 48 C. pu‘sra (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 51.) flowers decandrous, 5-parted ; peduncles axillary, in corymbose racemes, the length of the leaves; leaves ovate-lan- ceolate, serrated, acute, smooth. h.S. Native of Mexico. Doubtful Casearia. Shrub. + + Species only known by name, without any description bemg given. 49 C. Vare'ca (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 33.) of Silhet, in the East Indies. Vareca Casearia. Shrub. 50 C. GLABRA (Roxb. I. c) kh. S. Native of the Mo- luccas. Smooth Casearia. Shrub. 51 C. romentosa (Roxb. l. c.) h.S. Native of the East Indies, among the Circars, where it is called Garugoodoo. Downy Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. 52 C. escute’nta (Roxb. l. c.) h.S. Native of the East Indies, among the Circars, where it is called Kundajungira. Esculent Casearia. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. h.S. Native Its Bengal name is Tittacheera. II. CHATOCRA‘TER (from yarn, chaite, a head of hair, and xparnp, crater, a cup; in allusion to the stamens being joined at the base into a cup-shaped tube). Ruiz et Pav. prod. fi. per. 61. t. 36. syst. p. 106. D.C. prod. 2. p. 52.—Cratèria, Pers. ench. 1. p. 485. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-parted. Sta- mens 20, joined at the base into a cup-shaped tube, 10 of which bear anthers, and are shorter than the rest, the 10 sterile ones are bristle-formed and hairy. Stigmas 8. 1 C. rascicuta‘rum (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 107.) leaves oblong, serrated, acuminated ; flowers in fascicles. h.S. Na- tive of Peru, in the groves of Chinchao. Cratéria fasciculata, Pers. ench. 1. p. 485. Bark rather bitter, furnishing a cream colour. Fascicled-flowered Chetocrater. Tree 24 feet. 2 C. capira‘tum (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 108.) leaves ob- long, serrated, taper-pointed, full of dots ; flowers capitate. h. S. Native of Peru, in the groves of Cuchero. Cratéria capi- tata, Pers. ench. 1. p. 485. III. CHÆTOcRATER. HOMALINEÆ. Headed-flowered Chætocrater. Tree 18 feet. Cult. All the genera of this order will thrive in a mixtuy of loam and peat, with a little sand; and cuttings will strike root readily if planted in a pot of sand, plunged in a m derate heat, with a hand-glass placed over them. The plans of the first section of Samyda are the most worthy of culti vation. Orver LXX. HOMALINEZÆ (plants agreeing with Homi- lium in important characters). R. Brown. cong. p. 19. D.C prod. 2. p. 53. Flowers hermaphrodite. Tube of calyx short, obconial usually, or perhaps always, adhering to the ovary; limb partel into pairs of lobes, from the number of 10 (f. 12. a.) to 3l outer lobes calyciform, larger than the inner ones (f. 12. a) somewhat valvate in æstivation between themselves, alternate a inner ones smaller (f, 12. a.), petaloid, disposed in a simila mode to the outer ones in æstivation, all spreading when it flower. Petals wanting, but with sessile glands at the bas (rarely in the middle) of the inner lobes of the calyx, and per haps on the outer ones also. Stamens rising from the apex 0 the tube of the calyx between the glands, opposite the oute lobes of the calyx, sometimes equal in number with the lobe of the calyx, but usually 3 or 7 times that number dispose in fascicles, therefore multiple the number of the calycitt lobes. Anthers 2-celled, didymous, opening by a double chink Ovary conical, 1-celled, containing numerous ovula, usual adhering to the calyx at the base, but in part free. Styles 3-4 simple, filiform or awl-shaped. Pericarp capsular, or somewhi baccate, 1-celled. Placentas parietal, the same number as th styles, many-seeded. Seeds small, ovate, or angular. Embry) inclosed in a fleshy albumen.—Shrubs or trees, natives of th warmer regions of the world. Leaves alternate, stalked, simple feather-nerved, toothed or quite entire. Stipulas deciduous, “ probably for the most part wanting. Flowers spicate, racemos or panicled. This order agrees with Rosdcee in the insertion ú the stamens, but in the structure of the fruit it comes neat @ Bixineæ and Flacourtièneæ. From the absence of the petals and the insertion of the stamens, as well as in the structure ( the fruit, it comes nearest to Samy'dee@. Probably Mau should be referred to this order. Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Homa‘tium. Tube of calyx obconical, with a 12 (f. 12. a -14-parted limb disposed in a double series, inner lobes narrowest Stamens in fascicles, placed in front of the outer lobes of the calyx, each fascicle containing 3-6 stamens. Styles 3, filiform 2 Narmòca. The character the same as in Homàlium, bW destitute of glands at the base of the inner lobes of the caly% 3 AZA'RA. Calyx 4-5-parted. Stamens numerous, insé in the bottom of the calyx. Styles 3, joined. 4 Pine‘pa,. Calyx 8-10-parted, in a double series. Stamel* indefinite in fascicles. Style simple. Stigma trigonal, sulcat Berry 1-celled. Placentas 4, fleshy, adhering lengthwise to the parietes, many-seeded. HOMALINEZ. 5 Brackwe'tura. Tube of calyx short ; limb 10-30-parted, inner lobes smallest. Stamens inserted in the calyx, at the base of the glandless lobes. Ovary conical above. Styles 3-5. Cap- sule 1-celled, many-seeded. Seeds fixed to the parietes. 6 Inticera. Calyx 10-parted, in 2 series; inner segments petaloid. Stamens 5, inserted in the base of the calyx, and alternating with 5 glands. Style crowned by a peltate emargi- nate stigma. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, 1-ovulate. 7 RuiantHe Ra. Calyx 10-parted ; segments disposed in a double series. Stamens 5, inserted in the base of the calyx, alternating with 5 glands. Style crowned by a peltate emargi- nate stigma. 8 Asrra’ntuus. Tube of calyx short, limb 14-cleft, the 7 alternate lobes shortest. Stamens 7; anthers 3-celled. Ovary free. Styles 4. Fruit 1-seeded. - 9 Nrsa. Calyx turbinate, 10-12-cleft, in a double series. Stamens 5-6, opposite the inner lobes of the calyx. Ovary half adhering to the calyx. Styles 2-3. Fruit unknown. 10 Myriantue'ra. Calyx campanulate, 10-cleft, the 5 inner lobes unguiculate and petaloid. Stamens inserted in the calyx, in 5 4-5 anthered fascicles. 4ovula. Styles 4. Ovary conical at the apex, inclosing Fruit 1-seeded from abortion. + Genera allied to Homalinee. 11 Asreropr‘ ra, Calyx large, 5-cleft; lobes oblong, ex- panded. Petals 5, deciduous, inserted in the calyx. Stamens 10, alternate ones shortest, adnate to the tube of the calyx. Ovary trigonal, 3-celled. Style short, 3-cleft. Stigmas capi- tate. Seeds fixed by their centre. 12 Nerzzra. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft (f. 10. b.). Petals 5 (f. 10. d.), roundish, sessile, inserted in the throat of the calyx. Stamens numerous, inserted with the petals in a double series (f. 10. e.). Style one, obtuse. Capsule 1-celled, many-seeded. Seeds numerous, fixed to a single parietal placenta. _ 13 Anisrore'zra. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Petals 5, inserted in the bottom of the calyx. Stamens 15-18, in fascicles. Anthers bursting by 2 pores at the apex. Ovary free. Styles 3, connected at the base. Berry globose, 3-celled ; cells 1-2- seeded. Seeds angular. Albumen fleshy. Embryo flat. I. HOMA‘LIUM (from éparoc, homalos, equal, regular ; the — are 21, and regularly divided into 3-stamened fascicles). Gd: amer. 170. D.C. prod. 2. p. 53.—Acdma, Adans. fam. + p. 510.—Racéubea, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 590. oe SYST. Polyadélphia, Polyändria. Calyx somewhat coni- (f raha to the ovary ; limb disposed in a double series, 10 67 x a.) -14-parted, inner lobes narrowest (f. 12. a.). Glands | ’ nus at the base of the inner lobes of the calyx. Stamens vs Le front of the outer lobes between the glands, in fas- ht k a a.), containing 3 (f. 12. a.) or 6 stamens each. Ovary i above. Styles 3, filiform.—Small trees, with oval-ob- 8, acuminated, serrated leaves, and with the flowers dis- posed in spicate racemes. Getler RACEMÔSUM (Jacq. amer. 170. t. 183. f. 72.) leaves mem- pedicelled serrated ; racemes axillary and terminal; flowers Mine 5 fascicles triandrous. h. S. Native of Jamaica, mi + Guadaloupe, and other parts of South America. “he — 483. f. 2. There is a variety of this tree with 4 > eaves ovate, bluntly-acuminated, with coarse deep I. Homatium. II. Narimoca. III. Azara. 55 serratures. Racemes length of leaves, perhaps always axillary. Flowers yellow? Jacq. amer. pict. t. 261. f. 43. A lofty tree, with habit and leaves of elm. Racemose-flowered Homalium. Tree 60 ft. 2 H.Racov’beEa (Swartz. fl. ind. oce. 991.) leaves coriaceous, toothed ; racemes terminal; flowers almost sessile ; fascicles of stamens triandrous. h. S. Native of Guiana. Racoubea Guianénsis, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 590. t. 236. H. spicètum, Lam. dict. 1. p. 62. ill. 483. f. 1. Racemes much longer than the leaves ; flowers sessile, yellowish. Æacoübea is derived from its Guiana name. Racoubea Homalium. Shrub 8 feet. 3 H. axcusrirdzium (Smith in Rees’ cycl. no. 3.) leaves ellip- tical-lanceolate, almost entire ; racemes axillary ; flowers almost sessile; inner lobes of calyx obovate. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone. Flowers yellowish ? Narron-leaved Homalium. Tree. 4 H. sena‘rium (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon, ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 54.) leaves ovate, coarsely-toothed ; racemes axillary and terminal; flowers on pedicels; fascicles of stamens hexan- drous. h.S. Native of Mexico. Six-stamened Homalium. Shrub. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. F1. May, July. Clt. 1816. II. NAPIMO'GA (its Guiana name). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 592. t. 287. D.C. prod. 2. p: 54. Lin. syst. Polyadélphia, Polyändria. Character the same as Homälium, but destitute of the glands at the inner lobes of the calyx.—A tree, with elliptical-oblong, serrated leaves, and axil- lary and terminal spikes of small greenish flowers. Stamens 18. 1 N. Gutane'nsis (Aubl. guian. l. c.) kh. S. Native of Guiana, in woods. Homalium Napimôga, Spreng. syst. app. - 210. : Guiana Napimoga. Tree 20 feet. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. III. AZA'RA (in honour of Joseph Nicholas Azara, a Spanish promoter of botany). Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. et chil. prod. 1. p. 76. t. 36. syst. p. 1. p. 137. D. Don, in edinb. new. phil. journ. for Jan. 1831. Lin. syst. Polyándria, Monogýnia. Perianthium 4-5-parted. Petals wanting. Stamens indefinite, inserted in the base of the calyx. Anthers round, 2-celled, bursting outwards. Styles 3, joined, crowned by 3 minute stigmas. Berry globose, 1-celled, - few-seeded from abortion, opening by a fissure at the base of the styles. Placentas 3, parietal, alternating with the stigmas, with lateral branches. Seeds covered with spongy aril when mature, albuminous, having 2 covers; umbilicus basilar, per- forated. Embryo straight, with reniform leafy cotyledons, and a terete radicle.—Leafy trees, with alternate, simple, stalked, stipulate leaves, which are bitter to the taste. Flowers disposed in corymbs or spikes, fragrant. N. B. This genus has been inserted in Bixineæ, p. 297. vol. 1. of this work, but since that part of the work has been printed the genus has been discovered to belong to Homalineæ. We have therefore given a fresh character both of the genus and species. Secr. I. Aza‘ra (see genus for derivation). Perianthium 5-7- parted, spreading, with the segments somewhat imbricate in æstivation. Stamens indefinite, many sterile. 1 A. penta'ta (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. et chil. syst. 1. p. 138. fl. per. 5. t. 465. f. a.) leaves ovate, serrated, scabrous, tomen- 1 56 HOMALINEÆ. III. Azara. tose beneath; corymbs sessile, few-flowered ; stipulas leafy, un- equal, one of which is large, and the other small. h.G.” Na- tive of Chili, in groves about Conception, where it is called Corcolen. + Toothed-leaved Azara. Fl. June, Sept. Shrub 12 feet. 2 A. serrA TA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. et chil. syst. 1. p. 137. gen. t. 36. fl. per. 5. t. 465. f. b.) leaves oblong, serrated, smooth ; corymbs stalked, many-flowered. h.G. Native with the first. Stipulas leafy, one much longer than the other. Serrate-leaved Azara. Shrub 12 feet. Sect. II. Atme‘sa (a word of no meaning). D. Don, in edinb. new phil. journ. Jan. 1831. Perianth with a connivent 4-cleft limb, furnished with scales on the inside, valvate in æstivation. Stamens definite, all fertile, disposed in fascicles opposite the lobes of the perianth. 3 A. INTEGRIFÔLIA (Ruiz et Pav. syst. fl. per. et chil. 1. p. 138. fl. per. 5. t. 466. f. a.) leaves obovate or oblong, entire, smooth; stipulas equal, permanent; flowers spiked. h. G. Native with the others, where it is also called Corcolen. Entire-leaved Azara. Fl. June, Aug. Shrub 12 feet. + A doubtful species. 4 À. cELASTRINA (D. Don, in edinb. new. phil. journ. for Jan. 1831.) leaves roundish-oval, subserrulated, smooth ; sti- pulas small, equal ; flowers axillary, in fascicled panicles. h . G. Native of Chili. Celastrus-like Azara. Shrub 10 feet. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. IV. PINEDA (in honour of Anthony Pinedo, a Spanish naturalist, who went round the world with Malespine ; he died on the voyage in 1762). Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. prod. 76. t. 14. syst. 1. p. 133. D.C. prod. 2. p. 54. Lin. syst. Polyändria, Tetragynia. Perianth 8-10-parted, permanent with the segments, disposed in a double order, im- bricate in æstivation, outer ones largest. Petals wanting. Throat of perianth furnished with an elevated densely pilose ring. Stamens very numerous, disposed in a multiple order, inserted in the throat of the perianth; filaments capillary, smooth ; an- thers roundish, 2-celled, bursting outwards lengthwise. Styles 3-4-5, joined in one, crowned by as many pruinose stigmas. Capsule or berry free, crustaceous, valveless, opening by a fissure under the styles. Placentas 4, rarely 3 or 5, narrow, parietal, with lateral branches, alternating with the stigmas. Seeds few at maturity from abortion, pedicellate, roundish-ob- ovate, depressed at the apex, arillate, having a double covering with a little hole at the base perforated even to the embryo. Albumen fleshy, white. Embryo straight, with kidney-shaped, flat cotyledons, and a terete, thick, obtuse radicle.— An erect, branched shrub, with scattered, stalked, elliptic-oblong, or ob- ovate, emarginate, tomentose leaves, rather serrated at the apex. Stipulas 2, small, awl-shaped. Flowers numerous, terminal, corymbose. Peduncles filiform, 1-flowered, tomentose. Pe- rianth tomentose. Stamens yellow. 1 P. mca na (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. L e.) h.S. Native of Peru, among stones, where it is called Lloqui. Leaves oblong- obovate and lanceolate, serrated at the top. Homalium incdnum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 82. A twiggy shrub. Hoary Pineda. Shrub 12 feet. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. V. BLACKWE'LLIA (in honour of Elizabeth Blackwell, an English artist; she published in 1735 a collection of drawings, entitled Curious Herbal). Comm. mss. Juss. gen. p. 343, Lam. ill. t. 412. but notof Gert. D. C. prod. 2, p. 54. IV. PINEDA. | V. BLAcKWELLIA. Lin. syst. Dodecándria, Pentagynia. Calyx with a shor tube, adhering to the ovary more or less; limb 10-30-parted, with the lobes in pairs, the inner ones smallest, outer ong larger, bearing glands at their base, but rarely in the middle, Stamens rising from the tube of the calyx, alternating with the glands, and therefore opposite the petals. Ovary conical above, Styles 3-5. Capsule 1-celled, many-seeded. Seeds fixed to the parietes.—Small trees, with ovate-toothed leaves, and simple or panicled racemes of flowers, which are probably all whitish, * Racemes panicled. 1 B. intecrivoria (Lam. dict. 1. p. 428. ill. t. 412. f.2) leaves ovate, blunt, smooth, for the most part quite entire; panicles terminal. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Flowers dodecandrous. Entire-leaved Blackwellia. Clt. 1823. Tree. 2 B. panicura'ta (Lam. dict. 1. p. 428.) leaves ovate-round: ish, toothed, smooth; panicles terminal; flowers decandrous, h.S. Native of the island of Bourbon, where it is called Bois a écorce blanche from its white bark. Vermôntea decändra, Comm. ined. ex Steud. nom. p. 111. Flowers white. Panicled-flowered Blackwellia. Clt. 1820. Tree. 3 B. erav'ca (Vent. choix. t. 55.) leaves ovate- oblong, obtuse a little toothed, smooth, glaucous ; racemes axillary, panicled; flowers with 7-8 anthers, and 5 styles. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Flowers white. Glaucous Blackwellia. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 4 B. Nipauze'xsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 54.) leaves oval, acu minated, serrate-toothed, smooth; racemes axillary, panicled; flowers 6-7-anthered. h. G. Native of Nipaul. Branches terete, grey marked with lenticular, linear-oblong, white glands Stipulas deciduous. Leaves 3 inches long, and an inch andi | half broad. Racemes branched, many- flowered, a little shorter than the leaves. Flowers small, white. Nipaul Blackwellia. Shrub. 5 B. cerastrôzra (Vent. choix. t. 56.) leaves elliptical, acu- minated, toothed, smooth, shining ; racemes axillary, panicled; flowers pentandrous; glands in the middle of the lobes of the calyx; ovary free. h. S. Native of Madagascar. Leaves like those of the common laurel. Flowers white. Cherry-leaved Blackwellia. Tree. * * Racemes simple, spike-formed. 6 B. axitza ris (Lam. dict. 1. p. 428. ill. t. 412. f. 1.) leaves ovate, a little crenated, smooth ; spikes axillary, long, simple, nodding. kh.S. Native of Madagascar. Flowers white. Axillary-racemed Blackwellia. Clt. 1824. Tree. 7 B. tomentosa (Vent. choix. t. 57.) leaves cuneiformly-0l* ovate, toothed, downy beneath; spikes axillary and termin erect, very long, and simple; flowers 5-6-anthered. Rhe S. Native of Java. Flowers white. Downy-leaved Blackwellia. Tree. 8 B. sprra‘zis (Wall. in asiat. resear. vol. 13.) leaves obovate, with glandular teeth, rather pubescent beneath ; spikes axillary very long, nodding ; flowers usually pentandrous. h. S. pe tive of Pegu, in the East Indies, Leaves almost sessile, cuneat at the base, 6-8 inches long, 2-3 broad, with distant blunt se ratures. Spikes longer than the leaves, slender, simple, per haps nodding when fresh, but they are erect in the specimem Flowers white. Var. B, glabérrima (D. C. prod. 2. p. 55.) leaves smaller, and more coarsely crenate-serrated, smooth, coriaceous; SP almost 3 times longer than the leaves. h.S. Perhaps anothet species, Spiral Blackwellia. Clt. 1820, Tree 20 feet. HOMALINEZÆ. VI. ILLICERA. 9 B. PADIFIÒRA (Lindl. bot. reg. 1308.) leaves oval, denticu- lated, smooth; flowers hexandrous and tetragynous ; racemes erect, shorter than the leaves. h.G. Nativeof China. Calyx 6-cleft. Petals 6, white. Perianth 12-parted, the inner seg- ments ciliated, resembling very much an elaborately finished shuttlecock. The shrub will grow very well in the open border in summer. Bird-cherry-flonered Blackwellia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1824. Sh. 6 ft. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. VI. ILLI'GERA (in honour of C. W. Illiger, a naturalist). Blum. bijdr. 1155. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx superior, 10- parted; segments disposed in 2 series, inner series petaloid. Stamens 5, inserted in the base of the calyx, and alternating with 5 glands. Filaments naked at the base or biauriculate. Anthers erect, bursting valvately at the sides by 2 cells, as in Laurinee. Ovary inferior, 1-ovulate. Style crowned by a peltate emargi- nate stigma. Fruit unknown.—Sarmentose shrubs, with alter- nate, ternate, entire leaves, and axillary panicles of flowers. 1 I. appenpicuta ra (Blum. bijdr. 1153.) leaflets oval-oblong, bluntish, veiny, smooth; panicle tomentose ; stamens biauricu- late at the base. h.S. Native of Java, on the high mountains called Burangrany. Appendiculate-stamened Illigera. Shrub straggling. 2 L. pu’tcura (Blum. bijdr. 1154.) leaflets oval-oblong, acu- minated, veined transversely, and are, as well as the panicles, smooth; stamens without appendages. h.S. Native of Java. Fair Mligera. Shrub straggling. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. VII. RHINANTHE RA (from pu, rhin, a snout, and aySnoa, anthera, an anther; in allusion to the anthers being beaked). Blum. bijdr. 1121. Lin. syst. /cosändria, Monogynia. Calyx 8-parted, perma- nent, with the segments disposed in 2 series, inner series largest and biglandular at the base. Corolla wanting. Stamens nu- merous, unequal; anthers beaked, 2-celled. Style 1, short, crowned by an obtuse 3-4-gonal stigma. Berry globose, beaked by the permanent style, 3-4-celled; cells 2-4-seeded. Embryo perhaps exalbuminous.—A_ branched spiny shrub, with alternate, ovate-oblong, serrulated, coriaceous, smooth leaves, which are biglandular at the base. Racemes axillary and terminal, short, tomentose. Flowers small, sweet-scented. l R. ovorarrssima (Blum. bijdr. 1. c.) Batavia, in boggy places. Snect-scented Rhinanthera. Cult. A mixture of peat and sand will probably suit this plant; and ripened cuttings will perhaps root in sand under a iand-glass, in heat, h.S. Native of Shrub 6 feet. ee ASTRANTHUS (from aorpoy, astron, astar, and a»8oc, Parei g ower ; lobes radiating in a stellate manner). Lour. fl. $ n, . C. prod. 2. p. 55. Sims, bot. mag. 2659. Uag T Heptándria, Tetragýnia. Calyx with a short x ps 1 ae limb cleft into 14 parts, the 7 alternate ones mr es Stamens 7-10; anthers 3-celled. Ovary free. Styles hs ruit l-seeded (Lour.). This genus is considered to be e as Blackwéllia, OCHINCHINE'NsIsS (Lour. l. c.) h. G. Native of annginos co Ker, bot. reg. 894. A tree, with ovate, serrated, isbeae:l y aere Spikes long, simple, axillary. Flowers white Co i n long, simple, axillary spikes. ochin-china Astranthus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. Tree 15 ft. C s A sn end of order for culture and propagation. Cochin-ch VII. RHINANTHERA. VIII. Astrrantuus. IX, Nisa. X. MYRIANTHEIA, &c. 57 IX. NISA (meaning unknown). D: C. prod. 2. p.65: Lin. syst. Penta-Hexändria, Di-Trigynia. Calyx turbinate, 10-12-cleft, in a double series; the inner ones are called petals by Pet. Th. ; these are erect. Glands alternating with the inner lobes of the calyx. Stamens 5-6, opposite the inner lobes, alter- nating with the glands. Ovary half adhering to the calycine tube. Styles 2-3. Fruit unknown.—Shrubs, with sinuate- toothed leaves. 1 N. nupirrdrA (D.C. prod. 2. p. 55.) flowers in naked spikes. h.S. Native of Madagascar. Naked-flowered Nisa. Shrub. 2 N. invorucra‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 55.) flowers enveloped in a large, compressed, coloured involucre. h.S. Native of. Madagascar. Involucrated-flowered Nisa. Cult. Pet. Th. gen. mad. no. 81. Shrub. See end of order for culture and propagation. X. MYRIANTHENYA (from puptoc, myrios, a myriad, and aySoc, anthos, a flower; flowers numerous). Pet. Th. gen. mad. no. 71. D.C. prod. 2. p. 55. Lin. syst. Polyadélphia, Polyändria. Calyx campanulate, 10-cleft, outer lobes oblong, connivent, calyciform, inner lobes shorter, unguiculate, petal-like. Stamens inserted in the calyx, polyadelphous, fascicles 5, containing from 4 to 5 slender fila- ments. Scales 5, alternating with the fascicles of the stamens. Ovary half adhering to the calyx, conical at the apex, including 4 ovula. Styles 4. Fruit 1-seeded from abortion.—Small ele- gant trees or shrubs, natives of Madagascar, with alternate, short, stalked, thick leaves. Flowers numerous, white, in axillary racemes. The character of this genus is taken from Pet. Th. l. c., but the species still remain unpublished. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. T Genera allied to Homalinee. XI. ASTEROPE‘IA (from aorpoy, astron, a star ; in allusion to the lobes of the calyx being disposed in a stellate manner). Pet. Th. gen. afr. aust. p. 51. t. 15. gen. mad. no. 73. D. C. prod. 2. OO. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx large, permanent, 5-cleft ; lobes oblong, expanded. Petals 5, deciduous, inserted in the calyx, and alternating with its lobes. Stamens 10, the 5 alternate ones shortest, adnate to the urceolus of the calyx. Ovary trigonal, 3-celled. Style short, trifid. Stigmas capitate. Seeds fixed by their centre.—A middle-sized tree, with alternate, short-stalked, quite entire leaves, and numerous purplish flowers, which are disposed in divaricating panicles.—This genus is said to be allied to Blacknéllia by the author Petit Thouars. 1 A. MULTIFLÒRA (Pet. Th. 1. c.) h.S. Native of Mada- gascar, near Foul Point. Many-flowered Asteropeia. Tree 20 feet. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. XII. NEILLIA (named by Mr D. Don, in honour of his friend Patrick Neill, of Edinburgh, F.R.S.E. and F.L.S., secre- tary of the Wernerian and Caledonian Horticultural societies of Edinburgh). D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 228. Lin. syst. Jcosändria, Monogynia. Calyx campanulate (f. 10. b.), free, 5-cleft. Petals 5, roundish (f. 10. d.), sessile, in- serted in the throat of the calyx. Stamens numerous, disposed in a double series (f. 10. e.), inserted with the petals; filaments smooth ; anthers roundish, 2-celled (f. 10. 4.), bursting lengthwise outwardly. Style terete, smooth, crowned by an obtuse stigma (f. 10. g.). Capsule follicular, 1-celled, opening on the inner I 28 HOMALINEZÆ. XII. Nema. side, many-seeded, crowned by the permanent style, free within the calyx. Seeds spherical, shining, fixed to a single parietal placenta in a double series, having a double covering. Albu- men fleshy. Embryo straight, with oval flat cotyledons, and a thick obtuse radicle. Plumule inconspicuous.—Shrubs, with the habit of Spiræa, with stipulate, simple, alternate, doubly- serrated, stalked leaves. Stipulas deciduous, membranous or leafy, acute. Flowers disposed in racemes, white, terminal or lateral. 1 N. ruyrsirrdrA (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 228.) leaves cor- date, ovate, and 3-lobed, doubly-serrated ; stipulas leafy, ser- rated ; racemes spicate, disposed in a terminal thyrse ; bracteoles toothed ; calyx silky. h.H. Native of Nipaul. A much . branched shrub, with the branches canescent, and with the leaves villous on the nerves beneath. Thyrse-flowered Neillia. Shrub 6 feet. 2 N. rusirtora (D. Don, prod. FIG. 10. fl. nep. 229.) leaves cordate, 3-lob- regina: ed, acuminated, doubly-serrated; x wt ARS stipulas entire, membranous; ra- AA VA EEN => ¢ = cemes terminal, solitary, many-flow- sae ES ered; bracteoles bluntish, entire ; calyx tomentose; petals roundish. h. H. Native of Nipaul. Flowers twice the size of those of N. thyrsi- flora, and the calyx is furnished ` with pedicellate glands inside (f. = 10.). Bramble-flowered Neillia. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. See end of order for cul- ture and propagation. N l XIII. ARISTOTE'LIA (named after Aristotle, the cele- brated philosopher). Lher. stirp. p- 31. t.16. D.C. prod. 2. p. 56. but not of Adans. nor Lour, Lin. syst. Polyadélphia, Polyändria. Calyx campanulate, profoundly 5-cleft. Petals 5, inserted in the base of the calyx, and alternating with its lobes. Stamens 15-1 8, especially 3 or 4 in each bundle, placed in front of the lobes of the calyx. An- thers opening by 2 pores at the apex. Ovary free. Styles 3, somewhat connected at the base. Berry globose, 3-celled, each cell containing 1-2-ovula. Seeds angular, with fleshy albumen, and a flat embryo.—A shrub, with diffuse branches. Leaves nearly opposite, stalked, oblong, acute, smooth, shining, dentate, permanent. Stipulas deciduous. Racemes axillary. Flowers small, greenish. Some of the stamens are sterile. From the dis- position of the stamens this genus agrees with Homdlium, but from the dehiscence of the anthers it comes nearer to £ leocarpee. 1 A. Mà coui (Lher. Lc) h. H. Native of Chili, where itis called Macqui. Lam. ill. t. 399. Wats. dend. brit. t. 44. A. glandulosa, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. p. 126. Poir. suppl. 587. The berries are about the size of a pea, very dark purple, at length becoming black; they are acid and eatable. The inha- bitants of Chili make a wine from them, which they give in malignant fevers. Dombey used this remedy with success in Chili against the plague in 1782. Macqui Aristotelia. FI. April, May. CIE 1733. Sh. 6 ft. Cult. The plants of this order are scarcely worth cultivating for ornament, as the flowers of all are extremely insignificant. The stove and greenhouse species will grow freely in a mixture of loam, sand, and peat ; and cuttings nearly ripe will strike root if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them ; those of the former should be placed in a moderate heat. The XIII. ARISTOTELIA. % CHAILLETIACEZÆ. I. CHAILLETIA. Aristotélia Mäcqui and the species of Neillia being hardy, and furnished with beautiful leaves, are worth cultivating in shrub beries, but they will require to be sheltered during winter bya mat, as the shoots are apt to be killed to the ground by frost, Any common garden soil will suit them, and ripened cuttings will root freely, planted under a hand-glass, and they may also be increased by layers. Orver LXXI. CHAILLETIA‘CEE (plants agreeing with Chaillétia in important characters). D. C. prod. 2. p. 37, Chaillèteæ, R. Brown, cong. p. 28. Calyx (perigone) permanent, 5-cleft (f. 11. a. d.) coloured in side, with the lobes imbricate in æstivation. Petals (or petal-like scales, or abortive stamens) rising from the bottom of the calyx and alternating with its lobes, situated almost in the same circle with the stamens (f. 11. b.), small, usually bifid (f. 11. b.), somes times connected at the base with the stamens (f. 11. d.). Glands opposite, numerous. Stamens exserted from the calyx, and placed ‘opposite its lobes (f.11. d.), and therefore alternating with the petals; anthers roundish, 2-celled. Ovary free, hairy (f. 11. h.), 2-3-celled, each cell containing 2 ovula. Styles 2 (f 11. g.), -3, short, free, or connected together. Stigmas somewhat capitate (f. 11.g.). Drupe (f. 11. k. i.), with a dry, coriaceous rind, containing a 2-3-celled nut, but usually 1-2-celled from abortion. Seeds solitary in each cell, hanging from the apes (f. 11. i), destitute of albumen. Embryo thick, with a short superior radicle and fleshy cotyledons.—Shrubs with alternate bistipulate, short, stalked, oval, acute, feather-nerved, entire leaves. Flowers axillary, white, usually with the peduncles adhering to the petioles. This order is furnished as if it wert with a calyx and corolla. N Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Cnarrze'ria. Calyx 5-lobed (f. 11. a.). Petals 5, bifid (f. 11. b.) Stamens 5. Ovary 2-3-celled (f. 11. f.). Styles? (f. 11. g.) -3, free, or joined. Drupe dry, containing a 2-# celled nut (f. 11.7. X3). 2 Levco'sta. Calyx 5-cleft, Petals 5. Stamens 5. 3-seeded. Style 1. Drupe dry, containing a bony nut. 3 Tarura. Calyx 5-parted ; segments fringed. Petals à connate and connected with the filaments; they are divided. Stamens 3. Style 1, trifid. Ovary I. CHAILLE'TIA (in honour of M. Chaillet, a Swiss r tanist). D.C. ann. mus. 17. p. 153. with a figure, prod. p- 57.—Patrisia, Rohr. ined.—Mestôtes, Soland. mss. ined. Lin. syst. Penténdria, Mono-Trigynia. Calyx 5-10 (f. 11.a.). Petals 5, bifid, or emarginate (f. 11. b.). are 5. Ovary 2-3-celled, 2-3-styled (f. 11. f.). Styles free (f- of g-), or connected together. Shrubs with axillary cymes oF r3 cemes of flowers, Srct. I. Mesro`res (from peoroc, mestos, full). D.C. prod 2. p.57. Styles distinct. as 1 C. pepuncuza'ra (D.C, 1. c.) leaves ovate, obtuse, an ee UE I, CHAILLETIA. CHAILLETIACEÆ. equal at the base ; peduncles dicho- tomous, corymbose, adnate at the base to the petiole ; petals bifid ; styles free. kh. S. Native of Cayenne. Flowers white (f. 11.). Stalked-flowered Chailletia. Sh. Secr. II. Dicnare’tatum (from évya, dicha, double, and zeradoy, petalon, a petal ; in allusion to the petals being emarginate). D.C. prod. 2. p.57. Styles connected together. 2 C. Timorte’nsts (D. C. prod. 2. p. 57.) leaves oval, acuminated at both ends ; peduncles dichoto- mously corymbose, not adhering / to the petiole ; petals obtuse, emarginate ; styles connected to gether. h.S. Native of the island of Timor. Leaves smooth ef both surfaces. Calyx and peduncles white from villi. Flowers white. : Timor Chailletia. Shrub 6 feet. 3 C. picnare’tatum (R. Brown, cong. p. 24.) branches climbing, almost leafless; flowers in bundles in the axillæ of the leaves; petals bifid; styles joined. h.¥.S. Native of Madagascar. Dichapétalum Madagascariénse, Pet. Th. gen. ee no. 78. D. Thouarsiènum, Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p: C. fasciculata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 931. Scales 5, at the base of the ovaries. Flowers white. Double-petalled Chailletia. Shrub. 4 C. roxica'r1a (G. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 1824. oct. p. 348.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, smooth, coria- ceous, with wavy entire margins, on short stalks; racemes pa- a axillary, and terminal, pubescent; drupe ovate, pubescent. 2 Native of the mountains of Sierra Leone, where it is called rat-bane by the colonists, the kernel of the fruit being used for poisoning rats. Flowers small, white. Fruit dry, the size of a plum, y ar. B, compréssa (G. Don, 1. c.) fruit roundish-compressed. orsonous Chailletia, Fl. year. Clt. 1823. Shrub 4 feet. me C. rre’cra (G. Don, I. c.) branches elongated, erect ; aves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, emarginate, entire, smooth, en stiff; flowers axillary ; drupe ovate, roundish, pu- eae dry. R.S. Native of Sierra Leone, on the moun- S. Fruit rather larger than those of the preceding species. Erect Chailletia, F], Feb. Shrub 8 feet. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. ay LEUCO'SIA (from Aevkoc, leucos, white), Pet. Th. gen. DO. +, D. C. prod. 2. p.58.—Chaillètia, spec. R. Br. 5. Sta Syst. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals iis mens 5. Ovary adhering to the calyx, 3-seeded. Style 1. thar Som containing a wrinkled bony nut. 7.7 2 HOUARSIA'NA (Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 324.). h.S. aa Madagascar. A small weak des Ail few-nerved red €aves, which are white from down beneath. Chaillétia “ste, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 981. oe Thouars’s Leucosia. Shrub 6 feet. uit. See end of the order for culture and propagation. u TAPURA (Tapura is the name of the tree in Guiana). Aubl. guian, 1 ° : * 1. p. 126.t.48. Rich. : D $4 E. i. p. 58,—Réhria, Rg te a dict. p. 34. D.C, prod. 1 IN. syst. Triéndria, M jni i un ; » Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, with the? ual, fringed lobes. Petals 3, connected with the filaments at » emulating a monopetalous corolla; the two longest are II. Levcosta. trifid at apex. LL 59 Style 1, III. Tapura. AQUILARINEZÆ. I. AQUILARIA. 2-parted, the third is short and 3-parted. Stamens 3. Fruit unknown. 1 T. Gutane’nsis (Aubl. guian. I. c.) h.S. Native of Guiana, in woods on the Serpent Mountain. Rôhria petioliflora, Willd. spec. 1. p.186. Chaillétia sessiliflora, D.C. ann. mus. 17. p. 153. t. 1. f. 2. Flowers yellow. The creoles call it Bois de Golleti. Guiana Tapura. Shrub 8 feet. Cult. The plants of this order are not worth cultivating but in the gardens of the curious, as neither their leaves nor flowers possess any beauty. They will grow in a mixture of loam and peat, and young cuttings will probably strike root in a pot of sand, under a hand-glass, in heat. Orver LXXII. AQUILARINEZÆ (plants agreeing with Aquilaria in important characters). R. Brown, congo. p. 25. D. C. prod. 2. p. 59. Calyx or perigone, turbinate, coriaceous, 5-lobed (f. 12. e.) ; segments ovate, acute, spreading, permanent (f. 12. 4.). Urceo- lus adhering to the bottom of the perigone, 5-parted, with bifid lobes (f. 12. b. d.). Stamens 10 (f. 12. b.), with short filaments protruding between the lobes of the urceolus, bearing long ver- satile anthers (f. 12.-e.). Ovary free (f. 12. c.), stipitate ovate, crowned by a short simple stigma. Capsule pear-shaped (f. 12. g.), 2-valved, 2-celled (f. 12. f.), with a dissepiment in the middle of each valve (f. 12. f.). Seeds solitary in the cells from abortion, arillate or tailed.— Trees, with alternate, feather- nerved, quite entire leaves. This order is not sufficiently known. It differs from Samyÿdeæ in the seeds being fixed to a dissepi- ment, not to the parietes ; from Chailletiàceæ in the seeds being erect, not inverted, as well as in the stamens being twice the number of the lobes of the perigone; from Thymèleæ in the fruit being 2-valved, 2-celled, 2-seeded. The genera are badly defined, and the species are scarcely known. Synopsis of the Genera. Perigone 5-cleft (f. 12. e. h.). Urceolus 10-lobed (f. 12. d.). Stamens 10 (f. 12. b.). Anthers versatile (f. 12.e.). Style none. Seeds covered by a spongy substance. 2 Ornisrr’rmum. Perigone 6-parted. Urceolus 10-lobed. Stamens 10. Anthers adnate. Seed furnished on the side by a long scolloped wing. 8 Gyrino’ps. Perigone tubular, toothless. with a spongy, awl-shaped, triquetrous tail each. 1 AqQuiLA'RIA. Seed furnished I. AQUILA'RIA (from aquila, an eagle; the wood of 4. Malaccénsis is called Bois d’Aigle, or eagle-wood, in Malacca). Lam. dict. 1. p. 49. ill. t. 356. D. C. prod. 2. p. 59. FIG, 12. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Perigone 5- cleft (f.12.e.h.). Urceolus 5-lobed; lobes bifid (f. 12. d.). Stamens 10. An- thers versatile (f. 12. e.), fixed by the middle. Style none. Seeds covered by a spongy body. 1 A. Matacce’nsts (Lam. 1. c.) leaves ovate, abruptly-acuminated, h - 12 60 S. Native of Malacca. Bois d’Aigle, Sonnerat. rather villous. Petioles short, hairy. Stipulas wanting. Leaves quite smooth. For the history of this tree see Lam. dict. 1. p. 49. Malacca Eagle-wood. Clt. 1823. ‘Tree. 2 A. AcarrócHa (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 33.) h.S. Native of the East Indies, where it is called Ugoor or Ugooroo by the natives, and by Europeans Lignum-aloes or Aloe-wood, but the Aloéxylon Louretrit is a very distinct plant from this and the following. The wood has a fine scent, and is called Agallo- chum. This shrub is supposed to be the Calambac or Agallo- chum of the ancients. A gallochum or Aloe-wood. Tree. 3 A. SECUNDA RIA (D.C. prod. 2. p. 59.) h.S. Native of the Moluccas. Agalléchum secundarium, Rumph. amb. 2. t. 10. This species, according to Lamarck, differs from the preceding in the leaves being gradually acuminated, not abruptly so. The wood of this tree has been long used as a perfume, and was formerly an article of the Materia Medica, under the names of Agallochum, Lignum Aloes or Aloe-wood. This wood in its natural state is white and inodorous. That which possesses the peculiar aroma, for which it is valued, is supposed to be the consequence of a. diseased process in the tree, causing the olea- ginous particles to stagnate and concrete into resin in the inner part of the trunk and branches, by which the natural appearance of the wood is altered, so as to be of a darker colour, and of a fragrant smell. At length the tree dies, and when split the resinous part is taken out. The perfumes which this wood affords are highly esteemed by the oriental nations. This per- fume is said to be useful in vertigo and palsy, given in the form of powder; it is recommended to restrain vomitings and alvine fluxes. But it seems to contain little else than that camphora- ceous matter common to many other vegetable substances. From its bitter taste it has the name of aloes. The above description may apply to all the species, or perhaps to Aloéxylon Agallochum. See Leguminose. Secondary Aloe-wood. Tree. Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. AQUILARINEZ. I. AQUILARIA. A. ovata, Cav. diss. 7. p. 377. t. 224. IT. OPHISPE’RMUM (from opic, ophis, a snake, and oreppa, sperma, a seed; in allusion to the twisted form of the seed). Lour. fl. coch. 281. D. C. prod. 2. p. 59. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monoginia. Perigone 6-parted. Ur- ceolus 10-lobed, tomentose, placed in the orb at the base of the calyx. Stamens 10; anthers standing. Style longer than the stamens, bifid at the apex. Capsules compressed, opening at the apex. Seeds solitary, ovate, acuminate, furnished laterally by a long, somewhat terete, scolloped wing. This is a species of Aquilaria according to Mr. R. Brown. 1 O. Stne’nsE (Lour. l. c.) leaves lanceolate, wavy. Native of China. Aquilaria Ophispérmum, Poir. dict. scienc. nat, 18. p. 161. A. Chinénsis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 856. Calyx and stamens remaining with the capsule. Perigone sometimes 5-parted. China Snake-seed. Tree 60 feet. Cult, See end of order for culture and propagation, bre III. GYRINO’PS (from yupoc, gyros, a circle, in allusion to the tail of the seed). Geert. fruct. 2. p. 276. t. 140. D.C. prod. 2: p- 60. b sysT. ? Perigone tubular, short, toothless. Genitals un- known. Seeds furnished with a spongy, corky, triquetrous, awl-shaped tail, descending towards the bottom of the capsule. 1 G. Wa’zza (Gert. l. c.) h.S. Native of Ceylon, where it is called Walla, No part but the fruit of this tree is known. II. OPHISPERMUM. The wood is whitish-yellow. Branches i II. Gyrinors. TEREBINTHACEÆ. Walla Gyronops. Tree. Cult. The plants of this order are not worth cultivating unless in botanical gardens; the species will all grow in a mix: ture of loam and peat, and cuttings will strike root in sand unde a hand-glass placed in heat. Orver LXXIII. TEREBINTHA'CEÆ. Juss. gen. 368, D. C. prod. 2. p.61.in part. Anacardiacez, Lindl. introd. mt syst. 127, Flowers usually unisexual, rarely hermaphrodite. Calyx small and permanent, with 5, or occasionally 3-4 or 7 divisions, Petals equal in number to the divisions of the calyx, perigynous sometimes wanting, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens equal in number to the segments of the calyx, perigynous, or twice that number, or even more, equal or alternately shorter, some of them sterile ; filaments distinct, or in genera having no calycine disk, cohering at the base. Disk fleshy, annular, or cup-shaped, hypogynous, occasionally wanting. Ovary simple, very rarely 5-6, of which 4 or 5 are abortive, superior, rarely inferior, 1- celled. Styles 1-3, sometimes 4, and sometimes wanting, with an equal number of stigmas. Ovum solitary, attached byt cord to the bottom of the cell. Fruit indehiscent. Seeds exal- buminous. Embryo either with a superior or inferior radicle, but always directed towards the hilum, sometimes suddenly curved back, with leafy or fleshy cotyledons.—Trees or shrubs, full of resinous, gummy, caustic, highly poisonous, or evel milky juice. Leaves alternate, simple, ternate, or pinnate, destitute of pellucid dots. Flowers terminal or axillary. Al the orders broken off from Terebinthacee, are very nearly re lated to each other, and whatever affinity is borne by one œ them will be participated in by all the others, in a greater or les degree.. They are distinguished from Rhdémnee in their resinous juice, imbricate calyx, and stamens not opposite the petals ; from Celastrineæ by several of the same characters and the want of al- bumen; from Rosdcee and Legumindse by their dotted leaves very minute stipulas, if any, resinous juice, solitary ovum, % by some one or other of these characters. Some of the tree contained in this order are celebrated for yielding a clammy juice which is at first white and afterwards becomes black, and is u for varnishing in India. The varnish from Silhet is chiefly procured from Semecérpli one kind from Anacdrdium. All these varnishes are dangerous they inflame the skin and produce painful swellings. A valu able black lac or varnish is obtained from Stagmària veri ciflua (edin. phil. journ. 6. p. 400.). A black varnish, well known in India, is manufactured from the nuts of Semecárp™ and the berries of Holigárnia longifòlia, and from the trunk Melanorrhe‘a. The leaves of some species of Schinus are ® filled with resinous fluid, that the least degree of unusual reple tion of the tissue, causes it to be discharged ; thus some of then fill the air with their fragrance after rain, and S. mólle and some others expel their resin with much violence when immersed # water, so as to have the appearance of spontaneous motion, consequence of recoil. Schinus arroeira is said by St. Hila to cause swellings on those who sleep under its shade. fresh juicy bark of the Arrueira shrub, S. mélle, is used in B Sem TEREBINTHACEZ. for rubbing newly made ropes, which it covers with a very durable bright dark brown colour. The juice of the same plant is applied by the Indians in diseases of the eyes (Prince Maxi- mil. trav. 270.). The fruit of Semecärpus Anacdrdium and Ana- cardium occidentale is said to exercise a singular effect on the brain (Verey. bull. pharm. 1814. p. 271.). The bark of Rhus glabrum is considered febrifugal, and is also employed as a mor- dant for red colours. Several species of Comoclddia stain the skin black. The Cashew and the Pistachia are valuable for their nuts, which are well-known articles in the markets of Europe. The Mango is equally famous for its fruit within the tropics. Mastich is the produce of Pistacia lentiscus and Ve- netian turpentine that of Pistacia terebinthus. The bark of Rhis coriaria is a powerful means of tanning the skins of animals, and several of the species of the same genus produce excellent varnishes. Synopsis of the Genera. Trier I. ANACARDIE Æ or Cassuvir æ. Petals and stamens inserted in the calycine disk or in the calyx. Ovary 1, 1-celled, 1-ovulate. Seed sustained by a funicle, which is inflexed at the apex and rising from the bottom of the cell, exalbuminose. Cotyledons thick, replicate above the radicle. 1 Anaca’rpium. Flowers polygamo-dioecious. Calyx 5- parted, Petals 5, linear. Stamens 10, unequal, some sterile, Style and stigma one. Nut kidney-shaped, seated on a pear- shaped fruit. Leaves simple. 2 Ruinoca’rpus. Flowers polygamo-dioecious. Calyx 5- cleft. Petals 5, oblong. Stamens 10, 4 or 5 of which are only fertile. Style lateral. Nut oblique, compressed, seated on a thick pedicel. Leaves simple. 3 Srmeca’rpus. Flowers polygamo-dioecious. Calyx 5- cleft. Petals 5, oblong. Ovary 1, sessile, 1-celled. Stamens 5, all fertile. Styles 3. Nut compressed, heart-shaped, seated on a thick depressed torus. Leaves simple. 4 Houica’rna. Male and hermaphrodite flowers on divi- sions of the same tree. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, villous. Stamens 5, Ovary 1-celled, 1-seeded. Nut olive-formed, somewhat compressed. Leaves simple. 5 Mancrrera. Flowers polygamous. Calyx 5-parted. Pe- tals 5. Stamens 5, 4 of which are usually without anthers. Style 1. Drupe baccate, rather compressed (f. 13. b.), contain- ing a fibry woody nut (f. 13. c.). Leaves simple. 6 Bucnana‘nia. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5-cleft, rarely 3-4-cleft. Petals 5, inserted under the disk. Stamens 10. Disk 10-crenate. Ovaries 5 or concrete, 4 of which are barren, the styles are therefore 5, and the ovary 1. Drupe rather fleshy, 1-seeded. Leaves simple. T Coxioce'rox. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5. Stamens 10, equal. Ovaries 4-5, 1-styled, girded by a denticulated urceolus. Stigmasobtuse. Drupe solitary, con- taining a 1-seeded lenticular nut. Leaves simple. 8 Pisra‘cta. Flowers dioecious, apetalous, disposed in amentaceous racemes, each scale with 1 flower. Calyx 3-4- 61 cleft. Ovary 1-3-celled. Stigmas 3, thickish. Drupe rather dry, containing a bony, 1-celled, 1-seeded nut. 9 Astro‘nium. Flowers dioecious. Calyx of 5 coloured sepals, Petals 5. Glands 5 in the disk. Stamens 5. Ovary 1. Styles 3, reflexed. Pericarp membranous, 1-seeded. Leaves impari-pinnate. 10 Meranorruæ'a. Flowers hermaphrodite. Sepals 5, ca- ducous, cohering valvately. Petals 5, rarely 6, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens numerous, inserted in the torus. Style 1. Fruit indehiscent, depressedly kidney-shaped, stalked. Leaves simple. 11 Comocta' DIA. Calyx 3-4-parted. Ovary 1. Style none. Leaves impari-pinnate. 12 Cyrroca’rpa. Flowers polygamous. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, sessile, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens 10. Disk large, 10-crenate. Style crowned by a 10-cleft stigma. Drupe obovate, having 5 tubercles above the middle, containing a hard Leaves pinnate. Flowers hermaphrodite or monoecious. Petals 3-4, long. Stamens 3-4, short, Stigma 1. Drupe 1-celled, 1-seeded. Leaves impari-pinnate. 13 Sparue‘tia. Flowers dioecious or polygamous. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, hypogynous. Stamens 5, with tricuspidate filaments. Stigmas 3. Drupe 3-celled, trigonal, 3-winged, sometimes 2-celled and 2-winged. Cells 1-seeded. Leaves Perhaps belonging to Sapindacee. Flowers dioecious. Calyx 3-5-parted. Pe- Stigmas 2, sessile. Drupe containing Leaves impari-pinnate. Calyx 5-parted. Petals nut. impari-pinnate. 14 Picra’MNIA. tals 3-5. Stamens 3-5. a 2-celled, 2-seeded nut. 15 BiscnôrrA. Flowers dioecious. Ovary 3-celled ; cells 2-ovulate. none. Stamens 5, connate. Stigmas 3, sessile. Fruit containing 3 1-seeded nuts. Leaves trifoliate. 16 Sa'sra. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5. Styles 2, contiguous, crowned by an obtuse stigma. Sta- mens 5, inserted in a 5-lobed disk. Drupe 2-lobed; lobes 1- seeded. Trise II. Sumacur nez. Petals and stamens inserted in the calycine disk or in the calyx. Ovary 1, 1-celled, 1-ovulate. Seed pen- dulous, suspended from a funicle, which rises from the base, exal- buminous. Cotyledons leafy, with the radicle inflexed above them. 17 Ruv’s. Calyx small, 5-parted. Petals 5. Stamens 5, all fertile, both in the male flowers and the hermaphrodite ones. Ovary 1, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Styles 3, short, or stigmas 3, sessile. Drupe nearly dry, 1-celled, containing a 1-celled, 1-2-3- seeded bony nut. Leaves variously compound, rarely simple. 18 Mav’r1a. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-5-lobed, urceolate. Petals 4-5. Stamens 8-10, inserted under the an- nular disk. Ovary 1, sessile, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Style very short, crowned by a 3-4-angled stigma. Fruit compressed, rather fleshy. Leaves impari-pinnate. 19 Sracma'riA. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx tubular, irregularly ruptured. Petals 5, inserted in the stipe of the ovary. 62 Stamens 5. Ovaries 1-3, 1-styled, only one of which comes to perfection. Berry 1-seeded. 20 Duva'ua. Flowers monoecious or dioecious. Calyx 4- cleft. Petals 4, concave. Stamens 8, inserted under the disk, unequal. Disk urceolate, 8-toothed. Ovary sessile. Styles 3-4, very short, crowned by capitate stigmas. Drupe globose, containing a coriaceous 1-seeded nut. Leaves simple. 21 Scninus. Flowers dioecious. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5. Stamens 10, with the filaments sterile in the male flowers. Ovary sessile. Stigmas 3-4, sessile, collected in a dot. Drupe with a thin fleshy epicarp, and a 1-seeded bony nut. Leaves impari-pinnate. i + Genera allied to Terebinthàceæ, tribe Sumachineæ, but are not sufficiently known. * Petals 4-5. Stamens usually 3-5. 22 Tricr’ros. Calyx 5-parted. Petals5. Stamens5. Styles 3, simple. Berry coriaceous, 3-horned, 3-celled, containing 2-3-seeds. Leaves impari-pinnate. 23 Trarrinicxia. Male and hermaphrodite flowers mixed. Calyx and corolla campanulate, and 3-toothed. Stamens 5, rising from the disk. Style subulate. Ovary 1. pari-pinnate. 24 HuEr’RTEA. Leaves im- Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, sessile. Stamens 5. Style bifid, acute. Drupe obovate, containing a 1-seeded, 1-celled nut. Leaves impari-pinnate. 25 Rupa. Calyx tubular, 3-cleft. Petals 3. Stamens 3. Style 1. Drupe coriaceous, turbinate, 3-furrowed, contain- ing a 3-celled, 3-seeded nut. 26 Ba’rsytus. Calyx 4-5-cleft, campanulate. Petals 4-5, rising from the margin of the calyx. Stamens 8-10, rising from the bottom of the calyx. Capsule 3-celled; cells 2-seeded. Leaves pinnate. >+ Petals wanting. Stamens 10-12. 27 Luna‘nea. Flowers polygamous. Calyx coloured, 5- parted. Disk concave, 10-toothed. Stamens 10, inserted in the disk, and adnate to the outside of it. Ovary crowned by 5 stigmas. Capsule 1-celled, valveless (Rafin), half locular, 2- valved (Lunan). Leaves simple. 28 HeTERODE'NDRON. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-5- toothed. Stamens 10-12, hypogynous. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary bluntly 2-4-gonal, 2-4-celled, hairy. Style hardly any. Leaves simple. 29 Sryrosa'sium. Calyx urceolate, bluntly 5-lobed. Stamens 10, hypogynous. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary biovulate, bearing a filiform style laterally at the base, crowned by a capitate stigma. Drupe 1-celled, 1-seeded, girded by the calyx. Leaves simple. Flowers usually polygamous from abortion. 30 Gneo'num. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 3-4-toothed. Petals 3-4, imbricate in æstivation. Torus subglobose. Sta- mens 3-4. Stigmas 3-4. Drupes 3-4, baccate, joined to an axis, each containing a 2-celled putamen ; cells l-seeded. Leaves entire. TEREBINTHACEZ. I, ANACARDIUM. 31 Surta'na. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5-parted Petals 5, hypogynous. Stamens 5-10, some of them usually abortive. Carpels 5, bearing each on the side laterally a filifom style. Seed exalbuminous. Tribe I. ANACARDIE'Æ (trees agreeing with Anacérdium in im portant characters) or CASSUVIE'Æ. R. Br. congo. p. 12. D. C. prod. 2. p. 62. Petals and stamens inserted in the caly- cine disk or in the calyx. Ovary 1 from abortion, 1 ~celled, containing 1 ovum. Seed sustained by a funicle rising from th bottom of the cell, which is inflexed at the apex, without albu men. Cotyledons thick, replicate above the radicle. I. ANACA’RDIUM (from ava, ana, without, and rapha kardia, a heart ; the nut is heart-shaped, and borne on the out side of the fruit). Rottb. coll. hafn. 2. p. 252. D.C. prod.’ p. 62.—Acájuba, Geert. fruct. 1. t. 40. Acajòu, Tourn. inst 435. Cassüvium, Lam. dict. 1. p. 22. ill. 322. Lin. syst. Polygàmia, Diœcia. Flowers polygamo-dioe: cious. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, linear, acuminated. Stamens 10, connate at the base, the tenth elongated and fertile. Style and stigma 1, lateral. Nut reniform, umbilicated, seated late rally on a fleshy, wide, pear-shaped peduncle, or what may be called a nut, seated ona fruit. Seed in conformity to the nut Embryo erect, with half-moon-shaped cotyledons, and an exsertel radicle.—Trees with entire, feather-nerved leaves, and termini panicles of flowers. 1 A. OCCIDENTA`LE (Lin. spec. 548.) leaves oval, cuneatel, very blunt, somewhat emarginate, obovate-oblong, entire, smooth; panicle terminal, divaricate. h. S. Flowers small, of a dirty red colour, sweet-scented. à Var. a, Americanum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 62.) peduncle thick, about 10-times larger than the nut; longest filament bearing globe-shaped anther, which is a little dilated at the apex. RS Native of the West Indies, and of most parts of South Americà Jacq. amer. 1. t. 181. f. 85. pict. t. 121, Black. herb. t. 369 Catesb. car. 3. t. 9. À Var. B, l'ndicum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 62.) peduncle thich, scarcely 3-times larger than the nut; longest filament bearmg a thick anther, the rest abortive. h.S. Native of the Eas India Islands. Rumph. amb. 1. p. 177. t.69. Rheed. mal. $ t. 54, Probably the American plant is a distinct species, The Cashew-nut never exceeds 20 feet in heigth ; it com monly rises to 12 or 16 feet, with spreading branches. fruit or apple, or whaf is called above the thickened ped has an agreeable, somewhat acid flavour, with- some, degrét of astringency. It is sometimes of a yellowish, sometime of a red colour. The juice expressed from it and fer mented, yields a pleasant wine, and distilled a spirit is draw? from it, far exceeding arrack or rum, making an admira punch, and powerfully promoting urine. Some planters In West Indies and elsewhere roast the ripe fruit, or slice one of two into a bowl of punch to give it a pleasant flavour. The astringency of the Juice has recommended it as a very signs remedy in dropsical habits. The nut springs from one end , the apple or peduncle. It is of the size and shape of a hare kidney, but is much larger at the end next the fruit than at other. The outer shell is of an ash-colour and very sm under this is another which covers the kernel, between thet there is a thick inflammable oil, which is very caustic, this W" raise blisters on the skin and has often been very troubl to those who have incautiously put the nuts into their PTE to break the shell. This oil has been used with great success eating off ring-worms, cancerous ulcers, and corns, but it TEREBINTHACE#, to be applied with caution. The kernel, when fresh, has a most delicious taste, and abounds with a sweet milky juice. The broken kernels are sometimes imported for mixing with old Madeira wines, the flavour of which they improve. Itis an in- gredient in puddings, &c. &c. When older it is usually roasted, and in this state is not so proper for costive habits. Ground with cacao it makes an excellent chocolate. When kept too long it becomes shrivelled, and loses its flavour and best quali- ties. The thick oil of the shell tinges linen of.a rusty iron colour, which can hardly be got out; and if any wood be smeared with the oil it prevents it from decaying. It would therefore be an excellent preserver to house timbers. From the body of the tree is procured by tapping or incision a milky juice, which will stain linen of a deep black that cannot be washed out again. The tree also annually exudes from 5 to 10 or 12 pounds weight of a fine semitransparent gum, similar to gum Arabic, and not inferior to it in virtue or quality, which perhaps renders it in some respects more valuable. Cashew-nut or Western Anacardium. Fl. year. Clt. 1699. Tree 16 feet. Cult. A light loamy soil answers the species of Cashew-nut, and ripened cuttings, with their leaves on, root freely in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. II. RHINOCA’RPUS (from fe» rhin, a snout, and xaproc, karpos, a fruit; fruit ending in a snout). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 5. t. 601. Lin. syst. Polygämia, Diæ'cia. Flowers polygamous. Pe- tals oblong, reflexed. Stamens 10, very unequal, 2 or 4 bearing anthers, the rest sterile, with the filaments connate at the base and adnate to the petals. Style sublateral, crowned by an obtuse stigma. Fruit oblique, compressed? 1-seeded, on a thick fleshy pedicel.—A tree with the habit of Anacärdium, having simple, scattered, entire, obovate, exstipulate leaves, and a terminal corymbose raceme of flowers, with racemose bracteate pedicels. _ 1 R. exce’tsa (Bert. ined. H. B. et Kunth, l. c.). h. S. Na- tive of South America in St. Martha, Tobago, and New Granada. Anacardium rhinocarpus, D. C. prod. 2. p. 62. Tall Rhinocarpus. Tree 140 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see last genus. II. SEMECA’RPUS (from onpecov, semeion, a mark, and faproc, karpos, a fruit; use of juice). Lin. fil. suppl. 25. unth, gen. tereb. p. 5. D.C. prod. 2. p. 62.—Anacardium, Lam. dict. 1. p- 139. ill. t. 208. Geert. fruct. 40. Lin, sysr. Polygamia, Dic cia. Flowers polygamo-dioecious. Calyx flat, 5-cleft. Petals 5, oblong. Stamens 5, all bearing anthers, _ Disk urceolar in the bottom of the flower. Ovary 1, sessile, girded by a tumid ring, 1-celled ? Styles 3. Stigmas obtuse, emarginate. Nut compressed, heart-shaped, seated on z depressed, thickened torus. Seed conforming to the nut. mbryo inverted, with fleshy cotyledons and a 2-leaved plu- i e, with a small radicle lying at the top between the cotyle- ons.— Trees with entire feather-nerved leaves and axillary and terminal panicles of flowers. in a Axaca’rDium (Lin. fil. suppl. 182.) leaves oblong, blunt- with aucous beneath, more or less covered on the nerves beneath tive seni down ; panicle terminal, tomentose. h.S. Na- officinal: e East Indies, on mountains. Anacärdium orientale E : Frs res DE es S pe 192. en 2 gusty Olium (D.C. prod. 2. p. 62.) leaves taper- Be a both ends, kinih. amb. we 70. Anacardium 1. à ea. Lam. dict. 1. p. 140. S. Cassüvium, Spreng. syst. ar. B, cuneif dlium shaped and acuminated (D. C, prod. 2. p. 62.) leaves wedge- at the base, blunt at the apex. 1 II. Rainocarpus. III. Semecarrus. IV. Hoticarna. 63 Var. y, obtusiisculum (D. C. prod. 2. p.63.) leaves obovate, blunt at both ends. Roxb. cor. 1. t. 12. Anacardium latifo- lium, Lam. dict. 1. p. 139. P.S. Perhaps all these varieties are as many species. These are lofty trees with spreading branches. Leaves about eighteen inches long, and about 4 or 5 broad. Flowers small, of a greenish-yellow colour. Receptacle of the fruit when ripe yellow, about the size of the nut, which is black ; the cover or shell is composed of 2 laminæ, the inner hard, the outer less so and leathery, between them are cells, which contain the black, corrosive, resinous juice, for which this nut has been long known; the juice is of a pale milk-colour till perfectly ripe, when it becomes black. ‘The wood of this tree is reckoned of no use, not only on account of its softness, but also because it contains much acrid juice, which renders it dangerous to cut down and work upon. The fleshy receptacles on which the seeds rest are roasted in the ashes and eaten by the natives; their taste is very like that of roasted apples: unroasted they taste astringent and acrid, leaving a painful sensation on the tongue for some time. The kernels are rarely eaten. The green fruit, well pounded into a pulp, makes good bird-lime. The pure, black, acrid juice of the shell is employed by the natives externally to remove rheumatic pains, aches, and sprains; in tender constitutions it often produces inflammation and swelling; but where it has not these effects it is an efficacious remedy. It is employed by the Telinga physicians in the cure of almost every kind of venereal complaint. It is in general use for marking cotton cloths; the colour is improved and prevented from running by a little mixture of quick-lime and water. This juice is not soluble in water, and is only diffusable in spirits of wine, for it soon falls to the bottom, unless the menstruum be previously alkalised. The solution is then pretty complete, and of a deep black colour. It sinks in expressed oils, but unites perfectly with them : alka- line lixivium acts upon it with no better success than plain water. Officinal Anacardium or Marking Fruit. F1 July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Tree 50 feet. Cult, For culture and propagation see Anacardium. IV. HOLIGA’RNA (from the appellation of the tree in the language of Karnata). Roxb. hort. beng. p. 22. cor. 3. p. 79. t. 282. D.C. prod. 2. p. 63. Lin. syst. Polygamia, Dic'cia. Flowers polygamous, male and female flowers in different divisions of the tree. Calyx 5- toothed. Petals 5, broadest at the base, and somewhat concrete, oblong, villous. Stamens 5, shorter than the corolla. Ovary in the hermaphrodite flowers adnate to the calyx, 1-celled, 1- seeded. Nut olive-formed, ovate, somewhat compressed, con- taining a valveless nut. Albumen wanting. Embryo inverted. Cotyledons thick. Radicle oblong, situated above the apex.— A tall Indian tree, with oblong, acuminated, feather-nerved, entire, smooth, coriaceous leaves, which are crowded towards the tops of the branches. Petioles short, bearing a bristle on each side. Panicles axillary. Flowers white. This genus is allied to Semecärpus. 1 H. ronerroria (Roxb. cor. 3. t: 282.) h.S. Native of the East Indies, on the mountains of Malabar and Chittagong. —Rheed. mal. 4. p. 20. t. 9. ex Roxb. and therefore referable to Mangifera racemosa, Lam. ill. 2. ‘p. 113. The natives of Malabar by incision extract an exceedingly acrid juice, which they use as varnish. The nut is about the size of an olive, con- taining between the lamina numerous cells filled with black, rather thick, acrid fluid, as that of Semecärpus, which is also used as varnish. Long-leaved Holigarna. Tree 60 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see Anacärdium. 64 V. MANGTFERA (from Mango, the name of the fruit, and Jero, to bear). Lin. gen. no. 278, Geert. fruct. 2. t. 100. Kunth. gen. tereb. p. 3. D. C. prod. 2. p. 63. Lin. syst. Polygämia, Mone'cia. Flowers polygamous. Ca- lyx 5-parted, deciduous. Petals 4-5. Stamens 5, 4 of these are usually barren. Style 1. Drupe baccate, somewhat com- pressed (f. 13. b.), containing a woody fibrous nut (f. 13. c.). Seed ovate-oblong. Embryo erect, with fleshy cotyledons, and a short radicle.—Indian trees, with long, entire, feather-nerved Fruit eatable. leaves, and terminal panicles of flowers. 1 M. I’npica (Lin. spec. 290.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, stalked ; panicle terminal, erect; petals spreading at the apex; 1 stamen fertile, the rest abortive ; drupe somewhat kidney-shaped, smooth. b. S. Native of the East Indies, but now cultivated in every part of the world within the tropics. Lam. ill. t. 138.—Rheed. mal. 4. t. 1 and 2.M. A’mba, Forsk. descr. 205. M. doméstica, Geert. l. c. Rumph. amb. 1. p. 93. t. 95. The Mango tree is tall, with a spread- ing top, and when in flower not unlike sweet-chesnut. The wood is a little brown, and used only for indifferent works. The leaves are 7 or 8 inches long, and 2 or more broad, of a fine strong green, and grow in bunches at the extremity of the branches. The flowers are whitish, streaked with yellow; these are disposed in loose terminal bunches or panicles. The fruit when fully ripe is yellow and reddish, or speckled with black, replete with a fine agreeable juice; some are full of fibres, and the juice runs out of these on cutting, or with a little handling ; but those which have few or no fibres are much the finest; they cut like an apple, but are more juicy, and some are said to be as large as a man’s fist, but the most common are about the size and appear- ance of a small golden pippin apple. It is esteemed a very wholesome fruit, and is considered the finest tropical fruit, with the exception of mangostan, and some of the finest pine apples. In India jellies, preserves, tarts, &c. are made from the unripe fruit. Gentlemen within the tropics eat hardly any other fruit in the hot months, but if no wine be drank with it, the Mango is apt to throw out boils, at least with new comers, which are, how- ever, conducive to health. In Europe we have only the unripe fruit brought over in pickle. There are numerous varieties of the Mango, chiefiy differing in the size, colour, flavour, and figure of the fruit, as apples and pears do in Europe. Retsius says, there are numerous species, the number of stamens being double in some, the racemes in others compound ; the fruit kid- ney-shaped, globular, fleshy or almost juiceless, The fruit of the finest Mangos have a rich sweet-perfumed flavour, accom- panied by a grateful acidity. Indian or Common Mango. F1. Ju. Sep. Clt. 1690. Tr. 50 ft. 2 M. macroca’rpa (Blum. bijdr. 1158.) leaves scattered on long stalks, elongated, linear-lanceolate; fruit large. h. S. Native of Java. Long-fruited Mango-tree. Tree 60 feet. 3 M. ra@’ripa (Lour. fl. cochin. 160.) leaves cuneated, lan- ceolate, acute, stiff, on short stalks; panicles of flowers erect, terminal, spreading ; corolla funnel-shaped, with the segments at length, reflexed; drupe heart-shaped, downy. h. S. Native of Cochin-china, Java, and the Moluccas. Rumph. amb. 1. t. 28. Leaves about the size of those of the common mango, on Jong petioles, and scattered. Flowers red, disposed in terminal TEREBINTHACEÆ. V. MANGIFERA. VI. BUCHANANIA, panicles, usually monandrous. The fruitis fleshy, strong-scented, of an acid flavour, and unwholesome, but is eaten by the Malays, The wood, though not very good, is used for floors, and lasts very well if it be soaked a considerable time in water. Fetid Mango. Clt. 1824. Tree 50 feet, 4 M. erav'ca (Blum, bijdr. 1158.) leaves on short petioles, scattered, large, elliptic-oblong, tapering to both ends, glauces cent beneath ; panicle terminal, divaricated, shorter than the leaves. h. S. Native of the Moluccas, where it is called Manga utan. Glaucous Mango. FI. July. Tree 50 feet. 5 M. Laxir1dra (Desr. in Lam. dict. 3. p. 97.) leaves broad- lanceolate, sessile ; panicles loose, pendulous; flowers pentan drous; drupe roundish. h. S. Native of the Mauritius This is probably referable to M. pentändra of Lour. Flower white. Fruit eatable ? Lax-flowered Mango. ‘Tree 40 feet. 6 M. orposirirdLiA (Roxb. hort. beng. 18.) leaves opposite, stalked, lanceolate, tapering to both ends ; panicles axillary and terminal, shorter than the leaves; stamens 4-5, fertile ; drupe smooth, compressed. h.S. Native of Pegu and Java, where it is called Gandaria, and Meriam at Rangoon. Flowers pale: yellow. Drupe pale-yellow, the size of a small pullet’s egg, and is universally eaten in Burma. ` Opposite-leaved Mango. ‘Tree 30 feet. 7 M. syzva’rica (Roxb. 1l. c. fl. ind. 2. p. 488.) leaves alter nate, lanceolate, glossy ; panicles terminal; flowers monandrots; drupe smooth, obliquely-conical, with the point turned to one side. h.S. Native of Silhet, in the East Indies. Lukshmet is the vernacular name of this tree in Silhet. The fruit is like that of the common mango, and yellow; and is eaten by the natives, though by no means so palatable as the worst kind af the common mango. It is also dried by the natives and kept for medicinal purposes. Wood Mango. Tree. 8 M. quaprr'r1pA (Jack. mss. Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 440.) leaves alternate, lanceolate, tapering to the base ; panicles loose, axil- lary ; flowers quadrifid, monandrous ; petals 4, glandular in the middle. h.S. Native of Sumatra, &c. Flowers small, white Nectary of 4 round fleshy lobes. Fruit roundish, becom very dark. Quadrifid-flowered Mango. Tree 60 feet. 9 M. cm'sta (Jack. mss. Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 441.) leavesalter nate, stiff, broad-lanceolate, tapering to the base ; panicle ter minal, erect, tomentose, glaucous; flowers monandrous; pe erect; fruit oblong. h.S. Native of Sumatra. Corolla put ple within, but paler without. Fruit oblong-ovate, of a pale-r colour. Grey Mango. Tree 60 feet. Cult. This is a fine genus of tropical fruit trees. Sandy loam, or a mixture of loam and peat, is the best soil for them Fresh seed brought from the places of their natural grow! will vegetate freely. The species may also be increased by © pened cuttings. In tropical countries, the best varieties are pre served by grafting, as apples are with us. VI. BUCHANA'NIA (in honour of Francis Hamilton, M? formerly Buchanan, of Leny in Scotland, an excellent botan and great traveller in the East; formerly superintendent of ! botanical garden at Calcutta). Roxb. hort. beng. p. 32. De prod. 2. p. 63.—Launzan, Buch. in asiat. res. 5. p» i Buchanània and Cambessédea, Kunth. gen. tereb. p. 4 ee Lin. syst. Decdndria, Pentagynia. Flowers hermaphr Calyx 5-cleft, rarely 3-4-cleft, obtuse. Petals 5, inserted the disk, oblong, revolute, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens shorter than the petals, Disk furnished with 10 crenatures | set men TEREBINTHACEZÆ. VI. BucHANANIA. involving the ovary. Ovaries 5, concrete, or approximate, 4 of which are abortive, reduced to the styles. Styles therefore 5, and ovary single, almost covered by the disk. Drupe obovate, rather fleshy, 1-seeded. Seed recurved, resting on a funicle, which rises from the bottom of the cell.—Indian trees, with simple, quite entire, coriaceous, smooth, feather-nerved leaves, and axillary panicles of flowers, crowded at the tops of the branches. Flowers small, white. Fruitred. Nut oily. In the leaves this genus appears to be allied to Mangifera, but in the fruit it is more nearly allied to Spéndias. 1 B. Larirorra (Roxb. hort. beng. 32.) branches of panicle hairy, crowded with flowers, assuming the appearance of a corymb at the tops of the branches. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Leaves 6 inches long, and 3 broad, blunt at both ends. Fruit eatable ? Broad-leaved Buchanania. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 2 B. ancustiroria (Roxb. hort. beng. 32.) branches of pani- cle smooth, rather loose, axillary. h. S. Native of the East Indies, particularly in Mysore. Mangifera axillaris, Lam. dict. 3. p. 697. Spondias simplicifdlia, Rottl. in Willd. nov. act. nat. cur. ber. 4. p. 87. Lündia mangiferoides, Puer. herb. Cambes- sèdea, Kunth, gen. tereb. p. 4. Leaves oval-oblong, 3-4 inches long, 14 broad, blunt or emarginate at the apex. Fruit the size of a large cherry, and perhaps eatable. Narrow-leaved Buchanania. Clt. 1820. Tree 50 feet. 3 B. LANCEÆFOLIA (Roxb. l. c.) h. S. Native of Chitta- gong, in the East Indies. This species is only known by name. Lance-leaved Buchanania. Tree. Cult. A light loamy soil is the best for these trees, and Ro cuttings will root freely in sand under a hand-glass, in eat. {VIT CONIOGETON (meaning unknown). Blum. bijdr. 20, Lin, sysr. Decändria, Tetra-Pentagynia. Calyx inferior, 5- parted, Petals 5. Stamens 10, equal. Ovaries 4-5, 1-styled, 1-ovulate, girded by a denticulated urceolus. Stigmas obtuse. Drupe solitary, baccate, containing a 1-seeded lenticular nut.— tree, with alternate, simple, cuneate-oblong, obtuse, quite entire, smooth leaves ; flowers in terminal panicles. re C. argore’scens (Blum. bijdr: 1156.) h.S. Native of Arborescent Coniogeton. Cult, Tree 30 feet. For culture and propagation see Buchanänia. VIII. PISTA'CIA (riorakua is altered from the Arabic word eres the name of P. vèra). Lin. gen. no. 1108. Lam. ill. t. II, Kunth, gen. tereb. p. 7. D.C. prod. 2. p. 64.—Terebin- thus, Juss. gen. 371. a syst. Dice'cia, Penténdria. Flowers dioecious, apetalous. es e pas disposed in amentaceous scaly racemes, with a flower ie p 1 scale, Calyx 5-cleft. Stamens 5 ; anthers almost ses- x à renal Female flowers disposed in more loose racemes, a a Fe calyx. Ovary 1-3-celled. Stigmas 3, thickish. ii a ovate, containing a somewhat bony nut, usually 1- a p qoel, sometimes bearing laterally 2, abortive ir 2 ru s solitary in the cells, fixed to the bottom of the soe Mout albumen. Cotyledons thick, fleshy, oily, with a perior lateral radicle. Trees with pinnate leaves. $1. Leaves imp inst. È 345, ari-pinnate, deciduous.— Terebinthus, Tourn. 1 P, VE RA tapering a litt] ovate, pointed (Lin. spec. 1454.) leaves pinnate ; leaflets ovate, € to the base, rather mucronate at the apex; fruit + R.H. Native of Syria, from whence it has been VII. Contocrron. VIII. Pistacia. 65 introduced to Italy by the emperor Vitellius, when he was legate in that province. It is now to be found throughout the whole region of the Mediterranean.—Pistacia officinarum, Hort. kew.—Black. icon. t. 461. Duh. ed. nov. 4.t. 17. Flowers small, brownish, green. Fruit panicled, about an inch long, ovate, with an oblique point, reddish, well known for the sake of its nut at our tables. The green internal hue of the kernel is remarkable. The Pistachia or Pistach nut is brought from several parts of Asia, chiefly from Aleppo and Persia. When wrapped in all its coats, it is the size of a green almond, but when stript of all but its shell it resembles a small nut. The kernel is red without, and green within, and its taste very agreeable. Pistachias have been reckoned aperitive, and proper to give vigour, and used in emul- sions, &c. in phthisical and nephritical cases. ‘They also enter into several ragouts, and are comfited, made into conserves, &c. The fruit is rarely eaten raw, because of the ill effects it pro- duces. There is a kind of false Pistachia nut brought from the West Indies, which is sometimes confounded with the real one. T'rue Pistachia-nut-tree. F]. Ap. May. Clt. 1770. Tree 20 ft. 2 P. reticuna‘ra (Willd. spec. 4. p. 751.) leaves ternate and pinnate, with roundish, abrupt, somewhat pointed leaflets, which taper to the base, and are strongly reticulated with prominent veins ; fruit roundish-oval, obtuse. kh. H. Native of Sicily and Syria. P. trifolia, Lin. spec. 1454. P. Narbonénsis, Lin. spec. 1454.—Bocce. mus. 2. t. 93. Leaflets usually 5, rarely 3, when young downy at the margin. The fruit of this species is as good as the true Pistachia-nut. Reticulated-leaved Pistachia-nut. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1752. Tree 20 feet. 3 P. Teresi’nruvs (Lin. spec. 1455.) leaflets usually numer- ous, ovate-lanceolate, rounded at the base, acute, and mucro- nate at the apex. kh.H. Native of the south of Europe, and north of Africa. Woody. med. bot. 415. t. 153.—Blackw. t. 478, Duh. arb. ed. 1. vol. 2: t: 87. P. vulgaris, Tourn. inst. 579, There is a fine female tree of this species in Chelsea gar- den, near the gate, which for want of male blossoms can never perfect its fruit. Leaves with 3 to 6 pair of leaflets, with an odd one. Their red hue when young is beautiful. Flowers in large compound panicles. Anthers dull-yellow. Stigmas crimson. Fruit hardly bigger than a large pea. Galls of the same shape are found on the leaves, and very large oblong ones like legumes are often produced from the young branches. The resin of this tree is the Chian or Cyprus-turpentine, generally preferred for medical use to what is obtained from the fir tribe, but it is scarcely to be had without adulteration. This resin is obtained by wounding the bark of the trunk in several places, during the month of July, leaving a space of about 3 inches between the wounds ; from these the turpentine is received on stones, upon which it becomes so much condensed by the coldness of the night, as to admit of being scraped off with a knife, which is always done before sunrise ; in order to free it from all extra- neous admixture it is again liquified by the sun’s heat, and passed through a strainer ; it is then fit for use, The quantity produced is very inconsiderable, 4 large trees, 60 years old, only yielding 2 pounds 9 ounces and 6 drachms, but in the eastern part of Cyprus and Chio the trees afford somewhat more, though still so little as to render it very costly, and on this account it is commonly adulterated, especially with other tur- pentines. The best Chio turpentine is usually about the con- sistence of thick honey, very tenacious, clear, and almost trans- parent, white, inclining to yellow, and of a fragrant smell, mode- rately warm to the taste, but free from acrimony and bitterness. For the medicinal qualities of the turpentine, see Pinus Larix, vol. iv. : Var. B, spherocérpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 64.) fruit larger, and rounder than in the species.—J, Bauh. hist. 1. p. 278. with a K 66 figure. Native of the Levant, and is said to be cultivated in the garden of Nemaus. Turpentine Pistacia or Venetian or Chian Turpentine-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1656. Tree 30 feet. 4 P. Atta ntica (Desf. atl. 2. p. 364.) leaflets usually 9, lan- ceolate, tapering to the base; petiole between the terminal pair a little winged. h. H. Native of Barbary, very common in sandy uncultivated fields near Coffa, where many being in rows it is plain that this tree was cultivated at the foot of the mountains near Mayane and Tlemsen, &c. This is a large tree, with a thick roundish head. Leaflets 7 to 9. Male flowers disposed in terminal thyrse-like racemes. Stamens 5, but some- times 7. Anthers deep red. Pollen yellow. Female flowers disposed in loose panicled racemes. Style purple. Drupe rather fleshy, about the size of a pea when ripe, blueish, containing a roundish nut. From the bark of the trunk and branches flows at different seasons of the year, but especially in summer, a resinous juice, hardening in the air, of a pale-yellow colour, of an aromatic smell, and taste that is not unpleasant, scarcely to be distinguished from oriental mastick, and known by the same name of Heule among the Moors. Itis inspissated into lamellæ round the branchlets, or into irregular globules, differing in thickness and shape, frequently as big as the end of the finger or thumb, some of which drop from the tree, and are found scat- tered on the ground. The Arabs collect this substance in autumn and winter, and make the same use of it as of the mas- tick from Chio, chewing it to give a pleasant smell to the mouth and brightness to the teeth. At the foot of Mount Atlas this tree is larger than any other which grows there, but the resinous juice is softer, and of a much less pleasant smell and taste than that which flows from the trees of the desert, which is probably occasioned by the climate being cooler, and the soil more moist and fertile. The leaves have often red galls on them resem- bling berries. The Moors eat the drupes, and bruise them to mix with their dates. Var. B, latifolia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 64.) leaflets rounded and broader at the base than in those of the species. h. F. Native of the island of Chio, and is said to be the same as that which grows about Constantinople. Atlas Mastick or Turpentine-tree. Clt.1790. Tree 40 feet. 5 P. Mexicana (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 22. t. 608.) leaflets 16-20, alternate and opposite, oblong, unequal- sided, acute at both ends, mucronate, membranous, smoothish, pubescent on the middle nerve beneath, as well as on the inside of the rachis ; fruit turgid, lenticular. kh. G. Native of Mexico, near Chilpancingo. Mexican Turpentine-tree. Tree 30 feet. 6 P. racaroipes (Willd. enum. suppl. 66.) leaflets ovate, blunt ; petioles winged. h.G. Native of? Fruit unknown. Fagara-like Pistachia-tree. Shrub 10 feet. 7 P. ozrèsa (Lour. fl. coch. 615.) leaves impari or abruptly pinnate; leaflets 4-7, ovate-lanceolate ; young fruit echinated. h. G. Native of Cochin-china, as well as the Moluccas. Cussämbium, Rumph. amb. 1. t. 57. The nuts of fruit contain a yellow, bitterish, sweet-scented, thin oil, which thickens on exposure to the air. It is used to anoint the heads of the natives, and also to scent ointments. Oily Turpentine-tree. Tree 20 feet. § 2. Lentiscus (from lentesco, to be clammy; it is from the P. Lentiscus that mastick is obtained, which comes from the word mastico, to chew; because it is thus used in Chio, and by the Turkish women to sweeten their breath). Tourn. inst. p. 380. Leaves permanent, abruptly pinnate. 8 P. tentI'scus (Lin. spec. 1455.) leaflets 8, lanceolate; petiole winged. kh. H. Native of the south of Europe and TEREBINTHACE., VIII. Pistacia. north of Africa, both wild and cultivated in gardens. Woo. med. bot. t. 152. Blackw. t. 195. Duh. arb. ed. nov. 4. t, 1% Leaves with 3 or 4 pairs of small leaflets. Both male anl female flowers come out in loose racemes from the sides of th branches ; they are of a green colour. The fruit when ripei brownish. Fabricius remarks, that the male plant in time pro- duces hermaphrodite flowers, with 3 stamens and 5 styles, It has been observed by Gouan that the buds are different from those of the other sorts, the branch-bearing buds being termi nating, the flowering buds in both sexes axillary and in pain; hence the aments are also in pairs. The leaves have sometime 5 leaflets on each side. The petioles are so much winged that the leaves may be called articulately-pinnate ; they are usually terminated by a thread instead of a leaflet. Desfontains informs us that the Lentiscus or Mastick-tree in Barbary is little if à all resinous, though the branches and bark of the trunk wer wounded at different seasons ; that the wood, however, yields a aromatic smell on burning; and that the berries yield an oil fi both for the lamp and the table. In the island of Chio the officind mastick is obtained most abundantly by making transverse inc sions in the bark of the tree, whence the mastick exudes in drops, which is suffered to run down to the ground, and after they att concreted, they are collected for use. These incisions are mate at the beginning of August, when the weather is very dry, and are continued to the end of September. Mastick is a resinous substance, brought to us in small, yellowish, transparent, brittle grains or tears; it has a light agreeable smell, especially whet rubbed or heated ; on being chewed it first crumbles, soon after sticks together, and becomes soft and white like wax, without impressing any considerable taste. It totally dissolves, excep the earthy impurities, which are commonly in no great quantity; in rectified spirit of wine, and then discovers a greater degre of warmth and bitterness, and has a stronger smell than the rest in substance. Boiled in water, it impregnates the liquor wi its smell, but gives out little or nothing of its substance ; distille with water, it yields a small quantity of limpid essential oil, à smell very fragrant, in taste moderately pungent. Recti spirit brings over also in distillation the more volatile odoroi matter of the mastick. It is a common practice with the Turkis women to chew this resin, especially in the morning, not only t render their breath more agreeable, but to whiten the teeth, strengthen the gums; they also mix it with their fragrant watt" and burn it with other odoriferous substances in the way? fumigation. It is used in Europe by japanners in some of ther varnishes. As a medicine, mastick is considered to be a M corroborant and astringent; and as possessing a balsamic power it has been recommended in hæmoptysis proceeding from a tion, fluor albus, debility of the stomach, and in diarrhoeas internal ulcers. Chewing this drug has likewise been said to be of use in pains of the teeth and gums, and in some catarrhal com plaints; it is now, however, seldom used either externally © internally. The wood is received into the Materia Medica ” some foreign Pharmacopæias, and is highly extolled in dyspep™ gouty, hemorrhagic, and dysenteric affections ; but its © fame at present is in Portugal, where it serves for toothp! These are rather neater than if made of common deal. á Var. B, angustifolia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 65.) leaflets almo linear. kh. H. P. Massiliénsis, Mill. dict. P. angustif Massiliénsis, Tourn. 580. This shrub scarcely ever ex 10 feet in height. Var. y, Chìa (Duham. ed. nov. 4. p. 72.) leaflets ovate. hy F. Native of the island of Chio. P. Chia, Desf. cat. hort. p This is the tree from which they procure the resin called | tick. It is probably a distinct species from the true Len which yields little or no resin. See the preceding account. Mastick-tree. Fl. April, May. Clt.1664. Tree 20 feet. TEREBINTHACEÆ. Cult. All the hardy species require to be planted in a shel- tered situation, or against a wall; they may either be increased by seeds, layers, or ripe cuttings planted under a hand-glass. The greenhouse kinds grow well in a mixture of loam and sand, and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass. IX. ASTRO'NIUM (from aarpor, astron, a star ; in allusion to the shape of the calyx when expanded). Jacq. amer. 261. t. 181. £ 96. Kunth. gen. tereb. p: 9. D. C. prod. 2. p. 65. Lin. syst. Diæ'cia, Penténdria. Flowers dioecious. Calyx of 5 coloured sepals. Petals 5, ovate. Male flowers with a spreading corolla and calyx. Glands 5 in the disk. Stamens 5. Calyx and corolla of the female flower connivent and permanent. Calyxes after flowering accrete, and stellately spreading. Petals much smaller. Ovary 1. Styles 3, reflexed. Pericarp mem- branous, indehiscent, oblong, acute, 1-seeded. Seed pendulous, destitute of albumen, with thick oblong cotyledons, and an ob- lique radicle.—A small tree, abounding every where in a nause- ous clammy turpentine juice. Leaves impari-pinnate, smooth. Flowers in loose panicles. After the fruit in the female plants, and the flowers in the male plants have fallen off, new branches are put forth. 1 A. GRAVE oLENS (Jacq. l. c.) h. S. Native of Cartha- gena, in woods, and of St. Martha. Leaflets 3 pairs, with an odd one, stalked, ovate, acuminated, a little serrated. Strong-scented Astronium. ‘Tree 20 feet. Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will answer this tree, and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass in heat. X. MELANORRHG'A (from pedac, pedavoc, melas, melanos, black, and pew, rheo, to flow; the tree when wounded yields a black juice). Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 1. p. 9. t. 11, 12. Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Flowers hermaphro- dite. Sepals 5, cohering valvately into a 5-nerved caducous calyptra. Petals 5, rarely 6, imbricate in estivation, perma- nent, borne beneath the fruit. Style 1, rather lateral in the vertex of the ovarium, crowned by a small convex stigma. Fruit indehiscent, coriaceous, depressedly reniform, oblique, pedicellate, furnished with a stellately spreading corolla-like involucre. Seeds exalbuminous. Cotyledons fleshy, thick. Radicle lateral, lying in the fissure of the cotyledons. Large trees, with the habit of Semecérpus, full of viscid ferruginous Juice, becoming black on exposure to the atmosphere, with large, simple, deciduous leaves, and panicles of flowers. _1 M. usrra‘ra (Wall. 1. c. p. 9.) leaves obovate, very blunt, villous. h.S. Native of Hindostan, in a large valley called Kadbbu, in the kingdom of Munipur, Silhet, and Tipperah, as well as in the Burmese empire, on the banks of the Irrawadi, where it is called Theet-tsee or Zit-si. This is identical with the majestic Kheu or varnish-tree of Munipur, on the north-east frontier districts of Silhet and Tipperah. Mr. M. R- Smith, who has resided a long time in Silhet, considers this the same as the varnish-tree of the Chinese, in the eastern and north uo provinces. It is procurable in great quantities from A Tunipur, where it is used for painting river craft, and for var- nishing vessels destined to contain liquid. The drug is conveyed to Silhet for sale by the merchants. On being handled it occa- — extensive erysipetalous swellings, attended with pain and ever, but never of long duration. In the neighbourhood of í rome a considerable quantity of varnish is extracted from the ree, but very little at Martaban, owing, it is supposed, to the poorness of the soil, and partly also to there being none of the popi in that part whose business is to perform the process, lough it is very simple. Short joints of a thin sort of bam- Es 4 sharpened at one end, and shut up at the other, are inserted a es direction into holes made in the trunk and principal ches, and left there for 24 or 48 hours; after which they IX. ASTRONIUM. X. Mreraxorrxæa. XI. Comocrapra. 67 are removed, and their contents emptied into a basket pre- viously varnished over. Sometimes a hundred bamboos may be seen sticking into the tree at once during the collecting season, which lasts as long as the tree is destitute of leaves, namely, from January until April, and they are renewed as long as the juice will flow. In its pure state it is sold at Prome at the rate of one tical or 2s. 6d. the viss, and at Martaban 2 Madras rupees the viss, although of an inferior quality to that sold at Prome, being usually mixed with oil of Sesamun. A tree is reckoned to produce 2 to 3 or 4 viss annually, a viss being equal to 3$lbs. Every article of household furniture destined to con- tain solid or liquid food is lacquered over with it. The article to be varnished with it must be prepared with calcined bones, after which the varnish is laid on thinly, either in its pure state or variously coloured. The process of drying is the most difficult part, being effected in a very slow and gradual manner by the articles thus varnished being placed in subterraneous vaults for several months, The drug is also used as a size glue in the pro- cess of gilding ; nothing more being required than to besmear the surface of the article to be gilded with it, and immediately to apply the gold leaf. If it is considered how very extensively that art is practised by the Burma nation, it being among their most frequent acts of devotion and piety to contribute to the gilding of their numerous religious edifices and idols, it will be evident that a great quantity of the drug must be consumed for that purpose alone. Finally, the beautiful Pali writing of the religious order of the Burmas on ivory, palm-leaves, or metal, is entirely done with this varnish in its native and pure state. Useful Black varnish-tree. Clt. 1828. Tree 100 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see Astronium. XI. COMOCLA'DIA (from kon, kome, a tuft, and xradoe, klados, a branch; the leaves are crowded at the tops of the branches). P. Browne, jam. 124. Jacq. amer. 12. Lam. ill. t. 27. Kunth, gen. tereb. p. 9. D.C. prod. 2. p. 65.—Dodo- næ'a, Plum. but not of Lin. Lin. syst. Tri-Tetrandria, Monogynia. Flowers herma- phrodite or monoecious. Calyx 3-4-parted, permanent. Petals 3-4, long, large. Stamens 3-4, short. Ovary 1. Style none. Stigma 1. Drupe ovate, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Ovum rather pendulous, fixed to the bottom of the ovary by a funicle which is curved at the apex. Albumen none. Cotyledons thick. Radicle superior, curved.—South American trees, abounding every where in clammy juice. Leaves impari-pinnate, with opposite leaflets. Flowers small, purple, sometimes 4-cleft, on short pedicels, disposed in loose branched panicles. 1 C.ricrroxia (Swartz, 2. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 75.) leaflets ovate or roundish, sessile, smooth, with spiny angles; spines 1-3 on each side. h. S. Native of the West Indies, on calcareous rocks. Flowers small, of a deep red colour, without scent. Leaves long. Dodonæ'a, Plum. ed. Burm. t. 118.f.1. lex Dodonæ'a, Lin. spec. 182. C. tricuspidata, Lam. act. par. 1784. p. 347. and C. ilicifdlia, Lam. ill. t. 27. f. 2. C. angu- lòsa, Willd. spec. 1. p. 188. Petioles puberulous, There is a variety with angular leaves, not spiny. Var. B, glabra (Schult. mant. 1. p. 350.) leaves smooth on both surfaces as well as the petioles. h.S, Native of Porto Rico. C. glabra, Spreng, syst. 1. p. 176. Holly-leaved Maiden Plum. Clt.1778. Tree 20 feet. 2 Ci acumixa`ra (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 65.) leaflets sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, smooth, somewhat cordate at the base, with 6-7 spiny teeth on each side. h.S. Native of Mexico. An intermediate species between C. ilicif òlia and C. dentata. Flowers dark red. Stamens op- posite the petals in the figure quoted above. Acuminated-leaved Maiden Plum. Tree 20 feet. K2 68 3 C. penra‘ta (Jacq. amer. 13. t. 173. f. 4.) leaflets on short footstalks, oblong, erosely-toothed, smooth above and downy beneath, h. S. Native of Cuba in woods, as well as of St. Domingo, where it is called Guao. H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 16. This species is very like C. iliċifòlia. Leaflets from 6 to 10. The whole tree abounds in a milky glutinous juice, turning very black, not to be washed from cloth. If the tree be ever so slightly wounded it has a very unpleasant smell. The natives have a notion that it is dangerous to sleep under it. Toothed-leaved Maiden Plum. Fl. Jul. Clt. 1790. Tree 29 ft. 4 C. propr’nqua (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 16.) leaflets lanceolate-oblong, acute, almost entire, smoothish above, hairy-pubescent beneath and ferruginous. h.S. Native of the island of Cuba near La Trinidad, where itis also called Guao. Allied Maiden Plum. Tree 12 feet. 5 C. mozcissimA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 16. t. 607.) leaflets small, oblong, acute, rounded at the base, downy- pubescent above, but clothed with soft silky tomentum beneath. h. S. Native of Mexico, between Acapulco and Venta del Exido. C. tomentosa, Willd. herb. ex Schult. mant. 1. p. 350, Very soft Maiden Plum. Tree 20 feet. 6 C. INTEGRIFÒLIA (Jacq. amer. 12.) leaflets stalked, lanceo- late, quite entire, smooth. h.S. Native of Jamaica. Sloan. jam. 2. t. 222. f.1. Lam. ill. t. 27. f. 1. Flowers small, deep red, without scent. Drupes black and succulent when ripe ; they are eatable but not inviting. The wood is hard, of a fine grain, and reddish colour. Leaves about 2 feet long, with about 8 leaflets on each side. The whole tree abounds in a watery juice, slightly glutinous, which grows black in the air, and dies the hand of a deep black colour, that can hardly be washed out. Entire-leaved Maiden-plum. Clt. 1778. Tree 20 feet. + Species not sufficiently known. 7 C.? Tara'curo (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 66.) leaflets oblong, acuminated, acutish at the base, quite entire, smooth. h.S. Native on the banks of the river Orinoco, near Maypures and Carichana, where it is called Tapacula. The Indians near St. Fernando de Atabapo use a preparation of the leaves against chigars. Tapacula Maiden-plum. Tree 50 feet. 8 C.? Loxe’xsis (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) leaflets oblong, somewhat acuminated, acute at the base, quite entire, shining, and smooth above, pubescent and downy beneath, with the mid- dle nerve, rachis, and branches clothed with rufescent down. h.S. Native of New Granada, near Loxa, in woods. Loxa Maiden-plum. Tree 30 feet. Cult. See Astronium for culture and propagation, p. 67. XII. CYRTOCA’RPA (from xvoroc, kyrtos, gibbous, and kaprroc, karpos, a fruit; in allusion to the 5 gibbosities above the middle of the fruit). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p 19: D.C. prod. 2. p. 91. Lin. syst. Polygamia, Dic'cia. Flowers polygamous? Ca- lyx 5-parted, permanent, spreading. Petals 5, sessile, longer than the calyx, imbricate in estivation. Stamens 10, length of calyx. Disk large, 10-crenate. Ovary 1. Style 1. Stigma 4-cleft. Drupe obovate-elliptical, with 5 tubercles above the middle, containing a hard nut.—An American tree, with impari- pinnate leaves and quite entire sessile leaflets. Flowers almost sessile, disposed in glomerated spikes, white. This tree has the appearance of a species of Comoclàdia. 1 C. procera (H.B. et Kunth, 1. c. ti 609.). h. S. Na- tive of New Spain. Tall Cyrtocarpa. Tree 60 feet. Cult. See Astrinium for culture and propagation, p. 67. TEREBINTHACEZÆ. XI. Comocrania. XII. Cyrrocarpa. XIII. SPATHELIA. XIV, PICRAMNIA. XIII. SPATHE'LIA (from oran, spathe, a palm-tree: th upright habit and want of branches of S. simplex has caused it to be likened to a palm-tree). Lin. gen. no. 373. Geert. fruc, 1. p- 278. t. 58. Kunth, gen. tereb. 25. D.C. prod. 2. p.84 Lin. syst. Diæ'cia, Penténdria. Female flowers. Cal 5-parted, membranous, coloured. Petals 5, hypogynous, imbri cate in æstivation. Stamens 5, with short, 3-pointed filament, which are dilated and villous at their base. Ovary somewhat conical, 3-angled, 3-celled, each cell containing 2 ova. Styk wanting. Stigmas 3. Drupe oblong, 3-celled, trigonal, some times 2-angled, 2-celled ; angles winged. Seeds oblong, solitary in the cells. Albumen fleshy. Embryo straight, inverted, with oblong-linear, thin cotyledons, and a short radicle.—Trees wit impari-pinnate leaves, and subterminal racemose panicles d flowers. This genus perhaps does not belong to this order. 1 S. símPLEx (Lin. spec. 386.) leaves with about 20 pairsd oblong, toothed leaflets. kh. S. Native of Jamaica. Ka bot. reg. t. 670. Sloan. hist. 2.t. 171. Trunk hardly branchel Leaves like those of Sérbus. The habit of the plant thatd Comocladia. The fruit is full of a resinous juice. The flower are red. Simple-stemmed Spathelia. Fl. July. Clt. 1778. Tr.20f 2 S.? rHorròLIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 84.) leaves with about pairs of ovate, acuminated, quite entire leaflets. h.G. Nat, of Mexico. Rhùs pterocärpa, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. 100 ined. Red-leaved Spathelia. Tree 20 feet. Cult. See Astrdnium for culture and propagation, p. 67. XIV. PICRA’MNIA (from mixpapoc, picramos, derived frot mıkpoc, picros, bitter; the plants are bitter in every part) Swartz, fl. ind. 1. p. 218. t. 4. Schreb. gen. no. 1517. D.C prod. 2. p. 66. Lin. syst. Dice cia, Tri-Pentándria. Flowers dioecious. Calys 8 or 5-parted. Petals 3 or 5, oblong. Male flowers with & serted stamens, equal in number with the petals. Female flowet with an ovate ovary, and 2 sessile stigmas. Drupe ovate, 00 taining a 2-celled, 2-seeded nut. Seeds oblong.—Small træi with impari-pinnate leaves, alternate, stalked, quite entire, ovate lanceolate leaflets. Racemes of flowers elongated, pendulous opposite the leaves. The character of the seed being unknows the place which this genus should occupy in this order 1$ j doubtful. ; 1 P. AntIDE'sMA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 218.) flowers t" androus; racemes longer than the leaves; leaflets a acuminated. h.S. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo, | mountains in woods. Sloane, hist. t. 208. f. 2. Flowers 5°, greenish-white. Fruit at first scarlet, but black when np about the size of a gooseberry. Swartz informs us that negroes in Jamaica look upon this shrub as antıvenerea » that they commonly use an infusion of it in colic. Te plant is exceedingly bitter, and is called Majo Bitters in yr sh Antidesma-like Majo-bitters. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1793. Sh. ; 2 P. Fessénia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 66.) flowers trian racemes shorter than the leaves; leaflets ovate, acum h. S. Native of Mexico. Fessònia depéndens, Moc. 5 will fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers greenish-white ? Fruit red, 3 scales in the female flowers in place of the stamens. Fesson’s Majo-bitters. Shrub 8 feet. flowes 3 P. penta’Npra (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1. p- 220.) 5 pentandrous ; racemes shorter than the leaves; leaflets 0 elliptical, acuminated. h. S. Native of the islands of i serrat and St. Domingo. P. pseùdo-Brazilium, Hort °° Juss. gen. 370. and hence Comocladia Brasilidstrum, Po. $ 2. p. 325. Flowers greenish-white. Pentandrous Majo-bitters. Clt. 1822. inated Shrub 8 feet. TEREBINTHACEZÆ. XV. Biscuorra. 4 P. Tarrr1 (D.C. prod. 2. p. 4.) flowers? leaflets broadly and unequally ovate, acuminated, with villous edges, and bear- ing glands in the axillæ of the veins. h.S. Native of Guiana in woods. Tariri Guianénsis, Aubl. guian. suppl. p. 37. t. 390. It is called Tariri by Caribbees. Tariri Majo-bitters. Shrub 10 feet. Cult. See Astronium for culture and propagation, p. 67. XV. BISCHO’FIA (in honour of — Bischoff, of the Bota- nical Academy of Munich). Blum. bijdr. 1168. Lin. syst. Dice'cia, Pentändria. Flowers dioecious. Calyx inferior, 5-sepalled. Corolla wanting. Male flowers with 5 short stamens, which are joined into an urceolus, hardly free at the apex. Anthers 2-celled. Female flowers with the rudiments of filaments scale-formed, sometimes 2. Ovary ovate, globose, 3- celled ; cells 2-ovulate ; ovula pendulous. Stigmas 3, sessile, linear, reflexed, approximate at the base. Fruit containing 3 1-seeded nuts.—A strong tree, with very hard red wood, alter- nate, trifoliate leaves, serrulated leaflets, axillary and lateral panicles of flowers, with each pedicel furnished with 13 bracteas at the base. This genus agrees better with Rutdcee than Tere- binthèceæ. _ 1 B. Java”nica (Blum. bijdr. 1168.) B.S.. Native of Java, in mountain woods in the western provinces, where it is called Gadok. Java Bischofia. Fl. Sept. Tree 60 feet. Cult. See Astrònium for culture and propagation, p. 67. XVI. SA'BIA (Soobja is the Bengalese name of one of the species), Colebr. in Lin. trans. 12. p: 351. and 355. Wall. in fl. ind. 2, p. 308. Lis. syst. Pentändria, Monogénia. Calyx inferior, 5- cleft. _ Petals 5, lanceolate, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens 5, ‘ice the petals, inserted round the base of a perigynous 5- ri L disk. Anthers bursting by a dorsal longitudinal fissure. D” e furrowed, or 2 contiguous, crowned by a blunt stigma. “i deeply 2-lobed ; lobes kidney-shaped, 1-seeded, one of — usually abortive. Embryo erect, folded. Climbing shrubs, st simple exstipulate leaves, and axillary, 1 or many-flowered ae Notwithstanding many anomalies in this genus, rr 'allich seems to think it belongs to the present tribe of Tere- inthàceæ. e LANCEOLA TA (Colebr. l. c. t. 14.) smooth ; leaves oblong, h aie slightly blistered; corymbs axillary and terminal. Ho > - Native of Silhet. An extensively rambling shrub. Eng fragrant, marked with linear purple dots. a erie aroi Sabia. Shrub cl. .~ Ne PARVIFLORA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 310.) young shoots oy pubescent ; leaves ovate, with en avai mar- ’ os axillary, few-flowered; petals lanceolate. Ka “a x Native of Nipaul. An extensive climber. Flowers 5 er than those of the last species, purple. Pr spi Sabia. Shrub cl. 4." CAMPANULA'TA (Wall. in fl. ind. 2. p. 311.) leaves oblon w , ns margins; flowers Fee axillary, ca of Shec, me large, round, concave petals. h. G. Native Bellic e, in Nipaul. Flowers green, large. Anthers 2-celled. Cult owered Sabia. Shrub cl. > pea Loam and sand, with a little peat, is a good soil for S, and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand- glass. ; oot | i ; gardens. € species are not worth cultivating, except in botanical Tribe II. SU , PE NEE (plants agreeing with Sumach in important * D.C. prod. 2. p. 66. Petals and stamens inserted XVI. SABIA. XVII. Ruvs. 69 in the calycine disk or in the calyx. Ovary solitary (from abortion), 1-celled, containing only 1 ovulum. Seed pendulous, exalbuminous, sustained by a funicle rising from the base of the cell. Cotyledons leafy, with the radicle bent in above the fissure of the cotyledons. XVII. RHU'S (derived from pooc or pouce, in Greek, which is derived from rhudd, a synonyme of rub in Celtic, red ; in allu- sion to the colour of the fruit and leaves of some species in autumn). Lin. gen. no. 569. Lam. ill. t. 207. Kunth, gen tereb. p: 5. D.C. prod. 2. p. 66. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Trigynia, or Dice cia, Pentändria. Calyx permanent, small, 5-parted. Petals 5, ovate, spreading, Stamens 5, all antheriferous, both in the male and female flowers, Ovary 1, somewhat globose, 1-celled. Styles 3, short, or stigmas 3, sessile. Drupe almost dry, 1-celled, containing a bony, 1- seeded nut from abortion, and sometimes 2 or 3 seeds, Seeds without albumen, sustained by a funicle rising from the bottom of the cell. Cotyledons leafy, with the radicle lying on the upper suture of the cotyledons. Geert. fruct. 1. p. 205. t. 44.—Shrubs with alternate, various, but usually compound leaves. Flowers usually polygamous, or dioecious from abortion. Sect. I. Co’riNus (korivoc, cotinos, is a name under which Pliny speaks of a tree with red wood, which is supposed to grow in the Apennines). Tourn. inst. p. 380. D.C. prod. 2. p. 77. Flowers hermaphrodite. Drupe half cordate, veiny, smooth, containing a triangular nut. Leaves simple. Flowers loosely panicled, many of which are abortive, and of these the pedicels are elongated and hairy after flowering. 1 R. Co’rinus (Lin. spec. 383.) leaves obovate. h. H. Na- tive of the south of Europe from Spain to Caucasus, in places exposed to thesun. Jacq. aust. t.210. Mill. fig. t. 270. Có- tinus Coggygria, Scop. carn. ed. 2. no. 368. Moœænth. meth. 73. —Lob. icon. 99. Côtinus coriacea, Duh. arb. 1.t. 78. Flowers greenish-yellow. This is rather an ornamental shrub, and the wood is much used by the modern Athenians for dyeing wool of a most beautiful and rich yellow. The whole plant is used for tanning in Italy, where it is called Scotino. ’enus-Sumach or Wild-olive. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1656. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 2 R. vezurina (Wall. mss. in Lin. soc. herb.) leaves simple, oblong, on long petioles, repand-toothed, clothed beneath with velvety white pubescence, as well as the branches; peduncle racemose, terminal. p. G. Native of Kamoon, in the East Indies. Flowers small, white. Velvety Sumach. Shrub. 3 R. te vis (Wall. mss. in herb. Lin. soc.) leaves simple, ovate, or obovate-oblong, mucronate at the apex on long petioles, entire, quite smooth, and rather glaucous beneath ; panicle ter- minal. h. G. Native of the East Indies. Flowers small, white. Smooth Sumach. Shrub. Secr. II. Merorrvum (Metopion is a name under which Pliny speaks of a resinous tree unknown to us; it is derived from oroc, juice). D. C. prod. 2. p. 67. Flowers hermaphrodite. Drupe ovate, rather oblong, dry, smooth, containing a large, ample membranous nut. Seed, according to Linnæus, aril- late and 2-lobed. Leaves impari-pinnate, with 2 pairs of ovate, quite entire, long-stalked leaflets. . 4 R. Merorium (Lin. ameen. 5. p. 395.) leaves quite smooth. h.S. Native of Jamaica, in woods on the mountains. Sloan. hist. 2. t. 199. f. 5.—Browne, jam. 177. t. 13. f. 8. Drupes reddish. This tree yields a great quantity of gummy resin called Doctors’ gum, which, when pure, 18 of a yellow colour, and after a short time, acquires a hard brittle consistence. It 70 is daily used in strengthening plaisters, for which it is deservedly much recommended. It is of a warm discutient nature, and may be used in all swellings arising from colds, both externally and internally. The gum, dissolved in water, is an easy purga- tive, and thought to be extraordinarily diuretic. In Jamaica the tree is frequent enough, and the hogs are said to have recourse to it when wounded in the woods. Metopium or Hog gum-tree. Clt. 1823. Tree 20 feet. Sect. III. Su’macx (el-simac or es-simac is the Arabian name of some species). D. C. prod. 2. p. 67.—Rhis and Toxi- codéndron, Tourn. inst. 381. Moench. meth. 72. Flowers polygamous, dioecious, or hermaphrodite. Drupe ovate-roundish, usually villous, containing a smooth or striped nut.—Shrubs with impari-pinnate leaves or palmately trifoliate ones. Petioles naked or a little winged. Flowers panicled. § 1. Leaves impari-pinnate. * Petioles naked. 5 R. ritictna (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined.) leaves 7-9 pairs ; petiole naked ; leaflets sessile, pinnatifid, pilose, oblong ; lobes blunt, awned, with a hair. h.G. Native of Mexico, on the mountains, where it is called Tetlazian, but it is not the Tetlacian of Hern. mex. p. 153. Fruit covered with violet hairs. Fern-like Sumach. Shrub. 6 R. rypnina (Lin. spec. 380.) leaves with 8 or 10 pairs of leaflets ; petioles naked, and are as well as the branches hairy ; leaflets lanceolate, acuminated, serrated, rather pilose beneath. R.H. Native of North America, from Canada to Carolina, in rocky dry situations. Duh. arb. ed. nov. 2. t. 47. Wats. dend. brit. t. 17. and 18. R. Virginiana, Bauh. pin. p. 517. The purple velvety berries appear in large close clusters. The leaves change in autumn first to a purplish, but just before they fall to a feuillemort colour. This species, as well as R. coriaria is used for tanning leather; and the roots are prescribed as a fe- brifugal medicine in the country of its natural growth. Var. a, arboréscens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 67.) leaves somewhat pubescent beneath. h.H. Willd. enum. 323. Tree 20 feet. Var. B, frutéscens (Willd. 1. c.) leaves white, with pubescence beneath. h.H. Shrub 8 feet. Fever or Virginian Sumach. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1629. Shrub 8 to 20 feet. : 7 R. viriprrrdrA (Poir. dict. 7. p. 504.) leaves with 8-10 pairs of leaflets; petioles naked, and are as well as the branches pilose ; leaflets lanceolate-oblong, serrated, pubescent beneath. h. H. Native of North America, in Pennsylvania and Virginia, on the edges of woods in dry sunny situations. KR. Canadénsis, Mill. dict. no. 5. Flowers yellowish-green, probably not much more than a variety of the following species. Racemes of flowers erect. Green-flowered Sumach. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.? Tree 15 ft. 8 R. cra‘sra (Lin. spec. 380.) leaves with 8 or 10 pairs of leaflets, and are as well as the branches smooth ; petioles naked; leaflets lanceolate-oblong, serrated, whitened beneath. h. H. Native of North America from New England to Carolina, com- mon in old fields. Flowers greenish-red. Fruit silky, red. They are used for dyeing the same colour, and they are eaten by children with impunity, but they are very sour, On cutting the stem a yellow juice comes out between the bark and the wood, The bark boiled with the fruit affords a black ink-like tincture. Var. a, hermaphrodìta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 67.) flowers herma- phrodite, greenish. R. glabra, Willd. spec, 1. p. 1478.—Dill. elth. t. 243. f. 314. TEREBINTHACEÆ. XVII. Ruus. Var. B, dioica (D. C. prod. 2. p. 67.) flowers dioeciow greenish. Lam. ill. t. 207. f. 1. Var. y, coccinea (D.C. prod. 2. p. 67.) flowers dioecious, rel Fruit scarlet. R. élegans, Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 162. R. Car linianum, Mill. dict. no. 4.— Cat. car. app. t. 4. Native South Carolina. Smooth or Scarlet Sumach. Shrub 8 feet. 9 R. pu'mita (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 182.) a humbleshni wholly covered with pubescence ; leaves with many pairs d deeply-toothed oval leaflets, which are downy on the und surface ; petioles? h.H. Native of Upper Carolina. Frit silky. This is the most poisonous of the genus, according t information from Mr. John Lyon, who by collecting the seedd this species was poisoned all over his body and was lamed for: considerable time. Dwarf Sumach. Fl. July. Clt. 1806. Shrub 1 foot. 10 R. acumina‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 68.) leaves with 3 or! pairs of leaflets, and are as well as the branches smooth ; petiole naked ; leaflets oval, quite entire, with long taper-points, pal beneath, and full of parallel feather nerves. .H. Native o Nipaul. Lateral veins of leaves 20-30, parallel. _ Panicle d flowers axillary, shorter than the leaves. Flowers dioecious. Acuminated-leaved Sumach. Shrub. 11 R. succepa‘nea (Lin. mant. 221.) leaves with 5-7 pairs d leaflets, smooth, permanent; petioles wingless ; leaflets ovate lanceolate, taper-pointed, shining, netted with veins and glaucoÿ beneath, self-coloured. h.G. Native of Japan, Fasi-no-Ki Koempf. amoen. 793. t. 795.—Thunb. jap. 121. Drupe ovat white, about the size of a cherry, containing a smooth mt The oil of the seeds, expressed whilst warm, acquires the cor sistence of suet, and serves for making candles. The tru yields a varnish, but in so small a quantity as not to be wort collecting. Osbeck informs us that this is called Tay-shat China. Succedaneous or Red Lac Sumach. Fl. June, July. Ch 1768. Shrub 10 to 15 feet. : 12 R. nondsA (Blum. bijdr. 1164.) leaflets 3-4 pairs, ovat? oblong, entire, bluntly acuminated, a little obliquely atten at the base, smooth; petioles wingless, terete, genic knotted ; panicle terminal, fastigiate. h.S. Native of Jar on the mountains of Salak, where it is called Kadondang-a?dy: Knotted-petioled Sumach. Tree. : 13 R. pusrcera (Blum. bijdr. 1165.) leaflets 3-7 pairs, ovale lanceolate, entire, acuminated, a little obliquely attenuated at base, opaque on both surfaces, and are as well as the pet oy somewhat pubescent ; panicles axillary. h. S. Native of Jave Pubigerous Sumach. Tree. RET 14 R. vernicirera (D.C. prod. 2. p. 68.) leaves with pairs of leaflets; petioles naked, and are as well as the brant lets clothed with soft down; leaflets elliptic, acute, et entire, smoothish above, but velvety beneath from pute h.G. Native of Japan, where it is called Sitz or Urus ; Koempf. amæn. 791. t. 792.), and of Nipaul. R. vérnix © mat. med. 151. Thunb. jap. 121. but not of others. “4 glandifdlia, Wall. in Litt. D. Don, prod. fi. nep. 248. pete of Willd. Leaves long, resembling those of a walnut. 12 berg affirms that the very best Japan varnish is prepared this tree, which grows in great abundance in many parts © country, and is likewise cultivated in miany places on accoun sf the great advantages derived from it. This varnish, which 00 | out of the tree on being wounded, is procured from stems ”}, are three years old, and is received in some proper vesse* first it is of a lightish colour and of the consistence 0 “| but grows thicker and black on being exposed to the air. fr! so transparent when laid pure and unmixed upon boxes 0° — | i Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 174 TEREBINTHACEÆ. XVII. Ruus. niture, every vein of the wood may be clearly seen. For the most part a dark ground is spread underneath it, which causes it to reflect like a mirror, and for this purpose recourse is fre- quently had to the fine sludge, which is got in the trough under a grind-stone, or to ground charcoal; occasionally a red sub- stance is mixed with the varnish, and sometimes leaf-gold, ground very fine. This varnish hardens very much, but will not endure any blows, cracking and flying almost like glass, though it can stand boiling water without any damage. With this the Japanese varnish over the posts of their doors, and most articles of household furniture, which are made of wood. It far exceeds the Chinese and Siamese varnish, and the best is collected about the town of Jassino. It is cleared from impu- rities by wringing it through very fine paper; then about a hundredth part of an oil called toi, which is expressed from the fruit of Bignônia tomentisa is added to it, and being put into wooden vessels, either alone or mixed with native cinnabar, or some black substance, it is sold all over Japan. The expressed oil of the seeds serves for candles. The tree is said to be equally poisonous with the Rhús venendta, or American poison-tree. Varnish-bearing Sumach or Japan Varnish-tree. Clt. 1818. Tree 30 feet. 15 R. venena‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 68.) leaves with 6-7 pairs of smoothish deciduous leaflets; petioles naked ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, quite entire, netted with veins beneath, h.H. Native of North America, from Canada to Carolina, in low copses, where it is called Poison-sumach or Poison-wood.—Dill, elth. t. 292. R. vérnix, Lin. spec. 380. Big. med. bot. 1. p: 96. t. 10. Wats. dend. brit. t- 19. Toxi- codéndron pinnatum, Mill. dict. no. 5. Flowers dioecious, green, Fruit white, smooth, containing a furrowed nut. The milky Juice of this tree stains linen a dark brown. The whole shrub is in a high degree poisonous, and the poison is commu- nicated by touching or smelling any part of it. In forty-eight hours, inflammation appears on the skin in large blotches, prin- cipally on the extremities and on the glandulous parts of the body 3 Soon after small pustules rise in the inflamed parts, and l with watery matter, attended with burning and itching. In two or three days the eruptions suppurate, after which the in- flammation subsides and the ulcers heal in a short time. It i aus however, somewhat differently on different constitutions ; of oa incapable of being poisoned with it at all. Persons oe e habits are most liable to receive it. Kalm gives Sle e ye account of the American poison-tree or Swamp spaa n Incision being made, a whitish-yellow juice, which iai Anaona smell, comes out between the bark and the a és ou to some persons, but does not in the least a le n himself it had no effect, except on a hot day, D rag Sie perspiration, he cuta branch and carried it produced. Eai alf an hour, smelling it now and then. It ee Free ent itching in his eyelids and the parts there- very UE : a meek his eyes were very red, and the eyelids very ay — e caer went off by washing the eyelids with Fe ri he Abbé Sauvages stained linen black with washings in | 28 TH which jt retained after a great number of tozicodéndron he he Abbé Mazeas made trial of that of R. the ean a € instant, he says, the cloth was exposed to . ° Decame the finest black he had ever seen. oson Sumach, Poison- Cit. 1713. Tree Den wood, or Swamp Sumach. FI. July. 16 R. rvre’scens (Hamilt. cent ; leaflets 5 prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 32.) rufes- . pairs, nearly sessile, obliquely cordate, oblon acu , quely , g» ru Vans adpressedly serrated, shining above, covered with axi ry De beneath, with the veins parallel; flowers wf ’ ymose, tomentose. h.S. Native of Jamaica. escent Sumach. Tree 20 feet. 71 17 R. Commersonu (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 264.) leaves with 3-4 pairs of smooth leaflets; petioles? leaflets tapering to the base, but blunt at the apex, somewhat mucronated and quite entire. h.S. Native of Brazil. Like R. venenàla or vernicifera, ex Poir. R. meridionàlis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 936. Commerson’s Sumach. Clt. 1818. Tree 30 feet. 18 R.? perniciosa (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 10.) leaves with 7-8 pairs of leaflets, and are smooth, as well as the branches; petioles naked; leaflets on long stalks, elliptical or rhomboid-ovate, quite entire, membranous. h.S. Native of New Spain, near St. Theresa and Tapecuacuilca. Flowers, as well as fruit, unknown. This species resembles in its poison- ous effects the R. venenata, no. 15. Pernicious Sumach. Shrub 8 to 4 feet. 19 R. sucranpirôcra (Willd. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 649. but not of Wall.) leaves with 11-15 pairs of oblong, acuminated, quite entire, smooth (but rather pilose beneath) leaflets, which are rounded on the upper edge at the base, but narrowed at the lower ‘edge; panicles axillary, much branched ; calyxes smooth. p. S. Native of New Granada, where it is commonly called Caspi de Pasto. H.B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 6. t. 603 and 604. Allied to R. copallina, but the petioles are wingless. The juice is very acrid and poisonous. Walnut-leaved Sumach. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 20 R. rraxinrroria (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 248.) flowers hermaphrodite ; leaflets 7, lanceolate, acuminated, serrated, gla- brous, shining, oblique at the base ; rachis rather terete, simple ; panicle much branched, villous. h.G. Native of Nipaul. A large tree, with leaves nearly 2 feet long. Ash-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1820. Tree 40 feet. 21 R. srria‘ta (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 29. t. 252.) leaves pinnate, with quite entire ovate-lanceolate leaflets, downy be- neath; racemes large; fruit striated. h. G. Native of Peru, in the groves of Chinchao. Flowers white. Striped-fruited Sumach. Tree 20 feet. * * Leaves with the petioles more or less winged. 22 R. corra‘ria (Lin. spec. 379.) leaves with 5-7 pairs of villous leaflets; petioles naked or somewhat marginate at the apex ; leaflets elliptical, bluntly and coarsely toothed. | h. H. Native of the south of Europe, on rocks in exposed situations, from Portugal to Tauria. Duh. ed. nov. 2. t. 46. Wats. dend. brit. t. 136. Blackw. t. 486.—Plenck. icon. t. 232. Leaves of a yellowish-green colour. Flowers whitish-green, disposed in terminal panicles. The branches of this tree are used instead of oak bark for tanning leather, and it is said that Turkey leather is all tanned with it. The leaves and seeds are used in medicine, and are esteemed very restringent, stiptic, tonic, and cooling. The Tripoli merchants sell the seeds at Aleppo, and they are in common use there to provoke an appetite. The taste of the fruit is very acid and astringent, and does not possess the dangerous qualities for which some species of this genus are so remarkable. Hide or Elm-leaved Sumach. Tree 20 feet. 23 R. semraLA TA (Mur. comm. gætt. 6. 1784. p. 27. t. 3.) leaves with 5-7 pairs of leaflets ; petioles naked or somewhat margined from the middle to the apex; leaflets ovate, acumi- nated, serrated, downy beneath. h. G. Native of the East Indies and Cochin-china. R. Javänicum, Lour. cochin. 183. Flowers white, bell-shaped. Leaflets clothed with rusty down on the under surface. The Chinese extract an oil from the ber- ries by bruising them, and boiling them in water ; they use it as a varnish, which is beautiful, but does not keep its polish so well as the true sort. Half-winged-petioled Sumach. Clt. 1780. ates 6 feet. Fl. July, Aug. Cit: 1629. 72 24 R. Java’nica (Lin. spec. 380.) leaflets 5-7 pairs, ovate- oblong, acuminated, bluntly-toothed, tomentose beneath; pe- tioles submarginate ; panicle terminal, tomentose. h.G. Na- tive of Japan and China, but introduced to Java. R. semialata, var. B, Osbéckii, D. C. prod. 2. p. 67. Java Sumach. Clt. 1799. Tree 30 feet. 25 R. Cutne’nsis (Mill. dict. no. 7.) leaves with 3 or 4 pairs of leaflets; petioles membranous, and are, as well as the branches, clothed with downy villi; leaflets ovate, bluntly-ser- rated. h.G. Native of China. Chinese Sumach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 26 R. Amea (D. Don, prod. fi. nep. 248.) leaves with 6-7 pairs of leaflets; petioles with a narrow wing; leaflets ellip- tical, acuminated, serrated, sessile, odd one only stalked, all covered with greyish-down beneath. h.F. Native of Nipaul, at Narainhetty. R. Bucki-amélam, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 22. Flowers dioecious, disposed in large terminal panicles. Berries silky. Leaves 1-2 feet long. Bucku-amela is the vernacular name of the tree. Bucku-Amela Sumach. Clt. 1823. Tree 40 feet. 27 R. PAucIFLÔRA (Lin. fil. suppl. 183.) leaves pinnate; pe- tioles winged, covered with very fine villi; leaflets alternate, wedge-shaped, serrated at the apex; panicles sessile, few-flow- ered. kh.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 225. Fen-flonered Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 28 R. osLreua (Thunb. fl. cap. 2, p. 224.) leaves with many pairs of smooth, ovate, quite entire, dimidiate leaflets. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers and fruit unknown. Allied to R. paucifldra. Oblique-leafletted Sumach. Clt. 1825. Shrub 6 feet. 29 R. ava‘ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 225.) leaves pinnate ; petioles winged, tomentose ; leaflets alternate, ovate, serrated at the apex ; peduncles axillary. h.G, Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Winged-petioled Sumach. Clt. 1824. Shrub 10 feet. 30 R. copartina (Lin. spec. 380.) leaves of 5-7 pairs of leaf- lets, which are smooth above, and rather pilose beneath ; petioles winged, jointed; leaflets elliptic, quite entire. }.H. Native of North America, in dry fields and woods, particularly in a sandy soil, from New Jersey to Carolina. Jacq. hort. schoenb. 341.— Pluk. alm. t. 56. f. 1. Root stoloniferous. Flowers dioecious, yellowish-green. Berries red. The leaves of this species change to purple in the autumn, and are used as tobacco by the Indians of the Missouri and Mississippi. ‘ar. B, leucdntha (Jacq. schoenb. t. 842.) root not stoloni- ferous; flowers white ; panicles more contracted. h.H. Na- tive of North America. Leaflets many pairs, narrow. Gum Copal-like or Lentiscus-leaved Sumach. Fl. July, Aug, Clt. 1688. Shrub 8 feet. 31 R.rrrsuGa (Poir. dict. 7. p. 508.) leaves with 3 pairs of coriaceous ovate leaflets, which are pubescent beneath ; petioles flat, striated. h.S. Native of Brazil, at Rio Janeiro. Fruit globose, shining. Three-paired-leaved Sumach. Tree. $ 2. Toxicodéndron (from rosixoy, toxikon, poison, and ĉev- Coov, dendron, a tree ; tree very poisonous), Tourn. inst. t. 381, Moench, meth, 73. but not of Gærtn. nor Thunb.— Pocéphorum, Neck. elem. no. 964. Leaves pinnately trifoliate, with the mid- dle leaflet stalked. 32 R. raprcans (Lin. spec. 381.) leaflets ovate, smooth, entire. h. H. Native of North America, from Canada to Georgia, common in all woods, fields, and along fences, Ber- ries white. Flowers dioecious, greenish. Var. a, vulgaris (D, C, prod. 2. p. 69.) plant climbing and TEREBINTHACEÆ. XVII. Ruvs. rooting ; leaflets large, entire or rarely toothed, ovate. R. Toxi- codéndron, var. a, vulgare, Pursh. fi. amer. sep. 1. p. 205, Sims, bot. mag. t. 1806. Duh. ed. nov. 2. t.48. Toxico- déndron vulgare, Mill. dict. This plant having in common with ivy the quality of not rising without the support of a wall, tree, or hedge; it is called in some parts of Ame- rica creeping ivy. It will climb to the top of high trees in woods, the branches every where throwing out fibres, which penetrate the trunk of the tree which it grows on, When the stem is cut it emits a pale-brown sap, of a disagreeable scent, and so sharp that letters or marks made upon linen cannot be got out again, but grows blacker the more it is washed, Like R. venenâta it is poisonous to some persons, but in a less degree. Kalm relates of two sisters, one could manage the tree without being affected by its venom, while the other felt its exhalation as soon as she came within 3 feet of it, or even when she stood to windward of it, at a greater distance ; that it had not the least effect upon him, though he had made many experiments upon himself, and once the juice squirted into his eyes ; but that on another person’s hand, which he had covered very thick with it, the skin a few hours afterwards became as hard as a piece of tanned leather, and peeled off afterwards in scales. je Var. B, volèbilis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 69.) stem climbing, scarcely rooting; leaflets ample, ovate, Toxicodéndron voli- bile, Mill. dict. Var. y, microcérpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 69.) leaflets oblong: ovate, with long taper points; fruit much smaller than in the two preceding varieties. R. Toxicodéndron microcarpon, Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 205.—Dill. elth. t. 291. f. 375. = These two last varieties possess the same poisonous qualities as the first, but in a less degree. Rooting Poison-oak or Sumach. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1640. Shrub creeping or climbing. 33 R. TOXICODE'NDRON (Lin. spec. 381.) leaflets deeply- angled or sinuated, pubescent. h.H. Native of North Ame- rica, along with R. radicans. R. Toxicodéndron quercifdlium, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 182. Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 205. Toxicodéndron pubéscens, Mill. dict. no. 2. According © Nuttal, this is a truly distinct species from the preceding. Per- haps the T. serratum, Mill. dict. is a variety of this plant Flowers greenish. The juice of this tree is milky when it first exudes, but becomes jet black by exposure to the air. It's poisonous to the touch. It was first tried as a medicine by Dr. Alderson of Hull, in imitation of experiments of M. Fresno with the Rhésradicans. He gave it in four cases of paralysis ® doses of half a grain or a grain three times a day, and all his patients recovered to a certain degree the use of their limbs: The first symptom of amendment was always an unpleasant feeling of prickling or twitching in the paralytic limbs. Dr. Duncan has given it in larger doses without experiencing the same success ; it was not however inactive. In one case the patient discontinued its use on account of the disagreeable prick ing it occasioned, and in general it operated as a gentle laxativ® notwithstanding the torpid state of the bowels of such patients: Common Poison-tree or Poison-oak. Fl. June, July. U+ 1640. Shrub creeping upon walls or trees. : al 34 R. Baname’nsis; leaflets ovate, acuminated, entire, we ones oblique at the base, pubescent beneath, especially on : : nerves ; petioles and branches hairy; racemes axillary, rat ei compound. h.H. Native of the Bahama Islands. The plan is poisonous like the two preceding. Bahama Poison-tree. F]. June, July. Sbrub cr. or cl. . 35 R. LINEATIFÒLIA (Ort. dec. p. 89.) leaflets ovate, ape’ à ed, toothed, quite entire at the base, lined, with the edges m es villous, lateral ones on short stalks, middle one on a long ni : d racemes axillary ; berries striped. .S. Native of the Isla TEREBINTHACEZÆ. XVII. Ruus. 19 of Cuba. Rhämnus Cubénsis, Pers. ench. 1. p. 240. no. 35. Rhamnus lineatifolius, Schult. syst. 5. p. 294. Rhüs lineata, Spreng. syst. Flowers cream-coloured. Lined-leaved Sumach. Cit. 1818. Shrub 2 feet. § 3. Leaves palmately-trifoliate, that is to say, that the three leaflets rise from the top of the petiole. * Leaflets entire, more or less downy, as well as the petioles and branches. 36 R.crav’ca (Desf. arb. 2. p. 326.) leaflets obcordate, flat, usually covered with glaucous powder, smooth, quite entire. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Pers. ench. 1. p. 326. Glaucous-leaved Sumach. FI. July. Clt. 1821. Shrub 4 ft. 37 R. vitxosa (Lin. fil. suppl. 183.) leaflets obovate, blunt- ish, quite entire, rather hairy on both surfaces, as well as the petioles and branchlets ; racemes axillary, much shorter than the leaves. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. R. incana, Mill. dict. no. 8.—Pluk. alm. t. 219. f. 8 In culti- vation this species is sometimes smooth. It is perhaps not dis- tinct from R. equalis, Pers. ench. 1. p. 326. Flowers yellowish- green. Villous Sumach. FI. July. Clt. 1714. Shrub 6 feet. 38 R. Pyroïnes (Burch. cat. 1796. voy. 1. p. 340.) leaflets subequal, obovate-oblong, quite entire, mucronated, and are, as well as the branchlets, covered with close-pressed pubescence ; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves, disposed in a terminal, elongated, leafless panicle. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves pale. Pear-like Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 39 R. atoma‘r1a (Jacq. hort. schoenb. t. 343.) leaflets ob- ovate, mucronate, quite entire, smoothish above, but clothed with velvety villi beneath, as well as the branches and petioles; panicle terminal, much branched. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. The leaves when bruised have the smell of turpentine. Atomed-leaved Sumach. FI. July. Clt. 1800. Sh. 6 to 8 ft. _ 40 R. exti’prica (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 214.) leaflets ellip- tical, entire, acute, downy beneath; petioles filiform; branches smooth ; panicles axillary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Elliptical-leaved Sumach. Fl. July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 41 R.citra‘ta (Licht. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 661.) leaflets linear-lanceolate, quite entire, puberulous beneath, and fringed on the margins; branches spiny; panicle terminal. p. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. 1946. Flowers greenish-yellow. Fringed-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 42 R. sr’cotor (Licht. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 661.) leaflets oblong, acute, downy beneath; racemes axillary. h.G. Na- tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Two-coloured-leaved Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 43 R. ancustiroria (Lin. spec. 381. exclusive of Burmann’s synonyme,) leaflets stalked, linear-lanceolate, quite entire, downy beneath. h. G. Native of Ethiopia. Pluk. phyt. t. 217. f. 6. R. argentéa, Mill. dict. Panicles axillary, Flowers greenish. Narrow-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1714. Shrub 7 feet. 44 R. ROSMARINIFÒLIA (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 50.) leaflets linear, acute, with revolute, quite entire edges, clothed with rusty down beneath ; panicles axillary and terminal. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Burm. afr. t. 91. f.1. R.rosmarinifülia, Thunb fl. cap. 2. p. 212. is probably a distinct plant. Rosemary-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 6 feet. ** Leaflets entire, smooth, but the petioles and branchlets are more or less downy. VOL. IL 45 R. CIRRHIFLÒRA (Lin. fil. suppl. 184.) leaflets obovate, quite entire, smooth; petioles pubescent; tendrils axillary, fili- form; stem climbing. h.. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in woods. Thunb. fi. cap. 2. p. 218. Flowers yellowish- green. Tendril-flowered Sumach. Shrub cl. 46 R. puse’scens (Thunb. fl. cap. p. 215.) leaflets obovate, quite entire, mucronate, smooth ; petioles very short ; branchlets pubescent. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Pubescent Sumach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 6 feet. 47 R. PENDULINA (Jacq. ex Willd. enum. 324.) leaflets lan- ceolate, quite entire, smooth on both surfaces, but fringed ; pe- tioles pubescent; branches pendulous ; panicle racemose, termi- nal. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Pendulous-branched Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. ** * Leaflets entire, and are, as well as petioles and branch- lets, smooth. 48 R. Taunseroia‘'na (Schult. syst. 6. p. 651.) leaflets ob- cordate, glaucous, with revolute, smooth, quite entire edges. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. R. glaticum, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 218. but not of Desf. Flowers greenish-yellow. Thunberg’s Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 49 R. zu‘cipa (Lin. spec. 382.) leaflets obovate, quite entire, very blunt, somewhat emarginate, smooth on both surfaces ; racemes shorter than the leaves, in terminal panicles. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. R. lucida f, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 166.—Comm. hort. 1. t. 93.—Pluk. phyt. t. 219. £ 9.— Burm. afr. 252. t: 91. f: 2. Flowers whitish. Fruit reddish. Var. B, subdentata (D. C. prod. 2. p. 69.) some of the leaves are a little toothed. Jacq. hort. schœnb. t. 347. Shining-leaved Sumach. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1694. Sh. 8 ft. 50 R. Cavanituie'su (D. C. prod. 2. p. 69.) leaflets obovate, very blunt, somewhat emarginate, quite entire, smooth on both surfaces; racemes longer than the leaves. .G. Native of Mexico. R. Idcidum, Cav. icon. 2. p. 27. t. 132. exclusive of the synonyms. Flowers greenish-yellow. Fruit reddish. Cavanilles’s Sumach. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1697. Shrub 6 ft. 51 R. Burma’nni (D. C. prod. 2. p. 69.) leaflets obovate, blunt, mucronate, quite entire, pale beneath, smooth on both surfaces, as well as the branches; racemes interrupted, a little shorter than the leaves. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burm. afr. p. 232. t. 91. f. 2. R. lucidum a, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 166. Flowers greenish-yellow or whitish. Burmann’s Sumach. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1797. Shrub 6 feet. 52 R. panicuta‘ra (Wall. mss. in herb. Lin. soc.) leaves pal- mately-trifoliate; leaflets smooth, coriaceous, obo. ate-oblong, emarginate at the apex; panicles axillary and terminal. kh. 5. Native of Asia, Panicled-flowered Sumach. Shrub. 53 R. nervosa (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 264.) lateral leaflets small, cuneately-obovate, very blunt, mucronulate, shining on both sur- faces, and are, as well as the branches, quite smooth ; racemes rather shorter than the leaves, disposed in a terminal panicle. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. no. 2871. Flowers greenish-yellow. Var. B, mucronata (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 216.) petioles very short ; panicles axillary. Nerved-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 6 feet. 54 R. LÆVIGA`TA (Lin. spec. 1672.) leaflets oblong, quite en- tire, acute at both ends, and are, as well as the petioles and branches, smooth; panicle terminal, elongated, loose, k. G. L 74 ; : TEREBINTHACEÆ. XVII. Raus. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. R. elongata, Jacq. hort. schoenb. t. 345. Flowers yellowish-white. Smooth Sumach. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1758. Sh. 7 ft. 55 R. va’ncea (Lin. fil. suppl. 184.) leaflets linear, acumi- nated at both ends, and are smooth, as well as the branches, lateral ones diverging in a straight angle; panicle loose, termi- nal. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 212. Lance-leafletted Sumach. Clt.1810. Shrub 10 feet. 56 R. vimina‘tis (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 50.) leaflets linear-lan- ceolate, very long, quite entire, somewhat tapering to the base, and are, as well as the branches, quite smooth ; panicles axillary, shorter than the leaves. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schoenb. t. 344. Flowers greenish-yellow. Green-tniggy Sumach. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt.1774. Sh. 8 ft. 57 KR. rra‘crans (Licht. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 661.) leaflets linear-lanceolate, mucronate, smooth. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Probably quite distinct from R. rigida. Fragrant Sumach, Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1824. Shrub 6 feet. 58 R. penupa‘ra (Licht. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 661.) leaflets lanceolate-linear, and are smooth, as well as the branches; panicles capillary, axillary, shorter than the leaves. bh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Naked Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 59 R. rripa’ctyta (Burch. cat. no. 1667. voy. 1. p. 340.) leaflets smooth, quite entire, linear, very blunt, broadest towards the base ; branches stiff, spreading, unarmed. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Three-fingered-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. **** Leaflets toothed, crenate or serrated, more or less downy. 60 R. rarvirtora (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 22.) leaflets ob- ovate, crenate-toothed, somewhat velvety, and are as well as the petioles and branchlets velvety-villous beneath; middle one much larger than the rest; panicle terminal, villous. p. G. Native of Nipaul. This species is allied to R. atomaria, but the leaves are not entire. Flowers greenish-yellow, Small-flowered Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 61 R. a’tBrpa (Schousb. muroc. 128.) leaflets wedge-shaped, entire, or somewhat crenated, obtuse, whitish-glaucous, and lepi- doted, smooth; petioles a little winged ; panicles axillary and terminal. h.°G. Native of Mogodor. R. albicans, Willd. enum. 325. Whitened-leaved Sumach. Clt.1816. Shrub 2 feet. 62 R. oxyaca’nrua (Schousb. in act. soc. hafn. p- 71.) leaflets cuneate-obovate, usually entire, middle one longest, hoary on both surfaces, as well as the branches and petioles; branches un- armed ; racemes axillary and terminal ; flowers probably dioe- cious. h.G. Native of Mogodor. R. cratægifórme, Pers, ench. 1. p. 326.? This species is perhaps sufficiently distinct from R. dioica and R. álbida. Flowers greenish-yellow. Sharp-spined Sumach. Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 feet. 63 R. sinva‘ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 222.) leaflets ovate, obtuse, sinuated, villous beneath, as well as the branches ; pani- cles axillary. BR. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Myrica trifoliàta, Lin. ex Thunb. ? Sinuate-leafletted Sumach. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 64 R. Mysore’nsts; leaflets obovate, middle one long, all retuse, sinuately-lobed, brown and pubescent beneath. h. S. Native of Mysore. Racemes panicled, axillary, and terminal. Mysore Sumach. Shrub. 65 R. pimipia`ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 220.) leaflets sessile, smooth above but villous beneath, obovate, middle one 3-toothed, lateral one dimidiate, sinuately toothed. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This species is allied to R, tridentata. Flowers greenish-yellow. 1 Dimidiate-leaved Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 66 R. rripenta'ta (Lin. fil. suppl. 184.) climbing ; leaflets on short petioles, ovate, hoary, serrated ; serratures 3-5 ; tendrils axillary. h. VU. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb, fl. cap. 2. p. 220. Flowers yellowish-green. Three-toothed-leafletted Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub cl. 67 R. pisse’cta (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 223.) leaflets sharply cut, pinnatifid, smooth above, but clothed with white down beneath ; branches smooth. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Dissected-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. ! 68 R. romexrôsa (Lin. spec. 382.) leaflets elliptical, acum nated at both ends, coarsely serrated from the middle to the apex, clothed with white down beneath, but smoothish above, as well as the branches ; panicles terminal, downy. h. G. Na- tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Comm. hort. amst. 1. te 92.— Pluk. phyt. t. 219. f. 7. Flowers greenish-yellow. Donny-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1691. Shrub 8 feet. 69 R. xcrsa (Lin. fil. suppl. 183.) leaflets obovate, wedge- shaped, obtuse, deeply pinnatifid, clothed with white down be- neath, but pubescent above, as well as the branches; calyxes downy. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Incised-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1789. Shrub 6 feet. ***** Teaflets toothed, serrated, smooth, but the petioles and branchlets are sometimes downy. 70 R. excisa (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 216.) leaflets obovate of somewhat oblong, entire or a little cut, smooth ; branches diva- ricate, smooth. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers and fruit unknown. Cut-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. ; 71 R. rica (Mill. dict. no. 14.) leaflets linear, acuminated, smooth, stiff, entire, or with a few acute teeth ; panicles termina}; branches smooth. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope: Burch. cat. no. 2929, Flowers greenish-yellow. Stiff-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1700. Shrub 6 feet. : 72 R. serrærdzia (Burch. cat. no. 1697.) leaflets linear, acuminated, elongated, serrated, and are, as well as the branches, smooth; panicles terminal. h. G. Native of the Cape o! Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Saw-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 73 R. unpura`ra (Jacq. hort. schœnb. t. 346.) leaflets obo vate, tapering to the base, somewhat serrated, wavy ; panicles axillary, length of leaves. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Pers. ench. 1. p. 326. Flowers whitish-yellow. Wavy-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 74 R. piorca (Brouss. in Willd. enum. p. 325.) leaflets ob- ovate, middle one largest, 3-5-toothed, cuneated at the bas smooth; branches spiny, smooth; racemes short, axillary ; flowers dioecious. h . G. Native of Mogodor. R. oxyacantha, Cav. ann. 3. p. 36. R. oxyacanthoides, Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 6 p. 662. Flowers greenish-yellow. Dioecious Sumach. Clt. 1825. Shrub 6 feet. d 75 R. roBa‘ra (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 264.) leaflets wedge-shape at the base, and entire, but furnished with lobe-like teeth at the apex, and are, as well as the branches, smooth; racemes axl! lary. kh. G. Native of Teneriffe, in bushy places. This species is sometimes furnished with simple leaves, rising fro™ the axillæ of the others, Flowers greenish-yellow. Lobed-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 6 feet. 76 R. erdsa (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 212.) leaflets lanceolate, erosely-toothed, shining, and are, as well as the branches, qe smooth ; panicles axillary. h. G. Native of the Cape ° Good Hope. Flowers greenish-white. Erose-leaved Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. TEREBINTHACEÆ. XVII Ruts. 75 77 R. cunetrôrrAa (Desf. cat. par. ed. 2. p. 227.) leaflets wedge-shaped, smooth, with 5 or 6 blunt teeth at the apex; branches pubescent. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps the same as À. cuneifolia, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 222. Flowers greenish- white. Wedge-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 78 R. saxa’tixis (Moe. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 71.) leaflets ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, coarsely- serrated, and are, as well as the branches, smooth; racemes axillary, length of petioles. h. G. Native of Mexico, on rocks, where it is called Metzquaquitli. Flowers whitish-green. Rock Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 79 R. cranpiwenta'ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 72.) leaflets ob- ovate, cuneated at the base, with 3 or 4 deep teeth at the apex ; panicles terminal; fruit round, smooth. kh.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. no. 3079. Flowers whitish- green. Large-toothed-leaved Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 80 R.micra’nrnua (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 221.) leaflets ovate, acute, toothed at the apex; panicles axillary, supra-decom- pound. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-white. Small-flowered Sumach. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 81 R. DENTA‘TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 219.) leaflets obovate, mucronately-toothed; stem covered with scabrous tubercles. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellowish- green. A Toothed-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1793. Shrub 6 feet. 82 R. crena‘ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 219.) leaflets wedge- shaped, crenately trifid at the apex, smooth, but rufous beneath ; branches villous; racemes terminal. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. Crenate-leaved Sumach. Clt.? Shrub 3-6 feet. 83 R. seica ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 217.) leaflets obovate, toothed at the apex, and are, as well as the branches, smooth ; flowers spicate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps this species is referable to section Lobàdium. Spike-flowered Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 84 R. Arrica‘na (Mill. dict. no. 11.) leaflets ovate, nerved, usually toothed, green on both surfaces. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. African Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 85 R. Mrrrgurcia' NA (Roem. et Schult. syst. 6. p. 663.) leaflets linear-lanceolate, smooth. h.G. Native of? R. pù- milum, Meerb. icon. pict. t. 14. but not of Michx. Meerburgh’s Sumach. Shrub 8 feet. Secr. IV. THEZE RA (from On£ac, thezas, a point; in reference to the prickles). D. C. prod. 2. p. 72. Flowers dioecious. Styles 3, distinct, short. Drupe roundish, marked with 3 tubercles at the apex, containing a compressed nut. Leaves palmately 3-5- foliate ; leaflets sessile. Flowers disposed in short racemes. 86 R. PENTAPHY’LLA (Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 267. t. 77.) branches spiny; petioles a little winged; leaflets 3-5, linear-lanceolate, broadest at the apex, blunt, entire or 3-toothed. h.H. Native of Sicily and Barbary. Rhamnus pentaphyllus, Jacq. obs. 2. p. 27.—Boce. sic.t. 21. R. Thezéra, Pers. ench. 1. p.325. Tin. pug. 1. p.7. Flowers pale-yellow. Fruit red when ripe, with a subacid, rather pleasant taste. The bark dyes red, and is used for tanning leather. Five-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 10 feet. 87 R. zizy'puina (Tin. pug. sic. 1. p. 8.) leaflets 3, wedge- shaped, toothed beyond the middle, smooth, shining above ; branches spiny, divaricate ; racemes terminal. h.H. Native of Sicily, on the mountains. Schrank. in flora, 1819. p. 384. Rhamnus tripartita, Ucria and Zizyphus tripartita, Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 542. and 6. p. 663. Flowers yellowish. Zizyphus-like Sumach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 4 feet. Secr. V. Losa‘pium (from loba, a stalk of wheat; similarity in the dense aments of flowers). Rafin. in journ. phys. 89. t. 98. D.C. prod. 2. p. 73.—Turpinia, Rafin. in Desv. journ. 1809. 2. p- 170.—Schmalzia, Desv. journ. Flowers polygamous. Glands 2-lobed, alternating with the stamens under the ovary. Styles 3, short, distinct. Drupe somewhat compressed, villous, containing a smooth nut.—Aromatic shrubs, with palmately-trifoliate leaves, rising from the top of the common petiole, sessile, coarsely and deeply serrated. Flowers disposed in dense aments. 88 R. suave'otens (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 368.) leaflets ses- sile, ovate-rhomboid, deeply serrated, smooth. h.H. Native of Carolina. Myrica trifoliata, Hortul. and perhaps of Lin. ? Toxicodéndron crenatum, Lam. dict. no. 5. Flowers greenish- yellow. Sweet-scented Sumach. Fl. May. Clt. 1759. Shrub 6 feet. 89 R. aroma’tica (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 367.) leaflets sessile, ovate-rhomboid, deeply serrated, covered with longish pubes- cence. kh. H. Native of North America, in Pennsylvania, Carolina, and Kentucky, in rocky situations, about springs. Flowers yellow in catkins, as well as those of the preceding species, which give them quite a distinct appearance from the rest of the genus. Aromatic Sumach. F1. May, June. Clt. 1772. Shrub 6 ft. + Species not sufficiently knonn. * Leaves simple. 90 R. A‘rua (Forst. prod. 142.) leaves simple, ovate-oblong ; flowers polygamous. h.G. Native of New Caledonia. Atha Sumach. Shrub. 91 R. Sa’nexs (Forsk. suppl. 207.) leaves long, lanceolate, serrated, clothed with white down beneath; fruit globose, his- pid, crowded. h. F. Native of Arabia, on the mountains about Hadio, where it is called Sæneb, Sæneb Sumach. Shrub. 92 R. mo'zzis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 10. t. 602.) leaves simple, oblong-elliptical, cordate, almost entire, coriaceous, and are, as well as the branchlets, clothed with soft hairs; racemes axillary, few-flowered ; calyxes closed, covered with long pubescence. h. G. Native of Mexico, near Quaretaro. The branches of this shrub, when immersed in water, turns it blue. Fruit unknown. This is probably a genuine species of the genus. Soft Sumach. Shrub. 93 R.cav’stica (Hook. bot. Beech. p. 15. t. 7.) leaves simple, coriaceous, elliptical, quite entire, with cartilaginous margins; racemes subpanicled, axillary, and terminal ; flowers dioecious, decandrous ; fruit drupaceous, dry. h. G. Native of Chili, at Conception. Laürus caüstica, Molini, Willd. and others.— Litri or Llithi, Feull. per. vol. 3. t. 23. A much branched shrub, of which there are two varieties ; the one with rather pu- bescent branches and smooth leaves, the other with the branches pubescent, as well as the leaves beneath. This is so extremely poisonous that individuals resting or sleeping under it at certain times of the year are afterwards attacked with eruptions all over the body. Caustic Sumach or Llithi-tree. Shrub 10 feet. ** Leaves pinnate. 94 R.? HETEROPHY'LLA (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 1813. p. 136.) leaves impari-pinnate, with 5-7 ovate, rarely 3 or 1, ob- long, quite smooth leaflets ; petioles a little winged at the apex ; flowers dioecious from abortion. kh. G. Native of? Fruit unknown. Stamens 5. Stigmas 3. Perhaps R. heterophyila, L 2 76 Balb. cat. taur. 1813. p. 64. and Poir. suppl. 5. p. 262, is the same, or a distinct species. It is also probably the R. variifo- lium, Moe. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Variable-leaved Sumach. Shrub. 95 R. picira‘ra (Lin. fil. suppl. 184.) climbing; leaves pin- nate ; leaflets 5, oblong, quite entire, smooth, obtuse ; tendrils axillary. h. ,. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers and fruit unknown. Digitate-leaved Sumach. Cit.1820. Shrub cl. * © ** Leaves trifoliate. 96 R. arporea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 73.) leaflets lanceolate, un- equally serrated, downy beneath ; petioles and branches pilosely- tomentose ; stem arborescent. h.S. Native of Jamaica, on hills, as well as of Campeachy. Toxicodéndron arboreum, Mill. dict. no. 8. Berry orange, smooth. Sloan, cat. 170. Tree Sumach. ‘Tree 20 feet. 97 R. arporn’scens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 73.) leaflets ovate- lanceolate, acuminated, smooth, oblique at the base; stem shrubby, branched; flowers dioecious. h.S. Native about Carthagena. ‘Toxicodéndron arboréscens, Mill. dict. no. 9. Arborescent Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. The hardy species of this genus are very proper for shrubberies ; some of them are propagated freely from cuttings of the roots, and others from cuttings and layers. The green- house and stove species will grow in any kind of soil, and ripened cuttings of them root freely under a hand-glass in sand ; those of the stove species require heat. XVII. MAU’RIA (in honour of Antonio Mauri, an Italian botanist, author of Floræ Romanæ Prodromus, 8vo. 1818). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 11. gen. tereb. p. 6. Lin. syst. Oclo-Decändria, Monogynia. Flowers herraa- phrodite. Calyx 4-5-lobed, urceolate, permanent. Petals 4-5, broad at the base. Stamens 8-10, inserted under the disk. Disk annular. Ovary 1, sessile, I-celled, 1-ovulate. Style very short. Stigma thick, 3-5-angled. Fruit obliquely-elliptical, compressed, rather fleshy. Seed without albumen, pendulous. Cotyledons flat. Radicle superior, hooked.—Peruvian trees, with simple or impari-pinnate leaves, and axillary and terminal panicles of flowers. 1 M. simpciciroria (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. t. 605.) leaves sim- ple, somewhat elliptical. h. S. Native of South America, Flowers pale-red. Simple-leaved Mauria. Tree 20 feet. 2 M. nererorny’tra (H. B. et Kunth. 1. c. t. 606.) leaves with 1 or 2 pairs of leaflets, with an odd one, which is oblong. h. S. Native of Peru, between Loxa and Ayavaca. Fruit un- known. Flowers pale-red. Variable-leaved Mauria. Tree 20 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see the stove species of Rhis. XIX. STAGMARIA (from erafw, stazo, to run out; the bark exudes a resin). Jack, mal. misc. no. 1. p. 12. Li. syst. Pentändria, Mono-Trigynia. Calyx inferior, tu- bular, deciduous, with the mouth irregularly ruptured. Petals 5, inserted in the stipe of the ovary. Stamens 5, alternating with the petals ; filaments about the length of the corolla; an- thers oblong. Ovary 3-lobed ; lobes 1-seeded, 1-2 of which are usually abortive. Styles 1-3, rising from the tops of the lobes of the ovary. Stigmas obtuse. Berry kidney-shaped, furrowed, 1-seeded, warted. Seed exalbuminous. Embryo falsely mono- cotyledonous.—A tree, full of resinous juice, with simple exsti- pulate leaves, and panicles of flowers. 1 S. vernicirtu‘a (Jack, l. c.) .S. Native of Sumatra and Borneo, and other East India Islands.—Rumph. amb. 2. P TEREBINTHACEÆ. XVII. Ravs, XVIII. Mavra, XIX. Sracmaria. XX. Duvaua. XXI. ScHINUS, 259. t. 86. A large tree, with alternate elliptic-lanceolate leaves, Itis dangerous to handle, or even to sit or sleep under its shade, The bark exudes a resin, which soon becomes hard and black on exposure, and is collected and employed as a varnish. Accord- ing to Rumphius, this is the celebrated varnish-tree of Japan, and probably the Aügia of Loureiro. Varnish-flowing Stagmaria. Tree 50 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see stove species of Rhis, XX. DUVA‘UA (in honour of M. Duvau, a French bo- tanist). Kunth, gen. tereb. p. 8. D.C. prod. 2. p. 74. Lin. syst. Mone*cia or Dic cia, Octdandria. Flowers mo- noecious or dioecious. Calyx 4-cleft, permanent. Petals 4, concave. Stamens 8-10, inserted under the disk, alternate ones longer than the petals, they are barren in the female flowers, Disk urceolar, 8-toothed. Ovary sessile, conical, containing only one ovulum, sterile in the male flowers. Styles 3-4, very short. Stigmas capitate. Drupe globose, containing a coria- ceous nut. Seed 1, pendulous, destitute of albumen, with flat cotyledons and a long superior radicle.—Smooth, somewhat spi- nescent trees, natives of Chili, with simple, almost entire leaves, and axillary, many-flowered racemes. Flowers sometimes 5- cleft. 1 D. peps'npens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 74.) leaves ovate-lan- ceolate, entire, and sometimes trifid ; racemes simple, length of leaves; flowers usually octandrous. h. F. Native of Chili, where it is called Huinghan. Amyris polygama, Cav. icon. 3, p. 20. t. 239. Schinus depéndens, Ort. dec. 8. p. 102. Flowers yellowish-white. Berries black. The flowers are occasionally polygamous, monoecious, and dioecious. Dependent-branched Duvaua. Clt. 1790. Tree 20 feet. 2 D.? penta‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 74.) leaves lanceolate, toothed ; racemes compound, a little longer than the leaves; flowers decandrous. h.F. Native of the island of Owhyhee. Schinus dentatus, Andr. bot. rep. t. 620. Flowers white, nu- merous, in compound axillary racemes. Berries black, the size of a small currant, with a sweet fleshy pulp, each having many cells, though generally perfecting but one seed. Toothed-leaved Duvaua. Fl. May, Jul. Cit.1795. Tr. 20 ft. Cult. For culture and propagation see greenhouse species 0 Rhis. XXI. SCHI'NUS (cxwvoe, schinos, is the Greek name for the mastick ; a resinous juice exudes from this tree similar to mas- tick). Lin. gen. no. 1130. Lam. ill. t 822. Kunth, gen. tereb. p. 7. D.C. prod. 2. p. 74. Lin. syst. Dice'cia, Decdndria. Flowers dioecious. Caly* 5-parted. Petals 5. Male flowers with 10 stamens and the rudiment of an ovary. Female flowers with sterile stamens and one sessile ovary. Style wanting. Stigmas 3-4, collected into a dot. Drupe globose, with a thin epicarp, and very little pulps containing a l-seeded bony nut, having 6 hollows or cavities in the circumference. Seed without albumen, compressed, suspende by a funicle, which rises from the side of the parietes. Embry® with flat cotyledons and an inferior radicle.—Shrubs or little trees, natives of America, abounding in peppery, balsamiferous gum, Racemes or panicles axillary. Leaves impari-pinnate- This genus agrees with Spéndias in the radicle being inferior. 1 S. mvi (Lin. spec. 1467.) leaves with numerous pairs of lanceolate, serrated leaflets, terminal one longest; flowers panicled. h.G. Native of Brazil and Peru. Mill. fig. t 246, Lam. ill. t. 822. Flowers small, yellowish-green. Ber- ries about as large as a pea, of a singularly beautiful rose- colour, and highly polished. The Peruvians are reported to make a vinous drink by boiling these berries, as well as a kiné of honey, and a sort of vinegar, according to the mode of ma- nagement, A resinous gum exudes from the stem, which par- prenosa TERÆEBINTHACEZÆ. XXII. Triceros. XXIII. Trarrinicxia. XXIV. Huerta. XXV. Rumena. XXVI. BargyLUs, &c. 77 takes of the nature of mastick. The fresh leaves have a singular motion when immersed in water, and emit a turpentine odour when bruised. Mulli is the Peruvian name of the tree. Var. B, Areira (Lin. spec. 1467.) leaflets almost quite entire. h. G. Molle, Clus. cur. post. p. 94. with a figure. Both varieties are beautiful shrubs in England, but they are said to grow to considerable trees in the places of their natural growth. The first variety stands in the open air in Sicily. Mull or Peruvian Mastick-tree. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1597. Tree 20 feet. 2 S. TEREBINTHIFOLIUS (Raddi, pl. bras. p. 20.) leaves im- pari-pinnate, with 7 somewhat serrated, almost equal leaflets ; flowers racemose. h.S. Native of Brazil. C. Aroëiri, Marce. bras. p. 90. Flowers greenish-white. Terebinthus-leaved Schinus. Clt. 1830. Tree 20 feet. 3 S. Hu’yean (Mol. chil. ed. gall. 337.) leaves impari-pinnate ; leaflets serrated; stalked; the odd one very short. kh. Native of Chili, where it is called Huinghan. Flowers greenish- white. Huinghan Schinus. Tree. Cult. For culture and propagation see greenhouse and stove species of Rhis, p. 76. Ÿ Genera allied to Terebinthiacee, Tribe Sumachinee, but are not sufficiently known. * Petals 4-5, Stamens usually 3-5. XXII TRICEROS (from rpeuc, treis, three, and kepac, keras, a horn ; in allusion to the fruit being crowned by three horns). Lour. fl. coch. 184. D. C. prod. 2. p. 89. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Trigynia. Calyx 5-parted, per- manent, spreading. Petals 5. Stamens 5. Ovary roundish. Styles 3, distant at the base and simple. Berry coriaceous, 3- horned, 3-celled. Seeds 2? roundish.—A tree with impari-bi- pinnate leaves, having 2 pairs of pinnæ. Racemes loose, sub- terminal. 1 T. Cocutncnine’nsis (Lour. l- c.). h. G. Native of Cochin-china, on the mountains. Flowers white. Cochin-china Triceros. Tree 25 feet. Cult. See Cnedrum for culture and propagation, p. 78. XXIII. TRATTINICKIA (in honour of Trattinick, a Ger- man botanist). Willd. spec. 4. p. 975. but not of Pers. nor Esp. D.C. prod. 2. p. 89. Lin. syst. Monæcia, Pentandria. Male and female flowers mixed. Calyx campanulate, 3-toothed. Corolla campanulate, 3-toothed. Stamens 5, rising from the torus. Ovary 1, ovate. Style awl-shaped, simple. Fruit unknown.—A large tree, with the appearance of Riis. Leaves impari-pinnate. Panicles of flowers terminal. From the petals being connected, it would appear that this tree is closely allied to Hednigia. 1 T. rHorrdzra (Willd. L c). k.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Para. / Red-leaved Trattinickia. Tree 66 feet. Cult. See stove species of Rhús, for culture and propagation, p- 76. XXIV. HUE’/RTIA (in honour of Jerome Huerta, a Spaniard, who translated Pliny into his own langurge). Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. prod. 34. t. 6. syst. 1. p.63. D.C. prod. 2. p. 90. Lin. syst. Pentändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-toothed. Pe- tals 5, ovate, sessile. Stamens 5. Ovary free. Style 1. Stigma bifid, acute. Drupe? obovate, containing a 1-celled, 1-seeded nut ?—A tree with impari-pinnate leaves, and stalked, oval- lanceolate, serrated leaflets, which are villous at the origin of the veins beneath, bearing 2 glands at the base ofeach. Racemes | axillary and terminal. Flowers yellow. - 1 H. eranpuròsa (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 5. t. 227. f. a.). h.S. Native of Peru in groves, Glandular Huertia, Tree 70 feet. Cult. See stove species of Rhús, for culture and propagation, p- 76. XXV. RU’MPHIA (in honour of George Everard Rum- phius, Consul of Amboyna, author of Herbarium Amboinense, 1750 in fol.; died 1706). Lin. gen. no. 47. Lam. ill. t. 25. D: C. prod. 2. p. 90. Lin. syst. Triándria, Monogynia. Calyx tubular, 3-clett. Petals 3, oblong. Stamens 3, exserted equal with the petals. Ovary 1, somewhat trigonal. Style 1. Drupe coriaceous, tur- binate, 3-furrowed, containing a 3-celled, 3-seeded nut.—A tree, with simple leaves and axillary racemes of white flowers. This genus is excluded from Terebinthacee by S. Kunth. 1 R. ixrærôzia (Lam. dict. 6. p- 352.). R.S. Native of Malabar, not of Amboyna. R. Amboinénsis, Lin. spec. 49.— Rheed. mal. 4. t. 11. Leaves cordate, ovate, crenate, hairy, rough. Lime-tree-leaved Rumphia. Tree 60 feet. Cult. See stove species of Rhus for culture and propagation, p. 76. XXVI. BA’RBYLUS (a name by which Theocritus and others have called the common damask prune). P. Browne, jam. 116. D. C. prod. 2. p. 91.—Barola, Adans. fam. 344. Lin. syst. Octo-Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-5-clett, campanulate. Petals 4-5, rising from the margin of the calyx. Stamens 8-10, rising from the bottom of the calyx. Ovary free. Style and stigma 1. Capsule 3-celled, each cell containing 2 seeds.—A tree with alternate, pinnate leaves, and racemes of white flowers. This genus is hardly known, but according to Adanson it is allied to Terebinthacee. 1 B.Jamaice sis (D.C. prod. 2. of Jamaica. Jamaica Barbylus. Tree 20 feet. Cult. See stove species of Rhús for culture and propagation, p. 76. p. 91) h. SX Native ** Petals wanting. Stamens 10-12. XXVII. LUNA'NEA (in honour of John Lunan, author of Hortus Jamaicensis). D. C. prod. 2. p. 92.—Edwárdsia, Rafin. specch. 1. p. 158. but not of Salisb.—Bichy, Lunan, hort. jam. 1: p: 36. Lin. syst. Polygämia, Diœcia. Flowers polygamous. Ca- lyx coloured, 5-parted; lobes erectly-spreading, thick, and pilose on the outside. Petals wanting. Disk concave, 10- toothed. Stamens 10, exserted from the disk; anthers with coalescent teeth on the outside. Ovary roundish, crowned by 5 stigmas. Capsule somewhat ovate, gibbous, 1-celled, valve- less (ex Rafin), semilocular, 2-valved (ex Lunan). This genus is allied to Poupértia, according to Rafin. Seeds fixed by the back. 1 L. Bicuy (D.C. prod. 2. p- 92.). h. S. Native of Guinea, from whence it has been introduced to the West Indies by the negroes, under the name of Bichy. Edwardia lürida, Rafin. 1. c. Amyris Lunani, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 217. Leaves alternate, stalked, oblong, acuminated, smooth, waved, veiny, and com- pound racemes of yellow flowers, which are striped with purple and have an ungrateful smell. Bichy Lunania. ‘Tree. Cult. For culture and propagation see stove species of Rhis, p. 76. XXVIII. HETERODE’NDRON (from érepoc, heteros, varia- ble, and devépov, dendron, a tree; tree variable in form). Desf. mem. mus. 4, p.9. t. 3. D.C. prod. 2. p. 92. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Flowers hermaphrodite. 75 Calyx small, permanent, sinuately 4-5-toothed. Petals wanting. Stamens 10-12, hypogynous ; anthers 2-celled, inserted by the base. Ovary bluntly 2-4-sided, 2-4-celled, hairy. Style scarcely any. Fruit unknown.—A shrub, with the appearance of Cnedrum. Leaves simple, oblong-lanceolate, quite entire. Flowers in ax- illary racemes. 1 H. oremrouium (Desf. l. c.). Holland. Flowers yellowish-green. Olive-leaved Heterodendron. Shrub. Cult. See Cnedrum for culture and propagation. XXIX. STYLOBASIUM (from orvdoc, stylos, a style, and Pacc, basis, abase; style at the base of the ovary). Desf. mem. mus. 5. p. 37. t.2. D. C. prod. 2. p. 92. Lux. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolar, bluntly 5-lobed (f. 14. a.), coloured. Petals wanting. Stamens 10 (f. 14. b.), hypogynous ; anthers 2-celled (f. 14. g.). h.G. Native of New Ovary obovate (f. 14. f), containing 2 ovula, bearing from the side at the base a filiform style (f. 14, f.), which is capitate at the apex Drupe (f. 14. e.), 1-celled, 1-seeded, roundish, FIG. 14. (14.0) girded by the calyx.—A shrub, with alternate, somewhat spatu- late, quite entire, smooth leaves. Flowers usually polygamous from abortion, on short pedicels from the axillæ of the upper branches. This genus probably belongs to Terebinthäceæ near Heterodén- dron or perhaps to Rosacea, Tribe CHRYSOBALA‘NEE. 1 S. spaTuLA‘TUM (Desf. l. c.). hb. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Spatulate-leaved Shrub 6 feet. Cult. See Cnedrum for culture and propagation. Stylobasium, XXX. CNEO'RUM (xvewpoyr, cneoron, a name given to some shrub resembling an olive by Hippocrates and Theophrastus). Lin. gen. no. 48. Lam. ill. t. 27. Kunth, gen. tereb. p. 25. D. C. prod. 2. p. 83.—Chamee'lea, Tourn. inst. t. 421, Lin. syst. Tri-Tetrdandria, Monogynia. Flowers herma- phrodite. Calyx 3-5-toothed, small, permanent. Petals 3-4, equal, imbricate in æstivation. Torus somewhat globose. Sta- mens 3-4, Stigmas 3-4. Drupes baccate, 3-4, joined together by the axis; putamen 2-celled; cells 1-seeded. Seed pendu- lous. Albumen fleshy. Radicle recurved downwards and beyond the cotyledons. Cotyledons semicylindrical (Geert. fruct. 1. t. 70.)—Subshrubs, with entire linear-oblong, dotless leaves, and axillary, yellow flowers. This genus is perhaps more nearly allied to Dodonæàceæ. 1 C. rricéccon (Lin. spec. 49.) smooth; flowers axillary ; pedicels free from the floral leaves. h.G. Native of Spain and the south of France, in gravelly and rocky places. Sims, bot. mag. icon. Lam. ill. 27.—Cam. epit. t. 973. Jaume, pl. fr. t.5. Flowers usually 3-cleft. This is a dwarf spreading shrub with narrow leaves, having fruit resembling some species of Euphorbia. Three-berried Widow-wail. Shrub 1 to 2 feet, 2 C. PULVERULE'NTUM (Vent. hort. cels. t. 77.) plant covered with greyish powder ; flowers axillary ; pedicels adhering to the base of the floral leaves. h.G. Native of Teneriffe, among rocks in hot situations. Flowers usually 4-cleft. Powdery Widow-wail. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1822. Sh. 1to 3 ft. Cult. The species thrive well in a mixture of loam and peat, Fl. April, Sept. Cit. 1793. TEREBINTHACEÆ. XXIX. Sryzopasium. XXX. Cneorum. XXXI. Suriaxa SPONDIACEZÆ. or any light loamy soil. They will survive the winter in the open air in mild winters. Ripened cuttings root freely in sand, under a hand-glass. Seeds ripen in abundance. XXXI. SURIA‘NA (in honour of Joseph Donat Surian, one a physician at Marseilles, who accompanied Plumier in his travels) Plum. gen. 37. Lin. gen. no. 581. Lam. ill. t. 889. D.C. prod. 2. p. 91. Lin. syst. Penta-Decändria, Pentagynia. Calyx 5-parted, Petals 5, hypogynous, or inserted in the bottom of the calyx. Stamens 5-10. Carpels 5, bearing each a filiform style on the inside laterally, ending in a valveless, indehiscent, coriaceous nut. Seed 1 from the base, obovate, kidney-shaped, destitute of albumen. Embryo replicate, with a terete radicle directed downwards, and flat incumbent cotyledons.—A shrub with sim ple, oblong, spatulate, thickish, rather velvety, exstipulate leaves, which are crowded at the tops of the branches, and yellow, bracteate, subterminal flowers. From the embryo this genusi allied to Cnedrum, not to Rosdcee, and perhaps with it and Hete- rodéndron will constitute a distinct order. According to Kunth it is more nearly allied to Geraniäceæ. 1 S. marirma (Lin. spec. 284.). h.S. Native of South America, by the sea-side as well as of India and New Caledonia, &c. Plum. ed Burm. t. 249. f. 1. Flowers yellowish. Sea-side Suriana. Clt. 1733. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. Cult. Loam and sand is a good mixture for this tree, and ripened cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. Orvrr LXXIV. SPONDIA'CEE (plants agreeing wit Spondias in important characters). Kunth in ann. scienc. nat. $. p. 362. Lindl. introd. nat. ord. p. 362. Terebinthàceæ, Tri III. Spondiàceæ, D. C. prod. 2. p. 74. Flowers sometimes unisexual. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 15. a.) Te gular, permanent or deciduous. Petals 5 (f. 15. b.), inserted below the disk which surrounds the ovary, somewhat valvate 0 imbricate in æstivation. Stamens 10, perigynous, inserted with the petals. Disk annular in the male flowers, orbicular, 1% toothed. Ovary superior, sessile, from 2-5-celled, with OK pendulous ovum in each cell. Styles 5, very short, crowned by obtuse stigmas. Fruit drupaceous (f. 15. d.), containing 4 2-5 celled nut (f. 15, c.). Seeds exalbuminous. Cotyledons plano convex. Radicle superior, pointing towards the hilum, but ™ ferior in Spôndias, according to Gærtner.—Trees, with ur equally-pinnate, alternate, dotless leaves, a few simple 0 occasionally intermixed, all exstipulate. Flowers axillary terminal, disposed in panicles or racemes.—This order come very near Terebinthacee in the structure of its fruit, which F almost that of Mangifera, except that it is compound and no simple, destitute however of the resinous juice of that order. Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Sponpras. Flowers sometimes unisexual. Calyx 5-clef (£. 15. a.). Petals 5 (f. 15. b.), rather valvate in æstivatiol Stamens 10, glandular, exserted from the disk. Ovary 1. so 5. Drupe (f. 15. d.) containing a 5-celled fibrous nut (£. 15.6) each cell containing 2 ova, one of which only comes to maturity: 2 Povra’rtia. Flowers unisexual. Calyx 5-parted- Pet 5, imbricate in æstivation, Stamens 10. Ovary 5-celled ? W some of the cells abortive. Styles 5. Drupe containing à g celled fibrous nut. SPONDIACEZ. I. Spoxpras. II. Povrartia. BURSERIACEX. I. SPO'NDIAS (oroyûac, spondias, one of the Greek names - for the plum; the fruit exactly resembles a plum). Lin. gen. no. 577. Geert. fruct. 2. t. 104. Kunth. gen. tereb. p. 31. D. C. prod. 2. p. 74. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Pentagynia. Flowers sometimes of separate sexes. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 15. a.), coloured. Petals 5 (f. 15. b.), oblong, spreading, somewhat valvate in æstivation. Stamens 10, glandular, exserted, rising from the crenate disk. Ovary 1, ovate. Styles 5, erect, distant, simple. Drupe ovate (f. 15. d.) or roundish, crowned by the punctiform vestiges of the styles, containing a fibrous 5-celled nut (f. 15. c.), each cell containing 2 ovula. Seed solitary from abortion, without albu- men. Embryo straight, with somewhat fleshy cotyledons, and an inferior radicle.—Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, very rarely simple. Racemes axillary or terminal, simple or panicled. This genus agrees with Schinus in the radicle being inferior. 1 S. purpu'rea (Lin. spec. 613.) leaves impari-pinnate ; petioles com- pressed. h.S. Native of the West Indies and South America. S. Mém- bin, Lin. syst. veg. 357. but not of @ Jacq. S. myrobälanus, Jacq. amer. t. 88. Geert. fruct. 2. p. 102. t. 104. —Sloan. jam. 2. p. 126. t. 219. f. 3, 4, and 5. Flowers small, red, in simple racemes. Fruit ovate or ob- Ye long, purple or variegated with yel- low, an inch long; pulp yellow, with [4 a singular, but agreeable acid aro- À matic flavour, but is not held in 4 much esteem by Europeans. The tree is very variable in size; the boughs are set in the ground when in flower as hedges, and in the course of 2 or 3 months they are laden with fruit. Spanish plum-tree. Purple-fruited Hog-plum or Spanish plum. 30 to 40 feet. 2 S. ZA’NZEE; leaves impari-pinnate, with entire leaflets ; fruit small, black, edible; panicle terminal. h.S. Native of Guinea, where it is called Zanzee. Zanzee Hog-plum. Tree 60 fect. 3 S. LUTEA (Lin. spec. 613.) leaves impari-pinnate, with 7-9 ovate, oblong, shining leaflets, which are gradually acuminated ; petioles round. h.S. Native of South America and the West Indies, where it is called Mombin, Hobo, &c. S. myrobälanus, - Lin. syst. 357. S. Mémbin, Jacq. amer. 138. Geert. fruct. 2. p. 102.—Sloan. hist. t. 219. f. 1 and 2. Racemes in branched panicles. The fruit of this tree is yellow, and as large as a plum; the flesh is of an agreeable acid aromatic flavour, eaten by children and some of the inhabitants, but furnishing excellent food for hogs. There is a variety of this species in Jamaica, esteemed by some persons. As the branches grow very readily, the tree is used by some for hedges, and one or two is planted In pastures to afford shade for sheep. Yellow-fruited Hog-plum. Clt. 1739. Tree 50 feet. 4 S. Ocnr'cer; leaves impari-pinnate ; leaflets ovate, acute, entire; panicle spreading, terminal ; flowers pentandrous. h. S. Native of Guinea, where it is called Oghigee. Fruit about the size ofa pigeon’s egg, yellow, of a fine sweetish acid taste. Flowers small, white. Oghigee Hog-plum. Tree 60 feet. Cult. Loam and sand is a good mixture for the species of Fr and large cuttings will root if planted in sand or mould, in heat, FIG, 15. It is called Clt. 1800. Tree 19 II. POUPA’RTIA (the tree is called in the island of Bourbon Bois de Poupart). Comm. in Juss. gen. 372. Kunth. gen. tereb. p. 31. D. C. prod. 2. p. 75. Lin. syst. Dic'cia, Decändria. Flowers of separate sexes. Calyx 5-parted, deciduous. Petals 5, spreading very much, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens inserted on the margin of a hypogynous disk. Ovary 5-celled ? cells 1-seeded, with some of the cells usually abortive. Styles 5, approximate or subcon- nate, crowned by obtuse truncate stigmas. Drupe baccate, con- taining a 2-5-celled nut; cells remote from the axis. Seeds fiattish, without albumen, somewhat falcate. Embryo exalbu- minous, inverted with plano-convex cotyledons, and a lateral or centrifugal radicle.—Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and quite entire acuminated leaflets, and subterminal panicles of flowers. This genus is said to belong to Burseriacee by R. Brown. . 1 P, Borsóxıca (Lam. dict. 5. p. 606.) leaves pinnate; racemes compound. h.S. Native of the island of Bourbon, where it is called Bois de Poupart. Leaves some of them simple, others with numerous leaflets, 11-19. Flowers dark-purple. Bourbon Poupart-wood. Clt. 1825. Tree 40 feet. 2 P. mancrrera (Blum. bijdr. 1160.) leaflets ovate or ellip- tic-oblong, acuminated, oblique at the base, quite entire, veiny, and smooth ; panicle divaricate. h. S. Native of Java, and other parts of the East Indies, where it is called Daho. Mangi- fera pinnata, Lin. fil. suppl. 156. Spondias mangifera, Pers. ench. p. 509. Spondias amara, Lam. dict. 4. p. 261. The leaves of this tree are said by Rheede to be agreeably acid. The fruit oval, of a yellowish-green colour, an inch and a half long, eatable, and agreeably fragrant. The cat-ambalan of Rheed. mal. p. 93. appears to be a wild state of the same plant. Mango-bearing Poupartia. Clt. 1820. Tree. 3 P. pu'tcis (Blum. bijdr. 1161.) leaflets elliptic-oblong, acu- minated, repandly-crenulated, smooth, with parallel veins ; pa- nicle divaricate. h. S. Native of Java, Moluccas, and the Society Islands. Spéndias dûlcis, Forst. prod. 198. Spondias Cytheræ'a, Sonn. itin. 2. t. 123. Lam. dict. 4. p. 160. ill. t. 384. Geert. fruct. 2. p. 101. t. 103. The fruit is large, and very smooth, of a golden-yellow colour, and a somewhat nauseous fetid smell, containing a sweet, aromatic, succulent pulp. The tree is cultivated to a great extent in the Society and Friendly Islands, especially in Otaheite, for the sake of its fruit, which is esteemed one of the most wholesome; it has almost the flavour of a pine-apple, and not only assuages thirst, but is given to the sick without distinction. Sweet Otaheite-apple. Clt. 1793. Tree 30 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see Spondias. Orpver LXXV. BURSERIA‘CEZ (plants agreeing with Burséra in important characters). Kunth, in ann. sci. nat. 2. p- 333. Lindl. introd. nat. ord. Terebinthaceæ, Tribe IV. D. C. prod. 2. p.75. Terebinthàceæ, part. Juss. gen. 368. Flowers hermaphrodite (f. 16,), but occasionally unisexual (f. 18.). Calyx permanent, nearly regular, with from 2-5 divi- sions (f. 16. a.). Petals 3-5 (f. 16. c.), inserted below the disk, rising from the calyx, usually valvate in æstivation. Stamens 2 (f. 16.d.), or 4-times as many as there are petals, perigynous, all fertile. Disk orbicular (f. 18. d.), or annular (f. 16. b.). Ovary 2-4-celled, superior, sessile (f. 16. e. f. 18.e.). Style short or wanting, with the stigmas equal in number to the cells of theovary. Ovula in pairs, attached to the axis, collateral. Fruit drupaceous (f. 18. e.), 2-5-celled, with the outer part often splitting into valves. Seeds exalbuminous. Cotyledons either 80 _wrinkled or plaited or fleshy. Radicle superior, straight, turned ‘towards the hilum.—Trees or shrubs, abounding in balsamic resin orgum. Leaves alternate, unequally pinnate, occasionally stipulate, usually without pellucid dots. Flowers axillary or terminal, disposed in racemes or panicles. This order differs from Terebinthacee, to which it is closely allied, in the com- pound ovary and pinnate leaves, and also in the very generally valvate æstivation of the calyx. The plants abound in a fra- grant resinous juice, which, however, is destitute of the acridity and staining properties of that of Terebinthäceæ. The resin of Bosnéllia is used in India as incense, and also as pitch. It is hard and brittle, and according to Dr. Roxburgh, is boiled with some low-priced oil to render it soft and fit for use. The native doctors prescribe it mixed with ghee (clarified butter) in cases of gonorrhoea, and also in what they call ritta. A sub- stance like gum elemi is produced by /cica Icicariba and I. Ca- rana, and a yellow essential oil by Bursèra acuminata, which has the same properties as those of balsam of capaiva; the 3-horned nuts of Canärium commie are eaten in Java both raw and dressed, and an oil is expressed from them which is used at table when fresh, and for lamps when boiled. apt to bring on diarrhea, The raw nuts, however, are Synopsis of the Genera. 1 BoswE’LLrA. Flowers hermaphrodite (f. 16.). Calyx 5- toothed (f. 16. a.). bent in æstivation. Petals 5 (f. 16. c.), with the edges incum- Disk cup-shaped (f. 16. b.), crenated, sta- Stamens 10 (f. 16. d.). Style crowned by a capitate stigma. Capsule trigonal (f. 16. e.), 3-valved, 3-celled. Seeds solitary in the cells, girded by a membrane. 2 Batsamope’Npron. Flowers unisexual. Calyx 4-toothed. Petals 4, induplicately-valvate in æstivation. Stamens 8, in- serted under the annular disk, with elevated warts between them. Ovary 1. Style 1, short, obtuse. Berry or drupe ovate, acute, marked by 4 sutures, 1-2-celled; cells 1-seeded. 3 Icica. Flowers usually hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-5-toothed. Petals 4-5, inserted under the disk, valvate in æstivation. Sta- mens 8-10. Ovary 4-5-celled; cells 2-ovulate. Disk orbicular. Style short, crowned by 3-4 stigmas. Fruit coriaceous, 2-3- valved, containing 4-5 little, 1-seeded nuts involved in pulp. 4 Protium. Flowers unisexual. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, in- serted under the disk, valvate in æstivation. Stamens 10, Style 1. Disk truncate, 10-ribbed. Drupe indehiscent, containing 3 nuts, 2 of which are usually abortive. 5 Burse‘ra. Flowers polygamous (f. 18.). Calyx small, 3-5-parted. Petals 3-5 (f. 18. b.), valvate in æstivation. Stamens 6-10 (f. 18. c.). Disk annular, 8-crenate (£ 18. d.), Ovary 8-celled. Style short, trifid. Drupe (f 18. e.), 3- valved, containing 3 1-2-seeded nuts, 2 of which are abortive, 6 Marronia. Calyx 5-cleft. Pe- tals 5, valvate in æstivation. Disk entire. Stamens 10, Ovary 5-celled. Stigma nearly sessile, somewhat 5-lobed. containing 1-5 1-seeded nuts, covered with pulp. miniferous. Flowers hermaphrodite. Drupe BURSERIACEÆ. I. BoswELLIA. 7 Coropmo‘nia. Calyx urceolate, 3-lobed. Petals 3, in- serted under the disk, imbricate in æstivation. Disk 6-toothed. 8 Cana‘rium. Flowers dioecious or polygamous. Calyx 3-toothed. Petals 3, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens 6. Disk urceolate. Ovary 3-celled. Style short, crowned by 3 punc- tiform stigmas. Drupe baccate, containing a 3-celled nut. Flowers polygamous or hermaphrodite. Calyx Petals 4, concrete to the middle, valvate in æsti- vation. Stamens 8, adnate to the corolla. Disk cup-shaped, 8-lobed. Ovary 4-celled, 8-furrowed. Stigma sessile, 4- furrowed. Berry 4-furrowed, containing 4 nuts, one of which only comes to maturity. 10 SORINDE`A, Stamens 6, 9 Hepwicia. 4-toothed. Flowers polygamo-dioecious. Calyx”urceo- late, 5-toothed. Petals 5, valvate in æstivation. Stamens about 20 (16-28), inserted in the bottom of the calyx in the male flowers, and 5 fertile in the hermaphrodite ones. Stigmas 3, sessile. Drupe containing a filamentose nut. 11 Garv'ca. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Petals 5, inserted in the calyx as well as the stamens, which are 10 in number, with 5 pairs of glands between the stamens. Style filiform, crowned by a 5-lobed stigma. Drupe fleshy, containing 5 irregular 1-seeded nuts, or only 2-3 from abortion. 12 Era'‘rnrium. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 4. Stamens 8. Style short, crowned by a bifid stigma. Capsule 1-celled, 1-seeded. Seeds covered with pulp. 13 Facara’strum. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 3-+ parted. Petals 3-4. Stamens 6-8, unequal. Ovary stipitate, with the stipe bearing the petals and stamens, tubercled, 3-4 lobed at the apex, 3-4-celled ; cells 2-ovulate. Style 3-4-angled, 3-4-lobed at the apex. I. BOSWE’LLIA (in memory of the late Dr. John Boswell of Edinburgh). Roxb. cor. t. 207. hort. beng. p. 32. Kunth, gen. tereb. p. 16. D.C. prod. 2. p. 76. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Flowers hermapht dite (f. 16.). Calyx 5-toothed (f. 16. a.), permanent. Petals 4 (f. 16. c.), obovate-oblong, spreading, with the margins incum- bent in æstivation. Disk cup-shaped, crenate (f. 16. b,), stam niferous, surrounding the base of the ovary. Stamens 10 (f. 16. d.). Ovary oblong, trigonal, 3-celled : cells 2-ovulate ; 0% attached to the axis. Style 1. Capsule trigonal (f. 16. e.), 3-valved, 3-celled, opening from the base. Seed solitary in the cells, girded by a broad membra nous wing.—Indian trees abounding in balsam. Leaves impari- pinnate, with opposite serrated leaflets. Flowers small, disposed in racemes or panicles. This genus differs from the rest o! Burseriacee in the fruit being capsular, not drupaceous. 1 B. cra`sra (Roxb. cor. 3. p. 4. t. 207.) leaflets broad, la” ceolate, blunt, serrated, smooth ; racemes aggregate, simp! terminal, shorter than the leaves. h. S. Native of Coromäl del and the Moluceas. Rumph. amb. 2. t. 50. ex Roxb. ar therefore Canàrium balsamiferum, Willd. spec. 4. p. 760. his is one of the largest trees on the coast of Coromandel, where #* is called Gugulapootschittoo. The wood is hard, heavy; durable. The wounded bark yields a kind of resin, which * burnt as incense in the Hindu temples, and is also employ Stigma capitate, 3-furrowe® | DD not era enti yn net BURSERIACEÆ. with vegetable oil for the more useful purpose of marine pitch. Leaves crowded at the ends of the branches, a span long, decidu- ous. Flowers small, white, with a red nectary and yellow anthers. Smooth Boswellia. Clt. 1823. Tree 70 feet. 2 B. irsu‘rA (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. no. 2.) leaflets oblong- lanceolate, hairy, deeply serrated ; racemes axillary, simple, many- flowered. h.S. Nativeof Amboyna. Rumph. amb. 2. t. 51. ex Smith, and therefore Canarium hirsùtum, Willd. spec. 4. p. 760. Hairy Boswellia. ‘Tree 50 feet. 3 B.sERRA'TA (Stack. extr. bruc. p. 19. t. 3.) leaflets ovate- oblong, taper-pointed, serrated, pubescent ; racemes ax- illary, simple. h. S. Native of the moun- tainous parts of India. From this tree is col- lected the gum oliba- num ex Colebr. in asiat. res. 9. p. 377. with a coloured figure. B. thurifera, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 32. FIG. 16. Flowers whitish-yellow. It is generally agreed that the gum resin, called olibanum, is the. frankincense which was used in the religious ceremonies of the an- cients, but there is not the same agreement as to the plant sup- posed to produce it. Linnæushas referred it to the Lycian juniper, and the chemical writers agree with him ; but the French botanists deny it, and say that Linneeus made the assertion without proof. This remark is evidently well founded. A great degree of obscurity has always hung over this subject; and we learn from Theophrastus and from Pliny that the Greek writers differed in their description of the tree. Olibanum is named Luban and Cundur by the Arabs. But benzoin having been introduced into general use as incense, in place of Olibanum, the name of Luban is given to that fragrant balsam, but the Mahommedan writers of India on materia medica apply only the term Cundur to Olibanum. From the Hebrew Lebonah or Arabic Luban, the Greeks obtained their names for the tree and gum Libanos and Libanotos. They seem likewise to have been acquainted with the term Cundur, from which xovdpw is probably derived. The Hindoo writers on materia medica notice a fragrant resinous gum under the name of Cunduru, which their grammarians con- sider as a Sanscrit word, and accordingly date an etymology of it from a Sanscrit root. They concur in declaring it to be the pro- duce of the Sallaci, a tree which they affirm to be vulgarly called Salai. The tree which is known by that name is the Boswéllia serrata. Mr. Turnbull, who was surgeon to the residency of Nagpore in the East Indies, and on his return to the station of Mirzapore he had procured considerable quantities of the gum of the Salai, which he sent to Europe at different times, first without assigning the name of Olibanum, and afterwards under that designation. It was in England recognised for Olibanum, though offered for sale as a different gum; and annual consign- ments of it have been since regularly sold at the East India Company’s sales. The experience of several years at a market such as that of London, where a mistake, if any had been com- mitted, would have been soon discovered, seems to be conclusive. libanum is said to be principally collected in Arabia and brought from Mecca to Cairo, from whence it is imported into Europe. It consists of various brittle grains of different sizes, not larger than a chesnut, of a red or yellow colour, having little taste and a peculiar aromatic smell. Newmann got from 480 grains, 346 alcoholic and 125 watery extract, and inversely 200 watery and 273 alcoholic. The distilled spirit and water both smelt of Olibanum, but no oil separated. Olibanum forms a transparent VOL, II, I. BosweLLrA. -about a mile in length. II. BALSAMODENDRON. 81 solution with alcohol, and a milky fluid when triturated with water ; it is not fusible but inflammable, and burns with an agree- able smell. It is said to be the frankincense of the ancients ; and the diffusion of its vapour around the altar still forms part of the religious ceremonies of the Greek and Roman Catholic churches. Serrated-leaved Boswellia. Clt. 1820. Tree 40 feet. Cult. A mixture of loam, peat and sand will suit these trees, and ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a hand-glass, in heat. Il. BALSAMODE'NDRON (from Badcapor, balsamon, bal- sam, and devdporv, dendron, a tree ; the tree produces the balsam of Mecca). Kunth, gen. tereb. p.16. D.C. prod. 2. p. 76.— Balsamea, Gled. act. soc. cur. nat. berl. 3. p. 127. Lin. syst. Dice‘cia, Octandria. Flowers of separate sexes. Calyx 4-toothed, permanent. Petals 4, linear-oblong, indupli- cately valvate in æstivation. Stamens 8, inserted under the annular disk, with elevated warts between the stamens. Ovary 1. Style 1, short, blunt. Berry or drupe ovate, acute, 1-2- celled, marked with 4 sutures; cells 1-seeded. —Eastern balsam- iferous trees. Leaves with 3-5 sessile, dotless leaflets. This genus is not well known. 1 B. Gireape’xse (Kunth, l. c.) leaves palmately trifoliate ; leaflets blunt, quite entire; pedicels 1-flowered, 3 together, shorter than the petiole. h. G. Native of Arabia, near Haes. Amyris Gileadénsis, Lin. mant. 65. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 28. t. 11. Amyris Opobálsamum, Forsk. descr. p. 79. Flowers small, whitish. The tree which produces the balsam of Gilead has pur- plish branches, but whether it is obtained from the same tree as balsam of Mecca is very doubtful. This substance, which has also the names of Balsamum Judaicum, Syriacum de Mecca, and Opo- balsamum, is a resinous juice obtained from an evergreen tree, growing spontaneously, particularly on the Asiatic side of the Red Sea, near Mecca. The true Opobalsamum, according to Alpinus, is at first turbid and white, of a very strong pungent smell, like that of turpentine, but much sweeter, and of a bitter, acrid, astrin- gent taste; upon being kept for some time it becomes thin and limpid, of a greenish hue, then of a golden yellow, and at length of the colour of honey. The balsam is in high esteem among the eastern nations, both as a medicine and as an odoriferous unguent and cosmetic. But in Europe it is never obtained ge- nuine, and as all the signs of its goodness are fallacious, it has been very rarely employed ; nor need it be regretted, for any of the other resinous fluids will answer equally as well, such as the balsam of Canada or Capaiva. The dried berries were formerly kept under the title of Carpo-balsamum, and the wood under that of Xylo-balsamum. Balsam of Gilead. Tree 20 feet. 2 B. Oposa’tsamum (Kunth, 1. c.) leaves with 1 or 2 pairs of acutish, quite entire leaflets ; odd one sessile ; pedicels 1-flowered, shorter than the petioles. h.G. Native of Arabia, P. Alp. eg. 2. t. 60. Amyris Opobälsamum, Lin. ameen. 7. p. 68. Ba- léssan, Bruce’s trav. French ed. t. 25. This is probably only a variety of the first. Var. B, Meccanénse (D.C. prod. 2. p. 76.) leaves bipinnate. Balsamea Meccanénsis, Gled. 1. c. 3. p. 127. t.3. f. 2. The Opobalsamum, Balsam of Mecca, and Balsam of Gilead are supposed to be the produce of one and the same tree. Gerlach relates that the tree which produces the Opobalsamum, or Balsam of Mecca, grows near Bederhunin, a village between Mecca and Medina, in a sandy rocky soil, confined to a tract In the beginning of April the trees drop their juice, from gashes which are made in the smaller branches, into vessels set under them to receive it. À tree will not yield more than 10 to 15 drachms in one season. The inhabitants use it as a sudorific, particularly in rheumatism, but it is adulterated upon the spot. Lady Mary Wortley Mon- 82 BURSERIACEZ. tague says that the Balm of Mecca of the best quality is not easy to be got, even at Constantinople; that on applying some of it to her face it became swelled and red during three days, but that her complexion was much mended by the operation; and that the ladies all use it in Constantinople, and have the loveliest bloom in the world. An inferior sort of balsam is prepared from boiling the twigs in a quantity of water, and the balsamic matter rises to the surface and is skimmed off. After they have thus procured all they can, it is said that they push the fire, and a large quantity of thicker balsam, like turpentine, rises, which is preserved by itself, and is that principally which we have in Europe. The other can only be obtained by presents; and that which naturally distils from the trees hardly supplying the seraglio and great officers, there is none of it sent out of the country. Hasselquist describes the Balsam of Mecca as being yellow and pellucid, with a most fragrant resinous bal- samic smell, as being very tenacious, and drawing out into long threads ; that it is taken to the quantity of 3 grains to strengthen a weak stomach, and that it is a most excellent remedy for wounds. To know whether it is adulterated, drop some in a glass, and if it remains still on the surface it is of little or no use, but if it extends itself over the surface it is then of the best kind. The drugs used to adulterate this balsam are oil of sesamum, Cyprus turpentine, and ostrich fat. According to Bruce the tree is 5 or 6 feet high, branching much, with the aspect of a standard cherry-tree, having red branches and white flowers. The young shoots were formerly cut off and tied up in faggots, and sent to Venice to make the Theriaca or Venice treacle, when bruised or drawn by fire. From very early ages great value has been set upon this drug in the East. We know from Scripture, that the Ishmaelites, or Arabian carriers and mer- chants, trafficking with Indian commodities to Egypt, brought with them balm as part of their cargo. Strabo alone, of all the ancients, has given us an account of the place of its origin. ‘ Near to this,” he says, “is the most happy land of Sabeans, and they are a very great people. Among them frankincense, myrrh, and cinnamon grow, and in the coast that is about Saba the balsam also. Among the myrrh trees behind Azab, all along the coasts to the straits of Babelmandeb is its native country.” We need not doubt but that it was early trans- planted into Arabia, that is into the south part of Arabia Felix, immediately fronting Azab. The first plantation that succeeded seems to have been at Petra, the ancient metropolis of Arabia, now called Beder or Beder Huncin. Afterwards being trans- planted into Palestine, it obtained the name of Balsamum Ju- daicum and Balm of Gilead, and became an article of commerce there. There were three productions obtained from the tree much esteemed among the ancients, the first was called Opobal- samum, or juice of balsam, which was the finest kind, composed of the greenish liquor found in the kernel of the fruit ; the next was Carpobalsamum, made by the expression of the fruit when at maturity ; the third was Xylobalsamum, worst of all; it was an expression or decoction of the young twigs, of a reddish colour. But the principal quantity of balsam at all times was produced by incision, as at the present day. The wound is made by an axe when the juice is in its strongest circulation, in July and August. It is then received into small earthen bot- tles, and every day’s produce is poured into a larger, which is kept closely corked. The balsam of Judea appears to be the same balsam adulterated. Opobalsamum or Balsam of Mecca tree. Tree 14 feet. 3 B. Ka’rar (Kunth, l. c.) leaves palmately trifoliate ; leaflets smooth, serrated at the apex ; pedicels bifid; berry globose, umbilicate at the apex. h. G. Native of Arabia Felix. Amyris Kataf, Forsk. descr. p. 80. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 28. Mart. akad. munch. 6. p. 178. This tree probably also pro- II. BALSAMODENDRON. III. Terca. duces Balsam of Mecca. ‘There is a red sweet-scented powder obtained from it, which the women in Arabia use to wash and | cleanse their heads. Kataf-tree. Tree 14 feet. 4 B. Karar (Kunth, 1. c.) leaves palmately-trifoliate ; leaflets serrated at the apex, younger ones villous; berry compressed, with a prominent dot at the apex. h.G. Native of Arabia, where it is called Kafal. Amyris Käfal, Forsk. eg. p. 80. The balsam obtained from this tree is purgative. Kafal-tree. Tree 20 feet. + À species perhaps allied to the present genus. 5 B.? Zeyra'nicum (Kunth, 1. c.) leaves impari-pinnate, with 5-7 stalked, ovate, acute leaflets; racemes of flowers inter- rupted, downy; flowers 3-petalled, hexandrous. h.S. Native of Ceylon. Amyris Zeylanica, Retz. obs. 4. p. 25. From this - tree flows the Gum elemi of the East, but it is truly distinct from the American elemi. Calyx 3-toothed. Drupe dry, containing | a 3-celled bony nut. Flowers glomerated, involucrated. This is probably a proper genus, or a species of Colophônia, judging | from the number of parts. | Ceylon Balsam-tree. Tree. | Cult. See Bosnéllia for culture and propagation, p. 81. IMI. ICI‘CA (Jcica is the name of one of the species in | Guiana). Aubl. guian. 1. p. 337. Juss. gen. 370. Kunth, | gen. tereb. 17. D.C. prod. 2. p. 77. Lin. syst. Octo-Decdndria, Monogynia. Flowers usually hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-5-toothed, permanent. Petals 4-5, | broadest at the base, and inserted under the disk, valvate in | æstivation. Stamens 8-10. Ovary 4-5-celled, each cell con- taining 2 ovula. Disk orbicular. Style short. Stigmas 4-5. Fruit coriaceous (f. 17. c.), 2-3-valved, including 4-5 little nuts (f. 17. d.), which are covered with pulp, each containing 1 seed. | Seeds without albumen, resinous. Leaves impari-pinnate, free of dots. _ Racemes panicled, axillary, and terminal, usually simple. Flowers of all the species white. 1 I. ennea’npra (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 345. t. 134.) leaflets | 3-5, stalked, ovate, entire, acuminated, tapering to the base, | netted with veins ; panicles racemose, longer than the petioles. h. S. Native of French Guiana in woods, where it is call Arouaou. Petals 5-6. Stamens 9. Amyris enneándra, Willd. spec. 2. p. 335. A very fragrant resinous juice flows from the bark of the tree. | Nine-stamened Icica. Clt. 1822. Tree 30 feet. | 2 I. HETEROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 77.) leaves ternate of | pinnate; leaflets stalked, ovate, FIG. 17. | acuminated, entire, simply veined ; racemes simple, rather shorter than the leaves. h. S. Native of Guiana, in woods at the river Courou, where it is called Aracou- chini. Icica Aracouchini, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 344, t. 133. Amyris heterophylla, Willd. spec. 2. p. 335. On the slightest incision being made in the bark of this tree, a yellow, balsamic, aromatic fluid resembling turpentine flows out in great quantities, which re- tains its fluidity a long time, even when exposed to the air. The inhabitants of Guiana use this fluid : el to cure wounds, and they carry with them always the little an of the fruit, which retain their scent, and which they name a chini. They send presents of them to their friends as somet p very precious. The Caribbees perfume with the balsam the en em = | BURSERIACEZÆ. II. Icrca. of carape and fecula of arnotta mixed together, with which they anoint their bodies as well as their hair, to preserve them against rain and against the bites of insects. | Variable-leaved Icica. Tree 50 feet. 3 I. Gurane’nsis (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 340. t. 131.) leaflets 3-5, nearly sessile, ovate, taper-pointed, entire ; peduncles co- rymbose, many-flowered, much shorter than the petioles, fur- nished with scales at the base. h. S. Native of Cayenne, where it is called Bois d'encens. Amyris Guianénsis, Willd. l.c. Flowers greenish. The balsam obtained from this tree has the same properties as that obtained from the next species, and is used for the same purposes. Guiana Icica. Clt. 1823. Tree 50 feet. 4 J. HEPTAPHY LLA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 337. t. 130.) leaflets 5-7, stalked, oblong, acuminated; racemes somewhat corymbose, few-flowered, 6-times or more shorter than the petiole. Native of the woods in Guiana, where it is called Arbre d'encens. Amyris ambrosiaca, Willd. spec. 2. p. 335. exclusive of the synonym of Marcg. Fruit ovate, 4-celled, resembling that of the laurel, with the nut involved in a brittle covering, containing 4 stones or 4 cells wrapped up in viscid pulp, which has a bal- samic smell and taste, hardens into a grey resin, and is used to burn as a perfume. The whole tree is very sweet-scented, and pours out a very odorous clear balsam from the wounded trunk or branches, which is used in dysentery ; the dose is one drachm in red wine ; it is also used in houses and churches to burn as a perfume. The Caribbee name is 4rouaou. Seven-leaved Icica. Clt. 1826. Tree 30 feet. 5 I. Tacamana ca (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 33.) leaflets 5, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, somewhat coriaceous, shining; panicles axillary, 3-times shorter than the petioles; flowers octandrous. h.S. Native of South America, frequent near Calabozo in Los Llanos, where it is called Tacamahaca. Allied to Z. heptaphylla. Branchlets angular, powdery. Tacamahac Icica. Clt. 1819. Tree 30 feet. 6 I. IctcartBa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 77.) leaflets 3-5, stalked, oblong, acuminated; flowers almost sessile, crowded in the axillæ of the leaves. h. S. Native of Brazil, where it is called Icicariba and Resina icica. Amyris ambrosiaca, Lin, fil. suppl. 216.? This tree produces sweet-scented gum like the rest, which is used as incense, and as a substitute for gum elemi. Icicariba. Tree 40 feet? 7 I. peca’npra (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 346.) leaflets 5, stalked, oblong, acuminated at both ends, entire; panicles loose, a little longer than the petioles. h. S. Native of Guiana, in woods, where it is called Chipa. Amyris decandra, Willd. spec. 2. p. 335. I. pentändra, Aubl. guian. 1. t. 135. When the bark of this tree is wounded, a whitish liquid flows out, which has the scent of citrons, when dry becoming a yellow transparent resin, which is found in small pieces under the bark. This resin is carried by the Caribbees to Cayenne, where it is employed in churches as incense. Decandrous Icica. Tree 40 feet. 8 I. macropny’t1a (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 33.) leaflets 7 (9-13) oblong, somewhat coriaceous, with short taper points ; racemes axillary, crowded in fascicles, much shorter than the petioles; flowers decandrous. h.S. Native of South America, near Maraquita in New Granada, where the tree is called Guacharaco. Branchlets round, smooth. Very nearly allied to J. altíssima, and probably the same. Long-leaved Icica. Tree 80 feet. 9 I. axrissima (Aubl. guian. 1. t. 132.) leaflets 7, stalked, ample, ovate, bluntly acuminated ; racemes simple, shorter than the petioles. h. S. Native of Guiana, in woods. Amyris altissima, Willd. spec. 2. p. 336. There are two varieties of this tree, the one called Cedre blanc the other Cedre rouge. 5. o: IV. Protium. V. Bursera. 83 The wood of the Cedre rouge is considered more durable than the Cedre blanc for household furniture and for carpentering, and canoes and boats made with it last longer than those made with the other kind. Tall Icica. ‘Tree 100 feet. + Species not sufficiently known. 10 I. srrra‘ta (D.C. prod. 2. p. 77.) leaflets almost sessile, oblong, acuminated, serrated; racemes simple, numerous, ter- ainal. hb. S. Native of Mexico, on the warmer mountains. A. ambrosiaca, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. et descrip. ined. but not of Lin. Drupe oblong, acute, 2-celled. Serrated-leaved Icica. ‘Tree. 11 I.? Cara‘na (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 34.) leaves trifoliate (and pinnate?); leaflets oblong, acuminated, smooth, shining above, white and glittering beneath, h.S. Na- tive of South America, near Javita, at`the river Temi in the Mission of Orinoco, where it is called Carana. Amyris Carana, Humb. relat. 2. p. 421. and 435. Flowers and fruit unknown. A gratcful white resin is found closely adhering to the bark of this tree, which at length becomes yellowish, and is used against bruises. Carana Icica. Tree 50 feet. 12 1.? cusripa‘rA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves impari- pinnate with 3 pairs of elliptical leaflets, having cuspidate points, which are smooth, and full of pellucid dots, shining above, but white and pruinose beneath. h.S. Native with the preceding species. Flowers and fruit unknown. Glue is made of the resin of this tree mixed with tortoise oil. Cuspidate-leaved Icica. Tree 100 feet. 13 I. acumina‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 78.) leaflets 9, very large, lanceolate, acuminated ; racemes short, lateral, crowded. b. S. Native of Cayenne. Amyris acuminata, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 136. but not of Roxb. Acuminate-leaved Icica. Tree. i 14 I.? penra‘ra (D.C. prod. 2. p. 78.) leaflets 9, stalked, ovate, acuminated, toothed ; racemes axillary, simple ; pedicels elongated. h. S. Native of the East Indies. Amyris den- tàta, Willd. spec. 2. p. 337. Tooth-leaved Icica. Tree 60 feet. 15 I.? Timorie xsis (D.C. prod. 2. p. 78.) leaflets 11, stalked, ovate, acuminated, unequal at the base, almost quite entire ; panicles racemose, shorter than the petioles. h}. S. Native of the island of Timor. Timor Icica. Tree. Cult. For culture and propagation see Boswéllia, p. 81. IV. PRO'TIUM (meaning unknown). Burm. ind. 88. Kunth, gen. tereb. p.18. D.C. prod. 2. p. 78. Lin. syst. Diæ'cia, Decändria. Flowers of separate sexes. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, sessile, spreading, inserted under the disk and valvate in æstivation. Stamens 10, shorter than the petals. Ovary 3-celled, each cell containing 2 ovula. Style 1, simple. Disk truncate, 10-ribbed. Drupe indehiscent, con- taining 3 nuts, two of which are usually abortive.—A tree from Java, with impari-pinnate leaves and axillary panicles of flowers. This genus is hardly distinct from Bursèra. 1 P. Java’nicum (Burm. I. c.) h. S. Native of Java. Amyris Prôtium, Lin. mant. 65.—Rumph. amb. 7. t. 23. l. Leaflets 7, stalked, oblong, acute, wavy. Java Protium. Tree. Cult. For culture and propagation see Boswéllia, p. 81. V. BURSL'RA (in honour of Joachim Burser, a disciple of Caspar Bauhin). Jacq. amer. 94. Lin. gen. no. 440. Swartz, obs. 130. Kunth, gen. tereb. p. 18. D.C. prod. 2. p. 78. Lin. syst. Polygämia, Diæcia. Flowers polygamous (f. 18.). M2 84 Calyx small, 3-5-toothed, with blunt teeth. Petals 3-5 (f. 18. b.), spreading, valvate in æstivation. Stamens 6-10 (f. 18. c.). Disk annular, with usually 6-10 teeth (f. 18. d.). Ovary ovate, 3-5-angled, 3-5-seeded. Style short, trifid at the apex. Drupe oblong, covered by a 3-valved succulent rind (f. 18. e.), con- taining 3-5 nuts, 2 or 4 of which are abortive, the fertile one is fleshy, and containing 1 seed or 1 nut. Seed baccate ac- cording to Swartz, pendulous, without albumen. Cotyledons leafy, corrugated, and plaited or 3-lobed, with a straight su- perior radicle.— American balsam-bearing trees, with impari-pin- nate or simple leaves, and axillary and terminal racemes of flowers, 1 B. cummirera (Jacq. amer. 94, t. 65. Lin. spec. 741.) leaves deciduous, usually impari-pinnate ; leaflets ovate, acute, membranous ; racemes axillary; flowers hexandrous. h. S. Native of the West Indies.—Sloan, hist. t. 199. There are va- rieties of this plant with simple, trifoliate, and impari-pinnate leaves, with 5-9 leaflets. Nut not exactly trigonal, but rather roundish, very like Pistachia. The tree is common in all the sugar islands of the West Indies. The bark is very thick, and exudes a clear transparent resin, which soon hardens in the air, and looks like the mastick of the shops ; but by incision it yields a considerable quantity of a more fluid substance, which has much the smell and appearance of turpentine, and may be used for the same purposes. In the French islands it is called Gommier blanc, and an infusion of the buds and young leaves is recommended in disorders of the breast. Var. È, polyphylla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 78.) leaflets 11-13. Native of the Bahama islands. Cat. carol. 1. t. 30. Gum-bearing Bursera. Clt. 1690. Tree 80 feet. 2 B. serra‘ra (Wall. ex Coleb. in Lin. trans. vol. 15. t. 4. f. 1.) leaves impari-pinnate, with 3-5 pairs of broad-lanceolate, bluntly- acuminated, serrulated leaflets ; petioles pubescent, as well as the pedicels and young roots ; panicles axillary, shorter than the leaves ; flowers decandrous. h.S. Native of the forests bordering on Ben- gal. The timber is close-grained and hard, and is much esteemed, and used for furniture by the in- habitants. It is as tough as oak, and heavier. Its vernacular name is Najor or Neyor. Serrated-leaved Bursera. 1818. Tree 70 feet. 3 B. acumixa‘ra (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1120.) leaves impari- pinnate; leaflets oblong, acute at the base, acuminated at the apex; racemes axillary. h.S. Native of Caraccas, as well as of Porto-Rico and St. Domingo. Flowers and fruit unknown. This tree contains a concrete yellow essential oil. Acuminated-leaved Bursera. Tree 60 feet. 4 B. LerrornLÆ'os (Mart. bot. zeit. July 1828.) trunk branched at the base ; bark shining, smooth, papyraceous, soluble ; leaves impari-pinnate, and are, as well as the branches, pubescent; leaf- lets 5-7, oblong, acute; lobed in front; racemes few-flowered, lateral and axillary. kh.S. Native of Brazil. A tree full of thin resinous juice. Thin-juiced Bursera. Tree 50 feet. 5 B. simrzictrdria (D. C. prod. 2. p. 79.) leaves simple, ob- long-obovate, obtuse, somewhat emarginate, coriaceous ; racemes terminal, somewhat corymbose ; nut exactly trigonal, with the angles a little winged. h. S. Cultivated in Jamaica. Simple-leaved Bursera. ‘Tree. Cult. For culture and propagation see Bosnéllia, p. 81. BURSERIACEZÆ. V. BURSERA. FIG. 18. Çit. VI. MARIGNIA. VII. Corornoxnia, VIII. CANARIUM. VI. MARI/GNIA (meaning unknown.) Comm. ined. Kunth, nov. gen. tereb. p. 19. D. C. prod. 2. p. 79.—Dammazra, Gært, fruct. 2. p. 100. t. 103. but not of Lam. nor Link. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5-cleft, permanent, with acute lobes. Petals 5, twice as long as the calyx, valvate in æstivation. Disk entire. Stamens 10, length of calyx. Ovary roundish, 5-celled. Stigma almost sessile, somewhat 5-lobed. Drupe crowned by the stigma, con- | f taining 1-5 l-seeded nuts, with the bark coriaceous, and perhaps soluble; nuts covered with pulp. Seed pendulous, without albumen. iferous trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and numerous coriace- ous, variable leaflets. Racemes of flowers axillary and ter- minal. 1 M. osrusirozrA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 79.) leaflets obovate, obtuse. h. S. Native of the Mauritius, where it is called Colophane Batard. Bursèra obtusifòlia, Lam. dict. 2. p. 768. Dámmara gravèolens, Geert. fruct. I. c. Leaflets blunt, glaucous, and shining above. Blunt-leaved Marignia. Tree 50 feet. 2 M. acurirdzra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 79.) leaflets acute. h.S. Native of the Moluccas. Dámmara nigra, Rumph, amb. 2. p 160. t. 52. Acute-leaved Marignia. Cult. Tree. For culture and propagation see Boswéllia, p. 81. VII. COLOPHO'NIA (called in the Isle of France Bois de Colophone). Comm. ined. Kunth. gen. tereb. p. 20. D. C. prod. 2.p. 79. Lin. syst. Hexdndria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolar, bluntly 3-lobed. Petals 3, inserted under the disk, roundish-ovate, imbricate in the bud. Stamens 6, one-half shorter than the petals, equal in length to the calyx. Disk 6-lobed. Ovary! —Resinous trees, with impari-pinnate, coriaceous, dotless leaves, and panicles of unisexual flowers. 1 C. Mavritia'na (D.C. prod. 2. p.79.) h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Burséra paniculata, Lam. dict. 2. p. 768. Flowers purple. Fruit unknown. Leaflets 5-7, oval, acute, entire, smooth. Mauritian Colophonia. Cult. Tree. For culture and propagation see Boswéllia, p. 81. VIII. CANA'RIUM (derived from its vernacular name Canari, in the Malay language). Lin. mant. 127. Gært. fruct. 2.t. 102. Koen. ann. bot. 1. p. 860. Kunth. gen. tereb. p. 20. D. C. prod. 2. p. 79.— Pimèla, Lour. fl. coch. p. 407. Lin. syst. Polygämia, Diæ'cia. Flowers dioecious or poly- gamous. Calyx urceolate, 3-toothed. Petals 3, concave, CON- nivent, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens 6, rarely 7-8, connate at the base into a tube girding the ovary. Ovary ovate-globosés 3-celled, 2 of which are usually abortive. Style short, thick, crowned by a trigonal stigma. Drupe baccate, containing a ti- gonal 3-celled nut, each cell containing 1 pendulous seed, but sometimes solitary from abortion, destitute of albumen. Coty- ledons 2, each divided into 3 oblong, somewhat leafy lobes, which are twisted in various ways.—Indian trees, with impari- pinnate leaves and stalked leaflets; stipulas deciduous. Flowers racemose or panicled. Secr. I. Caxa'ria (see genus for derivation). D. C. prod. 2 p. 79. Drupe containing a 1-celled nut when mature. 1 C. commu'ne (Lin. mant. 127.) leaflets 7-9, on long stalks, ovate-oblong, bluntly acuminated, quite entire, smooth ; stip” as toothed or undivided; panicle terminal; flowers glomerates nearly sessile, bracteate ; stamens connate into a membranous Cotyledons leafy, finely contortuplicate (Gært.), but ! flat in the immature seeds (Kunth.). Radicle superior.—Balsam- | BURSERIACEZ. VIII. Canarivum. tube at the base. h.S. Native of the East Indies, and the Moluccas, where it is also cultivated for the sake of its fruit. C. vulgare, Rumph. amb. 2. t. 47. C. Mehenbethéne, Geert. fruct. 2. p. 102.—Kcen. ann. bot. 1. p. 260. t. 7. f. 2. Flowers white. Fruit ovate, with a thin olive skin. When the nuts are mature, they contain a sweet kernel, which does not become ran- cid, and which resembles a sweet chesnut; they are eaten both raw and dressed by the inhabitants of the Moluccas, Banda, and New Guinea; and an oil is expressed from them, which is used at the table when fresh, and for lamps when stale ; bread is also made from them, cakes, biscuits, &c. for the table. Eaten fresh, they are apt to bring on diarrhoeas and dysenteries, and to occasion an oppression of the breast. Var. B, Zephiyrinum (D. C. prod, 2. p. 79.) leaflets 13.— Rumph. amb. 2. t. 48. Common Canarium. Tree 50 feet. 2 C. syive’stre (Geert. fruct. 2. p. 99. t. 102.) leaflets 3-5, oblong, tapering to both ends, quite entire; flowers racemose, terminal. k. S. Native of Amboyna, on the mountains.— Rumph. amb. 2. t.49. Flowers white. Fruit obovate, rounded, not 3-cornered. The kernels of the nuts are eatable, and it is difficult to get them out of the shell, on account of their brittle- ness and singular form. Wild Canarium, Tree 50 feet. 3 C. microca’rpuM (Willd. spec. 4. p. 760.) leaflets 5-9, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, smooth, quite entire; racemes axillary, elongated, many-flowered ; fruit drooping. kh.S. Na- tive of the Molucca Islands and Cochin-china.—Rumph. amb. 2. t. 54. Amyris oledsa, Lam. dict. 1. p. 362. Piméla oledsa, Lour. coch. 408. Flowers white. Drupe small, oval, of a blueish-black colour, not eatable. By incisions made in the trunk of the tree, a viscid, odorous, yellowish oil flows out, very like Capaiva, which is mixed with the Chinese varnish; used medicinally it is vul- nerary and resolvent. It is frequently used in the naval yards, and is commonly called Damar ; it is mixed with a little chalk, and used with oakum made of the bark of reeds to fill up the seams in ships and boats, and becomes as hard as a piece of stone. Small-fruited Canarium. ‘Tree 50 feet. SECT. II. Pime'a (from rue, pimele, fat ; the trees yield a very fat oil and resin). D.C. prod. 2. p. 80. Drupe when mature containing a 3-celled nut. 4 C. pecuma‘num (Geert. fruct. 2. p. 99. t. 102.) leaflets 9- 11, elliptical, quite entire, acute; racemes few-flowered, axil- lary ; drupe containing a 3-celled putamen. kh. S. Native of the Molucca Islands.—Rumph. amb. 2. t. 55. Flowers white. Fruit larger than the others ; shell of nut 3-cornered. Huge Canarium. Tree 80 feet. 5 C. pime’ta (Keen. ann, bot. 1. p. 361. t. 7. f. 1.) leaflets 9- 11, oblong, acuminated, quite entire, somewhat unequal, smooth ; stipulas wanting ; racemes lateral, aggregate; flowers fascicled, naked; stamens connate into a membranous tube ; drupe con- taining a somewhat 2-celled nut. &.G. Native of Cochin- china, China, and Java, in woods. Piméla nigra, Lour. fl. cochin. 407. Flowers white. Fruit black, sometimes pickled, and has somewhat the taste of an olive, but is heavy on the stomach. Fat Canarium. Tree 50 feet. 6 C. a’Laum (Reusch. nom. D. C. prod. 2. p. 80.) leaflets 11-13, scabrous, ovate-lanceolate ; racemes crowded, almost ter- minal ; drupe containing a 3-celled nut. BR. S. Native of China and Cochin-china, in woods. C. Sinénse, Rumph. amb. 2. p. 154. Piméla Alba, Lour. cochin. 408. Flowers white. Fruit greenish-yellow ; it is pickled and used like olives, and is similar both in taste and form, and is reckoned very wholesome, and considered good for digestion and provoking the appetite. Leaflets half a foot long. IX. Hepwiera. White-fruited Canarium. Tree 40 feet. 7 C. penticuta‘tum (Blum. bijdr. 1162.) leaflets elliptic-ob- long, acuminated, obsoletely denticulated above, smoothish ; sti- pulas stem-clasping, jagged; panicle subterminal ; flowers glo- merate, sessile, bibracteolate ; stamens connate into a membra- nous tube at the base. h.S. Native of Java, in woods, on the mountains of Salak, Parang, &c. where it is called Aipella. Denticulated-leafletted Canarium. Tree. 8 C. ur'sproum (Blum. bijdr. 1163.) leaflets oblong, acumi- nated, subcordate at the base, unequal-sided, quite entire, hispid beneath, as well as the fruit; stipulas petiolar, small ; racemes subterminal, aggregate; flowers fascicled, naked ; stamens seated on the margin of a villous disk. h. S. Native of Java, on mountains about Bantam, where it is called Surian. Var. 3, scabrum (Blum. bijdr. 1163.) leaves larger, scabrous beneath ; racemes compound. R.S. Native of Java, on the mountains of Salak. Hispid Canarium. Tree. 9 C. arti’ssrmum (Blum. bijdr. 1163.) leaflets oblong, cuspi- date, subcordate at the base, quite entire, rather pilose on both surfaces, ciliated; stipulas petiolar, small, subulate; racemes axillary, simple ; fruit hispid ; stamens seated on the margin of a villous disk. h.S. Native of Java, on the mountains about Parang, where it is called Kiharpan. Very-tall Canarium. Fl. Jan. Tree 70 feet. 10 C. LITTORA LE (Blum. bijdr. 1164.) leaflets elliptic-oblong, acuminated, denticulated, tomentose on the veins beneath ; sti- pulas none ; panicle terminal, effuse ; flowers densely glomerate, bracteate ; stamens seated on the margin of a villous disk. h. S. Native of the Islands of Nusa and Kambanga on the sea shore, Shore Canarium. Fl. Noy. Tree 50 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see Boswéllia, p. 81. IX. HEDWIGIA (in honour of John Hedwig, the celebrated muscologist; died 1799.) Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 670. t. 13. Kunth. gen. tereb. p. 21. D.C. prod. 2. p. 80. but not of Hedw. Tetragastris, Geert. fruct. 2. p. 130. t. 109. Lin. syst. Octdndria, Monogijnia. Flowers polygamous or hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-5-toothed, permanent. Petals 4-5, val- vate in estivation, connected together to the middle into a 4-5- cleft corolla, Stamens 8-10, adnate to the base of the co- rolla. Disk cup-shaped, 8-lobed. Ovary 4-celled, 8-10-furrowed. Style wanting. Stigma 4-furrowed, blunt. Berry 4-furrowed, 4- lobed at the bottom, containing 4 1-celled nuts (or from abortion only 2-3), with a thin coriaceous flesh. Seed pendulous, desti- tute of albumen. Cotyledons thick, fleshy, plano-convex. Ra- dicle retracted, superior.—Balsamiferous West Indian trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and stalked, coriaceous, quite entire leaflets. Flowers in panicled racemes. 1 H. parsaMr' FERA (Swartz. l. c.) flowers 4-cleft, octandrous, with no glands between the stamens. kh. S. Native of St. Domingo, in woods, on the mountains. ‘Tetragastris O'ssea, Geert. fruct. ]. c. Burséra balsamifera, Pers. ench. 1. p. 415. Bois cochon, Nich. hist. 169. Flowers small, whitish. This tree is called in its native country Bois de Cochon or Wild-boar’s- tree, because those animals are, when wounded, reported to strip off its bark and heal their wounds with the gum which exudes from it. This exudation is, according to Sloane, of a balsamic nature, very like balsam of Capaiva, both in scent and virtues. It is given in complaints of the chest or lungs, and is copiously procured by wounding the trunk of the tree. Balsam-bearing Hedwigia. ‘Tree 60 feet. 2 H. Mexica'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 80.) flowers 5-cleft, de- candrous, with roundish glands between the stamens, h. S. Native of Mexico. Knôrrea Mexicana, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers white. Fruit 4-seeded. 86 BURSERIACEZ. X. SoRINDEIA. Mexican Hedwigia. Tree 56 feet. ‘ult. For culture and propagation see Bosnéllia, p. 81. X. SORINDE‘IA (meaning unknown). p. 24. D. C. prod. 2. p. 80. Lin. syst. Polygämia, Dit cia. Flowers polygamo-dioecious. Calyx urceolate, 5-toothed. Petals 5, lanceolate, broadest at the base, valvate in the bud. Male flowers with about 20 stamens inserted in the bottom of the calyx (sometimes from 16 to 28). Hermaphrodite flowers with 5 fertile stamens? filaments short. Ovary conical. Stigmas 3, sessile. Drupe containing a thready, compressed, oblong nut. Embryo naked, thick.—African or East Indian shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and alternate en- tire leaflets. Panicles branched, axillary or terminal. Flowers purple. ° 1 S. Mapacascanir'ysts (D. C. prod. 2. p. 80.) h.S. Na- tive of Madagascar, where it is called Manguier à grappes, from the fruit being similar to that of the Mango. A weak shrub, with alternate leaves, standing on woody petioles. Flowers small, in axillary racemes. Madagascar Sorindeia. Clt. 1828. Shrub 12 feet. 2 S. Arrica‘na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 80.) Native of the western coast of Africa, along the banks of the river Congo. See R. Br. cong. p. 12. African Sorindeia. Tree. Cult. For culture and propagation see Boswéllia, p. 81. Pet. Th. gen. mad. XI. GARU GA (called Garuga or Garoogoo by the Telin- gas). Roxb. hort. beng. p. 33. cor. 3. t. 208. D.C. prod. 2. p. 80. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogijnia. Calyx small, campanulate, 5-cleft. Petals 5, inserted in the calyx, connivent, Stamens 10, inserted with the petals. Glands 5, inserted between the pairs of stamens. Ovary ovate. Style 1, filiform. Stigma 5-lobed. Drupe globose, fleshy, containing 2 or more 1-seeded nuts.—Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves; leaflets almost sessile, crenate. Flowers yellowish, in axillary panicles. 1 G. prnna‘ta (Roxb. cor. 3. t. 208.) leaves somewhat vil- lous; leaflets oblong, lanceolate, bluntly crenate. h.S. Native of the East Indies, in mountainous districts—Rheed. mal. 4. pe 69. t. 35. species. A deciduous tree, the wood of which being soft and spongy is very little used. The fruit is eaten raw by the natives, but is chiefly used for pickling; it has a rough austere taste, which renders it unpalatable as taken from the tree, though very fit for pickling. Pinnate-leaved Garuga. Clt. 1808. Tree 60 feet. 2 G. Java’nica (Blum. bijdr. 1165.) leaflets many pairs, ob- long-lanceolate, acuminated, oblique at the base, serrated, tomen- tose beneath; flowers panicled; fruit densely villous. h. S. Native of Java, in mountain woods, Java Garuga. Fl. May. Tree 60 feet. 3 G. MapaGascaRiE’Nsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 81.) leaves smooth ; leaflets acutely serrated. h. S. Native of Mada- gascar. ‘This may be Roxburgh’s G. pinnata ? Madagascar Garuga. Tree 50 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see Bosnéllia, p. 81. Flowers hermaphrodite. XII. ELA PHRIUM (from eXagooc, elaphros, contemptible ; trees without beauty, and with wood of no value). Jacq. amer. 105. D.C. prod. 1. p. 723. H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 7. p- 27. Lin. syst. Octändria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted, perma- nent. Petals 4, inserted in the disk, spreading, broadest at the base. Stamens 8, inserted in the disk. Anthers 2-celled. Rheed’s and Roxburgh’s plants may be distinct - XI. Garuca. XII. ELAPHRIUM. | Ovary superior, sessile, 2-celled, with 2 collateral ova in each cell attached to the central axis. Disk orbicular in the bottom of the calyx. Style short, crowned by a bifid stigma. Drupe pea-formed, 2-3-valved, soluble. Seeds suborbicular, with a | double integument, without albumen. Cotyledons suborbicular, | corrugated or plaited, with a superior radicle.—Unarmed bal- | samiferous trees or shrubs, having white smooth wood. Leaves | crowded at the tops of the branches, impari-pinnate, and exsti | pulate, with dotless opposite leaflets, having the rachis usually winged. Racemes axillary, simple. Flowers insignificant, of a | whitish-green colour or yellowish. Pedicels bracteate. Bark of | the fruit containing balsam. | 1 E. TomEnTdsum (Jacq. amer. 105. t. 71. f. 1-2.) leaves | tomentose; leaflets 9, ovate, toothed; racemes few-flowered, | shorter than the leaves. h. S. Native of Curacoa and the islands adjacent, in rocky gravelly places. Lam. ill. t. 304. f.1. Fagara octandra, Lin. mant. 40. Amyris tomentosa, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 219. A balsamic, glutinous, odorous resin flows from this tree, which much resembles that which flows from Bursèra. Tomentose Elaphrium. Tree 20 feet. 2 E. cra'srum (Jacq. amer. 106. t. 71. f. 4.) leaves quite glabrous ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, bluntly toothed ; racemes few-flowered, twice the length of the leaves. h.S. Native of Carthagena, in bushy places by the sea side. Lam. ill. 304, f. 2. Fagara Elaphrium, Willd. spec. 1. p. 668. Amyris Eli phrium, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 219. Smooth Elaphrium. It. 1818. Tree 20 feet. 3 E. penicerta‘tum (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 724.) leaves subglabrous ; leaflets oval-oblong, acu minated, coarsely toothed; petioles pilose at the base, and with fascicles of hairs at the origin of the pairs of leaflets ; racemes few-flowered, much shorter than the leaves. h.S. Native of Mexico. Amyris penicellata, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 219. Pencilled-haired Elaphrium. Tree 20 feet. 4 E. racaroipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 27: t. 611.) branches angularly furrowed, flexuous, and are as well om as the leaves smooth; leaflets 7, obtuse, serrate-crenate, tet | minal one elliptical-rhomboid, lateral ones unequal-sided ; rachis wingless. h.S. Native of Mexico. Fruit 4-valved. Amy- ris fagaroides, Spreng. syst. append. 148. Fagara-like Elaphrium. Tree 12 feet. 5 E. érasrirozium (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. T.P 28.) branches twisted and flexuous, terete, tomentose ; leaflets 7-9, obtuse, coarsely crenated, smooth, shining above, termma one elliptic-oblong, lateral ones unequal-sided ; rachis winget; wing subdentate. h. S. Native of Mexico, between Paz- cuaro and the burning mount Jorullo, near Ario. E. glàbrum, Jacq. amer. 106. ? Smooth-leaved Elaphrium. Tree 12 to 20 feet. 6 E. Jonurzr’xse (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 7. p.28 t 612.) branches round, smooth ; leaflets 15-17, oblong, obtuse; | e y doubly crenated, wrinkled, and tomentose on both surfaces, hoary | above, and rufescent beneath ; rachis winged ; wings doubly nated. Jorullo. Jorullo Elaphrium. Tree 20 feet. he 7 E. Jaquinta‘num (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer.) brane s terete, covered with rusty tomentum above; leaflets 7-9, w crenated, wrinkled above, hairy and shining, but covered W! rufescent tomentum beneath, younger ones rusty, cre- | h. S. Native of Mexico, at the bottom of Mount ! terminal on | p z : „nged; ! rhomboid-ovate, lateral ones unequal-sided ; rachis wing"? | wings entire. er. of Venezuela, near La Victoria. E. tomentèsum, Jacq. es 105. t. 71.? Fagara octandra, Lin. ? A glutinous juice flows ah this tree when cut or broken, which thickens to a resinous gu . ° ~ 1 ce $ h.S. Native of South America, in the provi’ | maman en nr + = = = BURSERIACEZÆ. XII. Exarurivm. XIII. on exposure to the air, which is generally used to erase cicatrices occasioned by ulcers or wounds. ‘The wood and bark have a strong grateful scent. Jacquin’s Elaphrium. Tree 40 feet. 8 E. exce’tsum (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 30. t. 611.) branches terete, tomentose above ; leaflets 5-9, obtuse, coarsely crenated, rugose, soft, pubescent above and rusty be- neath, terminal one ovate-elliptic, lateral ones subelliptic, nearly equal at the base; rachis winged ; wings crenate. h.S. Na- tive of Mexico, between Acapulco and La Venta del Exido. E. copalliferum, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 724. Amyris copallifera, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 219. A fragrant resin flows spontaneously from this tree, which is called gum- copal in Mexico. Tall Elaphrium or Mexican Copal. Tree 50 feet. 9 E. Arte’nse (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 31.) branches angularly furrowed, villous ; leaflets 5-7 pairs, oblong, somewhat acuminated, crenate-serrated, hairy above, and co- vered with canescent hairs beneath; rachis somewhat winged h. S. Native of Mexico, between Pazcuaro and Mount Jo- rullo, near Ario. Ario Elaphrium. Tree 30 feet. 10 E. cxave‘otens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 31.) leaflets 7, oblong, acuminated, coarsely serrate-crenate, smooth ; rachis winged at the top; wings entire. h.S. Na- tive of South America, on the banks of the river Magdalena, where it is called Cupa o Carani. Amyris gravèolens, Spreng. syst. append. 148. Strong-scented Elaphrium. Tree 40 feet. 11 E. ranueinosum (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 31.) branches terete, rather flexuous, finely tomentose ; branch- lets woolly ; leaflets 9-13, oblong, crenated, younger ones vil- lously-tomentose above, and white and woolly beneath. R.S. Native of New Spain. Woolly Elaphrium. Cult. Tree 40 feet. For culture and propagation see Boswéllia, p. 81. XIII. FAGARA’STRUM (from Fagara and astrum, an affixed signification, like ; resembling Fagara). Lin. syst. Hexa-Octdndria, Monogynia. Flowers herma- phrodite. Calyx 3-4-parted, short. Petals 3-4. Stamens 6-8, alternate ones shortest; filaments thickened above the base. Anthers large. Ovary simple, tapering to the base into a stipe, which bears the petals and stamens at its base, tubercled, 3-4- lobed at the apex, 3-4-celled; cells 2-ovulate. Ovula sus- pended from the inner angle. Style prismatic, 3-4-angled, thick, smooth, 3-4-lobed at the apex. Fruit? Shrubs, with alternate, pinnate leaves, and alternate, oblique leaflets, full of pellucid dots. Flowers disposed in axillary panicles and ra- cemes, with the peduncles and pedicels bracteate at the base. 1 F. inæQua`reE ; petioles puberulous ; leaflets stalked, ovate, irregularly crenated, glabrous; racemes few-flowered, much shorter than the leaves; flowers octandrous. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Elaphrium ineequale, D. C. prod. 1. p. 724.—Burch. cat. 3082 and 3051. Amyris inaequalis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 218. Unequal-leafletted Fagarastrum. Shrub. 2 F. Care'xse ; leaflets ovate, obtuse, erect, nearly sessile, crenated; branches prickly, flexuous ; flowers octandrous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Fagara Capénsis, Thunb. fl. cap. 1. p. 516. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p: 6. Elaphrium Capénse, D. C. prod. 1. p. 724. Amyris Capénsis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 218. Cape Fagarastrum. Shrub. 3 F. Tuunse’rem; prickly; leaflets sessile, ovate, finely crenated ; petioles prickly, with a narrow margin; flowers oc- Facarastrum. AMYRIDE. I. Amyris. 87 tandrous? h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Fagara armata, Thunb. fl. cap. 1. p. 141. Zanthoxylum Thunbérgii, D. C. prod. 1. p. 726. Thunberg’s Fagarastrum. Shrub. 4 F. anisa‘ta; leaflets 13, stalked, ovate-lanceolate, obso- letely toothed, unequal; panicles corymbose, axillary; flowers octandrous? h.G. Nativeof? Amyris anisata, Willd. spec. 2. p. 337. Anise-scented Fagarastrum. Shrub. Cult. For culture and propagation see Boswéllia, p. 81. Orver LXXVI. AMYRIDEZÆ (plants agreeing with Amyris R. Br. congo. 431. Kunth. in ann. scienc. nat. 2. p. Lindl. introd. nat. p. 364.—Terebin- thàceæ, Tribe V. Amyrideæ, D. C. prod. 2. p. 81.—Terebinthà- ceæ, part. Juss. gen. 368. Calyx small, regular, permanent, in 4-5 divisions. Petals 4- (f. Stamens double Ovary superior, 1- celled, seated on a thickened disk, containing 2 pendulous ovula. Stigma sessile, capitate. Fruit indehiscent, somewhat drupa- ceous (f. 19. b.), 1-seeded, glandular. (f. 19. c.). Cotyledons fleshy. —Trees or shrubs, abounding in resinous juice, with opposite compound leaves, full of pellucid dots, and axillary and terminal panicles of flowers. in important characters). ra De 19. a.) 6, hypogynous, imbricate in æstivation. the number of the petals, also hypogynous. Seeds without albumen Radicle superior, very short. Pericarp covered with granular glands, filled with aromatic oil. The general structure.of this order is that of Tercbinthacee, but the qualities more nearly resemble those of Burseriäcecæ. In consequence of the leaves being full of dots filled with resinous oil, as well as in the hypogynous in- sertion of the petals and stamens, it comes nearer to Aurantiacee. The order contains fragrant shrubs. Gum elemi of the Island of Nevis is related to Amyris, which Dr. Hamilton calls Amyris hex- andra, prod. fl. ined. 35. The gum resin called Bdellium is pro- bably produced by a species of Amiris, the Niouttout of Adan- son, according to Verey, hist. nat. des. med. 291. is probably also a species of Amyÿris. The layer of the liber or inner bark of a species of Amyris was found by M. Gailliaud to be used by the Nubian Mahommedans as. paper, on which they write their legends. Delile. cart. 13. Amy‘ris ambrosiaca ? is said to be poisonous. The resin of Coumia is the produce of Amyris ambrosiaca. Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Amy‘ris. Calyx 4-toothed. Petals 4 (f. 19. a.). Sta- mens 8. 2 Pacuy’Losvs. Fruit egg-shaped, superior, 1-celled, con- taining a large embryo, with 3-parted, fleshy, angular, twisted cotyledons. I. AMY‘RIS (from a intensive, and pupor, myron, balm ; the whole of the trees in this genus smell strong of balm or myrrh). Lin. gen. no. 473. exclusive of some species, Kunth. gen. tereb. p. 22. D. C. prod. 2. p. 81. Lin. syst. Octändria, Monogynia. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-5-toothed, permanent. Petals 4 (f. 19. a.) -6, hypo- gynous, cuneate, unguiculate, imbricate in the bud. Stamens 8- 12, shorter than the petals. Ovary 3-4-celled; cells 2-seeded, girded by aring, seated on the thick disk-like torus. Style short, 88 crowned by an obtuse stigma. Drupe (f. 19. b.) containing a 1- seeded chartaceous nut (f. 19. c.), some of the cells full of diapha- nous mucilage.—Trees or shrubs, abounding in a resinous fluid. Leaves compound ; leaflets full of pellucid dots. Flowers white, disposed in panicles. Drupe turgid, with an aromatic oil. § 1. Americane. Leaves with 1-3 pairs of opposite leaflets, odd one stalked or sessile. 1 A. maritima (Jacq. amer. 107.) leaflets 3, sessile, odd one stalked, ovate, crenate, obtuse. h.S. Native of Jamaica and of Cuba, about the Havanna, on rocks by the sea-side. The shrub abounds in a juice which smells like rue. Sea-side Amyris. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. Shrub 8 feet. 2 A. ELORDANA (Nutt. in Sillim. journ. 5. 1822. p. 294.) leaflets 3, ovate, quite entire, obtuse, smooth ; flowers somewhat panicled ; berries almost globose, tapering to the base. h. G. Native of Eastern Florida. Leaves reticulately-veined, glan- dular, resinous, and fragrant. Berries black, the size of black pepper. Florida Amyris. Shrub 10 feet. 3 A. syLva’tica (Jacq. amer. 107.) leaflets 3, ovate, acumi- nated, somewhat crenate, all stalked, odd one longest. kh. S. Native of Carthagena, St. Domingo, and St. Thomas, in shady woods by the sea-side. A. cymdsa, Reich. in Sieb. pl. exsic. fi. trinid, no, 29. is probably distinct from this. The whole shrub abounds in a turpentine juice, of a strong disagreeable smell. Gum elemi has erroneously been supposed to be yielded by this plant. Berry red, about the size of a pea. Wood Amyris. FI. June, July, Clt.1793. Tree 15 feet. 4 A. Brasitie’nsis (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 217.) leaflets lanceo- late, tapering to the base, rounded at the apex, mucronate, quite entire, veiny, shining above, discoloured beneath ; petioles tri- quetrous ; panicles axillary, shorter than the leaves. h. S. Native of Brazil. Brazilian Amyris. Clt. 1818. Tree. 5 A. DYA'TRIPA (Spreng. neue, entd. 3. p. 48.) leaflets 3, ovate, quite entire, obtuse, somewhat emarginate, all stalked, odd one longest. k. S. Native of St, Domingo. The specific name appears to be derived from dyas, two, and tripes, having three feet ; perhaps in allusion to the stalked leaflets. Dyatripa Amyris. Shrub 10 feet. 6 A. Prumie'ri (D. C. prod. 2. p- 81.) leaflets 3-5, all stalked, somewhat serrated, ovate, acumi- nated, villous beneath. h.S. Na- tive of the Antilles.— Plum. ed. Burm. t. 100. A. elemifera, Lin. spec. p. 495.? but Catesby’s figure is cited by the author, and there- fore the country ; this is referred to Ptèlea. The fruitis the shape and size of an olive, but red, having an odoriferous pulp within it. Gum elemi is said to be extracted from this tree; it is brought to this country in roundish cakes, wrap- ped up in leaves. This resin is only used as an ingredient in a digestive ointment, called Unguen- tum elemi. Plumier's Amyris or Gum-elemi-tree. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 ft. 7 A.? wexa’npra (Hamilt. prod. fl. ind. oce. p. 34.) branched; leaves impari-pinnate, with 3 pairs of quite entire, ovate, bluntly and obliquely acuminated leaflets, which are somewhat decurrent down the petiole, smooth above, and reticulately veined be- neath; flowers panicled, small, greenish, always hexandrous ; FIG, 19. W Sy AMYRIDEÆ. I. Amyris. panicles axillary and terminal; calyx cup-shaped, entire ; petals 3, greenish, entire ; ovary oblong, smooth, inferior; style short, with an obtuse stigma ; drupe membranous, elliptic, acuminated at both ends, l-valved. h.S. Native of the island of Nevis, in cold subhumid groves.—A tall tree, full of resinous fragrant juice, differing from A. elemifera in the leaves being smooth on both surfaces, not tomentose beneath. The tree is called Gum Elemi-tree, Gum Elem-tree in its native country. Hexandrous Amyris. Fl. June, Sept. Tree 40 feet. 8 A. Toxr'rera (Willd. spec. 2. p. 336.) leaflets 5-7, stalked, ovate, somewhat cordate, acuminated ; racemes simple, about the length of the petioles. h.G. Native of Carolina (Cat, car. 1. t. 40.), as well as the West India islands. Lucinium, Pluk. t. 201. f. 3. A. balsamifera, Lin. spec. 496. exclusive of the synonyme of Sloane. Elemifera foliis pinnatis, Lin. hort. cliff. 486. The fruit hangs in bunches, of the shape of a pear, ofa purple colour. A juice distils from the trunk of the tree, as black as ink, which the inhabitants of Carolina say is poison- ous. The Janca-tree is said to be a very valuable timber tree, the wood bears a fine polish, and has a pleasant smell. The berries have much the taste of balsam of Capaiva. An infusion of the leaves has a very pleasant flavour, is highly cephalic, and is particularly restorative to weak eyes. Poison-nood or White Candle-wood Amyris. Clt.1820. Tr. 50 ft, 9 A. pinna‘ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 37. | t. 610.) leaflets 5-7, ovate, somewhat crenate, terminal one roundish-elliptical ; panicles axillary, much branched. hk. 5. Native of South America, between the tropics. Branchlets and petioles puberulous. known. Pinnate-leaved Amyris. Tree 20 feet. $2. Asidtice. Leaflets alternate, all stalked. 10 A. HEPTAPHY'LLA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 28.) leaflets 3-4 pairs, simple, obliquely-lanceolate, acuminated, entire; panicles branched, axillary, and terminal. h.S. Native of the East Leaves membranous, smooth. Fruit w- Indies, on the mountains bordering Silhet, where it is called | Karum-phul. Flowers whitish-yellow. Berry oblong, 1-celled. | Seed filling the berry. Disk fleshy, contracted in the middle, the lower swelling receiving the petals and stamens. Seven-leaved Amyris. Clt. 1825. Tree. 11 A. na'na (Roxb. I. c.) leaflets 7, ovate-lanceolate, serrated; racemes simple, axillary, nearly the length of the leaves. R:° Native of Amboyna. Dwarf Amyris. Clt. 1822. Shrub 6 feet. 12 A. puncra’ta (Roxb. hort. beng. ex Colebr. in Lin. trans 15. t. 5. f. 3.) branches spreading ; bark smooth, rusty ; leaflets about 20 pairs, obliquely-oblong, crenulate, full of glandular | dots, terminal one largest; petioles rather hairy ; panicles tet minal. h. S. Native of Chittagong. Flowers small, white: Seda RTE Disk fleshy, bearing the petals and stamens. Ovary 4-celled, tetragonal. Berry 1-celled, 1-seeded. Dotted-leaved Amyris. Shrub. + Species not sufficiently known. 13 A.? Tecoma‘ca (D. C. prod. 2. p. 82.) leaves on long petioles, hanging down, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong, acute, Se" rated; peduncles numerous, terminal, loosely panicled, de- pendent. h.S. Native of Mexico, where it is called Teco- | maca and Tacamahaca, but it is distinct from the Tacamahaca | of Hern. A. marítima, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Tecomaca Amyris. Clt. 1827. Tree 30 feet. 14 A.? Prixippæ a (Lunan, hort. jam. 1. p. 149.) petioles | margined ; leaflets 3, obovate, shining, obliquely veined. 2:5 Native of Jamaica. Philippean Amyris. Tree. fets 15 À. pexta`ra (Willd. spec.? Blum. bijdr. 1160.) leaf ee = AMYRIDEÆ. I. Amyris. stalked, 5-9, oblong-lanceolate, bluntly acuminated, repandly- crenulated at the top; racemes axillary, simple. h.S. Native of Java, where it is called Katos. Toothed-leaved Amyris. Fl. Aug. Tree. 16 A.? Rosinsonu (D. C. prod. 2. p. 82.) leaves trifoliate ; petioles margined ; racemes lateral. h.S. Native of Jamaica. Lunan. hort. jam. 1. p. 169. Robinson’s Amyris. Shrub 8 feet. 17 A. Brprnna‘ta (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 82.) leaves bipinnate at the base ; leaflets numerous, small, ovate, quite entire; peduncles terminal, rather hairy, longer than the leaves. h.S. Native of Mexico. Bipinnate-leaved Amyris. Shrub. 18 A. papyrirera (Gailliaud, voy. a Meroe. cent. ex Bull. scien. Aug. 1827. p. 285.) trunk arboreous, coated, with ver- tical, somewhat diaphanous lamina; flowers racemosely-panni- cled, decandrous.. h. G. Native of Africa, at the White River. The Nubian Mahomedans use the bark of this tree for writing their legends upon. Paper-bearing Amyris. Tree. Cult. The species of Amyris grow freely m a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings root freely in sand, under a hand- glass, those of the stove species in heat. IT. PACHY’LOBUS (from rayve, pachys, thick, and doPoc, lobos, a lobe; the lobes of the cotyledons are thick). Lin. syst. unknown. Fruit oval, black, superior, about the size of a hen’s egg, 1-celled, containing a large embryo, having 2 3-parted cotyledons, the lobes large, thick, angular, and twisted.—A large tree with impari-pinnate, smooth leaves, with the leaflets nearly opposite, ovate, acuminated, entire, the young branches rather tomentose. 1 E. epos. h.S. Native of the island of St. Thomas, in the Gulf of Guinea, where the fruit is much esteemed by the inhabitants, and sold in great quantities in the market of St. Ann de Chaves, under the name of Safu: in taste it is bitter and astringent. It is usually roasted. There is another species, which goes under the name of Pasco, which appears only to differ in having hairy leaves, and in the shape of the fruit. The whole description of this tree is given from memory, as we have had no specimen to examine. Edible Safu. Fl. Nov. Tree 40 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see stove species of Amiyris. Orver LXXVII. CONNARA'CEZÆ (plants agreeing with Connarus in important characters). Kunth, in ann. scienc. nat. 2. p 359. Lindl. introd. nat. ord. 125. Terebinthàceæ, part. Juss. gen. 369. Terebinthàceæ, Tribe VII. Connaracee, D. C. prod. 2. p. 84, Flowers hermaphrodite, rarely unisexual. Calyx 5-parted, regular, permanent, either imbricate or valvular in æstivation. Petals 5 (f. 20. b.), inserted in the calyx, imbricate, rarely val- vate in æstivation. Stamens twice the number of the petals (f. 20. c.), hypogynous, those opposite the petals shorter than the others, usually monadelphous at the base (f. 20. d.). Ovary solitary or simple, or several together, each with a separate style, with an usually dilated stigma. Ovula 2, collateral, ascending. Capsules usually several, rarely single (f. 20. k.), dehiscent, splitting lengthwise internally. Seeds erect, in pairs, or solitary, with or without albumen, but usually furnished with aril. Radicle superior at the extremity most remote from the hilum. Cotyledons thick in the species without albumen, and leafy in those with al- VOL. IL. II, PACHYLOBUS. \ CONNARACEÆ. 89 I. Coxxarus. bumen.—Trees or shrubs, with compound, dotted, alternate, ex- stipulate leaves, and terminal racemes or panicles of bracteate flowers. Connärus can only be distinguished from Legumindsæ by the relation the parts of: the embryo have to the umbilicus of the seed (R. Brown, congo. 432.) that is to say by the radicle being The want of It at the extremity most remote from the hilum. stipulas is, however, usually sufficient to distinguish them. differs from Terebinthacee in the want of resinous juice. Synopsis of the Genera. 1 Conna‘rus. Calyx 5-parted. Petals imbricate in æsti- vation. Stamens somewhat monadelphous at the base. Carpels 5, each bearing a style, biovulate, some of them are usually abortive. Capsules sessile, 2-valved, 1-seeded ; seeds exalbu- minous. Leaves trifoliate or impari-pinnate. 2 OmrnaLopium. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5 (f. 20. b.), im- bricate in æstivation. Stamens monadelphous (f. 20. d.), or somewhat polyadelphous at the base. Carpels 5, each bearing a style. Capsules 1-5, legume-formed (f. 20. k.), 2-valved, dehis- cent. Seeds twin or solitary, exalbuminous. Leaves trifoliate or impari-pinnate. 8 Eury’coma. Flowers polygamous. Calyx 5-parted. Pe- tals 5, covered with glandular hairs. Stamens 5. Glands 10, twin, between the stamens. Carpels 5, joined at the base, 1- seeded. Seeds exalbuminous. Leaves pinnate. 4 Cxe'sris. Calyx 5-cleft, tomentose, valvate in æstivation. Stamens free, inserted in the calyx. Carpels 5, distinct, each bearing a style, coriaceous, 2-valved, legume-formed, opening on the back, usually prurient, 2-ovulate. Seed solitary in the capsule. Albumen fleshy. Leaves impari-pinnate. + A genus allied to Connaràceæ, but is not sufficiently known. Petals 5. Stigmas Stamens 10, both Capsule 5 Tarrria. Calyx 5-parted. rising from the hypogynous disk, 5-furrowed, 5-valved, 5-seeded. pinnate. 5, sessile. Seeds arillate. Leaves impari- I. CONNA'RUS (kovvapoc, connaros, is the name of a tree described at length by Athenæus). Lin. gen. no. 944. D.C. prod. 2. p. 84.—Roürea, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 467. t 187. Ro- bérgia, Schreb. gen. no. 787. Malbrancia, Neck. elem. no. 1171. Lin. syst. Decändria, Pentagÿnia. Calyx 5-parted, per- manent, girding the fruit closely at the base; lobes ovate, im- bricate in æstivation. Petals 5, also imbricate in æstivation. Stamens 10, somewhat monadelphous at the base, inserted in the base of the calyx. Ovaries 5, each bearing a style and contain- ing 2 ova, 4 of which are almost always abortive, or reduced to the styles. Capsule baccate, sessile, 2-valved, bursting at the side, ovate, 1-seeded. Seed erect, inserted in the bottom of the cell, arillate at the base, destitute of albumen. Cotyledons thick.—Shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves with 1 or many pairs of leaflets. Flowers disposed in racemose panicles, white. 1 C. moxoca’rpus (Lin. spec. 1. p. 678.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, quite smooth; panicles terminal. h.S. Native of Ceylon. Lin. fl. zeyl. no. 248. exclusive of the synonym of Burm. Flowers yellowish. One-fruited Connarus. Clt. 1768. Shrub 10 feet. 2 C. puse’scens (D.C. prod. 2. p. 85.) climbing ; leaflets 5, oval, acute, smooth above, covered beneath with rather white pubescence. h. VU. S. Native of French Guiana, Roûrea 90 CONNARACEZÆ. frutéscens, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 467. t. 187. Robérgia frutescens, Willd. spec. 2. p. 752. Flowers white, sweet-scented, disposed in axillary and terminal panicles. Fruit very like that of C. mo- nocarpus. Pubescent Connarus. Clt. 1822. Shrub 5 feet. 3 C. Java’yicus (Blum. bijdr. 1166.) leaves ternate and pin- nate, ovate, or elliptical-oblong, obtusely acuminated, veiny, smooth ; racemes crowded, axillary ; flowers pentagynous ; stem sarmentose. h.S. Native of Java. Java Connarus. Fl. May. Shrub 8 feet. + Species not sufficiently known. 4 C.? GLA'B8ER (D. C. prod. 2. p. 85.) leaflets 3-5, oblong, somewhat cordate, acuminated, quite smooth; panicles axillary, twin, simple, much shorter than the leaves. h.S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river Orinoco, near Caycara. Rotirea glabra, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 41. Flowers white. Fruit unknown. Smooth Connarus. Shrub 6 feet. 5 C.? sanraLoipes (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 87.) leaves with 2-4 pairs of ovate, acuminated, smooth leaflets, with an odd one; peduncles axillary, aggregate ; flowers disposed in racemes, mo- nogynous. kh. S. Native of the East Indies. Santaloïdes, Lin. fl. zeyl. no. 408. Segments of calyx rounded (ex Lin.) acute (ex Vahl.). Flowers white. Fruit not sufficiently known. It is probably a species of Omphaldbium. Santalum-like Connarus. Shrub 6 feet. 6 C. mimosoipes (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 87.) leaflets about 10 pairs, with an odd one, oval-oblong, emarginate; petioles and branchlets pubescent; racemes axillary; flowers monogynous. hk. S. Native of the islands of Nicobar. This is also pro- bably a species of Omphalobium. ; Mimosa-like Connarus. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will answer the species of this genus, and ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a hand-glass, in heat. Il, OMPHALO'BIUM (from oppaXoc, omphalos, a navel, and Aopoc, labos, a pod). Geert. fruct. 1. p. 217. t. 46. D.C. diss. prod. 2. p. 85.—Connarus, species of authors. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decéndria, Calyx 5-parted, per- manent, girding the fruit loosely at the base ; lobes oblong, acute, imbricate in æstivation. Petals 5 (f. 20. b.). Stamens 10 (f. 20. c.), monadelphous at the base (f. 20. d.), or somewhat polyadel- phous. Carpels 5, each bearing a style, and containing 2 ova, some of them usually abortive. Capsules 1 (f. 20. k.) -5, legume- formed, 2-valved, dehiscent (f. 20. k.), narrowed or stipitate at the base. Seeds twin, but usually solitary, not inserted at the base, but in the lower part along the suture, arillate, without albumen. Cotyledons thick.—Trees and shrubs with impari- pinnate leaves, having 1 or many pairs of leaflets. Racemes axillary, usually disposed in a terminal panicle. $1. Connaroidea (from their similarity to Connàrus, in having a solitary carpel). D. C. prod. 2. p. 85. Carpels so- litary (f. 20. k.). 1 O, I’nptcum (Geert. fruct. 1, p. 217. t: 46.) leaflets 3, ovate, somewhat acute, quite smooth on both surfaces, coria- ceous; flowers panicled; carpels solitary, stipitate. h. S. Native of Ceylon. Rhüs, &c. Burm. zeyl. 199. t. 89.? and therefore Connirus Asiaticus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 691. Rhús Rædælijävel, Mill. dict. no. 18.7 Flowers panicled, and the stamens are, according to Gærtner, somewhat polyadelphous. Capsules nearly an inch and a half long, and evidently stalked. Radicle at the vertex of the seed. 1 I. Connanrus. II. OMPHALOBIUM. Indian Omphalobium. Clt.? Shrub 6 feet. 2 O. Arrica‘num (D. C. prod. 2. p. 85.) leaflets 3, oval, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces, somewhat membranous and feather-nerved ; flowers panicled ; carpels solitary, stipitate. Connarus Africanus, Lam. FIG. 20. h. S. Native of Sierra Leone. dict: 2. p: 95: Gav. diss: 7. P. 875. t. 221. Connàrus venosus, Smeathm. mss. Flowers white. Capsule about an inch and a half long, and evidently stipitate. Ra- dicle under the top of the seed, usually germinating in a simple or branched root in the fruit (f. 20. 7.). African Omphalobium. Fl. Mar. Clt. 1822. Shrub 8 feet. 8 O. nERvOsuM; leaflets 3, obo- vate, acuminated, 3-nerved at the base, pubescent beneath, smooth above, on long pubescent petioles ; flowers terminal, panicled. h. S. Native of Sierra Leone. Nerved-leaved Omphalobium. Shrub 10 feet. 4 O. Gaunica’unt (D. C. prod. 2. p. 85.) leaflets 3, ovate acuminated, quite smooth on both surfaces; fruit racemose; carpels solitary, stipitate, somewhat obovate, obtuse, smooth. h. S. Native of the Moluccas, in marshes by the sea-side at Rawak. Capsule 12-14 lines long, 7-8 broad. Radicle at the top of the seed. Gaudichaud’s Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. s 5 O. Lamgr’rru (D. C. prod. 2. p. 85.) leaflets 3, elliptical oblong, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces, somewhat mem branous ; flowers panicled ; carpels solitary, stipitate, incurvé a little striated, smooth. h. S. Native of Guiana, in the terior or sandy savannahs. Connàrus Guianénsis, Lamb. herb. Flowers white? Capsule 8-10 lines long, 5-8 broad. Radiele at the vertex of the seed. | Lambert’s Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. i 6 O. rascicuLa`rum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaves? frut rising in fascicles from the branches ; carpels solitary, stipitatê, compressed. h. S. Native of French Guiana. Capsule # inch long, 5 lines broad. In the disposition of the flowers this species is very distinct. Fascicled-flowered Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. 7 O. Parris (D. C. diss. with a figure,) leaflets 5-9, oval oblong, acuminated, quite smooth on both surfaces, coriaceous: flowers panicled; carpels solitary, stipitate, obovate, te smooth. h. S. Native of Cayenne. Leaves smooth, Wt 3-4 pairs of leaflets and an odd one. Carpels dehiscent. arillate. Patriss Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. : 8 O. Tuonni'neu (D.C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets 3-5, elip tical, acute, smooth on both surfaces, somewhat membranous feather-nerved, and almost veinless between the lateral nerve: o tæ] panicle terminal; ovary hairy, solitary. h. S. Native ø Guinea. Connàrus floruléntus, Thonn. in herb. Puer. Leay somewhat membranous. Flowers very numerous. Petals ob long-linear. Fruit unknown. Thonning’s Omphalobium. Shræb 6 feet. 4 9 O. pinna‘tum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets 3-5, 07 oblong, acute, quite smooth on both surfaces, feather-ner¥v® with the lateral veins confluent at the apex ; panicle term! elongated ; ovary solitary, downy; petals with two bristles the base of each. h.S. Native of the East Indies. ker nàrus pinnàtus, Lam. dict. 2. p. 95. ill. t. 572. Cav. diss. P- 376. t. 222. Flowers white. "#5" a or ee OO LS - à CONNARACEÆ. II. OMPHALOBIUM. Pinnate-leaved Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. 10 O. Smeatuma’nni (D. C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets 3-5, elliptical-oblong, acuminated, smooth above, somewhat ferruci- neous and somewhat pubescent, feather-nerved, and finely re- ticulated; panicles terminal; ovary solitary, somewhat pubes- cent. kh.S. Native of Sierra Leone. Leaflets 3 inches long, and about 14 broad. Smeathmann’s Omphalobium. Shrub 12 feet. 11 O. Perorre‘ti (D.C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets elliptical- oblong, acuminated, smooth above and shining, but covered with short woolly ferrugineous down beneath ; panicle terminal ; car- pels solitary, obovate, obtuse, somewhat stipitate, young ones clothed with deciduous rusty down, but they are smooth at length. kh.S. Nativeof French Guiana. Leaflets 3-6 inches long and 1-2 inches broad. Perottet’s Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. § 2. merous carpels). Cnestoidea (plants agreeing with Cnéstis in having nu- D. C. prod. 2. p. 86. Carpels numerous. 12 O. vizrdsum (D.C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets 3, oval, acute, tapering to the base, somewhat membranous, feather-nerved, smooth above, but clothed beneath with rusty velvety villi, as well as the panicles and carpels. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone. Cnéstis trifolia, Lam. dict. 3. p. 84. Spondioides villdsa, Smeathm. herb. Lobes of calyx imbricate in estivation. Car- pels 1-5, tapering very much to the base. Cotyledons thick. Radicle superior. Albumen wanting. Villous Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. 13 O. venta’cynum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 86.) leaflets 3, co- riaceous, orbicular, acuminated, quite smooth on both surfaces, 3-nerved ; panicles axillary and terminal; calyxes and ovaries villous. h. S. Native of Madagascar. Connarus pentagynus, Lam. dict. 2. p. 95. Cav. diss. 7. p: 376. t: 223. Five-styled Omphalobium. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. See Connarus for culture and propagation, p. 90. II. EURY’COMA (from evpve, eurys, wide, and coun, kome, hair ; in allusion to the tufts of leaves at the tops of the branches). Jack. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 307. D.C. prod. 2. p. 86. Lix. syst. Polygämia, Diæ'cia. Flowers polygamous. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, covered with glandular hairs. Stamens 5, with a pair of glands between each. Ovary 5-lobed, crowned by 5 joined styles, and 5 separate stigmas. Carpels 3-5, 1- seeded. Seeds destitute of aril and albumen.—A small tree, with pinnate, fastigiate leaves. Panicle axillary. Corolla purple. 1 E. Lonerronia (Jacq. et Wall. I. c.) h. S. Native of Sumatra and Singapore. Leaves 2 feet long. Flowers purple. Long-leaved Eurycoma. Tree 20 feet. Cult. See Connarus for culture and propagation, p. 90. IV. CNE’STIS (from «vew, kneo, to scratch; in allusion to the capsules being covered with stinging hairs on the outside). Juss. gen. p- 374. Kunth, gen. tereb. D. C. prod. 2. p. 86. Lin. syst. Decändria, Pentagynia. Calyx 5-cleft, downy on the outside, valvate in the bud. Petals 5, inserted in the bottom of the calyx as well as the 10 stamens, free. Carpels 5, (1-4) distinct, 1-styled, somewhat stipitate at the base, coria- ceous, 2-valved, pod-formed, opening on the back, usually clothed with stinging hairs both inside and outside, with 2 ova in each carpel. Seeds solitary, rising from the base of the carpel, erect, destitute of aril. Albumen fleshy. Embryo Straight. Cotyledons leafy. Radicle superior—Usually scan- dent shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and racemose panicles of flowers. 1 C. GLA'BRA (Lam. dict. 3. p. 23. ill. t. 387. f. 1.) leaflets III. Eurycoma. IV. Cxesris. V. Taprria. 91 5-7 pairs, ovate-oblong, smooth; small racemes in fascicles ; carpels obovate, obtuse, prurient. h.S. Native of the islands of the Mauritius and Bourbon. Smooth Cnestis. Shrub 6 feet. 2 C. POLYFHY LLA (Lam. dict. 2. p. 23. ill. t. 887. f 2.) leaves with 8-9 pairs of ovate-oblong leaves, which are villous beneath ; racemes tomentose ; carpels very blunt, velvety. h.S. Na- tive of Madagascar. Many-leaved Cnestis. Clt. 1823. Shrub 8 feet. 3 C. rerrucinea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 87.) leaves with 8-10 pairs of oval-oblong leaflets, which are somewhat cordate at the base and acuminated at the apex, smooth above, but downy beneath from ferrugineous hairs as well as the petioles and branchlets. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone. Spondioides fer- ruginea, Smeathm. herb. Rusty Cnestis. Shrub 8 feet. 4 C. cornicuta TA (Lam. dict. 3. p. 23.) leaves with 4-5 pairs of oval-oblong, acuminated, smooth leaflets, but with the midrib beset with rusty hairs; carpels oblong, covered with stinging hairs, and drawn out at the apex into a long acumen. h. S. Native of Sierra Leone. Spondioides prüriens, Smeathm. Petals pale-red. Horned-capsuled Cnestis. Shrub 5 feet. 5 C. racemosa; leaves pinnate ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, entire, acuminated, smooth on both surfaces; racemes simple, lateral ; capsules obovate, arched, very villous. h. S. Native of Sierra Leone. Racemose-flowered Cnestis. Shrub 10 feet. 6 C. monape’trna (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 34.) leaves with 2-3 pairs of quite smooth, shining, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated leaflets. h.S. Native of the East Indies, in the province of Silhet. Monadelphous Cnestis. Shrub 10 feet. 7 C.? pinna‘ta (Beauv. fl. d’ow. 1. p. 98. t. 60.) leaves im- pari-pinnate ; leaflets ovate, acute ; flowers corymbose, axillary, bibracteolate. MB. S. Native of Guinea, in the kingdom of Waree. This is probably a species of Omphalobium. Pinnate-leaved Cnestis. Shrub 8 feet. 8 C. ogriqua (Beauv. fl. d’ow. p. 98. t. 59.) leaflets 3, ovate, acuminated, lateral ones oblique at the base, the odd one a great distance from the lateral ones ; flowers in panicles. k. S. Native of Guinea, in the kingdom of Waree. Oblique-leafletted Cnestis. Shrub 6 feet. Cult. See Conndrus for culture and propagation, p. 90. V. TAPTRIA (Tapiriri is the Caribbean name of the tree). Juss. gen. 372. D.C. prod. 2. p. 90.—Tapirira, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 470. t. 188.—Salabérria, Neck. elem. no. 985.—Joncquè- tia, Schreb. gen. no. 785. < Lin. syst. Decdndria, Pentaginia. Calyx 5-parted, deci- duous, equal; sepals roundish. Petals 5, exserted from the hypogynous prominent disk, as well as the 10 stamens. Styles none. Stigmas 5. Capsule 5-furrowed, 5-valved, 5-seeded. Seeds arillate (perhaps the capsule is composed of 5 1-seeded carpels ?).—A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves, having 2-3 pairs of almost opposite leaflets, and axillary and terminal panicles of flowers. This genus is excluded from Connaräceæ by S. Kunth, but a more apt place for its insertion in the natural system is not known to De Candolle. “1 T. Gurane’nsis (Aubl. L c.) h. S.. Native of Guiana, in the woods of Sinemari. Joncquètia paniculata, Willd. spec. 2. p. 750. Flowers white. Guiana Tapiria. Tree 50 feet. Cult. See Connarus for culture and propagation, p. 90. Orper LXXVIII. LEGUMINOSÆ (this order is composed N 2 92 of plants bearing legumes or pods like the pea). Juss. gen. 345. Gert. fruct. 2. p.301. D.C. fl. franc. ed. 3. vol. 4. prop. med. ed. 2. p. 131. D. C. prod. 2. p. 93.—Papilionaceze and Lomentàceæ, Lin. ord. ed. gies. p. 415. Calyx constantly of 5 sepals (f. 31. a.), which are more or less connected at the base, forming a 5-cleft (f. 31. a.) or 5- toothed (f. 27. a.) calyx, never 5-sepalled, in the strict sense of the word, it is, however, sometimes composed of 1 (f. 52. g.) or 2 sepals from coalition or abortion (f. 43. a.), the teeth or seg- ments of the calyx usually unequal, sometimes connected into 2 lips (f. 48. a.) ; the upper lip bidentate (f. 48. a.) ; the lower one trifid (f. 48. a.). Petals usually 5 (f. 27. c. f. 47. c.), generally unequal, inserted in the bottom of the calyx, rarely in the torus, usually variously imbricated in estivation, rarely valvate, gener- ally free, rarely joined into a gamopetalous corolla (sometimes, however, the petals are wanting, and sometimes the corolla is formed of 1, 2, 3, or 4 petals only). Stamens inserted with the petals, usually double the number of the petals, rarely triple or quadruple that number or fewer, sometimes all free (f. 54. b. f. 56. c. f. 24. c.), sometimes variously connected or monadelphous, with the staminiferous tube entire (f. 29. c.), or cleft in front (f. 27. d.), or diadelphous, usually with 9 joined and 1 free (f. 44, d.), rarely joined in 2 equal bundles, containing 5 stamens each, and more rarely connected into 3 bodies. Anthers 2-celled (f. 23. f.), sometimes some of them are changed into abortive threads. Ovary oblong (f. 23. d.) or ovate, sessile (f. 25. d.) or stipitate (f. 58. d.), usually free, rarely with the stipe adnate to the calyx. Style filiform (f. 25. e. f. 31. d.), rising from the top of the upper suture of the ovary, crowned by a terminal (f. 44. e.) or lateral stigma. Legume usually 2-valved (f. 29. d.), membra- nous, coriaceous, rarely fleshy or drupaceous, dehiscent (f. 29. d.) or indehiscent (f. 44. g.), 1-celled (f. 52. h.), some- times longitudinally 2-celled from the upper suture being bent in so much, or often transversely many-celled in con- sequence of the seeds being separated by spongy or mem- branous substance (f. 49. e.), often separating into 1-celled joints (f. 41. e.). Seeds usually numerous (f. 29. d.), rarely solitary (f. 36. e.) or twin (f. 56. e.) from abortion, fixed to the upper suture of the legume (f. 56. e. f. 52, h. f. 29. d.), alter- nately inserted in both valves, usually oval (f. 29. d.) or kidney- shaped (f. 51. e.), hanging by various shaped funicles, rarely ex- panded into aril. ‘Testa or spermaderm smooth, usually very smooth and hard. Endopleura FIG. 21. usually tumid, appearing like albu- men. Embryo sometimes straight (f. 21. i. l. m.), sometimes with the radicle curved back upon the edge of the cotyledons, and ‘ly- ing in the commisure formed by them (f. 21. e. f. b.), but in either case the radicle is directed towards the hilum (f. 21. i. m.). Cotyle- dons leafy, flat (f. 21. a. f) changing through germination, or fleshy (f. 21. c. g.), (the flesh fari- LEGUMINOSÆ, naceous or oily), in a few they are exserted from the spermaderm (f. 21. c.), others are inclosed in it, as the common pea, never changing through germination (f. 20.). This order is composed of trees, shrubs, or herbs, with very variable habits. The leaves usually alternate and bistipulate, simple, but usually variously compound, gene- rally pinnate or bipinnate, petiolate. Petioles usually bi- callous at the base, sometimes the petiole is dilated into a leafy limb, when this is the case it is called a phyllodium. Flowers of various hues, axillary or terminal, disposed in racemes or pani- cles, rarely solitary. Legumindsæ is a vast and very natural order, diffused through- out the world, and is supposed by Humboldt to be a twelfth of all the phænogamous plants or vasculares, and we think he has not underrated it. This is the family to which the various kinds of pulse belong, and is one of the most familiar to the world. Their papilionaceous or pea flowers characterize the greater number, and their legumes or pea pods the remainder, with very few exceptions. As objects of ornament many are possessed of unrivalled beauty; for example, Robinia, Labérnum, Wis- tària, Lupinus, Astragalus, Erythrina or Coral-flower, &e Great, however, as is the beauty of the Legumindsæ which can brave the inclemencies of the seasons of northern Europe, it must give way before the splendour and elegance of those of the tropics. The flowers of Amhérstia and Erythrina are of the deepest crimson, and borne in profusion upon some of the loftiest trees of the forest. But these are surpassed by the elegant fine- leaved Acacias, with their golden flowers, which cast a charm even over the most sterile deserts of Africa. While the forests of hot countries are thus indebted to species of this order for their timber, the meadows and pastures of the same latitudes are enamelled with the flowers of myriads of /ndigôferas, Hedyst- rums, and Desmddiums, and animated by the wonderful motion of the sensitive plants. In our own country, the gayest part of our scenery is in many places indebted to the furze and broom so in other countries the same effect is produced by other genera of Leguminise ; by Lipäria and Aspélathus at the Cape of Good Hope, and by the Pultene‘as and Daviésias, and similat genera in New Holland. The wood of the order is very hard and durable, with a yellow tinge, sometimes changing into green | as in the Laburnum of Europe, and in the better known Brazil- wood of commerce, produced by Cæsalpinia Brasiliénsis. The following remarks upon the properties of the order at? made by M. de Candolle: The family of Leguminous plants though established upon characters of primary importance, offers nevertheless so large a number of species, and such singular botanical anomalies, that it is easy to foresee that its properties | will exhibit little uniformity. Still more exceptions may © anticipated, if one reflects that the chemical principle whichis | found most abundantly in every part of leguminous plants, and t0 which we must attribute their principal properties, is the extrac tive. It is probable that this principle, either from its own nature or from its peculiar power of uniting with different matters, oF p% haps instead of being a simple principle, it is rather a compound different matters ; it is probable, I say, that this extractive por 2 a a = aa & 2 — + à AE A LEGUMINOSEÆ. ciple exhibits much less uniformity in its results than any other. It is without doubt to the presence of the extractive principle in considerable quantities that many leguminous plants owe their purgative properties, which are common to several extracts, and which many chemists attribute to the acetate of potass, which they are almost universally found to contain. Thus the leaves and pods of Cassia sénna, and several other species, the Colètea arboréscens of Genista pérgans, and of Coronilla E'merus act as brisk purgatives, and often cause pain in the bowels. The juice of Coronilla varia excites vomiting. Itis perhaps from a different cause that the pulp, which is contained in the husks of leguminous plants, operates upon the human body, being gently laxative without causing the least pain; such is the character of Cathartocärpus fistula, Tamarindus l'ndica, Ceraténia siliqua, and probably some species of I’nga and Pérkia. There is a juice which surrounds the seeds in the tumid pods of Gledi- tschia and Sophora, which differs altogether in its very astringent nauseous flavour. It is undoubtedly to asecretion from the ex- ternal part of the seed, or of the pericarp, or some one of these modifications, that the singular property of the Piscidia and many Galègas is derived, which are employed in America to stupify fish, which are taken by this means as readily as by Nux vomica. The decoction of the root of Galéga Virgi- niäna is considered in America as a powerful vermifuge. It is perhaps to the extractive principle that the rubefacient powers of the fresh leaves of some leguminous plants are to be at- tributed, which act readily upon the skin if applied in plas- ters; as for example, the leaves of Ornithopus scorpioides and Moringa pterogospérma. It appears that it is to the greater or less considerable mixture of the extractive principle with the fæcula contained in the seed, that the different proper- ties of the pulse of leguminous plants may be attributed. If found in small quantities, the seed may serve as food for man and animals, as we see in French beans, scarlet runners, beans and peas, &c. If found in a more considerable quantity, it will render them purgative or emetic, as in Cytisus Labirnum and Anagyris feetida, &c., and most of those belonging to the sub- division Phyllélobe. The seeds of leguminous plants also pre- sent many other anomalies more difficult to reduce to any fixed laws; thus some are found which contain a rather large portion of fixed oil, such as the seed of the A’rachis hypogyæ a and Mo- ringa pterogospérma, which produces oil of ben ; there are some of which the smell and flavour are rather powerful, as the seed of Dipterex oddra or Tonquin bean; there are others, which, like the chick pea, have rather a bitter taste and exciting properties, and are on that account administered for the jaundice. There are others again, like those of the Andira, which are so bitter as to be used in Java and Brazil as tonic, alexiteric, and vermifuge. In short, are not the aperient and diuretic qualities which are observable in the roots and herbage of many leguminous plants, such as broom, beans, Ondnis, &c. to be attributed to a modifi- cation of this extractive principle ? There are, in another view, roots which are tuberous, and furnish mankind with wholesome food, as Läthyris tuberdsus, Délichos tuberdsus, and D. bulbôsus, which last the Indians use for food. The roots of liquorice have a sweet and mucilaginous taste, which, united to 93 an acrid and rather exciting principle, causes it to be employed as a pectoral. It may be here added, that the sweet flavour of liquorice and its properties are not confined to the genus, but is found equally in the roots of many other plants of the order, as A brus precatorius, various species of T'rifdlium, &e. The bark of some trees of leguminous plants is remarkable for its bitterness, and is used as febrifuges ; the different kinds of Geoffroya and Andira possess this bitter and febrifugal quality in a remarkable degree. In India the barks of the 4gati grandiflora and of the Guilandina Bonducélla are employed for the same purpose. The barks of many leguminous plants are also remarkable for their astringent qualities, caused by the quantity of tannin which they are found to contain ; this is observable in the Acacia Cüte- chu and À. Arabica, which are used for tanning leather. Its well known that almost all colouring matter proceeds from the extractive principle, and this principle abounds in Legumindse. To this family belong the principal blue colours known by the name of Indigo, extracted from every kind of Jndigéfera, and from some Tephrôsias ; and the red colours are yielded by all the species of Cæsalpinia and of Hæmatéxylon or Logwood. We may add the red juice which is drawn from the Plerocdrpus Draco and Santalinus, under the name of Sandal and Dragon’s blood; from Butea, under the name of Gum lac, and also from Dalbérgia Monetària. The red juice of Erythrophlèum or Gre- gree-tree, is used as an ordeal in Africa. ‘These juices appear to differ in many particulars, but their history and analysis being unknown, it is impossible to form an estimate of the nature of their differences. Among the exotic drugs employed in the arts, are the balsam of Copiva, produced by the Copaifera; the balsam of Peru, which Mutis says is produced by Myrospérmum peruiferum, and the balsam of Tolu from Myrospérmum toluiferum ; the cachou, which has been found to be almost pure tannin, and which is supposed to be produced by Acacia Câtechu. Of the same character is that remarkable resin that is yielded by Hymenæ a Cotrbaril; gum Arabic, produced by the bark and roots of Acacia véra, Sénegal, Ardbica, and others; gum tragacanth, obtained from Astragalus Créticus, géimmifer, and vèrus ; and, finally, manna is secreted by Alhagi Maurdrum. It is remarkable that the botanical characters of Legumindsæ should so strictly agree with the properties of their seeds ; the latter may be divided into two sections, namely, the first Sarcé- lobe, or those of which the cotyledons are thick (f. 21. c. g.), and filled with fecula, and destitute of cortical pores, and which, moreover, in germination do not undergo any change, but nou- rish the young plant by means of that supply of food which they already contain; second, the Phyllélobe, or those of which the cotyledons are thin (f. 21. a. f.), with a very little fecula, and furnished with cortical pores, and which change at once into leaves at the time of germination, for the purpose of elaborating food for the young plant. All the seeds of Sarcélobæ are used as food in different countries, and none of those of Phyllélobce are ever so employed. M. de Candolle’s arrangement of Leguminôsæ being here adopted, it will be useful to explain the principles on which itis founded. He divides Legumindse into two grand divisions, 94 the first of which consists of plants, the radicle of whose embryo is curved back upon the edge of the cotyledons (f. 21. b. e. f.) ; the second, of those whose radicle and cotyledons are straight (f. 21.7. k.1.m.); the former is called Curvémbria, the latter Rectémbrie. In the Curvémbriæ certain diversities in the structure of the calyx and corolla again divide into two principal forms, one of which, comprehending all the genera with papilionaceous flowers (f. 27.), is called Papilionàceæ, and the other consisting of a very small number of species with 1 or 2 petals or more, and an obscurely lobed calyx, is called Swartzièæ (f. 52.). The last is not sub- divided, but the Papilionaceæ resolve themselves into two great - tribes, namely, those with fleshy cotyledons (f. 21. c.) and eat- able pulse called Sarcélobe, and those with foliaceous cotyledons (f. 21. a. f.) and seeds which are not eatable, called Phyllélobe, each of these is divisible by three upon slight differences in the fructification. In the Rectémbreæ two suborders, Mimôseæ (f. 53. f. 54.) and Cesalpinee (f. 56. f. 57.), are formed upon va- riations in the eestivation of the calyx and corolla; in the former it is valvate, in the latter imbricated ; the first constitutes a single tribe, the latter divides into three. Having thus explained the principles upon which Legumindse is arranged, the following synopsis of the genera will be intelligible. Synopsis of the Genera. Division I. Curve’mBriÆ. Radicle bent back upon the edge of the lobes of the cotyledons in embryo (f. 21. b. e. f.). SUBORDER I. Paritiona‘cez. Embryo with the radicle lying in the fissure of the cotyledons (f. 21. b.e.f.). Sepals imbricate in æstivation or somewhat valvate. Petals disposed in a papilionaceous man- ner (f. 24. b. f. 25. b. &c.), always irregular, the upper one is called a vexillum (f. 21. n.), the two side ones wings (f. 21. 0.), and the lower one, which is usually composed of 2 petals, the keel (f. 21. p.). Stamens inserted in the bottom of the calyx, or perigynous. $1. Phyllélobe. Cotyledons thin, leafy (f. 21. a. f). Trier I. SoPHo'REÆ. Flowers papilionaceous (f. 24. b. f. 22. c. &e.). Stamens 10, unconnected (f. 23. f. f. 24. c.). Legume continuous, not articulated (f. 22. d.). Cotyledons flat, leafy (£. 21. a. f). 1 Myrosre’rmum. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, superior petal larger than the rest. Legume stipitate, naked at the base, and winged at the apex, indehiscent, 1-celled, 1-2-seeded. Seeds enveloped in balsamic juice. Trees, with pinnate leaves. 2 Sopra. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 22. a.), campanulate. Petals of keel usually concrete at the apex. Legume wingless, moniliform, many-seeded (f. 24. d.). Trees, with impari-pin- nate leaves, and variable flowers. 3 Epwa’rpsia. Calyx oblique, 5-toothed. Petals connivent. Keel long. Legume moniliform, 2-valved, 4-winged, many- seeded. Shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. . 4 Ormodsia, Calyx 5-parted, bilabiate. Vexillum roundish, hardly longer than the keel and wings. Legume woody, com- LEGUMINOS£. pressed, 2-valved, 1-3-seeded. leaves, and blue or purple flowers. 5 Vircrzra. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals about equal in length, Vexillum flat. Legume compressed, oblong, 2-valved, many- seeded. Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and purplish and yellow flowers. Trees, with impari-pinnate 6 Macrérroris. Calyx cup-shaped, inflated, 5-toothed. Keel longer than the vexillum. Legume straight, compressed or subterete, many-seeded. Shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves and white flowers. 7 Anacy'ris. Calyx 5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate. Wings longer than the vexillum and keel. Legume on a short stipe, compressed, many-seeded, 2-valved. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 8 Pipta’ntuus. Calyx 5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate at the apex. Vexillum with subincurved edges. Wings involute at the apex. Keel obtuse, bifid. Legume linear, stipitate, many- seeded. A shrub, with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 9 Tuermôrsis. Calyx campanulate, 4-5-cleft, somewhat bi- labiate, convex behind. Petals nearly equal. Vexillum with reflexed sides. Legume compressed, falcate or linear, many- seeded. Perennial herbs, with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 10 Baptista. Calyx half 4-5-cleft, bilabiate. Petals nearly equal. Vexillum with reflexed edges. Legume ventricos, pedicellate, many-seeded. Perennial herbs, with trifoliate, rarely simple leaves, and yellow and blue flowers. 11 Cycrdpia. Calyx 5-cleft, thrust in at the base. Stigma bearded. Vexillum large. Wings with a transverse plait. Keel mucronate. Legume compressed, pedicellate, 1-celled, many-seeded, coriaceous. Shrubs, with sessile trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 12 Popaty’ria. Calyx 5-cleft, thrust in at the base. Vex illum large. Keel covered by the wings. Stamens rather con- nate at the base. Legume sessile, ventricose, many-seeded: Shrubs, with simple leaves and red or white flowers. 13 CuorizeMa. Calyx half 5-cleft, bilabiate. Keel ventt cose, shorter than the wings. Legume ventricose, 1-celled, many-seeded, sessile or subsessile. Shrubs, with simple, toothed or entire leaves, and yellow and red flowers. 14 Popotosium. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Vexillum spread- ing. Legume stalked, linear-oblong, smooth inside, 4-seeded. Shrubs, with simple, lobed or entire leaves, and yellow and red flowers. 15 Oxyiosium. Calyx deeply 5-cleft (f. 28. a.), somewhat bilabiate. Vexillum spreading (f. 23. b.). Legume sessile (f 23. d.) or subsessile, many-seeded, ventricose, ovate, acute Little shrubs, with whorled leaves and yellow flowers. 16 Cazrrsracuys. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Vexillum erect Legume stipitate, woody, opening at the top, many-seeded: Shrubs, with entire, scattered, or whorled leaves, and yellow flowers. Vexillum many” entire 17 Bracuysr'ma. Calyx 5-cleft, ventricose. shorter than the wings or keel. Legume ventricose, seeded. Procumbent or climbing shrubs, with simple leaves, and scarlet or greenish-yellow flowers. ; 18 Gowpmordprum. Calyx 5-parted. Vexillum spreading: i an = M. nm mm. = = = tag a È LEGUMINOS£. Legume many-seeded, rather spherical, and very obtuse. Shrubs, with impari-pinnate or palmately 3-5-foliate leaves, and yellow . flowers. 19 Burtonta, Calyx deeply 5-cleft. Petals about equal in length. Legume roundish, rather ventricose. Shrubs, with awl-shaped, trifoliate, sessile leaves, and yellow flowers. 20 Jacxson1a. Calyx 5-parted. Petals and stamens deci- duous. Legume rather ventricose, ovate or oblong, with the valves pubescent inside. Shrubs, almost leafless in the adult state, with filiform branches, and yellow flowers. 21 VIMINA RIA. length. Legume valveless, ovate. leafless. Calyx 5-toothed, angular. Petals equal in Shrubs, in the adult state Flowers yellow. 22 SPHÆROLOBIUM. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Legume sphe- rical, 1-2-seeded, pedicellate. Shrubs, in the adult state nearly leafless, when present simple, with red or yellow flowers. 23 Aòrus. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Petals and stamens deciduous. Legume 2-valved, 1-2-seeded. Shrubs, with sim- ple narrow leaves and yellow flowers. 24 Ditiwy’nta. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate, tapering to the base. Vexillum large, 2-lobed. Legume ventricose, 1-2-seed- ed. Seeds strophiolate. Shrubs, with simple leaves and yellow flowers. 25 Evta’xta. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Vexillum broad. Legume rather ventricose, 1-2-seeded. Seed strophiolate. Shrubs, with simple leaves and yellow flowers. 26 ScLEROTHA'’MNUS. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate, bibracteate at the base. Keel length of wings. Legume ventricose, pedicel- late, 2-seeded. A shrub, with simple leaves and yellow flowers. 27 GasrrordBium. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Keel length of wings. Legume ventricose, 2-seeded. Seeds strophiolate. Shrubs, with simple leaves, disposed 4 in a whorl, and yellow flowers. 28 Eucurzus. Calyx deeply 5-eleft, bibracteolate at the base, bilabiate, lower lobes setaceous. Keel length of wings. Legume compressed, pedicellate, 2-seeded. Seed strophiolate. Shrubs, with opposite simple leaves and yellow flowers. 29 Puttenz’a. Calyx 5-cleft, somewhat bilabiate (f. 24. a.), bibracteolate at the base. Legume sessile (f. 24. d.), 2-seeded. Shrubs, with simple alternate leaves. 30 Davre'sia. Calyx angular, 5-toothed. Keel shorter than the wings. Legume compressed, angular, opening elasti- ` cally at the lower suture, 2-seeded, pedicellate. Seeds stro- phiolate. Spiny or unarmed shrubs, with simple leaves, some- times leafless, and yellow flowers. 31 Mine ia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Legume 2-seeded, longitudinally 2-celled, from the suture being bent inwards above. Shrubs, with ternately verticillate leaves and purple flowers. Truze Il. Lo‘rex. Corolla papilionaceous (f. 25. b.). Stamens 10, mona- delphous (f. 25. c. f. 29. c.) or diadelphous, that is to say, 9 joined, and 1 free. Legume continuous, 1-celled (f. 29. d.), rarely 2- celled, from the upper suture being bent innards. Cotyledons flat, foliaceous (£ 21:00.) 95 SuBTRIBE I, Geni'stex. Legume 1-celled (f. 26. d. f. 29. d.). Stamens usually monadelphous (f. 25. c. f. 27. d. f. 29. c.). Leaves simple or palmately trifoliate, rarely pinnate. Stems usually shrubby. 32 Hovea. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate (f. 25.a.). Keel ob- tuse (f. 25. f.). Stamens monadelphous (f. 25. c.), upper one more or less free. Legume sessile (f. 25. d.), roundish, ventri- cose, 2-seeded. Seeds strophiolate. Shrubs, with alternate simple leaves and purplish flowers. 33 PLraciordgium. Calyx bilabiate (f. 26. a.), upper lip broad, retuse, lower one 8-parted. Keel obtuse (f. 26. c.). Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined, and 1 free. Legume oblique (f. 26. d.), coriaceous, ventricose, 2-seeded. Seeds strophiolate. Shrubs, with simple spiny-toothed leaves, and blue flowers. 34 Praryròsium. Calyx 5-cleft, bracteate, bilabiate. Sta- mens all connected. Legume pedicellate, compressed, flat, many-seeded, winged on the back. Shrubs, with opposite sim- ple leaves and yellow flowers, with the base of the vexillum red. 85 Bosstza. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 27. a.), bilabiate. monadelphous (f. 27. d. f. 28. b.). Legume compressed (f. 28. c.), pedicellate (f. 27. e.), many-seeded, with the margins thick- ened on both sides. Seeds strophiolate. Shrubs, with flat or terete branches, and alternate simple leaves, when present, and yellow flowers, with the keel usually red or brown. 36 Godpia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Vexillum large, flat. Stamens all connected. Legumen pedicellate, compressed. Seeds strophiolate. Shrubs, with alternate, stalked, trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 37 Sco'rrea. Calyx bracteate, 5-toothed. Stamens all con- nected. Vexillum very short. Legume stalked, compressed, thickened at the sutures. Seeds 3-4, strophiolate. Shrubs, with toothed simple leaves and reddish flowers. 88 TempteTonta. Calyx 5-toothed. Stamens all connected, the tenth sometimes free. Keel oblong, rather longer than the wings. Legume pedicellate, compressed, many-seeded. Seeds strophiolate. Shrubs, with alternate, simple, wedge-shaped leaves and scarlet flowers. 39 Ra'rnia. Calyx cleft in 5 lobes to the middle, lowest lobe setacéous. Keel obtuse. Vexillum roundish. Stamens mona- delphous. Legume lanceolate, compressed, many-seeded. Shrubs, with alternate simple leaves and yellow flowers. 40 Vascoa. Calyx half 5-cleft. Lobes acute, not spinose. Vexillum roundish. Stamens monadelphous. Legume com- pressed, sessile, many-seeded. Shrubs, with simple, stem-clasp- ing leaves, upper ones opposite, lower ones alternate, and yellow flowers. 41 Borsonta. Calyx 5-cleft; lobes spiny at apex. villous. Vexillum emarginate. Keel obtuse. Stamens mona- delphous. Legume linear, flat, many-seeded. Shrubs, with simple, alternate, stem-clasping leaves and yellow flowers. 42 Acuyronia. Calyx 5-toothed, lower tooth elongated and bifid. Stamens diadelphous. Legume compressed, many- seeded. Shrubs, with habit of last genus, with yellow flowers. 48 Lipa'ria. Calyx thrust in at the base, 5-lobed, lower lobe very long, elliptic, petaloid. Corolla smooth. Keel acute. Stamens Corolla 96 Stamens diadelphous. Legume ovate, few-seeded. Shrubs, with lanceolate leaves, which are pungent at the apex, and fulvous flowers. 44 PriesrLe'ya. Calyx 5-lobed, subilabiate. Corolla smooth. Wings falcate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume sessile, com- pressed, 4-6-seeded. Shrubs, with simple leaves and yellow flowers. 45 Ha'tuia. Calyx 5-cleft. Keel obtuse, Stamens mona- delphous, entire. Legume membranous, 2-valved, 1-seeded. Suffruticose herbs, with simple leaves and purple flowers. 46 Heyra’np1a. Calyx 5-cleft. Keel obliquely truncate, acuminated, Stamens monadelphous, cleft in front. Legume compressed, 1-seeded. Suffruticose herbs, with cordate, roundish leaves and yellow flowers. 47 Crorara‘ria. Calyx 5-lobed, subilabiate. Vexillum cordate, large. Keel falcate, acuminated. Stamens monadel- phous. Style bearded laterally. Legume turgid, with ventri- cose valves, usually many-seeded. Herbs or shrubs, with sim- ple or palmately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers, rarely purplish. . 48 Cra’yutum. Calyx 5-cleft, somewhat bilabiate. Vexillum somewhat plicate. Keel large, short. Wings short. monadelphous, with the tube cleft. Style acute. flated, many-seeded. 49 Hypocaty’ptus. Stamens monadelphous. Stamens Legume in- Calyx 5-lobed, thrust in at the base. Legume compressed, lanceolate. A smooth shrub, with trifoliate leaves and purple flowers. 50 Viporeia. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Vexillum obovate. Keel obtuse. Stamens monadelphous, cleft in front. Legume compressed, 1-seeded, winged on the upper side, and with ven- tricose valves. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 51 Loppier‘sia. Calyx rather inflated, acutely 5-toothed. Vexillum shorter than the wings or keel. Stamens monadel- phous. Ovary oblong, 2-4-ovulate, compressed. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves and reddish-white flowers. 52 Dicurius. Calyx tapering at the base, 5-toothed, deeply bilabiate ; teeth all acute. Vexillum shorter than the obtuse keel. Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Ovary linear, 8-ovulate. A shrub, with trifoliate leaves and white or yellow flowers. 53 Lesr'ekra. Calyx 5-cleft; lobes acute. Stamens mona- delphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume cylindrical, many-seeded. Shrubs with the habit of Genista, with simple or trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 54 SarcopnY’LLUM. Calyx 5-parted, regular, 2 superior teeth divaricate. Keel obtuse. Stamens monadelphous. Le- gume compressed, elongated, falcate, many-seeded. A shrub, with fascicles of filiform fleshy leaves and yellow flowers. 55 Aspa’tatuus. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum stipitate. Sta- mens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume oblong, few-seeded. Shrubs, with fascicled leaves, usually tri- foliate and sessile, and usually yellow flowers. 56 U'‘rex. Calyx 5-toothed, bibracteate, 2-parted. Stamens monadelphous. Legume short, turgid, few-seeded. Shrubs, with spiny branches and leaves, and yellow flowers. LEGUMINOSÆ. 57 Srauraca’ntuus. Calyx 5-toothed, bilabiate. Stamens monadelphous. Legume long, exserted, flat, many-seeded, Shrub with the habit of Ulex, with yellow flowers. 58 Spa’rt1um. Calyx spathaceous, cleft above, 5-toothed, subilabiate. Vexillum roundish. Keel acuminated. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, many-seeded. Shrub, with lanceolate, scattered leaves and yellow flowers. 59 Genr'sta. Calyx 5-toothed, bilabiate (f. 29. d.). Vexil- | lum obtuse (f. 29.a.). Keel oblong (f. 29. b.). Stamens mona- delphous (f. 29. c.). Legume compressed, rarely somewhat turgid (f. 29. d.), few or many-seeded. Unarmed or spiny shrubs, with simple or trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 60 Cy’risus. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip usually entire, lower one 3-toothed. Vexillum large. Keel obtuse. Stamens mo- nadelphous. Legume compressed, many-seeded. Shrubs or trees, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow, purple, or white flowers, 61 Apenoca’rpus. Calyx 5-cleft, obconical, usually glan- dular, bilabiate. Keel obtuse. Stamens monadelphous. Le- gume oblong, flat, covered with pedicellate glands. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 62 Ononts. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, with the segments linear. Vexillum large. Stamens monadelphous, one of which is sometimes nearly free. Legume usually turgid, few-seeded. Herbs or shrubs, with simple, trifoliate, rarely impari-pinnate leaves and variable flowers. 63 Reeuienta. Calyx 5-toothed, acute. Keel obtuse Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume oval, compressed, 1-seeded. Shrubs, with bistipulate, obcordate, simple leaves. 64 Antuy’tus. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, more or less in- flated after flowering. Petals about equal in length. Stamens monadelphous. Legume ovate, 1-2-seeded, rarely oblong: linear and many-seeded, covered by the calyx. Shrubs or herbs; with trifoliate or impari-pinnate leaves, and yellow, white, 0! red flowers. SUBTRIBE II, Triroze æ. Legume 1-celled (f. 30. c. f. 31. c.). Stamens diadelphous (f. 31. b.). Stems herbaceous, rarely frutescent. Leaves usually palmately 3-5-foliate, rarely ime pari-pinnate, primordial ones alternate. 65 Mepica‘co, Calyx subcylindrical, 5-cleft. Keel remot from the vexillum (f. 30. b.). Legume many-seeded, of various forms, usually spirally twisted (f. 30. c.). Herbs or shrubs; with yellow or red flowers. 66 Hymexoca’rpus. Calyx subcylindrical, 5-cleft. Keel remote from the vexillum. Legume membranous, compress arched. Herbs, with yellow flowers. 67 Tricone’t1a. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Keel small but with the wings and vexillum spreading, appearing like à # petalled corolla. Legume oblong, compressed, or cylindricah many-seeded. Herbs, with yellow and white flowers. 68 Pococxra. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Keel shortef than the wings and vexillum., Legume longer than the caly% membranous, compressed, winged. An upright herb, with yel- low flowers, : = = = m. LEGUMINOSÆ. 69 MetiLotus. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Keel shorter than the wings or vexillum. Legume longer than the calyx, coria- ceous, 1 or many-seeded, of various forms. Herbs, with yellow or white flowers. 70 Trirotium. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft (f. 31. a.). Keel shorter than the wings and vexillum. Legume small (f. 31. c.), hardly dehiscent, shorter than the calyx, usually ovate, 1-2- seeded, rarely oblong, 3-4-seeded, and a little longer than the Herbs, with variable flowers. 71 Acropopium. Calyx 5-cleft. Vexillum short, hispid. Wings bidentate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume ovate-oblong, usually 2-seeded, stalked. A subshrub, with fascicled leaves, and 3-flowered axillary racemes. 72 Dory’cnium. Calyx subcampanulate, bilabiate, rather gibbous at the base. Wings shorter than the vexillum. Keel almost mutic. Stigma capitate. Herbs or subshrubs, with white calyx. or red flowers. 73 Lôrus. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft Wings and vexillum nearly equal. Keel beaked. Legume cylindrical or compressed, wingless. Stigma subulate. Herbs, usually with yellow flowers. 74 TerracoxéLogus. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Wings shorter than the vexillum. Keel beaked. Stigma funnel-shaped, at length obliquely beaked. Legume furnished with 4 marginal wings. Herbs, with red or yellow flowers. 75 Hosa’cxta. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft (f. 32. a.). Wings equal in length to the vexillum (f. 32. b.). Keel beaked. Stigma capitate. Legume cylindrical, or rather compressed, straight. Herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and variegated flowers. 76 Carmicuæ LIA. Calyx cup-shaped, 5-toothed. Vexillum broad. Ovary many-seeded. Legume few-seeded, with the valves separating at both margins, leaving the dissepiments upon the plant after the seeds have fallen. A shrub, with flat _ branches and blue flowers, and the leaves pinnate when present. 77 Cyamépsts. Calyx turbinately-tubular, 5-cleft ; lobes lan- ceolate-awl-shaped, 2 upper ones remote. Flowers with a roundish vexillum, oblong wings, and a 2-petalled, straight, acute keel, all nearly equal in length. Stamens monadelphous. Stig- ma capitate. Legume compressed, many-seeded. An herb, with purple flowers. Suptripe III. Crrròriæ. Legume 1-celled (f. 34. c.). Sta- mens usually diadelphous (f. 34. d.). Stems herbaceous or suf- JSrutescent, usually climbing. Leaves various, primordial ones opposite. Flowers usually blue, red, or purple, rarely yellow. 78 Psora‘tea. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, usually glandular ; lobes acuminated, lowest one longest. Legume valveless, 1- seeded, length of calyx. Shrubs or herbs. Flowers blue. 79 Inpicérera. Calyx 5-cleft; lobes acute. Vexillum roundish, emarginate (f. 33. a.). Keel having an awl-shaped spur on both sides. Legume terete (f. 33. c.), flat, or tetra- gonal, 2-valved, rarely few-seeded, usually many-seeded. Herbs or shrubs, with simple, impari-pinnate or trifoliate leaves, and red, blue, or white flowers. 80 Ov’srroris. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Wings equal in length to the vexillum. Keel blunt, with an auricle on each VOL, II, 97 side. Legume compressed, 2-valved, 3-4-celled ; cells 1-seeded. A prostrate herb, with trifoliate leaves, and heads of red flowers. 81 Czrirdria. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 5-cleft (f. 34. a.). Vexillum large (f. 34. b.). Stamens and petals inserted above Style rather dilated at the apex. Le- gume linear (f. 34. c.), compressed, 2-valved, 1-celled, many- seeded. Climbing herbs, with trifoliate or impari-pinnate leaves, Flowers large, white, blue, or purple. the base of the calyx. 82 Neuroca’rruM. Calyx tubular, with 5 acuminated, nearly equal teeth, and furnished with 2 bracteas at the base. Vexillum large, roundish. Keel obtuse. Legume stipitate, compressed, sub-tetragonal, from the middle nerve of the valves being rather prominent, 4-8-seeded. Usually climbing subshrubs, with tri- foliate leaves, and large white or purplish flowers, 83 Marriv'sta. Calyx tubular, somewhat bilabiate, with 5 acute teeth, lowest one longest. Corolla none. Stamens 4, 2 fertile and 2 sterile, distinct. Legume stipitate, compressed, somewhat tetragonal in consequence of the valves being furnished with a prominent middle nerve. A climbing shrub, with trifoliate leaves. 84 Coroca`nra. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, bibracteate at the base, somewhat bilabiate. Vexillum roundish. Ovary Stipitate, linear, very hispid, girded by the disk. Style smooth, obtuse. Procumbent or twining herbs, with simple or trifoliate leaves, and violaceous flowers. 85 Gaxa’ctra. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 4-cleft. Petals 5, oblong, distinct, with the vexillum broader than the rest. Stigma obtuse. Legume terete or compressed, many-seeded, elongated. Climbing herbs or subshrubs, with trifoliate or impari-pinnate leaves, and usually red flowers. 86 Opòxra. Calyx 4-parted. Vexillum erectly spreading. Wings having a tooth each at the apex. Keel 2-parted, reflexed, remote from the vexillum. Legume compressed, usually 8- seeded. A twining herb, with trifoliate leaves. 87 Srecandtroris. Calyx 5-toothed, bibracteate, permanent. Vexillum cucullate, bicallous at the base, and spurred behind, Style Legume linear, inclosing the wings and keel, which are membranous. membranous, dilated and bearded at the apex. many-seeded. A twining herb, with ternate leaves, and 2- flowered peduncles. 88 Virmorinia. Calyx cylindrical, 4-toothed, somewhat bi- labiate. Wings shorter than the keel. Style acute. Legume stalked, lanceolate, compressed, tapering. A shrub, with impari- pinnate leaves, and purple flowers. 89 Dirtonyx. Calyx urceolate, bilabiate. flexed, standing on a glandular claw. Wings biauriculate. Keel biauriculate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume terete, many- seeded. axillary racemes of violaceous flowers. 90 Barse RIA. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, bibracteate at the base. Wings shorter than the keel, and keel shorter than the vexillum. Style bearded at the apex. Stigma obtuse. Legume linear, villous, many-seeded. A shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, and scarlet-purplish flowers. 91 Krese‘r1a. Calyx campanulate, gibbous at the base, 5- toothed, lower tooth longer and keeled. Vexillum orbicular, Vexillum re- A twining shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, and 98 LEGUMINOSE. Stamens diadelphous. Style villous in front. Legume linear, compressed, hooked at the end, many-seeded. A tomentose herb, with pinnate leaves, and racemes of white flowers. 92 Grona. Calyx 4-cleft; upper lobe emarginate. Wings obtuse. Vexillum obcordate. Keel concave, adnate to the middle of the wings. Stigma simple. Legume linear, compressed, many-seeded. A prostrate shrub, with simple leaves, and purple flowers. 93 Cozzæ'a. Calyx 5-cleft; upper lobe a little broader than the rest. Petals unguiculate. Vexillum biauriculate at the base. Stigma capitate. Legume compressed, tomentose, 4-6-seeded. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and purple flowers. 94 Oro’prera. Calyx 5-cleft, 2 superior lobes approximate. Vexillum large, roundish. Wings oblong, furnished with an auricle on the stipe. Keel 2-edged. Stigma bilabiate, obtuse. Ovary linear, straight, compressed, many-ovulate. A twining shrub, with trifoliate leaves, and purplish flowers. 95 Purra‘ria. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip entire or hardly bidentate, lower one trifid. Keel obtuse. Vexillum obovate. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, stipitate, many- seeded. Climbing shrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellowish flowers. 96 Duma‘sta. Calyx obliquely truncate, toothless, bibrac- teate at the base. Claws of petals length of calyx. Keel obtuse. Legume tapering to the base, compressed, few-seeded. Climb- ing herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and purplish or yellow flowers. 97 Gzycine. Calyx 5-cleft, somewhat bilabiate. Style acute. Legume linear, compressed, straight, many-seeded, hooked at the end. Climbing herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and usually yel- lowish flowers. 98 Cuæro'cazyx. Calyx bilabiate, with awl-shaped segments, those of the upper lip recurved and those of the lower lip ad- pressed, beset with glandular bristles. Vexillum roundish, emarginate. Keel conforming to the wings, Ovary linear, many- seeded. Style filiform, villous. A climbing shrub, with impari- pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. SUBTRIBE IV. Gatre'cex. Legume 1-celled (f. 36. c. f. 37. c.). Stamens diadelphous, rarely monadelphous. Stems herba- ceous, shrubby, or arboreous. Leaves alternate or opposite, usually impari-pinnate. 99 PeraLrosTE MuM. Calyx 5-cleft or 5-toothed. Petals un- guiculate, like each other in shape. Stamens 5, monadelphous. Vexillum conduplicate, free. Legume covered by the calyx, 1-seeded, indehiscent. Herbs, with white or purple flowers. 100 Da'tea, Calyx 5-cleft (f. 36. a.), or 5-toothed. Wings and keel adnate to the base of the stamens (f. 36. b.). Vexillum short, free. Stamens 10, monadelphous. Legume ovate, 1- seeded (f. 36. c.), shorter than the calyx. Herbs, with white or blue flowers. 101 Guycyrutza. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, bilabiate, espe- cially the 2 upper lobes are joined together, higher up than the others. Vexillum ovate-lanceolate. Keel 2-edged or 2-petalled, acute. Legume ovate or oblong, compressed, 1-4-seeded. Herbs, with sweet roots, and bluish or white flowers, 102 Gaze'ca. Calyx of 5 awl-shaped, equal teeth. Vexillum obovate-oblong. Keelobtuse. Stamens monadelphous. Stigm dot-formed. Legume terete, tomentose. Herbs, with blue, red, or white flowers. 103 Cazrôrropis. Calyx of 5 equal filiform teeth. Vexillum erect, ovate. Wings shorter than the keel, which is incurvel Style incurved, tipped by a hairy stigma. Stamens diadelphous, the 9 joined ones incurved. Legume stipitate, compressed, te pering to both ends, many-seeded. Herbs, with blue flowers, 104 Trerurdsta. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 37. a.). Vexillum large (f. 37. b.), roundish, silky or pubescent outside, reflexed. Wings adhering to the obtuse keel. Stamens either monade} phous or diadelphous. Legume compressed, linear, many- seeded (f. 37. c.). Shrubs or herbs, with purple or white flowers. 105 AmôrPHa. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum ovate, concave Wings and keel wanting. Stamens exserted, monadelphous at the base. Legume compressed, ovate, or lunulate, 1-2-seeded Shrubs, with bluish-purple flowers. 106 Eysenua’rptia. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, uppet teeth more remote, lowest one longest. Vexillum oblong, dis tinct from the keel. Ovary biovulate. Style hooked at the apex. A tree, with white flowers. 107 Nissdria. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Stamens mo nadelphous, with a dorsal fissure, or diadelphous. Legume'’stipt tate, ending in a leafy wing, 1 or many-seeded. Climbing shrubs 108 Mure ra. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, circumcised at the base after flowering. Petals deciduous. Stamens 8-10, monadelphous, falling off with the calyx. Legume moniliform; | links 1-5, distinct, indehiscent, 1-seeded. A tree. 109 Loncnoca’revs. Calyx urceolate, 5-toothed. Vexillum | orbicular, about equal in length with the wings and keel. St mens monadelphous and diadelphous. Legume on a short stipes flat, membranous, 4-8-seeded. Trees, with purplish flowers. 110 Ropinta. Calyx 5-toothed; teeth lanceolate, 2 Sup” rior ones shorter and approximate. Vexillum large. Keel obtuse. Stamens deciduous. Style bearded in front. Legum nearly sessile, many-seeded, margined at the seminiferous sutul® Spiny trees, with white or rose-coloured flowers. 111 Porræ'a. Calyx obliquely truncate, 5-toothed, 2 upp“ teeth very short. Petals connivent. Vexillum retuse, short than the wings, but with the keel longer than the wings. Stamets a little exserted. Legume stipitate, mucronate, compressed many-seeded. Shrubs, with white or red flowers. 112 SaBinea. Calyx cup-shaped, with a truncate somewhit entire margin. Keel very blunt, rather shorter than the ve*™ lum. Legume compressed, elongated, mucronate, many-seed Shrubs, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, and purplish flowers. 113 Course‘ria. Calyx 5-cleft, 2 superior lobes shorter than the rest, and joined together a little higher. Vexillum ob” cordate. Keel obtuse, shorter than the wings. Style beard at the apex. Stigma capitate. Legume compressed, 5-8-seeded mucronate. Woolly trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves, yellow flowers. 4 114 SesBa'nra. Calyx 5-cleft, or 5-toothed (f. 38. a.) Vesil- lum roundish, complicated (f. 38. 6.), larger than the keel | which is obtuse, and 2-edged at the base. ER SM ee ee = SOO ; obtuse. LEGUMINOSÆ. Sheath of stamens biauriculate at the base. Legume elongated, slender (f. 88. c.). Shrubs or herbs, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and usually with yellow flowers. 115 Aca`rı. Calyx campanulate, bluntly 5-toothed. Vexillum oval-oblong, shorter than the oblong wings. Keel large, straight. Sheath of stamens furnished with large auricles. Legume stipi- tate, compressed, transversely many-celled. Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and red flowers. 116 Guorriprum. Calyx 5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate, lower teeth longer than the rest. Vexillum kidney-shaped. Legume stipitate, compressed, I-celled, 2-seeded. Herbs, with - simple and abruptly-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 117 Piscipra. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Keel obtuse. Legume stalked, linear, having 4 membranous wings, with the seeds interrupted by spongy substance. Trees, with white flowers variegated with red. 118 Dausenronta. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Keel very blunt. Vexillum roundish, stipitate. Legume stalked, oblong, compressed, furnished with 4 wings, and with the seeds interrupted by spongy substance. Shrubs, with abruptly pin- nate leaves, and yellow or scarlet flowers. 119 Coryne’tta. Calyx somewhat bilabiate, 5-toothed. Petals with short claws. Keel obtuse. Styleclavate. Legume lanceolate, compressed, marginate, many-seeded. Shrubs, with abruptly pinnate leaves and purplish flowers. 120 Caraca‘na. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Wings and vexillum about equal in length. Stigma truncate. Legume sessile and subterete, many-seeded. Shrubs, with abruptly pin- nate leaves, and yellow and white flowers. 121 Haurmope’npron. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Keel Wings acute, auricled. Legume stipitate, inflated, ovate, few-seeded, depressed at the seminiferous suture. X” shrub, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and purplish flowers. 122 Dieny'sa. Calyx 5-cleft, 2 upper lobes roundish. Vex- illum obovate, reflexed. Wings flat. Keel falciform. Legume linear, compressed, 5-6-seeded, furnished with a large membra- nous vesicle at each side on the sutures, opposite each other, Shrubs, with yellow flowers. 123 Cato’pHaca. Calyx 5-cleft; lobes acuminated. Keel obtuse. Style hairy, incurved at the apex. Legume sessile, oblong, nearly terete, mucronate, hairy. A shrub, with yellow flowers. 124 Corv`rea. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum bicallous, larger than the obtuse keel. Stigma lateral, hooked. Style bearded behind. Legume stipitate, boat-shaped, inflated. Shrubs, with yellow flowers. 125 Spuxnorny'sa. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum broad. Keel obtuse. Style bearded lengthwise. Legume stipitate, inflated, spherical. Herbs, with red flowers. 126 Swainsdnia. Calyx bicallous, 5-toothed. large. Keel obtuse, rather longer than the wings. Vexillum Style _ bearded lengthwise behind. Shrubs, with purple, scarlet, and _ white flowers. 127 Lesse rtia. Calyx half 5-cleft. Vexillum broad. Keel - terete, many-jointed (f. 41. e.). 99 obtuse. Stigma capitate. Legume indehiscent, compressed, or inflated. shrubs, with nodding purple flowers. 128 Suruerta’npia. Calyx 5-toothed. Vexillum with re- plicate sides. Keel oblong. Wings very short. Style bearded lengthwise behind. Legume inflated. Shrubs, with scarlet flowers. Style with a transverse beard in front. Herbs or sub- SUBTRIBE V. ASTRAGA‘LEæÆ. Legume (f. 39. c. f. 40. c.) bilocular or half bilocular from one of the sutures being bent inwards lengthwise. Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined and 1 Sree. Stems herbaceous or suffrutescent. Leaves impari-pinnate, primordial ones alternate. 129 Pua‘ca. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 39. a.), 2 upper teeth re- mote. Keel obtuse (f. 39. b.). Stigma capitate. Legume somewhat turgid (f. 39. c.), 1-celled, upper suture tumid, semi- niferous. Herbs, with yellow or white flowers. 130 Oxy’troris. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 40. a.). Keel ending on the back in a mucrone. Legume turgid (f. 40. c.). Herbs, with radicle spikes of white or blue flowers. 131 Astra’caLus. Calyx 5-toothed. Keel obtuse. Herbs or subshrubs, with blue, purple, red, white, or yellow flowers, 132 Guzpexsræ’Dria. Calyx campanulate, bibracteate at the base, 5-cleft, 2 superior segments broadest. Vexillum entire, about the length of the wings. Keel minute. Legume subcy- lindrical, 1-celled, many-seeded. Stemless herbs, with simple or impari-pinnate leaves, and red or violaceous flowers. 133 Bise rRuLA. Calyx 5-cleft. Keel obtuse. Legume depressed, flat, sinuately toothed on the back. An herb, with blue flowers. Trise III. Hepysa‘rex. Embryo with the radicle bent back upon the edge of the cotyledons (f. 21. e. f.). Corolla papilionaceous (f. 42, b.). Stamens rarely free, usually monadelphous (f. 43. e.) or diadelphous, 9 joined and 1 free (f. 44. d.), or 5 in each bundle. Legume dividing transversely into 1-seeded cells or joints (f. 41. e.). Cotyledons flat (£. 21. f.). This tribe is easily distinguished from the rest in the legumes dividing transversely into joints or cells. Suptrise I, CoronicceÆ. Flowers umbellate (f. 41. b. f. 42. b.). Legume terete (f. 41. e.) or compressed. Stamens dia- delphous, 9 joined and 1 free. 134 Scorriu'rus. Calyx with 5 acute lobes. Keel 2-edged. Style acute. Legume revolute, rather spiral, 3-6-jointed, muri- cated. Herbs, with simple leaves, and yellow flowers. 135 Coronitta. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 41. a.), 2 upper teeth Petals unguiculate. Keel acute. Legume rather Shrubs or herbs, with impari- pinnate leaves, and yellow, white, or purple flowers. 136 Asrrozdsrum. Calyx 5-toothed. Keel small, com- pressed. Legume rather terete, many-jointed. Herbs with im- pari-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 137 OrnitHorus. Calyx bracteate, 5-toothed. Keel small, 0 2 approximate. 100 compressed. Legume compressed, many-jointed. Herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and white or rose-coloured flowers. 138 Hippocre'pis. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 42. a.), lobes acute. Keel 2-edged (f. 42. d.). Style acute. Legume curved, many- jointed (f. 42. e.). Herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and yel- low flowers. 139 Securrcera. Calyx bilabiate, lower lip 3-parted, upper one bidentate. Petals unguiculate. Keel acute. Legume com- pressed, ending in a long beak. An herb, with impari-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. SUBTRIBE II. Evunepysa‘ree. (f. 43. g. f. 44. c.). Legumes compressed (f. 43. i. f. 44. g.). 140 Drrnaca. Calyx 5-cleft, bibracteate at the base. Sta- mens disposed in two 5-anthered bodies. Legume compressed, jointed. A shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves. 141 Piıcre‘ria. Calyx 5-cleft, 2 upper lobes obtuse, 3 lower ones spiny. Vexillum roundish, complicated. Keel obtuse, a little shorter than the wings. Stamens diadelphous (9-1). Le- gume stipitate, compressed, few-seeded. Shrubs, with impari- pinnate leaves and yellow flowers. 142 Ormoca’rrum. Calyx bracteate, 5-cleft; lobes acute. Vexillum broad, entire. Keel obtuse, 2-edged. Stamens dia- delphous (9-1). Legume stipitate, many-jointed. Shrubs, with simple or impari-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 143 Amicta. Calyx 5-cleft, very unequal. Vexillum orbi- cular. Wings applied to the keel. Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume linear, compressed, many- jointed. Climbing shrubs, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 144 Porre'tia. Calyx bilabiate ; upper lip bidentate, lower one 3-toothed, Vexillum semiorbicular, emarginate, with re- flexed sides. Wings spreading. Stamens 8-10, monadelphous, with the tube cleft above. Stigma capitate. Legume com- pressed, 3-4-jointed. Climbing shrubs, with abruptly-pinnate leaves. 145 Pranarium. Calyx subcampanulate. Stamens diadel- phous. Legume stipitate, compressed, 8-jointed, marked with a prominent nerve on the sides. A climbing shrub, with impari- pinnate leaves. 146 Myriapr nus. teas, 5-toothed. Legume many-seeded. ruptly-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 147 Zornta. Calyx bilabiate ; upper lip emarginate ; lower one trifid. Vexillum with revolute edges. Keel bifidly lunu- late. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, 3-5-jointed. Leaves with 2-4 leaflets, and yellow flowers. 148 Srytosa’ntuEs. Calyx long, tubular, 5-parted, unequal. Petals inserted in the tube of the calyx. Keel minute, bifid at the apex. Style very long. Stamens monadelphous, with the tube cleft. Stigma capitate, hispid. Legume 2-jointed. Herbs or subshrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 149 Ape’smra. Calyx 5-cleft ; lobes acute. Vexillum com- plicated above the wings when young. Keel curved and trun- cate at the apex. Stamens distinct, but approximate. Flowers disposed in racemes Calyx inclosed in 2 opposite, leafy brac- An herb, with ab- Legume LEGUMINOSÆ. compressed, many-jointed. Herbs, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, and usually yellow flowers. 150 Æcnynômene. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate ; upper lip bifid or bidentate, lower one 3-toothed. Stamens 10, diadelphous in 2 equal bundles. Legume compressed, jointed, straight. Herbs or shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and usually yellow flowers 151 Smirnia. Calyx bipartite. Stamens diadelphous, di- vided in 2 equal bundles. Legume plicate, jointed, inclosed in the calyx. Herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers, 152 Lov’rea. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft (f. 43. a.), when in fruit inflated. Vexillum obcordate (f. 43. d.). Keel obtuse (f. 48. b.). Legume 4-6-jointed (f. 43. i.), plaited, or rather spiral (f. 43. i.). Herbs, with simple or trifoliate leaves, and white or purple flowers. 153 Ura‘rta. Calyx 5-cleft; segments setaceous. Legume with few joints, plaited, or rather spiral. Herbs or subshrubs, with impari-pinnate, ternate, or simple leaves, and purplish ot yellow flowers. 154 Nicotsénra. Calyx 5-parted ; segments subulate, bearded, Corolla shorter than the calyx. Legume straight, exserted, compressed, many-jointed. Herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and bluish-purple flowers. 155 Desmopium. Calyx bibracteolate at the base, obscurely bilabiate ; upper lip bifid, lower one 3-parted (f. 44. a.). Vex illum roundish (f. 44. ¢.). Keel obtuse (f. 44. b.), shorter that the wings. Legume compressed, many-jointed (f. 44. g.) ; joints separating at maturity. Herbs or shrubs, with trifoliate, rarely simple leaves, and purple, blue, or white flowers. 156 Dicr’rma. Calyx bibracteolate, bilabiate; upper lip entire, lower one trifid. Vexillum obovate, about equal m length to the keel and wings. Keel obtuse. Legume 2-9- jointed. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 157 Taverniz'ra. Calyx bibracteolate, half 5-cleft; seg ments lanceolate-linear. Vexillum somewhat obovate. Wing shorter than the calyx. Keel obtuse. Style long, flexuov® Legume of 2 orbicular, flat joints. Shrubs, with simple or t foliate leaves, and rose-coloured or yellow flowers. 158 Hepy’sarum. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments linear-awl-shapeil Vexillum large. Keel obliquely truncate, longer than the wings Legume many-jointed, compressed. Herbs or subshrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and rather large, purple, white, or creat” | coloured flowers. 159 Onosry'cuis. Calyx 5-cleft; segments subulate. Keel obliquely truncate. Wings short. Legume sessile, compressed 1-seeded, echinated, crested or winged. Herbs, with impari- pi nated leaves, and red or white flowers. 160 Ereidris. Calyx campanulate, truncate, hardly 5-tooth ed. Vexillum obovate. Keel obtuse. Legume compres” 1-celled, 1-seeded, rather membranous. Herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 161 Lespepe‘za. Calyx 5-parted, bracteate at the base Keel transversely obtuse. Legume 1-seeded, compressed, - armed. Herbs and subshrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and pi plish or cream-coloured flowers. thet 162 E’senus, Calyx 5-cleft, with the tube at length ra LEGUMINOSÆ. ventricose ; segments linear-awl-shaped, equal in length to the corolla. Wings small, shorter than the tube of the calyx. Stamens monadelphous. Legume roundish, 1-2-seeded. Leaves usually impari-pinnate, and flowers red. 163 Fremineta. Calyx acutely 5-cleft; lower segment longest. Vexillum striated. Legume sessile, oval, turgid, 2- valved, 1-celled, 2-seeded. Herbs or subshrubs, with simple or trifoliate leaves, and red or purple flowers. SUBTRIBE II. Arna‘crx. Flowers disposed in racemes (f. 45. h.) or spikes. Legumes rather terete (f. 45. d.). 164 Atna‘ct, Calyx 5-toothed. Petals equal in length. Vexillum obovate, complicate. Keel straight, obtuse. Style filiform, acute. Legume stipitate, terete, few-seeded, not arti- culated. Subshrubs or herbs, with simple leaves, and red flowers. 165 Atystca’rpus. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft (f. 45. a.). Legume many-jointed, terete (f. 45. d.) or somewhat com- pressed. Herbs, with simple leaves, and yellow or purple petals, which are hardly longer than the calyx. 166 Bremontie’ra. Calyx campanulate, subtruncate, hardly 5-toothed. Corolla 3 times longer than the calyx. Legume many-jointed, somewhat compressed. Shrubs, with simple leaves, and small purple flowers. § 2. SarcôLoBæ. Embryo with thick fleshy cotyledons (f. 21. b.). Trise IV. Vicieæ. Corolla papilionaceous (f. 46. d.). Stamens dia- delphous (f. 46. g.), that is, 9 joined together, and 1 free. Co- tyledons thick, mealy, not changing even in germination, when above the earth, but remaining inclosed in the spermaderm. Radicle curved inwards (f. 21. f.). The leaves of all are abruptly pinnate (except in Cicer), and the common petiole either terminates in a bristle or tendril, and it is not articulated above the stem. - 167 Cìcer. Calyx 5-lobed, with the tube rather gibbous at the base, 2 or 4of the upper lobes lying over the vexillum. Legume turgid, few-seeded. Tendrilled herbs, with white flowers, and impari-pinnate or abruptly-pinnate leaves. 168 Fa‘sa. Character the same as that of Vicia, but the legume is large and coriaceous, containing large flat seeds, and the leaves are almost without tendrils, and the stem is erect. Flowers white or red. 169 Vicia. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft (f. 46. a.) or 5-toothed, 2 superior teeth shortest. Style villous at the apex (f. 46. f.). Legume many-seeded (f. 46. h.). Usually climbing herbs, with the leaves generally ending in a branched tendril (f. 46. i.). Flowers white, purple, or yellow. 170 E’rvum. Calyx 5-cleft, with linear acute segments, about equal in length to the corolla. Stigma smooth. Legume oblong, 2-4-seeded. Tendrilled herbs, with small white flowers. 171 Pisum. Calyx 5-cleft; segments leafy, 2 superior ones shortest. Style compressed, keeled, villous above. Legume rather compressed. Seeds globose. Climbing tendrilled herbs, with white or purple flowers. 101 172 La’ruyrus. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, 2 superior lobes shortest. Style flattened, dilated at the apex, villous or pubes- cent in front. Legume many-seeded. Usually climbing ten- drilled herbs, with purple, white, or yellow flowers. 173 O'curus. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, 2 upper segments conniving. Vexillum furnished with a tooth on each side. Style flattened, villous above. Legume few-seeded, winged on the seminiferous suture. An herb, with bifoliate tendrilled leaves, and solitary white flowers. 174 O'roBus. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, 2 superior lobes shortest. Style slender, linear, villous at the apex. Legume cylindrical, many-seeded. Erect herbs, with the leaves having one or many pairs of leaflets, and with the common petiole end- ing in a bristle. Flowers of various hues. 175 Prary'sryzis. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, 2 superior lobes shortest. Style broad-spatulate, villous at the apex. Le- gume oblong, many-seeded. Erect herbs, with abruptly-pin- nate few-paired leaves, ending in a simple tendril at the apex. Flowers bluish-purple. TRIBE V. PuasroLex. Corolla papilionaceous (f. 47. c. f. 48. b.). Sta- mens monadelphous (f. 47. g.), but usually diadelphous (f. 48. e. f.), that is, 9 joined together, and 1 free. Legume many- seeded (f. 49. e.), dehiscent, with a cellular transverse membrane between each seed, usually subdivided, but not articulated. Radicle bent in above the fissure of the lobes of the cotyledons (f. 21. e. f.). Cotyledons not changing by germination (f. 21. c.), but grow into thick leaves, and when above the earth they are usually exserted beyond the spermaderm. Primordial leaves opposite, the rest with the leaflets usually pinnately, rarely palmately disposed. 176 A'srus. Calyx obsoletely 5-lobed, upper lobe broadest. Vexillum acute. Stamens 9 joined, the 10th wanting. Stigma obtuse, Legume compressed, 4-6-seeded. Seeds intercepted by cellular substance. leaves. 177 Swge‘riA. Calyx 4-cleft; lobes lanceolate, acuminated. Vexillum wedge-shaped. Keel bluntly 2-edged. Stamens dia- delphous. Legume linear, compressed, many-seeded. Twin- ing slender herbs, suffruticose at the base, with trifoliate leaves, and purple flowers. 178 Macra’ntuus. Calyx tubular, 4-cleft; lobes acute, 2 lateral ones shortest. Vexillum emarginate, concave. Stamens diadelphous. Style pilose. Stigma obtuse. Legume straight, nearly terete, thick, many-seeded. A twining herb, with tri- foliate leaves, and white flowers. 179 Rornia. Calyx 5-cleft, 2 superior segments coadunate andarched. Vexillum deflexed. Keel 2-edged. Stamens mo- nadelphous, with the sheath cleft behind. Legume linear-ensi- form, many-seeded. A prostrate herb, with trifoliate leaves, and sulphur-coloured flowers. 180 Tera’mnus. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip longest and bifid, lower one 3-parted. Keel small. Stamens monadelphous, 5 alternate ones sterile. Stigma sessile, capitate. Legume linear, compressed, 2-valved, many-seeded. Twining subshrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and axillary racemes of small reddish flowers. Twining shrubs, with abruptly-pinnate 102 181 Ampuica’rpza. Calyx campanulate, 4-toothed; teeth equal, obtuse. Vexillum broad, incumbent. Stamens diadel- phous. Style filiform, crowned by a capitate stigma. Legume compressed, stipitate, 1-4-seeded. Twining herbs, with trifo- liate leaves, and apetalous flowers. 182 Kenne pya. Calyx bilabiate (f. 47. a.), upper lip bi- dentate, lower one trifid. Vexillum recurved (f. 47. b.). Sta- mens diadelphous (f. 47. g.). Stigma obtuse (f. 47. f.). Legume linear, compressed, transversely many-celled. Twining shrubs, with simple or trifoliate leaves, and scarlet, red, or purple flowers. 183 Ruyncuosta. Calyx 5-cleft, somewhat bilabiate. Co- rolla usually shorter than the calyx. Stamens diadelphous, free, filaments jointed at the base. Style filiform, bent. Legume sessile, compressed, rather falcate, 2-seeded. Climbing herbs or shrubs, with simple or trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 184 Evuriésma. Calyx 5-cleft, subbilabiate. Stamens dia- delphous. Vexillum silky or villous. Legume straight, 1-cell- ed. Subshrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 185 Face‘t1a. Calyx 5-cleft; segments linear, acute, 2 upper ones adhering together a greater length than the others. Vexillum reflexed. Keel obtuse, longer than the wings. Sta- mens diadelphous. Legume ovate, cylindrical, turgid, 6-seeded. Decumbent or twining shrubs, beset with clammy hairs, having trifoliate leaves, and yellowish flowers. 186 Wista‘rta. Calyx campanulate, somewhat bilabiate (f. 48. a.), upper lip with 2 short teeth, lower one with 3 subulate lobes. Vexillum bicallous. Wings conforming to the keel (f. 48. b.). Keel 2-edged. Stamens diadelphous (f. 48. e. f.). Legume coriaceous (f. 48. c.). Climbing shrubs, with impari- pinnate leaves, and lilac-blue flowers. 187 A'rios. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, the tooth under the keel elongated and acute. Keel falcate, linear. Stamens dia- delphous. Stigma emarginate. Legume many-seeded. Seeds in- tercepted by dissepiments. A climbing herb, with tuberous roots, impari-pinnate leaves, and brownish-purple flowers. 188 Pnasr'ozus. Calyx campanulate, bilabiate, upper lip bidentate, lower one 3-parted. Keel, as well as the diadelphous stamens and style, twisted together, rarely incurved. Legume compressed or cylindrical, many-seeded. Seeds intercepted by cellular substance. Twining herbs or subshrubs, with trifo- liate leaves, and scarlet, red, or white flowers. 189 Cyrrôrroris. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip 1-toothed, lower -one tridentate. Vexillum reflexed. Keel linear, falciform, Wings wedge-shaped, short. Stamens diadelphous. Legume sessile, linear, compressed, many-seeded. Seeds separated by spongy substance. A twining herb, with impari-pinnate leaves, and pendulous racemes of flesh-coloured flowers. 190 Sosa. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 5-cleft, with 2 of the teeth approximate or joined at the base. with a short unguis. Keel oblong, straight. phous. Legume 2-5-seeded. Seeds intercepted by cellular substance, Hispid climbing herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and violaceous flowers. 191 Dôzicuos. Vexillum ovate, Stamens diadel- Calyx bibracteolate at the base, campanu- LEGUMINOSE. late, 5-toothed, 2 of which are approximate or joined. Vexillum roundish, having 2-4 callosities at the base. Wings oblong, ob- tuse. Keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Style bearded above the middle. Legume. compressed. Seeds intercepted by cel- lular substance. Climbing herbs or shrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and white or purple flowers. 192 Tæxioca’rpum. Calyx bilabiate, 5-cleft, upper lip biden- tate, lower one 3-parted. Vexillum ovate. Wings spurred, Keel obtuse, compressed. Stamens 10, diadelphous. Legume hispid, compressed, many-celled, somewhat articulated. 193 Viena. Calyx 4-cleft. Vexillum broad, reflexed, with callosities at the base, Wings rhomboid. Stamens diadelphous. Legume terete, incurved. Twining herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 194 La’sras. Calyx tubular, 4-cleft, 3 lower ones acute, Vexillum with 4 callosities at the base. Stamens diadelphous. Style compressed, bearded below. Legume compressed. Seeds separated by cellular substance. Twining herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and white or purple flowers. 195 Pacuyruizus. Calyx urceolate, 4-lobed, upper lobe broader and emarginate. Vexillum roundish. Stamens diadel- phous. Legume compressed, 7-8-seeded. Twining subshrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and violaceous flowers. 196 Paro'cuetus, Calyx 4-cleft. Vexillum 2-lobed. Keel obtuse, covering the wings. Stigma obtuse. Legume many- seeded. Creeping herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and shewy purple flowers. 197 Didctea. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 4-cleft, 2 lateral segments narrowest. Vexillum obovate-oblong, reflexed. Stamens diadelphous. Stigma subclavate. Legume linear, compressed, winged on the upper suture. ‘Twining shrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and red flowers. 198 Psopæoca’reus. Calyx urceolate, unequally bilabiate. Vexillum roundish, reflexed, bearing 2 callosities at the base- Wings stipitate. Keel oblong, 2-edged. Stamens diadelphous Legume oblong, 4-winged, 7-8-seeded. A tuberous rooted herb, with trifoliate leaves, and bluish flowers. 199 Caxava‘zra. Calyx tubular, bilabiate (f. 49. b.), lower lip 8-toothed, upper lip with 2 large rounded lobes. Vexillum large (f. 49. d.), bicallose at the base. Wings stipitate, oblongs auriculate. Keel 2-petalled (f. 49. c.). Stamens monadelphous (f. 49. a.). Legume compressed (f. 49. e.), 3-keeled, with à membrane between each seed. Twining herbs or subshrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and large purplish flowers. 200 A’mrmous. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip bidentate, lower one trifid. Vexillum reflexed, with a tooth on each side at the base. Wings and keel linear. Stamens diadelphous. Legume , compressed, many-seeded. A climbing plant, with trifoliate leaves, and dark-red flowers. À 201 Mucu'na. Calyx campanulate, bilabiate, lower lip trifid, upper one entire. Vexillum shorter than the wings and keel. Keel acute. Stamens diadelphous. Legume hispid, oblong: torose, having cellular substance between the seeds. Twining herbs or subshrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and large, purplish, white, or yellow flowers. = & =at S jé LEGUMINOSÆ. 202 Caror6conumM. Calyx bractless, inclosing the corolla, 5-cleft ; segments elongated, rather unequal, pinnately bearded. Legume straight, depressed, rather hooked, pilose, 8-seeded. A herbaceous twining plant, with trifoliate leaves. 203 Casa‘'nus. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Segments awl- shaped. Vexillum large, bicallous at the base. Keel obtuse, straight. Stamens diadelphous. Legume oblong, compressed, torulose. Seeds each intercepted by a membrane. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 204 Lupinus. Calyx bilabiate. Vexillum reflexed on the sides. Keel acuminated. Stamens monadelphous, the sheath entire, bearing 5 small round anthers, and 5 oblong ones, which are later of coming to perfection. Style filiform, crowned by a bearded roundish stigma. Legume coriaceous, compressed, torulose. Erect herbs, with digitate leaves, composed of 5-9 leaflets, rarely simple, and racemose-spikes of blue, white, or yellow flowers. 205 Cyrisra. Calyx 4-cleft, larger than the corolla, upper segment emarginated or bifid, lower one largest. Corolla shorter than the calyx. Keel 2-edged. Stamens diadelphous. Legume 2-seeded. Climbing shrubs, with trifoliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 206 Eryturina. Calyx tubular (f. 50. a.), with a truncate subdentate mouth (f. 50. a.) or spathaceous. Vexillum oblong (f. 50. b.), very long. Wings and dipetalous keel shorter than the vexillum (f. 50. c.). Stamens diadelphous (f. 50. e.), straight. Legume long (f. 50. d.), torulose, many-seeded (f. 50. d.). Trees or shrubs, rarely herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and racemes of scarlet flowers. 207 Rupôrrnia. Calyx tubular, bilabiate, upper segment obtuse, lower one acute, 2 lateral ones very short. Vexillum ob- long-linear, very long. Wings shorter than the calyx, very narrow. Stamens diadelphous. Legume compressed, many- seeded. Climbing shrubs, with simple leaves, and scarlet flowers. 208 Bu'rza. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, 2 upper teeth approximate. Vexillum lanceolate, spreading, equal in length to the wings and keel. Stamens diadelphous. Legume stipi- tate, compressed, membranous, 1-seeded at the apex. Trees, with trifoliate leaves, and large scarlet flowers. Trise VI. Datzercie‘x. Corolla papilionaceous (f. 51. b.), perigynous. Stamens variously connected. Embryo with the radicle bent back upon the edge of the cotyledons (f. 21. e.f.). Cotyledons D fleshy (f. 21. c.) Legume 1-3-seeded (f. 51. d.), indehiscent. 6 Usually climbing shrubs, with impari-pinnate, rarely trifoliate j ib f d leaves, or reduced to the terminal leaflet. 209 De’rris. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Keel lunate. Sta- mens 10, monadelphous. Legume membranous, compressed, l-seeded. Climbing shrubs, with trifoliate or impari-pinnate leaves, and white flowers. 210 Enpesre’rmum. Calyx bibracteate at the base, bilabi- | ate, upper lip 2-lobed, lower one 3-toothed. Wings and keel 103 leafy, indehiscent, 1-seeded. A climbing shrub, with abruptly or impari-pinnate leaves, and bluish flowers. 211 PoxGa‘mia. Calyx cup-shaped, 5-toothed. Petals un- guiculate. Stamens 10, monadelphous, with the tube cleft in front. Legume substipitate, compressed, indehiscent, beaked, 1-2-seeded. Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and white flowers. 212 Datse’re1a. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed (f. 51. a.). Stamens 8-10, monadelphous, with the tube cleft in front, some- times disposed in 2 equal bundles. Legume stipitate (f. 51. d.), membranous, compressed, tapering to both ends, 1-3-seeded (f. 51. d.). Usually climbing shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, and red, white, or blue flowers. 213 Preroca’reus. Calyx 5-toothed. Stamens 10, mona- delphous or diadelphous. Legume indehiscent, suborbicular, girded by a wing, 1-seeded. Trees or shrubs, with impari-pin- nate leaves, and usually yellow flowers. 214 Drepanoca’rpus. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 5- toothed. Stamens 10, monadelphous, with the tube cleft in front or equally diadelphous. Legume compressed, indehiscent, wingless, falcate, 1-seeded. Shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves. 215 EcAsTAPHY'LLUM. Calyx campanulate, somewhat bila- biate, upper lip emarginate, lower one trifid. Stamens 8-10, equally diadelphous. Legume nearly orbicular, membranous, indehiscent, 1-seeded. Shrubs, with impari-pinnate or simple leaves. 216 Amerrmnum. Calyx 5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate. Stamens 10, monadelphous, with the tube cleft in front. Legume 2-valved, 1-seeded, with the upper suture straight, and a little winged. Shrubs, with simple leaves, and whitish flowers. 217 Bry'a. Calyx 5-toothed. Stamens monadelphous. Legume 2-jointed ; joints 1-seeded. Trees with simple leaves. 218 Decur ra. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip entire, lower one trifid. Wings and keel equal in length, larger than the vexil- lum. Stamens 10, diadelphous, one of which is free. Legume globose, 2-valved, 1-seeded. Seeds covered with farina. A climb- ing shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves. SUBORDER II. or Trise VII. Swartz’. Sepals closely joined into a globose or oblong alabastrum before expansion (f. 52. b.), but at length ruptured, valvately (f. 52. g.). Petals fen, irregular (f. 52. c.) or wanting, and are, as well as the stamens, hypogynous (f. 52. d.). Radicle incurved. Cotyledons thick. Germination unknown. Leaves simple or simply pinnate. This is a very distinct tribe, agreeing with Deta‘rium in the valveless calyx, with Mimo'sex in the hypogynous stamens, and in habit with DALBERGIE`®. 219 Swa’rtzia. Calyx ovate, globose, ruptured valvately. Petals few or wanting. Stamens 10-15-25, 2-4 of which are larger and sterile, the rest connected at the base. Legume sti- pitate, 2-valved, few-seeded. Seeds arillate. Trees or shrubs, with simple or pinnate leaves, and white flowers. 220 Ba‘purta. Calyx calyptriform, ruptured under the keel. Vexillum spreading, somewhat roundish. Wings linear, length of vexillum. Stamens 10, distinct. Legume falciform, 6-seeded. A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves, and white flowers. 104 221 Zozze’rnia. Calyx entire, cleft laterally, reflexed (f. 52. g.). Petals 5, nearly equal (f. 52. c.). Stamens 9 (f. 52. d.) -13. Legume stipitate (f. 52. e.), 1-celled, 2-valved (f. 52. h.), few-seeded. Trees or shrubs, with simple leaves, and axil- lary racemes of yellow flowers. Division II. Recre’mBr1Æ. Radicle and cotyledons straight (f. 21. à. k. l. m.). Susorper III. or Triste VIII. Mimisex. Embryo straight (f. 21. m.), with the radicle bent a little above the lobes. Flowers regular (f. 53. a.), usually poly- gamous (f. 53. b.), rarely all hermaphrodite (f. 54. b.). Sepals 4-5, equal, valvate in æstivation, usually connected at the base into a 4-5-toothed calyx (f. 54. a.) Petals 4-5, equal (f. 53. a.), also valvate in æstivation, usually hypogynous. Stamens inserted with the petals, rarely in the bottom of the calyx, sometimes free (f. 53. b. f. 54. b.), sometimes more or less connected at the base, equal in number to the petals, or multiple that number (f. 53. b.). Embryo straight. Funicle usually twisted. Leaves abruptly- pinnate or bipinnate. Cotyledons all foliaceous, except in En- TA DA, and some species of INGA. 222 Enta‘pa. Flowers polygamous. Petals 5, distinct. Stamens 10-25. Anthers glandular at the apex. Legume com- pressed, 2-jointed ; joints 1-seeded. Cotyledons fleshy. Climb- ing unarmed shrubs, with bipinnate or conjugately-pinnate leaves, with the rachis usually ending in a tendril, and numerous spikes of white flowers. 223 Mimosa. nel-shaped. Flowers polygamous. Corolla 4-5-cleft, fun- Stamens 4-5-10-15, inserted in the bottom of the corolla, or in the stipe of the ovary. Legume compressed, one or many jointed ; joints 1-seeded. Leaves conjugately digitate, or doubly pinnate. Flowers white or red, in small round heads. 224 Gacnesina. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, distinct. Stamens 10. Legume flat, indehiscent, winged on the sutures, transversely many-celled ; cells 1-seeded. Elegant shrubs, with bipinnate leaves, and axillary cylindrical spikes of yellow flowers. 225 T'xca. Flowers polygamous. Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla 5-cleft. Stamens indefinite, exserted, monadelphous. Legume compressed, 1-celled. Seeds covered with pulp or farina. Trees or shrubs, usually unarmed, with variously pinnate leaves, and spikes or heads of red or white flowers. 226 Parkia. Flowers hermaphrodite. biate, imbricate in æstivation. imbricate in æstivation. Calyx tubular, bila- Petals 5, nearly equal, rather Stamens 10, monadelphous. Legume compressed, many-seeded. Seeds covered with farinaceous substance. Trees, with bipinnate leaves, and pendulous glo- bular heads of crimson flowers. 227 Scura’nxta. Flowers polygamous. Petals connected together into a 5-cleft corolla. Stamens 8-10, free. Legume echinated, tetragonal, and as if it were 4-valved, the valves sepa- rating lengthwise. Seeds numerous. Herbs, with bipinnate leaves, and globose heads of rose-coloured flowers. LEGUMINOSÆ. 228 DarziNGTdNIA. Flowers hermaphrodite. Petals 5, dis- tinct. Stamens 5. Legume lanceolate, few-seeded. Herbs, with bipinnate leaves, and heads of white flowers. 229 Desma’ntuus. Flowers polygamous. Calyx 5-toothed, Petals 5, distinct. Stamens 10, rarely 5, in the lower flowers sterile, membranous or filiform. Legume 2-valved. Herbs or shrubs, with bipinnate leaves, and pedunculated spikes of white flowers with yellow filaments. 230 ADENANTHE RA. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5- toothed. Petals 5,sessile. Stamens 10 ; anthers each tipped with a deciduous pedicellate gland. Legume compressed, transversely many-celled, rather torulose, membranous. Trees or shrubs, with bipinnate leaves, and racemose spikes of flowers. 231 Prôsoris. Flowers polygamous. Calyx 5-toothed. Pe- tals 5, free. Stamens 10, hardly connate at the base. Legume filled with pulp, torulose. Unarmed or prickly trees or shrubs, with bipinnate leaves, and loose spikes of yellow flowers. 232 Lacony’cnium. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 5-tooth- ed. Petals free. Stamens 10, free. Legume stipitate, inde hiscent, subdidymous, filled with pulp. A prickly shrub, with | bipinnate leaves. | 233 Aca‘cta. Flowers polygamous (f. 53. c. f. 54. b) Calyx 4-5-toothed (f. 54. a.). Petals 4-5, connected or free (f. 53. a.) Stamens from 10 to 200. Legume dry, 2-valved. Ur armed or prickly trees or shrubs, with very variable leaves, and spikes or heads of white or yellow, rarely red, flowers. 234 ERYTHROPHLE'UM. Flowers hermaphrodite, regular. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, equal. Stamens perigynous. Legume compressed, 2-valved, many-seeded. Large unarmed trees, with } bipinnate leaves, and terminal racemes of flowers. SUBORDER IV. Cxsatrr'nex. Flowers more or less irregular, sometime papilionaceous, but usually regular (f. 55. c. f. 56. b.). Petals irregularly imbricate in æstivation, sometimes wanting, alway’ free (f. 55. c. f. 56. b.). Stamens more or less unequal (f. sb c. f. 57. d.), always perigynous, usually free, rarely with the filaments concrete, as in tribe Grorrre’x. Embryo straigh (f. 21. g. h. l. m.), with a large plumule. TRIBE IX. Grorrrex. Petals perigynous, unequal, disposed in a pap lionaceous manner (f. 55. c.), imbricate in æstivation. Stamew monadelphous or diadelphous. Cotyledons fleshy or oily (f. 21.1) This is an artificial tribe, and perhaps should have been brough in among the ParirioNA'cE#, but it agrees with Casse æ ml embryo being straight. 235 Ara'cuis. Calyx tubular, bilabiate. Corolla resup" nate. Stamens inserted in the calyx with the petals, 9 JO and 1 free, the last is sterile. Legume ovate-oblong, obtuse, 1 dehiscent, 2-4-seeded. Seeds thick. Herbs, with abrupt!) pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 236 Voannze1a. Flowers polygamous. Calyx campan” late. Wings horizontal. Stamens diadelphous. Legume roun LEGUMINOSÆ, fleshy, 1-seeded. An herb, with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers. 237 PERA’LTEA. Calyx bibracteolate, bilabiate, lower lip trifid, upper one bidentate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume compressed, 4-8-seeded. Subshrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves and large purplish flowers. 288 BroNGNIA'RTIA. All as in Perdliea, but the legume has a longer stipe, and the seminiferous suture is without a margin. 239 Anpira. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Vexillum roundish, emarginate, longer than the keel. Stamens diadel- phous, 9 joined, and 1 free. Legume stipitate, orbicular, &c, hard, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and terminal panicles of purple flowers. 240 Grorrroya. Calyx campanulate, somewhat bilabiate, half 5-cleft. Wings and keel about equal in length, shorter than the vexillum. Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined, and 1 free. Legume drupaceous, egg-shaped, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and axillary racemes or panicles of yellowish flowers. 241 Bro’wnea. Calyx with 2 connate bracteas at the base, constituting a sheath (f. 55.a.). Calyx 5-cleft (f. 55. b.). Pe- tals 5 (f. 55, c.), unguiculate (f. 55. e.). Stamens 10-15, mo- nadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume 1-celled, many-seeded, acinaciform, compressed. Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and rose-coloured flowers, rising in fascicles from the buds. 242 Drrterix. Calyx 3-5-cleft, 2 upper segments largest, wing-formed, 1-3 lower ones small. Corolla papilionaceous. Stamens 8-10, monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume somewhat compressed, thick, 2-valved, 1-seeded. Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. TRIBE X. Casstz‘x. Lobes of calyx imbricate before expansion (f. 57. a.). Petals perigynous (f. 56.b. f. 57. b.), nearly equal, rarely sub-papilionaceous, imbricate in æstivation. Stamens distinct (f. 57.c. £.56. c.). Legume usually dry and 2-valved (f. 58. g. f.56.e.). Cotyledons leafy, rarely fleshy. Leaves bi or tripinnate, sometimes abruptly or impari-pinnate, sometimes simple. Habit variable, 243 Morinea. Petals 5, nearly equal. Stamens 10, un- equal, sometimes 5 of which are sterile. Legume silique- formed, 3-valved. Trees, with bi-tripinnate leaves. . #44 Grepi’tscn1a. Flowers unisexual or hermaphrodite. Calyx 3-4-5-cleft. Petals 3-4-5, the 2 lowest ones joined into a keel. Stamens equal in number to the petals, and opposite the Sepals. Legume transversely many-celled, rarely 1-celled, 1- seeded. Spinose trees, with abruptly pinnate or bipinnate leaves, and spikes of greenish flowers. | 245 Gymxôcrapus. Flowers dioecious. Calyx tubular, 5- cleft. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 10, inclosed. Legume oblong, thick, pulpy inside. An unarmed tree, with bipinnate leaves, _ and racemes of white flowers. - 246 Anoma, VOL. II, Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, equal, Stamens 10, 105 the 5 alternate ones sterile. Legume oblong, thick, 2-valved, 1- celled, many-seeded. A tree, with opposite bipinnate leaves, and panicles of white flowers. 247 GuiranDina. Calyx urceolate, 5-cleft. sile, nearly equal. Stamens 10, villous at the base. ovate, echinated, 2-valved, 1-3-seeded. Seeds bony, shining. Trees or shrubs, beset with hooked prickles, with abruptly bi- pinnate leaves, and racemose spikes of yellow flowers. 248 Courte riA. Calyx turbinate, 5-cleft, lower segment largest, edged with glandular teeth. Petals 5, upper one largest. Stamens 10, bearded at the base, with a nectariferous gland on the upper side of the ovary. Stigma ciliated with glands. Legume compressed, spongy, hardly dehiscent, trans- versely many-celled. Seeds 4-6. Spinose shrubs or trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and racemes of yellow flowers. 249 Cxsatri'nta. Calyx 5-cleft, lower segment largest and arched. Petals 5, unequal, unguiculate, upper one shortest. Stamens 10, villous at the base, ascending. Legume unarmed, compressed, 2-valved, many-seeded. Prickly or unarmed trees or shrubs, with abruptly bipinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 250 Poincia‘na. Calyx 5-cleft, unequal, lower segment arched. Petals 5, unguiculate, upper one difformed. Stamens 10, long, hairy at the base. Legume compressed, 2-valved, many-celled. Trees or shrubs, with abruptly bipinnate leaves, and usually with variegated flowers. 251 Mezonevu‘rum. Calyx 5-cleft; lower segment arched, the other suborbicular, Petals 5, unguiculate, upper one smallest. Stamens 10, declinate, villous at the base. Legume leafy, flat, ovate-oblong, indehiscent, 1-celled, many-seeded, expanded into a wing on the upper suture. Prickly trees, with abruptly bipinnate leaves. | 252 Reicna’rpia. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Petals 6-10, unequal, sub-papilionaceous. Stamens 10, declinate, cohering by a beard below the middle. Legume samaroid, ex- panded into a wing. A genus hardly known. 253 Lasrcuea. Calyx 5-cleft, regular, deciduous. Petals 5, roundish, obovate, nearly equal. Stamens 2, hypogynous, very short. Anthers 2-celled, bursting by a sub-operculate pore. Ovary ona short stipe, ovate-oblong, 2-ovulate. Style subulate. Stigma simple. A shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, and terminal racemes of flowers. 254 Horrmansr’coia. Calyx 5-cleft. late, glandular at the base, upper one broadest. covered with glandular hairs, one usually abortive. linear, compressed, many-seeded. Herbs or subshrubs, with impari-bipinnate leaves, and racemes of yellow flowers. 255 Mexanosti'cta. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, nearly equal, tapering to the base, length of calyx. Stamens 10, villous at the base, Legume compressed, ovate-oblong, hairy. Sub- shrubs, with impari-bipinnate leaves. 256 Poma‘ria. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 56. a.). Petals 5 (f. 56. b.), unguiculate, upper one concave and shorter. Stamens 10 (f. 56. c.), declinate, hairy at the base. Legume oblong (f. 56. d.), compressed, 2-seeded (f. 56.¢.). Shrubs, with abruptly bi. pinnate leaves, Petals 5, ses- Legume Petals 5, unguicu- Stamens 10, Legume 106 257 Hzæmato’xyron. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, hardly longer than the calyx. Stamens 10, pilose at the base. Legume com- pressed, acuminated at both ends, 1-celled, 2-seeded, with the valves ruptured longitudinally in the middle. A tree, with abruptly pinnate or bipinnate leaves. 258 Parxinsonia. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, upper one roundish, unguiculate. Stamens 10, declinate. Legume linear, acuminated at both ends, torose. A spiny shrub, with pinnate leaves and yellow flowers. 259 Capra. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, beset with glands on the inside of the tube. Petals 5, equal, inserted in the calyx. Stamens 10, joined at the base. Legume linear, many-seeded, stipitate. An unarmed shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves and whitish flowers. 260 Zucca’enta. Calyx turbinate, 5-cleft, lower segment longest. Petals 5. Stamens 10, pilose at the base. Stigma funnel-shaped. Legume subovate, compressed, 1-seeded, hairy. A clammy shrub, with abruptly pinnate leaves and red flowers. 261 CEratdnia. Flowers polygamous or dioecious. Calyx 5-parted. Petals wanting. Stamens 5. Stigma sessile, orbi- cular. Legume broad, indehiscent, many-seeded, transversely many-celled, pulpy inside. Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves. 262 CasranosPE RMUM, Calyx coloured, somewhat bila- biate. Wings and keel about equal in length. Stamens 10, free. Legume large, 2-valved, 4-seeded, spongy inside, stipi- tate. Seeds large. A tree, with large impari-pinnate leaves, and racemes of coloured flowers. 263 Harpwrcxia. Sepals 4-5, hardly connected at the base. Corolla none. Stamens 8-10. Stigma peltate. ceolate, 1-seeded, dehiscent at the apex. pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers. 264 Jone'sts, Calyx bibracteate at the base, coloured, funnel-shaped, 4-lobed. Petals wanting. Stamens 8, some- times only 6-7, exserted. Legume 4-8-seeded, compressed, acinaciform. Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and orange- coloured flowers. 265 Tacmica'‘cra. Calyx 5-cleft, unequal, obtuse. 5, inserted in the mouth of the calyx, unequal. Stamens 10, exserted, villous at the base, unequal. Legume compressed, membranous, indehiscent, 1-seeded. Trees, with abruptly-pin- nate leaves and yellow flowers, 266 Bary’xytum. Sepals 5, hardly connected at the base, equal. Petals 5, rather unguiculate. Stamens 10, unequal, hypogynous? Anthers 4-celled. Legume rather terete, curved, many-seeded. Trees, with abruptly-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers. 267 MoLDENHAWE'RA. claws. Legume lan- Trees, with abruptly Petals Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, on long Stamens 10, smooth, one of which is sterile, longer, and furnished with hairs. Legume linear-oblong. A tree, with pin- nate and bipinnate leaves and yellow flowers. 268 Hums6rpria. Calyx 4-cleft. Petals 5, inserted in the mouth of the calyx. Stamens 5, smooth. Legume oblong, com- pressed. Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves, 269 Hereroste Mon. Calyx 4-cleft, bibracteate at the base. Petals 3, inserted in the mouth of the calyx. Stamens 8, de- LEGUMINOSÆ. clinate and monadelphous at the base, and pilose above, 3 lower ones longest and fertile, and 4 bearing barren 2-lobed anthers, Legume flat, tapering to both ends, many-seeded. Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves, winged petioles, and large flowers. 270 Amue’rstia. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, with the stamens inserted in it near the apex, bibracteate at the base, valvate in æstivation. Petals unequal, upper one large, unguiculate, ob. cordate, lateral ones wedge-shaped, 2 lower ones awl-shapeti Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined, and 1 free, adhering to the pedi- cel of the ovary. Anthers versatile. Legume stalked, flat oblong, few-seeded. A tree, with abruptly pinnate leaves, and pendulous racemes of shewy scarlet flowers, some of the petals tipped with yellow. 271 Tamarrnovs. Calyx 5-cleft, unequal. Petals 3, 2 of which are ovate, and the middle one cucullate. Stamens 9-10, 2 or 3 longer, monadelphous, and fertile, 7 short and sterile. Legume stalked, acinaciform, compressed, 3-6-seeded, pulpy inside. Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves. 272 Ca’ssta. Sepals hardly connected at the base (f.57.@) |. more or less unequal. Petals 5, unequal (f. 57. b.). Stamens | 10, free (f. 57. c. d.), unequal, 3 upper ones abortive (f. 57. d.); anthers bursting by 2 pores at the apex (f. 57. f.). Legume compressed, transversely many-celled ; cells 1-seeded. Shrubs or herbs, with abruptly pinnate leaves and yellow flowers. 273 Dera'ria. Calyx 5-toothed, spathaceous. Vexillum large, spreading. Stamens 10. Stigma acute. Legume elon gated, few-seeded. Shrubs, with simple leaves. 274 CHAMÆFYSTULA. The same as Cássia, but the legum is terete, and hardly dehiscent and pulpy inside. Trees and shrubs, with abruptly-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers. 275 Caruarroca’rpus. The same as Cássia, but differs ™ the long terete, woody, indehiscent pod, which is filled with pulp inside. Trees, with abruptly-pinnate leaves and racemes ° yellow flowers. 276 Exôsryris. Calyx clavate, 5-cleft, 3 of the segments revolute. Petals 5, nearly equal, imbricately conniving, inse in the middle of the calyx. Stamens 10, nearly equal, dilated at the base ; anthers sagittate, cuspidate. Style elongated, si ple. Legume thick, many-seeded. A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves, and racemes of rose-coloured flowers. 277 Merrocy’n1a. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5. Stamens 10, hairy. Legume short, somewhat reniform, 1-seeded, warted 0! plicate. A tree, with abruptly-pinnate leaves. 278 Arze'ra. Calyx 4-cleft. Petals 4, unguiculate, uppet one largest. Stamens 10, 2 upper ones sterile. Legume W Le many-celled. Seeds arillate. A genus hardly known. 279 MezaxéxyLron. Calyx deeply 5-cleft. Petals 5, nea equal. Stamens 10, hairy. Legume compressed, falcate. S with winged aril. A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves, and pani cled racemes of rusty flowers. 5 280 Aco’smium. Calyx campanulate, 4-5-cleft. Petals * spreading. Stamens 10, inserted in the bottom of the caly® Ovary elongated, perhaps a legume. A tree, with impari-pinnat? leaves, and racemes of yellow flowers. ; 281 Scnôria. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, lateral ones incum one sterile. LEGUMINOSÆ. bent. Stamens 10, smooth. Ovary pedicellate. Trees, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, and racemes of vermillion flowers. 282 Coparrera. Calyx 4-cleft, unequal. Petals wanting. Stamens 10. Legume stipitate, coriaceous, compressed, 2-valv- ed, 1-seeded. Seed arillate. Trees, with abruptly-pinnate leaves. 283 Cynometra. Calyx 4-parted; segments reflexed, pen- cilled at the apex. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 10 ; anthers bifid at the apex. Legume roundish, fleshy, indehiscent, tubercled, l-seeded. Trees, with bifoliate leaves, and red flowers, rising from the trunk. 284 In’rsta. Calyx campanulate, 5-parted. Petal one, un- guiculate. Stamens 9, 3 of which are fertile, longer, and decli- nate. Legume compressed, 3-4-seeded. Trees, with abruptly or impari-pinnate leaves. 285 Eprr’rua. Calyx urceolate, 4-cleft. Petal one, fringed, inserted in the middle of the calyx. Stamens 10, long, villous, and rather monadelphous at the base. Legume compressed, falciform, 1-4-seeded. A tree, with abruptly-pinnate leaves and red flowers. 286 Parivda. Calyx bibracteolate, 3-5-parted. Petal one, large, convolute, inserted in the calyx. Stamens 10, 9 joined at the base, and 1 free. Legume thick, compressed, 1-seeded. A tree, with abruptly-pinnate leaves and purple flowers. 287 Antuonota. Calyx 4-cleft, unequal, girded by a 2- lobed bractea at the base. Petal one, on a long claw, emar- ginate. Stamens 10, 3 of which are very long. Legume com- pressed, hardly dehiscent, 1-celled, many-seeded. A tree, with abruptly-pinnate leaves. 288 Ovu’rEa. Calyx 5-cleft, bibracteate at the base. Petals 5, one of which is very large and undulated. Stamens 3-4, free, Legume compressed, 1-seeded. Trees, with ab- ruptly-pinnate leaves. 289 Vova‘ra. Calyx 4-cleft, bibracteate at the base. Petal one, flat. Stamens 3, Legume stalked, 1-seeded. Trees, with # bifoliate leaves. pi 290 Hymexzæ'a. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 4-5-parted. b Petals 5, glandular. Stamens 10, distinct, inflated in the middle. i’ Legume woody, mealy inside, 1-celled, many-seeded. Trees, with bifoliate leaves. W nearly equal. 291 Scune’zza. Calyx 5-toothed. Stamens 10. Style none. Petals 5, unguiculate, Legume truncate. jé Shrubs, with 2-lobed leaves and white flowers. „i from the rest. 292 Bauurinia. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, upper one distant Stamens 10, sometimes 9 of which are sterile (f. # 58. c.), and joined, and 1 free (f. 58. e.) and bearing an anther, Sometimes all monadelphous at the base and fertile, or 5 or 3 „Ý fertile, Legume (f. 58. g.) 2-valved, 1-celled, many-seeded „9 (£. 58. h.). Shrubs, with 2-lobed leaves. aff 293 Cr’rcis. Calyx urceolate, 5-toothed. Petals 5, ungui- culate, sub-papilionaceous, all distinct, the wings largest. Sta- W mens 10, free, unequal. Legume oblong, compressed, 1-celled, 0 many-seeded. Trees, with simple cordate leaves. 294 Pato vEA. Calyx girded by a 2-lobed bractea, 4-5- _ lobed. Petals 3-4. Stamens 9, rising from the tube of the # eE EE 107 calyx. Legume compressed, 6-7-seeded. A shrub, with simple leaves. 295 Ator’xyton. Calyx 4-parted; lower lobe falcate and longer than the rest. Petals 5, unequal. Stamens 10, distinct. Style filiform. Legume woody, falcate, 1-seeded. A tree, with simple, alternate leaves, and terminal flowers. 296 Amaria, Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, equal, keeled. Sta- mens 10, monadelphous. Legume long, compressed, torose, many-seeded. Shrubs, with simple leaves. 297 Bownprcuta. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, free, lateral ones longest, therefore disposed in a papilionaceous manner. Stamens 10, free. Legume compressed, membranous, winged, many-seeded, indehiscent. A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves and violaceous flowers. 298 Cru'pya. Calyx bibracteate at the base, 4-cleft, Petals wanting. Stamens 8-10, inserted in the tube of the calyx, free. Legume coriaceous, 1-2-seeded. Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves. 299 Dia'tium. Calyx 5-parted, 2 exterior lobes rather broadest. Petals wanting. Stamens 2, inserted in the upper side of the receptacle. Legume velvety, 1-2-seeded, pulpy inside. Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves. 300 Copa‘rium. Calyx 5-parted. Petal one, linear-lan- ceolate. Stamens 2, inserted in the calyx. . Legume velvety, 1- seeded, filled with mealy pulp inside. nate leaves. 301 Vara irea. Flowers unknown. Legume coriaceous, roundish, compressed, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Seed large, flat. A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves. Trees, with impari-pin- Tre XI. Derarte’z. Calyx 4-lobed, globose before expansion, with valvate lobes. Petals wanting. Stamens 10-25, perigynous, nearly free. Legume fleshy. Cotyledons thick. impari-pinnate leaves. It differs from all the other tribes of this order in the drupaceous fruit, and therefore comes near to Ro- Trees, mith SA‘CEÆ. 302 Dera‘r1um. Stamens 10, distinct. Drupe orbicular, 1- celled, 1-seeded. A tree, with impari- pinnate leaves. 303 Corpy LA. Stamens 30-35, somewhat monadelphous at the base. Legume stipitate, 1-celled, many-seeded. A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves. + Genera belonging to Leguminose, but they are not suffi- ciently known, and are therefore not received among the tribes. 304 Crum’n1um. Calyx cup-shaped, truncate. Legume compressed, flat, many-seeded, margined on both sides. 305 PuyzrordBrum. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft ; teeth equal, awl-shaped. Corolla papilionaceous, the vexillum a little larger than the other petals. Legume turgid, compressed at the sutures, falcate, 6-10-seeded, opening at one of the sutures. A flexuous herb, with impari-pinnate leaves and whitish flowers. 306 Ampnindmra. Calyx ventricose, 5-cleft; segments lan- P2 108 LEGUMINOSÆ. ceolate, spreading. Petals 5, unguiculate. Stamens 10, mona- delphous. Style lateral. Legume roundish, 1-celled, 2-valved, many-seeded, the most of which are abortive. A decumbent hairy herb, with trifoliate leaves. 307 Sarcdpum. Calyx cup-shaped, 3-toothed. Vexillum ovate, ascending. . Wings short. Keel falcate. Stamens dia- delphous. Legume fleshy, terete, many-seeded. A climbing shrub, with pinnate leaves, and spikes of rose-coloured flowers. 308 VARE’NNEA. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, unequal. Vexil- lum wedge-shaped, emarginate. Wings falcate, concave above. Keel of 2 spatulate petals, concave above. Stamens 10, diadel- phous, 9 joined, and one free. Legume compressed, rather falcate, 1-seeded. A shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, and racemes of white flowers. 309 Crarorpia. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Vexillum large, reflexed. Wings adpressed, auricled at the base. Keel obtuse, longer than the wings. Stamens 10, diadelphous. Le- gume linear, torulose, usually 2-seeded. Leaves impari-pinnate. Flowers white. 810 Ammopr’npron. Calyx calyculate. Legume flat, mem- branous, winged, 1-seeded in the middle. A spiny shrub, with bifoliate leaves. 311 Laca‘ra. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Petals 5, un- equal, unguiculate. Stamens 10, free, inserted at the bottom of the calyx, pilose at the base. Legume? pilose. A shrub, with simple leaves. 312 Harpaty'ce. Calyx bilabiate, deciduous, bibracteolate Corolla papilionaceous. Vex- Wings auricled. Keel 2-edged, twisted. Le- gume compressed, narrow at the base, 4-5-seeded. A subshrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, and large rose-coloured flowers. 313 Dirro’prion. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Corolla papi- lionaceous. Stamens 10, monadelphous. Legume 1-celled, many-seeded, spirally involute. A hairy annual herb, with tri- foliate leaves and heads of yellow flowers. 314 Rive'ria. Flowers unknown. Legume stipitate, ob- liquely-elliptic, flattish, mucronate, 2-valved, 1-seeded. Cotyle- dons thick. A tree, with impari-pinnate leaves, with the rachis winged. at the base ; lips equal, entire. illum obovate. Division I, ~ CURVEMBRIE (from curvus, curved, and embryo, (f. 21. b.e. f.). Radicle curved back upon the edge of the cotyledons. Suborder I, PAPILIONA'CEÆ (from papilio, a butterfly ; in allusion to the disposition of the petals resembling that of a butterfly f. 22. f. 23. &c.). Lin. ord. nat. 32. D. C. prod. 2. p. 94. Curvémbryz, Bronn. dis. p.131. Cyteophytum, Neck. elem. 8. p. 1. Leguminôsæ, Batsch. tabl, aff. 95. Embryo with the radicle curved back upon the edge of the cotyledons, lying above the commissure formed by the lobes (f. 21. b.e.f.). Sepals usually imbricate in æstivation, rarely some- what valvate. Petals disposed into a papilionaceous corolla or a pea flower (f. 24. b. f. 25. b., &c.), therefore always irregular. Stamens inserted in the bottom of the calyx (f. 22. c.), or peri- gynous.—Plants with simple, trifoliate or simply pinnate leaves, I. MyrosPERMUM. § 1. Phyllélobe (from ¢vddov, phyllon, a leaf, and dopo, labos, a lobe ; in reference to the lobes of embryo or cotyledons being foliaceous). D. C, Cotyledons thin, foliaceous (f. 21. a. f), Tribe I. SOPHO'REZ (plants agreeing with Sophôra in important characters). Spreng. anl. 2. p. 741. Bronn. diss. p. 131, D. C. legum. mem. V. prod. 2. p. 94. Corolla papilionaceous (f. 22. c. f. 24. b.). Stamens free (f. 25.f, f. 24. c.). Legume continuous (f. 22. d.), never articulated Cotyledons flat, leafy (f. 21. a. b.). This is a very natural tribe, known by its papilionaceous flowers, free stamens, and unartict- lated pods. I. MYROSPE’/RMUM (from pvpov, myron, myrrh, ad otepa, sperma, a seed; the seeds and cells yield a balsam that has a strong smell). Jacq. amer. (1736) p. 120. Lam. ill. 341. D. C. leg. mem. V. prod. 2. p. 94. Myróxylon, Lin. fil, suppl 233. but not of Forst. et Toluifera, Lin. gen. 524. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx campanulate, 5- toothed. Petals 5, the upper one larger than the rest. Stamens 10, free. Ovary stipitate, oblong, membranous, 2-6-ovulate, bearing a lateral, ascending, filiform style towards the apex: Legume with a naked stipe at the base, but amply winged at the apex, samaroid, indehiscent, 1-celled, 1-2-seeded, bearing the style laterally towards the apex. Seed enwrapped in balsamt resin. Radicle incurved in the first section, in the rest unknow: Cotyledons thick and flat—American trees, with abruptly-pi nate leaves, and with the leaflets usually full of pellucid dots, the glands or dots are oblong-linear, as in Samydee. The ter minal leaflet usually solitary. Perhaps a proper tribe. Sect. I. Cazv'sta (meaning unknown). Bert. ined. D. C prod. 2. p. 94. Myrospérmum, H. B. et Kunth, nov. 8 amer. 6. p. 572. Stamens with permanent filaments. : 1 M. rrure'scens (Jacq. amer. 120. t. 174. f. 34.) leaves membranous, deciduous ; legume with a reticulately-veined Wing: style permanent. k. S. Native of South America, In bushy places at Carthagena and St. Martha, on the declivities ° mountains in Caraccas, as well as on the banks of the Rio Gus rico. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. t. 570. and 571. Leaflets 7-8 pairs, alternate, somewhat crenulated, oval, emarginatt marked with pellucid lines. Legume nearly 2 inches long; W! the stipe inclosed in the calyx. According to Jacquin this § an inelegant shrub. Leaves alternate, pinnate, deciduous, ¥! commonly 3 pairs of leaflets and an odd one, which are qui entire and smooth. Flowers of a whitish rose-colour, dispo in terminal, simple, or bifid racemes. The seeds and the of the legume yield a balsam that has a strong unpleasant sm Shrubby Balsam-seed. Shrub 10 feet. Secr. II. Myréxyzon (from pupoy, myron, myrrh, and vio xylon, wood ; the wood is resinous and sweet-scented). Mutis Lin. fil. et Kunth. Stamens deciduous. 2 M. rugr'scens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 95.) branches and pe tioles hairy; leaflets ovate-lanceolate or oblong, rather mem r nous, smooth above and pubescent beneath, rather acum?” ated, emarginate. h.S. Native of South America, near v thagena and Popayan. Myróxylon pubéscens, H. B. et ee nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 374. M. peruiferum, Lamb. ill. cinch. ”* t. 1. Leaves rather membranous, marked with line-like dots An elegant tree, with white flowers disposed in terminal race The bark is filled with white resin, which, according as it abo x À more or less, changes the colour to citron-yellow, red, or dat chesnut ; the smel] and taste are grateful, balsamic, and aromallt resembling those of Red Peruvian Balsam, and sold in drug" shops under the name of white balsam. The legume conta!?® LEGUMINOSÆ. seed, which is crescent-shaped, projecting from the cell, and be- tween this and the lining of the pericarp is filled with a yellow liquid balsam, which in time dries and becomes a hard resin. The tree grows in the mountains of Panatahuas, in the forests of Puzuzo, Muna, Cuchero, and in many other countries near the river Maranon, in low, warm, and sunny situations. The natives of these countries call the tree by the name of Quinquino, and its bark and fruit by that of Quinquina, a plant very different to the Quina. The Indians of Puzuzo and the above-mentioned countries do not collect the balsam of this tree, they only collect the barks most filled with resin, condensed into drops and lumps, and the fruits, in order to sell them in the neigh- bouring provinces, both of which are used for the purpose of perfuming cloth and apartments. It is called perfume of quinquina, to distinguish it from the true perfume, which is a composition of Benzoin, storax, and ambergris, these substances being formed into a paste, from which they make pastiles. The fruit as well as the bark being reduced to a coarse powder, they mix it with oil of maria, carana, jacamaca, lera, or sebo, and make with it little plasters, which they apply upon the temples and behind the ears, to mitigate the pains of the head-ache and the tooth-ache. It closes recent wounds, strengthens the brain, mitigates pains proceeding from agues, and dissipates the shivering produced by fevers. The balsam of quinquino is procured by incision at the beginning of spring, when the showers are gentle, frequent, and short ; it is collected into bottles, where it keeps liquid for some years, in which state it is called white liquid balsam. But when the Indians deposit this liquid in mats or calabashes, which is commonly done in Carthagena, it hardens into a resin and is then denominated dry white balsam. The wood of the quinquino is compact, heavy, and durable, but is difficult to work on account of its uneven grain. It is never exposed to attacks of worms, wherefore the Indians make use of the trunks for beams and stanchions. Pubescent Myrrh-seed, White Balsam, or Quinquino. FI. Aug. Sept. Tree 40 feet. 3 M. perv rerum (D.C. prod. 2. p. 95.) leaflets coriaceous, permanent, and are as well as the branches glabrous; legume with a very thick wing; style deciduous. k.S. Native of Peru, New Granada, Colombia, Mexico. Myréxylon_perui- ferum, Lin. fil. suppl. 233. Bert. amoœn. p. 26. t. 1. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 374. M. pedicellatum, Lam. dict. 4. p. 191. ill. t. 341. f. 1. Flowers white, disposed in axillary racemes. Legume coriaceous, with the stipe inclosed in the calyx, about 3 inches long. There are varieties of this tree, or perhaps distinct species, differing in having quite entire or crenated, oval, or ovate, obtuse or emarginate leaflets, marked with oblong or roundish pellucid dots. The lower leaflets alter- nate, and the upper ones more or less opposite, to the number of 2-5 pairs. It is a very beautiful tree, with a smooth bark full of resin, as are all parts of the plant. The leaves are abruptly pinnate, usually with about 2 pairs of ovate-lanceolate, entire, emarginate leaflets, which are full of transparent, linear, resinous dots. The balsam of Peru is the produce of this tree, according to Joseph Cælastine Mutis. This balsam, when brought tous, is of the consistence of thin honey, of a reddish- brown colour, inclining to black, an agreeable aromatic smell, and a very hot biting taste. It is said to be obtained by boiling the cuttings of the twigs in water, and skimming off with a spoon the balsam, which swims on the top. Peruvian balsam consists of a volatile oil, resin, and benzoic acid ; it is accord- ingly entirely soluble in alcohol and in essential oils. Water dissolves part of the benzoic acid, and fixed oil combines with the resin. It may be suspended in water by trituration with mucilage and yoke of eggs. Balsam of Peru is a very warm aromatic medicine, considerably hotter and more acrid than I. MYROSPERMUM. II, SOPHORA. 109 copaiva. Its effects are stimulating and tonic. Hence its use in some kinds of asthmas, gonorrhoeas, dysenteries, suppres- sions of the uterine discharges, and other disorders proceeding from debility. It is also employed externally for cleansing and healing wounds and ulcers, and sometimes against palsies, and rheumatic pains. Balsam of Peru-tree. Tree 40 feet. 4 M. rozurrerum (Ach. Rich. ann. sc. nat. 1824. jun. p. 172.) branches and leaves glabrous; leaflets oblong, acuminated, equal-sided, rounded at the base. h. S. Native of South America, on the mountains of Tolu, Turbaco, and on the banks of the river Magdalena, between Carapata and Mompox. Bal- sàmum Tolutanum, C. Bauh. pin. 401. Toluifera Balsamum, Mill. dict. Lin. mat. med. 201. Woodv. med. bot. 3. p. 526. t. 193. Myréxylon toluiferum, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 375. A large spreading tree, with very thick, rough, brown bark. Leaves oblong-ovate. Flowers yellowish, dis- posed in small axillary racemes. The balsam of Tolu is the produce of this tree; it flows from incisions made in the bark, during the hot season, and is brought to us in little gourd shells. It is of a yellowish-brown colour, inclining to red; in consistence thick and tenacious; by age it grows hard and brittle. The smell of this balsam is extremely fragrant, somewhat resembling that of lemon, its taste warm and sweetish. Lewis says that he has sometimes procured benzoic acid from it. It yields very little volatile oil, although it impregnates the distilled water strongly with its flavour. By dissolving a proper quantity of sugar in this water a more elegant syrup is obtained than that prepared in the common way with a decoction of the balsam; in its medical virtues it agrees with other balsams. Balsam of Tolu-tree. Clt.1733 Tree 40 feet. Cult, Fresh imported seeds of any of the species will grow, if sown in a pot immediately on their arrival in this country, and placed in a hot-bed. The plants are to be potted off separ- ately when they are 3 inches high, in a mixture of peat and loam; young cuttings will also root, if planted in sand, with a hand-glass placed over them, in heat. II. SOPHO'RA (altered from sophero, the Arabic name of a papilionaceous flowering tree). R. Br. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p.2. D.C. leg. mem. 5. prod. 2. p. 95.—Sophore, spec. Lin. gen. no. 508. exclusive of some anomalous species. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 22. a.), campanulate at the base, or somewhat attenuated. Petals of the keel usually concrete at the apex. Legume some- what moniliform (f. 22. d.), wingless, many-seeded.—Trees, shrubs, or herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, which are usually exstipulate and terminal, simple racemes or panicles of yellow, white, or blue flowers. Secr. I. EusorndrA (from ev, eu, well or good, and sophora ; genuine species). D. C. prod. 2. p. 95. Stamens 10, free. 1 S. Jarônica (Lin. mant. 68.) arboreous ; leaflets 11-15, oblong-ovate, acute, glabrous ; panicle terminal, loose ; legumes glabrous. h.H. Native of Japan. Red. in Duh. ed. nov. 3. t.21. S. Sinica, Rosier. journ. phys. 14. p.248. D.C. leg. t. 4. f. 1. germ. Flowers beautiful cream-coloured. Legume with from 1-7 rather distant contractions, when young replete with an austere pulp inside. An elegant tree when in flower, and well fitted for ornamental plantations. Var. B, variegata ; leaves variegated. Var. y, péndula ; branches pendulous. Japan Sophora. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1763. 2 S. Cuine’nsis (Lodd. cat. Loud. hort. brit. p. 162.). have not been able to obtain a description of this species. Tr. 30 to 40 ft. We It is 110 usually confounded in gardens with the preceding. h. H. Na- tive of China. China Sophora, Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1763. Tr. 30 to 40 ft. 3 S. crav'ca (Lesch. ined. D. C. ann. sci. nat. 4. p. 98.) shrubby ; leaflets 19-23, elliptic, mucronate, velvety, and glau- cous on the upper surface, but villous beneath; racemes ter- minal, crowded. h. S.. Native of the East Indies, on the mountains of Nelligery, where it is called by the natives Houbbey. Branches, petioles, and peduncles velvety. Flowers purplish. Glaucous Sophora. Clt. 1818. Shrub 7 feet. 4 S. ToMENTÔSA (Lin. spec. 533.) arboreous ; leaflets 15-19, oval-roundish, clothed with hoary tomentum on both surfaces, as well as the calyxes; racemes terminal, elongated. h.S., Native of the Caribbee Islands and the East Indies ? Lam. ill. t. 325. f. 2. S. occidentalis, Lin. spec. 533.—Plum. ed Burm. t: 101. Trew. ehr, t. 59.—Browne, jam. 289. t. 31. f. 1.— Sloane, jam. 2. p. 40. t. 107. f. 3. Flowers yellow. Tomentose Sophora. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1739. Sh. 7 to 8 ft. 5 S. crassiror1a (Jaum, in Duh. ed. nov. 3. p. 87.) arbo- reous ; leaflets 15-19, oblong, obtuse, oblique at the base, di- lated on the inner side, pubescent beneath ; racemes terminal, elongated. h. S. Native of Senegal. Very like S. tomentosa. Leaves coriaceous, pale. Thick-leaved Sophora. Clt. 1818. Tree. 6 S. Havane’nsis (Jacq. amer. 118. t. 173. f. 1. a flower) shrubby ; leaflets 25, oblong-ovate, obtuse, emarginate, and are as well as the branches villous ; raceme terminal, elongated. h.S. Native of Cuba, about the Havannah, in bushy places. Flowers yellow. Havannah Sophora. FI. Aug. Clt. 18 28. 7 S. SECUNDIFLÒRA (Lag. in D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 148.). shrubby ; leaflets 9-13, elliptic-ob- long, obtuse, coriaceous, smooth- ish; racemes terminal, crowded with secund flowers. h .S. Native of New Spain. Broussonétia se- cundiflèra, Ort. dec. 5. p. 61. t. 7. Virgilia secundifldra, Cav. icon. 5.t, 401. Flowers rather large, blue. Legume, according to Lagas- caismoniliform. A beautiful shrub. Side-flowered Sophora. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 8 S. macroca’rpa (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. no. 6.) arboreous ; leaves with 13-19 elliptic-oblong, obtuse, coriaceous leaflets, which are silky beneath; racemes short, axillary. h.G. Native of Chili, where it is called Mayo. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 1125. Legume silky, wingless. An elegant shrub with yellow flowers. Allied to £dnérdia. Long-fruited Sophora. Clt. 1822. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 9 S. uirrora'tis (Schrad. in Neuw. reis. no. 9. goett. anz. 1821. p. 709.) shrubby ; leaflets few pairs, roundish-elliptic, gla- brous above, but strigosely-canescent beneath ; racemes termi- nal. k.S. Native of Brazil. Pluk. alm. t. 104. £. 3. S. are- nicola, Nees, in flora, 1821. p. 297. Flowers probably yellow. Sea-shore Sophora. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 10 S. HEPrAPHY'LLA (Lin. spec. 533.) arboreous ; leaflets 7, glabrous. R.S. Native of the East Indies. This is a very obscure species and perhaps the same as S. Jlavéscens.—Rumph. amb, 4. p. 50.t. 22. Flowers yellow. Seven-leafletted Sophora. Shrub 6 feet. 11 S. rLave’scens (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 48.) herbaceous ; leaflets 9-13, ovate-oblong, smoothish ; racemes terminal. 4.H. Native of Siberia. S. macrospérma, Jaume, in Duh. ed. nov. 5. Shrub 6 feet. PIG. 22, LEGUMINOS£. II. Sorxora. p. 87. ex herb. Juss. S. glabra, Moench, ex Steud. Stipulas awl-shaped. Flowers yellowish. Stamens distinct. Legume slender, tomentose. Yellonish-flowered Sophora. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 12 S. caecoipes (Pall. astrag. p. 118. t. 88.) herbaceous; leaflets 9-13, ovate, acute, rather large, smoothish ; racemes terminal. %. H. Native of Eastern Siberia, particularly at Lake Baical. Flowers of a violet colour. Galega-like Sophora. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1817. Pl. 2 to 3h, Fl. June, July. Cit. 1785, Secr. II. Diısemæ a (dc, dis, twice, and ona, sema, a stand- ard; vexillum bifid). Lindl. bot.reg.1185. Petals imbricate. Calyx 5-toothed, equal. Stamens irregularly monadelphous at the base. 13 S. verurina (Lindl. bot. reg. 1185.) shrubby; leaflets 23, alternate, elliptic, mucronate, velvety on both surfaces, as well as the peduncles and branches ; racemes cylindrical, termi- nal; petals imbricate ; vexillum bifid. h. F. Native of Ni- paul. Flowers in long racemose spikes, pale-purple. This species being very shewy, it would be worth attention to graft it on the common Sophôra Japénica, by which means it would be rendered so hardy as to stand our winters in open shrubberies, for which purpose it would be a very desirable addition. Velvety Sophora. Fl. May, Jun. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 to 6 fi Secr. III. Psruposorndra (from Yevòne, pseudes, false, 50- phora; called false sophoras because the stamens are diadel- phous, and not monadelphous, as in the preceding section). D. C. prod. 2. p. 96. Stamens 10, somewhat diadelphous, that is 9 joined at the base and the tenth free. 14 S. AroPEcuRoÏDEs (Lin. spec. 533.) herbaceous; leaflets 15-25, oblong, young ones silky on both surfaces, adult ones only on the under surface ; racemes terminal. 4. H. Native of Siberia, Iberia, Tauria, and Persia. Pall. astr. t. 87.—Dill. hort. elth. f. 186.— Buxb. cent. 3. t. 46. S. Albicans, Jaume, m Duh. ed. nov. 8. p. 86. There is a variety of this plant with the leaves less villous. Racemes many-flowered. Flowers ye lowish. Legume moniliform, tapering to both ends, sometimes only l-seeded from abortion. Root creeping much. The plant seldom or ever flowers in England from the shortness of the summer. Tox-tail Sophora. Fl. Sept. Oct. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 15 S. sericea (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 280.) herbaceous dwarf; leaflets 21, cuneate-oval, or subelliptic, silky below; spikes nearly sessile. Y%.H. Native of elevated plains on the banks of the Missouri. Astragalus carndsus, Pursh, fl. sept amer. 2. p.740. ex Nutt. Patrinia sericea, Rafin. in journ. phy® aug. 1819. p.97.? Calyx 5-toothed and stamens diadelphou* ex Nutt. 4-toothed, and stamens free, ex Rafin. Keel mucro- nate, Nutt. Flowers white. Silky Sophora. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 foot. + A species not sufficiently known. 16 S. acumina'ta (Desf. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 75.) leaflets 39-41, lanceolate, acute, pubescent, rather cinereous ; legume tomentose, moniliform. %.? H. Native of North America. A cuminated-leafletted Sophora. Pl.? d Cult. The S. Japénica and S. Chinénsis are very ons À some trees, well adapted to stand singly in lawns; while young they require a little protection in winter. _ These ap be raised from layers, but they are generally increased by seeds. The stove species will thrive well in a light loamy per and cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand, with a han glass placed over them, in heat. The hardy herbaceous kin will grow well in a dry light soil, and they are easily increas = = aa - aa = o! ] # lets sericeous. ‘villous. LEGUMINOSÆ. by dividing them at the root in spring, or by seed, which some- times ripen. III. EDWA’RDSIA (in honour of Sydenham Edwards, a celebrated English botanical draughtsman, who executed most of the drawings in the first volumes of the Botanical Register). Salisb. Lin. trans. 9. p. 299. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx obliquely 5-toothed, with the upper side cleft. Petals 5, distinct, conniving into a papilionaceous corolla. Keel long. Stamens 10, with the fila- ments deciduous, according to Salisbury, and inserted into a cup-shaped, 10-angled torus. Legume moniliform, 1-celled, 2- valved, 4-winged, many-seeded. Shrubs or little trees, with im- pari-pinnate, exstipulate leaves, having numerous pairs of leaflets, which fall off late inthe autumn. Flowers golden, axillary, dis- posed in short racemose spikes. 1 E. micropuy’txa (Salisb. l. c.) leaves with 12-15 pairs of obovate-roundish, emarginate leaflets, smooth or pubescent be- neath; petals of keel elliptic, hooked on the back. h.F. Native of New Zealand. Sophôra microphylla, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 43. Lam. ill. t. 325. Jacq. hort. schoenbr. t. 269. So- phora tetraptera, Lin. fil. suppl. 230. Leaflets 25-41, 2-3 lines long. This is a magnificent shrub when in flower, displaying large pendulous bunches of golden flowers. Small-leaved Edwardsia. Fl. May, June. 6 to 10 feet. 2 E. cranpirxora (Salisb. 1. c.) leaflets 17-21, oblong-linear, somewhat lanceolate, rather villous beneath; petals of keel broadly falcate. h. F. Native of New Zealand. Sophora tetrap- tera, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p.43. Mill. icon. 1. Curt. bot. mag. 167. Lam. ill. t. 825. f. 3. Red. in Duh. ed. nov. 3. t. 20. E. macrophylla, Wanderoth, l. ce. Leaflets 13-19, 5-10 Clit. 1722. Shrub . lines long. This is an elegant tree when in flower, bearing large pendulous clusters of golden flowers, which rise in spring before the leaves. Great-flowered Edwardsia. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1772. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 8 E. MYRIOPHY'LLA (Wanderoth, in Schlecht. Linnæa. 5. p. 202.) arborescent; leaves having 20 pairs of obovate, entire, emarginate leaflets, the odd one emarginate, smooth, or pubescent beneath. h.F. Native of New Zealand. ŒE. minima, Lodd. cat. Flowers yellow. Many-leafletted Edwardsia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1818. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 4 E. cHrysopxy’LLA (Salisb. l. c. t. 26. f. 1.) leaflets 17, obo- vate, younger ones clothed with yellow pubescence ; petals of keel elliptic, with the dorsal margin straight. h.G. Native of the Sandwich Islands. Leaflets 8-10 lines long. Ker. bot. reg. 738. Flowers smaller than those of the preceding species, yellow. Golden-leaved Edwardsia. Fl. May, June. Clt.? Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 5 E. niripa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 97.) leaflets 21-25, elliptic, somewhat obovate, retusely emarginate, silky on both surfaces ; wings of flower oblong, with the dorsal margin straight ; legume h.S. Native of the Island of Bourbon. Sophora nitida, Smith, in Rees’ cych. no. 7. S. sericea, Jaume, in Duh. ed. nov. 3. p. 86. Shining Edwardsia. Clt. 1820. Shrub 8 feet. 6 E. pexupa‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 97.) leaflets 17-21, ellip- tic, obtuse, retusely emarginate, pale beneath, and clothed with silky pubescence, smooth above, younger ones as well as branch- h. S. Native of the Island of Bourbon. So- r phora denudata, Bory. voy. 2. p. 399. Sophora retusa, Pers. j ench. 2. p. 452. Calyx clothed with rusty shining wool, and ri the legume tomentose. III. EDWARDSIA. IV. Ormosia. V. ViırGILIA. 111 Naked Edwardsia. Shrub. Cult. This is a genus of elegant shrubs. The four first species are hardy enough to survive our winters, in the open air, when they are not too severe, but it is much better to protect them under a frame in winter; they are generally propagated by seeds, which usually ripen; they may also be increased by young cuttings planted in sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. The stove species, or those natives of the Island of Bourbon, will grow freely ina mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and young cuttings of them will root readily if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them, in heat. IV. ORMO'SIA (from oppoc, ormos, a necklace ; the seeds of O. coccinea, are strung for necklaces ; they are red, and have a black spot at one end). Jacks. in Lin. trans. 10. p. 360. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 8. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. lip 2-lobed, lower one 8-parted. longer than the wings and keel. dilated at the base. Style incurved, crowned by 2 approximate stigmas. Legume woody, compressed, 2-valved, young ones 5-6-ovulate, 1-2-seeded. South American trees, with the branches clothed with rusty villi. Leaves large, impari-pinnate, usually with 4 or 6 pairs of leaflets. Stipulas distinct from the petioles. Flowers panicled, blue, or purplish. 1 O. pasyca’rpa (Jacks. 1. c. t. 26.) leaflets acuminated, gla- brous on both surfaces; legumes tomentose. h.S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. Sophôra monospérma, Swartz. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 722. Podalyria, Poir. dict. 5. p. 440. Flowers large, blue. Legume containing only 1 large, round, spherical, scarlet seed, which has a large black spot at one end. Browne calls the tree the Red Bead-tree. Thick-fruited Bead-tree. to 20 feet. 2 O. coccinea (Jacks. I. c. t. 25.) leaflets somewhat ovate, thick, with revolute margins, glabrous on both surfaces ; legume glabrous, shining. k.S. Native of Guiana and Brazil. Ro- binia coccinea, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 773. Flowers blue. Seeds scarlet, with a black spot at one end, as in the preceding. Scarlet-seeded Bead-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. Tree 10 to 20 feet. 3 O. coarcta'ta (Jacks. 1. c. t. 27.) leaflets unequal, glabrous above, but covered with rusty hairs beneath. h.S. Native of Guiana. Seeds colour and shape of those of the two pre- ceding, but much smaller. Coarctate Bead-tree. Tree. Cult. For culture and propagation see stove species of Ed- wérdsia. V. VIRGI'LIA (dedicated to the poet Virgil, whose Georgics contain many things interesting to botanists). Lam. ill. t. 326. Pers. ench. 1. p. 453. R. Brown, in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 4. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, about equal in length. Vexillum with the edges not reflexed. Stigma beardless. Legume compressed, oblong, 2-valved, many- seeded.—Trees or shrubs with impari-pinnate leaves, and with the flowers disposed in racemes. 1 V. Care nsis (Lam. ill. 326. f. 2.) stamens deciduous, woolly at the base; ovaries as well as legumes tomentose ; keel acuminated ; leaflets numerous, opposite, linear-lanceolate, mu- cronate, pubescent beneath. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sophdra Capénsis, Burm. fl. cap. prod. 12. Lin. mant. 67. Sophôra oroboides, Berg. cap. 142. Hypocalyptus Capénsis, Thunb. fl. cap. 570. Galéga sericea 6. Lam. ex herb. Juss. Podalyria Capénsis, Andr. bot. rep. 347. Virgilia Capénsis. Sims, bot. mag. 1590. Flowers large, pink, rather Calyx bilabiate, upper Vexillum roundish, hardly Stamens 10, with the filaments F1. June, July. Clt.1793. Tree 10 112 darker towards the base of the vexilum, disposed in dense racemes, Cape Virgilia, Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1767. Sh. 3 to 10 feet. 2 V. inrrv'sa (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 4.) stamens permanent ; ovaries smooth; calyx thrust in at the base ; leaflets oval, obtuse, mucronate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers pale-yellow. Thrust-in-calyxed Virgilia. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 3 V. av’rea (Lam. ill. t. 326. f. 1.) stamens permanent ; ovaries tomentose; legumes glabrous; leaflets opposite, oval, obtuse, mutic, smoothish. h.G. Native of Abyssinia. Ro- binia subdecandra, Lher. stirp. nov. t. 75. Podalyria aûrea, Willd. spec. 2. p. 502. D.C. leg. t. 4. f. 2. germ. Flowers large, golden, drooping.. The roots taste like liquorice. The bark affords a yellow dye. Golden-flowered Virgilia. Fl. July. Clt. 1777. Shrub 6 ft. 4 V. syzva'rica (D. C. prod. 2. p. 98.) stamens permanent ; ovaries glabrous; leaflets opposite, 6-7 pairs, oval, obtuse, glabrous; panicle terminal. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sophôra sylvatica, Burch. cat. geogr. 3138, Legume plano-compressed, glabrous, tapering to both ends, Flowers yellow. Wood Virgilia., Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 5 V. Lu‘rea (Michx. fil. arb. amer. 3, p. 266. t, 3.) stamens deciduous, smooth ; ovaries puberulous: legumes stipitate, gla- brous ; leaflets 9-11, alternate, ovate, acuminated, glabrous. p: H. Native of North America, between the mountains of Cum- berland and the Mississippi. Delaun. herb. amat. t. 197. Flowers yellow, disposed in pendulous racemes. The whole tree strongly resembles the Robinia pseudacàcia. The bark affords a yellow dye. Yellow-flowered Virgilia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1812. Tree 10 to 16 feet. 6 V. ropintoipes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 98.) leaves with 3 pairs of leaflets and an odd one, obovate, obtuse, glaucous, smooth ; racemes axillary, length of leaves, clothed with adpressed pu- bescence ; pedicels very short. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Robinia Capénsis, Burm. fl. cap. 22. Branches glabrous, terete. Stipulas callous, small. Flowers yellow. Robinia-like Virgilia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 ft. 7 V.? rusicindsa (D.C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. p. 98.) stamens permanent; ovaries tomentose; leaflets oval-oblong, acumi- nated, opposite, glabrous; racemes panicled, and are, as well as the branches, rusty and velvety. h. S. Native of Guadaloupe. Flowers violaceous. Leaflets 3-4 inches long. Young legumes compressed, oblong, not moniliform. Rusty Virgilia. Tree. Cult. Virgilia litea being an elegant hardy tree, is well adapted for shrubberies or pleasure-grounds, as it is covered with innumerable pendulous racemes of flowers early in summer. It is generally propagated by laying down the shoots in autumn or spring, and sometimes by seeds, which are annually received from the places of its natural growth by some nurserymen. It may also be propagated by young cuttings planted in a shady situation under a hand-glass. The green-house kinds are ele- gant plants when in flower; they will grow freely in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and young cuttings will root readily if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them. Fl. May, June. Clit, 1790, VI. MACRO’TROPIS (from paxpoc, macros, long, and Tp0- mc, tropis, a keel; keel of flower long). D. C. leg. mem. v. prod. 2. p. 98.—Anagyris, Lour. coch. p. 260. but not of Lin. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx cup-shaped or in- flated, 5-toothed. Keel petals 2, equal in length to the wings, but much exceeding the vexillum, Legume straight, com- LEGUMINOSAE. V. Vrea. VI. Macrorroris. VII. Anacyris. VIII. Pierantuus. pressed or somewhat terete, many-seeded.—Shrubs, with impari- pinnate glabrous leaves, and racemes of white flowers. 1 M. rœ'riba (D. C. prod. 2. p. 98.) leaflets lanceolate. ovate ; flowers panicled ; calyx cup-shaped ; legume somewhat terete. h.F. Native of China, near Canton. Anagyris fe tida, Lour. cochin. p. 260. A. Sinénsis, Steud. nom. Panicle terminal. Flowers white. Wood and leaves fetid. Fetid Macrotropis. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1820. Shrub 8fi 2 M. rnopora (D. C. prod. 2. p. 99.) leaflets oblong, acum nated, glabrous; flowers racemose; calyx inflated ; legume straight, compressed. k. F. Native of Cochin-china, in woods, Anagyris inodòra, Lour, 1l. c. Racemes terminal. Flowers white, Branches somewhat scandent. Wood, leaves, and bark scent less. Scentless Macrotropis. Shrub 10 feet. = Cult, Beautiful shrubs, which will thrive in a mixture d loam, sand, and peat; and young cuttings will strike root if planted in a pot of sand placed under a hand-glass. The shrubs only require to be protected from frost. VII. ANAGY'RIS (from ava, ana, backwards, and yupo gyros, a circle ; in allusion to the pods being curved backwards at their extremities). Tourn, inst. t, 415. Lin. gen. no. 50. Lam. ill. t..325. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-toothed, some what bilabiate. Wings longer than the vexillum, but short than the 2-petalled keel, Legume on a short stipe, compres many-seeded, 2-valved, irregularly interrupted by a kind | spongy substance.~Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves and entite leaflets. Stipulas 2, concrete in one, placed opposite the leaves Flowers disposed in short racemes, yellow. _ 1 A. ra@'ripa (Lin. spec. 534.) leaflets lanceolate, acute) legume acuminated. h. F. Native of the south of Eur on hills in dry places. Lodd. bot. cab. 740. D.C. leg. t4! 3. germ.—Clus. hist. 1. p.93. witha figure. The shrub is fi in every part when bruised. The flowers hairy, like those the Labirnum. Var. B, glaúca (Hortul. D, C. prod. 2. p. 99.) leaves mom glaucous on both surfaces. r Fetid Bean-Trefoil. F]. May, June. Clt. 1570. Sh. 6 to §® 2 A. ratmròLra (Willd. enum. 489.) leaflets elliptic, obtusti legumes torose, obtuse, apiculated by the style. h . F. Native of Teneriffe. 5 Broad-leaved Bean-Trefoil. Cit. 181 Shrub 6 to 10 feet. Cult. See Macrétropis for culture and propagation. Fl. April, May. VIII. PIPTA/NTHUS (from rerrw, pipto, to fall, and ar% anthos, a flower ; the teeth of the calyx fall off, as well as petals and stamens very soon). Sweet. fl. gard. 264. . Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx bilabiate, lowerit trifid, with the middle segment reflexed, upper lip 2-lobed ; the segments soon falling off. Petals deciduous. Vex! large, obcordate, rufescent. Wings cuneated, somewhat C0 at the base. Keel cucullate, accumbent. Stamens 10, aa deciduous. Stigma minute. Legume broad-linear, compr 6 6-seeded, stipitate.—An elegant shrub, with trifoliate lea young ones rather silky ; leaflets elliptical-oblong, acute, Stipulas 2, large, joined together, entire, bicuspidate at the apt” placed opposite the leaves. Peduncles tern, 1-flowered. Fto large, yellow. “ve À 1 P. Nipaute’nsts (Sweet, fl. gard. 264.) h. H. Nativ? Nipaul, on Shreenugur. Thermópsis laburnifòlia, A pú prod. fl. nep. p. 239. Anagyris In'dica, Wall. mss. ¥@ Nipaulénsis, Hook. exot. fl. t. 131. 10 f Nipaul Piptanthus, Fl. May, June. Clt. 1821, Sh, 8 to = sé À: f. . ovate-lanceolate, leafy. Racemes terminal. LEGUMINOSÆ. IX. Tuermopsts. X. Baptista. Cult. This is an elegant shrub when in flower, being clothed with beautiful yellow flowers during the months of May and June. It is sufficiently hardy to stand our climate without any protection, and therefore is a aie acquisition to hardy flower- ing shrubs. It is increased by laying down the shoots, or young cuttings will root if planted in sand under a hand-glass. IX. THERMO'PSIS (from Seppoc, thermos, a lupine, and oic, opsis, resemblance ; so named on account of the resemblance of the species to lupines). R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. $.p.3. D.C. prod. 2. p. 99. Thérmia, Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 282. Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx oblong or cam- panulate, 4-5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate, convex behind, and attenuated at the base. Petals 5, about equal in length. Vexil- lum with reflexed sides. Keel obtuse. Stamens permanent. Legume compressed, falcate or linear, many-seeded.—Perennial herbs, clothed with silky villi. Leaves trifoliate. Stipulas Flowers pedicel- late, twin, or somewhat verticillate, yellow. 1 T. rHomBirdLIA (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 283. under Thér- mia,) leaves stalked; leaflets rhomb-ovate, somewhat cuneated, rather silky-pubescent ; stipulas obliquely ovate, acute, shorter than the petiole ; lower flowers of the raceme twin, on very short pedicels. 2.H. Native of North America, on naked hills, near Fort Mandan. Cytisus rhombifolius, Fras. cat. 1813. Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 741. Roots creeping horizontally. Racemes interrupted. Flowers yellow. Legume falcate, com- pressed. Rhomb-leaved Thermopsis. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1811. Pl. 1 ft. 2 T. vapa‘cea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 99.) leaves stalked ; leaflets broad-oval ; stipulas broad-ovate, obtuse, shorter than the petioles; racemes with alternate flowers. 2%. H. Native of Kamtschatka. Sophora fabacea, Pall. astr. p. 122. t. 90. f. 2. S. lupinoides var. a, Lin. amoen. 2. p.250. Flowers yellow. Bean-like Thermopsis. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 3 T. ranceora'ra (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 3.) leaves nearly sessile, lower and upper ones simple, like stipulas, the rest trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate ; stipulas twice the length of the petioles or more; flowers twin on the racemes ; pedicels shorter than the calyx. Y.F. Native of Siberia, Dahuria, Kamtschatka, and Nootka Sound. Sophora lupinoïdes, Pall. astr. t. 89. Podalyria lupinoides, Willd. spec. 2. p- 504. Flowers yellow. Lanceolate-leaved Thermopsis. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1779. PI. 1 foot. 4 T. Corcone’nsts (D. C. prod. 2. p. 99.) leaves sessile, or on very short stalks; leaflets ovate, acute; stipulas like the leaves, and with them constituting a kind of half whorl ; flowers twin on the racemes, nearly sessile; calyx villous. 2. H. Na- tive of the Corgon mountains, contiguous to the Altaian chain. Sophora alpina, Pall. astr. p. 121. t. 90. f. 1. Podalyria alpina, Willd. enum. suppl. 22. Corgon Thermopsis. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. Cult. The species of this genus are very elegant, but pre- | served with difficulty. They grow best in light soils, and they fe W y ef Should be increased by seed, as dividing the plants at the root, is apt to injure them. X. BAPTI’SIA (from Barrw, bapto, to dye ; so named from y the economical use of some of the species). Vent. dec. p. 9. R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 5. Podalyria, Michx. ý fl. amer. bor. | herb. z 1. p. 263. but not of R, Br. Crotalópsis, Michx. Lin. syst. Decándria, Monogýnia. Calyx semi 4-5-cleft, : Dilabiate. Petals 5, nearly equal in length. Vexillum with re- VOL. II. 113 © flexed sides. Stamens deciduous. Legume ventricose, pedicel- late, many-seeded.—North American herbs, with trifoliate, rarely simple leaves, and racemes of yellowish or blue flowers. * Leaves simple. 1 B. verrorra‘ta (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 4.) quite smooth ; leaves perfoliate, roundish, quite entire, rather glau- cous; flowers axillary, solitary. 2. H. Native of Georgia and Carolina, on dry sandy hills. Crotalaria perfoliata, Lin. spec. 1003. Räfnia, Willd. spec. 3. p. 949. Sophora, Walt. car. 135. Podalyria, Michx. fl. 1. p. 263.—Dill. elth. f. 122. Flowers small, yellow. Perfoliate-leaved Baptisia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1793. Pl. 3 feet. * * Leaves trifoliate. 2 B. vanceora‘ra (Ell. sketch. 167.) leaves sessile, and are, as well as the branches, rather pubescent; leaflets stalked, cuneate-lanceolate, obtuse; flowers axillary, solitary, on short pedicels, upper ones disposed in a raceme. 2. H. Native of Carolina and Georgia, in sandy places. Sophora lanceolata, Walt. car. 135. P. uniflora, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 263. Flowers yellow. Lanceolate-leafletted Baptisia. PI. 1 foot. 3 B. zeucornæ'A (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 282.) leaves sessile, and are, as well as the stem, somewhat villous; Jeaflets rhom- boid-obovate ; stipulas and bracteas ovate, acute, broad, leafy ; racemes many-flowered, lateral, with the flowers leaning to one side; legumes acuminated. %. H. Native of Georgia and Louisiana, abundant about St. Lewis. Flowers cream-coloured. Plant divaricate, but not very high, dichotomous. Cream-coloured-flowered Baptisia. PI. 1 foot. 4 B. practea‘ra (Muhl. ex Ell. sketch. 469.) leaves stalked, and are, as well as the branches, pubescent ; leaflets broad-lan- ceolate, rather obtuse ; stipulas longer than the petioles ; racemes axillary, reclinate; bracteas large, broad-subulate, permanent. Y. H. Native of Georgia, in a bog about Writhsborough. Flowers rather large, greyish. Bracteate Baptisia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 5 B. ausrra‘uis (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 6.) stem branched, diffuse ; leaves stalked, and are, as well as the branches, smooth; leaflets oblong-cuneated, obtuse, 4 times longer than the petiole ; stipulas lanceolate, acute, twice the length of the petioles; racemes few-flowered, elongated, shorter than the branches ; calyx quadrifid, lower segment obtuse ; legumes api- culated. %. H. Native of Western Carolina, along rivulet banks. D.C. leg. t. 4. f. 4. germ. Sophdra australis, Sims, bot. mag. 509. Podalyria australis, Vent. cels. t. 56. P. cærülea, Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 307. Flowers blue. Southern Baptisia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1758. PI. 24 feet. 6 B. conru'sa (Sweet, fl. gard. ined.) stem branched ; leaves stalked, and are, as well as the branches, smooth ; leaflets ob- long-cuneated or obovate ; stipulas linear-lanceolate, twice the length of the petioles; racemes elongated; flowers alternate, bracteate ; bracteas permanent, lanceolate, acuminated, a little longer than the pedicels. 2. H. Native of North America. Like B. australis. Flowers dark-blue. Confused Baptisia. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1758.? Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 7 B. exarta‘ta (Sweet, fl. gard. 97.) stem erect, branched ; leaves ternate, stalked; leaflets lanceolate-obovate, 5 times longer than the petioles ; stipulas lanceolate, acuminated, 3 times longer than the petioles; racemes many-flowered, ejongated, twice the length of the branches; flowers scattered, distinct ; calyx 4-cleft, lower division acute. 2%. H. Native of North America. Flowers deep-blue. Exalted Baptisia. Fl, June, Aug. Clt. 1812. PI. 3 to 4 ft. 8 B. minor (Lehm. in nov. act. bom. vol. 14. This 3 114 plant we believe has not yet been described, and as we have no specimen the description must remain a desideratum. 2. H, Native of North America. Small Baptisia. FI. June, July. Cit. 1828. PI. 1 foot. 9 B. môruis (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 281.) leaves stalked, and are, as well as the stem and calyxes, minutely pubescent ; leaflets somewhat rhomboid-lanceolate ; stipulas foliaceous, linear-lan- ceolate ; racemes spicate, terminal; teeth of calyx acute. %. H. Native of Upper Carolina, principally on the Catawba ridge, where it occurs abundantly in the open bushy forests. Stems purplish, decumbent. Leaves often 2 inches long and 1 broad. Flowers blue. Legume subulate, apiculated, Soft Baptisia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. PI. decumbent. 10 B. vizrèsA (Ell. sketch, 168.) leaves nearly sessile, pu- bescent ; stems and calyxes clothed with appressed pubescence ; leaflets lanceolate, obtuse; stipulas linear, longer than the pe- tioles ; racemes terminal. 4%. H. Native of Virginia and North Carolina, in low sandy grounds, Sophora villdsa, Walt. Poda- lyria villosa, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 264. Flowers yellow, resembling a lupine. Calyx semi 4-cleft. Legume oblong, ob- tuse, cylindrical. Villous Baptisia, Fl. June, July. Clt. 1811. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 11 B. 4184 (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 6.) leaves stalked, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous ; leaflets elliptic-ob- long, obtuse; stipulas deciduous, subulate, shorter than the petioles; racemes terminal; ovaries glabrous. 7. H. Native in the western parts of Virginia and Carolina, on the banks of rivers, Sophora alba, Walt. car. 134. Podalyria alba, Willd. spec. 2. p. 503. Sims, bot. mag.1177. Crotalaria alba, Lin. spec. 1006. Branches divaricate. Flowers white. White-flowered Baptisia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1724. Pl. 2 ft. 12 B. rincroria (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 6.) leaves stalked, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous, upper ones nearly sessile; leaflets roundish-obovate ; stipulas setaceous, almost obsolete ; racemes terminal. 2%. H. Native from Canada to Carolina, on dry hills in woods. Flowers yellow, with wings each furnished with a callosity or a lateral tooth. This plant was formerly used as Indigo by dyers. The root and herbage have been found to possess antiseptic and subastringent properties. They have also a cathartic and emetic effect. Bar- ton, 2. p. 57. Dyers’ Baptisia or Wild Indigo. PI. 14 foot. Cult. This genus contains very ornamental border flowers of easy culture. The species are usually increased by dividing the plants at the root. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. XI. CYCLO'PIA (from «ux\oc, kyklos, a circle, and rove, pous, a foot; in allusion to the replicate circle, which is found round the base or foot of the pods). Vent. dec. p. 8. R. Br. in Ait, hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 5.—Ibbetsônia, Sims, bot. mag. t. 1259. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, unequal, thrust in at the base, the lowest tooth longest. Vexillum large, with longitudinal wrinkles. Wings having a transverse plait. Keel inflexedly mucronate. Stamens deciduous. Stigma beard- ed. Legume compressed, pedicellate, 1-celled, many-seeded, coriaceous.—Smooth broom-like shrubs, with sessile trifoliate leaves, and axillary, bracteate, yellow flowers. 1 C. cenistoipes (R. Br. l. c.) smooth; leaflets awl-shaped ; calyx mutic; bracteas oblong-ovate. h. F. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sims, bot. mag. 1259. Gompholobium maculatum, Andr. bot. rep. t. 427. Podalyria genistoides, Thunb. Sophora, Berg. cap. 140. Sophora genistotdes, Burm. cap. 12.—Pluk, phyt. t. 413. f. 5. LEGUMINOSÆ. X. Baptista. XI. Cycropra. XII. PoDALYRIA. Genista-like Cyclopia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1787. Shrub 8f, 2 C. caioives (D. C. prod. 2. p. 101.) plant smooth below, but the branches are hairy at the top, as well as the upper leaves; leaflets awl-shaped, mucronate ; segments of calyx ending ina acuminated mucrone ; bracteas ovate-lanceolate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sophôra galioides, Berg. cap. 141, —Pluk. alm. t. 413. f. 4. Aspalathus callòsa, Burm. fl. cap prod. 21. Galium-like Cyclopia. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4f 8 C, renuirot1a (Lehm. in cat. sem. hort. hamb.) smooth; leaflets setaceous, acute ; segments of the calyx obtuse ; bractea roundish, keeled. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope Fine-leaved Cyclopia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. Shni 2 to 4 feet. 4 C. zartrdLiA (D. C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. p. 98.) smooth; leaflets almost sessile, elliptic or ovate, somewhat mucronulate; lobes of calyx acute. h. G. Native of the Cape of God Hope. Genista buxifdlia, Burm. cap. prod. 21. Upper leaves simple. Flowers few, pedicellate ; pedicels bibracteate at the base. Broad-leaved Cyclopia. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. | Cult. An elegant genus of greenhouse shrubs, which wil thrive in an equal mixture of loam and peat, and very you cuttings, planted in a pot of sand with a bell-glass placed ove them, will root. XII. PODALY’RIA (Podalyrius was the son of Æsculapiis in mythology). Lam. ill. t. 327. exclusive of some species Salisb. par. 7. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 6. buta of Michx.—Aphora, Neck. elem. no. 1370. Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, with ut equal lobes, thrust in at the base. Vexillum large, covering tif keel and wings. Stamens 10, permanent, somewhat connate # the base. Stigma capitate. Legume sessile, ventricose, mally" seeded.—Cape shrubs, usually clothed with silky hairs, W! simple alternate leaves, and with narrow adpressed stipulas. Peduncles axillary, 1 or many-flowered. Bracteas caducous Flowers purplish, rose-coloured or white. * Peduncles 1-flonered. 1 P. Burcue'tum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 101.) leaves elliptic 0 oblong, obtuse or emarginate, pubescent above, and rather hair beneath ; peduncles very short, 1-flowered, and are, as well # the calyxes, very hairy; wings of flower longer than the caly® h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. 1° 3475. Sophora cordata, Thunb. prod. 79.? Hypocalyptus cot datus, Thunb. fl. cap. 569.? Flowers of a rose-purplish colour Calyx clothed with straight rufous hairs. fe Burchell’s Podalyria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1816. Sh. 4t08 2 P. mirsu‘ra (Willd. spec. 2. p. 505.) leaves villous, stalke upper ones ovate, lower ones roundish ; peduncles 1-flower": segments of calyx villous, length of wings. kh. G. Native the Cape of Good Hope. Sophora hirstta, Ait. hort. kew. 2P 46. Flowers red. fF Hairy Podalyria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1774. Shrub 2 to 4 if 3 P. sericea (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. pP: ' leaves oblong-ovate, mucronate, silky on both surfaces ; she 1-flowered, much shorter than the leaves, and are, as well ae calyxes, clothed with appressed silky pubescence. k. O. 988, tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Sims, bot. mag. t J ek Sophora sericea, Andr. bot. rep. t. 440. Hypocalyptus s ceus, Thunb. fl. cap. 569.? Flowers pale-purple. feet Silky Podalyria. FI. Jan. Oct. Clt. 1778. Shrub 4 to 6, 4 P. cuxetrdzia (Vent. cels. 99.) leaves cuneiform, obtu ; somewhat emarginate, silky on both surfaces, nearly sess -= Hypocalyptus glaûcus, Thunb. fl. cap. 569. LEGUMINOSÆ. XII. Popatyrta. pedicels 1-flowered, one-half shorter than the leaves, and are, as well as the calyxes, clothed with appressed silky pubescence. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Wedge-leaved Podalyria. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1804. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 5 P. uyrrizirdzrA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 505.) leaves oblong- obovate, bluntish, silky on both surfaces; pedicels 1-flowered, about equal in length to the leaves, and are, as well as the calyxes, clothed with silky appressed pubescence. h.G. Na- tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Sophora myrtillifèlia, Retz. obs. 1. p. 56. Sophora rotundifdlia, Berg. cap. 138. Flowers purple, with a paler keel. Whortle-berry-leaved Podalyria. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 6 P. suxròrra (Willd. spec. 2. p. 505 ?) leaves oval or ob- ovate, bluntish, glabrous above, and silky beneath ; pedicels 1- flowered, about the length of the leaves; calyxes clothed with rusty villi. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Ker. bot. reg. 869. Sophôra buxifolia, Retz. obs. 1. p. 35. Flowers purple, with paler wings. Box-leaved Podalyria. 2 to 4 feet. 7 P. sryractrôLrA (Sims, bot. mag. 1580.) leaves oval or ob- ovate, mucronate, pubescent, reticulated beneath; pedicels 1- flowered, about equal in length to the leaves ; calyx clothed with rusty tomentum ; vexillum reflexed, broadly emarginate. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. calyptrata, Willd. spec. 2. p. 504. Sophôra calyptrata, Retz. obs. 1. p. 36. Hypocalyptus calyptratus, Thunb. fl. cap. 568. Flowers pale- purple. Styrax-leaved Podalyria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1792. Sh. 6 ft. 8 P. crav'ca (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves oval, glabrous above, and silky beneath; pedicels 1-flowered, much longer than the leaves. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. buxifolia, Lam. dict. 5. p. 445. ill. 327. f. 4. Flowers pale-purple. Glaucous Podalyria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1810. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 9 P. coru'scaxs (Reichb. ex Spreng. syst. append. p. 171.) leaves nearly sessile, crowded, ovate-lanceolate, acute, clothed on both surfaces with silky villi ; flowers axillary, nearly sessile. hk. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Glittering Podalyria. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. * # Peduncles 2-flowered. 10 P. arcer’nTEA (Salisb. par. lond. t. 7.) leaves oval, acute, silky on both surfaces, marginate ; peduncles 2-3-flowered, longer than the leaves ; calyxes tomentose, rather scabrous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. bifldra, Sims, bot. mag. 753. Sophora bifldra var. Retz. obs. 1. p. 86. Burm. fl. cap. prod. p. 12. Lam. ill. 327. f. 3. Hypocalyptus pedunculatus, Thunb. fl. cap. 569. Flowers white, according to Sims, or pur- plish at the margin of the vexillum, or pale-pink. Silvery Podalyria, F1. Feb. June. Clt. 1789. Shrub 8 to 6 ft. 11 P. rparioïnes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves oval, acutish, silky on both surfaces; peduncles 2-flowered, much longer than the leaves; calyx clothed with appressed silky down. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Very like the preceding species, but differs in the leaves being much more silky, by the calyx being clothed with appressed pubescence, not hairy, and by the corolla being flesh-coloured. Liparia-like Podalyria. Fl. Feb. June. Clt. 1820. 3 to 6 feet. 12 P. SUBBIFLÒRA (D.C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves oval, mu- cronulate, pubescent on both surfaces, and reticulated beneath ; peduncles 1-2-flowered, longer than the leaves ; calyxes clothed Fl. April, Oct. Clt. 1795. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1790. Shrub Shrub 115 h.G. Native of the Cape XIII. Cuorizema. with rusty appressed pubescence. of Good Hope. Sophora biflora, var. Rets. 1. c. Flowers pale- purple. Perhaps the three last species are merely varieties of one plant. Somewhat-two-flowered Podalyria. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 13 P. corpa'ta (Ri Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 8.) leaves cordate, roundish, nearly sessile, very villous ; peduncles 2-flowered , calyxes villous, with the segments shorter than the Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1810. wings. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish. Cordate-leaved Podalyria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1794, Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 14 P. racemuròsa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves oval, mu- cronulate, clothed with appressed silky pubescence on both sur- faces; peduncles twice the length of the leaves, 2-4-flowered ; calyxes clothed with appressed, silky, rusty pubescence. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lobes of calyx bluntish. Corolla pale-purple. Racemulose-flowered Podalyria. Shrub 8 to 4 feet. 15 EÈ. PARVIFLORA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves ovate, acute, tomentose ; peduncles very short, 1-2-flowered ; legume ovate, tumid. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Crotalaria parviflora, Thunb. fl. cap. 571. Smail-flowered Podalyria. Shrub. Cult. A genus of elegant silky shrubs. The species thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat, and young cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand, with a bell or hand-glass placed over them, but they are usually increased by seeds. XIII. CHORIZE'MA (derived from yopoc, choros, a dance, and Zeya, zema, a drink. This plant was originally discovered by Labillardiere upon the south-west coast of New Holland, at the foot of the mountains near a spot where, after being tanta- lized with finding many salt springs, his party had just met with an ample supply of fresh water. This welcome refreshment, of which he speaks feelingly in his book, seems to have suggested the name). Labill. voy. 1. p. 405. R. Br. in hort. kew. p. 8. D.C. prod. 2. p.102. Chorozematis spec. Smith in Lin. soc. trans. 9. p. 251. Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx half 5-cleft, bila- biate, upper lip bifid, lower one 3-parted. Keel of flower ven- tricose, shorter than the wings. Style short, hooked, crowned by an obliquely-obtuse stigma. Legume ventricose, 1-celled, many-seeded, sessile or subsessile.—Australian subshrubs, with alternate, simple, sinuately-toothed, or entire leaves. 1 C. ixicirdzia (Labill. voy. 1. p. 405. t. 21.) leaves pinna- tifidly-toothed, spinose, oblong-lanceolate, with an entire acu- men, which is longer than the teeth; bracteoles at the top of the pedicels. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the south- west coast. A diffuse spreading shrub, pubescent on the branches and lower surface of the leaves. Flowers red, with the vexillum yellow at the base. Holly-leaved Chorizema. 1 foot, straggling. 2 C. nana (Sims, bot. mag. 1032.) leaves sinuately-toothed, spiny, oblong, with an entire acumen, which is equal in length with the teeth; rather obtuse ; bracteoles below the apex of the pedicel. h. G. Native with the first. Pultenz‘a nana, Andr. bot. rep. 434. Flowers red, with the vexillum yellow at the base. Dwarf Chorizema. Fl. Mar. Oct. Shrub straggling. 3 C. RHÔMBEA (R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. p. 9.) leaves quite entire, flat, mucronate, lower ones rhomboidal-orbicular, upper ones elliptic-lanceolate ; peduncles few-flowered ; legumes large, oblong, reticulated. h. G. Native with the two preceding. Sweet, fl. aust. 40. Flowers with dark copper-coloured wings Q2 Fl. Mar. Oct. Cit. 1803. Shrub 116 LEGUMINOSÆ. XIII. Cuorizema, and keel, and with the vexillum orange-coloured, with a yellow base. Rhomboid-leaved Chorizema. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1803. Shrub procumbent. 4 C. pLaryLoBioines (D. C. prod. 2. p. 103.) leaves quite entire, flat, ovate, acuminated, reticulated, smooth above, younger ones as well as calyxes clothed with hoary villi; flowers 2-8, axillary, nearly sessile; ovary very villous. h.G. Native of New Holland. Platyldbium reticulatum, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl, no, 371. Calyx 5-cleft. Stamens 10, distinct. Perhaps a proper genus. Platylobium-like Chorizema. Shrub 2 feet. 5 C. Baxrert (Graham, in edinb. new phil. journ. june, 1831.) leaves somewhat crenate, oblong-lanceolate, farinose above, but beset with adpressed villi beneath ; flowers terminal, disposed in verticillate heads. h. G. Native of New Hol- land. Mirbèlia Baxtèri Hortulan. Lindl. bot. reg. 1434. Stems numerous, much branched, diffuse, slender, covered with adpressed hairs. Corolla yellow. Vexillum reniform, with a dark base. Baxter’s Chorizema. FI. April, Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. diffuse. 6 C. Hencuma’nnu (R. Br. in bot. reg. 986.) plant hoary; leaves acicular ; flowers axillary. h. G. Native of New Hol- land. Flowers beautiful scarlet. Henchmann’s Chorizema. Fl. April, Ju. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. Cult. A genus of pretty little shrubs. An equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand will suit the species. Young cuttings, planted in a pot of sand with a bell-glass placed over them, will strike root. Seeds of many of the species ripen in abund- ance, by which the plants may easily be increased. XIV. PODOLO'BIUM (from rove rodoc, pous podos, a foot, and doPuc, lobos, a pod ; in allusion to the legume standing on a stalk within the calyx). R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 8. p- 9. D. C. Leg. mem. V. Chorozemiatis, spec. Smith. Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate, upper lip bifid, lower lip 8-parted. Carina compressed, length of wings, and about equal to the wide vexillum. Ovary 4- seeded. Style ascending. Stigma simple. Legume pedicel- late, linear-oblong, rather ventricose, smooth inside.—Small shrubs, with the habit of Chorizèma. § 1. Leaves opposite, lobed, spiny.—False Chorizémas. 1 P. rriropa‘rum (R. Br. I. c. Sims, bot. mag. 1477.) leaves opposite, spiny-toothed, somewhat 3-lobed, with a transverse base ; lateral lobes much shorter than the terminal one, which is entire or toothed; ovary silky. h. G. Native of New South Wales. Chorozéma trilobatum, Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p.253. Pultenæ'a ilicifolia, Andr. bot. rep. 320. Racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves. Flowers yellow, with the keel and vexillum red at the base. Leaves coriaceous, usually pu- bescent beneath. é Three-lobed-leaved Podolobium. F1. April, July. Clt. 1792. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 2 P. sraurorny’ttum (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 393.) leaves opposite, trifid; lobes about equal, entire, spiny at the apex ; ovary smooth. kh. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Lindl. bot. reg. 959. P. aquifdlium, Lodd. cat. Leaves coriaceous, quite smooth. This plant is sometimes confused with the preceding in herbaria. Cross-leaved Podolobium. Fl, Mar. April. Clt. 1822. Sh. 1 to 3 feet. § 2. Leaves opposile, quite entire, unarmed.—False Da- viesias, 3 P. sca'xpens (D.C. prod. 2. p. 108.) leaves opposite, ob- XIV, Popotosrum. XV. Oxy opium. long-elliptic, quite entire, mucronate; ovary villous. h. G, Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Chorozéma scandens, Smith, in Lin. soc. trans. 9. p.253. A smooth climb- ing shrub, with terminal racemes of flowers, and with the calyx clothed with adpressed pubescence. Wings equal in lengthto the carina, but shorter than the vexillum. Davièsia umbellata, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 392. but not of Smith. Flower ellow. Climbing Podolobium. FI. June. Clt. 1824. Shrub cl. 4 P. numiru‘sum; leaves opposite ; ovate-elliptic, quite en- tire; stems procumbent; ovary villous. kh. G. Native of New Holland. Daviésia humif tsa, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov, bol, no. 392. but not of Smith. Flowers yellow. Trailing Podolobium. F1. April, Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. proc, 5 P. sericeum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 103.) leaves somewhat al- ternate, elliptic ; racemes axillary, length of leaves; calyx silky; vexillum narrow; ovary bristly. h.G. Native of New Hol- land, at King George’s Sound. Chorozéma sericeum, Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 253. Shrub climbing, with the upper leaves opposite. Calyx campanulate. Flowers yellow. Silky-calyxed Podolobium. Shrub cl. § 3. Leaves alternate.—False Oxylobiums. 6 P. corra‘ceum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 103.) leaves alternate roundish-elliptic, retuse, coriaceous ; umbels axillary, stalked; calyx hairy. h. G. Native of New Holland, with the pre ceding species. Chorozéma coriàceum, Smith, l. c. An eret stiff shrub. Leaves with cartilaginous margins and reticulately veined above. Flowers yellow. Coriaceous-leaved Podolobium. FI. April, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 7 P.? acicuna‘re (D. C. in ann. se. nat. 4. p: 98.) leaves alternate, linear, with a pungent taper-point, and with revolute edges, glabrous, reticulated with transverse veins abovei branches and pedicels pubescent. h.G. Native of New Hol- land, on the eastern coast. A much-branched shrub, with stiffly spreading leaves, bearing small branches and leaves in the axilla, hence the leaves appear ternate. Legume stipitate, ovate, 1% 16-seeded, pubescent outside and smooth inside. Calyx * cleft, tapering to the base, bibracteolate. Perhaps a prope genus, but the corolla is unknown. Perhaps a species of O39 lobium. A cicular-leaved Podolobium. Shrub 1 foot. ae Cult, An elegant genus of small shrubs. The species thrive best in an equal mixture of peat, loam, and sand, young cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand, with # bell-glass placed over them. Seeds sometimes ripen, by w the plants may also be propagated. The plants grow ™ better and flower more freely if planted in the ground in a 0 servatory, than if grown in pots. XV. OXYLO'BIUM (from oëËve, oxys, sharp, and Mofe lobos, a pod ; in allusion to the pods or legumes having à 5% point). Andr. bot. rep. 492. B. Br. in hort. kew. €& © ! vol. 3. p. 9. e Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogýnia. Calyx profoundly cleft (f. 23. a.), somewhat bilabiate. Carina compressed, ra” of wings (f. 23. b.), but about equal in length to the b d vexillum. Stamens inserted in the torus or in the bottom the calyx. Style ascending, crowned by a simple pare 23. c.). Legume sessile or subsessile, many-seeded, ventr! s ovate, acute. Small Australian shrubs, with 3 or 4 entire lea¥ in a whorl. Flowers disposed in corymbs, yellow. i 1 O. argorr'scexs (R. Br. l. c.) leaves linear-lance0#"? g tp pres Co on = nm ut mme > £2 ef a = a @& © LEGUMINOSÆ. XV. Oxytosium. pedicels having permanent bracteas at their apex ; corymbs of flowers crowded; legume hardly longer than the calyx. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Ker. bot. reg. 392. Lodd. bot. cab. 163. Sims, bot. mag. 2442. Flowers yellow. Arborescent Oxylobium. Fl. April, June. Clt.1805. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. _ 2 O. evtrpricum (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oval-oblong, mucro- nate ; pedicels having caducous bracteoles beneath their apex ; corymbs crowded ; legume twice the length of the calyx on a short stipe. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Gom- pholobium ellipticum, Labill. nov. holl. spec. 1. p. 166. t. 135. Callistachys elliptica, Vent. malm. 115. Flowers yellow. Le- gume villous. Elliptic-leaved Oxylobium. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 3 O. reTu'sum (R. Br. in bot. reg. 913.) leaves oblong, re- tuse, coriaceous, reticulated, glabrous; corymbs axillary, stalked, crowded, shorter than the leaves. h. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers orange-coloured. Chorozéma coriaceam, Smith. Podoldbium, D. C. ? Retuse-leaved Oxylobium. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1823. Sh. 1 to 3 feet. 4 O. corpirén1um (Andr. bot. rep. 492.) leaves ovate, cor- date, rather pilose; umbels terminal, sessile. h.G. Native of New South Wales. Sims, bot. mag. 1544. Lodd. bot. cab. 937. Flowers of a coppery-red colour. Cordate-leaved Oxylobium. Fl. April, Sept. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 5 O. oxsrusirétium (Sweet, fl. austr. 5.) leaves oblong-linear, obtuse, smooth above, but clothed with silky tomentum beneath, with revolute edges; corymbs loose, verticillately racemose; pedicels with permanent bracteoles at the - apex; calyx clothed with silky tomentum ; wings of corolla re- flexed. h, G. Native of New Holland, at King George’s Sound. Flowers with carina and wings Crimson, and with the vexillum deep orange-coloured, and yellow at the base, Obtuse-leaved Oxylobium. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1825. Shrub l to 3 feet, 6 O. spindsum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 104.) leaves broadly-ovate, with the middle nerve terminating in a long spine; stipulas Spiny, short. I. G. Native of New Holland. Leaves 3 in a whorl, glabrous. Bracteoles 2, pressed to the base of the : 5-cleft calyx. Keel, wings, and vexillum about equal in length. ~ Spiny Oxylobium. FI. April, July. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 7 O. Purrens'z (D.C. leg. mem. 5. prod. 2. p. 104.) leaves 3 or 4in a whorl, or alternate, linear, rather obtuse, with revo- lute margins, glabrous, but with the middle nerve as well as branches pubescent; flowers pedicellate, umbellate ; pedicels furnished with deciduous bracteoles in the middle. h. G. Native of New Holland. Pultenz‘a sylvatica, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl, no. 403. Calyx 5-cleft, permanent, with the short tube girding the fruit, the lobes reflexed. Stamens and petals deciduous, hypogynous. Ovary sessile, containing 8 ovula. unicle dilated into a strophiola, Perhaps a proper genus. lowers dark-orange, Pulteney’s Oxylobium. Fl. Mar. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. Cult. Elegant shrubs, requiring the same treatment as that _ Fecommended for Podoldbium, see p. 116. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1805. Cit. Clt. 1824. XVI. CaLrrsrtacuys. 1807. 117 XVI. CALLI'STACHYS (from «addoc, callos, beauty, and ørayvc, stachys, a spike ; in allusion to the fine spikes of yellow flowers). Vent. malm. 115. D. C. prod. 2. p. 104.— Callistàchya, Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 266. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx bilabiate; upper lip bifid, lower one 3-parted. Vexillum erect, longer than the keel and wings, which are about equal in length. Stamens in- serted in the disk. Style incurved. Stigma simple, acute. Legume stipitate, woody, dehiscent at the apex, young ones many-celled, but with the transverse dissepiments at length va- nishing.—Elegant Australian shrubs, with entire leaves, which are either scattered or disposed in whorls, silky on the under surface, and with long terminal racemes of yellow flowers. Calyxes and fruit very villous. 1 C. ranceoLa`ra (Vent. malm. t. 115.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, scattered, opposite, or 3 or 4 disposed in a whorl. b. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Ker. bot. reg. 216. Lanceolate-leaved Callistachys. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 2 C. ova`ra (Sims, bot. mag. 1925.) leaves obovate, mucro- nulate, usually disposed 3 in a whorl. h.G. Native of New Holland. Ovate-leaved Callistachys. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1815. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 3 C. LINARIÆFÒLIA (Hortulan.) leaves linear-lanceolate, scat- tered, or disposed in whorls. h.G. Native of New Holland. Toad-flat-leaved Callistachys. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. à 4 C. cuxEA'TA (Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p.267.) leaves wedge- shaped, emarginate ; peduncles axillary, solitary, longer than the leaves. %. G. Native of New Holland. An herbaceous dwarf plant. Calyx pilose. Flowers large, yellow, but with the keel purple. This species, according to Mr. R. Brown, should be removed from this genus, but its real situation in the order is uncertain. Wedge-leaved Callistachys. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1 ft. ‘ult. See Podolobium for culture and propagation, p. 116. XVII. BRACHYSEMA. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1815. XVII. BRACHYSE' MA (from Bpayve, brachys, short, and onpa, sema, a standard; the standard of the flower is very short). R.Br. in hort. kew. vol. 3. p.10. D.C. prod 2. p. 105. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, a little unequal, with a ventricose tube. Vexillum shorter than the wings and keel, which are compressed and about equal in length. Ovary with its pedicel girded by a little sheath at the base. Style filiform, elongated. Legume ventricose, many-seeded.— Elegant Australian, procumbent, or climbing shrubs, with alter- nate, oval, or ovate, entire, mucronate leaves, which are silky on the under surface, and axillary and terminal few-flowered racemes. 1 B. carirdrium (R. Br. l. c.) leaves ovate, flat, silky be- neath; calyx bractless at the base, 4-times shorter than the petals; vexillum oblong-obovate. kh. G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Ker. bot. reg. 118. Sims, bot. mag. 2008. Flowers large, scarlet. Broad-leaved Brachysema. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1803. Shrub procumbent or climbing. ae 2 B. uxpuca‘rum (Ker. bot. reg. 642.) leaves elliptic, undu- lated ; calyx bracteolate under the base, 3-times shorter than the petals; vexillum oblong, cordate, convolute, and bluntish above. h.G. Native of New South Wales, in the interior of the country. Lodd. bot. cab. 778. Ker. bot. reg. 642. Flowers greenish-yellow, inconspicuous, Waved-leaved Brachysema. Fl. Mar, May. Clt.1820, Sh. pr. 118 Cult. For culture and propagation see Podolôbium, p.116. how- ever, the species of this genus are easiest propagated by layers. XVIII. GOMPHOLO'BIUM (from youoc, gomphos, a club, and XoBoc, lobos, a pod; in reference to the shape of the pod being like that of a club or wedge). Smith, in Lin. trans. 4. p. 220. 9. p. 249. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 11. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogyÿnia. Calyx 5-parted, nearly equal. Carina of 2 concrete petals. Vexillum broad. Stigma simple. Legume many-seeded, nearly spherical, very blunt.— Australian stiff shrubs, with alternate, compound leaves, stand- ing on short petioles. Pods glabrous both inside and outside. Pedicels furnished with 2 bracteoles in the middle, or at the base. Calyx usually finely fringed with wool. Flowers yellow. 1 G. czauce’scens (Cung. in Fields’ new south wales, p. 346.) leaves ternate ; leaflets linear, mucronate, with revolute mar- gins ; branchlets angular, glabrous; keel of flower beardless ; calyx length of corolla before the expansion of the vexillum. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the Blue Mountains. Glaucescent Gompholobium. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1824. Sh. 4 ft. 2 G. BARBÍGERUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 105.) leaves ternate ; leaflets linear, acutish; stem erect; branches angular; keel bearded along the suture; vexillum large, longer than the calyx and keel. h. G. Native of New Holland. G. fimbridtum, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 36. but not of Smith. Flowers golden-yellow, about an inch in length, larger than those of G. grandiflorum. Bearded-keeled Gompholobium. F1. April, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 3 G. GRANDIFLÒRUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 249. exot. bot. t. 5.) leaflets 3, linear, acute; stem erect; branches an- gular ; keel beardless ; vexillum twice the length of the calyx and carina. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Ker. bot. reg. 484. Flowers large, yellow. Leaflets hardly a line broad, but nearly an inch long. Var, B, setif dlium (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 363.) leaflets narrow-linear, somewhat revolute and bristle-formed. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Great-flowered Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Sept. Clt. 1803. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 4 G.virca‘rum (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl, no. 360.) leaflets 3, linear, obtuse ; stem erect; branches nearly terete; carina of flower beardless ; vexillum hardly longer than the calyx and keel. k.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. The habit of the plant is that of G. latifdlium, but the keel of the flower is beardless. Twiggy Gompholobium. 1 to 3 feet. 5 G. LATIFÒLIUM (Smith, in Lin. soc. trans. 9. p. 249.) leaflets 3, cuneate-linear, or oblong-linear; stem erect; keel fringed ; calyx reflexed when in fruit. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. p.11. Labill. nov. holl, t. 133. G. fimbridtum, Smith, exot. bot. t. 58. G. psoraleæfòlium, Salisb. par. t, 6. Leaflets 1-2 lines broad, and 6-12 lines long. Flowers large, yellow. Broad-leaved Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Sept. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 6 G. marcıxna' tUM (R. Br. l. c.) leaflets 3, obovate, margi- nated, flat; stipulas equal in length to the petioles; corolla length of calyx. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the southern coast. Marginate-leaved Gompholobium. 1803. Shrub 1 foot. 7 G. repuncuLA'RE (D.C. prod. 2. p. 105.) leaflets 3, with somewhat revolute margins, lower ones obovate, mucronate, upper ones lanceolate-linear, acuminated ; stipulas length of Fl. Mar. Dec. Clt. 1820. Shrub Clt. 1803. Fl. March, Sept. Clt. LEGUMINOSÆ. XVIII. Gomrnotosium. petioles; stems diffuse; pedicels much longer than the leaves and bibracteolate at the apex; corolla longer than the calyx, h.G. Native of the eastern coast of New Holland. Stems somewhat herbaceous. Legume oval, rather compressed. This plant, along with the following species, will probably form a distinct genus. Pedunculate-flowered Gompholobium. FI. April, July. Ch. 1824. Pl. 4 foot. 8 G. TETRATHECOÌDES (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. 359.) leaflets - 3. linear, with subrevolute margins ; branches terete, hispid from short down; pedicels scarcely longer than the leaves; carina beardless, and is as well as the vexillum hardly longer than the calyx. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast, Leaves on short stalks ; leaflets 2 lines long. Tetratheca-like Gompholobium. FI. April, July. Clt. 1824 Shrub 1 to ¢ foot. 9 G. potyMéreHuM (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3.p 11.) leaflets 3-5, linear, or oblong-cuneated, mucronate, with recurved margins; stem procumbent, weak, twining ; stipulas shorter than the petioles; pedicels much longer than the leaves bibracteolate, both at the base and the apex or in the middle. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast Vexillum large, scarlet on the inside with a yellow base, and purplish on the outside. G. grandiflorum, Andr. bot. rep. 642, ex Sims, bot. mag. 1533. Polymorphus Gompholobium. FI. Mar. Aug. Clt, 1805 Shrub 4 to 1 foot. * * Leaves impari-pinnate. 10 G. Tomentosum (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 106. t. 134.) leaves impari-pinnate, with 2-4 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets awl shaped-linear, mucronate, scabrous above; peduncles usual solitary; calyx hairy, shorter than the legume ; keel ciliated, with silky hairs. %.G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast, and in Van Diemen’s Land. R. Br. in hort. kew. ÿ p. 12. Shrub tomentose. i Tomentose Gompholobium, Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1803. Sh. 1! 11 G. ranarum (Cung. mss. ex G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit p. 163.) branches and leaves villous; leaves impari-pinnalt) leaflets linear-subulate, with revolute edges; pedicels solitar} shorter than the leaves, terminal or axillary at the tops 0 branches ; keel bearded. h. G. Native of New Holl Corolla twice the length of the calyx, of a coppery-yelo' colour. h Woolly Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. 3 tol r 12 G. craBRAa`rum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 106.) leaves i pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of linear-subulate leaflets, with revoit edges; peduncles usually solitary; calyx glabrous, one shorter than the legume. h. G. Native of New Holl Branches lepidotted with tubercles. Leaflets approximate = the petiole. Legume ovate. Calyx glabrous on the wa ciliated along the margins of the lobes with fine wool. Coro unknown. sh. Smooth Gompholobium. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1820. À to 1 foot. ee oj 13 G. HETEROPHY'LLUM (Cung. mss.) leaves trifoliate oT! pari-pinnate, usually with 3-5 or 7 leaflets, which are ob0¥ lanceolate, or linear, all mucronate, terminal one broa perfectly glabrous; racemes short, terminal ; pedicels ra d longer than the bracteas, which are linear. R.G. Native New Holland. Keel beardless ? Flowers reddish. gs Variable-leaved Gompholobium. Fl. April, June. Clt. 15- Shrub 4 foot. ; 14 G. venv’stum (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p i leaves impari-pinnate, with many pairs of leaflets ; leaflets # 1 .12)8 E 1 to 3 feet. LEGUMINOSÆ. XVIII. Gomruotosium. shaped, veiny, with revolute margins, and are as well as the calyxes glabrous; corymb stalked, many-flowered. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Corolla purple. Beautiful Gompholobium. FI, April, July. Clt. 1803. Sh. 15 G.pinna‘tum (Smith, in Lin. soc. trans. 9. p. 251.) leaves impari-pinnate, with many pairs of smooth leaflets ; stem terete, flexuous, glabrous. h. G. Native of New Holland, near Port Jackson. Plant very small, and probably an annual. Pinnate-leaved Gompholobium. FI. April, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 foot. Cult. Gompholobium is a genus of most elegant plants : its species thrive well in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand, but care must be taken not to give them too much water, as they are extremely tenacious of moisture, and difficult to pre- serve in a living state. Young cuttings will root freely if planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, but some of the species produce seed in abundance, which is the best way of increasing them, as they make better plants from seeds than from cuttings. XIX. BURTO'NIA (Burton, evidently the name of some bo- tanist). R. Brown, in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3.p.13. D.C. prod. 2. p. 106. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx profoundly 5- cleft. Petals 5, deciduous, about equal in length, 2 of which are concrete into a‘keel on the back. Ovary 2-seeded. Style subulate, dilated at the base. Stigma obtuse, bearded. Legume roundish, ventricose. Seeds without a strophiola.—Australian subshrubs, with subulate leaflets or leaves; branches usually puberulous, and pedicels solitary. Flowers of all yellow. 1 B. sca‘pra (R. Br. 1. c.) leaflets 3, linear-subulate, scabrous, rather hooked at the points, and mutic; branches terete, pu- bescent. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Gompholdbium scabrum, Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 250. Calyx smooth. Style beardless beyond the middle. Keel beardless. Scabrous Burtonia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1803. Sh.}to 1 ft. 2 B. minor (D.C. prod. 2. p. 106.) common petiole almost wanting; leaflets 3, glabrous, hooked, mucronate, erect ; branches terete, hairy. h.G. Native of New Holland. _Gompholo- bium minus, Smith, in Lin. soc. trans. 9. p. 251. Flowers yel- low, with the keel beardless. Small Burtonia. Fl. Mar. July. Clt. 1812. Shrub 4 foot. 3 B. sessicirôLrA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 106.) leaflets 3, sessile, or 3 leaflets ternately approximate, linear-subulate, smooth, mu- cronate, and somewhat hooked; branches terete, pubescently- hairy. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Calyx smooth, but ciliated on the edges of the lobes. Vexillum deeply obcordate. Keel beardless. This plant hardly differs from the preceding species unless in the length of the leaves. Sessile-leaved Burtonia. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1824. Sh. 3 to 1 ft. 4 B. conrz’rta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 106.) leaves simple, crowded very much, linear-subulate, with revolute margins, and are as well as the branches smooth. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the southern coast. Calyx glabrous, with the lobes much acuminated. Leaves 6-8 lines long, usually incurved. The plant is in habit like Dillwynia, but the calyx is that of Burtonia. Crowded-leaved Burtonia. Shrub 1 foot. Cult. See Gompholdbium for culture, propagation, and ma- _ Nagement. XX, JACKSO'NIA (in honour of George Jackson, an acute XIX. BurToxrA. XXI, ViIMINARIA. 119 XX. JACKSONIA. Scotch botanist, once Librarian to A. B. Lambert, Esq. F.R.S. V.P.L.S. &c.). R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 12. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, nearly equal. Petals and stamens deciduous. Ovary 2-seeded. Style filiform and subulate, crowned by a simple stigma. Legume a little ventricose, ovate, or oblong; valves pubescent inside. Seeds without a strophiola.—Australian shrubs, and when in an adult state they are usually leafless; branches usually angular, and with the branchlets branched, very like leaves in form. Flowers of all yellow. 1 J. scopa'rrA (R. Br. l. c.) arborescent, unarmed; branches angular ; racemes terminal. h. G. Native of New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. 427. Habit nearly of Genista mono- spérma. Broom Jacksonia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1803. Sh. 2 to6 ft. 2 J. spinosa (R. Br. l. c.) shrubby; branches pubescent, dichotomous, and trichotomous, spreading, angular; flowers usually solitary; bracteoles at the tops of the pedicels, adpressed and very short. k.G. Native of New Holland, on the south- west coast. Gompholobium spindsum, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 107. t. 136. Spinose Jacksonia. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1803. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 3 J. nérrwa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 107.) shrubby; branches angularly compressed, branched, spinescent, leaf-formed ; ra- cemes terminal ; pedicels furnished with bracteoles in the middle. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Branches terete, furnished with prominent angles; branchlets glabrous or pubescent at the flowers. Rachis angularly compressed. Horrid Jacksonia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 4 J. rurcetta ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 107.) shrubby ; branches terete ; branchlets compressed and striated, forked, linear, unarmed; racemes terminal; pedicels furnished with brac- teoles at the apex. kh. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Gompholobium furcellatum, Bonpl. nav. p. 30. t. 11. Branches and branchlets pubescent. Forked-branched Jacksonia. Fl. April, Sept. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 5 J. reticuta'ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 107.) shrubby; branches and branchlets terete; leaves lanceolate, pungent, reticulately- veined on both surfaces ; flowers axillary, solitary. h.G. Na- tive of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Daviésia reticulata, Smith. in Lin. soc. trans. 9. p. 256. In this and the two pre- ceding species the legumes are villous on the outside, and clothed with velvety pubescence on the inside. Reticulated-leaved Jacksonia, Fl. April, Sept. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. Loam and peat is the best mixture for the species of this genus, and young cuttings are easily struck in sand under a bell-glass, or ripened ones under a hand-glass. Clt. 1824. Clt. 1820. XXI. VIMINA'RIA (from vimen, a twig; the appearance of the species is that of a bundle of naked twigs, being destitute of leaves). Smith, ann. bot. 1. p. 507. Lin. trans. 9. p. 261. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 13. D.C. prod. 2. p. 107. Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-toothed, angular. Petals of unequal length. Style capillary, longer than the ovary, which is 2-seeded. Stigma simple. _ Legume valveless, ovate. Seeds without a strophiola.—Australian shrubs, with twiggy branches, with simple or trifoliate leaves on the young plants, but the adult plants are without leaves. Flowers disposed in racemes, yellow, with the pedicels destitute of bracteas. 1 V. penvupa'ra (Smith, exot. bot. t. 27.) flowers racemose ; teeth of calyx erect, short. h.G. Native of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land. Sims, bot. mag. 1190. Davièsia denudata, Vent. choix. t. 6. Sophòra jüncea, Schrad. sert. hann. t. 3. 120 LEGUMINOSÆ. XXI. VIMINARIA. Naked Viminaria. F1. June, Sept. Clt. 1780. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 2 V. LATERIFLÒRA (Link, enum. 1. p. 403.) flowers subrace- mose ; teeth of calyx lanceolate, reflexed. h.G. Native of - New Holland. Flowers larger than those of V. denudata. Leaves wanting. Fruit unknown. Side-flowered Viminaria. 2 to 3 feet. Cult. Elegant shrubs when in flower. For culture and pro- pagation see Jacksônia, p. 119. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1824. Shrub XXII. SPHÆROLO'BIUM (from opaipa, sphaira, a sphere, and àoßoc, lobos, a pod ; in allusion to the spherical legumes). Smith, ann. bot. 1. p. 509. Lin. trans. 9. p. 261. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 14. D. C. prod. 2. p. 107. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate, bractless at the base. Style furnished with a membrane at the apex, beardless. Stigma terminal. Legume spherical, 1-2- seeded, pedicellate.—Little Australian shrubs, with twiggy few- leaved branches, but the adult ones are perfectly leafless. Leaves simple. Flowers disposed in loose racemose spikes. 1 S. vimr'Neum (Smith, l. c.) tube of calyx a little shorter than the lips ; style inclosed, arched at the base. h.G. Native of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land. Sims, bot. mag. 969. S. minus, Labill. nov. holl. t. 138. Flowers yellow. Twiggy Sphærolobium. Fl. May, Aug. Clt.1802. Sh. 1 ft. 2 V. me‘pium (R. Br. 1. c.) tube of calyx one-half shorter than the lips. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south- west coast. Flowers red. Intermediate Sphærolobium. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1803. Sh. 1 to 3 feet. Cult. The species of this genus are elegant when in flower ; their culture and propagation are the same as that for Jack- sonia, p. 119. XXIII. AO'TUS (from a priv. and wra, ota, ears; in allu- sion to the want of appendages in the calyx, which in Pultenæ' a are very distinct, a genus which is most nearly allied). Smith, ann. bot. 1. p. 504. in Lin. trans. 9. p. 249. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 14. D. C. prod. 2. p. 108. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate, bractless at the base. Petals and stamens deciduous. Ovary 2- seeded. Style filiform. Legume 2-valved. Seeds without a strophiola.—Australian shrubs, with simple, linear-subulate leaves, revolute at the margins, alternate or nearly opposite, or 8 in a whorl. Flowers axillary, yellow. 1 A. vizrèsa (Smith, l. c.) leaves smoothish on the upper surface ; flowers axillary, disposed in racemose spikes along the branches. h. G. Native of New Holland. Calyx clothed with silky appressed villi. Legume pedicellate. Seeds covered with wrinkled dots. Villous Aotus. Fl. April, June. 2 A. ERIcoipEs; leaves linear, very acute, hairy; flowers solitary, axillary, appearing in axillary racemose spikes along the branches; branches clothed with cinereous spreading hairs. h.G. Native of New Holland. Pultenæ'a ericoides, Vent. malm. t. 35. A. villèsa, Sims, bot. mag. 949. Pultenæ'a rosma- rinifolia, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 387? A. villosa var. a, ericoides, D. C. prod. 2. p. 108. Heath-like Aotus. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1810. Sh. 1 to 2 fi. 3 Å. FERRUGÍNEA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. t. 132.) leaves linear, obtuse, scabrous from tubercles above; flowers twin, axillary, rising along the branches ; branches clothed with rusty down, when young with silky rusty down. R.G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. A. villdsa var. B, ferruginea, D. C. prod. 2. p. 108. Rusty Aotus, Clt.1790. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. F1. April, June. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. XXII. SPHÆROLOBIUM. XXIII. Aorvs. XXIV. Dittwynia. _ 4 A. vrea ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 108.) leaves scabrous from tubercles above; flowers axillary, disposed into ovate, capitate, terminal spikes. h.G. Native of New Holland. Pultenæa virgata, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 389. Branches grey from velvety pubescence. Leaves disposed 3 in a whorl. Brac- teas wanting. Calyx clothed with appressed pubescence. Twiggy Aotus. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 to? feet Cult. Elegant little shrubs when in flower. For culture and propagation see next genus. XXIV. DILLWY’NIA (in honour of Lewis Weston Dil- wyn, F.R.S. F.L.S. whose labours on British Conférve ar well known). Smith, ann. bot. 1. p. 510. Lin. trans. 9. p. 262 R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 15. D. C. prod. 2. p. 108. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate, tapering at the base. Petals inserted in the middle of the tube of the calyx. Lamina of vexillum twice the breadth of the length, 2-lobed; lobes spreading. Ovary 2-seeded. Style hooked. Stigma capitate. Legume ventricose. Seeds stro- phiolate.—Australian subshrubs, with simple leaves and yellow flowers on short pedicels. Stipulas wanting or very small, deci- duous. Sect. I. DILLWYNIA'STRUM (see genus for derivation). Petals and stamens deciduous. . 1 D. rrorieu’npa (Smith, exot. bot. t. 26.) flowers crowded axillary, twin; leaves crowded, subulate, mucronulate, scabrous from tubercles. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the south and east coasts. D. ericifdlia, Sims, bot. mag. 1544. Bundle-flowered Dillwynia. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1794. Sh 2 to 6 feet. 2 D. erictroxta (Smith, exot. bot. t. 25.) corymbs of flowers terminal ; leaves subulate, pungent, scabrous from points, divan cate, scattered; branches pubescent. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Pultenæ'a retorta, Wendl. hort herrenh. 2. p. 13. t. 9. Sh Heath-leaved Dillwynia. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1794. % 2 to 4 feet. fli 3 D. suntpr’rina (Lodd. bot. cab. 401.) leaves nearly form, smooth, ending in a pungent mucrone, spreading, stra á serrated; heads of flowers terminal; pedicels bibree] branches twiggy, spreading, pubescent. h.G. Native of Ne Holland and Van Diemen’s Land. Corolla orange-coloured, wi the vexillum and wings streaked in their lower part with r Sh Juniper-like Dillwynia. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1818. 1 to 3 feet. is 4 D. GLaBe’rRIMA (Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 263.) 2 terminal; leaves filiform, erect, smooth, ending in 4 M recurved mucrone. h.G. Native of New Holland, on 58% eastern coast. Sims, bot. mag. 944. Lodd. bot. cab. Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 109. t. 139. Legumes puberulous. Very smooth Dillwynia. Fl. March, July. Cult, 1800. 2 to 4 feet. bs 5 D. earviroria (R. Br. in Sims, bot. mag. t. 1527.) OT terminal, few-flowered, rather capitate ; leaves short, pane? in a decussate manner, and spreading ; pedicels bina pr stigma capitate. h.G. Native of New Holland. Lodd. cab. 559. D. microphylla, Sieb. l. c. no. 410 and 553. oe Small-leaved Dillwynia. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1800. 1 to 3 feet. acemes 6 D. acrcuza'ris (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. ee vessel naked, terminal; branches and pedicels covered with adp i canescent down ; leaves ascicular, straight, rather rere smooth. h.G. Native of New Holland. Leaves if ; long. Racemes 8-12-flowered. Calyx rather pubescent: Sh. LEGUMINOSEÆ. XXIV. Dirzwynia. XXV. Euraxra. XXVI. SccerorHaAMNus. XXVII. Coton. 121 Acicular-leaved Dillwynia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1826. Sh. 1 to 4 feet. 7 D. rv'pts (Sieb. ‘pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 400.) racemes terminal, leafy; branches villous; leaves acicular, straight, rather mucronate, and scabrous from tubercles, glabrous. h Gl, Native of New Holland. Flowers axillary, on short pedicels, approximate, and therefore disposed in racemose spikes. Brac- teas 2 at the base of each pedicel, and 2 smaller along the pedicels, all deciduous. Leaves 5-6 lines long. Flowers yel- low, but with the base of the vexillum purple. Var. B, brevifôlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 109.) leaves a little shorter, and distinctly mucronate. Sieb. 1. c. no. 402. Var. y, teretifolia (D.C. prod. 1. c.) leaves evidently tuber- cled, glabrous ; branches with a few hairs ; calyx glabrous. D. teretifolia, Sieb. 1. c. no. 404. Var. à, hispidula (D. C. prod. l. c.) leaves distinctly tu- bercled ; tubercles for the most part bearing tufts of hairs; calyx pubescent. Rustic Dillwynia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 8 D. renurrotta (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 409.) flowers subterminal, and usually solitary ; leaves linear, very slender, rather obtuse, straight; branches puberulous. h.G. Native of New Holland. Legume pubescent. Leaves much less stiff and acute than in the rest of the species. Fine-leaved Dillwynia. Fl. April, June. 1 to 3 feet. 9 D. puyricoïpes (Cung. in Field’s new south wales, p. 347.) flowers corymbose, terminal, pedicellate ; leaves linear, short, mucronate, erectly-spreading, with reflexed, somewhat twisted margins ; calyxes and branches villous; stem reclinate. h. G. Native of New Holland, on hills about Bathurst. This species is nearly allied to D. ericifdlia. Phylica-like Dillwynia. Fl. April, June. 2 to 3 feet. 10 D. sericea (Cung. I. c.) canescent ; flowers usually twin, axillary ; leaves linear, straight, rather terete. h.G. Native of New Holland, around Bathurst. Silky Dillwynia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. Clt. 1824. Shrub Clt. 1824, Shrub Secr. II. Xerope’ratum (from Énooc, xeros, dry, and rerahoy, . petalon, a petal; in reference to the petals and stamens being permanent, even when dry). R. Br. in bot. mag. 2247. Petals and stamens permanent even when dry. > 1l D. crnera’scens (R. Br. ex Sims, bot. mag. t. 2247.) corymbs terminal, sessile; leaves filiform, spreading, ending in _ à short innocuous mucrone ; branches and calyxes silky. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Lodd. bot. cab. 527. D. juni- perina, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 411. Mucrone of leaves Straight. k 7. Var. B, recúrva ; leaves erect, mucrone of leaves somewhat re- curved. R. Br. 1. c. Greyish Dillwynia. Fl. March, July. Clt.1819. Sh. 2 to 4 ft, ___t A species not sufficiently known, and the genus to which it should be referred is extremely doubtful. _12 D. crycixtrdcra (Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 264.) flowers disposed in racemes; leaves ovate and linear, reticulated, with revolute edges. h. G. Native of New Holland, at King George’s Sound. Flowers purple. -Style curved so much as to form a circle. Stems decumbent. Leaves pungent. Fruit un- known. Perhaps a species of Chorizèma, or perhaps a proper à genus. Glycine-leaved Dillwynia. Pl. procumbent. , Cult. The species of Dillwyÿnia are very elegant shrubs when in flower, and deserve to be cultivated in every collection of VOL. IL, a greenhouse plants. They should be grown in an equal mix- ture of loam, sand, and peat, and the pots should be well drained with sherds. Young cuttings root freely in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them. XXV. EUTA’XIA (from evračıa, eutaxia, modesty ; in allu- sion to the delicate and modest appearance of the plants when in bloom). R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 8. p.16. D.C. prod. 2. p. 109. Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx bilabiate, upper lip somewhat emarginate, lower lip trifid. Vexillum broader than long. Ovary 2-seeded. Style hooked. Stigma capitate. Legume a little ventricose. Seeds strophiolate—Smooth Aus- tralian shrubs, with simple opposite leaves, and golden flowers. 1 E. myrtiro.ia (R. Br. l. c.) leaves lanceolate or obovate- lanceolate, mucronate ; pedicels axillary, twin; appendages of wings very short. h.G. Native of New Holland. Dillwynia myrtifolia, Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 263. D. obovata, Labill. nov. holl. t. 140. Sims, bot. mag. 1274. Flowers numerous along the branches, elegant. Stipulas small. Myrtle-leaved Eutaxia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1803. Sh. 2 to 6 feet. 2 E. pu'ncens (Sweet, fl. austr. 28.) leaves scattered or ver- ticillate, acicular, somewhat recurved, ending in a pungent mu- crone, glabrous, with revolute margins ; peduncles few-flowered, axillary, crowded ; ovary villous; branches and pedicels clothed with adpressed canescent down. h. G. Native of New Hol- land. Dillwynia püngens, Cung. mss. Branches slender, thickly clothed with acerose leaves. Flowers crowded towards the tops of the branches, yellow, but with a dark-orange circle round the base of the vexillum. Pungent-leaved Eutaxia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1825. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. Cult. The species of Eutéxia are very elegant plants when in flower. For culture and propagation see Dillwynia. XXVI. SCLEROTHA’MNUS (from oxAnpoc, skleros, hard, and Sapvoc, thamnos, a shrub; rigid shrubs, with stiff hard leaves). R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 16. D. C. prod. 2. s L09; 4 Lin. syst. Decándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cieft, bilabiate, bibracteate at the base. Carina of flower length of wings. Ovary 2-seeded, pedicellate. Style ascending, filiform. Stigma simple. Legume ventricose. Flowers yellow. 1 S. microrny’tius (R. Br. l.c.) h. G. Native of New Holland, on the southern coast. Small-leaved Sclerothamnus. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. An elegant plant when in flower. propagation see Dillwynia. Fl. May, July. Clit. 1803. For its culture and XXVII. GASTROLO'BIUM (from yaornp, gaster, the belly, and ÀoBoc, lobos, a pod; in reference to the pods being inflated). R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. pe 16. D.C. prod. 2. p.110. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate, bractless. Petals about equal in length. Ovary 2-seeded, pe- dicellate. Style subulate, ascending. Stigma simple. Legume ventricose. Seeds strophiolate.—Australian shrubs, with simple leaves, disposed 4 in a whorl. Stipulas subulate, distinct. Flowers yellow, disposed in a terminal ovate raceme. 1 G. sicosum (R. Br.l.c.) hk. G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Ker. bot. reg. t. 411. Lodd. bot. cab. 70. Turp. dict. sc. nat. with a figure. Leaves uncinate, wedge- shaped, retuse or emarginately 2-lobed, with a mucrone in the notch, silky on the under surface. Legume pedicellate, about equal in length to the tube of the calyx. R 122 Two-lobed-leaved Gastrolobium. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1803. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. A pretty plant when in flower. propagation see Pultenæ'u. For its culture and XXVIII. EUCHI'LUS (from ev, eu, well or good, and xetXoe, cheilos, a lip; well-lipped, the upper lip of the calyx is very . large). Ri Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 17. D. C. prod. 2. p. 110. Fa syst. Decándria, Monogýnia. Calyx profoundly 5- cleft, bibracteolate at the base, bilabiate ; lobes of the upper lip ovate and large, of the lower one setaceous. Carina length of wings. Ovary 2-seeded, pedicellate. Style subulate, ascend- ing. Stigma simple. Legume compressed. Seeds strophio- late, with the lobes of the strophiola entire behind.—An Aus- tralian shrub, with opposite, simple, minutely-stipulate leaves. Flowers axillary, pedicellate. Pedicels furnished with 2 seta- ceous bracteoles at their base. 1 E. oscorva‘tus (R. Br.].c.) h.G. Native of New Hol- land, on the south-west coast. Ker. bot. reg. t. 403. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 60. Branches terete, canescent. Leaves obcordate or wedge-shaped, villous beneath. Flowers yellow, with a pur- plish keel. Obcordate-leaved Euchilus. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. Cult. A very elegant plant when in flower. and propagation see Pultenæ'a. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1803. For its culture XXIX. PULTEN ‘A (in honour of William Pulteney, M.D. author of a view of the writings of Linnzeus, and various other works of merit). Smith, ann. bot. 1. p. 501. Lin. trans. 9. p. 245. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 17. D. C. mem. leg. v. prod. 2. p.110. Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate (f. 24. a.); lips equal in length, bibracteolate at the base ; brac- teoles sometimes adhering to the tube. Ovary sessile (f. 24. d.), 2-seeded. Style subulate, ascending (f. 24.e.). Stigma simple. Strophiola of seed with the lobes cut behind.—Small neat Aus- tralian shrubs, with simple alternate leaves. Stipulas usually concrete between the leaves. Flowers yellow, usually disposed in heads at the tops of the branches. Secr. I. Hymendra (from pnv, hymen, a membrane, ove wroc, ous otos, an ear ; in reference to the membranous stipulas). D. C. prod. 2. p. 110. Stipulas setaceous, scarious or membra- nous, upper ones usually concrete or dilated. Bracteoles con- forming to the upper stipulas. 1 P. papunoipes (Smith, 1. c.) heads of flowers terminal ; leaves obovate-oblong, flat, quite glabrous, smooth, 3 times longer than broad, ending in a pungent mucrone. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Andr. bot. rep. 98. Wendl. hort. herrenh. 3. t.17. Sims, bot. mag. 1394. Leaves nearly an inch long. Daphne-like Pultenæa. 2 to 8 feet. 2 P. oscorpa`ra (Andr. bot. rep. t. 574.) heads of flowers terminal ; leaves cuneate and obcordate, retuse, flat, quite gla- brous, smooth, scarcely twice longer than broad, ending in a pun- gent mucrone. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land and New Holland, on the south coast. Leaves half an inch long. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 18. Obcordate-leaved Pultenæa. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1808. Sh. 1 to 8 feet. 3 P. 811084 (R. Br. in bot. mag. 2091.) heads terminal, few- flowered; leaves cuneiform, dilated and 2-lobed at the apex, Fl. June, July. Clt. 1792. Shrub LEGUMINOSÆ. XXVII. Gastrrotopium. XXVIII, Eucuizus. XXIX. PULTENÆA. 7 scabrous from tubercles on the upper surface, but silky beneath, ending in a short mucrone, and with the margins recurved. k; G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. P. scàbra, R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p.18. P. deltoidea, Sieb. pl exsic. nov. holl. no. 388. Flowers yellow, with a purplish keel, Var. P, scàbra (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 386.) branches and calyxes clothed with hairy down, not with adpressed villi h. G. Native of New Holland. Leaves a little larger than those of the species. Two-lobed-leaved Pultenæa. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 4 P. rerrucr nea (Rudge in Lin. trans. 11. p. 300. t. 23.) flowers axillary and terminal; leaves obovate, and appearing emarginate in consequence of the point being curved back, pilose. h. G. Native of New Holland, near Port Jackson. Stipulas subulate, dilated into a membrane. Leaves apparently dotted under a microscope. Branches villous. Ovary pilose. P. lanàta, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 420. Rusty-haired Pultenæa. Fl. April, June. 1 to 3 feet. 5 P.incurva‘rA (Cung. in Field’s new south wales, p. 346.) heads of flowers terminal, and are, as well as the branches, villous; leaves lanceolate, obtuse, concave, incurved. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the margins of peat bogs, on King’ Table Land. A slender shrubby plant. Incurved-leaved Pultenæa. Fl. May, June. 1 to 2 feet. 6 P. racemurdsa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 111.) flowers axillary, forming a leafy raceme ; leaves obovate-elliptic, obtuse, smooth beneath, but scabrous above ; branches hairy-pubescent. h „G. Native of New Holland. The leaves appear full of dots under a microscope, hardly 2 lines long. Like P. ferruginea, but dif- fers from it in the disposition of the flowers, as well as from the rest. Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 594. Racemulose-flowered Pultenæa. FI. April, June. Clt. 1820. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 7 P. parvirròra (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 399.) heads terminal, few-flowered ; leaves obovate-cuneated, almost vei less, glabrous, younger ones clothed with adpressed villi, as We as the branches, all terminating in a short, callose, somewhat rê- curved point. h.G. Native of New Holland. Stipulas ™ fous, oblong, membranous, adpressed, a line or more Jong: Leaves 2-3 lines long. Sh Small-flowered Pultenæa. FI. April, July. Clt. 1824. 1 to 3 feet. 8 P. srricra (Sims, bot. mag. 1588.) heads of flowers te minal ; leaves obovate, mucronate, quite glabrous ; stem stralg i calyxes and legumes pilose. h.G. Native of Van Diemen Land. Lodd. bot. cab. 974. f Straight Pultenæa. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1803. Sh. 1 toô" 9 P. extrprica (Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 246.) heads 0 flowers terminal, roundish, and with oblong ones along t ; branches; stem straight; leaves elliptic or obovate-oblong, pe cave, rather pilose ; stipulas 2, joined in one; bracteas calyxes membranous and ciliated; legume glabrous. kor Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Rudge In je trans. 1. t. 24. Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 394, P. tubercuiè Pers. ench. 1. p. 454.- Var. b, oblongifolia (Sieb. 1. c. no. 397.) leaves oblong. Sh, Elliptic-leaved Pultenæa. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1810. ® 1 to 3 feet. ds d 10 P. pLumòsa (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. $85.) par: 5 flowers terminal, roundish ; stem straight, clothed with Ke villi between the leaves; leaves oblong, concave, veine, pt ones nearly glabrous, superior ones, especially the floral 0 ` clothed with silky velvety villi, .G. Native of New Fl. April, May. Clt. 1817, Clt. 1810. Shrub Clt. 1823. Sh _~ O5 © BP hy = o O 0 rg ft “il af th th & 8 FER ap 29 Oe _ crioides, Sieb. l. c. no. 428. _ and calyxes ; upper lobes of calyx LEGUMINOS£, land. Stipulas brown, membranous, erect, adpressed. Like P. elliptica. i Feathered Pultenæa. FI. April, Jul. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 11 P. rHymirorra (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 398.) heads of flowers terminal, roundish ; stem branched, and rather villous; leaves elliptic-oblong, rather concave and veinless, stalked, for the most part glabrous, floral ones clothed with soft villi, oval, and on longer petioles. h. G. Native of New Holland. Calyx elothed with silky, long, white hairs. ~ Thyme-leaved Pultenæa. Fl. April, June. 1 to 3 feet. . 12 P. nypora’mpra (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 396.) heads of flowers terminal, leafy, protruding beyond the branches, and somewhat verticillate; leaves elliptic-oblong, stalked, rather acute, usually 8-nerved, shining below, and glabrous on both surfaces; floral ones ciliated, with long white hairs. h. G. Native of New Holland. Stipulas brown, membranous, longer than the petioles, pressed to the stem, hiding the branches. Con- sistence and form of leaves very like that of Eutéxia myrti- folia. Brightish Pultenæa. to 3 feet. . 13 P. vitxr'rera (Sieb. pl. exsic. no. 396.) flowers axillary or subcapitate at the tops of the branches; leaves lanceolate-ob- long, acuminated, somewhat 3-nerved, shining beneath, bearing long white hairs on the margins. h.G. Native of New Hol- land, near Port Jackson. Leaves rusty. Hair-bearing Pultenxa. Fi. April, June. 1 to 3 feet. 14 P. poLycaræròLra (Rudge in Lin. trans. 11. p. 303. t. 25.) flowers axillary and terminal ; leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, mucronulate, concave above, and glabrous, rather pilose beneath, as well as the calyxes ; stipulas lanceolate-subulate, adpressed ; branches and branchlets clothed with rusty villi; bracteas su- bulate, shorter than the calyx. h. G. Native of New Hol- land, in the neighbourhood of Sydney. Sweet, fl. aust. 37. Polygala-leaved Pultenæa. FI. April, June. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 15 P. rre’xiuis (Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 248.) racemes ter- minal, rather leafy; leaves obovate-linear, mucronate, flat, glabrous above, and rather glaucous; calyx glabrous on the outside, bibracteate at the base, with the segments ovate, acute, and ciliated; stipulas setaceous, FIG. 24. longer than the petioles. h. G. Native of New Holland. Sweet, fl. austr. t. 35. Dillwynia teu- (£. Clt. 1810. Sh. FI. April, June. Clt, 1824. Shrub 1 Clt. 1824. Shrub 24.) Flexile Pultenæa. Fl. April, Ju. Clt. 1801. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 16 P. Eucnira (D: C. prod. 2. p- 112.) flowers axillary and race- € DANZ mose; leaves cuneate-linear, ob- tuse, pale beneath, and 1-nerved, glaucous above, glabrous on both surfaces, as well as the branches 10 ovate, obliquely and blüntly api- culated ; stipulas and bracteas small and setaceous. h. G. Na- tive of New Holland. Calyx almost like that of Euchilus. Corolla and style of Pultenæa. Pedicels length of calyx. Dill- 1 PE _ Wynia cuneata, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. 422. Well-lipped Pultenza. Cit. 1820. Sh. 1 to 3 feet. - 17 P, rervu'sa (Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 248.) heads ter- Fl. April, June. XXIX. Purrenaza. 123 minal, few-flowered ; leaves linear, retuse, mutic, flat, glabrous ; bracteas a little longer than the calyx. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Ker. bot. reg. 378. Sims, bot. mag. 2081. Stipulas minute. Bracteoles inserted in the middle of the tube of the calyx. Retuse-leaved Pultenza. 1 to 2 feet. 18 P. caprtetxa‘ra (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 413.) heads of flowers terminal, imbricated with bracteas, villous; leaves cuneated, rather acute, glabrous above, and canescent from ad- pressed villi beneath. h.G. Native of New Holland. Flowers broader and heads smaller than in P. linophylla. Capitellate-flowered Pultenæa. Fl. April, June. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 19 P. ziNopay'LLA (Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 248.) bracteas shorter than the few-flowered terminal head ; leaves linear, with edges and mucrone recurved, silky beneath; stipulas shorter than the petioles; calyxes villous. k. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Schrad. sert. hannov. 3. t. 18. P. glaucéscens, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 417. Stem much branched. Leaves half an inch long. : Var. B, amee‘na (Sieb. 1l. c. no. 414.) branches more loose; heads few-flowered. Flax-leaved Pultenæa. 1 to 3 feet. 20 P. cane’scens (Cung. in Field’s new south wales, p. 346.) . heads many-flowered ; bracteas a little shorter than the calyx ; leaves linear-oblong, concave and glabrous above, but canescent beneath, as well as the bracteas and calyx; stems tufted. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the Blue Mountains, in barren woods on the verge of swamps. Canescent Pultenæa. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1822. Sh. 1 ft. 21 P. PorirdLrA (Cung. l. c.) heads many-flowered ; leaves ovate-lanceolate or oblong-linear, mucronate, with revolute mar- gins; branches and heads of flowers villous; bracteas a little shorter than the calyx. kh.G. Native of New Holland, on bushy hills. Polium-leaved Pultenæa. 1 to 2 feet. 22 P. microrny’Lra (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 418.) flowers axillary and somewhat capitate at the topsof the branches ; leaves linear and somewhat cuneated, terminated by a short, callous, somewhat incurved mucrone, glabrous above, but clothed with minute, pressed pubescence beneath as well as the calyxes ; branches hoary from adpressed down. h.G. Native of New Holland. Small-leaved Pultenæa. 1 to 3 feet. 23 P. patea‘cea (Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 246.) heads ter- minal, few-flowered ; bracteas membranous, very much acumin- ated, exceeding the calyx; leaves linear, glabrous, with revolute margins, ending in a recurved point ; stipulas concrete, membra- nous, somewhat sheathing. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the east coast. Lodd. bot. cab. 3. t. 291. Chaffy Pultenæa. Fl. May, July. Clt.1789. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 24 P. arista TA (Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no. 283.) heads of flowers terminal ; leaves linear, convolute, nerveless, scabrous from tubercles beneath and ciliated at the base, bracteate at apex, and each as well as the calycine lobes ending in a stiff bristle ; calyxes villous. k. G. Native of New Holland. Leaves crowded, erect. Stipulas long, subulate, and are as well as the bristles fuscous. Anned-leaved Pultenæa. FI. April, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 25 P. ecui’nuta (Sieb. pl. exs. nov. holl. no. 384.) heads of flowers terminal ; leaves crowded, rather incurved, terete, and R 2 F1. April, May. Clit. 1789. Sh. Clt. 1823. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1789. Shrub FI. April, June. Cit. 1824. Sh. FI. April, June. Clt. 1810. Shrub 124 subulate, mucronate, scabrous from tubercles, with one furrow above, floral ones bearing long hairs. h.G. Native of New Holland. Stipulas subulate, permanent, black, and stiff, parti- cularly on the old heads, in which they appear like spines. Stipulas and bracteas crowded. Small prickly Pultenæa. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1823. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 26 P. arce’nrea (Cung. in Field’s new south wales, p. 347.) heads terminal, villous; leaves linear-lanceolate, mutic, acute, rather concave above and glabrous, but silvery beneath. h.G, Native of New Holland, on hills at Cox’s River. Silvery-leaved Pultenæa. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 27 P. procu’MBens (Cung. l. c.) branches prostrate, stipula- ceous; racemes leafy; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, rather concave above, ending in a refracted mucrone, but villous be- neath as well as the calyxes. h.G. Native of New Holland, on exposed hills on the western interior. Allied to P. villèsa. A reclining shrub. Procumbent Pultenæa. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1823. Sh. pr. 28 P. vestira (R. Br. in hort. kew, ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 19.) flowers axillary ; leaves linear-lanceolate, mucronate, glabrous, with inflexed margins ; stipulas imbricate, ciliated ; calyxes and bracteas awned, bh. G. Native of New Holland, on the southern coast, Clothed Pultenæa. F1. April, Ju. Clt. 1803. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 29 P. Dentara (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 103. t. 131.) heads of flowers terminal ; bracteas rather orbicular, toothed, length of calyx; leaves linear, tubercled, glabrous ; stipulas distinct, mi- nute. h.G. Native of New Holland in Van Leuwin’s Land. Legume ovate, acuminated, gibbous. L'oothed-bractead Pultenæa. Shrub 1 foot. 30 P. suntre’Rina (Labill. 1. c. t. 130.) flowers axillary and terminal; bracteas entire, hardly longer than the pedicels ; leaves linear, somewhat triquetrous, acuminated, pungent, glabrous ; stipulas subulate, a little longer than the petioles. h.G. Na- tive of Van Diemen’s Land and New Holland. Leaves 3 or 4 lines long. Juniper-like Pultenæa. Fl. April,Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 8 ft. 81 P. renurronia (R. Br. in bot. mag. t. 2086.) heads ter- minal, usually 2-flowered ; fruit lateral ; leaves linear-subulate, mutic, concave above and convex beneath, and are as well as the branches rather pilose. kh.G. Native of New Holland, on the southern coast. Fine-leaved Pultenæa. Fl. April, Ju. Clt.1817. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 32 P. vizrdsa (Smith, in ann. bot. 1. p. 503.) racemes leafy ; leaves linear-oblong, pilose beneath as well as the branches and calyxes. kh.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Sims, bot. mag. 967. Stipulas setaceous, length of petioles. Leaves spreading, 2-3 lines long. Flowers pure yellow. Villous Pultenæa. FI. April, May. Cit: 1790. Sh. 1 to 8 ft. 33 P. stipuxa‘ris (Smith, l. c. et nov. holl. spec. t. 12.) heads many-flowered ; bracteas about equal in length to the calyxes ; leaves linear, flat, acute, younger ones ciliated; stipulas 2 joined in one, which is bifid at the apex, flat, imbricate, much longer than the petioles. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern and southern coast. Curt. bot. mag. 435. P. protæ- oides, Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 382. Stipular Pultenæa. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1792. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 34 P. repuncuta‘ta (Hook, bot. mag. 2860.) pedicels axil- lary, twin, elongated ; stipulas setaceous, twin at the base of the leaves ; leaves linear-lanceolate, flat, and are as well as the branches clothed with adpressed pili. h.G. Native of New Holland. A weak shrub. Flowers yellow, but with the keel and edges of calyx reddish. Stalked-flowered Pultenæa. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1820. Sh. 1 ft. LEGUMINOSÆ. XXIX. Putten. XXX. Daviesra. 35 P. STENOPHY'LLA (Cung. mss.) heads few-flowered, ter- minal; leaves linear, mucronate; stipulas numerous; calyx villous ; branches villous. h.G. Native of New Holland. Narron-leaved Pultenæa, F1. April, June. Clt, 1824, Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 36 P.srarnyzeoipes (Cung. mss.) flowers sessile, solitary, ax- illary ; leaves ovate, acute, stiff, ending in a pungent mucrone, reflexed, rather villous beneath when young, but only at the edges in the adult state ; stipulas twin, linear ; branches pubes- cent or villous. h.G. Native of New Holland, Habit of Sprengélia incarnata. Staphylea-like Pultenæa, Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 fi Secr. II. Puyrròra (¢uvddov, phyllon, a leaf, and ove wron ous otos, an ear; in allusion to the twin leafy bracteas), D.C, prod. 2. p. 113. Stipulas wanting. Flowers bearing oppo- site or twin, leafy bracteas at the base, which are usually longer than the calyx. Pods unknown. Perhaps a proper genus, 37 P. a'spera (Sieb, pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 408.) flowers axillary at the tops of the branches, disposed in terminal, capi- tate, leafy spikes; bracteoles length of calyx ; leaves linear, with revolute margins, smoothish above but scabrous beneath from tubercles, without stipulas; branches and calyxes pubes- cent. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast Bracteoles oval-oblong, glabrous. Lobes of calyx acute. Shrub, with the habit of Dillwýnia floribúnda. Rough Pultenæa. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 to 3ft, 38 P. comòsa (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 407.) flowers axillary, disposed in a somewhat terminal leafy spike ; bracteoles longer than the calyx ; leaves exstipulate, linear, with revolute margins, scabrous from tubercles above, but clothed beneath with adpressed pubescence as well as the calyxes and branches. h.G. Native of New Holland. Shrub almost with the habit of Adtus virgata. i Tufted Pultenæa. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 to 3ft. 39 P.squarrdsa (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 406.) flowers axillary, disposed in a leafy terminal head; leaves exstipulate, linear, acute, with revolute margins, scabrous from ube above, young and floral ones villous and mucronate ; bracteoles longer than the calyx ; lobes of calyx ending in spiny mucrone h.G. Native of New Holland. sf Squarrose Pultenæa. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 to i 40 P. puyticoipss (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 405.) hea 5 terminal, roundish; leaves linear, bluntish, with revolute m gins, scabrous from tubercles above, but pubescent beneat ad the nerves and on the branches ; bracteoles length of calyx + 10 of calyx short, bluntish. h. G. Native of New Holland. sf. Phylica-like Pultenæa. F1. April, Ju. Clt. 1822. Sh. 1 to 41 P. ca’npma (Lodd. bot. cab. 1236.) flowers axillary; very f small ; leaves linear, obtuse, crowded, beset with long mr well as the branches, giving the whole plant a white or al aspect. h.G. Native of New South Wales. Flowers JE tinged with red. W hite-leaved Pultenea. Fl. April, July. Cit. 1825. Sbn? 1 to 2 feet. . they Cult. Pultene‘a is a genus of elegant small are ps succeed best in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and san Jaced cuttings root readily in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass w over them. The species shew to most advantage when p out into a border or conservatory. XXX. DAVIESIA (in honour of the Rev. Hugh 992. 9 F.L.S. a Welsh botanist), Smith, in Lin. trans. 4. p- p- 255. R.Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 20. Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx angu less, 5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate. Carina shorter ar, bratt than th Davies l vd BB ete er nn À O g fn D CT rowed. LEGUMINOSÆ. XXX. Daviesia. vexillum, Ovary pedicellate, 2-seeded. Style straight. Stigma simple. Legume compressed, angular, bursting elastically at the lower suture, which is dilated, almost semi-trapezoid. Stro- phiola of seeds entire behind.—Smooth Australian, spiny, or unarmed shrubs, with the appearance of furze. Leaves either simple or wanting. Pedicels axillary, bibracteate at the base. Flowers usually yellow. * Leaves oval, oblong, or lanceolate, unarmed. 1 D. rarirdzra (R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. p. 20.) leaves ellip- tic or oval, veiny, rather tapering to the base, mucronate, and are unarmed as well as the branches; racemes axillary, many- flowered, a little shorter than the leaves. h.G, Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Sims, bot. mag. 1757. Flowers yellow, with the vexillum copper-coloured, spotted. Bracteoles numer- ous along the peduncles under the raceme. Broad-leaved Daviesia. F1. May, Aug. Clt. 1805. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 2 D. coryMBôsa (Smith, in Lin. trans. 9, p. 258.) leaves linear-oblong, flat, apiculated by a callous mucrone, and are as well as the branches unarmed; racemes solitary or twin, 3- times shorter than the leaves, having many bracteas at the base, and bearing a corymb of flowers at the apex. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Flowers white, with a violet keel. Leaves 1-2 inches long and 4 lines broad, with few veins. Corymbous-flowered Daviesia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 3 D. mimosoines (R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. p. 20.) leaves linear, lanceolate, apiculated by an innocuous point, and are as well as the branches unarmed ; racemes solitary or twin, 4-times shorter than the leaves, having many bracteas at the base, and corym- _ biferous at the apex. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. Andr. bot. rep. 526. D. glaüca, Lodd. bot. cab. t. 43. Flowers yellow. Leaves nerved at the base ; the nerves irregularly pinnate. Mimosa-like Daviesia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1809. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 4 D. tepropny’tta (Cung. mss.) leaves linear-lanceolate, strongly nerved, obtuse and mucronate, quite smooth, coria- ceous; branches furrowed; peduncles few-flowered, axillary. h.G. Native of New Holland. Slender-leaved Daviesia. F1. April, June. 1 to 3 feet. * * Leaves lanceolate or linear, spiny at the apex. 5 D. puysdpes (Cung. mss.) leaves sessile, somewhat falcate, broadest at the apex and blunt, having 2 strong nerves, and furnished with a spiny beak on the lower side; branches fur- h.G. Native of New Holland. Bladdery Daviesia. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2to 4 ft. 6 D. racemutosa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 114.) leaves sublanceo- late-linear, acuminated, pungent; racemes solitary, bracteate, a little shorter than the leaves and somewhat corymbous at the apex. hb. G. Native of New Holland. Leaves 9-10 lines long and 2 lines broad. Racemose-flowered Daviesia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 7 D. uusezcura ‘ra (Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 258.) leaves lanceolate, terminated by a pungent point; branches spinose at the apex ; peduncles axillary, very short, bearing a few-flowered umbel at the apex. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Var. B, angustif dlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 114.) leaves linear- lanceolate. D. umbellata, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 107. t. 137. ; Umbellulate-flowered Daviesia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1816. - Shrub 2 to 4 feet. . 8 D. iNcRassa‘TA (Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 253.) leaves 4 cuneate-linear, compressed, vertical, oblique, thick, spiny ; Fl. May, Aug. Cit: 1804. Cit. 1824, Sh, Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. XXX. Mirse LA. 125 flowers axillary, solitary. h.G. Native of New Holland, at King George’s Sound. Thickened-leaved Daviesia. 1 to 3 feet. 9 D. acicuna'ris (Smith, l. c.) leaves linear, with callous somewhat revolute margins, pungent, straight, denticulately sca- brous; flowers axillary, solitary, on very short pedicels. h.G. Native of New Holland, about Port Jackson. Lodd. bot. cab. 1234. Flowers yellow, variegated with scarlet. Acicular-leaved Daviesia. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1804. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 10 D. uticina (Smith, 1. c.) leaves lanceolate or linear, with smooth margins, and are as well as the branches spinescent at the apex, spreading; flowers axillary, solitary, on very short pedicels. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. D.ulicifèlia, Andr. bot. rep. t. 304. Leaves half an inch long. Flowers yellow, with the vexillum copper-coloured at the base. Furze-like Daviesia. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1792. Sh. 1 to 8 ft. * * * Leaves cordate at the base. Fl, May, Ju. Clit. 1820. Sh. 11 D. squarrôsa (Smith, l. c.) leaves cordate, acuminated, pungent, with scabrous margins, which are either reflexed or spreading ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, nearly the length of the leaves. h. G. Native of New Holland, at Port Jackson. Pedicels furnished with concave obtuse bracteas at the base. Squarrose Daviesia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 12 D. corpa‘ra (Smith, 1. c.) leaves cordate, stem-clasping, reticulated with veins; peduncles axillary, aggregate, corym- bose, many-flowered. bh. G. Native of New Holland, at King George’s Sound. Lindl. bot. reg. 1005. Stem angular. Bracteas broad, usually subcordate. Cordate-leaved Daviesia. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt, 1824. Sh. 1 to3 ft. * * * * Leaves wanting. 13 D. ara'ra (Smith, 1. c.) stem leafless, winged; umbels lateral; calyx and bracteas fringed; legume 1-seeded, com- pressed, dolabriform. h.G. Native of New Holland, at Port Jackson. Ker. bot. reg. 728. Stem having 3 wings, nearly like those in Genista sagittalis or in Bossiæ'a scolopéndria. Winged-stemmed Daviesia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 14 D. suce a (Smith, 1. c.) stem leafless, terete, furrowed, naked ; umbels lateral; calyx and bracteas beardless. R. G. Native of New Holland, at King George’s Sound. Bracteas concave, lower ones imbricate. Teeth of calyx short. Rush-like Daviesia. F]. April, July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. Cult. See Pultenæ a for culture and propagation. The species are very elegant plants when in flower. The cuttings require to be nearly ripened. XXXI. MIRBE'LIA (in honour of M. Mirbel, a distin- guished French physiological botanist, whose elucidations of the reticulated structure of vegetables are well known). Smith, ann. bot. 1. p. 511. Lin. trans. soc. 9. p. 265. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 21. D.C. prod. 2. p. 114. Lin. syst. Decändria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft, bilabiate. Legume 2-seeded, longitudinally 2-celled, from the sutures on the upper side being so much bent in.—Australian subshrubs, having the fruit of Astrâgalus, and the stamens and habit agree- ing with the present tribe. Leaves 3 in a whorl. Flowers purple. ; 1 M. rericura‘ta (Smith, 1. c.) leaves lanceolate-linear, reti- culately-veined, quite entire, apiculated by a stiff mucrone. h.G. Native of New South Wales. Vent. malm. 119. Sims, bot. mag. 1211. Gompholobium reticulatum, Hort. Smooth, with twiggy branches. Leaves opposite or ternately verticillate. Flowers lilac, terminal, capitate, or axillary verticilate, . 126 LEGUMINOSÆ. XXXI. Minsezra XXXII. Hovea. © Reticulated-leaved Mirbelia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1792. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 2 M. RUBIÆFÒLIA ; leaves lanceolate, acute, serrated, stiff, 3 ina whorl; flowers terminal, capitate, and axillary verticillate. h.G. Native of New South Wales. Flowers bluish-purple. Pultenæ'a rubizefolia, Andr. bot. rep. 351. Rubia-leaved Mirbelia. Fl. June, Jul. Clt.1792. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 3 M. sreciðsa (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 367.) leaves linear, acutish, with revolute quite entire margins; flowers dis- posed in a terminal, interrupted, leafy spike. h. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers purple. Sheny Mirbelia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1824. .Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 4 M. pvivara‘ra (R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. p. 21.) leaves cunei- form, dilated and trifid at the apex. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Flowers purplish. Lindl. bot. reg. 1041. Dilated-leaved Mirbelia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt.1803. Sh. 5 M. cranpiriora (Cung. mss. Sieb. Hook. bot. mag. 2771.) pubescent ; leaves alternate, ovate, lanceolate; flowers axillary, twin. h. G. Native of New Holland. Perhaps Chorizéma platylobioides, D. C. prod. and Platylobium reticula- tum. Flowers yellow, having a red zonate mark on the upper side of the vexillum, and streaked with the same on the outer surface, and the wings have a red blotch on one side. Great-flowered Mirbelia. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1823. Sh. 1 to2 ft. 6 M. pu’Ncens (Cung. mss.) leaves linear, ending in a long, spiny mucrone, scattered ; flowers nearly sessile, axillary, smooth. h.G. Native of New Holland. Pungent Mirbelia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. Cult. Elegant plants when in flower, the flowers of all being purplish or deep orange. Their culture and propagation are the same as that for Pultenæ'a, p. 126; the cuttings require to be young. Tribe II. LO'TEZÆ (plants agreeing with Lotus in important characters). D.C. Leg. mem. vi.—Genistæ, et Astragali, Adans, fam. 2. pe 320, 324.—Genistez, Trifdliee et Galègeæ, Bronn. l. c. Embryo with its radicle curved back upon the edge of the coty- ledons. Corolla papilionaceous. Stamens monadelphous, or diadelphous, 9 joined and 1 free. Legume continuous, 1-celled, rarely 2-celled, in consequence of the upper sutures being bent. Cotyledons flattish, furnished with cortical pores, and changing at once into leaves at the time of germination, for the purpose of elaborating food for the young plants. However, the ger- mination of some of the genera contained in this tribe being unknown, a few of them may at some future time be placed in tribe Phasedlee. SUBTRIBE I, Genistex (plants agreeing with Genista in im- portant characters). Bronn. diss. l. c. Legume 1-celled. Stamens usually monadelphous. Leaves simple or palmately trifoliate, rarely pinnate. Stems usually shrubby. XXXII. HO'VEA (in honour of Anthony Pantaleon Hove, a Polish botanist, who travelled in the Crimea and Persia, whence many plants were sent to Kew Gardens). R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 275. D.C. prod. 2. p. 115.—Poirétia, Smith, Lin. trans. 9. p. 304. but not of Cav.—Physicarpos, Poir. suppl. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decandria. Calyx bilabiate (f. 25. a.) ; upper lip semibifid, broad, and retuse, lower one 3-parted. Keel obtuse (f. 25. f.). Stamens all connected (f. 25. c.), the tenth or upper one only more or less free. Legume sessile (f. 25. d.), roundish, ventricose, 2-seeded. Seeds strophiolate.— Aus- tralian shrubs, with alternate simple leaves, and axillary, purple, or violaceous flowers, which stand on short pedicels. 1 H. roxciròra (R. Br. l. c.) leaves linear and elongated, mucronate, with somewhat revolute margins, veiny beneath, and are as well as the legumes tomentose. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Ker. bot. reg. 614. Flowers purplish-violet. Long-leaved Hovea. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1805. Sh. 2 to 4ft . 2 H. zinea'ris (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves linear, mucronate. rather pilose beneath; legumes smooth. hk. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Ker. bot. reg. 463. Poirètia linearis, Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 304. Flowers purplish- violet. Linear-leaved Hovea. Fl. Mar. Jul. Clt. 1796. Sh. 2 to4ft | 8 H. etsierica (D. C. prod. 2. p. 115.) leaves elliptic-oblong, emarginate, rather pubescent beneath, shining above, reticulated on both surfaces; pedicels 3-times shorter than the leaves, twin. b. G. Native of New Holland, at King Georges Sound. Poirétia elliptica, Smith, 1. c. Flowers purplish-violet Elliptic-leaved Hovea. Fl. Mar. Jul. Clt. 1817. Sh. 2 to4ft 4 H.zaxcrora'ra (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1624.) leaves lance late, mucronate, pubescent beneath ; flowers axillary, twin; branches twiggy. h. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers purplish-blue. Lindl. bot. reg. 1427. Lanceolate-leaved Hovea. Fl. Mar. July. Clt. 1805. Sh 2 to 3 feet. 5 H. aricura‘ra (Cung. mss.) leaves lanceolate, with revolute edges, tomentose beneath, but smooth above, coriaceous, with 4 strong middle nerve, tapering to the apex and mucronate. k. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers purplish-violet. Apiculated-leaved Hovea. Fl. Mar. July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 6 H. mucrona‘ra (Cung. mss.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, taper ing to the apex, mucronate, tomentose beneath, but smoot above ; branches villous; peduncles very short, few-flower . hb. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers small, purplish-blue. Mucronate-leaved Hovea. Fl. Mar. July. Clt. 1824. Sh 2 to 4 feet. : 7 H. acurzrdzra (Cung. mss.) leaves lanceolate, tapering © both ends, mucronate at the apex, clothed with a kind of rusty tomentum on the under surface as well as on the branches, but glabrous above; peduncles short, 2-3-flowered, with the pedice longer than the peduncles. h.G. Native of New Holland: Flowers purplish-blue. 7 Acute-leaved Hovea. Fl. Mar. July. Clt. 1823. Shru to 4 feet. at , 8 H. rurru`rea (Sweet, fl. aust. 13.) leaves oblong-linė obtuse, mucronate, with revolute margins, smooth above; reticulately veined and tomentose beneath ; stipulas subulat® with peu e but small; peduncles axillary, twin; branches clothed tomentum as well as the calyxes. h. G. Native 0 Holland. Flowers purple, the FIG, 25. vexillum having a pale base. Purple-flowered Hovea. FI. May, June. Cit. 1820. Sh.2to 4 feet. 9 H. pannosa (Cung. mss.)leaves lanceolate, obtuse, terminating in a tuft of hairs, coriaceous, with ra- ther revolute edges, smooth above, but clothed with dense long to- mentum beneath; branches villous, as well as the pods and calyx; peduncles very short, almost ses- sile, 1-2-3-flowered. h. G. Na- tive of New Holland. H. lani- gera, Lodd. cat. A very woolly shrub, with small pale-purple flowers. . A 9 e ee of = 25 g cs, er er ee ee y pot ft Pet Pey DD PS Eee, Ces el LEGUMINOSÆ. XXXII. Hovra. Cloth-leaved Hovea. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 10 H. tatrrotra (Lodd. bot. cab. t. 30.) leaves elliptic-ob- long, acute, and are, as well as the branches, smooth ; pedicels axillary, solitary, hardly longer than the petioles. h. G. Na- tive of New Holland, on the east coast. Flowers with a large blue vexillum, and a purple keel. Broad-leaved Hovea. Fl. March, July. Cit. 1820. 2 to 4 feet. 11 H. Cr’rsı (Bonp. nav. t. 51.) leaves lanceolate, and some- . what rhomboid, bluntish, mucronate ; peduncles axillary, many- | flowered; branches, calyxes, and bracteas rather pilose. h. G. Native of New Holland. Ker. bot. reg. 280. Platychilum Celsianum, Delaun. herb. amat. t. 187. Flowers beautiful blue. Filaments monadelphous with a dorsal fissure, or diadelphous. . This is a most elegant plant when in flower. _ Cels’s Hovea. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. _ 12 H. rosmarinirdzrA (Cung. in Field’s new south wales, p. _ 348.) leaves linear, reticulated, revolute, covered with rusty tomentum beneath, as well as on the legumes. h.G. Native | of New Holland, frequent on the rocky pine hills north-west of Bathurst. | Rosemary-leaved Hovea 1 to 3 feet. = Cult. Hôvea is a genus of very elegant plants when in flower. The species are most readily increased by seeds, which usually | ripen in our greenhouses; they also may be propagated by young cuttings planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them. A mixture of sand, loam, and peat is the soil best adapted for them. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub Fl. March, July. Clt. 1824. Sh. XXXIII. PLAGIOLO'BIUM (from zAayioc, plagios, trans- verse or oblique, and ÀoGoc, lobos, a pod; in reference to the shape of the pod). Sweet, fl. austr. no. 2. à Lm. sysr. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx bilabiate (f. 26. a), i upper lip broad and retuse, lower one 3-parted. Keel obtuse | (f. 26. c.). Stamens diadelphous. Ovary sessile. Style per- , manent, unilateral. Legume inflated, coriaceous, obliquely- + transverse (f. 26. d.), 2-seeded. Seeds strophiolate.—Austra- | lian shrub, with alternate, simple, spiny-toothed leaves, resem- bling those of the Holly. Stipulas spinose. Flowers axillary, _ blue or purple, standing on short pedicels. 1 P.cuorizemærdrium (Sweet, fl. austr. no. 2.) leaves ob- : long-lanceolate, spiny-toothed, mucronate, coriaceous, glabrous ; pedicels axillary, usually 3 or 4 together ; legume transverse, gla- brous both inside and outside. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast, as well as at King George’s Sound. Hòvea chori- _zemæfòlia, D.C. prod. 2. p. 116. * Branches thickly clothed with rusty pubescence. Calyx and pedicels Villous. Flowers large, bluish- _ purple, the vexillum having a white base. - … Chorizema-leaved Plagiolobium. F1. Feb. April. Clt. 1824. Shrub I to 2 feet. _ 2 P. ricirèrium (Sweet, l. c. . In a note,) leaves ovate or ellip- tic, spiny-toothed, mucronate, ‘glabrous ; peduncles axillary, twin; legume somewhat kidney- _ Shaped, pubescent both on the in- ‘Side and outside. h. G. Na- tive of New Holland, at King George’s Sound. Flowers pur- | Plish-blue.: Hovea ilicifèlia, Cung. mss. pen Fewer near ut XXXIII, PLAGIOLOBIUM. XXXIV. PLATYLOBIUM. XXXV. Bossixa. 127 Holly-leaved Plagiolobium. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. Cult. The species of Plagioldbium are worth cultivating for the sake of their beauty in every collection of greenhouse plants. Their culture and propagation are the same as that re- commended for Hòvea. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1824. XXXIV. PLATYLO'BIUM (from r\arve, platys, broad, and Àofoc, lobos, a pod; in reference to the broad legumes). Smith in Lin. trans. vol. 2. p. 350. vol. 9. p. 302. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4.p.266. D. C. prod. 2. p. 116.—Cheilocécea, Salisb. prod. p. 412. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bracteate, bila- biate, upper lip bifid, roundish, large. Stamens all connected. Legume pedicellate, compressed, flat, winged on the back, many- seeded.—Australian shrubs, with opposite, simple, bistipulate leaves, and axillary yellow flowers, but with the vexillum red at the base. 1 P. rormòsum (Smith, nov. holl. 17. t. 6.) leaves ovate, somewhat cordate; ovary villous; bracteas silky; stipe of legume shorter than the calyx. h. G. Native of New Hol- land, on the eastern coast. Vent. malm. t. 31. Curt. bot. mag. 469. Cheilocdcca apocynifdlia, Salisb. 1. c. Flowers large. Beautiful Platylobium. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1790. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 2 P. PARVIFLÒRUM (Smith, nov. holl. 18.) leaves ovate-lan- ceolate ; ovary ciliated, smoothish ; bracteas glabrous; stipe of legume exceeding the calyx. h. G. Native with the preced- ing. Sims, bot. mag. 1520. Small-flowered Platylobium. * Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 3 P. ova‘rum (Andr. ex Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 374.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces, pale beneath ; bracteas and ovaries glabrous ; ovary with a very short stipe. h.G. Native of New Holland. Very like P. parviflèrum, but it differs in the leaves being more ovate-oblong, paler beneath, and by the ovary being perfectly smooth, about twice the length of the stipe. Ovate-leaved Platylobium. Fl. May, Sept. 2 to 4 feet. 4 P. TRIANGULA‘RE (R. Br. in hort. kew. 4. p. 266.) leaves deltoid, somewhat hastate, with the angles spinose; peduncles bracteate both at the base and apex, but naked in the middle ; legume exceeding the calyx. h.G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land, as well as of New Holland. Sims, bot. mag. 1508. Triangular-leaved Platylobium. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1805. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 5 P.? opcorpa‘tum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 116.) leaves obcordate, cuneated at the base, retusely-emarginate at the apex, pubescent on both surfaces, as well as the branches. h.G. Native of New Holland. Leaves 4 lines long. Very like Bossiæ a micro- phylla, but the leaves are opposite. Obcordate-leaved Platylobium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. See Hovea, and Pultenæ'a, p. 127, for culture and propagation. FL May, Sept. Cl. 1792. Clt. 1792. Sp XXXV. BOSSIÆ'A (in honour of M. Bossieu Lamartiniére, a French botanist, who accompanied the unfortunate La Peyrouse round the world). Vent. cels. t. 7. Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 302. R.Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 266. D.C. prod. 2. p- 116. ea Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bilabiate (f. 27. a.), upper lip large, semi-bifid, obtuse. Stamens all con- nected (f. 27. d. f.28. b.). Legume compressed (f. 27. e. F. 28. c.), flat, pedicellate, many-seeded, with the margins thickened on both sides. Seeds strophiolate—Australian shrubs, with 128 usually compressed (f. 27.), rarely with tereté branches (f. 27. f. 28.). Leaves absent, but when present simple and alternate. Flowers yellow, with the keel usually purplish or dark-brown. * Branches compressed, leafless, 1 B. scorore’npria (Smith, et R. Br. 1. c.) branches flat, linear, leafless, toothed, with the teeth bearing the flowers ; keel naked ; superior bracteas permanent, imbricate, equal in length to the peduncles. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Platylébium scolopéndrium, Andr, bot. rep. 191, Vent. malm. t. 55. Stems erect. Calyxes very smooth. Flowers yellow, with the back of the vexillum and keel brownish red. The leaves when present are ovate and smooth. Plank-plant Bossiæa. FI. May, July. Clt. 1792. to 10 feet. 2 B. ensa‘ta (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 434.) branches flat, linear, leafless, toothed, the teeth bearing the flowers; keel almost naked; upper bracteas distant from the lower ones, shorter than the pedicel. h, G. Native of New Holland. Sweet, fl. austr. 51. B.rifa, Lodd. bot. cab. 1119. but not of others. Flowers yellow, with the back and base of the vexillum of a brownish orange- purple colour, and with the keel brownish-purple. Sword-branched Bossiæa. FI. April, June. Cilt. 1825. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 3 B. ru`ra (R. Br.1.c.) branches flat, linear, leafless, toothed, with the teeth bearing the flowers ; keel fringed ; upper bracteas caducous, remote from the lower ones. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Sims, bot. mag. 1508. Calyxes quite smooth. Flowers colour of the preceding. Rufous Bossiæa. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1805. Shrub 3 FIG. 2%: Shrub 1 to 3 ft, * * Branches compressed, leafy. 4 B. urnopny’tra (R. Br. 1. c.) branches compressed, leafy ; leaves linear, with recurved margins ; legume 1-seeded. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Lodd. bot. cab. 174. Sims, bot. mag. 2491. Flax-leaved Bossiæa. Fl. July, Sept. to 4 feet. 5 B. HETEROPHY'LLA (Vent. hort. cels. t. 7.) branches flat, leafy ; leaves obovate, linear or lanceolate, flat; legume many- celled, in consequence of spongy transverse dissepiments. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Platylobium lanceolatum, Andr. B. lanceolata, Sims, bot. mag. 1144. Variable-leaved Bossiæa. Fl. May, Dec. Clt. 1792. Shrub 1 to 4 feet. 6 B. rotunpiroxia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 117.) branches and branchlets leafy, compressed; leaves roundish or broadly ob- ovate, somewhat mucronate, flat. h. G. Native of New Hol- land, on the eastern coast. Leaves 4-5 lines long, and 5-6 broad, reticulately-veined. The whole plant very smooth. Round-leaved Bossiæa. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 7 B. RHomBIFÒLIA (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 354.) branch- lets compressed, leafy ; branches terete; leaves rhomboidal- orbicular, somewhat emarginate and mucronate ; legume on a long stipe, falcate. h. G. Native of New Holland, Plant Cit. 1803. Shrub 1 . LEGUMINOSÆ. XXXV. Bossiæa. Flowers yellow, the vexil quite smooth, and rather glaucous. Wings red at the lum having a red zonate mark at the base. base. Keel brownish-purple. Rhomb-leaved Bossiæa. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1820. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. * * * Branches terete, leafy. 8 B. micropny’zza (Smith in Lin. trans. 9. p. 303.) branche terete, leafy, spinescent ; leaves cuneiformly obcordate, glabrous h.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern and southern coast. Lodd. bot. cab. 656. Platylébium microphyllum, Sims bot. mag. 863. Platyldbium obcordatum, Vent. malm. no. 41, in a note. Young branches rather compressed and pubescent Flowers colour of the rest. Small-leaved Bossiæa. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub] to 2 feet. 9 B. zenricuza'ris (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 42) branches terete, leafy, at length spinescent; leaves glabrous, exactly orbicular. h. G. Native of New Holland. Lodd, bot. cab. 1238. Leaves hardly 2 lines in diameter. Flower like the rest in colour. Lentil-leaved Bossiæa. 1 to 3 feet. z 10 B. roridsa (Cung. in Field’s new south wales, p. 84) branches straight, terete, villous ; leaves alternate, small, orbi cular, retuse, scabrous, with revolute margins, silky beneath; stipulas permanent, hooked, longer than the petioles. LOU Native of New Holland, in brushy forest land near Bathurst. Leafy Bossiæa. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 to 3 feet 11 B. ova‘ra; branches straight, terete, smooth ; leaves ovale distich, alternate, quite glabrous. h. G. Native of Nef South Wales. Platylobium ovatum, Andr. bot. rep. 266. flowers yellow, but with the keel purple. Ovate-leaved Bossiæa. Fl. May, Dec. to 3 feet. 12 B. puxrrdria (Cung. in Field’s new branches leafy, attenuated, procumbent ; leaves broad-ellipté obtuse, mucronate, rather villous, with recurved margins, “ile reous beneath, as well as the branches; stipulas longer than petioles. h.G. Native of New Holland, upon rocky b hills. Box-leaved Bossiæa. 13 B. corprrouia (Sweet, fl. austr. no. 20.) branches terete, crowded with leaves, villous; leaves nearly sessile, cordate, acute, end- ing in a spiny mucrone, scabrous above, but pilose on the nerves beneath, with recurved margins ; peduncles bibracteate, about equal in length to the leaves. hk. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers yellow, the vexillum furnished with a purple circle at the base, and the keel is dark-purple. Cordate-leaved Bossiæa. FI. May, June. Clit. 1824. Sh. 1 to 3 feet. 14 B. cinerea (R. Br. 1. c.) branches terete, leafy, clothed with Jance” woolly villi ; stem erect, much branched ; leaves ovate-la late, scabrous above, and pubescent beneath, with recurv gins. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Ker. reg. 306. s Fl. May, July. Clt.1802. Sh. 1 to 3 fet Grey Bossiæa. Cit. 1803. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. Sh Clt. 1792. Shrub! south wales, p. 348) A diffuse reclining shrub. F1. April, June. Clt. 1824. Sh. diffus FIG. 28. | o 00 > Io orn my — mw v | g g'a LEGUMINOSEÆ. XXXVI. Goopra. » 15 B. prosrra‘ra (R. Br. l. c.) branches filiform, leafy ; stems į; procumbent ; leaves oval, glabrous ; stipulas shorter than the -petioles ; legume 1-seeded. R.G. Native of New Holland, | on the eastern coast. Sims, bot. mag. 1493. _ Prostrate Bossiæa. FI. Ju. July. Clt. 1803. Sh. prostrate. 16 B. trnnxoipeEs; branches terete, leafy, prostrate, puberu- lous; leaves elliptic, mucronate ; pedicels solitary, 1-flowered, elongated ; bracteas puberulous; corolla about twice the length ofthe calyx..h.G. Native of New Holland. Flowers yellow. Keel dark-brown. à Linnæa-like Bossiæa. À procumbent. * Cult. The species of Bossiæ'a are neat elegant plants when in flower; they thrive best in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, it and sand, but the pots in which they are grown must be well drained with sherds, as nothing injures them more than too much water. Cuttings, neither too ripe nor too young, will strike root if planted in a pot of sand with a bell-glass over M them. ji E XXXVI. GOO’DIA (in memory of Peter Good, a diligent botanical collector, who was employed in collecting seeds in % New Holland for the botanic garden at Kew, where he died). Salisb. par. t. 41. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 269. BD. C. prod. 2. p. 117. ® Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bilabiate, both i lips about equal in length, upper one semibifid, acute. Vexillum » flat, large. Stamens all connected. Carina truncate, 2-edged. it Legume pedicellate, compressed. Seeds strophiolate.—Much- i branched Australian subshrubs, with terete branches, alternate, # Stalked, trifoliate leaves, and racemes of yellow flowers. @ 1 G. LOTIFÒLIA (Salisb. par. t. 41.) leaflets obovate, and are, ji as well as the calyxes, smooth; legume varicose, 2-4-seeded. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Sims, bot. mag. 958. $ Flowers yellow, but with the base of the vexillum red. Glands 5 between the stamens and pistil, they are sessile and globose. if Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. # Lotus-leaved Goodia. Fl. Ap. July. Clt. 1733. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. p 2 G. puse’scens (Sims, bot. mag. 1310.) leaflets obovately- il Cuneated, and are, as well as the calyxes, pubescent ; legume gi Smooth, 2-seeded. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. TR. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 270. Branches and pe- | duncles rather hispid. Flowers yellow, spotted with red. Pedi- cels longer than the calyx. Pubescent Goodia. FI. April, July. Clt. 1805. Sh. 1 to 8 ft. 3 G.? potyspr’rma (D. C. mem. soc. hort. gen. 2. p. 2. p. 133.) leaflets oval, acutish at both ends, and are, as well as the calyxes, pubescent; legume 8-10-seeded. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land or New Holland. Cytisus tomentôsus, | Andr. bot. rep. 237. The plant is frequently to be met with in gardens under the name of Goddia lotifdlia, but differs from that plant in the legume being many-seeded and linear. Upper lip of calyx bipartite, lower lip tridentate. Flowers pure yellow, with the stamens monadelphous, and with the habit of the other Species of this genus. | Many-seeded Goodia. Fl. Ap. July. Clt. 1798. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. Cult. A mixture of sandy loam and peat suits the species, and young cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand with a bell-glass placed over them. Seeds usually ripen in this coun- try, by which young plants may be raised in abundance. FI. May, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub a XXXVII. SCO'TTEA (in memory of Robert Scott, M.D., ‘formerly professor of botany at Dublin). D. C. prod. 2. p. 118, '—Scéttia, R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 268. F VOL. IL, XXXVII. ScoTTEA. XXXVIII. TempretoniA. XXXIX. Rarnia. 129 Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decándria. Calyx 5-toothed, im- bricated with bracteas, with the teeth rather unequal. Vexillum complicated, short. Wings equal in length to the keel. Stamens all connected. Legume pedicellate, compressed, with the mar- gin thickened on both sides. Seeds 3-4, strophiolate. 1 S. DENTA‘TA (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 268.) leaves opposite, sessile, cordate, triangular, toothed; flowers solitary, axillary, on very short pedicels. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Lindl. bot. reg. 1233. Flowers mixed with red and green. A diffuse shrub. Toothed-leaved Scottea. Clt. 1803. Fl. Dec. Feb. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 2 S. ANGUSTIFÒLIA (Lindl. bot. reg. 1266.) leaves opposite, linear-oblong, truncate at the base ; flowers solitary, on very short pedicels. h. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers greenish yellow, with the wings red on the upper side. Narrow-leaved Scottea. Fl. Jan, June. Clt. 1825. 2 to 4 feet. Cult. Scôttea is a genus of elegant shrubs, usually flowering in the winter ; their culture and propagation is the same as that for Goddia. Shrub XXXVIII. TEMPLETO'NIA (in honour of John Temple- ton, of Orange Grove, near Belfast, a gentleman to whom the editor of English Botany was under frequent obligations for Irish plants during the progress of that work). R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 269. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-toothed, with the teeth rather unequal. Keel oblong, a little longer than the wings. Stamens all connected, the tenth one sometimes rather shorter, and nearly free ; anthers uniform. Legume pedicellate, plano-compressed, many-seeded. Seeds strophiolate.—Smooth Australian shrubs, with alternate, simple, cuneiform, retuse, mu- cronate leaves. Flowers axillary, solitary, large, crimson. 1 T. retusa (R. Br. 1. c.) bracteoles rather remote from the calyx ; stamens all connected. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Sims, bot. mag. 2338. Räfnia retusa, Vent. malm. t. 53. Leaves coriaceous, green. Retuse-leaved Templetonia. Fl. March, June. Sh. 1 to 3 feet. 2 T. crav'ca (Sims, bot. mag. 2088.) bracteoles approximat- ing the calyx; uppermost stamen shorter than the others, and nearly free. h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south- west coast. Lodd. bot. cab. 644. Lindl. bot. reg. 859. Leaves glaucous. Glaucous Templetonia. Fl. Ap. May. Clt. 1818. Sh.1 to 3 ft, Cult. This is a genus of very shewy shrubs when in bloom; their culture and propagation is the same as that for Goddia, which see, p. 129. Clit. 1808. XXXIX. RA’FNIA (in honour of C. G. Rafn, of Copenhagen, author of a Flora of Denmark and Holstein, 8vo. 1796 and 1800. in 2 vols. &c.) Thunb. prod. pref. p. post. fl. cap. 568. Willd. spec. 3. p. 949. D.C. prod. 2. p. 118. Œdmännia, Thunb. et Willd. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx cleft into 5 to the middle, 4 upper lobes broadest, sometimes distinct, some- times variously connected, lower lobe setaceous and very acute. Corolla smooth, with an obtuse keel, and a roundish vexillum. Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front at length. Legume lanceolate, compressed, many-seeded.—Smooth Cape shrubs, usually becoming of a lurid black colour on drying. Leaves simple, entire, not stem-clasping, alternate, but with the floral ones sometimes opposite. Flowers of all yellow. 1 R. corpa`ra (Mart, acad. mun. 6. p. 189.) leaves rather orbicular, cordate, ciliated, nearly sessile; stipulas scarious ; 130 LEGUMINOSÆ. XXXIX. Rarnia. flowers axillary, shorter than the leaves. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Cordate-leaved Rafnia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 2 R. rrrrerica (Thunb. l. c.) leaves ovate-elliptic, acute, cauline ones alternate, floral ones opposite. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers axillary. Legume drooping. ÆElliptic-leaved Rafnia. F]. Ju. July. Clt. 1819. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 3 R. cuxetrdLrA (Thunb. I. c.) leaves cuneiformly-obovate ; branches angular. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Spartium ovatum, Berg. cap. 197. Crotalaria cuneiférmis, Lam. dict. 2. p. 195. Leaves acuminated, succulent. Flowers yel- lowish-purple, disposed in racemose corymbs. Staminiferous tube gaping above. Wedge-leaved Rafnia. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1816. Sh, 2 to 3 ft. 4 R.rrircora (Thunb. l. c.) leaves ovate ; branches angular ; peduncles usually tern in the axils of the upper leaves, 1-flow- ered, and bibracteate. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Vent. malm. t. 48. Crotalaria triflora, Berg. cap. 193. Lin. spec. 1004. Borbônia cordata, Andr. bot. rep. t. 31. ex- clusive of the synonym, Sims, bot. mag. 859. Flowers large, yellow, sometimes only 1 or 2 together in the axils of the leaves. Three-flowered Rafnia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1786. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 5 R. LANCEA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 119.) leaves lanceolate, erect, imbricated; stems ascending, terete; flowers axillary, solitary, on short pedicels; the 4 upper lobes of the calyx connected into a bifid 4-toothed lip, lower lobe setaceous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, Œdmännia lancea, Thunb. prod. 2. fi. cap, 561. act. holm. 1800. p. 281. t. 4. Lance-leaved Rafnia. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. Sh. ascending. 6 R. opréstra (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, alter- nate ; branches terete ; branchlets axillary, bearing at the apex 2 opposite leaves and 1-2-flowers. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Cytisus Capénsis, Berg. cap. 217. Spârtium Capénse, Lin. spec. 995. Crotalaria opposita, Lin. fil. suppl. 322. Liparia oppôésita, Murr. syst. 554. Opposite-leaved Rafnia. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 8 ft. 7 R. axitra‘ris (Thunb. l. c.) leaves lanceolate, alternate and opposite; flowers terminal, solitary; branches axillary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves like those of hyssop. Legume drooping. Axillary-branched Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 8 R. AxGuLA‘TA (Thunb. |. c.) leaves lanceolate, alternate ; peduncles lateral, 1-flowered; stem angular. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Rafnia, Burch. cat. 777. has a terete stem and angular branches. Leaves lanceolate, acute, 6-9 lines long, and 1-2 broad. Pedicels naked, reflexed after flowering. Legume pedicellate, compressed, mucronate by the style. pace tiresiched Rafnia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 9 R. spicata (Thunb. l. c.) leaves lanceolate, alternate ; flowers axillary, racemose. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem somewhat herbaceous. Spikes or racemes of flowers leafy, therefore the flowers may be called axillary. Spiked-flowered Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 10 R. anGusrirdLiA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, alter- nate ; pedicels lateral, 1-flowered; stem terete. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem purplish. Narron-leaved Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 11 R. riztrôcrA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, alter- nate ; flowers axillary. b. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Räfnia, no. 228. Burch. cat. is perhaps referable to this species, of which the branches are roundish, and the leaves linear, also having axillary floriferous branchlets, bearing 2-3 leaves, and 1 flower each; legume pedicellate, inflexed, pendulous. Thread-leaved Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. XL. Vascoa. XLI. Borzonta. 12 R. RETROFLE'XA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves obovate; branches reflexed and retroflexed. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem much branched. Branches flexuous. Leaves op posite, sessile, obtuse. Flowers axillary, on very short pedicels, There is a specimen in the Linnæan Herbarium from Thunberg which answers to the above name and character, but the leave are rather more linear-lanceolate than obovate, and their colow is somewhat glaucous, and the flowers mostly terminal. Retroflexed-branched Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. ; 13 R. ERr£'cra (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves oblong; flowers lateral; | stem erect. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem branched, terete. Leaves ovate. Flowers axillary, pedicellate, Erect Rafnia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 14 R. prrru'sa (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves ovate; stems decum- bent. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Root fus form. Branches diffuse. Leaves alternate. Flowers axillary. Legume pedicellate, crowned by a recurved style, Diffuse Rafnia. Shrub procumbent. Cult. The species are all worth cultivating, as they ar rather elegant when in flower ; their culture and propagation is the same as that recommended for the species of Borbonia. Se pP 181. XL. VASCO'A (in honour of Vasco de Gama, the cele brated Portuguese circumnavigator). D.C. leg. mem. vi. pro 2. p. 119.—Räfniæ et Borbôniæ, spec. Thunb. and Wild- Crotalàriæ, spec. Lin. Lix. syst. Monadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx semi-5-clel with the lobes nearly equal, broadest at the base, and tathet acute at the apex, but not spinose. Corolla smooth, with a obtuse keel, and a roundish vexillum. Stamens monadelphous with the sheath cleft in front. Legume compressed, sessile many-seeded.—Smooth Cape subshrubs, with simple, sess stem-clasping leaves, which are cordate at the base, the cauli ones alternate, and the floral ones opposite. The flowers dis posed in fascicles in the upper axils of the leaves, and somè what corymbose, on short pedicels, all yellow, and without a) bracteas. 1 V. amprextcav‘iis (D. C. 1. c.) leaves orbicular, cordat very obtuse, floral ones coloured. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Crotalaria amplexicaülis, Lin. spec. 1108. Burm. prod. Ráfnia amplexicaülis, Thunb. fl. cap. 568. Crote lària renifórmis, Lam. dict. 2. p. 194. i Stem-clasping-leaved Vascoa. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816 Shrub 5 to 5 feet. : 2 V. perro ra (D. C. 1. c.) leaves cordate, orbiculst bluntishly-mucronated. h.G. Native of the Cape of Hope.—Seb. thes. 1. t. 24. f. 5. Borbdnia perfoliata, T2 prod. f. cap. 122. Crotalaria amplexicaülis, Lam. dict. 2. p! This species differs from the preceding in the leaves being r half smaller, more rigid, distinctly reticulated, and mucronate the apex. Perfoliate-leaved Vascoa. 2 to 3 feet. Jant Cult. For culture and propagation see Borbònia. The pm are rather elegant when in flower. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Shrub XLI. BORBO'NIA (in memory of Gaston de Bou duke of Orleans, son of Henry IV. of France, a great lover patron of botany ; see also Gastônia). Lin. gen. no. 851: ill. 619. D. C. leg. mem. vi. but not of Plum. prod. 2. P Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx attenuat the base, 5-cleft, with the lobes about equal in length, ter ; nating each in a spiny acumen. Corolla villous on the wee with the vexillum emarginate at the apex, and the keel 0 120. À ed # | LEGUMINOSÆ. XLII. Acuyronta. be Stamens all connected into a sheath, which is cleft in front. dl Stigma capitate, somewhat emarginate. Legume linear, plano- compressed, much longer than the calyx, many-seeded.—Cape shrubs, with simple, alternate, exstipulate, pungent leaves, which are stem-clasping, and many-nerved at the base. Flowers of kel all yellow, disposed in heads at the tops of the branches or at axillary. | 1 B. BarBa‘TA (Lam. dict. 2. p. 436. ill. 610. f. 2.) leaves » narrow, lanceolate, many-nerved, complicated, ciliately-bearded, SE and very much acuminated. h. G. Native of the Cape of &! Good Hope. Branches diverging. Flowers sessile, villous on the outside. Bearded-\eaved Borbonia. S 3 to 4 feet. 2 B. TRINERVIA (Lin. spec. 994.) leaves lanceolate, 3-nerved, al quite entire, glabrous. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Berg. fl. cap. 188.—Pluk. alm. t. 297. f. 4. and per- haps B. angustifolia, Lam. dict. 2. p. 436. t Threce-nerved-leaved Borbonia. Fl. July, Aug. ai Shrub 3 to 6 feet. mt 3 B. rancrora`ra (Lin. spec. 994.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, pungent, many-nerved, quite entire, sessile, giabrous, as well as the stem. h, G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. pi Fl. July, Aug. Cl 1823. Sh. Cit. 1759. Burm. cap. prod. 21. Jacq. schœnbr. 2. p. 217. Flowers Wy densely villous. ÿ . Lanceolate-leaved Borbonia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1752. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 4 4 B. corpa'ra (Lin. spec. 994.) leaves cordate, many-nerved, di quite entire, glabrous, but the branches are villous. h. G. p Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. schœnbr. 2. t. 218. à B. cordifolia, Lam. dict. 2. p. 436. Burm. prod. fl. cap. 21. iq Corolla densely villous, with the vexillum obcordate. Cordate-leaved Borbonia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. GF 3 to 6 feet. 5 B. ruscrròLra (Sims, bot. mag. t. 2128.) leaves cordate, many-nerved, minutely-ciliated, but are otherwise glabrous, as well as the branches. .G. Native of the Cape of Good » Hope.— Breyn. cent. 1. t. 28.—Seb. thes. 1. t. 24. f. 3. and Lam. ill. t. 610. f. 1. Flowers sparingly villous. a Butcher’s-broom-leaved Borbonia. FÌ. July, Aug. Clt. 1790. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. a 6 B. rarvirLoRa (Lam. dict. 2. p. 437.) leaves cordate, iY many-nerved, minutely denticulated, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. p. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. t! Flowers small, sessile, few, usually terminal. ~ Small-flowered Borbonia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 7 B. crena‘ra (Lin. spec. 994.) leaves cordate, roundish, . acute, denticulated, many-nerved, and reticulated between the (H nerves, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous. h. G. if Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Curt. bot. mag. 274. Burm. @ Cap. 21. Lois. herb. amat. t. 222. Flowers less villous than in the rest of the species. Crenated-leaved Borbonia. 8 to 6 feet. 8 B. cirra'ra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 923.) leaves cordate, rather 4 orbicular, obtuse or acute, many-nerved, reticulated, denticu- lated, with the nerves and margin ciliated with long hairs ; branches piliferous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. | Flowers small, few. The hairs on the leaves when young are É frequently long and spreading. |- Ciliated-leaved Borbonia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 6 feet, Sh. we nd Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1774. Sh. Te + Species not sufficiently known. 9 B.? monospr’rma (D. C. prod. 2. p. 120.) leaves lanceolate, 8-nerved, very acute ; pedicels 1-flowered, reflexed after flower- passerine on” w XLII. Liparra. XLIV. PRIESTLEYA. 131 ing; legume 1-seeded, pendulous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. One-seeded Borbonia. Shrub. 10 B.? unpua‘ra (Thunb. prod. 122.) leaves stem-clasping, undulated, ending in a reflexed mucrone. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps this is a species of Vascoa allied to V. amplexicaülis or V. perfoliata. Waved-leaved Borbonia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 11 B.? vitxosa (Thunb. fl. cap. 560.) leaves lanceolate, vein- less; stem hairy ; flowers terminal, sessile; corolla hairy. R.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps a species of Priest- leya. Villous Borbonia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. Cult. The species of Borbônia are shewy when in flower. They thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat, and young cuttings strike root freely in sand, under a bell-glass, XLII. ACHYRO'NIA (from axupoy, achyron, chaff; in re- ference to the branches and leaves being covered with chaffy hairs). Wendl. obs. bot. 39. D.C. prod. 2. p. 120. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-toothed, lower tooth elongated and bifid. Stamens diadelphous. Legume compressed, many-seeded.—A shrub, with the appearance of Borbonia. 1 A. vizrdsA (Wendl. 1. c. et hort. herrenh. 1. t.12.). h. G. Native of New Holland. Erect, with the branches beset with silky hairs. Leaves lanceolate, acute, smooth, with the margins beset with silky villi. Flowers yellow, axillary, pedicellate. Villous Achyronia. FI. July, Aug. Clit. 1819. Sh. 2 to 8 ft. Cult. See Borbônia for culture and propagation. XLIII. LIPA'RIA (from Arapoc, liparos, brilliant; in allusion to the surface of the leaves being shining). Lin. mant. 156. ex- clusive of numerous species. D. C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 121. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx thrust in at the base, with a short tube and a 5-lobed limb, the 4 superior lobes lanceolate and acute, and about equal in Jength, lower one very long, elliptic, and petaloid. Corolla glabrous, with an oval- oblong vexillum and oblong wings, the one involving the other in æstivation. Keel straight, acute, narrow, 2-edged. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary sessile, very short. Style filiform. Le- gume ovate, few-seeded.—Cape shrubs, smooth in every part except the pedicels, which are very short, and the ovary, which is very villous. Leaves lanceolate, exstipulate, quite entire, thin, many-nerved, pungent at the apex. Flowers disposed in subspherical heads, of a yellowish-brown colour, drying black. 1 L. spuz#’rica (Lin. mant. 268.). kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 642. Sims, bot. mag. 1241. Borbônia sphe’rica, Lam, dict. 2. p. 437. Leucadéndron spléndens, Burm. fl. cap. prod. 4. Globe-flowered Liparia. F1. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1794. Sh. 3 to 6 ft. Cult. See Priestlèya for culture and propagation. XLIV. PRIESTLE'YA (in honour of M. Priestley, a phy- siological botanist). D.C. leg. mem. vi. D. C. prod. 2. p. 121.— Lipàriæ, spec. of authors. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx nearly equally 5-lobed, somewhat bilabiate. Corolla glabrous, with a roundish vexillum, which stands on a short stipe, falcate obtuse wings, and a 2-edged convex keel which is curved on the back. Sta- mens diadelphous. Style filiform. Stigma capitate, sometimes furnished with an acute tooth behind. Legume sessile, plano- compressed, oval-oblong, apiculated by the style, 4-6-seeded. —Cape shrubs, with simple, quite entire, exstipulate leaves, and s ? 132 with yellow flowers, which are disposed either in heads, umbels, or spikes. This genus differs from Borbônia and Aspälathus in the stamens being diadelphous, and from Lipària in the caly- cine lobes being nearly equal, and in the form and æstivation of the petals. Secr. I. Etso‘rnea (from stow, eiso, within, or in, and bew, theo, to run; in reference to the calyx being run or thrust in at the base, and therefore becoming in consequence diminished). D. C. prod. 2. p. 121. Calyx thrust in at the base. 1 P. myrrirdria (D. C. l.c. t. 29.) leaves quite smooth, ovate-lanceolate, acute, almost nerveless ; bracteas shorter than the pedicels, and involving them at the base, and are as well as the calyxes glabrous; legumes clothed with adpressed villi. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia myrtifdlia, Thunb. fl. cap. 565. Calyx yellowish when dry, very much thrust in at the base, having equal, ovate, rather acute lobes. Heads of flowers rather loose ; pedicels elongating after flowering. Myrtle-leaved Priestleya. Fl. April, Dec. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 2 P. mırsu'ra (D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, acute, glabrous, but with the branches, bracteas, and calyxes hairy ; stigma bifurcate. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia hirsüta, Thunb. fl. cap. 557. Ker. bot. reg. t. 8. but not of Mcench. Racemes of flowers somewhat capitate, usually twin. Bracteas inclosing the pedicels and longer than them, spacelate at the apex. Hairy Priestleya. Fl. April, Dec. Clt.1792. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 3 P. rævica`ra (D. C. l.c. t. 30.) leaves oblong-linear, acut- ish, nerveless, lower ones glabrous, the upper and floral ones clothed with adpressed silky pubescence; flowers disposed in capitate umbels ; calyxes obtuse, clothed with adpressed villi; ovary villous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lipària lævigàta, Thunb. fl. cap. 566. Borbònia lævigàta, Lin. mant. 100. L. umbellàta, Lin. mant. 110. Calyx at length thrust in at the base, with obtuse lobes. Smooth Priestleya. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. Secr. II. ANEISdTHEA (from a priv. etow, eiso, within or in, Ow, theo, to run; the calyx in the species of this section are not thrust in at the base, as in the preceding). D. C. prod. 2. p. 121. Calyx not thrust in at the base but ovate or obco- nically attenuated. 4 P. carira‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 121.) leaves oblong-linear, acute, somewhat convolute, nerveless, and are as well as the branches quite glabrous ; bracteas, calyxes, and legumes very hairy. R.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lipària capitàta, Thunb. prod. 124. fl. cap. 566. Burch, cat. no. 591. Flowers capitate. Calyx ovate at the base. Stamens diadel- phous, permanent around the fruit. Capitate-flowered Priestleya. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 5 P. craminiroria (D.C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves lanceolate, and are as well as the angular stems glabrous ; flowers spicate, hairy. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lipària graminifolia, Lin. mant. 268. Thunb. fl. cap. 566. Leaves 1-nerved beneath. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from P. capitata. Grass-leaved Priestleya. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1800. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 6 P. teres (D. C. l. c.) leaves obovate-oblong, and are as well as the stem glabrous ; stem terete ; flowers racemosé, hairy. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Terete-stemmed Priestleya. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 7 P. ericærdzta (D.C. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, rather acute, with somewhat revolute margins, hairy beneath, but at length glabrous above; branches and calyxes silky; flowers FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1812. LEGUMINOSÆ. XLIV. PRIESTLEYA. capitate, terminal, or in fascicles in the upper axils of the leaves, h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Borbônia ericiféli, Lin. amæn. 6. p.92. Burm. cap. 20. Keel of a fuscous purpk colour at the apex. Ovary very villous. Leaves 8 lines long, Var. B; leaves silky on the upper surface. h.G. Th plant, when dry, has the habit of Chendlea diffisa, D. C. leg, mem. t. 31. Heath-leaved Priestleya. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1812. Sh. 1 to3f 8 P. sericea (D.C. I. c.) leaves ovate, acute, flat, 1-nervel, clothed with silky adpressed pubescence on both surfaces as wel as on the branchlets; flowers disposed in a short termin spike, clothed with adpressed pubescence ; legumes hairy. h.@ Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lipària sericea, Lin. syst 555. Borbonia sericea, Lam. dict. 1. p. 438.—Pluk. alm, t 388. f. 3. Indigéfera sericea, Lin. mant. 271.2? ex Lam. dict 3. p. 252. Crotalaria imbricata, Burm. cap. 21. Lin. spet 1004.? Silky Priestleya. FI. June, July. Clt. 1794. Sh. 2to Sf 9 P. axicca ris (D. C. leg. vi. t. 32.) leaves ovate, acute flat, 1-nerved, clothed with adpressed villi on both surfaces # well as on the branchlets; flowers solitary in the axils of the upper leaves ; calyx and legumes hairy. h.G. Native of tle Cape of Good Hope. Borbdnia axillaris, Lam. dict. 1. p. 488 Axillary-flowered Priestleya. Fl. June, July. Clt. 182%. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. By 10 P.Erriprica (D. C. leg. mem. vi. t. 33.) leaves ellipti, flat, 1-nerved, ending in a callous mucrone, covered with at- pressed villi on both surfaces ; flowers capitate, and are as as the calyxes and branchlets velvety. h.G. Native of tk Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 5-6, umbellately capitate at th tops of the branches. Calyx clothed with silky pubescent Branches rather hairy. Leaves rather canescent. Elliptic-leaved Priestleya. Clt. 1825. Shrub 2 to 4 feet 11 P. virôsa (D.C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves ovate-ellipti acute, 1-nerved, flat, hairy on both surfaces, as well as branchlets, calyxes, and legumes ; flowers capitate. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Borbdnia tomentèsa, Lit spec. 994. Liparia villdsa, Lin. mant. 438.—Seba, thes. ! t. 24. f. 2.—Lotus fruticdsus, Houtt. p. fl. syst. 10. p. 12 Villous Priestleya. Fl. June, July. Clt.1774. Sh. 2 to4 12 P. vesrira (D.C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves ovate, concav obtuse, nerveless, glabrous above, but clothed with hairy | beneath as well as the calyxes and branches ; flowers capitate R.G. Native of tie Cape of Good Hope. Liparia vestiti, Thunb. fl. cap. 568. Sims, bot. mag. 2223. Lipària villèss Andr. bot. rep. 382.—Seba, thes. 1. t. 24. f. 1. it Clothed Priestleya. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800. Sh. 2to t The calyx of the following species being unknown, con quently are not arranged in any section. 13 P. re’cra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves ovate, o spreading, tomentose ; flowers axillary, stalked. h-G di tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Liparia técta, Thunb. P 124. fl. cap. 568. Covered Priestleya. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. jatt 14 P. romentésa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 122.) leaves lance? : and are as well as the calyxes tomentose ; flowers Pa h. G. Native ofthe Cape of Good Hope. Lipària toment Thunb. l. c. Corolla glabrous. sh Tomentose Priestleya. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt.1812. Sh. jte 15 P. umpettirera (D. C. l.c.) leaves lanceolate, Vi” branches umbellate; flowers somewhat umbellately ¢@P! ý tomentose. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope: pària umbellifera, Thunb. 1. c. Umbelliferous Priestleya. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. Cult. The species of this genus thrive very well in a -= misti nm +. Ea De LEGUMINOSÆ. XLV. Harra. of sandy loam and peat, but they do not require to be watered so freely as many other plants of this order; for if they are watered too much over their leaves, it is certain to kill them. The very young tops taken off and made into cuttings, and planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, are not difficult to root, if the bell-glasses are taken off and wiped peur to prevent damp. They are all elegant plants when in ower. XLV. HA’LLIA (named after Berger Martin Hall, a pupil of Linnæus, and the student under whose name the thesis called Nectaria florum stands in the Amænitates Academicæ). Thunb. prod. in præf, 2. fl. cap. 593. Desf. journ. bot. 3. p. 125. t. 6. f. 30. but not of Jaume. D.C. prod. 2. p. 122. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-cleft, with the segments about equal. Keel obtuse. Stamens monadel- phous, with the sheath complete. Legume compressed, mem- branous, 2-valved, 1-seeded.—Cape herbs or subshrubs, with simple leaves and with the stipulas adhering to the petioles, and purple flowers standing on solitary axillary pedicels. This genus is allied to Psoralea or Anthyllis, not to Hedysarum. 1 H. arara (Thunb. fl. cap. 593.) stem 2-edged ; stipulas rather decurrent, adnate to the petioles and longer than them ; leaves lanceolate or oblong, younger ones rather villous and complicated, adult ones glabrous; flowers on short pedicels, ultimate ones according to Thunberg disposed in a terminal raceme. 2}. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope beyond Cape Town, a little to the westward. Winged-stemmed Hallia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. 1 ft. 2 H. rra'ccipa (Thunb. l.c.) stem filiform, trigonal at the apex ; stipulas ovate, acute, striated, hardly adnate to the petioles at the base, and rather longer than them; leaves lanceolate, mu- cronate, glabrous; peduncles 1-flowered, length of leaves. Y. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. The stipulas according to Thunberg are reflexed, but in the specimen they are obviously erect. Flaccid Hallia. FJ. Aug. Sept. Clt.1789. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 3 H. axGusrirdzra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 123.) stem filiform ; stipulas lanceolate, erect, adnate even to the middle of the very short petioles and longer than them ; leaves linear, acute, gla- brous ; pedicels 1-flowered, a little shorter than the leaves. 4%. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Hállia, no. 181. Burch, cat. pl. afr. aust. Narrow-leaved Hallia. Pl. 1 foot. 4 H. virea'ta (Thunb. fl. cap. l.c.) stem terete; stipulas lanceolate, erect ; petioles very short; leaves lanceolate, mucro- nate, glabrous; pedicels much shorter than the leaves. %. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Twiggy Halia. PI. 1 foot. 5 H. corpa‘ra (Thunb. l. c.) stem filiform, trigonal, pilose ; stipulas lanceolate, spreading, reflexed, about equal with the petioles in length ; leaves cordate, acuminated, pilose; pedicels l-flowered, 3-times longer than the petioles. X.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in grassy places. Hedysarum cor- datum, Thunb. nov. act. ups. 6. p. 41. t. 1. Glycine mono- phylla, Jacq. schœnbr. 3. t. 296. Var. B, Burchéllii (D. C. prod. 2. p. 123.) petioles twice or thrice longer than the stipulas ; leaves cordate, rather obtuse, mucronate. %. G. Burch. cat. no. 371. Cordate-leaved Hallia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1787. Pl. 1 foot. 6 H. asa’rina (Thunb. |. c.) stem filiform, striated, pilose ; stipulas ovate, acute, reflexed, longer than the very short pe- tioles ; leaves cordate, roundish, mucronate, villous; pedicels 1-flowered, length of leaves. %. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Crotalaria asdrina, Berg. cap. 194. Asarum-like Hallia. F). July, Aug. Cit. 1810. PI. 1 ft. XLVI. HEYLANDIA. XLVII. CROTALARIA. 133 7 H. mprica‘ra (Thunb. 1. c.) stems terete, striated; branches villous; stipulas ovate-oblong, acute, membranous, deflexed ; leaves nearly sessile, cordate, acute, complicated. Y.? h.?G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sims, bot. mag. 1850. Hedysarum imbricatum, Lin. fil. suppl. 330. Thunb. nov. act. ups. 6. p. 42. t. 1. f. 2. Flowers sessile. Imbricate-leaved Hallia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1812. Pl. 1 to2 ft. Cult. The species of Hällia are very pretty plants, with purple flowers ; they thrive well ina mixture of sandy loam and peat, and young cuttings strike freely in sand under a bell-glass, or they may be raised from seeds, which sometimes ripen. XLVI. HEYLA'’NDIA (in honour of M. Heyland, an artist employed by De Candolle). D. C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 123. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-cleft, with the lobes about equal. Keel obliquely truncate and acuminated, as in Ondnis. Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Style filiform, bent, almost forming a straight angle. Legume compressed, 1-celled, 1-seeded.—East Indian herbs or subshrubs, slender, dichotomous, and hairy, without stipulas. Leaves on short petioles, cordate, roundish. Flowers axillary, solitary, nearly sessile, yellow, and small. 1 H. wepeca’rpa (D.C. leg. mem. vi. t. 34.) legumes co- vered with long scattered hairs; leaves on very short stalks, roundish and cordate. h.? Y¥.?S. Native of Ceylon, in the interior of the country. Ovary very hairy. Leaves 4-5-lines long. Hairy-fruited Heylandia. procumbent. 2 H. tetoca’rpa (D. C. 1. c.) legumes smooth; leaves on very short petioles, roundish, and cordate. Y%.? h.?S. Na- tive of the East Indies. Hállia hirta, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1169.— Pluk. alm. t. 454. f. 8. Lens Madraspatana, Elatines folio, Petiv. gaz. t. 30. f. 11. Hállia monophylla, Desv. in herb. Desf. Leaves 2-3 lines long. Smooth-fruited Heylandia. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. pr. 3 H. raresrdsa (D. C. 1. c.) legumes rather pilose ; leaves sessile, ovate, cordate, acute. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Hedysarum latebrosum, Lin. mant. 270. exclusive of the syno- nym of Petiv. Lespedèza latebrosa, Pers. ench. Branches and bracteas ciliated with long hairs. Latebrose Heylandia. Shrub procumbent. Cult. The culture and propagation of this genus is the same as that recommended for Hällia, but being stove plants require heat. F1. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub XLVII. CROTALA'RIA (from xporadoy, krotalon, a cas- tanet ; the pods of this genus are inflated, and the seeds rattle when the pods are shaken.). Lin. gen. 862. Geert. fruct. 2. t. 148. Lam. ill. t. 67. D. C. prod. 2. p. 124. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx 5-lobed, some- what bilabiate, upper lip bifid, lower one trifid. Vexillum large, cordate. Keel falcate, acuminated. Filaments all con- nected with the sheath, cleft in front. Style bearded laterally, pubescent. Legume turgid, with the valves ventricose, usually many-seeded, pedicellate.—Herbs or subshrubs, with simple or palmately compound leaves, these last have usually 3 leaflets, very rarely 5-foliate. Flowers usually yellow, with small brac- teas along the pedicels, or at the base of the calyx. The greater number of the species being not sufficiently known, the whole are disposed in an artificial order. § 1. Leaves simple. * Stipulas decurrent. Flowers disposed in racemes, the ra- 134 cemes terminal or opposite the leaves. Stems all herbaceous. Corolla smaller than the calyx, or about equal in length to it. 1 C. arara (Hamilt. ex Roxb. in D. Don, prod. fi. nep. 241.) stipulas ovate, acute, rather convex on the inner side, running down the stem a great way in a wing; leaves oval or oval-oblong, retuse, pubescent as well as the stem, which is ascendent; bracteas ovate. ©. F. Native of Nipaul, at Suembu. Racemes few-flowered. Bracteas and bracteoles ovate. Calycine lobes acuminated. Flowers pale-yellow. Winged-stemmed Crotalaria. FI. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1818. Pl. 1 ft. 2 C. strpura‘ria (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 2. p. 76.) stipulas ovate, acuminated, rather cut on the inner side, ending in a long broad wing ; leaves oval, obtuse, and are villous as well as the stem, which is erect; bracteas linear, acuminated, ©.? S. Native of Cayenne. Legume smooth, an inch long. Var. B, serpyllifòlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 124.) leaves oval- oblong, smaller than those of the species. ©.?S. Native of? C. serpyllifolia, herb. Lamb. Stipular Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 1 foot. 3 C. cenistx’Lia (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 398.) plant covered with strigose silky hairs, herbaceous, erect; stipu- las short, decurrent, acute; leaves lanceolate, acute, silvery beneath; racemes axillary and terminal, many-flowered, pani- cled; legume many-seeded, smooth. 7%. S. Native on the Andes, about Popayan. Genista-like Crotalaria. Pl. 1 foot. 4 C. prerocau'La (Desf. l. c.) stipulas obtuse, decurrent ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, silky from adpressed hairs; legume oblong, smooth. ©.? S. Native of South America. Winged-stemmed Crotalaria. Pl. 1 foot. 5 C. pratyca’rea (Link. enum. 2. p. 227.) branches winged above, from the decurrent stipulas, lower leaves oblong, upper ones lanceolate, acute, hairy ; racemes lateral, bracteoles linear. ©.H. Native of North America. Corolla yellow, but with the vexillum brownish. Broad-podded Crotalaria. Fl. July. Clt. 1823. Pl. 1 foot. 6 C. Pu'rsun (D. C. prod. 2. p. 124.) stipulas lanceolate, acuminated, decurrent ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, glabrous ; stem erect, simple, clothed with adpressed villi; racemes usually 3- flowered. ©. H. Native of North America, in Virginia and Carolina. C. lævigàta, Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 469. but not of Lam.—Pluk. alm. t. 277. f. 2. Pursh’s Crotalaria. F1. June, July. Clt. 1800. Pl. 1 foot. 7 C. rarvirLòra (Roth. cat. 2. p. 83.) stipulas oblong, acute, short, superior ones decurrent; leaves linear-lanceolate, very hairy as well as the stem, which is erect and branched. ©. H. Native of North America, from New York to Carolina. Willd. spec. 3. p.973. Pursh, l. c. Small-flowered Crotalaria. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1817. Pl. 2 ft. 8 C. sacitra' Lis (Lin. spec. 1003. var. a.) stipulas lanceolate, acuminated, decurrent ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, hairy as well as the stem which is branched and erect ; racemes usually 3- flowered. ©. H. Native of North America, from Virginia to Georgia, in pine barrens. Herm. lugd. bot. p. 203. icon. C. bialàta, Schrank. ex Ræusch. Arrow Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1731. Pl. 1 foot. 9 C. EsranizzA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) stipulas large, acu- minated, triangularly falcate, decurrent; leaves lanceolate or oblong, obtuse, younger ones golden-yellow, and are as well as the erect stem beset with strigose silky hairs ; racemes opposite the leaves, few-flowered ; legume many-seeded, glabrous. ©.? S. Native of South America, in sandy places near Caricnana, where it is called Espadilla. Very like C. sagittàlis. Espadilla Crotalaria. Pl. 1 foot. 10 C. ovatus (Pursh, l. c.) stipulas acuminated, upper ones - LEGUMINOSÆ. XLVII. CROTALARIA. decurrent ; leaves almost sessile, oval, hairy as well as the stems, which are diffuse ; racemes elongated, 4-6-flowered, opposite the leaves. 2.F. Native of Georgia and Carolina, in pine bar- rens. Hook, bot. mag. 3006. C. sagittàlis, var. ovalifolia Michx. fl. bor. amer. p. 55. Anónymos rotundif dlia, Walt. no, 278. C. rotundifolia, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 402. The leaves ar sometimes exstipulate, as has been noticed by Nuttall. Oval-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810. PLI# 11 C. rvusiernosa (Willd. spec. 3. p. 973.) stipulas linear, acuminated, upper ones decurrent ; leaves oval-lanceolate, mu- cronate, villous, as well as the stem, which is branched and diffuse; racemes usually 3-flowered and elongated. ©. 8. Native of the East Indies. This is very like the preceding species. Rusty Crotalaria. Fl. July. Clt: 1807. PI. 3 to 1 foot. ** Stipulas not decurrent, and sometimes manting altogether Flowers disposed in racemes, which are either terminal or opposite the leaves. 12 C. verrucosa (Lin. spec. 1005.) stipulas lunate, declinate; leaves oval, obtuse ; branches acutely tetragonal; racemes ter- minal; ovaries villous. ©. S. Native of the East Indies Andr. bot. rep. t. 308. Lindl. bot. reg. 1137. Hook, bot mag. 8034. C. cœrûlea, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 144. C. angulèss Lam. dict. 2. p. 195. Cav. icon. 4. t. 321. Corolla with the vexillum greenish-white, streaked with pale-blue inside and with the wings obovate, yellowish white at the base, the rest blue and with the keel whitish, but yellowish at the point. Antheñ yellow. Warted Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1731. Pl. 1 to? f 13 C. ACUMINA`TA ; stipulas lunate, declinate ; leaves ovate but rather hastate at the base, and acuminated at the apex: branches tetragonal; racemes terminal ; ovaries villous? ©: Native of the Mauritius and the islands in the East Indies C. verrucôsa p, hastata, Pers. ench. no. 20. C. verrucosa, Va a, acuminata, D. C. prod. 2. p. 125.—Burm. zeyl. t. 34. Leavé acute at both ends. Flowers bluish. Acuminated-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 175). Pl. 1 feet. ; | 14 C.sEMPERFLÔRENS (Vent. hort. cels. t. 17.) stipulas a nate, nearly lanceolate, declinate ; leaves oval, emarginate, M cronate; stems terete, striated, suffruticose at the base ; ovaries clothed with adpressed pubescence. %.? h.S. Native of East Indies, Flowers golden-yellow, crowded at the tops the racemes. Leaves clothed with adpressed pubescence neath, and usually a little warted, as in C. verrucôsa. pl Ever-flowering Crotalaria. Fl. Mar. Sept. Clt. 1816. 1 to 2 feet. «ht: 15 C.reru'sa (Lin. spec. 1004.) stipulas setaceous, straight leaves oblong-cuneiform, retuse, full of very minute, pelu dots ; racemes terminal ; ovaries glabrous. ©. S. Nara the East Indies, from whence it has been introduced to the x ritius and to the West India Islands. Ker. bot. reg: pe” Flowers yellow but with the vexillum usually purplish. Les variable, more or less villous beneath, sometimes mucronaté the apex, with the mucrone either straight or recurved.— Rum amb. 5. t. 96. f. 1.—Rheed. mal. 9. t.25. Burm. ind. a Retuse-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1731. PI. ee fe 16 C. Lescnenav’trm (D. C. prod. 2. p. 125.) DRE angular, acuminated, cuneate-elliptic, mucronate, cloth ash silky villi beneath and full of pellucid dots ; racemes term ovaries glabrous. ©. S. Native of the East Indies, 0” Nelligerry mountains, where it is called Guili-guedje pi be | natives. Flowers yellow. This is an intermediate spec! tween C. retüsa and C. spectabilis. 1 dù PO os End ss, a EL, D Ma LEGUMINOSÆ. XLVII. CROTALARIA. ` tt Leschenault’s Crotalaria. Pl. 8 to 9 feet, ot 17 C. specra’sitis (Roth. nov. spec. 341.) stipulas lanceolate, iz cordate, somewhat sagittate ; leaves cuneate, mucronate, clothed nl with hoary tomentum beneath, full of pellucid dots; lower à leaves obovate and obtuse, middle ones oblong-elliptic, superior ae ones nearly linear; stem obtuse-angled ; ovaries glabrous. ©.S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers of a dusky-purple colour. A Allied to C. retusa, but differs in the stipulas being dilated at si the base, not setaceous. E Shewy Crotalaria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 1 to 14 ft. 18 C. PULCHERRIMA (Roxb. nn 54. ex Sims, bot. mag. g ae reais cuneate-obovate, clothed with silky pubescence on m both surfaces ; bracteas and calyxes coloured; legume sessile, few-seeded, covered by the a ANE calyx ; ira shrubby, fy with the branches terete. h.S. Native of Mysore. Flowers yellow, very like those of Spértium jénceum. | Fairest Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1814. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. $ 19 C. Bexncarer'nsis (Lam. dict. 2. p. 196.) leaves lanceolate, mucronate, almost sessile, pubescent; stem twiggy; racemes loose, elongated, terminal ; legume clothed with se e tomen- di pu H yi, ©. S. k nr pere oe t. 169. ied to C. jéncea, and perhaps the C. tenuif dia of Horn. cat. i hort. hafn. suppl. 151. igre yellow. i Regal nd F1. June, ne AN PI. 2 to 8 ft. i . JU NCEA (Lin. spec. 1004.) stipulas setaceous, almost p wanting ; leaves cuneately lanceolate, on on petioles, clothed J with adpressed pubescence, as well as the furrowed stems ; ra- ai cemes terminal; legume clothed with villous tomentum. ©.S. W proie East nue su a s t 193. re bot. rep. 422.—Burm. ind. 5.—Rheed. mal. 9. t. 26. lowers r oe eo those of ee jincea. Legume pendulous, 4-105 lines long and 6 broad, 6-10-seeded. This plant is cul- tivated in India for its fibre, as a substitute re hemp ; it is f ie inthe same way. It is also very nourishing food for ‘, cows, when young. b Ges pe (D. C. prod. 2. p. 126.) vexillum and wings marked at the apex with black lines and dots. L ape Crotalaria. F1. June, July. Clt. 1700. PI. 4 to 8 ft. . TENUIFOLIA (Roxb. hort. beng. 54.) leaves linear, acute, clothed with silky pubescence ; “stem twiggy, simple ; raceme loose, elongated, terminal ; calyxes and ovaries silky. k. S. Native of Coromandel. Ker. bot. reg. 982. Flowers yellow. Alied to C. Bengalénsis and C. acuminàta. i Fine-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1816. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. re 22 C. FENISYRA'TA (Sims, bot. mag. 1933.) stipulas setaceous ; # leaves ovate-lanceolate, silky beneath and ciliated; stems pu- W bescent, furrowed; vexillum rather orbicular, acuminated. ©. S. Native of the East Indies. Lower segments of the calyx l eohering at the apex. i Sora Crotalaria. F1. June, Jul. Cit. 1815. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. . SERICEA (Retz. obs. 3. p. 26.) stipulas semi-cordate ; fl leaves lanceolate, acute, silky Lara ” weli as the legumes ; ú stem furrowed; racemes terminal, elongated. ©. S. Native Le of the East Indies. Allied to C. jéncea. Flowers yellow. j on Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Ci 1807. PI. 1 to2 ft. . TE'cTA (Roth. nov. spec. 334.) plant exstipulate, clothed w with silky ee ; bance ie Lee Oe rem Ré sessile, lower ones obovate, superior ones linear ; stem straight, á divided at the apex; legumes and styles glabrous. ©.? S. it Native of the East Indies. Flowers about the size of those of p C. parviflora, yellow and striped with blackish-brown. @ Covered Crotalaria. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. @ 25 C.Burwa’xwi (D. C. prod. 2. p. 126.) stipulas and brac- g teas setaceous ; branches and leaves villous or clothed with silky i| pubescence beneath ; lower leaves obovate, emarginate, superior #ones oblong, mucronate; stem straight, divided at the apex ; abe 135 racemes usually terminal, simple. ©.S. Native of the East Indies. C. sericea, Burm, ind. 156. t. 48. f. 1. but not of Retz. Flowers yellow, one half smaller than those of C. jéncea, pu- bescent on the outside. Burmann’s Crotalaria. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1800. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 26 C. uirsu‘ta (Willd. spec. 3. p. 978.) stipulas subulate, reflexed ; leaves ovate, acute, glabrous above and pubescent beneath ; stem hairy ; raceme subterminal ; legume hairy. ©. S. Native of the East Indies, near Hydrabad. Flowers yellow. Hairy Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1818. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 27 C. Mysore xsis (Roth. nov. spec. 338.) plant hairy; stipulas linear-lanceolate ; leaves oblong, obtuse, stalked; ra- cemes terminal, elongated ; bracteas length of calyx ; legumes ovate, glabrous. ©.S. Native of Mysore, in the East Indies. Flowers yellow. Var. È, pauciflora (D. C. prod. 2. p. 126.) stems slenderer, having a few long hairs as well as the leaves. Roth, 1. c. Var. y, angustif dlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 126.) leaves narrower, and are as well as the stem densely clothed with rusty silky hairs. Roth, L. c. Mysore Crotalaria. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 28 C. montana (Roth, l. c.) plant exstipulate, covered with silky brown strigæ ; leaves oblong, obtuse, almost sessile ; stem terete ; racemes terminal; legume nearly globose, dotted, gla- brous, one half shorter than the style, which is pilose at the apex. ©.? S. Native of the East Indies. Corolla length of calyx. Mountain Crotalaria. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 29 C. a'rBipa (Roth. I. c.) plant exstipulate ; leaves oblong- obtuse, mucronate, petiolate, clothed with hoary tomentum be- neath; stem terete ; racemes elongated ; calyx strigose ; legume oblong-ovate, longer than the pilose style. ©.? S. Native of the East Indies. Corolla white, a little smaller than the calyx. White-flowered Crotalaria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 80 C. panicuza‘ra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 982.) stipulas and brac- teas linear-subulate, reflexed; leaves oblong, obtuse, mucro- nate, silky-villous ; panicle terminal, bracteate. h.S. Native of Malabar, Java, and China. C. Chinénsis, Lam. dict. 2. p. 195. but not of Lin. Vexillum silky on the outside. Keel acu- minated. Style plicate, the upper plait deciduous. Legume ovate, villous, length of calyx. Panicled Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 31 C. pu’tcura (Andr. bot. rep. t. 601. Ait. hort. kew. 4. p. 272.) stipulas setaceous, erect; leaves oval-oblong, acute, silky on both surfaces, as well as the calyxes and vexillum ; racemes terminal, bracteate. h. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers large, yellow. Legume, according to Andrews, length of calyx, and 4-seeded, and hence perhaps the same as C. tetra- spérma, Dietr. Ovary villous. Vexillum acuminated. Bracteas 2, ovate. Fair Crotalaria. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1807. Sh. 2 feet. 32 C. ni’rEns (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 399.) suffruticose, silky ; branches rather angular; leaves oblong, ob- tuse, cuneated at the base, younger ones clothed with golden rusty down; racemes terminal or opposite the leaves, many- flowered ; legume many-seeded, glabrous. k. S. Native of New Granada, near Mariquita and Honda. The plant from Honda is more densely pilose, the bracteas smaller, and the flowers larger than those of the plant from Mariquita. Shining Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 33 C. Berrerta'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 127.) stipulas subu- late, small ; leaves elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, clothed on both surfaces with shining silky villi; racemes terminal. k. S. Native of Guadaloupe, in gardens. Branches villous. Bracteas ovate, acute. Flowers yellow. Legume pubescent, 3-4-seeded, length of calyx. R, 136 j Bertero’s Crotalaria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 84 C. Novæ-Hozra’nniæ (D. C. prod. 2. p. 127.) stipulas wanting ; leaves elliptic-obovate, tapering to the base, obtuse at the apex, clothed beneath with adpressed silky pubescence, as well as the petioles and branches; racemes terminal. %.G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Branches terete. Petioles nodose and articulated at the apex ; hence its affinity to the trifoliate species of the genus. The flowers purplish in the dried state, and middle-sized. New Holland Crotalaria. to 2 feet. 35 C. Pautina (Schrank, pl. rar. mon. t. 88.) stipulas want- ing; leaves oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at the base, bluntish, mucronulate, hoary and sericeous beneath ; racemes terminal ; bracteas linear, much shorter than the pedicel. X4. S. Native of Brazil, at the town of St. Paulo. Link. enum. 2. p. 227. Flowers yellow, about the size of those of Spértium júnceum. St. Paulo Crotalaria. Fl. Aug. Sept. Cilt. 1823. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 36 C. BREVIFLÒRA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 127.) stipulas wanting ; leaves elliptic, attenuated at both ends, acute and mucronate, pubescent on both surfaces, palest beneath, the nerves and branches silky-villous ; racemes terminal; bracteas linear, about equal in length to the pedicels. Y.? S. Native of Brazil. Very like the preceding species, but the corolla is very much smaller, hardly exceeding the calyx in length. Short-flowered Crotalaria. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 37 C. srra‘ria (Lin. fil. suppl. 422.) stipulas reflexed ; lower leaves orbicular, superior ones oblong ; peduncles terminal, 1- flowered; stems diffuse, pubescent. h.? S. Native of the East Indies, where it is cultivated in gardens. according to Linnzeus the younger, are ovate-subulate, and the legume oblong and hispid or pubescent. Corolla large, bluish. Bifarious Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1817. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. _ 88 C. vicuéroma (Roth. nov. spec. 340. but not of Graham,) stipulas linear-subulate, horizontal; leaves ovate, acuminated, rather scabrous, petiolate, superior ones lanceolate ; stem erect, dichotomous ; peduncles opposite the leaves, usually 2-flowered; flowers nodding ; legumes ovate, pilose. kh.? S. Native of the East Indies. Like C. bifaria. Dichotomous-stemmed Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 39 C. Rotnia‘'na (D.C. prod. 2. p. 127.) plant exstipulate, pilose ; leaves ovate, obtuse, rather mucronate, distich, petio- late ; stems prostrate ; peduncles opposite the leaves, 2-flowered ; legume subglobose, hairy. h.?S. Native of the East Indies. C. hirta, Roth. nov. spec. 339. but not of Willd. Flowers yel- lowish. Var. B, ferruginea (D. C. 1. c.) plant beset with long, spread- ing, rusty pili. Roth’s Crotalaria. Shrub prostrate. 40 C. pirFu'sa (Link, enum. 2. p. 228.) leaves lanceolate, obtuse, hairy, on short petioles ; flowers terminal; calyx pilose, about equal in length to the corolla. ©.S. Native of? Flowers yellow. Diffuse Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Pl. diffuse. 41 C. na'na (Burm. fl. ind. 156. t. 48. f. 2.) leaves oblong, nearly sessile, glabrous, obtuse, mucronate ; stems diffuse; pe- duncles opposite the leaves, 3-flowered ; calyxes pilose ; legume oblong, obtuse, hardly twice the length of the calyx. ©. S. Native of Malabar. Flowers yellow. Lam. dict. 2. p. 196. C. Malab4rica, Garcin, in herb. Burm. C. biflora, Lin. mant. Dwarf Crotalaria. Pl. 4 foot. 42 C. BIFLO`RA (Lin. mant. 570.) stem prostrate, herbaceous ; leaves oval-oblong, obtuse or suborbicular, pilose; peduncles opposite the leaves, and terminal, and longer than the stem, 2-8- flowered ; legume tumid, globose, rather villous. @©.S. Native of the East Indies. Pet. gaz. t. 30. f. 10. Astragalus biflorus, LEGUMINOSÆ. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. PI. 1 The stipulas, XLVII. CROTALARIA. Lin. mant. 273. This species differs from the preceding in the legumes being globose, not oblong. Corolla yellow. Two-flowered Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1790. P prostrate. 43 C. erav'ca (Willd. spec. 3. p. 974.) stem glabrous, erect; leaves linear-lanceolate, glabrous ; peduncles opposite the leaves usually 3-flowered, rather shorter than the leaves, filiform. Q. S. Native of Guinea. Flowers yellow. Glaucous Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1 to2f, 44 C. pusitta (Roth. nov. spec. 335.) plant exstipulate, clothed with greyish hairs; leaves linear, obtuse, rather mucro: nate, petiolate; stem much branched from the base, filiform; branches approximate; racemes terminal, rather secund ; legume oblong-oval, obtusely-mucronate, hairy. ©.? S. Native o the East Indies. Flowers small. Small Crotalaria. Pl. 3 foot. i 45 C. rv`mira (Schrank, acad. mun. 6. p. 188.) plant tomen tosely hairy; leaves linear-lanceolate, almost sessile; stems nearly simple, decumbent ; flowers axillary, disposed in a ter minal few-flowered raceme. ©.? S. Native of? Legume ovate; erect, minute, tomentose. Dwarf Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1816. Sh. 4 foot. 46 C. TETRAGO‘NA (Andr. bot. rep. 593.) leaves long, lance late, pubescent; stem tetragonal; raceme terminal; legume villous. &.S. Native of the East Indies. Ait. hort. ker ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 271. Stipulas lanceolate, horizontally deflexed, deciduous. Flowers pubescent, large, yellow; the vexillum dotted with black outside, and lined on the inside. Ovary and style villous. Tetragonal-stemmed Crotalaria. Fl. Oct. Nov. Cit. 1806: Pl. 2 to 8 feet. 47 C. zixiro LIA (Lin. fil. suppl. 328.) leaves linear, oblong obtuse, mucronate, nearly sessile, pilose beneath, as well as stem; raceme terminal ; stem somewhat striated, erect ; legume glabrous, hardly larger than the calyx. ©.S. Native of East Indies and Nipaul, ex D. Don, prod. p. 241. Flowers yellow, in long racemes, secund. Willd. spec. 4. p. 975. Stems diffuse, simple, and branched. Stipulas and bracteas § Calyx silky. Flax-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1820. PI. Le 48 C. PELLA (Bert. ined. ex D. C. prod. 2. p. 128.) leav oblong-linear, mucronate, young ones hairy ; stem terete, ve much branched; racemes terminal; bracteas and calycine © callous, somewhat revolute; legume ovate, villous, len calyx, 1-2-seeded. h.? S. Native of Jamaica, in gar Peduncles, pedicels, and tube of calyx hispid. Bracteas calycine lobes partly callous and glabrous. feet Clad Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 to ? 49 C. cenisroïnes (Lam. dict. 2. p. 196.) leaves linear- ceolate, mucronate, glabrous, scattered, sessile; racemes s aol few-flowered ; branches filiform, twiggy, glabrous ; Note legumes hairy. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hop The racemes are said to be both axillary and lateral. Genista-like Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 50 C. vireucra‘Lis (Burch. cat. no. 1752.) plant ex leaves oblong-linear, mucronate, stalked, young ones, and branches clothed with adpressed silky pubescence ; rat ni opposite the leaves, elongated; flowers erect ; legume Kati lous, young ones clothed with adpressed villi. R. G. f Spit of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers resembling those 0 tium júnceum, but a little smaller. Twiggy Crotalaria. Shrub. : 51 Č. ACUMINATA (D. C. prod. 2. p- 128.) stipulas om lanceolate, shorter than the petioles, acuminated ; leaves po „d linear, mucronately-acuminated, silky pubescent beneath, ai as the calyxes and branches ; peduncles opposite the lea stipulate: caly$ FAUNE ee COPA EUR A ét Got de a ae sis si ek ji Ie ii fait LEGUMINOSÆ. XLVII. CROTALARIA. h. G. Native of the Cape of 2-flowered ; ovaries glabrous. Flowers smaller Good Hope. Burch. cat. afr. aust. no. 2327. than in the preceding species. Acuminated-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub. 52 C. sparrioïnes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 128.) plant exstipu- late ; leaves linear-subulate, acute, distant, the young ones and branches pubescent, the adult ones glabrous ; branches twiggy, striated ; racemes terminal; ovaries pubescent. R.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. no. 2336. Flowers yellow, about the size of those of Spdrtium jünceum. Brac- teoles 2, small, deciduous at the base of the calyx. Spartium-like Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 53 C. Perrorre'rn (D. C. prod. 2. p. 128.) plant exstipu- late ; leaves linear-subulate, very few; branches and calyxes _ villously-hairy ; stems much branched, twiggy, at length smooth tu H T et nd leafless ; racemes crowded ; corolla length of calyx ; legume 3-4-seeded, ovate, somewhat compressed, villous. h. S. Native of Senegal, C. tomentosa, Perr. but not of Thunb. Stamens 10, 5 alternate ones sterile. Style thick at the base, bent abruptly. Perhaps a distinct genus between /Zeyléndia and Crotalaria. 1 4 k ti E m P $ with brown. iI lls ef fi r ‘ A - Woolly, | wards. minal; ovaries villous. Perrottet’s Crotalaria. Shrub 2 feet. 54 C. Tuesa‘ica (D. C. prod. 2. p. 128.) plant exstipulate, pubescent, much branched; old branches spiny ; leaves oval or oblong, villous, undulated; flowers few at the tops of the branches, distant, disposed in something like a spike; legume ovate, pubescent, 1-2-seeded. h. G. Native of the island of hila, by way sides, and about Theba. Flowers yellow, lined or Spartium Thebaicum, Del. fl. egypt. p. 107. t. T LE Theba Crotalaria. Fi. May, July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 8 ft. L Sels Stipulas not decurrent, or wanting. Flowers disposed wn terminal heads. 55 C. specio‘sa (Roth. nov. spec. 336.) plant exstipulate, clothed with silky rusty villi; leaves oblong, obtuse, nearly ses- sile; heads of flowers dense, ovate, roundish; bracteas broad- lanceolate, length of flowers, and are covered with silky hairs, as well as the calyxes, vexillum, and keel. hk. S. Native of the East Indies. Shewy Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 56 C.? rerce’xa (Thunb. fl. cap. 571.) leaves ovate, acute, _ tomentose, reflexed ; heads of flowers crowded ; branches re- troflexed. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Calyx Corolla purple, glabrous. Leaves imbricated down- … Reflexed Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 57 C. caprra‘ta (Lam. dict. 2. p. 195. ill. t. 617. f. 3.) vil- lous ; leaves lanceolate, scattered, crowded, sessile; heads ter- h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. The stamens are said by Lamarck to be diadelphous, | and therefore the plant ought, perhaps, to be removed from | this genus. Flowers white or violet. Capitate-flowered Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. **** Stipulas not decurrent, or wanting. Flowers axillary, pedunculate or sessile. 58 C. sca’xpexs (Lour, coch. p- 433.) stem shrubby, scan- dent; leaves oblong, acuminated, glabrous; peduncles many- flowered, axillary. h.. G. Native of Cochin-china. Flowers € White. Legume turgid, tapering to both ends. | Climbing Crotalaria. Shrub cl. 59 C. procu’MBENS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 129.) stems procumbent, herbaceous ; leaves ovate, rather mucronate, pubescent; peduncles axillary, 2-flowered, 3 times longer than the leaves. y.2G. Native of Mexico. lowers yellow, Legume cylindrical, YOL. IL 137 Procumbent Crotalaria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Pl. pr. 60 C, nommuta‘ria (Willd. spec. 3. p. 979.) procumbent ; leaves roundish-ovate or lanceolate, obtuse, pilose beneath ; pe- duncles axillary, 1-2-flowered, hairy, 4 times longer than the leaves. h.? S. Native of the East Indies. Legume roundish, ovate. Money-wort-leaved Crotalaria. Pl. procumbent. 61 C. canara (Thunb. fl. cap. 571.) leaves ovate, sessile, acute, woolly; flowers axillary, nearly sessile; legume ovate, acute. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Woolly Crotalaria. Shrub. 62 C. SESSILIFLÒRA (Lin. spec. 1004.) erect, herbaceous ; leaves lanceolate, almost sessile, glabrous above, and pilose be- neath ; flowers sessile, axillary or lateral ©.G. Native of China. Flowers blue. Sessile-flowered Crotalaria. Pl. 1 foot. 63 C. ruBerdsa (Hamilt. in D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 241.) root tuberous ; stem branched, villous ; leaves lanceolate-linear, acute, very villous at the base and beneath; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, adpressed to the stem ; legume compressed, villous. Y.G. Native of Nipaul. Flowers bluish-purple in a dried state. Tuberous-rooted Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1821. PI. decumbent. ####%* Stipulas not decurrent or waning. Flowers lateral and terminal. Calyx 5-parted, very hispid, with two of the lobes or segments ning-formed. 64 C. ANTHYLLOÌDES (Lam. dict. 2. p. 195.) leaves linear, acute, clothed with adpressed villi beneath ; flowers subsessile, disposed in a short terminal raceme ; pedicels and calyxes rusty, and very hispid. ©. S. Native of Java. Leaves 2-lines broad, and 2 inches long. Sepals of calyx unequal in breadth, the 2 superior ones broadest, obtuse, and mucronate. Legume glabrous, many-seeded, length of calyx. Anthyllis-like Crotalaria. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1789. Pl. 1 ft. 65 C. cazycina (Schrank, pl. rar. mon. t. 12.) leaves lan- ceolate, acute, canescently-pubescent beneath ; flowers lateral, on short pedicels ; calyx rusty and very hispid. ©. S. Native of Bengal. C. ramosissima, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 54. Corolla sulphur-coloured, a little shorter than the calyx. Leaves 4-5 lines broad, and 2 inches long. Large-calyxed Crotalaria. PI. 1 foot. 66 C. Nipauze’nsis (Link. enum. 2. p. 228.) leaves lanceo- late, hairy ; flowers almost sessile, disposed in a short terminal raceme ; calyx very hispid, and rusty. ©. S. Native of Ni- paul. Corolla blue, hardly larger than the calyx. Nipaul Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PI. 1 foot. 67 C. Roxrurcuia'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 129.) leaves oblong- linear, acute, clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath, as well as the branches; flowers lateral, on short stalks; calyx and bracteas very hispid and acuminated. h.S. Native of the East Indies and Nipaul. C. stricta, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 54. but not of Roth. C. anthylloides, D. Don, prod. fi. nep. 241. but Lamarck’s plant from Java appears to be distinct. Roxburgh’s Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 2 feet, 68 C. Cutne’nsis (Lin. spec. 1003.) leaves ovate, on short petioles, bluntish, rather pilose on both surfaces ; racemes few- flowered; calyx hairy. hk. G. Native of China. Corolla yellow, length of calyx. Perhaps this and the two following species are referable to the present division, but they are too imperfectly known to speak with certainty. China Crotalaria. FI. June, July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 69 C. urrra (Willd. enum. 747.) leaves linear-lanceolate, pilose; peduncles subterminal, disposed in something like a raceme; stem branched, diffuse, pilose. ©.S. Native of the T 138 East Indies. C., pilèsa, Roxb. Rottl. nov. act. nat. cur. 1808. C. hirta, Mart. acad. mun. 6. p. 156. t. F. Calyx densely clothed with rusty villi, hardly shorter than the corolla. Hairy Crotalaria. FI. Ju. Aug. Clt.1816. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 70 C. prosrra‘ra (Rottl. in Willd. enum. 747.) leaves ellip- tic-lanceolate, obtuse, pubescent beneath ; racemes opposite the leaves on long peduncles, few-flowered ; stem prostrate, pubes- cent. ©. S. Native of the East Indies. Mart. acad. mun. 6, p. 155. t. F. Calyx tomentose, about the length of the corolla, which is white. Legume glabrous, sessile. Perhaps C. pros- trata of D. Don, in prod. fl. nep. 241. is the same plant. Prostrate Crotalaria. Fl. July. Clt. 1804. Pl. prostrate. § 2. Leaves composed of 3-7 leaflets. * Leaves trifoliate. Racemes terminal or opposite the leaves. Stipulas broad, leafy. 71 C. arpore’scens (Lam. dict. 2. p. 199.) stipulas on short petioles, obovate, emarginate, deciduous; leaflets obovate; pe- tioles and branchlets canescent; legume pedicellate. h. S. Native of the Mauritius and of the Cape of Good Hope. C. in- canéscens, Lin. fil. suppl. C. Capénsis, Thunb. fl. cap. 572. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 64. Flowers yellow, about the size of those of Colutèa. Arborescent Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Oct. Clt. 1774. Sh. 6 to 10 ft. 72 C. ruxa'ris (Lin. spec. 1005.) stipulas semi-cordate, lunate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, clothed beneath with white villi ; flowers terminal, solitary, girded by a 3-leaved involucre. ©.? G. Native of Africa. Lin. hort. cliff. 357. C. lunàris, Burm. cap. prod. 21. Moon-shaped-stipuled Crotalaria. PI. 73 C. ru’raipa (Delaum. herb. amat. t. 238 ) stipulas round- ish ; leaflets ovate, glabrous ; flowers terminal, somewhat corym- bose. h.S. Native of? Turgid Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 8 ft. ** Leaves trifoliate. Racemes opposite the leaves, rarely terminal, Stipulas setaceous or wanting. 74 C. opova'ra; suffruticose, branched ; leaflets obovate, en- tire, somewhat emarginate at the apex, and rather pilose be- neath ; racemes terminal, spike-formed ; legume hairy. kh. S. Native of Guinea. Flowers yellow. Obovate-leafletted Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 75 C. ocurorev'ca; shrubby, erect, branched; leaflets linear-lanceolate, entire, acuminated, clothed beneath with silky pili; racemes terminal, spike-formed, few-flowered. h. S. Native of Guinea. Flowers cream-coloured. Cream-coloured-flowered Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 76 C. LABURNIFO LIA (Lin. spec. 1005. fl. zeyl. p. 278.) sti- pulas wanting; leaflets oval, acute, glabrous ; racemes oppo- site the leaves ; legumes pendulous, on long stipes, which are 4-times longer than the calyx. ©.S. Native of Malabar and Ceylor.—Rheed. mal. 9. t. 27. Burm. zeyl. t. 35. Legume cylindrical, glabrous, length of stipe. Corolla large, yellow. Keel acuminated, much longer than the wings. Laburnum-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. J uly, Sept. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 77 C. pe'npura (Bert. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 130.) stipulas wanting ; leaflets oval, obtuse, glabrous ; racemes opposite the leaves; legumes pendulous, stipitate ; stipe twice the length of the calyx, but one-half shorter than the legume. h.S. Native of Jamaica. Very like the preceding species. Pendulous-legumed Crotalaria. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1820. Sh. 78 C. anacyroipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 404.) arborescent ; stipulas subulate, minute; leaflets lanceo- 1 Clt. 1739. LEGUMINOSÆ. XLVII. CROTALARIA, late-oblong, acute, mucronate, cuneated at the base, clothe beneath with adpressed pubescence, younger ones with s brown pubescence ; racemes many-flowered, opposite the leaves; legumes many-seeded, and are, as well as the calyxes, pubescent, h. S. Native of Caraccas. Allied to C. arboréscens. Anagyrus-like Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 6f 79 C. Brownet (Bert. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 130.) stipuks deciduous or wanting; leaflets oval, attenuated at both ends apiculately mucronate, adult ones glabrous ; racemes terminal opposite the leaves; legume pendulous, cylindrical, glabrous on a very short stipe. h.S. Native of Jamaica, on the side of rivulets frequent. Leaflets and young legumes clothed with shining, silky, appressed pubescence. Flowers yellowish-brom, striated. Browne’s Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 4h 80 C. Bractea‘ra (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 54.) stipulas want: ing; leaflets oval, tapering to the base, and acuminated at the apex, smooth above, but clothed with very minute pubescent beneath: racemes opposite the leaves: legumes pendulois almost sessile, densely clothed with hairs. h. G. Natived the East Indies and Chittagong. Flowers smaller than in th two preceding species, but the bracteas are reflexed as in them Perhaps C. bracteàta of Fischer is the same. Bracteated Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1820. Sh. 2 to 4 fi 81 C. cytisoipes (Roxb. hort. beng. 54.) stipulas subulate deciduous ; leaflets elliptic, acuminated at both ends, glabrow above, but clothed with fine pubescence beneath ; racemes op posite the leaves, nearly terminal ; ovary pubescent, on a verj short stipe. h.G. Native of Nipaul. C. psoraleoides, D Don, prod. fl. nep. 242. This species comes very near tol bracteàta, but the ovarium is pubescent, not as in that specit densely hairy. Cytisus-like Crotalaria. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. Shri 2 to 4 feet. 82 C. casaniru'Lta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p 405.) stipulas? leaflets oblong, obtuse, mucronate, cuneated # the base, glabrous above, “puberulous beneath and canescenti racemes many-flowered, almost terminal; legumes many-seé and are, as well as the calyxes, clothed with appressed pubes cence. h.G. Native of Mexico, on the declivity of moult Jorullo. i Pigeon-pea-leaved Crotalaria. Cit. 18% Shrub 4 to 6 feet. af 83 C. Grana'm1; shrubby, diffuse; leaves ternate ; le cuneate-elliptic, rather pilose, mucronate ; stipulas subulate flexed, permanent ; racemes sub-capitate, opposite the leav h. S. Native of Mexico. C. dichótoma, Graham 1m new phil. journ. dec. 1826. Flowers yellow. of. Graham’s Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Cit. 1824. Sh. 107% 84 C. srria‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 131.) stipulas 2 leaflets elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, nearly glabrous ; race terminal, and nearly opposite the leaves ; bracteas setac i deciduous. ©. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers Je pendulous. Keel acuminated, striped with black lines; vexillum also striped a little. Striped-flowered Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. tipul 85 C.Lævica'ra (Lam. dict. 2. p. 198.) glabrous; ns. wanting ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, obtuse ; racemes PRES d leaves, 3-6-flowered ; legume pedicellate. h. S. Na Madagascar. Smooth Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. oe 86 C. neTEROPHY’LLA (Lin. fil. suppl. 823.) ppe late, spreading ; lower leaves simple, the rest ieee elliptic, emarginate. ©.S. Native of the East Indies- rolla yellow, and striped. Legume smooth. Variable-leaved Crotalaria, PI. 1 foot. FI. July, Sept. as subt lea 2e g# EE Ss ae ae ee ee St f= of fad ELLE 0 o + er, © ét see © . LEGUMINOSÆ. XLVII. CROTALARIA. 4 - 87 C. roridsa (Willd. enum. 747.) leaflets obovate, emar- fi, ginate, covered beneath with strigose pili; racemes terminal, Wei- usually 4-flowered ; stem diffuse, branched. kh. S. Native | of the East Indies. Indigôfera folidsa, Rottl. Un, Leafy Crotalaria. Fi. Ju. July. Cit. 1818. Sh. 2 to 8 feet. § 88 C. Havane’nsis (Guss. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 4. p. 36.) a smooth; leaflets oblong, emarginate, tapering to the base; flowers racemose ; legume oblong, cylindrical. h.S. Native tg of Cuba, about the Havannah. |. Havannah Crotalaria. Shrub. 89 C. Orrixe’nsis (Rottl. in Willd. enum. 747.) stipulas lan- ceolate, and bracteas ovate, both reflexed; leaflets obovate, covered beneath with strigose pili; racemes terminal; stems diffuse; legume stipitate, ovate, obtuse, glabrous. ©.S. Na- tive of the East Indies. Flowers more minute than in any other species of the genus. Mart. in acad. mun. 6. p. 157. t. H. Orica Crotalaria, FI. July, Aug. Clit. 1816. Pl. 1 foot. 90 C. virca‘ra (Roxb. ex Mart. acad. mun. 6. p. 157. t. G.) stipulas small ; leaflets obcordate, destitute of a mucrone, gla- brous ; raceme few-flowered, opposite the leaves, lateral ; branches diffuse, rather twiggy. h. S. Nativeof Coromandel. Legume unknown. Twiggy Crotalaria. El. Ju. Aug. Clt.1816. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 91 C. Cusr'ysıs (D. C. prod. 2. p. 131.) stipulas linear- setaceous ; leaflets obovate-roundish ; racemes nearly opposite the leaves; stem erect, hairy. ©. S. Native of Cuba. C. hírta, Lag. nov. spec. hort. madr. p. 22. but not of Willd. Cuba Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1820. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 92 C. seri'rERA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p- 131.) stipulas linear-setaceous ; leaflets obovate, mucronate ; racemes opposite the leaves, and are hairy, as well as the petioles and branches ; legume pendulous, cylindrical, hairy, nearly ses- sile. ©. H. Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow. Keel acute, shorter than the vexillum and wings. Bristle-bearing Crotalaria. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 93 C. corurzoipes (Lam. dict. 2. p. 200.) leaflets obovate, _ obtuse, mucronate, rather pilose beneath, longer than the pe- _tioles ; racemes terminal, loose; legume glabrous, stipitate, 4 bladdery, destitute of a style. h.?S. Native of Africa. Pluk. E 185. f. 3. ds Colutea-like Crotalaria. ‘Shrub 3 to 4 feet. i 94 C. purrura’scens (Lam. dict. 2. p. 200.) stipulas seta- ceous, villous; leaflets obovate-cuneiform, retuse, mucronate, glabrous; racemes opposite the leaves almost terminal; calyx Ls villous, about equal in length to the corolla; legume pendulous, sessile, oblong, bladdery. ©. S. Native of Madagascar, and | i the Mauritius. Vexillum purplish above. Branches and pe- i tioles clothed with hispid villi. _. Purplish-flowered Crotalaria. © PI. 2 to 3 feet. _ 95 C. ixca‘wa (Lin. spec. 1005.) stipulas and bracteas seta- ® ceous, villous, deciduous ; leaflets oval or obovate, villous be- W neath; racemes spike-formed, opposite the leaves ; calyxes gla- brous; keel with a tomentose margin ; legume pendulous, sub- # Sessile, hairy. ©. S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. Flowers “yellow. Jacq. obs. 4. t. 82. Cav. icon. 4. t. 322. Ker. bot. reg. _ 377. C. pubéscens, Moench. # Hoary Crotalaria. FI. Ju. July. Clt. 1714. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. # 96 C. Domprya'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 132.) stipulas and ø bracteas setaceous, villous, deciduous; leaflets oval-oblong, acute, pubescent beneath; racemes spike-formed, opposite the leaves; ovarium pubescent: legume pendulous, sessile, gla- d brous. h.?S. Native of Peru. C. incana 6, Lam. dict. 2. y p. 200. Very near to C. incana, but the flowers are double the Size, and disposed in dense spikes. |. Dombey’s Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. SE. SRS S Less = 2 SSeS Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. 139 97 C. pu'BERA (Vahl. eclog. 2. p. 55.) stipulas subulate, de- ciduous ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, clothed beneath with adpressed canescent villi; racemes terminal and axillary; legume pendu- lous, oblong, villous. kh. S. Native of the island of St. Martha. Branches rather villous. C. pübera, Schrank. pl. rar. mon. t. 14. differs from Vahl’s plant in the racemes being op- posite the leaves, and therefore the plant is more nearly allied to C. incäna. Downy Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 98 C. arrinis (D.C. prod. 2. p. 132.) stipulas and bracteas setaceous and deciduous; leaflets obovate-cuneated, truncate, smoothish ; petioles, branches, and legumes villous ; racemes op- posite the leaves. h.? S. Native of the Mauritius. Allied to C. incana. Calyxes villous. Legume sessile, very hairy. Allied Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 8 feet. 99 C. ru Mira (Ort. dec. 2. p. 23.) stipulas subulate, spread- ing; leaflets obovate, emarginate, glabrous, rather fleshy ; racemes opposite the leaves and lateral ; legumes nearly sessile, pendulous, pubescent ; stem ascending. ©. S. Native of Cuba. Flowers yellow, smaller than those of C. incana, to which the plant is very nearly allied. Stem and petioles hardly pubescent. Dwarf Crotalaria. FI. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 100 C. rarca'ra (Vahl. ined. ex herb. Puer. D. C. prod. 2. p- 132.) stipulas small, deciduous; leaflets elliptic, somewhat cuneated at the base, clothed with minute pubescence beneath, but glabrous above; racemes opposite the leaves: vexillum shorter than the keel, which is falcate. bh. S. Native of Guinea. Flowers small. Young legumes pendulous and terete. Falcate-keeled Crotalaria. Shrub 2 feet. 101 C. mucrona'ra (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 76.) leaflets ovate, mucronate, clothed beneath with powdery pubes- cence ; flowers sessile, spicate, terminal. h.? S. Native of the Antilles. Mucronate-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub. 102 C. micans (Link, enum. 2. p. 228.) stipulas wanting ; leaflets oval, acute, beset with scattered shining hairs ; racemes opposite the leaves ; filaments of stamens hairy. %. S. Native of? Legume unknown. Glittering-haired Crotalaria. 1 to 2 feet. 103 C. curra‘ra (Link. 1. c.) leaflets oval, obtuse, beset with scattered hairs; the nerves, petioles, and branches hoary ; racemes terminal, elongated; keel shorter than the vexillum. ©. S. Native of? Short-keeled Crotalaria. Fl. April, May. Clt.? Pl. 1 foot. 104 C. PrEepuncuLdsA (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 76.) leaflets somewhat ovate, acute; flowers in racemose spikes ; racemes opposite the leaves, on long peduncles. ).?S. Native of the East Indies. Peduncled Crotalaria. Shrub. 105 C. morrrcura (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 403.) branchlets terete; stipulas linear-subulate ; leaflets lan- ceolate, obtuse, clothed with soft pubescence on both surfaces, but canescent beneath; racemes many-flowered, opposite the leaves, almost terminal: calyx clothed with adpressed pubes- cence. Ovary 16-ovulate, stipitate. h.G. Native of Mexico, near Guanaxuato. Flowers about the size of those of C. incäna. Soft Crotalaria. Shrub 2 feet. 106 C. Mayrure’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 403.) branchlets angular; stipulas capillary; leaflets lan- ceolate, obtuse, somewhat mucronate, glabrous above, and clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath; racemes many- flowered, almost terminal; calyxes clothed with adpressed pu- bescence ; legume many-seeded, hairy. .S. Native on the banks of the river Orinoco, near Maypures. Maypures Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. T2 Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1820. PI. 140 107 C. vrreccr na (Ker. bot-reg. t. 447.) plant exstipulate, pubescent ; leaflets oval-lanceolate, acute, twice the length of the petioles, which are covered with hairs; legume oblong, pen- dulous, silky-pubescent. .S. Native of Brazil. Racemes 3-5 inches long. Flowers of a fulvous-yellow colour, but with the vexillum spotted with violet at the base. Yolk-like Crotalaria. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1819. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 108 C. moroserr'ceA (Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 26.) the whole plant clothed with silky villi; stipulas subulate ; leaflets rhomboidal, oval, obtuse, mucronate ; racemes opposite the leaves; vexillum bicallous at the base; legume villous, elliptic, 5-6-seeded. h.S. Native of Brazil, in fields. Flowers yellow. An intermediate species between C. vitellina and C. purpurdscens. Whole-silky Crotalaria. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 109 ©. cyrinproca’rpa (D. ©. prod. 2. p. 193.) stipulas dimidiate-oblong, acute at both ends, rather falcate ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, rather pubescent beneath as well as the branch- lets; racemes opposite the leaves; legumes sessile, cylindrical, 26-30-seeded, rather pubescent, apiculated by the style, rather spreading ; stem erect, somewhat panicled. h.S. Native of Senegal. C. paniculata, Pers. in litt. but not of Willd. Cylindrical-fruited Crotalaria. Shrub. 110 C. Senrcare’nsis (Bacle in litt. 1820.) stipulas small, subulate, spreading, deciduous ; leaflets oval, obtuse, smoothish ; racemes opposite the leaves ; legumes sessile, pendulous, pubes- cent, obovate, 8-10-seeded, crowned by the hooked style; stem erect, much branched, pubescent. ©. S. Native of Senegal. C. uncinata y, Lam. Pers. 1. c. C. gracilis, Perr. in litt. 1825. Senegal Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. PI. 1 foot. 111 C. ronoca’rpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 133.) plant erect, hispid all over from spreading hairs; stipulas dimidiate, oval-oblong, erect, leafy ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, mucronate; racemes op- posite the leaves; legume stipitate, turgid, ovate, glabrous, apiculated by the style, 12-18-seeded. ©.S. Native of Se- negal, in the Sahara desert. The plant has the habit of Lotus hirstilus. Foot-fruited Crotalaria. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 112 C. unane’zza (Lam. dict. 2. p. 200.) stipulas small or wanting ; leaflets oval, mucronate, pubescent beneath; racemes opposite the leaves ; legume stipitate, somewhat globose, hooked from the style, silky-velvety, 2-4-seeded; stem erect, much branched, pubescent. ©. S. Native of the island of Bourbon. Var. B, glabra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 133.) leaves and legumes glabrous ; leaflets oblong, somewhat elliptic ©.S. Native of Bourbon. Perhaps a species. Hooked-styled Crotalaria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 113 C. spu#roca’rea (Perr. in litt. 1825.) stipulas small ; leaflets oblong-obovate, pubescent beneath: racemes opposite the leaves; legumes sessile, ovate-globose, clothed with fine pubescence, apiculated by the filiform style, 2-4-seeded ; stem erect, much branched, pubescent. h.8. Native of Senegal. An intermediate species between the preceding and the follow- ing. Stamens permanent, at the base of the legume. Round-fruited Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 114 C. mepicacinea (Lam. dict. 2. p. 201.) stipulas subulate, spreading ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, emarginate, clothed beneath with adpressed pubescence, shorter than the petioles ; racemes opposite the leaves or terminal, elongated, and with some of the flowers disposed in axillary bundles; legume sessile, roundish, hooked from the thick base of the style, 2-4-seeded, minutely pubescent. ©.? S. Native of the East Indies. C. trifoli- astrum. Willd. spec. 3. p- 983. Lupinus trifoliatus, Rottl. nov. act. nat. cur. 4. 1803, p. 223. t. 5. Medick-like Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt.1816. Pl. 1 ft. 115 C. xuputrna (D. C. prod. 2. p. 133.) stipulas setaceous, LEGUMINOSÆ. XLVII. CRroTALARIA, ° small ; leaflets lanceolate, acute, mucronate, clothed with ad. pressed pubescence beneath as well as the calyxes; racemes 9-10-flowered, opposite the leaves ; legume ovate, many-seeded, puberulous. ©.G. Jorullo. Hop Crotalaria. PI. 1 foot. 116 C. stricta (Roth. nov. spec. 342.) stipulas setaceou, adpressed ; leaflets cuneated, emarginate, mucronate, canescelt beneath, length of petioles; stem straight ; lower flowers azil lary, in fascicles, upper ones disposed in a terminal raceme; le- gume pilose, globose, hooked at the apex. ©.? S. Native ol the East Indies. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from the preceding species. Straight Crotalaria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 117 C. riewa (Roth. 1. c.) stipulas lanceolate-subulate ; led lets cuneiform, emarginate, covered with hoary pili beneath, length of petioles; stem divaricate ; lower flowers axillary, m fascicles, upper ones disposed in terminal racemes. R. S. Ne tive of the East Indies. Stiff Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 118 C. purru REA (Vent. malm. t. 66.) stipulas subulate; leaflets. obovate, retuse, somewhat emarginate, glabrous above, and minutely pubescent beneath; racemes terminal ; legume ovate, glabrous, apiculated by the style, on a very short stipe, many-seeded. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope Ker. bot. reg. 128. C. élegans, Hortul. Flowers deep purple Purple Crotalaria. Fl. Mar. May. Clt. 1790. Sh. 3 to 6f 119 C. zrrora us (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. ô. p 401.) suffruticose, procumbent ; stipulas subulate, very minute; leaflets 3, obovate-oblong, emarginate, beset with adpre pili; peduncles 5-7-flowered, opposite the leaves and terminal; legume usually 2-seeded, clothed with adpressed pubescence # well as the calyxes. h.S. Native of Cuba, near Havannab! Shore Crotalaria. -Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 120 C. micropuy’tta (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 52.) stipulas sett ceous, spreading ; leaflets oblong, glabrous, thickish, length petioles ; peduncles opposite the leaves and terminal, 2-flowereti legume glabrous, oblong, on a short stipe ; stem decumbent. h+¥ Native of Arabia Felix. Leaflets 2 lines long. i Small-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. pl. | 121 C. micra’nrua (Link, enum. 2. p. 229.) leaflets oblong obtuse, mucronulate, beset beneath with scattered adpres pili; racemes short, terminal; calyxes silky. ©. S, Nam of Ceylon. i Small-flowered Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PL] 122 C. pa’zzipA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 20.) leaf lanceolate, glabrous ; racemes terminal, spike-formed. Native of Africa. h Pale-flowered Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1775. P1.1 to? 123 C.? aRGENTEA (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. p- 220.) clo with white tomentum ; leaflets lanceolate, shorter than the z tiole ; peduncles 1-flowered, opposite the leaves, nearly term" legume stipitate, compressed, clothed with silvery woo! a d Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow. Habi Lòtus or Coronilla. Calyx tripartite. 9 foet Silvery Crotalaria. FÌ. June, July. Clt. 1823. Sh. “inest 124 C. PULCHELLA (Andr. bot. rep. t. 417.) leaflets ee lanceolate, acute, longer than the petioles, clothed with adpre pubescence beneath, as well as the branches and petioles, cemes terminal ; legume cylindrical, many-seeded, taper God a stipe at the base. h. G. Native of the Cape © Hope. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1699. Flowers large, yellow, the size of those of Spartium jénceum. sh Neat Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Sh. 2 to 219) 125 C. aneustrrdx1a (Jacq. hort. schoenbr, 2. p. 49. “ stipulas wanting ; leaflets lanceolate, hoary, and silky, § Native of Mexico, on the burning Mount | Se ae ee ef a . , glabrous. . h. G LEGUMINOSÆ. XLVII: CROTALARIA. than the petioles ; racemes terminal, elongated. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers cream-coloured, 6 lines long. Var. B, elongata (Thunb. fl. cap. 571.) leaflets ovate, obtuse ; flowers yellow. Narron-leaved Crotalaria. 4 to 6 feet. 126 C. macite’NTA (Gailliaud, fl. meroe. 2. t. 62.) branches somewhat dichotomous, slender ; petiole about the length of the leaves ; leaflets 3, ovate, clothed with short hairs beneath ; spike elongated, not much crowded with flowers; fruit few-seeded. ©.? H. Native of Egypt, at the White River. The Chamois at Sennaar eat the herb. Lean Crotalaria. Pl.1 to 2 feet. 127 C. Wittpenowia'‘na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 134.) pubescent ; stipulas subulate ; leaflets linear, cuneated, emarginate ; petioles very short; racemes terminal, 4-6-flowered ; legume roundish- ovate, acuminated. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. C. genistoides, Willd. spec. 3. p. 987. but notof Lam. Flowers small, yellow. Habit of a species of Genista. Willdenon’s Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 128 C. AsPALATHOÌDES (Lam. dict. 2. p. 202.) plant exstipu- late ; leaflets linear, cuneated, hairy ; racemes pedunculate, ter- minal, 3-6-flowered; ovary very villous. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaflets very small. Aspalathus-like Crotalaria. Shrub | to 2 feet. 129 C. osscu‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 134.) herbaceous, beset with rusty hairs; leaflets ovate, mucronate, glabrous above ; flowers terminal, pedunculate; legume subcylindrical, villous. ©. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Legume an inch Jong.” C. pilosa, Thunb. fl. cap. 572. but not of Mill. Obscure Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 foot. 130 C. vittosa (Thunb. fl. cap. 572.) herbaceous, decum- bent ; branches villous, diffusely retroflexed ; leaflets obovate, mucronulate, hairy; stipulas lanceolate; spikes terminal; le- gume oblong, pubescent. ©. G. Native of the Cape of Good ope. Villous Crotalaria. PI. decumbent. ' 131 C. Sarria‘na (Andr. bot. rep. 648.) branches downy ; leaflets ovate, tomentose ; stipulas wanting ; racemes elongated, opposite the leaves. h. G. Native of Abyssinia. Flowers yellow. An elegant plant. Salt’s Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. Sh. 2to4 ft. 132 C. pecu’mpens (Pers. ench. no. 50.) herbaceous, decum- bent, hairy ; leaflets ovate-oblong, pubescent above, and clothed beneath with silky tomentum, nerved ; flowers terminal, some- what spicate ; legume pubescent. ©.G. Native of the Cape E Good Hope. C. lineàta, Thunb. fl. cap. 572. but not of am. Decumbent Crotalaria. FI. May, Sept. Clt. 1815. Sh. Pl. decumbent. *** Leaves trifoliate. Flowers all axillary. 133 C. rorrrdx1a (Lin, spec. 1005.) leaflets oblong-cuneated, emarginate, clothed with silky villi beneath ; peduncles axillary, solitary, 1-flowered ; legume sessile. h. S. Native of Ja- maica and Santa Cruz.—Sloane, hist. 2. t. 176. f. 1-2.—Dill. elth. t. 102. f. 131. The plant is said by many authors to be glabrous, but by Vahl the leaves are said to be silky beneath. Lotus-leaved Crotalaria. FI. J une, July. Clt. 1732. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 134 C. vorv‘srus (Thunb. fl. cap. 572.) plant glabrous, be- tween decumbent and twining ; leaflets obovate, obtuse; flowers axillary, solitary, on short pedicels; legume ovate, pedicellate, Ass Native of the Cape of Good Hope. mining Crotalaria. Shrub decumbent. * 135 C. AXILLA`RIS (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 20.) 141 leaflets oblong-lanceolate, acute, covered beneath with silky pili ; pedicels axillary, twin, 1-flowered. ©. S. Native of Guinea. Willd. spec. 3. p. 984. Stipulas small, lanceolate-subulate. Flowers yellow. Legume pilose. In a specimen of this plant sent to M. De Candolle from the English gardens, the leaves were pubescent beneath, and the pedicels 2-4 together, not all twin. Axillary Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt.1781. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 136 C. rria’ntHA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p- 135.) leaflets oblong, obtuse, somewhat emarginate, glabrous ; peduncles 3-flowered, bearing bristles at the apex, longer than the leaves ; legumes pendulous, oblong, cylindrical, sessile. ©.S. Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow, reddish on the outside. Three-flowered Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. *** * Leaves having 5 or 7 leaflets. 137 C. auinquerouia (Lin. spec. 1006.) leaflets 5, narrow- lanceolate, obtuse, young ones silky-pubescent ; racemes oppo- site the leaves, terminal ; bracteas linear, at length reflexed ; legume glabrous, apiculated by the style, on a short stipe. ©. S. Native of Malabar and Java.—Burm. fl. ind. 157. exclusive of the 3-leaved variety —Rheed. mal. 9. t. 28. Habit of a lupine. Five-leaved Crotalaria. FI. Ju. Jul. Cit. 1792. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. + Species not sufficiently known. 138 C. pindsa (Mill. dict. no. 2.) leaves simple, lanceolate, pilose; petioles decurrent. Native of New Spain, at Vera Cruz. Pilose Crotalaria. Clt.? Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 139 C. rruticdsa (Mill. dict. no. 4.) leaves simple, linear- lanceolate, hairy; petioles decurrent; stem fruticose. h. S. Native of Jamaica. Shrubby Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt.1716. Tr, 28 ft. 140 C. aneuta‘ra (Mill. dict. no. 9.) leaves simple, ovate, sessile; branches angular, hairy; flowers lateral. ©. S. Na- tive of Campechy. Angular-stemmed Crotalaria. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 141 C. sryractFdLia (Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. 151.) leaves simple, broad-ovate, nearly sessile, pubescent on both surfaces, hoary ; stipulas subulate. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps the same as C. styracif dlia of Desf. hort. par. Perhaps a species of Podalyria. Styrax-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 142 C. HEPTAPHY'LLA (Lour. coch. p. 433.) leaves impari- pinnate, with 3 pairs of leaflets; leaflets ovate-oblong, rather tomentose ; spikes elongated, axillary, and terminal, legume stipitate, turgid, villous. kh. G. Native of Cochin-china. Flowers white. Stamens monadelphous. This plant ought certainly to be removed from the genus in consequence of its pinnate leaves. Seven-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub 10 feet. 143 C. macro’sryLa (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 242.) leaves tri- foliate ; leaflets obovate, retuse, coriaceous, mucronulate, clothed with silky villi beneath as well as the branches ; racemes axil- lary; legume ovate, compressed, 1-seeded, very villous. k. Ss. Native of Shreenagur. In consequence of the stamens being diadelphous, and the style being very long and plumose, it re- cedes from the present genus. Long-styled Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1700. Cult. All the species of this genus are free flowerers, and several of them are very handsome when in bloom. All of them thrive well in any light rich soil, and young cuttings of the shrubby kinds root freely in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, but this is generally unnecessary, as most of 142 LEGUMINOSÆ. XLVIII. Cravuzum. XLIX. HypocazyPrus. L. VisorcrA. LI. LoppicesiA. LII. oa them ripen their seeds in abundance. The seeds of the annual kinds should be sown on a hot-bed in spring, and when the plants have attained the height of 2 or 3 inches, they may be placed separately in pots, and some may be planted out into the open border in summer, especially those natives of colder countries. XLVIII. CLA’VULUM (diminutive of clavus, a club; form of legume). Desv. obs. legum. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 2. p. 510. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-cleft, some- what bilabiate ; teeth broad, acute ; vexillum somewhat plicate. Keel large, short. Wings short. Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. Style long, acute. Ovary stalked. Legume oblong, inflated, many-seeded. Shrubs, with trifoliate leaves and racemes of flowers, which are either opposite the leaves or terminal. 1 C. mucrona‘tum (Desv. l. c.) leaflets ovate, mucronate, covered beneath with powdery pubescence ; flowers sessile, spi- cate, terminal. h. S. Native of the Antilles. Crotalaria mucronata, Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 76. D. C. prod. 2. p. 132. Mucronate-leaved Clavulum. Shrub. 2 C. pepuncuLosa (Desv. l. c.) leaflets obovate, acute ; flowers disposed in racemose spikes, which are opposite the leaves, and on very long peduncles. kh. S. Native of the East Indies. Crotalaria pedunculésa, Desv. journ. bot. 1814, vol. 1. p. 76. Stalked-racemed Clavulum. Shrub. Cult. See shrubby stove species of Crotalaria for culture and propagation. XLIX. HYPOCALY’PTUS (iro, hypo, under, and xa- Aurrw, calypto, to veil, meaning not evident). Thunb. prod. 124. D. C. prod. 2. p. 135. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. lobes, thrust in at the base. Calyx with 5 short Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, lanceolate—A smooth shrub, with trifoliate leaves and purple flowers. All the species of Hypocalyptus of Thun- berg have been discovered to be either species of Podalýria or Virgilia, except the present plant. 1 H oscorpa‘tus (Thunb. 1. c) h.. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Spartium sophoroides, Berg. cap. 198. Crotalaria cordif dlia, Lin. mant. 266. The plant has the habit of a species of Podaljria or Rdfnia. Leaflets obcordate, mu- cronate, complicated, longer than the petiole. Obcordate-leafletted Hypocalyptus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see Loddigésia. L. VIBO’RGIA (in honour of Erie Viborg, an acute Danish botanist). Spreng. but not of Moench. Wibérgia, Thunb. fl. cap. p. 560. but not of Roth. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decandria. Calyx campanulately- tubular, permanent, 5-toothed, with the recesses round. Vexil- lum obovate. Keel 2-edged, obtuse. Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath at length cleft in front. Style filiform, smooth, crowned by a simple terminal stigma. Legume stipitate, com- pressed, ovate, indehiscent, mucronate from the style, 1-seeded, subalate at the upper suture; valves rather ventricose, coria- ceous, transversely nerved.—Cape shrubs, about 2 or 3 feet high, with trifoliate leaves, the leaflets rather longer than the petioles. Flowers yellow, disposed in racemes, with the pedicels reflexed. Stipulas wanting or very small. Perhaps all the three species are sufficiently distinct from each other. 1 V. oscorpa`ra (Thunb. fl. cap. p. 560.) leaflets glabrous, oblong-cuneated, obtusely emarginate; racemes elongated ; branches loose. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in sandy places. Hedysarum Capénse, Burm. cap. p. 22. Cro- talaria obcordata, Berg. cap. 195. bot. cab. 509. Obcordate-leafletted Viborgia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 2 V. ru’sca (Thunb. 1. c.) leaflets glabrous, ovate, mucronate; branches twiggy, erect. h. G. Native of the Cape of Goo Hope. ee Viborgia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 3 V. sericea (Thunb. 1. c.) leaflets clothed with silky pubes cence, obovate, obtuse; branches twiggy. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves about a line long. Silky Viborgia. FÌ. July, Aug. Clt.1810. Sh. 2 to 8 feet Cult. See Loddigésia for culture and propagation. Crotalaria floribända, Lodd, Leaflets 2-3 lines long. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810, LI. LODDIGE'SIA (in honour of Conrad Loddiges, nur seryman at Hackney, near London; died 1820). Sims, bot, mag, t. 956. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx somewhat in flated, acutely 5-toothed. Vexillum much smaller than th wings and keel. Stamens all connected. Ovary oblong, %4 ovulate, compressed.—A Cape shrub, with trifoliate leaves, and pinkish flowers. 1 L. oxaxiprro11a (Sims, l.c.) h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Shrub much branched, smooth. Leaves stalk- ed. Stipulas subulate. Leaflets obcordate, mucronate. Flowers 3-8, in an umbel. Keel dark-purple at the apex. Oxalis-leaved Loddigesia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1802. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. Cult. Loddigèsia is an elegant plant when in flower. An equal mixture of sandy loam and peat suits it best, and youl cuttings strike freely if planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them. LII. DICHILUS (from de, dis, twice, and xetdoe, cheilos, $ lip; in reference to the calyx being deeply two lipped). Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decandria. Calyx attenuated # the base, profoundly bilabiate, upper lip bidentate, lower on? tridentate, the teeth all acute. Vexillum shorter than the ob- tuse keel. Wings nearly equal, longer than the calyx. Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath cleft above. Style filiform Ovary linear, erect, 8-ovulate.—Smoothish Cape subshrubs with terete branches, and with hardly any stipulas. Leave ternate. Pedicels 1-flowered, bibracteate. 1 D. resecrioïnes (D. C. 1. c. t. 35.) stem suffruticose, er smooth ; leaves ternate, on short petioles, smooth ; pedicels flowered, bibracteolate. h.G. Native of the Cape of G Hope. Lebeckia-like Dichilus. . Shrub 1 to 2 feet. ah 2 D. seri‘ceum (Spreng. syst. tent. suppl. p. 20.) stem x fruticose, erect, silky ; leaves ternate, stalked ; leaflets oboval® smooth above, but with the margins fulvous and ciliated, clothed with silky silvery-pubescence beneath; racemes $ i legume linear-ensiform. h.G. Native of the Cape of Hope. Zeyher, no. 10. Silky Dichilus. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. oil 3 D. citia‘rum (Spreng. l. c.) stem herbaceous, erect, SM id, ish; leaves ternate, on long stalks; leaflets ovate-rhombot rather oblique, ovate, acute, mucronate, smoothish hen ciliated with silky hairs, sparingly pilose beneath ; pedun G: axillary, leafy in the middle ; racemes few-flowered. pa Native of the Cape of Good Hope. D. hypôtrichum, Spreng cur. post. p. 273. no. 2. Ciliated-leaved Dichilus. Pl. 1 foot. Cult. For culture and propagation see Loddigèsia. LIIL LEBE’CKIA (from Lebeck, some obscure brait RS on aan LEGUMINOSÆ. LIII. Lesecxia. Thunb. prod. 2. præf. fl. cap. 561. Willd. spec. 3. p. 946. D.C. prod. 2. p. 136. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-cleft; lobes acute, nearly equal, with the recesses rounded. Stamens all connected, with the sheath cleft above. Legume cylindrical, many-seeded.—Shrubs or subshrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, with simple or trifoliate leaves. Habit of Genista. * Leaves simple. 1 L. susnu'pa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 136.) leaves almost want- ing, but at the tops of the branches they are few, linear, and deciduous, and are, as well as the branches, clothed with ad- pressed pubescence ; flowers disposed in long racemes. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals stipitate, with the stipes a little longer than the calyx. Perhaps the same as Z. aphylla, Thunb. prod. 122. but omitted in his Flora Capensis. Nearly-naked Lebeckia. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1824, Shrub 1 to 2 feet. . 2 L. conramina‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 136.) leaves linear-fili- form, scattered, glabrous ; racemes axillary, pedunculated, and elongated. k).G, Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in sandy places. Spartium contaminàtum, Lin, mant. 268. The bases of the leaflets are spotted with purple. Flowers yellow. Per- haps L. contaminata of Thunb. fl. cap. 561. Flowers said to be umbellate by Thunberg; it is therefore perhaps a distinct species from the plant of Linnæus. Contaminated Lebeckia. FI. April, May. Clit. 1787. Shrub 2 to G feet. 3 L. sepra'rtA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves filiform, rather crowded, glabrous ; racemes subterminal, pedunculated, elongated, crowd- ed. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Pluk. alm. t. 424. f. 1. Spartium sepiarium, Lin. spec. 995. Genista se- piaria, Lam. Spartium pinastrifolium, Burm. cap. p. 21. Hedge Lebeckia. Fl. Ap. May. Cit. 1820. Sh. 3 to 6 feet. _ 4 L.? LINEARIS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 137.) leaves in fascicles, linear-subulate, acute, glabrous, straight ; flowers tern, some- what pedicellate at the tops of the branches. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Psoralea linearis, Burm. cap. 22. Linear-leaved Lebeckia. Fl. April, May. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 5 L. pu’ncens (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves obovate ; branches and branchlets spinescent, tomentose ; flowers solitary. h. G. Na- tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erect, clothed with fine tomen- tum, the branches terete. Legume oblong, falcate, tomentose. Pungent Lebeckia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. ** Leaves trifoliate. 6 L. susrerna'ra (Link. enum. 2. p. 225.) leaves 1-2 or tri- foliate, sessile, lanceolate, acute, scabrous. h.G. -Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Pedicels axillary, shorter than the leaves. Flowers yellow. Vexillum longer than the wings, and acute keel, Subternate-leaved Lebeckia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. + 7 L. arma‘ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 561.) leaves trifoliate, stalked, glabrous ; leaflets oblong; branches numerous, rather spines- Cent, terete, grey ; flowers racemose. h. G. Native of the ape of Good Hope. L. scérpius, Thunb. prod. 122. in fl. cap. Omitted. Stem very much branched. Armed Lebeckia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 8 L. pe’nsa (Thunb, fl. cap. 562.) leaves trifoliate, clothed Fl. June, July. Cit. 1824. with adpressed silky-canescent down; leaflets oblong-linear, _ Complicated; racemes few-flowered, on long peduncles, some- _ What spicate; flowers erect, silky. « of Good Hope. h.G. Native of the Cape Burch. cat. no. 2603. Leaflets 12-15 lines ng, and 1 to 3 broad. Petioles, branches, and pedicels clothed | With adpressed pubescence. LIV. SarcopuyLLuM. LV. AsPALATHUS. 143 Dense Lebeckia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 9 L. Hu‘mizis (Thunb. fl. cap. 562.) leaves trifoliate, pubes- cently-villous ; leaflets linear-oblong ; flowers racemose, re- flexed; branches incurved. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem glabrous, hardly an inch in height. Humble Lebeckia. Shrub + foot. 10 L. serrcea (Thunb. fl. cap. 562.) leaves trifoliate, silky ; leaflets linear-oblong, flat ; racemes few-flowered, short ; flowers erect; corolla glabrous. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Spartium sericeum, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 12. Cytisus sericeus, Lam. dict. Silky Lebeckia. Fl. April. Clt. 1774. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 11 L. cyrisoipes (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, clothed with adpressed pubescence ; leaflets linear-oblong; racemes elon- ated ; flowers erect, smoothish. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Comm. hort. amst. 2. p. 107. Spartium cyti- soides, Lin. fil. suppl. 320. E’benus Capénsis, Lin. mant. 264. Cytisus Capénsis, Lam. Flowers large, yellow, resembling those of a species of Crotalaria. Cytisus-like Lebeckia. FI. April. Clt. 1774. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. Cult, For culture and propagation see Loddigèsia, p. 142. LIV. SARCOPHY'LLUM (from sapt œupkoc, sarx sarcos, flesh, and ġvàdov, phyllon, a leaf; leaves fleshy). Thunb. prod. part. 2. D. C. prod. 2. p. 137.—Sarcophyllus, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. 6078. Š Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decándria. Calyx campanulate, 5- parted, regular, 2 superior teeth divaricate. Carina obtuse. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, elongated, fal- cate, many-seeded, acuminated by the style.—A smooth Cape shrub, with the appearance of Lebéckia sepiària. 1 S. carnôsuM (Thunb. I. c.) h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on the mountains near False Bay. Sims, bot. mag. 2502. Leaves fleshy, filiform, articulated above the mid- dle, disposed in fascicles. Flowers yellow, pedicellate, lateral. Fleshy-leaved Sarcophyllum. FI. May, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. Cult. This plant being of a rather succulent nature care must be taken not to over water it. A mixture of loam and peat is the best soil for it, and young cuttings root readily in a pot of sand under a bell-glass. LV. ASPA LATHUS (said to be derived from a privative, and craw, spao, to extract; in reference to the thorns). Lin. gen. no. 860. Lam. ill. t. 620. Thunb. fl. cap. 573. D.C. prod. 2. p. 137. Aspalathus and Eridcylax, Neck. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx with the tube hardly attenuated at the base, 5-toothed or 5-cleft, with the lobes about equal. Vexillum on a short stipe. Carina 2-edged. Stamens monadelphous, having the sheath cleft above. Legume oblong, usually oblique, few-seeded.—Shrubs or subshrubs, all natives of the Cape of Good Hope, with the exception of one. Leaves at first sight in fascicles, but are compounded of 3-5 leaflets, disposed palmately, rarely pinnately, having scarcely any or very short petioles, therefore the leaflets are sessile. Flowers furnished each with 3 bracteoles, or a leaf composed of 3 leaflets. The species are mostly known from the descrip- tions of Thunberg. Flowers usually yellow. § 1. Flowers almost sessile. * Leaves in fascicles. 1 A. spindsa (Lin. spec. 1000.) leaves in fascicles, linear, glabrous ; branches axillary, spiny; flowers axillary, solitary, glabrous. h. G. Breyn. cent. t. 26. Lam. ill. t, 620. f. 5. 144 Thunb. fl. cap. 584. Calyx 5-toothed. Carina longer than the wings and keel. Legume pubescent, rather oblique. Spiny Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt, 1824. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 2 A. acucea‘ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 584.) leaves in fascicles, linear, hairy; flowers capitate; buds prickly. h.G. A vil- lous shrub, with very short branches. Prickles yellowish under the fascicles of leaves. Flowers yellow, hairy. Prickly Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 3 A. acumina‘ta (Lam. dict. 1. p. 287. ill. 620. f. 4. but not of Thunb.) leaves in fascicles, very short, lanceolate, ending in a pungent acumen, rather puberulous ; branchlets spinescent ; flowers axillary, solitary. h. G.—Pluk. alm. t. 297. f. 6. Teeth of calyx spiny. Petals silky on the outside. Keel and vexillum about equal in length, but longer than the wings. Acuminated-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 1 foot. 4 A. sprine’scens (Thunb. fl. cap. 584.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, rather fleshy; flowers lateral, solitary, glabrous ; branches spinescent. h. G. Calyx acutely 5-cleft. Corolla 4 lines long. Petals equal among themselves. Ovary glabrous. Spinescent Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 5 A. LARICIFÒLIA (Lam. dict. 1. p. 287. but not of Thunb.) leaves in fascicles, filiform-subulate, glabrous ; branches and stipulas spinescent; flowers lateral, solitary, silky-pubescent. h. G. A. pingens, Thunb. prod. 129. Leaves length of those of Pinus lèrix. Calyx pubescent, acutely 5-cleft. Wings fal- cate. Carina very much curved. Legume clothed with short villi. Larch-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 6 A. verrucosa (Lin. syst. veg. 537. Thunb. fl. cap. 583.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, mucronate, incurved, fleshy, glabrous ; flowers lateral; buds warted. h. G. Calyx pubescent, acutely 5-cleft. Vexillum pilose. Legume villous, ovate-lan- ceolate, acuminated. Warted Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 7 A. capitata (Lin. amoen. 6. p. 92.) leaves in fascicles, subnlate, acute, much crowded, rather pilose; branches hairy ; flowers capitate, terminal, glabrous. h. G.—Pluk t. 397. f. 6. Lam. ill. 620. f. 2. A. glomerata, Lin. fil. suppl. 321. Bracteoles 3, deciduous, the middle one concave and largest. Calyx villous, 5-cleft, with the lobes broad and acute. Capitate-flowered Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 8 A. astroires (Lin. spec. 1000.) leaves in fascicles, subu- late, pungent, stiffly divaricate, glabrous; branchlets hairy ; flowers lateral and terminal, somewhat capitate, smoothish. kh. G.—Pluk. alm. t. 413. f. 2.—Seb. thes. t. 24. f. 6. Bracteoles spinescent. Calyx 5-cleft, the lobes subulate and spiny. Ovary glabrous. Starry Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 9 A. cHENOpopaA (Lin. spec. 1000.) leaves in fascicles, subu- late, trigonal, ending in a pungent mucrone, stiff, pilose ; flowers capitate, and are, as well as the branches, hairy. h . G.—Breyn. cent. t. 11.—Seb. thes. 1. t. 24. f. 4. Sims, bot. mag. 2225. Lodd. bot. cab. t.316. Bracteoles subulate, villous. Calyx 5- ribbed, cleft into 5 beyond the middle; the lobes subulate and villous. Wings straight, rather adnate to the keel. Legume terete, with short pili at the apex. Style long, permanent. Goose-foot Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 10 A. «'LBENS (Thunb. fl. cap. 576.) leaves in fascicles, fili- form, mutic, silvery from adpressed silky down; racemes leafy. h.G. Corolla glabrous, according to Thunberg, but in the specimen examined by M. De Candolle it is obviously tomen- tose. Calyx hoary from silky down. Flowers white. White-leaved Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1774. Sh. 3 to 4 feet. LEGUMINOSÆ. LV. ASPALATHUS. 11 A. ArcyrÆæ'A (D. C. prod. 2. p. 139.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, awnless, silky from adpressed down ; flowers axillary, subterminal, solitary ; calyx 5-toothed, and is, as well as the corolla, clothed with silky pubescence. h. G. Perhaps the same as 4. dlbens, Lin. mant. 261. Silvery Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 12 A. arma‘ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 577.) leaves in fascicles, fili- form, silvery, mucronate ; racemes leafless ; corolla tomentose. h. G. Flowers white. Branches silky. Racemes terminal, Armed Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. \ 13 A. uy’strix (Lin. fil. suppl. 322. Thunb. fl. cap. 577) leaves in fascicles, filiform, silky, mucronate, stiff; flowers lateral, solitary ; corolla villous. h.G. Lam. dict. 1. p.287. Wh £620. f I. Porcupine Aspalathus. 2 to 4 feet. 14 A. sprca‘ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 578.) leaves in fascicles, subulate, rather pilose; flowers disposed in ovate, terminal spikes ; calyx hairy, with the lobes acuminated. h. G. Spike-flowered Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 15 A. microca’rpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 139.) leaves in fasci- | cles, subulate, pilose ; flowers axillary, solitary ; legume ovate, pubescent, a little longer than the calyx. h. G. Burch, cat no. 265 and 284. Branches rather hairy. Calyxes rather vik lous, 5-cleft, with the lobes awl-shaped. Corolla small. Wings oblong, shorter than the smooth keel and silky vexillum. Legume 1-2-seeded. Leaves 1-2 lines long.—Pluk. alm. t. 418. EST , ‘mall-fruited Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 16 A. THYMIFÒLIA (Lin. spec. 1000.) leaves in fascicles, fili- formly-subulate, pilose; flowers lateral, pubescent, solitary; Ẹ branches incurved, hairy. h. G.—Pluk. alm. t. 413. f l. Bracteoles villous. Calyx villous, 5-cleft, with the tube striated, and the lobes subulate. Corolla small, the wings very $ and oblong. Thyme-leaved Aspalathus. 2 to 4 feet. Á . 17 A. ERICÆFÒLIA (Lin. spec. 1000.) leaves in fascicles, fil- form, rather obtuse, covered with soft hairs; flowers alternate; disposed in something like racemes; segments of the r linear, about the length of the corolla. R. G.—Pluk. s 413. f: 6. A. móllis, Lam. dict. 1. p. 290. Corolla with long smooth wings, equal in length to the keel, which 1s “2 as well as the vexillum. A. ericæfdlia, Berg. cap. 205. difiers in segments of the calyx being obtuse. Sh Heath-leaved Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1789. s in fas- 2 to 4 feet. 18 A. Franxenroipes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 139.) leave cicles, terete, pubescently-hairy ; branches canescent and ¥ : vety; flowers terminal and axillary, usually solitary, silky. * G. Burch. cat. no. 3478. Calyx 5-toothed, 3 times sho than the corolla. Leaves hardly more than a line long. Frankenia-like Aspalathus. Slerub. FI. July, Aug. leaves in fascicles; fir form, obtuse, hispid from pili; flowers axillary ; segne jel the calyx shorter than the flower. h. G. A shrub, ¢° with grey tomentum. Flowers sessile. Legume ovate; re Hispid Aspalathus. FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1818. Sh. . „cides 20 A. FLEXUÒSA (Thunb. fl. cap. 579.) leaves In me A filiform, obtuse, hispid from pili ; flowers axillary ; segme the calyx longer than the flower. R.G. Flexuous Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. f Berg) 21 A. PARVIFLÒRA (Thunb. fl. cap. 579. but not ° mits leaves in fascicles, filiform, obtuse, pubescent ; flowers rer cr tern. h.G. Shrub pubescent. Corolla with the he mentose, Clt. 1825. Sh f CRT, SE, 77 LEGUMINOSE. Small-flowered Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 22 A. iNcômPTA (Thunb. fl. cap. 579.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, obtuse, silky; flowers lateral. k.G. Branches re- troflexed, clothed with very fine pubescence. Leaves a nail long. Flowers yellow ; the vexillum hairy. Unsightly Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 23 A. AsPARAGOÏDES (Lin. fil. suppl. 321. Thunb. fl. cap. 579.) leaves in fascicles, subulate, trigonal, mucronate, rather pilose ; flowers axillary; calycine segments subulate, rather pilose, about equal in length to the corolla. h.G. Vexillum and keel densely clothed with silky-velvety down, but with the wings glabrous. Hairs on the calyx tuberculate at the base. Asparagus-like Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 24 A. CORRUDÆFÒLIA (Berg. cap. 207.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, mucronately pungent, smoothish, stiff; branches pu- bescent ; flowers axillary, solitary ; bracteas and calycine seg- ments ending in a spiny mucrone. kh. G. Burch. cat. no. 3320. Calyxes and legumes villous. Vexillum and keel rather puberulous. Wild Asparagus-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 25 A. 1ncu’rva (Thunb. fl. cap. 578.) leaves in fascicles, su- ‘bulate, mucronulate, rather pilose ; flowers axillary, solitary ; legume ovate-lanceolate, rather oblique, very hairy. h.G Leaves sometimes almost smooth, 4 lines long. Legume 5 lines Jong, rather turgid. Calyx villous, with the teeth subulate. Incurved-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 26 A. nicra (Lin. mant. 262.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, glabrous ; branches pubescent ; flowers capitate, at length dis- posed in an ovate spike; calyx and corolla villous. R.G. Flowers yellow. Leaves bluntish. Black Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 27 A. MULTIFIÒRA (Thunb. fl. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, terete, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers disposed in something like spikes ; calyxes bractless ; branches, calyx, and corolla pubes- cent. h. G. Leaves hardly a line in length. A. multiflora, Sieb. exsic. cap. no. 49. is very different. Many-flomered Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. _28 À. cymreær6rmis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 140.) leaves in fas- cicles, terete, pubescently hairy; flowers terminal and axillary, usually solitary ; segments of the calyx ovate, boat-shaped, obtuse. h.G. A. uniflora, Lam. dict. 1. p. 285. but not of Lin. Corolla clothed with silky villi. Var. a, hirta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 140.) leaves hairy, much crowded ; flowers smaller. Var. B, pubéscens (D. C. 1. c.) leaves pubescent, rather dis- tant; flowers larger. Boat-shaped-sepalled Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 29 A. unrr1drA (Lin. spec. 1001. but not of Lam. ex mus. hort. par.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, mucronate, glabrous ; flowers lateral, solitary ; calycine segments ovate, boat-shaped, obtuse. h.G.—Pluk. mant. 88. t. 413. f. 7. ex Lin. Sti- pulas permanent, according to Lin. Keel of corolla tomentose. One-flowered Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. : 30 A. carnosa (Lin. mant. 261.) leaves in fascicles, fleshy, terete, obtuse, glabrous; flowers terminal, in fours, capitate, bracteate ; calycine segments ovate, obtuse. h. G. Berg. cap. 206. Sims, bot. mag. 1289. Flowers very smooth, yellow. This species is allied to the two preceding in the calycine seg- ments being obtuse. Fleshy Aspalathus. to 4 feet. 31 A. pineuts (Thunb. fi. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, fleshy, CIt. 1818. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1795. Shrub 2 _ vate, trigonal, obtuse, glabrous; flowers lateral, glabrous. VOL. II, LV. ASPALATHUS. 145 b. G. Branches tomentose. Flowers yellow. Fat Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 82 A. crassirotia (Andr. bot. rep. 351.) leaves in fascicles, fleshy, terete, glabrous, setaceous at the apex; flowers capitate, terminal; calyx bracteate. h.G. Ait. hort. kew.ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 263. Flowers yellow. Thick-leaved Aspalathus. 2 to 4 feet. 33 A. arrinis (Thunb. fl. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, fleshy, terete, glabrous; flowers lateral, bractless ; branches twiggy. hk. G. Flowers yellow. Legume ovate, glabrous. Allied Aspalathus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Sh. 2 to4 ft. 84 A. sANGUINEA (Thunb. fl. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, fleshy, terete, glabrous; flowers lateral, bractless; branches fastigiate. k.G. Flowers blood-coloured, smooth, on very short pedicels. Leaves one line long. Blood-coloured-flowered Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 35 A. LA’cTEA (Thunb. fl. cap. 580.) leaves in fascicles, fili- form, glabrous, retuse; flowers lateral, bractless. h.G. A pubescent shrub, with spreading leaves, and whitish-yellow, smooth flowers. Milk-coloured-flowered Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 86 A. crnistoipes (Lin. mant. 261.) leaves in fascicles, fili- form, glabrous ; flowers terminal, subracemose, glabrous ; caly- cine teeth short. h. G. Flowers yellow. Leaves half an inch long. Calyx and corolla pubescent. Thunb. fl. cap. 581. Genista-like Aspalathus. Shrub 9 feet. 87 A.squarrodsa (Thunb. prod. 128.) leaves in fascicles, fili- form, reflexed, glabrous; flowers solitary, terminal. h. G. A. squamôsa, Thunb. fl. cap. 581. Flowers yellow. Bracteas 8, under the calyx filiform. Calyx and the vexillum pubescent. Squarrose Aspalathus. FI. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 38 A. Gauioipes (Berg. cap. 210.) leaves in fascicles, subu- late, unarmed, glabrous ; flowers twin, terminal, smooth ; stem procumbent. h.G. Y. Berg. Buds remote. Calyx smooth. Legume ovate-lanceolate, smoothish. Galium-like Aspalathus. F1. July, Aug. Cit. 1817. procumbent. 39 A. rETROFLE’xA (Lin. spec. 1001.) leaves in fascicles, su- bulate, glabrous; branchlets filiform, retroflexed, or much spreading; flowers terminal, usually solitary. h.G. Calyx pubescent, 5-cleft; lobes subulate. Corolla glabrous; petals about equal. Legume 1-2-seeded, obliquely lanceolate, young ones rather villous, at length pubescent. Retroflexed Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 40 A. vu’LNERANS (Thunb. fl. cap. 582.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, mucronate, spreading, glabrous ; flowers lateral, droop- Leaves hardly 1 line long. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub Shrub ing. h.G. Corolla yellow, smooth. Branches and calyxes pubescent. Healing Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 41 A. PinEA (Thunb. l. c.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, mu- cronate, erect, glabrous ; flowers lateral, tufted. h. G. Shrub smooth. Calyx and vexillum hairy. Pine-like Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 42 A. pivarica‘ta (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, terete, acutely mucronate, glabrous ; flowers in terminal racemes. h. G. Branches brown, divaricate. Branchlets pubescent. Flowers yellow, pubescent. Divaricate Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 43 A. suBuLA‘TA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, rather fleshy, trigonal, mucronate, glabrous. h}. G. Shrub branched above ; branches tomentose. Flowers terminal, sessile, usually tern, glabrous, yellow, Calyx pubescent. Subulate-leaved Aspalathus. FI. July, Aug, Cit.1789. Sh. 1 to S feet. | 146 44 A. rari’cina (D.C. prod. 2. p. 141.) leaves in fascicles, terete, mucronate, glabrous; flowers lateral, woolly. h.G. A. laricifdlia, Thunb. 1. c. but not of Lam.—A pubescent shrub, with spreading leaves and yellow flowers. Larch-leaved Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 45 A. croBo'sA (Andr. bot. rep. 510.) leaves in fascicles, linear, tomentose; flowers in terminal heads, villous; branches long, slender. h. G. Flowers fuscous. j Globose-flowered Aspalathus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1801. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 46 A. JuNIPE’RINA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, terete, mucronate, glabrous; flowers terminal, glabrous. h. G. Branches pubescent. Flowers solitary or twin. Juniper-like Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 47 À. ABIETINA (Thunb. l. c.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, and are as well as the calyxes ending in spiny mucrones, gla- brous ; flowers lateral and terminal, solitary, glabrous ; branches striated. h.G. Flowers yellow. Segments of the calyx long, awl-shaped, pungent, about equal in length to the corolla. Fir-like Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 48 A. TRIGONA (Thunb. l. c.) leaves in fascicles, trigonal, mucronate, glabrous; flowers lateral. BE. G. Branches pu- bescent. Flowers solitary, small, glabrous. Trigonal Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 49 A. ARANEO‘SA (Lin. spec. 1001.) leaves in fascicles, fili- form, acute, loose, hispid from spreading hairs ; flowers capitate ; calycine segments subulate, hispid from pili, about equal in length to the corolla, which is silky. h. G.—Pluk. alm. t. 414. f. 4.—Seb. thes. 1. t. 23. f. 6. Flowers yellow, but white according to Sims, in bot. mag. 829. and yellow when dry. A. pilosa, Sieb. pl. exsic. cap. no. 48. Anthyllis quinqueflora, Lin. fil. suppl. 325. ex herb. Burm. Stamens truly monadelphous, with the sheath cleft above. Cobwebbed Aspalathus. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1795. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 50 A. comdsA (Thunb. fl. cap. 577.) leaves in fascicles, fili- form, pilose; flowers lateral, tufted. h. G. Corolla yellow, with the vexillum tomentose outside. Branches villous. Tufted Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 51 A. cepHALÔTES (Thunb. l. c.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, bluntish, rather villous ; heads terminal, hairy. h.G. Caly- cine segments linear-subulate, hairy. Flowers larger than in any other species of the genus ; the vexillum is oval and nearly an inch long, silky on the outside. Branches hairy. Leaves 2-3 lines long. Headed Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 52 Å. TRI'QUETRA (Thunb. fi. cap. 578.) leaves in fascicles, trigonal, obtuse, pilose, wrinkled; heads terminal. h. G Branches rather umbellate. Corolla yellow, glabrous. Leaves hardly a line long. Triquetrous Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 53 A. cane’scens (Lin. mant. 262.) leaves in fascicles, clothed with silky tomentum, subulate, mucronulate ; flowers lateral, pubescent. hk. G. Tube of calyx ventricose, rather hairy, acutely 5-toothed. Petals equal in length. Vexillum clothed with silky tomentum outside. Ovary villous. Canescent Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 54 A. vermicuta‘ra (Lam. dict. 1. p. 288.) leaves in fascicles, small, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers lateral, racemose, rather hairy. h. G. Leaves hardly half a line in length. Vermiculate-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet, 55 A. RUBENS (Thunb. fl. cap. 576.) leaves in fascicles, su- bulate, silky ; flowers solitary, silky. h.G. Branches reddish- brown; branchlets silky, spreading much. Leaves hardly half a line long. Reddish-branched Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. LEGUMINOSÆ. LV. AsPALATHUS. 56 A. cirra'ris (Lin. mant. 262.) leaves in fascicles or trifo liate, trigonal, acute, ciliated; heads terminal; calyx equal in length to the corolla. h.G. Sims, bot. mag. 2233. Flower yellow. Corolla tomentose. This and the five following species are perhaps more correctly referable to the following division, with the trifoliate leaves. Ciliary-leaved Aspalathus. 2 to 3 feet. 57 A. QUINQUEFÒLIA (Lin. mant. 6. p. 92.) leaves in fascicles, trifoliate, linear-oblong, flat, rather hairy ; heads of flowers hairy; corolla glabrous. h.G.—Pluk. alm. t. 278. f. 4. ex Thunb, fl.cap.575. The heads of flowers in D. C. specimen are larg and round. Five-leaved Aspalathus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to8f. 58 A.ca’npicans (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 264) leaves in fascicles, trifoliate, filiform, silky; flowers sub-laterd with the vexillum naked. kh. G. Whitened Aspalathus. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1774. Sh.2to4ft 59 A. HETEROPHY'LLA (Lin. fil. suppl. 321. Thunb. fl. cap 575.) leaves in fascicles or trifoliate, linear, pilose ; flowers spi cate; calyx and corolla villous. h. G. Leaves of branches in fascicles, of branchlets trifoliate. Vexillum tomentose on the back. Flowers yellow. Leaves and calycine segments ach minated, rather spinose. Variable-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 60 A. ARGE’NTEA (Lin. spec. 1001.) leaves in fascicles, tri liate, ovate, clothed on both surfaces with appressed silky pt bescence ; heads of flowers tomentose ; stem dichotomous. h. U. A. sericea, Berg. cap. 212. Flowers in spicate heads. Calyx and corolla clothed with rufous, velvety, soft down. Silvery Aspalathus. F1. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1759. * * Leaves trifoliate, hardly in fascicles. 61 A. virca‘ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 576.) leaves in fascicles, and trifoliate, ovate, silky; heads of flowers hairy; stem twig8} h. G. Branches tomentose. Spikes elongated, hairy, ™ Thunb. Tniggy Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 62 À. TRIDENTA ra (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate, lanceolat® villous ; prickles trifid. h. G. Leaves glabrous. Flower capitate, ex Lin. spec. 1002. Heads terminal, globose, halt} ex Thunb. I. c. Tridentate-spined Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. pe 63 A. Loroipes (Thunb. fl. cap. 575.) leaves trifoliate, ceolate, acute, villous; buds unarmed; heads terminal; br lets and calyxes hairy; keel and vexillum silky. Lobes of calyx acuminated. Petals about equal in lengt Flowers yellow. Crotalaria lunàris, Burm. cap. prod. 21. Lotus-like Aspalathus. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. : jotbed 64 A. rpILdsA (Lin. mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate, linear; ae with adpressed silky villi; heads terminal, stalked, very P 5 4 petals all pubescent. h.G. A. villèsa, Thunb. prod. 129. cap. 574. Branches with a few leaves at the apex. Pilose Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. Berg) 65 A. sericea (Thunb. prod. 125. fl. 574. but not of "E leaves trifoliate, oblong, acute, silky; racemes oblong, ter! fl flowers silky-hairy. k. G. Perhaps the species In Lin. suppl. 321.is the same as that of Thunb. oil Silky Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. a Las 66 À. cixE REA (Thunb. prod. 125. fl. 575.) leaves tri Cae oblong, flat, acute, tomentose; heads terminal. R. G. : and corolla hairy on the outside. Grey Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. -foliatt 67 A. uingartroria (D. C. prod. 2. p. 142.) leaves Et a sessile, ending in callous mucrones, equal, covered # Le oa fine pubescence; heads terminal; bracteas ovate-lanceol#™ Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1799, Sh Sh. 2 feet. LEGUMINOSÆ, M are as well as the branches hairy. h.G. Aster linearifôlius, ® Burm. cap. 27. Anthyllis linifolia, Lin. mant. 265. Heads of h flowers similar to the anthodium of an A’ster. 4 Linear-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. i ] 68 A. ANTHYLLOÏDES (Lin. spec. 1002.) leaves trifoliate, ovate, rather pubescent ; leads terminal. kh. G. Anthyllis aspala- thoides, Lin. amoen, 4. p.326. A. anthylloides, Thunb. fl. cap. 574. according to which the flowers are globose. Corolla yellow, with the vexillum rather pubescent. Anthyllis-like Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 69 A. LAxA‘TA (Lin. mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate, linear, ® villous ; flowers terminal, 5 in a fascicle ; calyxes woolly ; stems prostrate, terete. R.G. Corolla smooth, yellow. Bracteoles % wanting. M Lax Aspalathus. Shrub decumbent. 70 A. Acarputa‘na (D.C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate, linear-subulate, acute, clothed with adpressed silky down ; % branches pubescent; racemules terminal, few-flowered ; calyx D and corolla villous. h.G. Calyx not attenuated at the base, # but obtuse, and with 5 short teeth. Corolla a little longer than in the calyx. yi Agardhs Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 71 A. carròsa (Lin. spec. 1002.) leaves trifoliate, subulate, erect, equal, glabrous, with the cicatrices round and callous ; spikes ovate, terminal; flowers glabrous. h.G. Sims, bot. st mag. 2329.—Pluk. alm. t. 345. f. 4. Flowers yellow. Brac- iy teoles 3, subulate. | Callous Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 2 to4 ft. Í 72 À. amsicua (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate, mi = ovate, obtuse; branches and branchlets spinescent. h.G. A.. i} acuminata. Thunb. fl. cap. 578. but not of Lam. A smooth shrub. Leaflets 3, concave, rising from the nodi. Ambiguous Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. is 73 A.Rucdsa (Thunb. prod. 125. fl. cap. 574.) leaves trifo- th liate, elliptic, rugose, glabrous ; umbels terminal. h .G. Flowers i whitish. Calyx and corolla clothed with grey pubescence. Wrinkled-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 74 A. FU SCA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, lanceolate, acute, w Spreading, crowded, and are as well as the branches glabrous ; fy flowers terminal ; calycine segments subulate, rather spiny, and j are as well as the corolla smooth. brous. Style incurved. Wings and keel equal. Cicatrices . roundish, callous. This species is usually to be seen in herbaria M under the name of A. callòsa, but it is not the A. callòsa figured jp 1 Sims, bot. mag. 2329. i Bronn Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. y 75 A. mucrona'ra (Lin. fil. suppl. 320. Thunb. prod. 125. ff. cap. 573.) leaves trifoliate, somewhat petiolate; leaflets _fanceolate, obtuse; branches spinescent ; racemes terminal ; y flowers glabrous. h. G. A smooth shrub, with yellow flowers. ý Mucronate-leaved Aspalathus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1796. i Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 76 A. cyrisoïpes (Lam. dict. 1. p- 292.) leaves trifoliate, lan- . ceolate, mucronate, pubescent on both surfaces; stem and J branches panicled ; flowers terminal, fascicled, villous. h. G. eaves 3-4 lines long. j Cytisus-like Aspalathus. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 77 A. MICROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves small, y trifoliate, trigonal, mucronate, glabrous ; branches somewhat pubescent; flowers scattered, solitary ; segments of the calyx if glabrous, subulate, rather pungent ; legume obliquely lanceolate, pubescent. h. G. Stamens with a permanent tube, about . equal in length to the legume. ÿ Small-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. ji 78 A. orrexraA'Lis (Lin. mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate, lanceo- late, pubescent; flowers 5 in a fascicle; calyxes pubescent ; h.G. Ovary linear, gla- 147 LV. ASPALATHUS. Corolla Stamens connate. stems erect, angular. h.G. Native of the Levant. yellow, about the size of those of Labiéirnum. Perhaps a species of Crotaldria. Oriental Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. § 2. Flowers distinctly pedicellate. * Leaves trifoliate. 79 A. tENuIFO'LIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate or simple ; leaflets linear, very thin, and smoothish, straight, acutish ; branchlets terete, rather pubescent at the apex ; flowers loosely racemose or almost solitary, pedicellate; keel shorter than the vexillum. k.G. Leaves an inch long. Calyx smooth, 5-toothed, bractless, or pedicellate above the bracteas. Stamens all connate, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume glabrous, linear-lanceolate. ; Thin-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 80 A. ostusa’ra (Thunb. prod. 125. fl. cap. 574.) leaves on very short stalks or sessile, trifoliate; leaflets obovate, obtuse, young ones clothed with adpressed villi, but at length becoming smooth ; flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate. h.G. Calyx bilabiate, bractless. Vexillum and carina equal in length, but the wings are oblong and longer. Stamens monadelphous. Le- gume compressed, linear, clothed with adpressed pubescence, mucronate by the style. Obtuse-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. * * Leaves in fascicles. 81 A. pepuncuta‘ta (Lher. sert. angl. t. 26.) leaves in fasci- cles, filiform, glabrous, mucronulate; pedicels axillary, 1- flowered, longer than the leaves, almost bractless at the apex. h.G. Curt. bot. mag. 344. Legume linear, clothed with adpressed pubescence, shorter than the pedicel. Bracteoles small at the apex of the pedicel. A. pedunculata, Houtt. pf. syst. is probably different from the present plant. Pedunculated Aspalathus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1775. Sh. 6 ft. 82 A. surFruTicôsA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 144.) leaves 3-5, linear, subulate, acute, rising from the same dot, pubescent from a few strigæ ; peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves ; flowers 2-3, borne in small racemes. h. G. Lotus suffruticosus, Burm. cap. prod. 22. Suffruticose Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 83 A. BRACTEATA (Thunb. fl. cap. 581.) leaves in fascicles, filiform, mucronulate, glabrous; pedicels axillary, length of leaves, bearing 3 bracteoles similar to leaves. h.G. Allied to the preceding, but the lobes of the calyx are longer, and the legumes are broader and on longer pedicels. Bracteate Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 84 A. nivea (Thunb. fl. cap. 576.) leaves in fascicles, linear, obtuse, silvery, loose; peduncles lateral, filiform, 1-flowered, bracteate ; calyx and corolla silky. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. White Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. * * * Leaves stalked, pinnate. 85 A.? pinna Ta (Lin. ameen. 6. p. 92.) leaves pinnate, with 5 obcordate leaflets, which are rather pilose and tomentose beneath ; peduncles longer than the leaves; spike roundish ; corolla tomentose on the outside. h. G. Perhaps a species of Indigéfera allied to I. coriàcea. Pinnate-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub. 7 86 A.? ARBOREA (Lour. coch. p. 431.) leaves pinnate ; leaflets 5, ovate, smooth; racemes terminal. .G. Native of Cochin- china, in woods. Flowers small, white. Stamens all connected, but perhaps with a dorsal fissure. Legume oblong-ovate, com- pressed, mutic, usually 2-seeded. u 2 148 LEGUMINOSÆ. LVI. Uzex. Arboreous Aspalathus. Tree. Cult. All the species are rather ornamental when in flower. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand is the soil best adapted for them, and young cuttings of all will strike in sand, under bell- glasses, but the glasses must be wiped occasionally or the cuttings are very liable to damp off. LVI. U‘LEX (said to be derived from ac, a point, in Celtic, in reference to the prickly branches). Lin. gen. no. 881. Lam. ill. t. 621. D.C. prod. 2. p. 144. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bibracteate, bipartite, one of the lips 3-toothed, the other bidentate. Stamens all connected. Legume oval-oblong, turgid, many-ovulate, but few-seeded, hardly longer than the calyx.—European much- branched shrubs, with the branchlets and leaves spinescent. Flowers solitary, yellow. Legumes villous. 1 U. Evropz#' us (Lin. spec. 1045. var. a.) erect ; leaves lanceo- late-linear, and with the branchlets rather villous ; bracteas ovate, loose; calyx pubescent, with the teeth nearly obsolete and con- verging. h.H. Native of commons, heaths, and waste places throughout Europe. Smith, engl. bot. t. 742. U. grandiflorus, Pourr. U. vernalis, Thore. Provence appears to be the boundary, south, of furze ; north- wards it does not grow in Sweden or Russia. Linnæus lamented that he could hardly preserve it alive in a greenhouse. Many parts of Germany are perfectly destitute of this plant. The furze is either called whins or gorse in England. In France it is called ajonc or jonc-marin, contracted to jomarin. Some years ago the seeds of furze were sown for hedges, and if the soil was light it soon became strong enough for a fence against cattle, but in a few years these hedges become naked. Duhamel speaks much in favour of furze as fodder for cattle. It has also been used for fodder in Scotland. Team horses may be supported by this shrub, if the tops are cut young and bruised in a mill to break the thorns. Goats, kine, sheep, and horses feed upon the tender tops. In some parts of Britain it is culti- vated for fuel, where peat or coals are dear. Var. B, flòre-plèno ; flowers double, This is a very showy plant when in flower, being profusely clothed with elegant double yellow flowers. It is well adapted for ornamenting shrubberies. European or Common Furze or Whin. Fl. Feb. Jan. Britain. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 2 U. na‘nus (Smith, fl. brit. 757. engl. bot. t. 743.) decum- bent; leaves linear, and are as well as the branches smooth ; bracteas minute, adpressed; calyx glabrous, with spreading, lanceolate teeth, h.H. Native of England on heaths, and in the western parts of France. U. minor, Roth. cat. 1. p. 83. U. Europe us p, Lin. spec. 1045. U. autumnälis, Thore. Dwarf Furze. Fl. Aug. Dec. Britain. Shrub decumbent. 3 U. provincra'tis (Lois. not. 105. t. 6. f. 2.) erect; leaves lanceolate, linear, and are as well as the branches glabrous; bracteas minute, adpressed ; calyx rather pubescent, with lan- ceolate distant teeth, hardly exceeding the corolla. h.H. Native of Provence, Andegavany, and Mauritania. D. C. fl. franc. suppl. no. 3799. The characters of this species, as well as the size, are intermediate between the two preceding. Provincial Furze. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 4 U. Hrse’rnica (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 280.) erect ; leaves linear, ciliated ; spines branched, pubescent as well as the branches, both furrowed. h.H. Native of Ireland. H. stricta, Hortul. This is a very upright plant, the spines more mild than in the other species. It is an excellent plant for form- ing hedges. Trish Furze. Fl. July, Aug. Ireland. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. Cult. This, although a very elegant genus of plants, is seldom cultivated unless for hedges, except the double variety of U. LVII. STAURACANTHUS. LVIII. Sparrium. LIX. GExisTA. Europæ us, which is a very elegant plant when in bloom, andis increased by young cuttings, planted under a hand-glass, Th rest are usually increased by seeds. LVII. STAURACA’NTHUS (from oravpoe, stauros, a cros, and akay0a, akantha, a spine ; in reference to the spines eah having 2 small spines at the side, giving the appearance of: cross). Link. in Schrad. neue journ. 2. p. 1. and 52. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bipartite ; uppe lip bifid, lower one tridentate. Stamens all connected. Legum compressed, many-seeded, exserted, a long way beyond tk calyx. A leafless shrub, with the habit of U‘lez, and from i not probably distinct. 1 S. apuy’Luus (Link. l.c.). h.H. Native of Portugali sandy pine woods. U'lex genistoides, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p.18 Bracteoles small, under the calyx. Branches divaricate. le gume quite smooth. Leafless Stauracanthus. 2 to 3 feet. Cult. This is a very elegant plant when in flower, and wel fitted for the front of shrubberies. It may be either increasel by young cuttings planted in sand under a hand-glass, or by seeds. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1823, Shrub LVIII. SPA’RTIUM (from oraproy, sparton, cordage; ™ of plant in early ages). D. C. leg. mem. v. prod. 2. p. 146- Spartiánthus, Link. enum. 2. p. 223.—Genista, spec. Meench.—Spartium, spec. Lin. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx membranots spathaceous, cleft above, 5-toothed at the apex, somewhat biate. Corolla with a roundish, complicated vexillum, anda acuminated keel, and the petals a little agglutinated, but pe able. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, ml} seeded, glandless.—A smooth shrub, with twiggy terete bran and a few lanceolate leaves. Flowers large, distant, yellon disposed in terminal racemes. an 1 S. sv'nczum (Lin. spec. 995.). h. H. Native ma South of Europe, in rugged dry places. Duham. arbr. ed. = 2. t. 22. Sims, bot. mag. 85. Genista jüncea, Lam. G. ee Meench. Spartianthus janceus, Link. Flowers sweet-sceme sometimes the plant is to be found with double flowers ™ g" dens. Bees are very fond of the flowers, and the same qu”: which are attributed to the common broom belong also pe although in an inferior degree. In Languedoc they make of it, and it is there used as a green food for sheep. shr Rush or Spanish Broom. FI. July, Sept. Clt. 1548. 6 to 10 feet. Cult. Spanish Broom is a very ornamental bloom, and therefore well fitted for shrubberies. increased by seeds, which ripen in abundance ; young will root if planted under a hand-glass. plant when # It is-0 cutting LIX. GENI’STA (from gen, Celtic, signifying a smal bo Lam. dict. 2. p. 616. ill. t. 619. D.C. leg. mem. VI. P p. 145.). Genista et Spärtium, spec. Lin. «tet Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decandria. Calyx bilabiate, ibe lip bipartite, lower one tridentate, or 5-lobed, the 3 nr a nearly joined to the apex. Vexillum oblong-oval re g Carina oblong, straight (f. 29. b.), not always containing š tals. Stamens monadelphous (f. 29. c.). Legume or rarely rather turgid (f. 29. d.), many-seeded, rarely few glandless. Shrubs with yellow flowers. hate. * Unarmed. Leaves all, or for the most part, trife otal ia 1 G. parvirLo'rA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 145.) leaves me uso à very short petioles ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, glabrous, LEGUMINOSÆ. LIX. Genista. deciduous; racemes terminal, elongated ; legumes compressed, 1-3-seeded, rather pubescent from small adpressed down, erectly = spreading. kh.H. Native of the Levant, near the Gulph of Mundania. Spärtium parviflorum, Vent. hort. cels. t. 87. Flowers yellow, Small-flowered Genista. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1817. Shrub =e ie te 2 to 6 feet. : 2 G. crava'ra (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 717.) leaves trifoliate; leaf- lets linear-lanceolate, silky beneath ; flowers terminal, capitate ; legume compressed, 1-2-seeded, attenuated at the base. h. H. Native of Mogodor. Spartium sericeum, Vent. hort. cels. t. 17. but not of Ait. Flowers yellow, larger than those of the pre- ceding species. Perhaps a species of C'ytisus. Clavate-calyxed Genista. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1812. 2 to 4 feet. 3 G. Canarir’nsis (Lin. spec. 997.) lower leaves on short petioles, upper ones sessile, trifoliate, and are as well as the branches and calyxes clothed with pubescence ; leaflets ob- ovate-oblong; branches angular; heads of flowers terminal; legume clothed with white villi. %.F. Native of the Canary Islands and Spain. Ker. bot. reg. 217.—Comm. hort. amst. 2. t. 52,—Pluk, t. 277. f. 6. Spartium albicans, Cav. ann. 1801. p.64. Cytisus paniculâtus, Lois. in Duham. ed. nov. et Cytisus ramosissimus, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 440. does not appear to differ from this species. Canary Island Genista. 6 to 10 feet. 4 G. Métis (D.C. prod. 2. p. 145.) leaves on short petioles, trifoliate, and are as well as the calyxes, branches, and legumes clothed with soft villi; flowers axillary, crowded. h.H. Na- tive of Mogodor. Spartium mélle, Cav. ann. 1801. p. 57. Soft Genista. Shrub. 5 G. ca’nvicans (Lin. ameen. 4. p. 284.) leaves stalked, tri- foliate ; leaflets obovate, clothed with adpressed down ; branches Sh. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1656. Shrub » angular ; heads terminal, few-flowered; legume hairy. h. F. Native of Mogodor, Italy, and the Levant. Wats. dend. brit. 80. Cytisus cândicans, Lin. spec. 740. Cyt. pubéscens, Moench. Allied to G. Canariénsis, but the leaves are larger and the flowers scentless, Whitened Genista. 6 G. pa‘rens (D.C. prod. 2. P. 145.) branches striated, twiggy, glabrous ; leaves stalked, trifo- liate ; leaflets obovate, pubescent beneath ; flowers in fours, pedicel- late, nearly terminal ; legume gla- brous, 3-6-seeded. h.H. Na- tive of Spain, on mountains near Albayda. Spartium patens, Cav. icon. 2. p. 58. t. 176. exclusive of the synonym. It differs from Cy- tisus patens in the upper lip of the calyx being acutely bipartite, lower lip of 3 bristles, not with the lips nearly equal and entire. Spreading Genista. Fl. April, July. Clt.? Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 7 G. uinrroxta (Lin. spec. 405.) leaves sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets linear, silky beneath, at length with the margins revolute ; racemes terminal, crowded ; legumes hairy ; branches terete, fur- rowed. h.H. Native of the south of France, and of Spain, Canary Islands, north of Africa, and the Levant. Sims, bot. mag. 442. Spartium linifdlium, Desf. atl. 2. p. 134. t. 181. Cytisus linifdlius, Lam. Genistoides linif dlia, Moench. Flax-leaved Genista. Fl. Jan. Ju. Clt. 1739. Sh. 3 to 6 ft. 8 G. sirto'ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 146.) leaves trifoliate, on Fl. April, July. Clt. 1735. Sh. 4to 5 ft. FIG. 29. 149 short petioles ; leaflets glabrous, linear, rather cuneiform; flowers terminal, usually twin; legume glabrous; branches angular. R.F. Native of the north of Africa, near Tlemsen. Spár- tium biflorum, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p- 133. t. 179. Two-flowered Genista. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 9 G. rrrquetra (Ait. hort. kew. 8. p: 14. Lher. stirp. 183.) leaves trifoliate, the upper ones simple; leaflets ovate- lanceolate, villous ; racemes terminal, short; branches trique- trous, decumbent, young ones villous. h.H. Native of Cor- sica. Curt. bot. mag. 314. G. triquetra, Lam. ? Triquetrous-stemmed Genista. Fl. May, June. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 10 G.pBracTEOLATA (Link, enum 2. p. 224.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate; racemes short; branches striated, and are as well as the leaves pubescent. h.H. The native country of this plant as well as the legume are unknown, Calyx hairy. Bracteolate Genista. Fl. Mar. May. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 11 G. micropny’LLA (D.C. prod, 2. p. 146.) leaves trifoliate, on short stalks; leaflets oblong-linear, and are as well as the terete branches covered with hoary-silky pubescence; flowers few, almost terminal. h. F. Native of the Grand Canary Island, on mountains about Ayacata. Spartium microphyllum, Cav. ann. 1801. p. 63. Legume unknown. Small-leaved Genista. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 12 G. sessitiro'Lia (D.C. leg. mem. VI.) leaflets 3, rising from the same dot on the branches, linear-subulate, silky, some- times solitary ; spike terminal, elongated, loose-flowered ; co- rolla silky ; legume ovate, acuminated, pubescent, 1-2-seeded. h.H. Native of Galatia, on hills. Flowers nearly like those of G. pilosa, but the vexillum is shorter than the carina. Habit of G. virgata, but the leaves are trifoliate. Sessile-leaved Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 13 G. umsgeLLA TA (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 715.) leaves trifoliate, on short stalks ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, rather silky ; flowers in terminal, aggregate heads; calyx clothed with silky hairs ; corolla and legume silky. h.H. Native of Barbary, on arid hills near Arzeau. Spartium umbellatum, Desf. atl. 2. p. 133. t. 180. Lher. stirp. 183. Branches glabrous. Spartium um- bellatum, Lois. fl. gall. which is said to be from Corsica. The plant which is a native of Barbary is perhaps distinct from that from Corsica. Var. B, capitätum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 146.) branches and leaves clothed with silky villi, h. H. Native of Mogodor. Spar- tium capitatum, Cav. annal. 1801. p. 63. Umbellate-flowered Genista. Fl. April, June. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 14 G. rapia TA (Scop. carn. no. 871.) leaves trifoliate, nearly sessile, opposite; leaflets linear, rather silky ; branches angular, crowded, glabrous; heads 2-4-flowered, terminal ; corolla and legumes silky. h.H. Native of Italy, Carniola, and Vallais. Spartium radiatum, Lin. spec. 996. Mill. icon. t. 249. f, 1. Sims, bot. mag. 2260. G. Ilvénsis, Dalech. Legume oval, short, compressed, 2-seeded, mucronate by the style. Old branches rather spinescent. Rayed Genista. Fl. June, July. Clit. 1758. Sh. 1 to3 ft. 15 G. Casparrrna (Guss. ex Schlect. Linnea 4. p. 38. under Spértium) a beautiful shrub with slender branches, the lower leaves ternate and the upper ones simple. k. H. Like G. radiatum. Casparrine Genista. Cle: 1770. Clt. 1799. Shrub. * * Spinose, Leaves all or some of them trifoliate. 16 G. uo’rripa (D. C. fi. fr. 4. p. 500.) leaves trifoliate, stalked, opposite; leaflets linear, complicated, rather silky ; branches angular, spiny, crowded, opposite ; flowers almost ter- minal, few; calyx pubescent. h.H. Native of the Pyrenees 150 and Arragon. Spartium hérridum, Vahl. symb. 1. p. 51. exclu- sive of the synonym. G. erinàcea, Gilib. bot. prat. 2. p. 239. with a figure. Horrid Genista. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1821. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 17 G. Lusrra’nica (Lin. spec. 999. exclusive of the sy- nonymes of Clus. and J. Bauh.) leaves trifoliate, on short stalks, opposite ; leaflets linear, complicated, rather silky ; branches spiny, terete, at length striated ; flowers terminal, few; calyx very hairy. hb. H. Native of Portugal. Lam. dict. 2. p. 622. exclusive of the synonymes. Andr. bot. rep. 419. Portugal Genista. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1771. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 18 G. acantuécrapa (D. C. leg. mem. vi.) leaves trifoliate, nearly sessile ; leaflets linear, complicated, rather silky; branches spinose, stiff, terete, at length striated ; flowers almost opposite, disposed along the branches in a kind of interrupted spike ; calyx pubescent. h. H. Native of the Levant, in exposed places in the island of Melos. D’Urv. enum. p. 85. Branches usually opposite, floriferous ones also spiny. Flowers silky. Ovary silky. Vexillum replicate laterally. Spiny-branched Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 19 G. EPHEDROÌDES (D. C. leg. mem. vi. t. 36.) leaves few, sessile, trifoliate, and simple ; leaflets linear, smoothish ; branches spinescent, stiff, terete, at length striated; flowers alternate, spicate ; calyx rather pubescent. h.H. Native of Sardinia, on the sea shore. A smooth shrub, like Ephèdra distachya. Corolla rather silky. Vexillum shorter than the keel. Legume compressed, ovate, acute, 1-seeded, clothed with silky-pubes- cence. Ephedra-like Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 20 G. Loser (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 499.) leaves few, lower ones sessile, trifoliate, the rest nearly all sessile, scattered, linear- oblong, rather silky; branches crowded, spiny, striated, and rather tuberculated ; flowers few, solitary, pedicellate, disposed along the branches in a kind of raceme; calyx pubescent. h. H. Native of Corsica and Provence, in arid places. subshrub. Legumes 2-3-seeded, hardly pubescent.—Lob. adv. p- 409.—Chabr. sciag. p. 86. f. 1. Spartium erinaceoides, Lois. fl. gall. p. 441. Lobel’s Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 21 G. PARvIFÔLIA ; hairy; leaves alternate, trifoliate, upper ones simple ; leaflets oblong-linear, acute, complicated, smooth above, lower ones obovate; branches crowded, spiny, alternate, younger ones furrowed ; flowers racemose. h.H. Sardinia. G. microphylla, Moris, elench. p. 13. seeded, linear, villous. Small-leaved Genista. Fl. June, July. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 22 G. Sauzma’yni (D. C. leg. mem. vi.) leaves sessile, tri- foliate or simple, oblong, obtuse, clothed with adpressed pubes- Legume 4-5- cence; branches at length striated, loose, spiny; flowers some- what racemose along the branches, twin, pedicellate, clothed with adpressed silky-pubescence ; the 3 lower lobes of the calyx about equal in length to the upper ones, and narrower. h. H. Native of Corsica, on rocks near Corfe. G. umbellata, Salzm. Salzmann’s Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 23 G. ASPALATHOÌDES (Lam. dict. 2. p. 620.) leaves few, lower ones sessile, trifoliate, the rest nearly all simple, scattered, linear-oblong, rather silky ; branches loose, somewhat recurved, spiny, terete, at length striated; flowers twin, subracemose along the branches, pedicellate, clothed with adpressed silky pubescence ; calyx trifid, the 3 lower lobes concrete into a tri- dentate lip. R.H. Native of Barbary, on rocks near Bonne. Spartium aspalathoides, Desf. atl. 2. p. 136. A spalathus-like Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 24 G. re‘rox (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 708.) leaves trifoliate, or for the most part simple, oblong, smoothish; branches striated, spinescent at the apex; flowers racemose; calyx rather pubes- A dwarf Native of LEGUMINOSÆ. LIX. Genistva. cent ; corolla smooth. h.H. Native of Barbary, on mour- tains near Lacalle. Spârtium heterophyllum, Lher. stirp. 188, Spartium férox, Desf. atl. 2. p. 136. t. 182. Legume linear, 8-10-seeded. Seeds rather torulose, clothed with adpressed pubescence. Fierce Genista. FI. Ju. July. Clt. 1800. Sh. 3 to 4 feet. 25 G. Cupa‘ni (Guss. cat. 1821. p. 77.) leaves sessile, tri: foliate, hairy ; leaflets linear-lanceolate ; branches spiny ; racemes terminal, few-flowered ; calyx rather hairy ; corolla smooth; legume 1-seeded, rather pilose. h. H. Native of the Ne brodes, on arid mountains. Acacia triphylla, &c. Cup. panph. sic- ed. 1. vol. 2. t. 23S. Cupani’s Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 26 G. rrraca’nTHos (Brot. phyt. 130. t. 54. fl. lus. 2. p. 89.) leaves sessile, trifoliate, and simple, glabrous; leaflets linear- lanceolate ; branches spiny ; spines branched ; racemes terminal, few-flowered; calyx, corolla, and 1-seeded legume glabrous. h. H. Native of Portugal, on mountains and in woods about Coimbra, and elsewhere in Beira. G. rostrata, Poir. suppl. % p. 719. Spines simple, trifid or branched. i Var. B, interrúpta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 147.) leaflets linear; branches usually simple and shorter. h. H. Native about Tangiers. Spártium interrúptum, Cav. anal. 1801. vol. 4. p. 58: Three-spined Genista. Fl. May, July. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 27 G. INFFE'sTA ; branches striated, spiny; leaves ternate; leaflets obovate, silky beneath ; legumes compressed, and are, 3$ well as the bracteas, covered with adpressed silky pili. LE Native of Calabria, in bushy places by the sea side. Spartium inféstum, Gussone, pl. rar. p. 290. Troublesome Genista. Fl. May. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. — 28 G. cusripôsa (D.C. prod. 2. p. 147.) leaves trifoliate and simple ; leaflets ovate, oval or lanceolate ; branches spiny, terete, divaricate, young ones rather leafy ; flowers alternate. h. % Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Spártium cuspidatum, Burch. cat. no. 1696. voy. 1. p. 348. A much-branched s shrub. Legume oblong, membranous, few-seeded. Cuspidate Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. *** Spinose. Leaves all simple. 29 G. xirsu TA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 51.) leaves lanceolate, and are, as well as the branches, hairy; spines trifid, striated ; spikes terminal, hairy ; corolla pilose, having the carina twice N 1 length of the keel; legume pubescent, 1-seeded. h.H. A% tive of Spain and Portugal. : Var. B, cuspidata (D.C. prod. 2. p. 148.) spines much elon- gated. h.H. Native of the north of Africa. Spártium cus pidatum, Cav. anal. 1801. p. 56. : Var. y, orientalis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 148.) spines hardly ss than the leaves, trifid or simple. h.H. Native of the Levant, near Tschesme. Hairy Genista. Shrub. 30 G. ArGarvir'nsis (Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 89.) leaves lance” late; spines simple, solitary; flowers terminal, subcapitate’ bracteas hairy. h. H. Native of Algarves. G. hirsùta va à Algarviénsis, D. C. prod. 2. p. 148. Calyx and corolla yellow: Algarves Genista. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. se 31 G. rricusprpa‘ra (Desf. atl. 2. p. 138. t. 183.) leaves an ceolate, and are, as well as the branches, hairy or glabrow"’ spines somewhat tetragonal, stiff, for the most part trifid ; racemes spike-formed, terminal ; calyx rather hairy ; corolla glabro keel twice the length of the vexillum and wings. kh. H. tive of Algiers, on hills. Spártium tricuspidàtum, Cav. 1. c. Tricuspidate-leaved Genista. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. cere 32 G. GisrazrA' rica (D. C. prod. 2. p. 148.) leaves linea J lanceolate, glabrous, as well as the branches, calyxes, and al las; branches decumbent, flexible; spines trifid and simp™ i a be os. fs = =- cqa Ss : Da pubs A as + Ceol LEGUMINOSÆ. LIX. Genista. usually leafy; racemes terminal, somewhat spicate; carina longer than the vexillum and wings. h. H. Native on the rocks of Gibraltar, about St. Roque. This plant differs from G. tricuspidata in the habit being looser, and in the calycine lobes being very acute and spiny. Gibraltar Genista. Shrub decumbent. 33 G. rripens (Cav. anal. scienc. nat. 1801. 4. p. 59.) leaves lanceolate-oblong, glabrous; spines trifid, stiff; racemes ter- minal; calyxes and corollas glabrous ; keel a little longer than the wings. h.F. Native of the north of Africa, about Tan- giers. Leaves become concave when drying. Trident-spined Genista. Shrub 2 feet. 34 G. syLve'srris (Scop. carn. no. 875.) leaves linear-lanceo- late, glabrous above, but clothed with adpressed villi beneath ; spines axillary, branched, slender ; raceme spicate, terminal ; flowers glabrous; calycine teeth rather spiny; carina longer than the vexillum and wings. h. H. Native of Carniola and of Croatia on hills. G. Hispánica, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 557. Wood Genista. Fl. Ju. July. Clt: 1818. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 35 G. Æcypriaca (Spreng. nov. prov. 20.) leaves linear-lan- ceolate, ending in a spiny mucrone ; spines branched; stem fur- rowed, beset with spreading hairs; racemes secund ; corollas smooth. h.F. Native of Egypt. This species comes very near G. sylvéstris, but differs in having spreading hairs, not ad- pressed ones, and therefore referable to G. Hispánica. Egyptian Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 36 G. ratca‘ra (Brot. phyt. 133. t. 55. fl. lus. 2. p. 89.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, upper and cauline ones roundish, having the margins, middle nerve, and branchlets rather villous ; spines stiff, and for the most part trifid; racemes few-flowered ; carina longer than the vexillum and wings; flowers glabrous ; legumes falcate, many-seeded. h.H. Native of Portugal, in Biera and Estramadura. Falcate-legumed Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 87 G. Corsica (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 548.) plant quite smooth; leaves linear-lanceolate ; stipulas rather spinescent ; spines simple, rigid; flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate ; Carina length of the glabrous vexillum; legume 4-8-seeded, quite smooth. h.H. Native of Corsica, about Bastia, Boni- facio, &c. Spartium Cérsicum, Lois. fl. gall. p. 440. Var. B, pubéscens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 148.) branches and young leaves clothed with adpressed pubescence. h. H. Na- tive of Corsica, near Calvi. Corsican Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 38 G. scôrpius (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 498.) leaves very few, oblong, rather silky; spines branched, spreading, striated, “he flowers in fascicles, somewhat racemose, on short pe- icels, glabrous ; carina length of vexillum; legume 2-4-seeded. E ST Native of Spain, in arid places, and south of France, arpi as Barbary. Wats. dent. brit. 78. Shrub very thorny, = when in an adult state almost leafless. Spartium scorpius, TN spec. 995. G. spiniflòra, Lam. dict. 2. p. 621.—Clus. ist. 1. p. 106. f. 1. er Genista. Fi. March, Ap. Clt. 1570. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. ats + Hispa NICA (Lin. spec. 999.) leaves lanceolate, villous ; E T stiff ; floriferous branches unarmed ; racemes Le pa » Somewhat capitate ; carina villous, length of the vexil- x : which is smooth ; legume oval, 2-4-seeded, rather hispid, i. mature rather smoothish. p. H. Native of Spain and Sn: of France. Cav. icon. 3. t. 211. Lam. ill. t. 619. f. 8. Ja in the old branches beneath the leafy branchlets. poniak Genista. F1. June, July. Clt. 1759. Sh. å to 1 ft. G. A'NGLICA (Lin. spec. 999.) smooth; leaves ovate-lan- E = ` Spines simple ; floriferous branches unarmed ; racemes “Howered, terminal ; carina longer than the wings and vexil- lum; legume ovate-cylindrical, many-seeded. R. H. Native 15i of Europe, in France, Denmark, &c. In Britain on moist, boggy, heathy commons. Smith, engl. bot. 132. G. mìnor, Lam. A. fr. 2. p. 615.—Lob. icon. 2. p. 93. f. 2. Root woody, long, and creeping. English Genista or Petty Whin. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 41 G. GErma’nica (Lin. spec. 995.) leaves lanceolate, rather hairy ; spines simple or branched; floriferous branches un- armed ; racemes terminal; flowers rather villous ; carina longer than the vexillum and wings ; legume ovate, hairy, 2-4-seeded. h. H. Native of Europe, in woods, and on heaths. Scorpius spinòsus, Moench. meth. 134. Voglèra spinôsa, fl. Wett. 2. p. 500.—Fuchs. hist. 220. icon. Var. B, inérmis (D.C. prod. 2. p. 149.) spines almost wanting. German Genista. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1773. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. Britain. Fl. May, June. *** ® Unarmed. Leaves all simple. 42 G. pu’reans (Lin. spec. 999.) erect, much branched ; branches terete, striated ; leaves very few, lanceolate, almost sessile, rather silky ; flowers axillary, solitary, on short pedicels ; petals about equal in length, glabrous; young legumes clothed with adpressed pubescence. h.H. Native of France, on hills, especially in the Cevennes. Bull. herb. 115. Spartium pür- gans, Lin. syst. 474. Perhaps nearly allied to Cytisus nubi- genus. The seeds are cathartic. Purging Genista. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1768. Sh. 3 to 6 feet. 43 G. ramosissima (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 715.) much branched, erect; branches striated, tuberculated ; leaves few, lanceolate, villous; flowers nearly sessile along the branches, crowded ; petals silky, about equal in length, h.H. Native of Mount Atlas, near Tlemsen. Spârtium ramosissimum, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p- 132. t. 178. Fruit unknown. Much-branched Genista. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 44 G. crne‘rea (D.C. fl. fr. 4. p. 494.) erect, much branched; branches striated; leaves lanceolate, clothed with adpressed pubescence ; flowers almost sessile along the branches, solitary ; petals silky, about equal in length; legume clothed with ad- pressed villi, 4-6-seeded. Rh. H. Native on arid hills and mountains, from Arragon to Nice, in the limits of olives. Spar- tium cinéreum, Vill. prosp. 40. G. scoparia, Vill. dauph. 3. p. 420. exclusive of synonymes. G. florida, Asso, ar. 94. Cinereous Genista. Fl. Ju. July. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 45 G. virca‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 149.) branches twiggy, terete, striated; leaves oblong-lanceolate, rather silky; flowers disposed in something like racemes; petals silky, about equal in length ; legume villous, 1-3-seeded, compressed, rather torose between the seeds. h. F. Native of Madeira. Spartium virgatum, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 11. Cytisus tèner, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 147. G. gracilis, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 715. Twiggy Genista. Fl. March, Jul. Clt. 1777. Shrub 3 to 4 ft. 46 G. conce’sta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 149.) branches terete, striated, much crowded ; leaves lanceolate, silky ; flowers ter- minal, racemose, on very short pedicels; vexillum glabrous ; carina pubescent. h. G. Native of Teneriffe. Spartium congéstum, Willd. enum. 2. p. 744. Allied to G. virgata. Cromded-branched Genista. Fl. Ap. July. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 47 G. styLosa (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 176.) branches slender, angular, flexuous, and are, as well as the leaves, linear and smooth; flowers in terminal racemes ; calyx bracteolate ; style elongated, permanent. h.H. Native of Portugal. Génista bracteolata, Willd. herb. Flowers yellow. Long-styled Genista. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 48 G. sericea (Wulf. in Jacq. coll. 2. p. 167.) decumbent ; branches erect, terete ; leaves linear-lanceolate, silky beneath ; flowers 3-4, terminal, sub-racemose ; petals silky, about equal in length; calycine lobes oblong, acuminated. h.H. Native 152 of Austria and Croatia, in subalpine places near the shore.— Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 556. Floral leaves about equal in length to the calyx. Silky Genista. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1812. Sh. À foot. 49 G. numiru'sA (Lin. spec. 998. Vill. dauph. 3. p. 421. t. 44.) procumbent ; branches twisted, tubercled, as stiff as spines at the apex, hairy, as well as the leaves, which are linear-lan- ceolate ; flowers axillary, solitary, nearly sessile ; petals silky, about equal in length; calycine lobes ovate, acutish. R. Native of the Levant and of Dauphiny, near Gap. Trailing Genista. FI. May, June. Cit. 1819. Sh. trailing. 50 G. arxy’LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 149.) branched, erect; leaves very few, linear, very short ; racemes terminal, elongated, dense-flowered ; legumes compressed, 2-seeded, young ones tomentose, adult ones glabrous. EL. H. Native of Siberia, in deserts about the Volga. Flowers violaceous. Spârtium aphÿl- Jum, Lin. fil. suppl. 320. Pall. itin. ed. gall. append. no. 857. E 99. f£ 2. G. virgata, Lam. dict. 2. p. 616. Leafless Genista. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1800. Sh. 8 to 4 feet. 51 G. MONOSPE'RMA (Lam. dict. 2. p. 616.) branches erect; leaves very few, linear-oblong, clothed with adpressed pubes- cence ; racemes lateral, few-flowered ; petals silky, about equal in length ; legume ovate, inflated, membranous, glabrous, 1-2- seeded. h. H. Native of Portugal, Spain, Barbary, and Egypt. Spartium monospérmum, Lin. spec. 995. Curt. bot. mag. 683.—Clus. hist. 1. p. 103. G. Re’ tam, Forsk. Flowers white. Branches slender, twiggy, flexile. The use of this shrub along the shores of Spain is very great in stopping the sand. It converts the most barren spot into a fine odoriferous garden by its flowers, which continue a long time. The leaves and young branches are delicious food for goats. The twigs are used for tying bundles. Forskeel found the plant in Arabia, and Desfontains in Barbary. The Spaniards call it Retamas from its Arabian name Retam. One-seeded Genista. FI. Ju. July. Cit. 1670. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 52 G. sPHÆROCA'RPA (Lam. dict. 2. p. 616.) twiggy branched ; leaves few, linear, smoothish ; racemes lateral, many-flowered ; petals glabrous, equal in length; legume ovate, rather fleshy, 1-2-seeded. k.H. Native of the south of Europe and Bar- bary. Spartium sphærocärpon, Lin. mant. 571.—Clus. hist. 1. p. 102. f. 2. Flowers small, yellow. _ Round-fruited Genista. FI. June, July. Clt. 1731. 3 to 4 feet. 53 G. Æraxensis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 150.) erect, much branched ; leaves few, linear, silky ; racemes terminal ; petals rather glabrous, about equal in length; legume obliquely ovate, compressed, 2-3-seeded, young ones pubescent. h. H. Native of Mount Etna, in the wooded region. Spartium Æthnénse, Biv. st. sic. mant. 2. Rafin. specch. 1. p. 17. Sims, bot. mag. 2674. Spartium trispérmum, Smith in Rees’ cycl. vol. 32. no. 5. Flowers yellow, twice the size of those of G. sphærocérpa, but one-half smaller than those of G. jéncea. Mount Etna Genista. FI. Ju. July. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 54 G. murricau’uis (Lam. dict. 2. p. 617.) humble ; branches erect, twiggy; leaves linear-oblong, rather glabrous, tapering into the petiole at the base ; flowers solitary, on short pedicels ; calyx clothed with adpressed silky pubescence ; corolla glabrous. h. H. Native of the Balearic Islands. Many-stemmed Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 55 G. TETRAGO'NA (Besser, enum. cont. 2. p. 73. no. 887.) stem tetragonal, furrowed, decumbent; branches ascending ; leaves nearly opposite, lanceolate, young ones and calyxes rather Shrub silky; flowers somewhat racemose ; corolla glabrous. h. H, Native of the south of Podolia, in high fields at Tyra. Tetragonal-branched Genista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Shrub decumbent. LEGUMINOSÆ. LIX. Genista. 56 G. TENUIFOLIA (Lois. not. 169.) stems weak ; branches terete, striated, erectish; leaves linear, 1-nerved, glabrous; flowers disposed in terminal racemes, and are as well as the legumes glabrous. h.H. Native of Piedmont. This species is nearly allied to G. tinctoria and G. depréssa, from which it is hardly distinct, unless in the flowers being smaller. Fine-leaved Genista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 57 G. prpre’ssa (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 460.) stems decum bent; floriferous branches triquetrous, ascending ; leaves lan- ceolate, acute, clothed with adpressed pili; flowers in the upper axils of the leaves on short pedicels, disposed in such a manner as to appear a leafy raceme; corolla glabrous. h.H. Native of Tauria, on mountains, and about Constantinople. Very like G. mänticum. Depressed Genista. Shrub decumbent. 58 G. scario'sa (Viv. ann. bot. 1. p. 2. p. 175. fragm. fl. ital 1. p. 5. t. 8.) quite smooth; stem ascending ; young branches triquetrous ; leaves, lanceolate or the lower ones are obovate, with scarious margins; flowers racemose; corolla twice the length of the calyx. h.H. Native of Liguria, on hills from Genoa to Sarzana, and in the kingdom of Naples, ex. Tenore, fl. nap. 2. p. 127. G. Januénsis, Viv. cat. p. 10. Bert. pl G. Genuénsis, Pers. ench. no. 5. Legume linear, 4-7-seeded, somewhat coarctate. Scarious-margined-leaved Genista, Shrub ascendent. 59 G. Anxa’ntica (Ten. fl. nap. prod. p. 41. fl. nap. 2 P 127. t. 66.) quite smooth; stems diffuse; branches angular; leaves ovate-elliptic, rather coriaceous, veiny ; flowers racemose; corolla 3-times longer than the calyx. h.H. Native of valleys of Naples, called Amsantica. Corolla 8 lines long. Legume 8-10-seeded. The name is called by the author Anxäntica M his prod. fl. nap. p. 41. and Amsänctica in his fl. nap. text. Anxantic Genista. FI. June, July. Cit. 1818. Sh. diffuse 60 G. rincro'ria (Lin. spec. 998.) root creeping ; stems = branches terete, striated, erect; leaves lanceolate, smoothish flowers disposed in spicate racemes, and are as well as the gumes smooth. h. H. Native of Europe, frequent In fi and woods ; in England in pastures, thickets, and dry borders of fields. Smith, engl. bot. 44. Fuchs. hist. 809. Genis- toides tinctdria, Mœnch. 132. The G. tinctôria is called broom, Green-weed, Green-wood, Dyers’-weed, and Wood-waxeh. When cows feed on it their milk and the butter or cheese a from it are said to be very bitter. A bright yellow colour may be prepared from the flowers, and for wool that is to be €} green with woad the dyers prefer it to all others. A P and a half of the powdered seeds operates as a mild pu, A decoction of the plant is sometimes diuretic, and there has proved serviceable in dropsical cases, and a salt pre from the ashes is recommended to be used in Se M à Var. B, latifolia (D.C. fl. fr. suppl. 547.) leaves ceolate. h oT Native of Pa on the Golden Ma Var. y, hirsùta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 151.) leaves rather Y branches erect. colstts Var. à, praténsis (Poll. pl. ver. 19.) leaves oblong-lanc Fl. June, Jul. Cit. 1821. : ý rather hairy; branches ascending. k. H. Native of on the upper mountains. Sb. Dyers’ Broom or Green-weed. F1. June, Aug. Brit: 1 to 2 feet. 61 G. Srerrica (Lin. mant.. 571.) HEA striated, erect; leaves lanceolate, pan ese posed in spicate racemes; spikes disposed in panicie®s 5., syi as well “ie legumes no ET Native of Sibert’ Jacq. hort. vind. t.190. Genistoides elata, Moench. pert f The plant is very like G. tinctòria, but altogether smoot» more slender, and usually taller. stems erect; branch flowers 9> D SD St og er CES dd. | aS wlcs ea g'or a go & a'y 2 nn cag m a © o mn 28 oe ee © to 4 feet. LEGUMINOSÆ. LIX. Genisra. 153 Siberian Genista. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1785. Sh. 2 to 6 ft. 62 G. POLYGALÆFO LIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 151.) stem erect, branches terete, striated, erect; leaves lanceolate, rather silky beneath, as well as the calyxes ; racemes somewhat secund, dis- posed in panicles; corolla smooth. h. H. Native of the north of Portugal. G. polygalephylla, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 86. G. exaltata, Link. G. tinctoria Lusitänica maxima, Tourn. inst. 643. Allied to G. florida. Milk-nort-leaved Genista. 2 to 4 feet. 63 G. PErRREYMÓNDI (Lois. fl. gall. ex. bull. sci. aug. 1828. pe 425.) stems decumbent; branches terete, striated, rather erect; leaves lanceolate, smoothish ; flowers racemose, terminal ; legume clothed with canescent villi. h.H. Native of France. Like G. tinctdria. Flowers yellow. Perreymond’s Genista. Fl. July. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 64 G. FLÓRIDA (Lin. spec. 998.) stem erect; branches stri- ated, terete ; leaves lanceolate, and are as well as the legumes clothed with adpressed silky down ; branches secund ; corolla glabrous. hb. H. Native of Spain. Legume 2-4-seeded, somewhat irregularly coarctate. Florid Genista. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1752. Sh. 2to 4 ft. 65 G. PuLcuE’LLA (Visiani, pl. dalm. ex. bot. zeit. jan. 1830. p. 51.) silky; stems diffuse, much branched; branches fur- rowed, young ones striped, tubercled at the buds, and rufescent at the apex; leaves simple, lanceolate, entire, small; flowers in crowded racemes, the pedicels all leaning to one side; wings smooth, shorter than the keel ; legumes pendulous, 2-3-seeded. h.H. Native of Dalmatia. Like G. Æthnénsis and G. florida, but more silky. Neat Genista. Shrub diffuse. 66 G. Ma’nrica (Poll. fl. ver. 2. p. 458. t. 4. f. 7.) stems nu- merous, prostrate, angularly striated, hairy-pubescent ; leaves linear-lanceolate, pubescently-hairy ; peduncles axillary, shorter than the leaves ; corolla glabrous ; legume clothed with silky villi. R.H. Native of Italy, in woods near Mantua. Spreng. pug. 2. p. 73. Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. p.151. Allied to G. ovata and G.tinctoria, of which last it is probably a variety. Mantua Genista. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1816. Sh. prostrate. 67 G. ova‘ra (Waldst. et Kit. pl. hung. 1. t. 84.) stems nu- merous, hairy, erectish, somewhat herbaceous, striated, terete ; leaves ovate, or ovate-oblong, and are as well as the legumes hairy ; racemes short ; corolla smooth. h.H. Native of Scla- voma and Hungary, and on the hills of Italy, from Piedmont to Naples. G. ovata, Balb. Bert. Sav. Ten, G. nervata, Kit. in litt. 1815. is hardly distinct. Ovate-leaved Genista. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1816. Shrub 2 Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 68 G. pa‘rura (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 148.) much branched, qute smooth; branches terete, striated, panicled, spreading ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminated ; flowers and legumes gla- brous. _k.H. Native of Tauria, on hills at the river Cyrus, near Tiflis... This species is nearly allied to G. tinctdria, but the flowers are one-half smaller. Spreading Genista. Fl. Ju. Aug. Cit. 1818. . 69 G. TRIANGULA'RIS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 939.) smooth; ranches triquetrous, and are as well as the stems ascending ; leaves lanceolate, mucronate ; flowers axillary; legume com- Pressed, mucronate. h.H. Native of Hungary, on calcareous rocks, G. triquetra, Waldst. et Kit. hung. 2. p. 165. t. 153. but not of Aiton. Legume glabrous. riangular-stemmed Genista. Shrub ascending, 1 foot. í 70 G. sacrrra'zis (Lin. spec. 998.) stems prostrate ; branches erbaceous, ascending, 2-edged, membranous, somewhat articu- ] : : : ated; leaves ovate-lanceolate ; flowers disposed in an ovate, VOL; IL Sh. 2 to 4 ft. Fl. May, June. Cit. 1815. terminal, leafless spike ; corolla smooth, but the keel is furnished with a villous line on the back. .H. Native of Europe, in mountain pastures. Mill. icon. t. 259. f. 2. Jacq. fl. austr. t. 209. G. herbacea, Lam. fl. fr. Genistélla racemosa, Moench. meth. Saltzwedèlia sagittalis, fl. wett. 2. p. 498. Var. B, minor (D. C. prod. 2. p. 151.) a small shrub, having the branches clothed with adpressed pubescence at the apex as well as the leaves. Arron-jointed Broom. prostrate, 4 foot. 71 G. TRIDENTA TA (Lin, spec. 998.) branches shrubby, tri- quetrous, membranous, somewhat articulated; leaves ovate, tridentate at the apex, glabrous ; flowers disposed into crowded, terminal and lateral heads; carina and legumes clothed with silky wool, h.H. Native of Portugal, on uncultivated hills and among bushes. Brot, fl. lus. 2. p. 86. Wings of stem rather undulated, with the margins roughly denticulated. Tridentate-leaved Genista. Shrub 1 foot. 72 G. pirru'sa (Willd. spec. 3. p. 942.) branches procumbent from the neck, triquetrous ; leaves lanceolate, glabrous, a little ciliated; peduncles axillary, erect, disposed in interrupted fasci- cles ; corollas and legumes glabrous. kh.H. Native of Italy and Styria in exposed places. G. humifüsa, Wulf. in Jacq. coll. 2. p. 169. Spartium decümbens, Jacq. icon. rar. 3, t. 555. but not of Aiton. Diffuse Genista. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1815. Sh. procumb. 73 G. prostra‘ra (Lam. dict. 2. p. 618.) stems diffuse, pros- trate ; branches angular, striated, rather villous; leaves ovate- oblong, rather villous beneath; flowers axillary, on long pedi- cels, erect; corolla glabrous; legumes villous, 3-4-seeded. h. H. Native of Burgundy and the Alps of Jura. G. pedun- culata, Lher. stirp. 184. G. decümbens, Dur. bourg. 1. p. 299. Lodd. bot. cab. 718. G. Hallèri, Reyn, mem. 1. p. 211. icon. Prostrate Genista. FJ. May, June. Clt.1775. Sh. prostr. 74 G. PRocu’MBENS (Waldst. et Kit. in Willd. spec. 3. p. 940.) branches procumbent, terete, striated, rather pubescent ; leaves lanceolate, acute, pubescent beneath as well as the calyxes ; flowers pedicellate, axillary, tern; corolla glabrous. h. H. Native of Hungary in woods, and of Moravia. Vexillum a little shorter than the keel. Legume unknown, Procumbent Genista. Fl. June, Aug. Clt.1816. Sh. proc. 75 G. a’zsipa (Willd. spec. 3. p. 942.) stems procumbent, striated, branched; leaves lanceolate or linear, clothed with white villi; flowers axillary, sessile; calyx and corolla clothed with silky villi; legume tomentose. ).H. Native of Tauria and Bessarabia, on stony mountains. Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 149. 3. p. 459, Allied to G. pilosa. Whitened Genista. Shrub procumbent. 76 G. pirdsA (Lin. spec. 999.) stems procumbent, striated, branched, tuberculated ; leaves obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, com- plicated, clothed beneath with adpressed silky down ; flowers axillary, on short pedicels ; calyx and pedicels silky ; legumes pubescent, 3-4-seeded. h.H. Native of the south of France, Switzerland, Germany, &c.; in Britain on dry elevated downs or heaths, on high sandy ground about Bury, Suffolk. About Tornham, on the north side of Bury, also on rocks near the Lizard Point, Cornwall. At the foot of Cader Idris, North Wales. Jacq. fl. austr. t. 208. Smith, engl. bot. 208. Fl. dan. 1225.—Clus. hist. 1. p. 103. f. 2. G, répens, Lam. fl. fr. Genistoides tuberculata, Moench. meth. Pilose Genista. Fl. May, June. England. Sh. procumbent. 77 G. micra’xtHa (Ort. dec. 6. p. 68. t. 10. f. 1.) stems pro- cumbent, smooth, angular; leaves linear-lanceolate ; flowers disposed in terminal spikes, distant; carina rather villous ; legume 2-3-seeded. h. H. Native of Spain, in humid places in the wood called Corazo, near Silos, X Fl. May, June. Clt. 1750. Shrub 154 Small-flowered Genista. Fl. May, June. Sh. procumbent. 78 G. BrorE ri (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 720.) stems erect ; branches angular, twiggy, glabrous; leaves linear-lanceolate, smoothish on both surfaces ; racemes short, terminal; bracteas, calyxes, corollas, and legumes glabrous ; carina longer than the vexil- lum, and the vexillum longer than the wings. %.H. Native of the north of Portugal, in glens of mountains. G. parviflora, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 87. Lrotero’s Genista. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 79 G. pinoca’rpa (Link. enum. 2. p. 223.) erect; branches angular, pubescent ; leaves lanceolate, clothed beneath with silky pubescence ; flowers racemose, on short pedicels ; legume pilose. h.H. Native of? Pilose-fruited Genista. FI. Ju. Jul. + Species not sufficiently known. Cit. 1823. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 80 G.? HETEROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 152.) stems erect ; branches angular, sterile ones villous ; leaves simple, obovate, on short petioles, clothed with silky villi; flowers usually tern, axillary, pedunculate; calyxes campanulate, villous ; legume silky. R.H. Native of the Pyrenees, at Monney. Cytisus heterophyllus, Lapeyr. abr. 422. Variable-leaved Genista. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 81 G. AxGuLA‘TA (Rafin. prec. dec. som. p. 37. under Spér- tium,) unarmed ; branches pentagonal, glabrous; leaves simple and trifoliate, stalked ; leaflets thin, oblong, mucronate, almost smooth ; legume solitary, pedunculate, oblong, compressed, pu- bescent. h. H. Native of Maryland, in woods. Angular-branched Genista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 82 G.? pesipera‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 152.) branches un- armed, terete ; leaves trifoliate, petiolate; leaflets linear-subu- late, pungent at the apex, clothed with adpressed silky pubes- cence; flowers solitary, pedicellate ; calyxes and many-seeded legumes pubescent. kh. G. Native of Port Desideratum. Calyx, stamens, and legumes nearly like Genista, but the co- rolla is unknown. Probably a distinct genus. Port Desideratum Genista. Shrub. 83 G.? sca’nNpens (Lour. coch. p. 428.) stem scandent; spines simple ; leaves bipinnate. kh. G. Native of Cochin- china, on the banks of rivers. Flowers very numerous, golden yellow. This plant should certainly be removed from Genista. It is perhaps a species of Cæsalpinia. Climbing Genista: Shrub cl. Cult. All the species of this genus are very elegant when in flower. The hardy species are well fitted for the front of shrub- beries, as they are generally of low growth; they are usually in- creased by seeds or layers. The greenhouse and frame kinds thrive well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and young cuttings of them root readily if planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, but the glasses must be taken off and wiped occasionally, otherwise the cuttings are apt to damp off. LX. CY’TISUS (from Cythnus, one of the Cyclades, some one of the species were first found there). D.C. fl. fr. 4. p.501. Leg. mem. VI.—Cytisus and Calycétome, Link.—Cytisus and Spartium, species, Lin. and Lam. &c. Lin. syst. pra et Decändria. Calyx bilabiate; up- per lip usually entire, lower one somewhat tridentate. Vexil- lum ovate, large. Carina very obtuse, inclosing the genitals. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, many-seeded, glandless.—Shrubs, with the habit of the Genista, with trifoliate leaves. Flowers of nearly all the species yellow. Leaves of all trifoliate. Sect. I. Arpurnoipes (alburnum, the white inner sap of trees; in reference to the white flowers of the species), D. C., l.c. prod. 1 LEGUMINOSÆ. LIX. Genisra. LX. Cyrisus. 2. p.153. Calyx campanulate. Legume 1-4-seeded, not dilated at the upper suture. Flowers white. Leaves very few. Branches unarmed. 1 C. nugicenus (Link, enum. 2. p. 240.) branches terete, striated ; leaves very few, petiolate; leaflets lanceolate, pilose; flowers lateral, in fascicles; legumes many-seeded, glabrous, h.G. Native of Teneriffe, on the sides of the Peak. Spar. tium nubigenum, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 13. Spärtium suprani- bium, Lin. fil. suppl. 319. Cytisus fragrans, Lam. dict. Flowers very sweet-scented. Habit of Genista pürgans. Cloud-born Cytisus. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1779. Sh. 6 ft. 2 C. a’taus (Link. enum. 2. p. 241.) branches terete, twiggy; leaves simple and trifoliate, sessile ; leaflets linear-oblong, silky; flowers in fascicles, disposed in long racemes ; legume 2-seeded, very villous. h. H. Native of Portugal and the Levant, Genista alba, Lam. dict. 2. p. 628. Spartium album, Desf. fl atl. 2. p.132. Spartium multiflorum, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 11. Spartium dispérmum, Moench. meth. 130. Portugal Broom or White-flowered Cytisus. 1752. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. Fl. May. Clt, Secr. II. Lasv’rNum (a name formed from the Alpine name of the tree L’Aubours). D.C. 1. c. prod. 2. p. 153, Calyx cam- panulate. Legume many-seeded, not dilated at the upper suture, Flowers yellow. Branches unarmed, leafy. 3 3 C. tapu’rnum (Lin. spec. 1041.) branches terete, whitish; leaves petiolate; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, pubescent beneath; racemes pendulous, simple ; pedicels and calyxes clothed with adpressed pubescence; legume linear, many-seeded, clothed with adpressed pubescence. h. H. Native of Europe, fre- quent on the lower mountains. Jacq. aust. t. 306. Curt. bot mag. 176. Duham. arbr. ed. nov. 5.t.44. C. alpinus, Lam fl. fr. 2. p. 621.—J. Bauh. hist. 1. p. 2. p. 361. icon. Laburnum is usually cultivated for ornament. The wood is hard, of a fine colour, and will polish very well; it approaches near to green ebony, and is called by the French ebony of the Alps, and is there used for many kinds of furniture ; but in England there are few of the trees which have been suffered to stand long enough to arrive at any considerable size. Haller observes that Laburnum is very bitter, that the seeds are violently purgative and emetic He also remarks that the Latin name Laburnum was evidently formed from the Alpine name L’Aubours. In German it 8 called Bohnenbaum, and in French Cytise des Alpes, Aubours and Faux Ebenier. The seed of Laburnum is frequently sown Il plantations infested with hares and rabbits, who will touch n0 other tree as long as a twig of Laburnum remains. Thot eaten to the ground every season, it rises again in the qe thus affording a constant supply for these animals, so as to $ê the other trees till of a size to resist their attacks. The tré grows best in light loam, or sandy soil. Var. B, quercif lia (Hortul.) leaflets sinuated. Laburnum. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1596. Tree 20 feet. 4 C. arrìnus (Mill. dict. no. 2.) glabrous ; branches terete leaves petiolate ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, rounded at the oe racemes pendulous ; pedicels and calyxes puberulous ; le pi glabrous, few-seeded, marginate. . H. Native of aa i thia, in groves (Hoppe), in Pannonia (Willd.). In the Alps Juraon Mount Dole and near Moret, also in the Apennines on Mount Cenis. Waldst. et Kit. hung. 3. p. 288. t. ane labirnum B, Ait. Lam. D. C. fl. fr. Cytisus angustifo™® Meench. meth. 145. This species is nearly allied to the ceding, but is still truly distinct. The tree or Scotch Lae r is or Cytisus alpènus, is a native of Switzerland and Scotland ; j cultivated chiefly for ornament, but affords also a valuab ji re ber; for this purpose the C. alpinus is decidedly pen th the common kind, as being more of atree. The wood 0 go" m © pe g. KE oa — Et of. o tr ES tes ow, =a co D ee Eee co tter 2a- one CD ge ge CD py LEGUMINOSÆ. LX. Cyrisus. the Scotch and common Laburnum is much used by cabinet- makers and turners, for its hardness, beauty of grain, and du- rability. Alpine or Scotch Laburnum. FI. June. 15 to 20 feet. 5 C. nrertcans (Lin. spec. 1041.) branches terete, twiggy ; leaves stalked, clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath, as well as the branches, calyxes, and legumes ; leaflets elliptic ; racemes elongated, terminal, erect; calyxes bractless. h. H. Native of Piedmont, Vallais, and Bohemia, on hills and along way sides. Jacq. austr. t. 387. Ker. bot. reg. 802. Lam. ill. t. 618. f. 3. Duh. arb. ed. nov. 5. t. 46. f. 1. This plant turns truly black on drying. Blackish Cytisus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1730. Sh. 3 to 6 feet. 6 C. sessizrrdrius (Lin. spec. 1041.) plant quite smooth; branches terete; floral leaves almost sessile; leaflets ovate; racemes terminal, erect, short; calyxes each having a 3-leaved bractea just under it. h. H. Native of the south of France and Piedmont. Lam. ill. t. 618. f. 2. Duham. arb. ed. nov. 5. t. 45. f. 1. Curt. bot. mag. 255.-—J. Bauh. hist. 1. p. 2. p.374. f. 2. Sessile-leaved Cytisus. FI. May, June. Clt. 1629. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 7 C. rrrrLorus (Lher. stirp. 184. Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 139. but not of Lam.) hairy; branches terete; leaves petiolate ; leaflets obovate-elliptic ; flowers axillary, pedicellate, terete, somewhat racemose at the tops of the branchlets. %.H. Na- tive about Narbonne. In Provence, Liguria, Etruria, Sicily, and Mauritania. C. villèsus, Pourr. act. toul. 3. p. 317.—Clus. hist. 1. p: 94. f. 8. Branches rather hispid. Leaves villous. Legume hairy. It differs from C. iriflora of Lam. in the calyx being campanulate and broadly bilabiate, not tubular. Three-flowered Cytisus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1640. 3 to 4 feet. 8 C. môrris (Willd. enum. suppl. 51.) leaflets oblong, clothed with soft pubescence, acute at both ends; peduncles axillary, ST tern ; calyxes subglobose, bifid, scarious. R.H. Native of? Perhaps sufficiently distinct from C. triflorus. Soft Cytisus. FL June, July. Clt: 1818. Shrub 2 to 4 ft. ka $ PA TENS (Lin. syst. veg. 555. ex Lher. stirp. 184.) “agen Striated, somewhat pubescent ; leaves petiolate, trifo- ce ut the upper ones are simple, and are as well as the leaf- s obovate, and clothed with adpressed pubescence; flowers Cit. 1596. Tree Shrub ar Y, usually twin, pedicellate, nodding ; legumes very hairy. “à A - Native of Portugal. C. pendulinus, Lin. fil. suppl. 4 Genista tomentosa, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 719. Spartium cpr siti a syst. 535. Brot. fl. lus. oh er not of Cav. Ce ing Cytisus. F1. Ju. July. Cilt. 1752. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. ts * ARBOREUS (D. C, prod. 2. p. 154.) branches striated, sr leaves stalked; leaflets obovate, clothed with fine an 4 beneath ; flowers axillary, aggregate, pedicellate, rig i legumes clothed with adpressed silky villi. k. H. . à valleys about Algiers. Spártium arboreum, Desf. atl. P 181.t, 177. Genista péndulum, Poir. voy. 2. p. 208. A 8 4 sé oe jy 10 feet high, with a trunk about the thickness of a = oe Cytisus, Shrub 8 to 10 feet. p. 52.) Chiers NI (Visiani, pl. dalm. ex bot. zeit. jan. 1830. Cumented oe leaves ternate, petiolate; leaflets elliptic, entire, terminal. st Ik. base, and obtuse at the apex, smooth ; racemes ous; cal ey ed, pyramidal, straight; pedicels hoary and vil- corolla M aa campanulate, 3-lobed ; lobes tomentosely ciliated ; glabroue rats but the carina is clothed with silky villi ; legume in woods ucronate by the style. h. H. Native of Dalmatia, yellow. te mounts Grab and Krivoscie. Flowers fragrant, Welden’s Cytisus, Shrub 2 to 4 feet, 155 12 C. cranprrtorus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 154.) branches angu- lar, usually glabrous ; leaves in fascicles, petiolate, trifoliate, but for the most part simple, and are, as well as the leaflets, ovate-lanceolate, but the primary ones are roundish; flowers lateral, pedicellate, solitary or twin; legume woolly. h. H. Native of Portugal, on hills, in hedges, and in woods. Spar- tium grandiflorum, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 80. Great-flowered Cytisus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 13 C. scopa‘rivs (Link, enum. 2. p. 241.) branches angular, smooth ; leaves trifoliate, petiolate, upper ones simple, and are oblong, as well as the leaflets ; flowers axillary, pedicellate, soli- tary; legume pilose on the margins. h. H. Native of Europe, in woods and on commons ; plentiful in Britain. Spartium sco- parium, Lin. spec. 996. Oed. fl. dan. t. 313. Smith, engl. bot. 1339. Genista scoparia, Lam. dict. 2. p. 623. but not of Vill. Gen. hirstta, Moench. meth, 144.—Duham. arb. t. 84. The common broom is used in many parts of Britain for besoms, and in some places it serves for thatching cottages, corn, and hay ricks. The flower-buds before expansion are sometimes pickled in the manner of capers. The branches are said to be capable of tanning leather, and of being manufactured into coarse cloth, when tender they are mixed with hops in brewing, and in some places used as fodder. The old wood furnishes the cabinet-makers with the most beautiful material for vineering. The plant when burnt affords a most beautiful alkaline salt, and on this salt the efficacy of broom in dropsies must depend. The seeds of broom have a very bitter taste, and when given in decoction prove con- siderably diuretic. The branches have similar properties. Var. ÌB, albus ; flowers white. Common-Broom. Fl. April, July. Britain. Sh. 3 to 10 ft. Secr. III. Carycétome (from cadvé, calyx, calyx, and roun, tome, a cutting ; in reference to the calyx at length falling off in part, giving it the appearance of being cut off). - Link, in Schrad. neue, journ. 2. p. 2. p. 50. D.C. prod. 2. p. 154.—Calycôtomon, Hoffmans. verz. plant. 1824. p. 166. Calyx campanulate, some- what bilabiate, at length circumscisely truncate. Legume thick- ened on the upper suture. Shrubs, with spiny branches and yellow flowers. 14 C. sprnésus (Lam. dict. 2. p. 247.) branches angular, spiny ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate-oblong ; legumes quite glabrous. k. H. Native about Genoa, on hills in Corsica, and of Algiers. Spartium spindsum, Lin. spec. 997.—J. Bauh. hist. 1. p. 2. p. 376. icon.—Lob. icon. 2. t. 95. Spiny Cytisus. F]. June, July. Clt. 1596. Sh. 5 to 6 feet. 15 C. tanrcerus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 154.) branches striated, spiny ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate-elliptic ; legumes very hairy, and rather woolly. h. H. Native of Corsica, Crete, Mauritania, Gibraltar, Portugal, &c. on hills. Spärtium Jani- gerum, Desf, atl. 2. p. 135. Sp. villèsum, Poir. voy. 2. p. 207. Calycétome villosa, Link, l. c. Spartium spinôsum, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 85. Var. B, rigidus (D.C. prod. 2. p. 154.) spines very strong. b.H. Native of the Great Syrtes. Spartium rigidum, Viv. fl. lib. p. 40. t 17. f. 1. Wool-bearing Cytisus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1821. Sh. 3 to 6 ft. Secr. IV. Tusocy’tisus (from tubus, a tube, and cytisus ; in reference to the tubular shape of the calyx). D. C. 1. c. prod. 2. p. 155.—Viborgia, Moench. meth. 132. but not of Thunb. Calyx tubular, bilabiate at the apex.— Unarmed shrubs. * Flowers white or whitish. 16 C. PRoLYFERUS (Lin. fil. suppl. 328.) stems erect ; branches terete, velvety ; leaflets elliptic, and are, as well as the calyxes silky; flowers lateral, umbellately aggregate; legume villous. x2 4 156 h.G. Native of Teneriffe, on the mountains. Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 51. Lher. stirp. 134. Vent. cels. t. 13. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 761. Ker. bot. reg, 121. Flowers white. Proliferous Cytisus. Fl. Ap. May. Clt.1779. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 17 C. zeuca’nraus (Walds. et Kit. hung. 2. p- 141. t. 132.) stems erect ; branches terete, and are, as well as the leaves, clothed with adpressed pubescence; leaflets elliptic, acute ; flowers at the tops of the branches ; heads of flowers bracteate, by two leaves. h.H. Native of Croatia, in woods. Willd. spec. 3. p. 1124. Sims, bot. mag. 1438. This species differs from C. Austriacus in the flowers being white, not yellow. Var. B, pallidus (Schrad. in litt.) flowers cream-coloured. h. H. An intermediate plant between C. leucdnthus and C. Austriacus. White-flowered Cytisus. 3 to 4 feet. 18 C. a’zripus (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 101. no. 85.) stems erect ; branches divaricate, terete, rather glabrous ; leaflets ob- long, pubescent beneath, as well as the calyxes ; flowers axillary, usually tern, pedicellate ; calyx with both lips entire. kh. H. Native of the south of Europe and north of Africa. Flowers white. Ovary pubescent. Whitish-flowered Cytisus. Fl. June, July. Shrub 2 to 4 ft. * * Flowers purple. 19 C. purru‘reus (Scop. carn. no. 905. t. 43.) stems pro- cumbent, twiggy ; leaves, calyxes, and legumes glabrous; leaf- lets oblong ; flowers axillary, solitary, on short pedicels. h. H. Native of Carniola and Croatia, in exposed places. Jacq. austr. append, t. 48. Lodd. bot. cab. 892. Sims, bot. mag. 1176. Flowers purple. This plant is very beautiful when in flower, but has a better effect when grafted on a rather tall laburnum. Var. P, albiflorus ; flowers white. Purple-flowered Cytisus. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1792. Shrub procumbent. Fl. June, July. Cit: 1806. Shrub * * * Flowers yellow. 20 C. srriorus (Lher. stirp. 184. Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 52.) stems diffuse; branches terete, and are as well as the leaves rather pubescent ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate ; flowers on short peduncles, axillary, and usually twin; calyxes and legumes clothed with adpressed pubescence. R.H. Native of Austria, Pannonia, Podolia, Tauria, and Siberia. Walds. et Kit. hung. 2. p. 166. Duham. arb. ed. nov. 5. p. 45. f. 2. C. supinus, Jacq. fl. austr. 1. t. 20. C: hirsütus, Gmel. sib. 4. p. 17. t. 6. f. 2. C. hirstitus and C. supinus, Bieb. fl. taur. ex Stev. in litt. C. macrospérmus, Bess. in litt. Var. B, glaber (Lin. fil. suppl. 825.) branches and leaves gla- brous ; leaflets obovate. Var. y, subspinéscens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 155.) branches rather hoary, more diffuse, somewhat spinescent at the apex. h. H. Native of Naples and Hungary. Two-flowered Cytisus. Fl May, June. Shrub procumbent. 21 C. Etonea‘tus (Waldst. et Kit. hung. 2. p. 200. t. 183.) stems erect; branches elongated, terete, young ones villous; leaflets obovate, clothed beneath with adpressed villi; flowers lateral, usually in fours on short pedicels; calyxes villous. h. H. Native of Hungary, in woods. Petioles of the upper leaves longer than the calyxes. Flowers few. Elongated Cytisus. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1804. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 22 C. MULTIFLÒRUs (Lindl. bot. reg. t. 1191.) stems erect; branches elongated, terete, younger ones villous ; leaflets oblong, tapering to the base, villous beneath, the same colour on both surfaces ; flowers usually tern; pedicels about equal in length to the petioles ; vexillum emarginate, undulated. h.H. Na- tive of Europe. C. elongatus, Hortul, but not of Kit. C. elongatus 6, multiflèrus, D. C. prod. LEGUMINOSÆ. LX. Cyrisus. Many-flowered Cytisus. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800, Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 23 C. rarca`rus (Waldst. et Kit. hung. 3. p. 264. t. 238.) stems declinate ; branches terete, twiggy, young ones, as well as the leaves clothed with adpressed villous pubescence ; petioles hairy ; flowers usually tern, lateral, on short peduncles ; calyxes clothed with adpressed villi. kh. H. Native of Croatia, Vol. hynia, Podolia, and Gallicia. Lodd. bot. cab. 520. The plant cultivated in the garden of Geneva differs from the wild plant in the flowers being almost sessile, and in the leaves being pu- bescent, not silky-villous. Falcate Cytisus. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 2 to 4 feet, 24 C. Austrracus (Lin. spec. 1042.) stems erect; branches twiggy, terete, and are, as well as the leaves, clothed with ad- pressed strigose pubescence ; leaflets lanceolate, attenuated at both ends ; flowers terminal, somewhat umbellate ; calyxes and legumes sparingly villous. h. H. Native of Austria, upper Italy, the Ukraine, and Siberia, in woods and rough places. Mill. icon. 117. f. 2. Pall. itin. ed. gall. t. 100. f. 3. Jacq. austr, 1. t. 21. Austrian Cytisus. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt.1741. Sh. 2 to 4 feet, 25 C. surr nus (Jacq. fl. austr. 1. t. 20.) stems decumbent, branched ; branches terete, young ones rather hairy, adult ones smooth ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, rather hairy beneath ; flowers 2-4, usually terminal, pedunculate; calyxes and legumes spar- ingly villous. h.H. Native of Belgium, Austria, Pannonia, Siberia, Turkey, and Dauphiny, on exposed hills and in bushy places.—Clus. hist. p. 96. no. vii. icon. C. lotoldes, Pourr. act pa 3. p. 318. Flowers pale-yellow, with the vexillum red- ish. Supine Cytisus. Fl. May, Aug. Clit. 1755. Sh. decumbent. 26 C. mirsu Tus (Lin. spec. 1042. Jacq. obs. 4. t. 96.) stems decumbent; branches twiggy, terete, young ones hispid, adult ones smooth; leaflets obovate, villous beneath ; flowers lateral on very short pedicels, aggregate; calyxes and legumes hairy. h.H. Native from Genoa to Hungary, in rugged places. C. supinus, Bertol. pl. gen. but not of Linnæus. C. trifièrus, Lam. dict. 2. p. 250.—Clus. hist. 95. no. 4. Hairy Cytisus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1739. Sh. decumbent. 27 C. seróTINUS (Kit. in litt.) stems ascending ; branches terete, hairy; leaflets obovate, glabrous above, rather villous be- neath ; flowers axillary, 2-3, pedicellate ; calyxes hairy. k.“ Native of Hungary. ‘This plant is sufficiently distinct from the two preceding. Late- flowering Cytisus. Shrub 2 to 8 feet. 28 C.capita‘tus (Jacq. fl. austr. t. 33.) stems erect ; branches straight, hispid ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, villous ; flowers numero capitate at the tops of the branches; calyxes and legum covered with hispid villi. %.H. Native of Burgundy, 2 and Austria, on the edges of woods. Lodd. bot. cab. 497. K supinus, Lin. spec. 1040. C. hirsùtus, Lam. dict. 2. p- 250. Flowers sometimes lateral in the autumn. Sh Capitate-flowered Cytisus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1774: ©” 2 to 4 feet. 29 C. cira‘rus (Wahlenb. fl. carp. 219.) stems erect ; young branches hispid, adult ones glabrous; leaflets obovate, © beneath with adpressed villi; flowers approximate, ter? length lateral ; legumes glabrous, ciliated. h. H. Native the Carpathian mountains, on the plains of Litowa. Ciliated-podded Cytisus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. 2 to 4 feet. deel 30 C. pory’rricuus (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 477.) stems a nate; branches hispid; leaflets obovate-elliptic, and are, mate} as the calyxes, villous ; flowers lateral, usually twin, pedice legumes hairy. h.H. Native of southern Tauria, er higher mountains in pine forests. This species is more < at Shrub LEGUMINOSÆ. LX. Cyrisus. ‘than C. capitatus, and the disposition of the flowers is that of C. hirsètus, and the habit that of C. supènus. Many-haired Cytisus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 8 ft. Secr. V. Loroipes (from Aoroc, lotos, lotus, and wea, form; resemblance to the genus Lotus). D. C.l. c. prod. 2. p. 156. Tube of calyx short, obconical, the upper lip bipartite, the lower one tridentate. Corolla hardly longer than the calyx. Many- stemmed decumbent subshrubs. Flowers few, somewhat capi- tate, of all yellow. 31 C. arce’nteus (Lin. spec. 1043.) stems decumbent ; leaves, calyxes, corollas, and legumes clothed with adpressed silky down; leaves petiolate, tritoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceo- late; flowers 3-4, terminal. h.H. Native of Portugal, Spain, south of France, Italy, Carniola, and Mauritania, in rugged places. Desf. atl. 2. p.139. Lotus argénteus, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 119.—Lob. icon. 2. p. 41. f. 2. Silvery Cytisus. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1739. Shrub decumbent. 32 C. eyemæ us (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1127.) stems decumbent, suffruticose ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceo- late, silky ; flowers usually terminal; legumes oblong, villous. h. H. Native of Galatia. Pygmy Cytisus. Fl. June, July. Shrub decumbent. 33 C. cazxcr nus (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 166.) stems sscending ; leaves, calyxes, and legumes rather hairy from spreading down ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets roundish-obovate ; flowers 2- 8, terminal. h. H. Native of Caucasus, in stony places. C. pauciflorus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1126. Large-calyxed Cytisus. FI. Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. prostrate. 34 C. roroi nes (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1127.) stems decumbent, herbaceous, simple, and are, as well as the leaves, pubescent ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets roundish-elliptic, mucronate ; flowers 7-8, capitate. X.H. Native of Galatia. Lotus-like Cytisus. Shrub decumbent. _ 35 C. xa‘'xus (Willd. enum. 769.) stems erect; leaves trifo- liate, obovate, clothed with strigose pubescence beneath and smooth above; raceme terminal, secund, usually 4-flowered ; calyx deeply 3-parted ; hairs on the stems and peduncles ad- pressed. Wats. dend. brit. 81. h.H. Native of the Levant. Dwarf Cytisus. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1816. Sh. decumbent. Sect. VI. Curona’nruvs (xpovoc, chronos, a year, and ay6oc, anthos, a flower; in reference to the permanent petals, which remain all the year). D.C. 1. c. prod. 2. p.157. Upper lip of calyx bifid, lower one trifid; lobes acute, length of the tube. Petals permanent. Legume oval, much compressed, 2-seeded. Perhaps a proper genus. 36 C. ORIENTA`LIS (Lois. in Duham. arbr. ed. nov. p. 136.) stems erect, hairy; leaves almost sessile, trifoliate, villous ; leaf- lets linear, acute ; flowers sub-terminal, few, and are, as well as the legumes, glabrous. h. H. Native of the Levant. C. orientalis, &c. Sherard and Vaill, herb. Flowers large, on short pedicels, yellow. Calyx villous, more 5-cleft than bilabiate. Oriental Cytisus. FI. Ju. July. Clt.1818. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. + Species not sufficiently known. 37 C. Po'nticus (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1120. exclusive of the Synonyme of Tourn.) branches furrowed, ascending, and are, as well as the leaves, pubescent; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse; branches erect, terminal; calyxes villous. kh. H. Na- tive of Pontus. According to Willd. this plant is allied to 4deno- carpus Hispänicus. C. Pénticus humifusus magno flore, Tourn. cor. 44. According to Willd. the branches are terete, not sulcated, and the leaflets obovate, not elliptic. ontic Cytisus. Shrub ascending. 38 C. canr’scens (Lois. in Duham. arbr. ed. nov. 5. p.151.) LXI. Aprnocarpus. 157 the whole plant is clothed with silky hoary pubescence ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets linear-oblong; racemes few-flowered, ter- minal ; calyxes short, campanulate, canescent, 5-toothed. h. H. Native of? Legumes unknown. Canescent Cytisus. Shrub. 39 C. Arrica'nus (Lois. in Duham. arbr. ed. nov. 5. p. 154.) branches erect, hairy ; leaves trifoliate, petiolate ; leaflets linear, pilose; umbels terminal, pedunculate; calyx hairy, hardly shorter than the corolla. p. H. Native of the north of Africa. C. Africanus hirsdtus angustifdlius, Tourn. inst. 648. This plant is said to be allied to Adenocärpus. African Cytisus. Shrub. 40 C. Pa’zuipus (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 442. but not of Schrad.) branches furrowed, glabrous; leaves sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate ; flowers axillary and terminal, somewhat capitate. R.G. Native of the Canary Islands. Corolla pale- white. Perhaps a variety of Genista linifolia. Pale-flowered Cytisus. Shrub 2 to 8 feet. 41 C. proce‘rus (Link, enum. 2. p. 241.) branches terete, striated; leaves lanceolate, pilose; flowers solitary, axillary ; legumes villous. h.H. Native of Portugal. Spartium pro- cérum, Willd. enum. 742. Tall Cytisus. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 42 C.? Pe’rsicus (Burm. fl. ind. p. 163. t. 51. f. 1.) branches straight, divaricate, and are as well as the leaves finely pubes- cent ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets linear, the middle one twice the length of the others ; racemes elongated, loose-flowered, opposite the leaves; ovary villous. kh. H. Native of Persia. Spartium Pérsicum, Willd. spec. 3. p. 931. Habit almost of Indigofera psoraleotdes, and if the stamens, as is suspected, are diadelphous, it is certainly referable to Indigéfera. Persian Cytisus. Shrub 8 to 4 feet. 43 C. Axrizra‘nus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 157.) spines under the origin of the leaves, shorter than the petioles; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets rhomboidal-oblong, silvery beneath; flowers axillary, solitary, on short pedicels. kh. S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. C. spindsus, Descourt, fl. med. ant. 1. t. 8. but not of Linneus. C. spindsus, with yellow flowers rising from the wings. Plum. gen. p. 19. ex Desc. Calyx campanulate, bi- labiate. Legume an inch long, somewhat inflated, 5-6-seeded. Stamens, according to the description, diadelphous, but from the figure monadelphous. Antilles Cytisus. Shrub. Cult. The species of this genus are very elegant when in flower, the hardy kinds are well adapted for ornamenting shrub- beries, the trailing kinds of them are well fitted for rock-work, or to be planted on dry banks; the C. purpüreus is one of the handsomest of this description, and has a very beautiful appear- ance when grafted ona tall Laburnum. ‘The larger kinds, such as the Laburnum, should be planted in conspicuous places. All are readily increased by seeds or layers, or by grafting the rarer on the commoner kinds. The greenhouse and frame kinds thrive best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and young cuttings of them root freely if planted ina pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, the glasses to be taken off and wiped occasionally. LXI. ADENOCA’RPUS (from acy», aden, a gland, and kaproc, karpos, a fruit; in reference to the legumes being beset with pedicellate glands). D.C. fl. fr. suppl. 549. Leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p. 158. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx obconical, usually beset with glands, bilabiate, upper lip bipartite, lower one longer and trifid. Carina obtuse, inclosing the genitals. Stamens mo- nadelphous. Legume oblong, compressed, bearing on all sides pedicellate glands.—Shrubs with divaricate branches, trifoliate, 158 usually aggregate leaves, having petiolar stipulas, complicated leaflets and terminal racemes of yellow flowers, with the pedicels bracteate. 1 A. Hisra’nicus (D. C. 1. c.) calyx beset with glands and villi; lower lip of calyx with 3 equal segments, hardly longer than the upper lip ; branchlets hairy; flowers crowded ; vexil- lum smoothish. h.H. Native of Spain and Portugal, in shady humid places. Cytisus Hispänicus, Lam. dict. 2. p. 248. Cyti- sus anagyrius, Lher. stirp. 184. Spanish Adenocarpus. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 2 A. INTERME DIUS (D.C. 1. c.) calyx beset with glandular pubescence, with the lower lip trifid, the lateral segments shorter than the middle one, and much exceeding the upper lip ; branches rather villous; flowers remotish ; vexillum smoothish. kh. H. Native of Sicily and Naples, on mountains.—Clus. hist. 1. p. 94. f. 1. Cytisus complicatus, Brot. fl. lus, 2. p. 92. Intermediate Cytisus. Fl. May, July. Clt.? Sh. 3 to 4 feet. 3 A. parviroxius (D. C. 1. c.) calyx clothed with glandular pubescence, with the middle segment of the lower lip longer than the lateral ones, much exceeding the upper lip; branches glabrous ; flowers remote; vexillum pubescent. k. H. Na- tive of the west of France, on exposed heaths. Cytisus parvi- flius, Lam. dict. 2. p. 248. exclusive of the synonymes. Cyti- sus divaricatus, Lher. stirp. 184. Cyt. complicatus, D. C. fl. fr. no. 3821. Spartium complicatum, Lois. fl. gall. 441. Branches white. Small-leaved Adenocarpus. Fl. May, July. Clt.1800. Sh. 3 to 4 feet. 4 A. Tetonr’nsis (D. C, 1. c.) calyx clothed with glandless pubescence, the segments of the lower lip about equal in length, a little longer than the superior lip; branchlets smoothish ; flowers remote ; vexillum pubescent. h. H. Native of the Pyrenees, Cevennes, mountains of Provence and Rome. Cytisus Telonénsis, Lois. fl. gall. 446. and in Duh. arb. ed. nov. 5. p. 155. t. 47. f. 2. Spartium complicatum, Gouan. hort. monsp. 356. exclusive of the synonyme. Telone Adenocarpus. FI. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1800. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 5 A. FRANKENIOI DES (Choisy. mss. in herb. D. C. prod. 2. p.158.) calyx beset with glandular pubescence, with the lower lip having the middle segment longer than the lateral ones, and exceeding the lower lip; branches velvety; leaves much crowded, hairy; flowers crowded ; vexillum pubescent at the apex. h.F. Native of Teneriffe, on the declivities of the Peak, at the height of 5000 feet, where it is called Codeso. Genista viscdsa, Willd. spec. 3. p. 837. It is usually confused with the following spe- cies, but differs in the calyx being glandular, as A. parvif dlius differs from 4. Telonénsis. Frankenia-like Adenocarpus. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 6 A. rortordsus (D. C. 1. c.) calyx covered with glandless villi, with the lower lip elongated and trifid at the apex, the segments equal; leaves and branches much crowded, hairy ; vexillum pubescent. h. F. Native of the Grand Canary Island, among bushes, and in the woods of Laguna. Cytisus folidsus, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 49.—Pluk. alm. t. 277. f. 6. bad. Young legume furnished with a few glandular hairs, adult ones almost smooth. Leafy Adenocarpus. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1629. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. Cult. Elegant plants when in flower, and well fitted for orna- menting the front of shrubberies. Their culture and propa- gation is the same as that for the hardy species of Cytisus. The two last species require protection in winter. Fl. April, July. Clit. 1815. LXII. ONO'NIS (said to be from ovoc, onos, an ass, and ovnpt, onemi, to delight; some of the species are said to be grateful to asses), Lin. gen. no. 863. Lam. ill. t. 616. D.C. LEGUMINOS#. LXI. ADENOCARPUS. LXII. Ononts. prod. 2. p. 158.—Anònis and Natrix, Moench. meth. 157. and 158. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decândria. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, with linear segments. Vexillum large, striated. Sta- mens monadelphous, the tenth one sometimes almost free. Le- gume usually turgid, sessile, few-seeded.—Herbs or subshrubs, with trifoliate leaves, seldom simple, but more rarely impari- pinnate. Flowers rising from the axils of the leaves, some- times pedunculate, sometimes sessile, yellow or purple, rarely white. Pedicels usually furnished with an awn, a floral leaf, or abortive petiole. Sect. I. Evononts (ev, eu, good, and ononis ; genuine spe- cies. D.C. prod. 2. p.158.). Stipulas adnate to the petiole. § 1. Nàtrix (the name of a plant which smells like a goat). Leaves simple or trifoliate. Flowers axillary, pedunculate, yellow, 1 O. crispa (Lin. spec. 1010. exclusive of the synonyme of Magn.) shrubby ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets roundish, undulated, toothed, clothed with clammy pubescence ; pedicels 1-flowered, awnless. h. F. Native of Spain. Wendl. in Rem. arch. 1, p- 3. p. 106. Stipulas spreadingly-deflexed. Vexillum striped with blood-colour on the outside. Curled-leaved Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1739. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 2 O. Hispa’nica (Lin. fil. suppl. 324.) shrubby ; leaves tri- foliate ; leaflets channelled, recurved, with the margin serrated; pedicels 1-2-flowered, furnished each with an awn. R. F. Na- tive of Spain, along the Mediterranean Sea, in the sand. Sims, bot. mag. 2450. exclusive of the synonyme of Tenore.—Barr. icon. t. 775. Perhaps a variety of O. créspa. Spanish Rest-harrow. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1799. Sh.1 to 2ft. 3 O. vacina‘zis (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 53.) shrubby ; leaves crowded, sessile, trifoliate, but the upper ones are simple; stl- pulas sheathing ; leaflets obovate, serrated ; pedicels elongat l-flowered, permanent, each furnished with an awn. . Fe Native of Egypt. Vent. hort. cels. t. 32, Viv. fl. lyb. 41. t.4. f- 4 O. Cherlèri, Forsk. descr. 130. Leaves, branches, peduncles, and calyxes clothed with clammy pubescence. Sheathed Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1815. Sh. 1 to 2 ft 4 O. xa‘rrix (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 514.) shrubby ; clothed with clammy pubescence ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong, serra at the apex, upper ones sometimes simple ; stipulas oval-lanceo- late ; pedicels 1-flowered, each furnished with an awn. La Native of Europe, in places exposed to the sun. Var. a; vexillum yellow. O. natrix, Lin. spec. 1008. Cam. epit. 444. with a figure. Mill. icon. t. 37. Sims, bot. mag: 329. Natrix pinguis, Moench. meth. 158. ue Var. B; vexillum striated with red. O. pinguis, Lin. spec 1009. Goat-root Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1683. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 5 O. ARACHNOÌDEA (Lapeyr. abr. 409.) shrubby, villous, but not clammy; leaves pinnately trifoliate ; leaflets oval-oblong: e : icels serrated at the apex, upper ones Sometimes simple : pedice 1-flowered, each furnished with an awn. h.F. a 4 the Pyrenees, on the eastern side along the torrents. j fr. suppl. 552. Vexillum striated with red. Branches bes with soft hairs. Cobwebbed Rest-harrow. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 6 O. cusripa' ra (Desf. atl. 2. p. 144.) herbaceous, a but not clammy ; leaves trifoliate, but the upper ones are Sl Š ple; leaflets elliptic, serrated; pedicels 1-flowered, each ee nished with an awn, the awns broadest above. %.? F. RE of Algiers. Like O. nàtrix, but thé villi is longer an s clammy, and the corolla is not half the size. villous, LEGUMINOSÆ. LXII. Ononis. Cuspidate Rest-harrow. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1818. Sh.1 to 2 feet. 7 O. ricra (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 144.) herbaceous, clothed with clammy villi; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets elliptic, serrated ; pedicels 1-flowered, each furnished with an awn, shorter than the leaves; corolla hardly higher than the calyx. %. F. Native of Bar- bary, near Mascar. Vexillum painted with purple lines. Painted Rest-harrow. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. Pl. 1 ft. 8 O. roxnciròLIa (Willd. enum. 750.) shrubby, clothed with clammy pubescence ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, serrated at the apex; stipulas setaceous, linear; pedicels 1- flowered, each furnished with an awn. h.F. Native of Tene- riffe and on the mountains in the Grand Canary Island. Long-leaved Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. l to 2 feet. 9 O. rarca'ra (Viv. fl. lyb. 41. t. 18. f. 3.) erect, hairy ; stipulas falcate, sheathing at the base; leaves all trifoliate ; leaflets almost linear, toothed at the apex ; pedicels 1-flowered, each furnished with a very short awn, longer than the leaves. h.? F. Native of Cyrenaica. Falcate-stipuled Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. Aug. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 10 O. ramosr'ssimA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 142. t. 186.) plant suf- fruticose, much branched, clothed with clammy pubescence ; leaves trifoliate; leaflets linear-obovate, serrated ; pedicels 1- flowered, longer than the leaves, each furnished with a long awn. k. F. Native of Barbary, Sicily, and Nice, in the sand by the sea side. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 515. Vexillum striated with pur- ple veins. Much-branched Rest-harrow. Shrub 1 to 1 foot. 11 O. arena‘rra (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 128. fl. fr. suppl. p. 551.) plant suffruticose at the base, much branched, clothed with clammy pubescence ; leaves trifoliate; leaflets linear-ob- Ovate, serrated ; pedicels 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves, hardly awned. h. H. Native of Montpelier, in the sand by the sea side. Anònis spinis carens lutea minor, Magn. bot. 21. Vexillum yellow, but not striated. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from the preceding. Sand Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1819. Sh. 4 to 1 foot. 12 O. sirLora (Desf. atl. 2. p. 143.) herbaceous? downy ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong, serrated ; peduncles 2-flowered, nodding, each furnished with an awn, longer than the petioles. 2. H Native of Barbary. Corolla yellow, painted with lon- gitudinal lines. Tno-flowered Rest-harrow. F1. Ju. July. CIE 1818. Pl. 1 ft. Phas O. VESTITA (Viv. fl. lyb. p. 40. t. 18. f. 1.) herbaceous, aaa erectish, beset with glandular hairs; stipulas lanceo- ae sheathing, striated with nerves ; leaves trifoliate, upper Sa simple ; leaflets ovate, serrated ; pedicels 1-flowered, awn- ess. ©. H. Native of Lybia, in the great Syrtis. Clothed Rest-harrow. Pl. + foot. ip Mf visco'sa (Lin. spec, 1009. var. a.) herbaceous, pubes- iL ammy; superior leaves simple, lower leaves trifoliate, iddle leaflet largest ; stipulas about equal in length to the gag peduncles 1-flowered, each furnished with an awn, nger than the leaves; corolla longer than the calycine lobes. Ab Native of the south of France, Spain, and Portugal.— ; icon. t. 1239. Awn of pedicel shorter than the calyx. BaT Rest-harrow, Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1759. Pl. 4 to 1ft. a i Rare RPA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 160.) herbaceous, Sh Tat ler clammy ; superior leaves simple, inferior ones tri- à ; middle leaflet largest ; stipulas about equal in length ne 1 petioles ; peduncles 1-flowered, each furnished with an nk pe a than the leaves, permanent; corolla and legume well i ar: A H. Native of Spain, near Aranjuez, as Sh. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1819. 159 Short-podded Rest-harrow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PI. + foot. 16 O. Brevirto’ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 160.) herbaceous, pilose, rather clammy, upper leaves simple, lower ones trifoliate ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse, serrated, middle one largest ; stipulas serrated, about equal in length to the petiole; peduncles 1- flowered, each furnished with an awn, length of leaves; corolla shorter than the calycine lobes. ©. H. Native of Italy, Sicily, and Spain, and perhaps of the south of France. O. viscosa /3, Lin. D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 515. Awn of pedicel about equal in length to the calyx. Legume twice the length of the calyx. Perhaps only a variety of the preceding. Short-flowered Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1800. Pl. 4 ft. 17 O. Si’cuta (Guss. cat. 1821. p. 78.) herbaceous, diffuse, clammy, pubescent; upper leaves simple, the rest trifoliate ; leaflets linear-oblong, acute, serrated at the apex; stipulas nearly entire, about equal in length to the petiole ; peduncles 1- flowered, each furnished with an awn; corolla shorter than the calyx ; legumes shorter than the calyx, pendulous. ©.H. Na- tive of Sicily, on the Volcanic rocks near Palagonia., Stipulas lanceolate, acuminated. Flowers yellow, reclinate. Stamens 7-18. Sicilian Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1817. PI. 1 foot. 18 O. Cinrra‘na (Brot. phyt. 138. t. 57.) herbaceous, pubes- cent ; upper leaves simple, lower ones trifoliate ; leaflets oval- oblong or lanceolate, serrated ; stipulas serrated, equal in length to the petioles; peduncles 1-flowered, awnless. ©. H. Na- tive of Portugal, on the lower region of the Cintra mountains. Cintra Rest-harrow. PI. 1 foot. 19 O. pupe’scens (Lin. mant. 267.) herbaceous, erect, clammy, pubescent; upper leaves simple, the rest trifoliate ; leaflets oval-oblong, serrated ; stipulas large, acuminated, entire ; calyxes broad, striated; peduncles 1-flowered, awnless, shorter than the leaves. ©.H. Native of Portugal, Spain, Mauri- tania, and the islands of the Archipelago. D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p- 551. O. arthropddia, Brot. phyt. 140. t. 58. O. Morisoni, Gouan. herb. 47. O. calycina, Lam. dict. 1. p. 506. Vexillum somewhat pubescent. Legume 2-seeded ; shorter than the calyx, according to Brotero, but a little longer than the calyx, and con- taining 4 or 6 seeds in the specimen collected in Sicily contained in the herbarum of Moricand. Pubescent Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt.1680. Pl. 1 to 1} ft. 20 O. vorymo’rpna (Guss. pl. rar. p. 291.) plant clothed with clammy pubescence ; lower leaves ternate, superior ones simple ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, serrulated from the middle to the apex ; peduncles 1-flowered, mutic or awned, at length exceeding the leaves; calyx nerved, equal in length to the corolla; legume pendulous, 4-6-seeded, mucronate by the reflexed style, rather longer than the calyx. ©.H. Native of Calabria. Flowers yellow. i Polymorphous Rest-harrow. Fl. April, May. Pl. 3 foot. 21 O. catyci'na (Viv. fl. lyb. 41. t. 18. f. 3. but not of Lam.) herbaceous, erect, clothed with glandular hairs ; lower leaves tri- foliate, upper ones simple; leaflets obovate-cuneated, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrate-toothed; pedicels 1- flowered, awnless, shorter than the leaves; calyx equal in length to the corolla. ©. H. Native of the north of Africa, on the sea shore. Large-calyxed Rest-harrow. Fl. July, Aug. Pl. 4 foot. 22 O. ORNITHOPODIOT DES (Lin. spec. 1009.) herbaceous, clothed with clammy pubescence ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ob- long, serrated ; peduncles 1-2-flowered, each furnished with an awn ; legume linear, drooping, contracted between the seeds. ©. H. Native of Spain, Italy, Sicily, and Mauritania. Cav. icon. 2. t. 192. Cup. panph. sic. ed. bon. t. 20. the outmost figure. Bird's-foot-like Rest-harrow. Fl. July, Aug. Cit..1713. PI + foot. 160 § 2. Natridium (from Natrix and idea, formed ; the plants have the habit of the last division), D.C. prod. 2. p.161. Leaves simple and trifoliate. Flowers axillary, pedunculate, purplish, rarely white. 23 O. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 719. but not ed. 2.) shrubby ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate-roundish, tooth- ed; peduncles 3-flowered, bractless. kh. H. Native of the Pyrenees and the Alps of Europe. Jacq. fl. austr. append. t. 49. Lam. ill. t. 616. Curt. bot. mag. 335.—Lob. icon. 2. p. 73. f. 1. O. latifolia, Asso, syn. 97. mant. t. 11. f. 1. Natrix rotun- difdlia, Moench. Var. B, aristata (D. C. prod. 2. p. 161.) peduncles 3-flow- ered, each furnished with an awn. Round-leaved Rest-harrow. Fl. May, Sept. 2 to 3 feet. 24 O. rriBrACTEA‘TA (D.C. fl. fr. suppl. 553.) shrubby ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate, toothed; peduncles usually 3- flowered ; calyx bracteated with 3 leaves. h. H. Native of Carinthia. O. rotundifòlia of Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 1050. exclu- sive of the synonymes. Three-bracteated-calyxed Rest-harrow. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 25 O. rruticosa (Lin. spec. 1010.) shrubby ; leaves trifo- liate ; leaflets sessile, lanceolate, serrated; stipulas connate into one, having 4 awns, leafless on the upper part; peduncles 3-flowered, disposed in a raceme. kh. F. Native of Provence and Dauphiny, onthe Alps. Duh. ed. nov. 1. t. 58. Mill. dict. t. 36. Sims, bot. mag. 317. Var. B, microphylla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 161.) leaflets small, obovate, serrated. h. F. Native of Arragon, on the moun- tains. ©. fruticosa, Asso, syn. arr. 97. Shrubby Rest-harrow. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1680. Sh.1 to 2 ft. 26 O. rripenta'TA (Lin. spec. 1009.) shrubby; leaves pal- mately-trifoliate, smoothish, fleshy ; leaflets linear-cuneated, tri- dentate at the apex; upper stipulas tridentate ; peduncles 1-2- flowered. bh. F. Native of Spain. Cav. icon. 2. t. 152 — Magn. bot. t. 16. O. crassifolia, Dufour. ined. and O. arbús- cula, Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 76. ex herb. Desf. Var. B, canéscens (Lam. dict. 1. p. 505.) branches clothed with hoary tomentum; leaflets pale, wedge-shaped, 5-toothed. h.F. Native of Arragon. Asso, fl. arr. no. 671. var. 2.— Barr. icon. t. 416. Tridentate-leaved Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1752. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 27 O. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Lam. dict. 1. p. 508.) shrubby; leaves palmately-trifoliate ; leaflets linear, acute, serrated at the apex ; peduncles 1-flowered, each furnished with an awn, longer than the leaves. h.F. Native of Spain, along way sides between Valentia and Denia.—Barr. icon. t. 299 or 300. Narrow-leaved Rest-harrow. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 ft. 28 O. Cene's1a (Lin. mant. 267.) suffruticose at the base, many-stemmed, tufted, prostrate, glabrous ; leaves palmately- trifoliate ; leaflets cuneated, and are, as well as the stipulas ser- rated; peduncles 1-flowered, without an awn, longer than the leaves. h.H. Native of Piedmont, Provence, Dauphiny, and Savoy on rocks, inthe Alps. All. fl. ped. no. 1173. t. 10. f. 2. —Barr. icon. t. 1104. O. cristata, Mill. dict. Var. B, subaristata (D. C. prod. 2. p. 161.) peduncles each furnished with a kind of awn. h. F. Native of the Pyrenees, on the eastern side, and of Arragon. O. Cenésia, Asso, syn.no. 674. Mount-Cenis Rest-harrow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. Sh. 4 to 1 foot. 29 O. Færoa (Schousb. ex Balb. D. C. prod. 2. p. 161.) herbaceous; branchlets pilose ; leaves smoothish, upper ones simple, the rest trifoliate ; leaflets elliptic, serrulated, middle CIt.1570. Sh. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXII. Oxoxis. one largest; stipulas about equal in length to the petioles; pe- duncles 1-flowered, each furnished with an awn. h.?F. Na tive of Morocco, in fields. Corolla nearly like that of O. Cenésia, Feetid Rest-harrow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. PI. À foot, 30 O. GEMINIFLORA (Lag. nov. spec. p. 22.) herbaceous, vil- lous; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong, truncate, serrate-toothed at the apex; peduncles 2-flowered, each furnished with an awn, longer than the petioles. ©. H. Native of Spain, near Madrid, in arid places. Legumes drooping. Twin-flowered Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1817. Pl. > ft 31 O. taxirro’ra (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 146. t. 190.) herba ceous; leaflets pubescent, obovate, and are, as well as the sti» pulas toothed; peduncles 1-flowered, without an awn, lax; calyx about equal in length to the corolla, but 3 times shorter than the legume. ©. H. Native of Algiers, on uncultivated hills. Corolla bluish. Lax-flowered Rest-harrow. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 32 O. Broussone'tn (D. C. prod. 1. p. 161.) herbaceous; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets smoothish, oblong, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated; peduncles 1-flowered, without an awn, disposed in an almost leafless raceme ; calyx one-half shorter than the corolla. ©.H. Native of Mogodor, in fields. Root simple. Stems numerous. Peduncles 8-10 lines long. Upper stipulas joined into a bractea-like acuminated leaf. Broussonet’s Rest-harrow. PI. 4 foot. 33 O. Scuéuwn (D. C. prod. 2. p. 162.) herbaceous ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-obovate, smoothish, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated ; peduncles 1-flowered, without an awn, hardly the length of the calyx, aggregated into an ovate raceme; calyx shorter than the corolla and legume. ©.H. Native neat Palermo, on mountains. Stems pilose. Allied to the following: Schoun’s Rest-harrow. Pl. 4 foot. 34 O. Brorerta‘na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 162.) herbaceous; upper leaves simple, the rest trifoliate ; leaflets pubescent, oval, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated ; peduncles 1-flower without an awn, shorter than the calyx, disposed in a long pe” duncled raceme ; calyx a little shorter than the corolla ; legume glabrous. ©.H. Native of Spain, in Estramadura, in sandy places. O. racemosa, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 97. but not of Thunb. Brotero’s Rest-harrow. PI. 4 foot. ai 85 O. recuina’ra (Lin. spec. 1011.) herbaceous, diffuse i leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, serrated, covered with clammy pubescence ; stipulas broad-ovate, acute, serrated ; peduncles k flowered, length of leaves, somewhat bracteolate under the ape»; calyx longer than the corolla ©.H. Native of the sou France, by the sea side. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 512.—Barr. icon. t 761. Legume, according to Linnæus, villous, and one- longer than the corolla. Reclinate Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. trailing. sch: 36 O. môzis (Lag. nov. spec. p. 22.) herbaceous, erect: leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-obovate, serrated at the apex stipulas nearly entire ; peduncles 1-flowered, without an awd length of leaves ; calyx equal in length to the corolla, y d length also to the legume. ©. H. Native of Spain and It sy on hills in exposed places. Stems and calyxes rather hisp! O. Desfontàinii, Dufour, in litt. O. móllis, Sav. mem. soC+? 9. p. 351. t. 8. Soft Rest-harrow. PI. 4 foot. ; 37 O. Cuerte'ri (Lin. spec. 1007.) herbaceous, hairy ; trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-cuneated, serrated at the apex; b las almost entire ; peduncles 1-flowered, without an awP, sho than the leaves, aggregate into a raceme ; calyx longer hn corolla, but about equal in length to the legume. ©. in hist tive of Montpelier, on rocks, Nice, and Barbary.—J. Bau) 2. p. 394. f. 2. 1800. Pl. leaves stipt o> cs be gò r ee Nn O © a 2. =" = a D Sn à à g” ually solitary | Ar on the borde | ruin. spec. 1006. .Mart, rust. 129. Fl. dan. 783.—Tab. hist. LEGUMINOSÆ. Cherler’s Rest-harrow. FI. June, July. Clt. 1771. PI. 1 ft. 37 O. pE’Nputa (Desf. atl. 2. p. 197. t. 191.) herbaceous, rather hairy ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated ; peduncles 1-flowered, without an awn, nearly the length of the leaves; calyx a little shorter than the corolla and legume. ©. H. Native of Barbary, in corn-fields near Mascar. Pendulous Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. Pl. 1 ft. 38 O. Sresr'r1 (Besser, in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 162.) stem herbaceous, hairy; leaves smoothish, and for the most part simple, oval, serrated at the apex, rarely trifoliate with the late- ral leaflets, oblong-linear, acute, and small; stipulas acute, entire; pedicels 1-flowered, awnless, longer than the leaves; corolla length of calyx. ©. H. Native of Crete. O. péndula, Sieb. herb. but not of Desf. Legume 2-4-seeded, a little longer than the calyx. This species comes very ‘near to O. Gusso- niàna, but the flowers in the dried specimens appear red. Sieber's Rest-harrow. Pl. 1 foot. § 3. Bugrana (Bugrane is the French name of Rest-harron). D. C. prod. 2. p. 162. Leaves simple or trifoliate. Flowers “ré or on very short pedicels, purple or rose-coloured, rarely while. 39 O. arpore’scens (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 149. t. 193.) erect; branchlets unarmed, sparingly villous; leaves trifoliate; leaflets obovate, serrated ; calycine lobes villous, 3-nerved, rather longer than the legume. h.G. Native of Barbary, about Arzeau on mountains. Flowers rose-coloured. Net Rest-harrow. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1826. Shrub eet. 40 O. arrrssra (Lam. dict. 1. p. 506.) erect ; branches un- ie villous, rather viscid ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong- fae ao acute, serrated ; flowers usually twin ; calycine lobes TE “ce of legume. 2%.H. Native of Europe, in culti- 93 ae sandy places. O. hircina, Jacq. hort. vind. t. pest œtens, All. ped. no. 1164. t. 41. f. 1. O. arvénsis, Ta 8. 2. p. 21. O. spinosa a, Lin. spec. 1006. Flowers red. rc ag Rest-harrow. FI. May, Aug. Clt 1596. Pl. 8 to 6 ft. age Coe RRENS (Wallr. sched. crit. p. 381.) stems root- rib i e base, creeping, diffuse ; floriferous branches ascend- se ae leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate-roundish, glan- adie fe oy surfaces, somewhat serrated ; calycine lobes ex- reau, gume. Y.H. Native of Europe, in sandy fields quent. . O. arvénsis, Lam. dict. 1. pP- 505: D. C: fi: fr. 4; P: Mag _ Flowers purple or white. Vous Rest-harrow. F]. June, July. Clit. 1820. hich, ee (Lin. spec. 1006.) stems prostrate, unarmed, A iptic FR eaves trifoliate, the upper ones simple, cuneate- itive of FE, ated at the apex ; flowers usually solitary. 2/. H. ritain SDRE” In sandy places on the sea coast ; plentiful in ; TEA 1 fale ae 25. f. 28. O. inérmis 8, Huds, 313. rrose-coloured. mith, engl. fl. 3. p. 267. Flowers white eked B ee (Vill. dauph. 3. p- 428.) branches clothed with aa K Ma; leaflets oblong, pubescent. 2%. H. Native of puny, on mountains. À Oo Rest-harrow, Fl. June, Aug. Brit. PI. prostrate. 14, A a nee (Wallr. sched. crit. p. 379. Lin. syst. veg. ed. and hairy - Eine erect, and are, as well as the branches, spiny lcs à i ower leaves trifoliate, the rest simple ; leaflets and ong, rie n the base, almost entire; flowers p ; Calycine lobes shorter than the legume. 2. H. ative of Europe, by way sides and in fields ; plentifal in Bri- rs of fields, and in barren pastures. O. spindsa PI. VOL, II. LXII. Ononts. 161 913. icon. O. arvénsis, Smith, engl. bot. 682. and perhaps O. senéscens, Lapeyr. abr. p. 405. Flowers either white or red. Var. P, angustifolia (Wallr. 1. c.) leaflets oblong; branches pubescent on one side. 2/.H. Native of Thuringia. Var. y, glabra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 163.) leaflets oblong ; branches smooth. .H. Native of the south of France, in dry places. Spiny Rest-harrow. Fl. June, Aug. Britain. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 44 O. n1spipa (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 146. t. 189.) stems erect, clothed with spreading hairs, unarmed ; leaves trifoliate; leaflets obovate, serrated ; flowers solitary; calyx hispid, about equal in length to the corolla, but twice the length of the legume. %. F. Native of Barbary, in corn fields. Var. B, spinéscens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 163.) branches spines- cent; leaflets oval-oblong. 7%. H. Native of Tauria. O. spinosa hirsutissima, Steven in litt. Hispid Rest-harrow. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 45 O. mirissima (Lin. spec. 1007.) stems erect, rather pilose, white ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate, serrated; flowers dis- posed in an elongated spike, furnished with stipular, scarious, variegated bracteas. ©.H. Native of Portugal, Corsica, and the islands of the Archipelago.—Dill. hort. elth. t. 24. f. 27. Anûnis scaridsa, Mcench. Very-mild Rest-harrow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1732. PI. 1 ft. 46 O. pirFu'sa (Ten. prod. p. 41. append. 1815. p. 62. cat. 1819. p. 59.) stems diffuse, pubescent, white; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-cuneated, glabrous, serrated ; stipulas lanceolate, serrated; flowers disposed in a spike; calyx scarious, shorter than the corolla, and about equal in length to the legume. ©. H. Native of Naples and Barbary, in uncultivated places. Diffuse Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 to 1 ft. 47 O- virrosissiMA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 147. t. 192.) stems diffuse, very villous, and clammy ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ob- ovate, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated; flowers dis- posed in spicate racemes; corolla and legume shorter than the calyx. ©.?H. Native of Algiers, in corn fields. Flowers small, rose-coloured. Very-villous Rest-harrow. Pl. 14 foot. 48 O. serra TA (Forsk. descr. 130. Vahl. symb. 1. p- 52.) clothed with clammy pubescence, many-stemmed, decumbent ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate or oblong, serrated ; stipulas a little toothed; flowers disposed in spicate racemes; calyx length of corolla and legume; calycine segments somewhat 3- nerved. ©.H. Native of Egypt, Islands of the Archipelago, Corsica, and Mogodor, in sandy places. Flowers white, but with the vexillum red. Serrated-leaved Rest-harrow. Pl. 3 to 1 foot. 49 O. uYrTA (Desf. hort. par. ex Poir. suppl. 1. p. 741.) plant hairy, much branched ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, sharply denticulated ; stipulas crenated; flowers disposed in spicate-racemes ; calyx rather shorter than the corolla, but rather longer than the legume. 2. H. Native of the Levant. Flowers blue. Floral leaves simple. Hairs on the stem soft, and spreading. Hairy Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1816. PI. 1 foot. 50 O. ALOPECUROT DES (Lin. spec. 1008.) stem solitary, erect, rather pilose, branched at the base ; leaves simple, elliptic, ob- tuse, and are as well as the large stipulas a little serrated ; flowers in dense spikes ; calyx hispid, nearly twice the length of the corolla and legume. ©.H. Native of Sicily, Spain, and Bar- bary. Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 146. Schkuhr, handb. t. 194. Corolla rose-coloured. Fox-tail-like Rest-harrow. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1696. PI. 1 ft. 51 O. monorpny’txa (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 145. t. 188.) stem branched, erect, rather villous ; leaves simple, elliptic, and are, as well as the large stipulas, sharply serrated ; flowers in dense spikes ; 162 ©. calycine lobes villous, about equal in length to the corolla. Very like the preced- H. Native of Barbary and Mogodor. ing species. One-leaved Rest-harrow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Pl. 1 ft. 52 O. 4’zBA (Poir. voy. barb. 2. p. 210.) stem erect, villous ; leaves simple, oblong, and are, as well as the stipulas, serru- lated; flowers distant, almost sessile, disposed in spicate racemes ; calyx covered with soft villi, rather longer than the corolla. ©. H. Native of Barbary and Naples. Vahl. symb. 2. p. 80. Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 145. Flowers white. White-flowered Rest-harrow. Fl. May, Sept. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 53 O. OLIGOPHY LLA (Ten. prod. 69. cat. 1815. app. p. 62. fl. nap. 2. t. 67.) stem ascending; leaves glabrous, simple, orbi- cular, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated ; flowers pedicel- late, racemose ; calyx villous, shorter than the corolla. ©. H. Native of Naples and of Sicily, near Palermo, &c. There are varieties of this plant with the stems and leaves glabrous on the upper part, and pilose. Allied to O. alba, and hardly to be dis- tinguished from it unless in the flowers being on longer pedicels. Few-leaved Rest-harrow. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1823. Pl. 1 ft. § 4. Bugranoides (so called from the similarity of the species of this section to the last). D, C. prod. 2. p. 164. Leaves sim- ple or trifoliate. Flowers sessile or sub-sessile, yellow. Clt. 1823. 54 O. Arracone’nsis (Asso, syn. arr. 96. t. 6. f. 2.) shrubby ; leaves trifoliate, glabrous ; leaflets roundish, serrated ; flowers almost sessile, twin, disposed in a leafless raceme ; calyx villous, one-half shorter than the corolla. h. H. Native of Spain, in the kingdom of Valentia, on mountains ; also of Arragon, and in the Pyrenees on the confines of France, and about Vena. D.C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 552. O. dumôsa, Lapeyr. arb. 410.— Maen. hort. monsp. 17. t. 21. Arragon Rest-harrow. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1816. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 55 O. specio sa (Lag. nov. spec. 22. p. 294.) shrubby, pu- bescent; leaves trifoliate; leaflets ovate, doubly serrated; raceme sub-spicate, terminal, elongated, hairy; lower pedicels solitary, upper ones twin, shorter than the bracteas. h. H. Native of Spain, in Granada. Sheny Rest-harrow. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 56 O. su'ncea (Asso, syn. arr. 96. t. 5. f. 2.) shrubby, gla- brous ; leaves trifoliate; leaflets obovate, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated ; flowers almost sessile, disposed in a long spike ; bracteas stipular, and are, as well as the calyxes, sca- rious ; corolla length of calyx. h.H. Native of Spain, in Arragon. Very like O. minutissima, but the flowers are pale- yellow, and the stems are shrubby at the base. Rushy Rest-harrow. Shrub + to 1 foot. 57 O. caprta‘ta (Cav. icon. 2. p. 48. t. 154. f. 2.) glabrous; stems prostrate, branched, filiform; leaves trifoliate; leaflets ovate-oblong, toothed ; flowers capitate; corolla a little longer than the calyx. 7%. H. Native of Spain, in the kingdom of Valentia. Capitate-flowered Rest-harrow. Pl. 4 foot. 58 O. srrtA‘TA (Gouan. ill, 47. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 511.) stems diffusely prostrate, branched ; leaves trifoliate, rather scabrous ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, striated, and are, as well as the sti- pulas, serrated ; flowers capitate ; corolla longer than the hairy clammy calyx. %.H. Native of mountain pastures from Ar- ragon to Provence, near the limits of olives. O. aggregata, Asso, syn. arr. 56. O. reclinata, Lam. fl. fr. exclusive of the synonymes. There are varieties of this plant almost smooth, and beset with rough glandular hairs. Striated Rest-harrow. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 1 F1. June, Aug. Cit. 1820. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXII. Ononts. 59 O. Cocv’uxæ (All. ped. 1. no. 1166. t. 20. f. 3.) pubes- cent; stems tufted; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate-oblong, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated, but the upper leaves are simple ; flowers aggregate into a leafy spike; corolla shorter than the calyx. 4%. H. Native of Spain, France, Piedmont, Switzerland, Hungary, and Tauria, on hills. O. parviflèn, Lam. dict. 1. p. 510. but not of Thunb. O. suboccülta, Vil, dauph. 3. p. 429. O. minutissima, Jacq. austr. 240. Columna’s Rest-harrow. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1732. PI. 4 foot 60 O. mixurissiMA (Lin. spec. 1007.) glabrous ; stems rather tufted ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-obovate, serrated ; sti- pulas subulate, entire; flowers collected into a leafy spike; corolla shorter than the calyx. 7%. H. Native of Spain, in rugged places, and the south of France. O. saxatilis, Lam dict. 1. p. 509. O. barbata, Cav. icon. t. 153. Root some times shrubby. Lobes of calyx subulate, elongated. Very-minute Rest-harrow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Pl 4 to 4 foot. 61 O. varieGa'rTA (Lin. spec. 1008.) glabrous, diffuse ; leaves simple, sessile, obovate, striated, serrated ; stipulas large, rather sheathing, serrated; flowers almost sessile, axillary; corolla longer than the pubescent calyx. ©. H. Native of Spain, in the sand by the sea side. Desf. atl. t. 185. Var. B, eriôclada (D. C. prod. 2. p. 165.) branches and calyxes hairy. ©. H. Native about Gibraltar. Variegated Rest-harrow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1784. PI. proc. 62 O. EUPHRASIÆFÒLIA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 141. t 184) erect, glabrous, simple ; leaves simple, petiolate, lanceolate, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated ; flowers disposed in a some- what leafy spike; corolla longer than the rather hairy calys. ©. H. Native of Barbary, near Mascar, in sand. Eye-bright-leaved Rest-harrow. Pl. + foot. § 5. Pterondnis (from rrepoy, pteron, a wing, and ononis, SI called in allusion to the pinnate leaves of the species). D.C. pro 2. p. 165. Lower leaves impari-pinnate, having many pars leaflets. The species contained in this section are not sufficiently known. 63 O. rosærdLtA (D. C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 165.) sub fruticose, erect, hispid; leaflets 4 pairs, ovate, serrated, rather villous, the odd leaflet very remote from the upper parti flowers in dense spikes. k. F. Native of Spain. Anonls Hispánica frutéscens folio rosæ sylvestris, Tourn. inst. 409. herb, Vaill. O. Arragonénsis B, Lam. dict. 1. p. 510. exclusi of the synonymes. Stipulas large, leafy, semi-ovate, serta" Lower leaves with 4 pairs of leaflets, upper ones with one pe some of them reduced to the odd leaflet. Flowers large, yellow: Calyx very villous. Rose-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub 14 foot. ; ah 64 O. ciceriròLIa (D. C. leg. mem. vi.) suffruticose, € hispid ; leaves having 3 pairs of oblong-cuneated leaflets, ¥ i are acutely-serrated at the apex, and very villous; for spicate. h. F. Native perhaps of the Levant. Se 7 leafy, semi-ovate, acute, serrated at the apex. Lower get! with 3 pairs of leaflets, upper ones with one pair. Calyx ve" villous, with linear awl-shaped lobes. Flowers yellow. Cicer-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub 1 foot. het 65 O. inmauironia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 165.) somewhat, 4 baceous, erect, beset with clammy villi; leaves with 3 pair ate oval-oblong, serrated, villous leaflets, the odd one approxi™ to the superior pair; racemes terminal; flower pedicellate, ý H. Native of the Levant. Anûnis orientalis pentapby i heptaphylla viscòsa, Vaill. herb. Stipulas lanceolate, elonga” i Lower leaves with 3 pairs of leaflets, upper ones with one P floral leaves simple, shorter than the pedicels. Vexillum str Unequal-leaved Rest-harrow. Pl. 1 foot. LS 58e F2 SE gar EEE ~ET LES SES 2-2. s&s eee ces ks a., g = Ver p E -1 a Le ee ae ee ee dc din ee ee eS ee Se nd à dd mm dt De LEGUMINOSÆ. LXII. Oxoxis. 66 O. rinna‘ta (Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 99.) herbaceous, and clothed with clammy villi; leaves with 3-4 pairs of cuneated, ciliated, somewhat serrated leaflets; spikes terminal. ©. H. Native of Portugal, in sand. Corolla large, white, but with the vexillum rose-coloured, Pinnate-leaved Rest-harrow. PI. 1 foot. + Species belonging to section Euondnis, but are not suffi- ciently known. 67 O. macraca’ntHa (Clark. in Spreng. neue entd. 3. p. 16.) suffruticose, spiny ; peduncles awnless, 1-flowered ; upper leaves simple, obovate, glandular, toothed at the apex ; calyx glandular, shorter than the corolla. h.F. Native of the Levant. Long-spined Rest-harrow. Shrub. 68 O. panicuta‘ra (Cav. anal. scienc. nat. 1801. 4. p. 69.) villous; stem panicled; lower leaves trifoliate, middle leaflet larger ; superior leaves simple; stipulas large, lanceolate, very acute. h.?F. Native of the north of Africa. Panicled-flowered Rest-harrow. Shrub. 69 O. pyramina‘zis (Cav. l. c. p. 71.) stem pilose, terete ; branches alternate, pyramidal; leaves trifoliate; leaflets linear- lanceolate, serrated ; flowers sessile, capitate ; legume 2-seeded. BEE. Native of the north of Africa, near Sale. Pyramidal-branched Rest-harrow. Shrub. 70 O. sugcorpa`ra (Cav. l. c. p. 70.) erect, herbaceous ; leaves all simple, and somewhat cordate, ovate-oblong, and are, as well as the stipulas, serrated ; peduncles awned, 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves. ©.H. Native of the north of Africa, near Mogodor. Subcordate-leaved Rest-harrow. Pl. 1 foot. | 71 O. compressa (Lag. anal. scienc. nat. 1801. p. 261.) stem erbaceous, compressed ; peduncles 1-flowered, each furnished with an awn; leaves simple, lower ones trifoliate ; stipulas en- ure. ©.?H. Native of Spain. Compressed-stemmed Rest-harrow. PI. 4 to 1 foot. he O. z RSICA (Burm. ind. 157. t. 49. f. 1.) plant rather dif- le » Small ; peduncles without an awn, 2-flowered, racemose ; aves trifoliate, with linear, truncate, serrated leaflets; stipulas Oe entire. ©. H. Native of Persia. Flowers yellow, with the habit almost of Melilotus. ren Rest-harrow. PI. diffuse. FES es (Lapeyr. abr. 407.) erect, small, ma Pei clammy villi; leaves trifoliate, with cuneated emar- aka Fpa which are awnedly-toothed ; stipulas acutely- Sages Owers almost sessile, solitary, terminal; legume of the P ous, awned, shorter than the calyx. ©.H. Native Rk yrenees. Flowers having a purplish vexillum. Date een aie PI. 1 foot. : - SCA`BRA (Lapeyr. abr. 407.) erect; leaves distant, tri- a dotted from points ; leaflets cuneated, truncate, dentate er à Fe. stipulas ovate, acute, entire; calyx equalling the Corolla se. ©. H. Native of the Eastern Pyrenees. Ss ite, with a rose-coloured vexillum. i o" Rest-harrow, Pl. 1 foot. ea 7 LLIDA (Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 676.) peduncles 1- bite, re trifoliate ; leaflets roundish, cuneated at the “aga rom the middle to the apex : calyxes and legumes Pale- opg. ©. H. Native of? flowered Rest-harrow. Pl. 1 foot. Secr. II, Loroxdnis (from Lotus and Ononis; the plan i ; Pe ts Vy as intermediate between the two genera). D.C. | ea tile leafy ca: ee Stipulas hardly or not adnate to the pe- the rest of Ons «Otus, but with the stamens monadelphous, as in Cape of G poe The species of this section are all from the 904 Hope, but none of them are sufficiently known. 163 76 O. spica ra (Thunb, prod. 129. fl. cap. 584.) leaves sim- ple, stipulate, ovate, silky ; stem shrubby, erect ; flowers spicate. h.G. Leaves acute, sessile. Spikes a finger long. Spicate-flowered Rest-harrow. Shrub. 77 O. uresu'ra (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves simple, lanceolate, hairy ; stem herbaceous, decumbent; racemes ovate, drooping. %. G. Plant very hairy. Leaves imbricately spreading. Hairy Rest-harrow. P]. decumbent. 78 O. sripuLA'TA (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate, villous; leaflets oblong, obtuse, convolute ; stipulas ovate ; flowers spi- cate; stem frutescent. h. G. Flowers yellow. Superior stipulas large, bract-formed. Stipulate-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub. 79 O. parvirLorA (Berg. cap. 214. Thunb. l. c. but not of Lam.) leaves trifoliate, villous ; leaflets lanceolate, intermediate one largest; umbels lateral; stem herbaceous, villous. ©. G. Branches twiggy. Small-flowered Rest-harrow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 80 O. MICROPHY'LLA (Lin. fil. suppl. 324. Thunb. I. c.) leaves trifoliate, scabrous ; leaflets ovate, convolute ; stipulas and brac- teas ovate ; flowers axillary ; branches and branchlets spinescent. h.G. Petiole trigonal. Legume lanceolate, reflexed, scabrous. Small-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub. 81 O. capizca' ris (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, glabrous ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, mucronate; peduncles axillary, 1- flowered ; stem erectish, suffrutescent. k.G. Leaves appear- ing in fascicles at first sight. Hair-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub. 82 O. vizrdsA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, villous ; leaflets lanceolate; stipulas length of petioles; peduncles lateral, 1- flowered, each furnished beneath the leaves with an acute, linear leaflet; stems hairy, decumbent. h.G. Legume villous, tur- gid. Perhaps a species of Cytisus or a proper genus. Villous Rest-harrow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. dec. 83 O. HETEROPHY'LLA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, pilose beneath ; lower leaflets ovate, superior ones lanceolate ; flowers solitary, pedunculate, terminal ; stem herbaceous. 2%. G Variable-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub. 84 O. prosrra‘ra (Lin. mant. 266. Thunb. 1. c.) leaves tri- foliate, pubescent ; leaflets ovate, obtuse ; stipulas much shorter than the petiole; peduncles 1-flowered, lateral ; stem decum- bent. %.G. Lotus prostratus, Lin. spec. 1090. Prostrate Rest-harrow. Pl. prostrate. 85 O. pecu’MsEns (Thunb. l. c. but not of Miller) leaves trifoliate, pubescent beneath; leaflets obovate, acute; stipulas oblong; flowers solitary, lateral, on short pedicels ; stem decum- bent. XY. G. Flowers yellow. Legume oblong, rather turgid. Decumbent Rest-harrow. Pl. decumbent. 86 O. sericea (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate, clothed beneath with silky-villi; leaflets oblong, acute ; stipulas ovate, pilose ; flowers disposed in a secund, 3-flowered, terminal spike. Y.G. Stems ascending. Silky Rest-harrow. Pl. prostrate. 87 O. excisa (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate, pubescent be- neath ; leaflets obovate, emarginate; flowers twin, terminal ; stem decumbent. %.G. Stem glabrous. Petiole longer than leaflets. Stipulas subulate ( Willd.). Cut-leaved Rest-harrow. Pl. decumbent. 88 O. cemina'rA (Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 23.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate ; peduncles lateral, 2-flowered. Y. G. Allied to O. excisa according to Willd. Tnin-flowered Rest-harrow. PI. decumbent. : 89 O. racemosa (Thunb. 1. c. but not of Brot.) leaves trifo- liate, pubescent beneath; leaflets oblong, acute ; flowers race- ¥ 2 Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1788. 164 mose ; stem decumbent. drooping. Racemose Rest-harrow. Pl. decumbent. 90 O. ELoNGA TA (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate, hairy ; leaflets ovate, acute ; peduncles lateral, 1-flowered ; stem decumbent, hairy. %.G. Peduncles 2 inches long. Elongated Rest-harrow. P]. decumbent. 91 O. micra’ntHua (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, finely pu- bescent beneath; leaflets oblong, obtuse; umbel of flowers terminal ; stem glabrous, decumbent. 2%.G. Corolla yellow, very minute. Small-flowered Rest-harrow. Pl. decumbent. 92 O. invotucra‘ra (Lin. fil. suppl. 324.) leaves trifoliate, villous ; leaflets oblong, obtuse ; flowers umbellate, involucrated ; stem hairy, decumbent. 2. G. Anthyllis involucrata, Lin. mant. 265. Lotus ononoides, Lam. dict, 3. p. 608. Flowers yellow. Involucrated-flowered Rest-harrow. Pl. decumbent. 93 O. umBELLa‘ra (Lin. mant. 266. Thunb. 1. c.) leaves tri- foliate, villous; leaflets oblong, obtuse; flowers umbellate ; stem decumbent, hairy. %.G. An allied genus according to Agardh. Umbellate-flowered Rest-harrow. PI. decumbent. 94 O. secu’Npa (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate, glabrous ; leaflets oblong, acute ; umbels terminal; stem decumbent, pi- lose. 4%.G. Umbels involucrated, 6-flowered. Secund-flowered Rest-harrow. Pl. decumbent. 95 O.srricdsa (Thunb. l. c. but not of Burm.) leaves trifo- liate, villous beneath; leaflets ovate, obtuse; umbels terminal ; stem decumbent, frutescent. h.G. Leaflets longer than the petiole. Strigose Rest-harrow. Shrub decumbent. 96 O. cra'8rA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, glabrous ; leaf- lets ovate, obtuse ; flowers umbellate ; stem decumbent, suffru- tescent. h. G. Petiole twice the length of the leaflets. Umbels many-flowered. Corolla yellow. Glabrous Rest-harrow. Pl. decumbent. 97 O. La’corus (Thunb. I. c.) leaves trifoliate, villous ; leaflets lanceolate, setaceously mucronate; spike leafy, hairy; stem erect, frutescent. h. G. Leaves in fascicles. Hare’s-foot Rest-harrow. Shrub. 98 O. rascicuta‘ra (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves in fascicles, lanceo- late, crenated, glabrous; flowers spicate ; stem erect, pubescent, shrubby. kh. G. Bracteas cucullately-convolute. Vexillum flesh-coloured, pubescent on the back. Fascicled-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub. 99 O. aurna‘ta (Thunb. l. c.) leaves with 5 leaflets, some- what pubescent; leaflets lanceolate, convolute ; flowers lateral, usually twin; stem decumbent, glabrous, suffrutescent. h. G. Legume oblong, glabrous. Quinate-leaved Rest-harrow. Shrub decumbent. 100 O, Cape’nsis (Lin. ameen. 6. afr. 41. Burm. cap. 21.) leaves trifoliate, with the leaflets orbicular, rather pilose and mucronate; racemes pedunculate, long. ©. H. Branches, peduncles, and petioles hairy. Teeth of calyx linear-subulate, rather villous. Flowers purplish. Cape Rest-harrow. FI. June, July. Clt. 1800. PI. 4 foot. 101 O. ce RNuA (Lin. spec. 1011.) leaves trifoliate, cunei- form, hardly emarginate ; raceme erect, pilose ; branches beset with white hairs. h.G. Comm. hort. amst. 2. t. 82. Lotus cérnuus, Lam. dict. 3. p. 612. Onònis Athidpica, Burm. cap. 21. Cytisus Athidpicus, Lin. spec. 1042. Stamens monadel- phous. Calyx trifid. Lower segment tridentate. Legume linear, compressed, drooping, torulose. Flowers yellow. - Drooping Rest-harrow. Shrub 2 feet. 102 O. asvatatuoipgs (D. C. prod. 2. p.167.) hairy; leaves Y. G. Flowers 4, yellow, remote, LEGUMINOSÆ. LXII. Ononis. LXIII. REQUIENIA. trifoliate ; leaflets linear-oblong, attenuated at the base ; stipulas oblong-linear, acute, filiform, about equal in length to the pe- tiole; heads subterminal, 4-5-flowered, pedunculate, furnished with a trifoliate bractea under the flowers. ©. G. Anthyllus aspalathoides, Burm. cap. 21. Lotus ononoides, Desv. in Lam. dict. 3. p. 609. Habit of Lotus. Calyx almost that of Anthyllis, Stem herbaceous. Stamens monadelphous. Ovary very villous, Var. B, linearis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 168.) leaflets linear. Lotus Pérsicus, Desv. in Lam. dict. 3. p. 608. Burm. fl. ind. t, 49 f. 3. but both description and country remain doubtful. Var. y, angustissima (D. C. prod. 2. p. 168.) leaflets linear- subulate. Cytisus hirtus, Burm. cap. 22. and is to be found in his herbarium, under the name of Anthyÿllis aspalathoides an- gustif dlia. Flowers yellow. A spalathus-like Rest-harrow. Pl. 4 foot. 103 O. axrayzLoipes (D. C. prod. 2. p.168.) leaves trifo- liate; leaflets obovate, cuneated, retuse, glabrous ; racemes op- posite the leaves, subterminal, pedunculate ; flowers pedicellate, at length drooping. h.G. Anthyllis ononoides, Burm. fl. cap. 21, Psoralea herbacea, Sieb. pl. exs. cap. no. 52. Stamens mona- delphous. Flowers yellow. Anthyllis-like Rest-harrow. Shrub. 104 O. viscrrrdrA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 168.) shrubby, prostrate; leaves digitately pinnate ; leaflets linear ; heads 5-6-flowered; calyxes hairy. h.G. Anthyllis viscifldra, Lin. fil. suppl. 335. Peduncles leafless. Corolla yellow. Viscid-flowered Rest-harrow. Shrub prostrate. + Species not sufficiently known. 105 O. ani (Mill. dict. no. 14.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate ; petioles very long, pilose ; spikes terminal ; legumes very hairy. ©. H. Native of the American islands, where it 8 called Indigo-dare. Perhaps a species of /ndigéfera. Anil Rest-harrow. Pl. 2 feet. ; 106 O. Mırre'rı (D. C. prod. 2. p. 168.) stem decumbent; leaves rather pilose, trifoliate ; leaflets linear-lanceolate ; flowers in lateral spikes, yellow. %.S. Native of Vera-Cruz. decimbens, Mill. dict. no. 15. but not of Thunberg. Perhaps a species of Indigéfera. Miller’s Rest-harrow. PI. decumbent. b 107 O. Gtutindsa (Mart. acad. mun. 6. p. 154.) shrubby, clothed with clammy pili; leaves simple, oblong, entire ; sup? subulate ; flowers racemose. }.S. Native of the East Indies: The colour of the flowers is unknown. Clammy Rest-harrow. Shrub. ; de Cult. The greater part of the species of Ononis are ra s handsome when in flower. The hardy shrubby kinds areg creased by seeds and layers ; the hardy perennial kinds n i viding the plants of the roots in spring, or by seeds; t are well fitted for flower-borders. The seeds of the hardy annual kinds only require to be sown in open borders m Ap of The greenhouse and frame species thrive well in a mixture i loam, peat, and sand; these are usually increased by i by which ripen in abundance; they may also be propagate young cuttings, planted in sand under a bell-glass. LXIII. REQUIE NIA (in honour of M. Requien of Avignon, a French botanist). D.C. leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p. me al Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx aco foe te x almost equally 5-cleft, permanent, but not inflated a aa ing. Carina obtuse ; petals free. Stamens monadelphouss i Bt the tube cleft in front. Anthers 5. Style filiform, ee curved. Legume compressed, oval, 1-seeded, hooked Me base of the style.—African subshrubs, with bistipulate, S il obcordate, mucronate, feather-nerved leaves, and wit LEGUMINOSÆ. LXIII. RequrEn1A. flowers crowded in the axils of the leaves, almost sessile. This genus is very distinct from Podalyjria, and is more nearly allied to Hällia, Anthyllis, and Heylandia. 1 R. opcorpa'ta (D.C. l. c. t. 37.) stipulas about equal in length to the calyx ; legume villous ; seeds ovate-oblong. h . S. Native of Senegal. Podalyria obcordata, Lam. ill. t. 327. f. 5. Poir. dict. 5. p. 445. Sophôra Senegalénsis, herb. Deless. Crotalaria ramiflora, Perr. in litt. 1825. Flowers sessile. Le- ` gume not attenuated at the base. Obcordate-leaved Requienia. Fl. July. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 ft. 2 R. spu#rospe’RMA (D.C. 1. c. t. 38.) stipulas shorter than the calyx ; legumes pubescent, attenuated at the base; seeds spherical. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers on short pedicels. Spherical-seeded Requienia. Shrub 1 foot. Cult. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand answers these shrubs, and young cuttings will strike root readily if planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, the glass to be taken off and wiped occasionally. LXIV. ANTHY’LLIS (from avðoç, anthos, a flower, and tovroc, ioulos, down, in reference to the flowers being usually une Lin. gen. no. 864. Lam. ill. t. 615. D.C. prod. 2. p. 168. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx tubular, 5- toothed, permanent after flowering, more or less inflated. Wings about equal with the carina and vexillum. Stamens all con- nected. Legume ovate, 1-2-seeded, rarely oblong-linear, many- seeded, always hidden by the calyx. Herbs or subshrubs, va- riable in habit. Perhaps the genus ought to be divided into several genera. “asad E DoryentolpEs (from Dorycnium, and idea, like ; Plant resembling species of Dorycnium). D.C. Leg. mem. VI. ahr p. 168. Calyx hardly inflated. Legume !-celled, 1- “th i $ Perennial herbs, with suffrutescent roots and peduncu- leaf eafless heads of flowers. Leaves impari-pinnate, with the SH about equal in size and form, the odd one sessile. Ae . Gera’ rp (Lin. mant. 100.) herbaceous, diffuse ; leaves FER = glabrous ; leaflets 5-9, oblong-linear, mucronate ; heads a Dire D -H. Native of Provence and Corsica, on E P e Star and in grassy woods. Ger. galloprov. 490. org rose-coloured. ie s Kidney-vetch. Fl]. June, Aug. Cit. 1806. Seton arr eta (Cav. icon. 2. p. 40. t. 150.) herbaceous, 10-12-f. eaves pinnate, smoothish ; leaflets 7-11, linear ; heads like the owered. 2. H. Native of Spain at Valldigna. Very ane preceding species, but the flowers are said to be yellow. nifoin-like Kidney-vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1817. Pl. 14 ft. Dur. Asratatuoipes (from Aspalathus and idea, form; Calyx rata? Spälathus). D.C. leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p. 169. U TES Legume 1-celled, 1-2-seeded. Flowers aire fort ed spikes, or nearly sessile in the axils of the superior ieee or tlie ara umble, much-branched shrubs, usually “ppm eaves trifoliate or simple. Witch nor (Lin. spec. 1013.) shrubby, unarmed, much arger than A ; leaves simple or trifoliate ; odd leaflet much velvety cS lateral ones ; branches hoary from adpressed Moi escence ; flowers few, sessile in the axils of the h ss forming an interrupted spike; calyxes hairy. among a of Spain and the south of France, on hills and yellow. D AAT, icon. 1182. Calyx woolly. Flowers € upper leaves are simple. Perhaps the leaves are all a n l simple, furnished with 2 leafy stipulas. PLEX. LXIV. AnTuyzuis. 165 Cytisus-like Kidney-vetch. Fl. Apr. Ju. Clt. 1731. Sh. 2 ft. 4 A. GEnTsTÆ (Dufour, in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 169.) shrubby, unarmed, much branched, twiggy; branches hoary ; leaves sim- ple, lanceolate, nearly sessile, glabrous; flowers few, almost sessile in the axils of the upper leaves, forming an interrupted spike ; calyx pubescent. h.F. Native of Spain, in Valentia on arid mountains, and in Murcia. Genista ternifléra, Lag. nov. spec. 22. no. 290. Flowers yellow. Genista-like Kidney-vetch. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 5 A. Hermannia (Lin. spec. 1014.) shrubby, much branched ; branches spinescent, smoothish ; leaves almost sessile, simple, or trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-cuneated, glabrous or clothed with adpressed pubescence ; heads few-flowered, nearly sessile in the axils of the upper leaves. kh. F. Native of Corsica, Crete, Palestine, and in the islands of the Archipelago. Sims, bot. mag. 2576. Spärtium spindsum, Alp. exot. t. 26. Aspalathus Crética, Lin. spec. 1002. Cytisus Gree'cus, Lin. spec. 1043. ex Smith, prod. fl. grec. 2. p. 60. Aspalathus erinacea, Lam. dict. 1. p. 291. Flowers small, yellow. Calyx shorter and less villous. Hermann’s Kidney-vetch. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1739. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 6 A. aspa’tatut (D. C. prod. 2. p. 169.) shrubby, much branched ; branches spinescent, glabrous ; leaves almost sessile, oblong-cuneated, simple, smooth; flowers nearly sessile, soli- tary along the tops of the branches. kh. F. Native of the Levant and Crete. Aspalathus Créticus, Lin. spec. 1002. Spar- tium Créticum, Desf. cat. 213. Aspalathus spiniflora, Lher. herb. Very like the preceding species, but differs in the flowers being smaller and solitary, the branches more spinescent. The stamens are also monadelphous, as in the rest of Anthyllis, not having the vagina cleft in front, as in Aspalathus. Flowers yellow. Lodd. bot. cab. 1169. A spalathus-like Kidney-vetch. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. Sect. III. Eriva'ceA (from erinaceous, a hedge-hog ; in reference to the shrubs being prickly). Clus. hist. 1. p. 107. with a figure. D.C. prod. 2. p. 169. Calyx evidently inflated and bladdery after flowering. Legume 1-celled, 1-2-ovulate, compressed, lanceolate, longer than the calyx. A much-branched, spiny, almost leafless shrub. Heads few-flowered, on short pe- duncles, bracteate. 7 A. erinacea (Lin. spec. 1014.) shrubby ; branches spi- nescent; leaves very few, oval, or oblong ; flowers somewhat capitate. h. F. Native of Spain and Barbary. Andr. bot. rep. 1. t.15. Sims, bot. mag. 676. Flowers bluish-purple. Hedge-hog Kidney-vetch. FI. April, July. Clt. 1759. Sh. 4 to 1 foot. Secr. IV. Vutnera‘ria (from vulnerèrius, for wounds ; in re- ference to reputed vulnerary properties in 4. vulneraria. ) D.C. leg. mem. VI. prod. 2. p. 169. Calyx evidently inflated and bladdery after flowering. Legume 1-celled, 1-2-seeded, shorter than the calyx, or equal to it, ovate. Heads of flowers brac- teate. Shrubs or perennial herbs with impari-pinnate leaves. 8 A. gaA'RBa-Jovis (Lin. spec. 1013.) shrubby ; leaves pin- nate, and are as well as the branches clothed with silky to- mentum ; leaflets 9-13, oblong-linear, equal in size and shape ; bracteas about equal in length to the globose, many-flowered head. h.F. Native of Spain, Barbary, the Levant, and Italy, on rocks. Sims, bot. mag. 1927. Barr. icon. t. 378. SE arba- arb. ed. nov. 2. t. 67. Vulneraria aa ““gume cochleate, cylindrical, the circles approximate ; prickles subulate, straight, hooked. ©. H. Native of the south of France.—Moris. hist. 2. p. 154. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 19. Black-fruited Medick. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1789. PI. prostrate. 55 M. rrisuLoipes (Lam. dict. 3. p. 635.) pilose ; stems pros- trate; leaflets obovate, toothed; stipulas profoundly toothed ; peduncles 2-flowered : legume cochleate, cylindrical, flat at both ends, having 5 circles, wrinkled from lacune; spines thick, diverging, rather hooked at the apex, lateral, not marginal, with the margins thick and elevated, not channelled; seeds kidney- shaped, bay-coloured, obliquely-truncate at the apex. ©. H. Native of Europe, particularly of France. Var. B, Narbonénsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 178.) spines adpres- sed, short, and are, as well as the circles, more turgid ; legume with tumid warts. D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 568. Caltrop-like Medick. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1730. PI. prostrate. 56 M. crassisrixa (Visiani, in bot. zeit. March, 1829. p. 20.) pubescent ; stems prostrate, tetragonal ; leaflets obovate, sharply toothed at the apex ; stipulas lanceolate, acuminated, cut at the base ; peduncles 3-flowered ; legumes cochleate, ovate, depres- sed, and veiny; prickles stiff, conical, incurved, disposed in two rows. ©. H. Native of Dalmatia. This species is nearly allied to M. tribuloides. Thick-spined Medick. FI. June, Aug. PI. prostrate. 57 M. cyrinpra'cea (D. C. cat. monsp. p. 123.) stems pros- trate ; leaflets obcordate, dentate; stipulas deeply-toothed ; pe- duncles many-flowered ; legume cochleate, cylindrical, truncate at both ends; circles very thick, 5-6, nearly concrete, with a denticulated, 1-lined, flattish margin; seeds regularly kidney- shaped, bay-coloured. ©.H. Native of? M. ternata f, Lam. dict. 3. p. 633. Cylindrical-fruited Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt.1822. PI. prostrate. 58 M. prm'cox (D.C. cat. monsp. p. 123.) stems prostrate ; leaflets obcordate, denticulated ; stipulas ciliately-toothed ; pe- duncles short, 1-2-flowered ; legume cochleate, glabrous, flat at both ends: circles thin, rather wrinkled from lacunæ, with the margins thick, nerveless, and flat, bearing the spines laterally ; spines rather diverging, hooked at the apex; seeds ovate-reni- form, bay-coloured. ©.H. Native of Provence. Early Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. prostrate. 59 M. morzrssiMA (Roth, cat. bot. 3. p. 74.) very soft; stipulas broadest at the base, toothed at the apex; pedun- cles 2-flowered; legume cochleate, having 5 circles; spines long, hooked at the apex. ©. H. Native of Spain and France. Very-soft Medick, Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. prostrate. 60 M. Græ ca (Horn. hort. hafn. p.24 and 728.) stems pros- trate; leaflets obovate, toothed at the apex, villous on both sur- faces; stipulas obsoletely-serrated : peduncles many-flowered : legume cochleate, rather pilose ; prickles long, bent. ©. H. Native of Greece. Willd. enum. p. 805. Perhaps distinct from M. minima var. longisèta. Greek Medick. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1804. PI. prostrate. 61 M. minima (Lam. dict. 3. p. 636.) plant pilose; stems prostrate ; leaflets hairy, obovate or obcordate, entire, triden- tate at the apex ; stipulas half-ovate, nearly entire; peduncles many-flowered, short ; legume cochleate, rather globose, having 3-5 very narrow flattish circles; spines compressed, channelled at the base, hooked; seeds reniform, yellow. ©. H. Native of Europe, in sandy fields. In England at Narburgh, Norfolk, and near Newmarket. M. polymérpha minima, Lin. spec. 1099, Fl. dan. 211. M. hirsûta, All. pedem. no. 1156. ex herb. Balb. M. echinata hirsûta and M. minima hirsûta, J. Bauh. hist. 2. p- 386. with a figure. Moris. hist. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 15. Trifòlium echinàtum arvénse, flore minore, C. Bauh. pin. p. 330. no. 7. Var. B, canéscens (Ser. mss. D. C. prod. 2. p. 178.) plant canescent : spines longish. About Geneva, in arid places. z2 A Var. y, longisèta (D. C. herb.) spines very long; stems elon- gated ; peduncles many-flowered, elongated. M. mollissima, Roth, cat. bot. 3. p. 74.2? Trifòlium echinatum arvénse, C. Bauh. pin. p. 329. no. 6. Least Medick. Fl. May, June. Britain. PI. prostrate. 62 M. arena‘ria (Ten. cat. 1819. p. 59.) stems prostrate ; leaflets obovate, denticulated ; stipulas rather dentate or quite entire: peduncles usually 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves; legumes cochleate, somewhat cylindrical, flat at both ends ; circles 4, approximate ; prickles few, arched, diverging, hooked, glabrous. ©. H. Native of Naples, in sandy places. M. lit- -toràlis, Ten. prod. 45. but not of Rhode. Sand Medick. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. prostrate. 63 M. muricorr’ptis (Tineo, pl. sic. rar. pug. 1. p. 18. Tenore, app. 4. fl. neap. p. 29.) stems branched, diffuse, angular ; leaves obovate or obcordate, small, serrulated at the apex; sti- pulas ciliately-toothed ; peduncles usually 1-flowered, about equal in length to the leaves; legume usually solitary, cochleate, com- pressed at both ends ; circles 3-4, coarsely reticulated, prickly ; prickles oblong, setaceous, arched, marginal in two rows, very broad at the base; margins flat and thickish. ©. H. Native near Palermo, Calabria, &e. The habit of the plant is that of M. disciformis, but the legume in that species is much larger, reticulated, and the margins beset with long awns. Slender-warted Medick. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt.1820. PI. prostrate. 64 M. uncina‘ra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1417.) stems prostrate ; leaflets obovate, toothed ; stipulas toothed ; peduncles many- flowered; legume cochleated, cylindrical, flat at both ends; circles distant ; prickles distich, reflexed, subulate, hooked. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe. Allied to M. rigidula and M. nigra. Perhaps not distinct from M. pentacycla. Hooked-spined Medick. Fl. June, July. PI. prostrate. 65 M. prsraxs (Poir. dict. suppl. 8. p. 326.) stems prostrate; leaflets somewhat cordate, denticulated at the apex; stipulas dentately-ciliated ; peduncles 2-4-flowered ; legume cochleated, ovate, having 3 distant circles, which are prickly; prickles straight, diverging, hooked at the apex. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe.—Moris. hist. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 21. Perhaps M. uncinata of Willd. Distant-circled Medick. Fl. June, mer. Cit. 1810. Ei. prostrate. 66 M. re cra (Desf. A. atl. 2. p. 212.) stem erect; leaflets cuneiform, toothed, pubescent; stipulas entire; peduncles 1- flowered ; legume twisted into a globose form, almost nerveless, prickly, and rather pilose ; prickles long, straight, hooked; cir- cles of legume 3-5, flattish ; spines compressed, channelled, hooked. ©. H. Native of Barbary. Perhaps only a variety of M. minima. Straight-stemmed Medick. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1810. Pl. 1 ft. 67 M. acurza`ra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1410.) prostrate ; leaflets rhomboid-obovate, toothed ; stipulas toothed ; peduncles usually 2-flowered ; legume cochleate, cylindrical, flattish at both ends, with the margins of the circles muricated. ©. H. Native of? Very like M. tuberculdta, but differs in the prickles of the legume being unequal, thick, very short and obtuse. Prickly-podded Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1802. PI. prostrate. 68 M. macuia`ra (Willd. spec. 3. p- 1412.) stems prostrate ; leaflets obcordate or obovate, toothed, spotted ; stipulas dilated, toothed ; peduncles 2-3-5-flowered ; legumes cochleate, compres- sed at both ends, white, having 3-5 circles, which are cir- cularly and densely nerved, the margins fringed with 2 rows of long, spreading, slender, weak, partly hooked bristles; seeds kidney-shaped, yellow. ©. H. Native of Europe, in sand. In England, on gravelly soil in the southern parts.—Moris. hist. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 12. M. cordata, Desrous. in Lam. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXV. Mepicaco. dict. 3. p. 636. M. polymodrpha, Smith, engl. bot. 1616. Curt. fl. lond. 3. t. 47. Mart. fi. rust. t. 76. (f 30.) Spotted-leaved Medick. FI. May, Aug. Britain. Pl. prostrate. 69 M. Gera’rpt (Waldst. et Kit. ex Willd. spec. 3. p. 1415.) stems prostrate ; leaflets obovate, denticulated; stipulas with seta- ceous teeth ; peduncles usually 2- flowered ; legume cochleate, vil- lously-tomentose, flattish at both ends, having 5 nerveless, prickly, thick circles ; spines hooked at the apex, hardly diverging; seeds re- niform, bay-coloured. ©. H. Na- tive of the south of Europe and Egypt. M. villosa, D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 545.—Moris. hist. 2 p. 153. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 18. M. rigidula, Thuill. ex herb. Reyn. Var. B, minor (Ser. mss.) legume cylindrical, with short prickles. M. villdsa B, D.C. 1. c. Gerard’s Medick. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. prostrate. 70 M. acre'sris (Ten. prod. suppl. 2. et cat. 1819. p. 5%) pubescent; stems prostrate; leaflets cuneiform, toothed at the apex ; stipulas with setaceous teeth ; peduncles usually 2-flower- ed; legume twisted, muricated, flat at both ends, having á circles; prickles about equal in length to the breadth of the legume. ©.H. Native of Naples near Caserta, in fields. Field Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. prostrate. 71 M. riciputa (Lam. dict. 3. p. 634.) stems prostrate ; leaf- lets obovate, denticulated at the apex; stipulas toothed at the base ; peduncles 2-3-flowered ; legume cylindrical, flat at both ends, beset with muricate-like spines on the back, which hardly diverge. ©. H. Native of the south of France. Allied to M. torndta according to Lamarck. pl. Stifish-podded Medick. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1730. prostrate. ; 72 M. murica`‘ra (All. pedem. no. 1158.) stems prostrate; leaflets rhomboid-obovate, toothed ; stipulas ciliately-tooth i peduncles 1-3-flowered ; legume twisted into an ovate form, 8 brous, having 5 thick, somewhat nerved circles, the margin thic marked by an evanescent narrow zone, not furrowed ; spines posed in a single row, stiff, conical, arched, tooth-formed; : d irregularly kidney-shaped, of a bay colour. ©. H. Nar Europe, in fields. In England, at Orford, Suffolk, on the bank plentifully.—Vaill. bot. par. t. 33. f. 7. M. polymórp muricàta, Lin. spec. 1098, Muricated-podded Medick. FI. May, July. prostrate. brous 73 M. sræroca’rros (Bert. ital. pl. dec. 3. p. 60.) gla ie prostrate ; leaflets rhomboidal-obovate, sharply-serrulated ; 2 pulas jagged; peduncles many-flowered ; legume twisted m globose form, with the circles so closely adpressed as to be à concrete, the margin thick, and bisulcate lengthwise ; pri short, thickish. ©. H. Native of Italy, on grassy hills . š Sarzena. Seb. pl. rom. p. 15. t. 3.—Moris. hist. sect. * 11. f£. 12? This species is distinguished from M. terebéllum Willd. in the legumes being globose, not cylindrical. K Round-fruited Medick. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1818. Pl. prostia 74 M. mu'rex (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1410.) stems pron leaflets obovate, toothed, lower ones obcordate ; stipulas € pre ly-toothed ; peduncles usually 2-flowered; legume Se at cylindrical, rather convex at both ends, prickly, and transvé of! veined ; prickles long, straight, and thick. ©.H. No pee This species is very nearly allied to M. muricata, but the 1° England. pi. s í ee memp sior NS. PS >. es LEGUMINOSÆ. LXV. Mepicaco. LXVI. ose. LXVII. TRIGONELLA. peduncles are longer, the circles of the fruit thinner and nerved, and the prickles longer. Prickly Medick. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1802. Pl. procumbent. 75 M. ractnra‘ra (All. pedem. no. 1159.) stem erect ; leaflets linear, deeply-toothed, truncate ; stipulas ciliately-toothed ; pe- duncles 1-2-flowered ; legume twisted into a globose form, very spiny ; prickles straight, subulate, hooked, compressed, chan- nelled ; margin thick, flattish, but neither sulcate nor zonate ; seeds oblong-reniform, bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe, in corn-fields. M. polymórpha var. laciniàta, Lin. spec. 1099.—Breyn. cent. 81. t. 34. good. Jagged-leaved Medick. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1683. Pl. 1 ft. 76 M. Texorzra'na (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 180.) pu- bescent; stems procumbent; peduncles usually 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves; legume twisted into the form of a cy- linder, having 5, distant, densely and longitudinally veined circles, the margins rather cartilaginous and rather concave, but not zonate nor sulcate ; prickles setaceous, arcuately divaricate, adpressed ; seeds reniform, pale. ©. H. Native in fields about Naples. M. cancellàta, Ten. cat. 1819. P- 58. but not of Bieb. Tenore’s Medick. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. prost. 77 M. Granartre’nsis (Willd. enum. p. 803.) stems erect; leaflets obovate, toothed ; Stipulas pinnatifid ; peduncles usually 2-flowered ; legume twisted into a subglobose form, having 5 rather distant, reticulated circles, the margin rather cartilaginous, narrow, and convex; prickles conical, firm, and subulate, dis- tich, and adpressed ; seeds reniform, large, and black. ©). H. Native of Spain, near Malaga. M. polymorpha pinnatifida, Jacq. coll. suppl. 148. t. 15. f. 2. Allied to A. intertéxta and M. Tenoreana, but very distinct from either. Granada Medick. F]. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. 1 foot. 78 M. irerte’xra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1411.) stem procum- bent; leaflets obovate, toothed ; stipulas ciliately-toothed ; pe- duncles usually 2-flowered ; legume pilose, cochleate, ovate, disk-formed ? rather membranous, obliquely reticulated, having a thin margin; prickles straight, thick, rigid, rather channelled at the base, acute, and adpressed. ©.H. Native of the south of Europe. Gaertn. fruct. 2. p. 350. t. 155. f. 7. ?—Moris. Bist. kip. 15S. sect: © £ 8. Perhaps distinct from M. ciliaris. Interwoven Medick. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1629. PI. proc. 79 M. ccra'ris (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1411.) stems prostrate ; leaflets obovate, toothed; stipulas ciliately toothed ; peduncles usually 2-flowered ; legume cochieate, ovate-globose, pilose, membranous, much reticulated, having a thick, concave, some- what cartilaginous margin; spines conical, firm, divaricate ; seeds reniform, large, black. ©.H. Native of the south of urope.—Moris. hist. 1. P: 153. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 7. Ciliated-podded Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clit. 1686. PI. pr. 80 M. xcninus (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p- 546.) stems prostrate ; leaflets obovate or obcordate, obsoletely-toothed ; stipulas lan- ceolate, rather ciliately toothed ; peduncles 5-6-flowered, longer than the petioles ; legume twisted into an oval form, smooth, membranous, and much reticulated ; spines compressed, chan- nelled laterally, divaricate, adpressed, very long, and very acute, pre 6-7 circles; seeds reniform, black. ©.H. Native of the south of France, about Nice. Moris. hist. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 9. Hedge-hog Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1518- Pl. prost. M. ÆGAGRÓPHILA (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 76.) stem Procumbent, glabrous; leaflets obovate, toothed, mucronate, Somewhat emarginate ; stipulas pinnatifidly-toothed ; peduncles Usually 2-flowered ; legume cochleate, smooth, somewhat com- Dre having 6 approximate circles, bearing thick prickles on Ca ©. H. Collected in gardens. ild-goat-loved Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. pr. Cult. The seeds of the annual species of this genus only 173 require to be sown in the open border in spring. The perennial herbaceous species may be increased by dividing the plants at the root in spring. The shrubby species, as M. arborea, are easily raised from cuttings. LXVI. HYMENOCA’RPOS (from vunv, hymen, amembrane, and kaproc, karpos, a fruit; in reference to the membranous legumes). Savi, fl. pis. 2. p. 205. Medicago, sect. 1. Hyme- nocarpos, Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 171. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decdndria, Calyx subcylindrical, 5-cleft. Keel remote from the vexillum. Stamens diadelphous. Legume many-seeded, rather membranous, compressed, and arched, never twisted. Herbs with 3-5-foliate leaves, and yellow flowers. 1 H.crrcinna‘rus (Savi, l. c.) stem prostrate ; leaves pinnately 5-foliate ; leaflets entire, ovate, the terminal one large and ob- long; peduncles 2-4-flowered, subcorymbose ; legume mem- branous, kidney-shaped, pilose, with the margins toothed but not winged ; seeds kidney-shaped, compressed. ©. H. Na- tive of the Mediterranean, on the sea-shore, and of Corsica. Medicàgo circinnàta, Lin. spec. 1096. Circinnate-legumed Hymenocarpus. 1640. Pl. prostrate. 2 H. nummura'rius (Savi, l. c.) stem prostrate, lower leaves entire, upper ones pinnately 5-7-foliate ; leaflets ovate, entire, the terminal one largest and oblong ; pedicels 3-flowered, rather shorter than the leaves; legume broad, compressed, somewhat membranous, of a reniform, orbicular figure, with the margins entire, and furnished with a narrow, nerved wing. ©. H. Native of the south of France and Egypt. Medicago nummula- Fl. July, Aug. Cit. ria, D.C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 124. but not of Steven. Medi- cago circinnata, Gærtn. fruct. 2. p. 348. t. 155. f. 6. Medicago circinnata 3, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1404. Money-wort-legumed Hymenocarpos. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1640. PI. prostrate. 3 H. rapra‘rus (Willd. enum. p. 801.) stem erect; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, sharply toothed ; stipulas toothed ; pedicels 1-flowered, longer than the leaves ; legume membranous, broad, compressed, reniform, having broadly winged, toothed, reticulately veined margins. ©. H. Native of Italy and the Levant. Medicago radiata, Lin. spec. 1096. Geert. fruct. 2. p. 348. t. 155. f. 7. M. lunata, J. Bauh. hist. 2. p. 386.— Moris. hist. sect. 2. t.15. f. 3. Var. B, dasycdrpus (Ser. mss.) legume pilose. Native of the Levant. Ray-legumed Hymenocarpos. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1629. PI. 1 foot. Cult. The seeds of these plants only require to be sown in the open border in spring. LXVII. TRIGONE’LLA (from rpete, treis, three, and ywrua, gonia, an angle; the vexillum of the flower is flat, and the keel is very small and narrow, which gives the flower a triangular ap- pearance). Lin, gen. no. 1213. Gærtn. fruct. 2. p. 332. t. 152. f. 8. D.C. prod. 2. p. 181. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx campanulate, 5- cleft. Carina small, the wings and vexillum rather spreading, forming apparently a 3-petalled corolla. Legume oblong, com- pressed or cylindrical, acuminated, erectish, many-seeded.— Sweet-scented herbs, with trifoliate leaves, the middle leaflet stalked. Secr. I. Grammoca’rrus (from ypappa, gramma, writing, and raproc, karpos, a fruit; in reference to the nerved legumes). Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 181. Flowers capitate or um- bellate. Legume ovate, longitudinally nerved, ending in a long beak. 174 1 T. caru'rea (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p: 181.) stem upright; leaflets ovate, lower ones ovate-roundish, denticulated ; stipulas lanceolate, toothed at the base; heads pedunculate, dense-flowered ; calycine teeth linear, longer than the tube; petals white, lined with blue; legume ovate, beaked, nerved lengthwise, 2-3-seeded; beak long, straight; seeds globose, olive-coloured, wrinkled from dots; radicle rather prominent. @©.H. Native of Bohemia and Switzerland. Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. fasc. 15. Trifdlium melildtus cœrülea, Lin. spec. 1077. Melilôtus coertlea, Lam. dict. 4. p. 62. Sims, bot. mag. 2283. Flowers blue. Blue-flowered Trigonella. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1562. PI. 1 to 2 feet. à 2 T. Besseria‘na (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 181.) stem decumbent ; stipulas membranous, lanceolate ; racemes oblong, pedunculate; legume 2-seeded, short, pilose, veined, tapering into a mucrone at the apex, 3-times longer than the calyx. ©. H. Native of the south of Podolia, and Bessarabia. Melilotus procämbens, Besser. enum. volh. 30. no. 946. Very like T. ceertilea, but differs in the decumbent habit, the narrower leaflets, the smaller flowers, the larger legumes, and the brown seeds. Besser’s Trigonella. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1810. PI. proc. 3 T. maritima (Delil. in Poir. dict. suppl. 5. p. 361.) stem diffuse, glabrous; leaflets obversely cordate, glabrous, denti- culated; peduncles axillary, shorter than the leaves ; flowers disposed in capitate umbels, reflexed; legume short, acute, turgid at the base, striated, straight. ©. H. Native near Alexandria, on the sea-shore. Flowers yellow. Sea-side Trigonella. PI. diffuse. 4 T. uncina‘ta (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p: 181.) stems ascending; leaflets oblong-ovate, denticulated ; stipulas linear- setaceous ; flowers disposed in dense spikes; calyx nerved, bi- labiate, upper lip entire, short, lower lip 4-cleft ; legume ovate, pilose, beaked, hardly nerved, 1-seeded ; beak long, curved ; seeds ovate, compressed, wrinkled from dots, black; radicle hardly prominent. ©. H. Native of Iberia and of France, about Libourne. Trifolium Melilôtus hamdsum, Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 207. and suppl. 705. Melilôtus uncinata, Besser. cat. hort. crem. 1816. no. 155. M. hamôsa, Link. enum. 2. p. 266. but not of Lamarck. M. uncinata, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 648. Flowers yellow. Hooked-podded Trigonella. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt, 1798. PI. 1 ft. 5 T. rirrora‘zis (Guss. cat. 1821. p. 83.) stem branched, rather diffuse; leaflets cuneiform, denticulated at the apex ; legumes pedicellate, umbellate, declinate, rather falcate, com- pressed, tapering to both ends, obliquely and reticulately veined ; peduncles spinose. ©.H. Native of Sicily, among stones by the sea-side. Corolla yellow. This species is allied to T. ma- ritima, but it differs in the leaflets being cuneiform, not obcor- date, and in the legumes being acute at both ends, not turgid at the base, somewhat falcate, not straight, as well as in being pilose, not glabrous. Shore Trigonella. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. diffuse. _ 6 T. catticeras (Fisch. in Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 515.) stems ascending ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, sharply toothed at the apex ; stipulas linear-subulate; teeth of calyx acute, length of tube ; legume falcate, somewhat spirally striated, having a long beak; seeds 5-6, ovate, wrinkled from dots. ©.H. Native of Iberia. D. C. mem. soc. gen. 2. p. 135. hort. gen. fasc. 2. with a figure. Lotus medicaginoides, Retz. obs. 2. p. 38. no. 74. T. oxyrhyncha, Fisch. in litt. Flowers yellow. Pretty-horned Trigonella. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1816. Pl. ascend. Secr. II. Fa'num-Gra‘cum (from fænum, hay, and Grecus, Greek ; Greek hay ; the T. Fænum-Græcum was formerly made into hay in Greece). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p.182. Fœ'- LEGUMINOSÆ. | LXVII. TRIGONELLA. num-Græcum, Tourn. inst. 1. p. 408. t. 230. Flowers sessile, solitary, andtwin. Legume elongated, compressed, ending ina long beak, and reticulated lengthwise. 7 T. prostra‘ra (D.C. fl. fr. 5. p. 571.) stems diffusely pro- cumbent ; leaflets obovate-oblong, cuneiform, sharply serrated; calyx pilose ; teeth of calyx subulate, length of tube ; legume falcate, longer than the beak, 6-seeded ; seeds small, ovate, and somewhat kidney-shaped, wrinkled from dots; radicle hardly prominent. ©.H. Native of Provence and about Montpelier, T. Foenum-Gre'cum f, D. C. fi. fr. 4. p. 551.—J. Bauh. hist, 2. p. 365. f.2. Flowers white. Prostrate Fenugreek. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. prost. 8 T. czapra‘ra (Stev. cat. hort. gor. 1808. p. 112. Bieb. fl taur. 2. p. 222. and suppl. p. 516.) plant covered with rufous pili; stems spreading ; leaflets triangularly-obovate, toothed at the apex; teeth of calyx linear, length of tube ; legume falcate, about equal in length to the beak, tomentose, striated with veins. ©.H. Native of Tauria, in fields. Perhaps only a variety of F. prostrata. Flowers white. Sword-podded Fenugreek. Fl. April, May. Clt, 1825. Pl. spreading. : 9 T. Fa’num-Gre'cum (Lin. spec. 1402.) stem erect, sm- ple; leaflets obovate, obsoletely toothed; stipulas lanceolate, falcate, entire ; calyx pilose; the teeth subulate, length of tube; legume falcate, twice the length of the beak, reticulated length- wise, many-seeded ; seeds large, ovate, wrinkled from dots; radicle rather prominent. ©. H. Native of the south of France. Gærtn. fruct. t. 152. f. 3. Schkuhr. handb. 2. t. ll. Woodv. med. bot. t. 158. T. gladiàta, Hortul. This plant was formerly cultivated by the Romans, and is still occasionally em ployed in the agriculture of the south of Europe. The seeds have a strong disagreeable smell, and an unctuous, farinaceous taste, accompanied with a slight bitterness. An ounce renders a pint of water thick and slimy. To rectified spirit they gif out the whole of their distinguishing smell and taste, and after- wards to water a strong flavourless mucilage. These seeds atè never given internally, their principal use being in cataplasms and fomentations, for softening, maturating, and dispersing ti mours, and in emollient glysters. They were also an ingredient in the oleum e mucilaginibus; but this has no longer a place m the pharmacopæia. They are used by grooms and farriers 10 horses. Fenugreek has not been cultivated in any quantity for use in England, because it is an uncertain crop, occasion j the inconstancy of our weather. fh Common Fenugreek. F]. June, Aug. Clt. 1597. Pl.1 to? Secr. III. Bu'crras (from Bovec, bous, an ox, and Kep% keras, a horn; in reference to the form of the pods). Ser. m8 in D. C. prod. 2. p. 182.—Buceratis, spec. Moench. meth. f 143. Flowers disposed in pedunculate or sessile racemos? umbels. Legume cylindrically-compressed, a little arched, ret culated and mucronate. § 1. Racemes pedunculate. 10 T. sprndsa (Lin. spec. 1094.) stems spreading ; leaflet obovate-cuneated, denticulated at the apex; stipulas sected ; flowers in fascicles, sessile; middle peduncle spinos* sterile ; legume arched, compressed, declinate, very long, versely veined, glabrous, many-seeded ; seeds irregularly ob p wrinkled from dots ; radicle rather prominent. ©. H. Ne of Crete. Bùceras spinòsa, Moench. meth. p. 143.—Brey® cent. 79. t. 38. f.1. Flowers pale-yellow. Spinose Trigonella. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. Pl. pr 11 T. srria‘ra (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 340.) stems spreading! leaflets obovate, denticulated at the apex, striped; stp". linear, dilated at the base, and toothed; umbels pedunculate’ legume arched, compressed, very long, glabrous, having tr eut e ous us mt tt peut pta f> ot ē o pa pepet Se es pong oe oe pond oa © mwas di veut O CD fea & tes ET 2 Ty np PR TT ee eae _ Abyssinia. hist. 2. p. 357.—Alp. egypt. t. 124. _ branched, prostrate ; - p.514.) . serrulated : Of tube; > pre ; : Sieg transversely and flexuously reticulated ; seeds ovate, pressed, somewhat truncate, wrinkled from dots; radicle » Suppl. 5. - Cuneated, serrated LEGUMINOSÆ. LXVII. TRIGONELLA. verse, arched veins, many-seeded, assurgent ; seeds oblong, somewhat truncate, having wrinkled lines. ©.H. Native of Willd. spec. 3. p. 1399. Flowers yellow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1800. Striped-leaved Trigonella. FL | ł to 1 foot long. 12 T. wamosa (Lin. spec. 1094.) stems decumbent ; leaflets . ovate-cuneiform, denticulated at the apex; legumes disposed - in racemes, declinate, hooked, terete ; common peduncle spinose, longer than the leaves. ©.H. Native of Egypt.—J. Bauh. Flowers yellow. The seeds of this plant are said to be used by the Egyptians in fo- - mentations for all kinds of pains. Hooked-podded Trigonella. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1640. PI. dec. 13 T. torra (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. vol. 36.) stem firm; leaflets obcordate, toothed, obscurely nerved; flowers umbel- late; peduncles short ; legume cylindrical, twisted, reticulated lengthwise, stiff, glabrous. ©. H. Native of Egypt. Flowers yellow. Plant quite smooth. Tnisted-podded Trigonella. Pl. 4 foot. 14 T. rrexvdsa (Delil. ex Poir. suppl. 5. p. 362. but not of Fischer) stem firm; leaflets obcordate, toothed, obscurely nerved ; legumes disposed in umbels, which are nearly sessile, com- pressed, reticulated, twisted. ©. H. Native of Egypt. This plant comes near to T. térta, but differs in the umbels being nearly sessile, and in the teeth of the calyx being longer, the legume also is very different, ex Smith, in Rees’ cycl. vol. 56. Perhaps a variety of T. anguina, of Delil. Flexuous-podded Trigonella. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 to 3 foot. 15 T. FiscmertA‘xa (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 183.) stems spreading ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, striated, serrulated ; stipulas straight, lanceolate-subulate ; flowers disposed in ra- cemes, each containing about 6; common peduncle awnless ; floriferous peduncle exceeding the leaf; calycine segments subu- late, length of tube; legume a little arched, erectish, flexuous- ly-torulose, many-seeded ; seeds oblong, somewhat truncate, wrinkled. ©.H. Native of Tauria, about Tiflis. T. flexu- sa, Fisch. in hort. gor. ex Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 515. but not of Delil. Flowers yellow. Fischer's Trigonella. F]. J uly, Aug. Cit 1818. PI. 1 to 3 ft. 16 T. ancurna (Delil. fl. ægypt. p. 110. t. 110. f. 2.) stems leaflets ovate-cuneated, crenated ; stipulas toothed ; heads of flowers nearly sessile ; legume linear, com- pressed, pilose, plicately flexuous. ©. H. Native near Cairo. lowers yellow. Snake-podded Trigonella. Pl. prostrate. * TE NUIS (Fisch. in hort. gor. and Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. stems spreading ; leaflets obovate-obcordate, striated, Clt. 1820. Fred he lanceolate, toothed at the base, straight; ES usually in fours ; floriferous peduncle awnless, about qual in length to the leaf; calycine segments subulate, length legumes usually twin, a little arched, erect, com- wna prominent. _©.H. Native of Tauria, on mountains about SL ; This Species is allied to T. cancellàta. Flowers yellow. ender Trigonella, Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Pl. proc. : * HAMIGERA (Spreng. neue entd. 3. p. 158.) legumes pe- filate, linear, hooked, eaii, puen Dre arm a ati “s Unarmed ; leaflets cuneated, toothed, silky. ©. H. ve of? Perhaps 7. ténuis, ex Spreng. l.c. ook-bearing Trigonella. P]. 4 foot. * CANCELLA TA (Desf. cat. hort. par. 218. Poir. dict. P- 361.) stems spreading, much branched ; leaflets inl à ; stipulas subulate, small; fructiferous pe- e awnless, about equal in length to the leaf; legume arched, 175 glabrous, compressed, reticulated with veins; seeds oblong, somewhat truncate, wrinkled from dots. ©.H. Native of? Flowers yellow. Latticed Trigonella. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PI. dec. § 2: 20 T. monsretraca (Lin. spec. 1095.) pilose; stems pros- trate; leaflets obovate-cuneated, serrulated ; teeth numerous ; stipulas linear-subulate ; umbels sessile; segments of calyx su- bulate, length of tube; legumes usually 7, sessile, crowded, arched, divaricate, short, obliquely veined ; seeds oblong, some- what truncate, olive-coloured, wrinkled with dots) ©. H. Na- tive of the south of Europe. Waldst. et Kit. hung. 2. t. 142.— Breyn. cent. 80. t. 33. f. 2. Büceras elliptica, Moench. meth. p. 143. Flowers yellow. Montpelier Trigonella. FI. June, July. Clt. 1710. Pl. pr. 21 T. eva‘tior (Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. t. 762. ex prod. 2. p- 108.) stem erect; stipulas lanceolate, toothed; legumes dis- posed in racemes, pendulous, rather falcate ; peduncle elongated. ©. H. Native of Asia Minor and the Island of Cyprus. Flowers yellow. Taller Trigonella. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 22 T. parvirLora (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. vol. 36.) stems as- cending ; peduncle length of the leaflets, which are acuminated ; stipulas ovate, acute, toothed; legumes disposed in racemose heads, ascending, linear-lanceolate, compressed, curved, usually containing 2 seeds. ©.H. Native of Switzerland. Small-flowered Trigonella. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1817. ascending. 23 T. PINNATI FIDA (Cav. icon. 1. p. 26. t. 38.) stem pros- trate, tetragonal ; leaflets cuneated, truncate at the apex, pinna- tifidly-toothed; stipulas pinnatifid; umbels sessile; legumes usually 4 together, sessile, linear, arched, reticulately veined ; seeds oblong, truncate, wrinkled from dots ; radicle rather pro- minent. ©.H. Native of Spain. T. mèdia, Delil. ill. 722. Flowers yellow. Pinnatifid-stipuled Trigonella. Pl. prostrate. 24 T. PozycERA TA (Lin. spec. 1093.) stems diffuse; leaflets cuneiform, dentate at the apex; stipulas lanceolate, rather toothed at the base; umbels sessile; legumes almost sessile, usually 4 together, erect or erectish, long, linear, reticulately- veined ; seeds oblong, somewhat truncate, yellow, wrinkled from dots; radicle rather prominent. ©.H. Native of the south of France. Flowers yellow. Many-horned Trigonella. diffuse, 14 foot long. 25 T. Æayrri aca (Poir. dict. 8. p. 95.) stem prostrate ; branches short, erect; leaflets ovate-cuneiform, denticulated ; stipulas entire ; umbels sessile ; legumes somewhat compressed, erectish, reticulated with veins. ©. H. Native of Egypt. Flowers yellow. Egyptian Trigonella. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. PI. prost. 26 T. vorya’nTHA (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 77.) stem diffuse ; leaflets obovate-cordate, quite smooth, rather fleshy, obscurely toothed; legumes sessile, crowded, rather falcate, glabrous; common peduncle sessile, mucronate. ©. H. Na- tive of the Levant. Flowers yellow. Many-flowered Trigonella. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 27 T. ornitHoRHY cos (Fisch. ex Horn. hort. hafu. suppl. p. 85.) leaflets roundish, rather serrated, fleshy ; peduncles spiny ; legumes on very short peduncles, umbellate, reflexed, and re- curved, beaked. ©. H. Native of the Russian empire. Flowers yellow. Bird’s-beak-podded Trigonella. Pl. 4 to © foot. Racemes sessile. PL. Fl. June, Aug. Clit. 1801. Fi, Fl. July, Sept. Cit: 1759. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. 176 Sect. IV. Fatca’ruta (from falcatus, falcate ; in reference to the shape of the pods). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 183. Brot. phyt. 160.—Buceratis, spec. Moench. Flowers disposed in pedunculate umbels. Legume compressed, falcate, reticu- lated, mucronate. 28 T. Rurue’nica (Lin. spec. 1093.) stems prostrate ; leaflets lanceolate, very blunt, sharply serrated ; stipulas nearly entire ; flowers disposed in racemose heads ; legume oblong, straight, or a little arched; seeds unequally cordate; radicle very long. 2. H. Native of Siberia.—Gmel. fl. sib. 4. p. 24. no. 38. t.8. Legume obtuse, and terminated by a recurved mucrone, and the leaflets are oblong-obovate, according to the specimens received from Siberia. Flowers yellow. This plant would be an excel- lent substitute for lucern, see Medicago sativa. Russian Trigonella. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. PI. ascend- ing, 14 foot long. 29 T. LacintA‘TA (Lin. spec. 1095.) stems spreading ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, half pinnate-cut ; stipulas dissected ; flowers disposed in racemose umbels ; peduncles length of leaves ; teeth of calyx shorter than the tube ; legume short, elliptical. ©. H. Native of Egypt. Flowers yellow. Jagged-stipuled Trigonella. Pl. spreading. 30 T. ptatyca’rpos (Lin. spec. 1093.) stems erect or diffuse ; leaflets obovate-roundish ; stipulas a little toothletted ; flowers racemose ; legume flat, pendulous; seeds unequally cordate, obtuse: radicle very long. ©. H. Native of Siberia.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 25. t.9. Flowers yellow. Legumes white. Broad-podded Trigonella., Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1741. PI. 3 foot. 31 T. uy’sripa (Pourr. act. toul. 3. p. 33.) stems ascending ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, entire, glabrous; stipulas unequally lanceolate, denticulated ; flowers few, racemose ; legumes pedi- cellate, glabrous ; falcate, reticulated with veins ; seeds irregu- larly cordate. X.H. Native of France.—D. C. icon. pl. rar. 1. p: 29. t 29. Flowers yellow. Hybrid Trigonella. Fl. June, Sept. ing, 1 to 2 feet. 32 T. orniruopopioïpes (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 550.) stems pros- trate ; leaflets obcordate, denticulated ; stipulas lanceolate, entire, rather membranous, very acute; flowers usually 2-4, disposed in a kind of umbel; legume somewhat falcate, compressed, twice the length of the- calyx. ©. H. Native of France and other parts of Europe; in Britain on several heaths about London, and elsewhere. Trifdlium ornithopodioides, Lin. spec. 1078. Smith, engl. bot. 1047. Falcatula falsotrifdlium, Brot. phyt. 160. t. 68. Flowers red. Ornithopus-like Trigonella. Fl. June, July. Brit. PI. prost. 33 T. cornicuta‘ta (Lin. spec. 1094.) stem erect; leaflets obovate, dentate at the apex ; stipulas lanceolate, entire ; flowers racemose ; legumes compressed, declinate, somewhat falcate, transversely veined; seeds unequally cordate, wrinkled from dots; radicle rather prominent. ©. H. Native of the south of France. Buceras grandiflora, Moench. meth. p. 143.—J. Bauh. hist. 2. p. 372. f. 2.? Flowers yellow, sweet-scented. Horned Trigonella. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1597. PI. 1 foot. 34 T. escute’nta (Willd. enum. 709.) racemes pedunculate ; common peduncle longer than the leaf; legumes linear, some- what falcate, crowded, pedicellate. ©. H. Native of the East Clt. 1806. Pl. ascend- Indies. Medicago esculénta, Rottl ex Willd. 1. c. The le- gumes of this plant are esculent. Esculent Trigonella. Fl. June, Aug. Clt.1815. Pl. 1 ft. 35 T. occu'tta (Delil. ill. fl. egyp. 727.) stem herbaceous, diffuse, angular at the apex; leaflets on short petioles, cuneated, serrated, rather villous; stipulas semi-orbicular, acutely and coarsely serrated, girding the head of flowers; petals shorter than the calyx ; legume ovate, rather compressed, hairy, reti- LEGUMINOSÆ. LXVII. TRIGONELLA. LXVIII. Pococxta. culately nerved, hooked from the style. ©.? H. Native of sandy islands in the Nile. Flowers axillary, crowded, small, yellow. Hidden-flowered Trigonella. PI. diffuse. + Species not sufficiently known. 86 T. perioza ris (Viv. fl. lyb. p. 49. t. 18. f 5.) flowers disposed in heads, pendulous ; pedicels somewhat falcate ; pe- tiole double the length of the peduncle: leaflets obcordate cuneated ; stipulas oblique, ovate, acute, profoundly toothed; legume? ©.? H. Native of Cyreniaca, in pastures. Petiolar Trigonella. Pl. 1 foot. 87 T. crassirotia (Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 723.) leaflets roundish, fleshy; peduncles rather spinose; legumes pedun- culate, crowded, reflexed, rather falcatee ©. H. Native of Egypt. Flowers yellow. Thick-leaved Trigonella., Pl. 4 foot. 38 T. vizrdsa (Thunb. prod. p. 137.) leaflets obovate, gla- brous; legumes racemose, villous. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Villous Trigonella. Pl. 1 foot. 89 T. spica‘ra (Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. t. 763. ex prod. 2 p- 108.) stipulas subulate, quite entire ; legumes disposed in spikes, pendulous, short, pilose ; peduncles elongated, rather spiny. ©.H. Native of the island of Seriphos. Spicate Trigonella. PI. 4 to 1 foot. 40 T. arma‘ra (Thunb. prod. 137.) branches spinescent; leaflets ovate, glabrous ; legumes lateral, spiny. h.? G. Ne tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Armed Trigonella. Shrub. 41 T. cua‘sra (Thunb. prod. p. 137.) leaflets ovate, toothed, glabrous ; legumes umbellate, reflexed, glabrous. R.G. Nw tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Glabrous Trigonella. Shrub ? 42 T. mirsu‘ra (Thunb. prod. p. 187.) leaflets oblong, obtuse, villous; legumes racemose, reflexed. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Hairy Trigonella. Shrub. 43 T. romentdsa (Thunb. prod. 137.) leaflets and branches tomentose; legumes pedunculate, ternate. h. G. Native the Cape of Good Hope. Tomentose Trigonella. Shrub. 1) 44 T, cytinpra‘cea (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 1: leaflets oblong, obtuse, toothed, rather pubescent, terete, acute, striated, somewhat incurved ; common peduncle elongated, mur cronate. ©.?H. Native of the Levant. Cylindrical-leafletted Trigonella. PI. real Cult. None of the species of this genus are worth culti ing unless in botanical gardens. The seeds of the hardy am kinds only require to be sown in the open border in ere F hardy perennial kinds are easily increased by dividing the pian at the root or by seeds. Those natives of the Cape are per om shrubby ; if this be the case, they may be propagated by yor. cuttings planted in sand under a hand-glass. All the species grow best in a light sandy soil. LXVIII. POCO’CKIA (in honour of Richard Pocock, a 5% veller in the Levant). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 185.— fòlium, spec. Lin. $ Lix. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx campanulata a toothed. Carina simple, ànd wings shorter than the vexi Legume longer than the calyx, membranous, compresse tee emulating a samara.—Flowers racemose. Leaves trifoliate minal or middle leaflet stalked. oe 1 P. Cre’rica (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 185.) ste cending ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, obsoletely-toothed ; lanceolate, profoundly-toothed; teeth of calyx acute, ` set than the tube ; legume wrinkled transversely, 2-seeded ; md: an a e a F — ar a g a O a a ee ae tee be © a., A a aol a ps Po bled ÉD ag ee per pe ne. lis aib AR. aioa diat = parviflora. d stem erect, T densely reticulated ; seeds testaceous. . Sia, about the col i P. 648. ex herb, D “rer LEGUMINOSÆ. LXVII. PocockrA. ovate-oblong, compressed, wrinkled from dots ; radicle rather prominent. ©. H. Native of Candia and Barbary. Trifo- lium Melilotus Crética, Lin. spec. 1078. Melilôtus Crética, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 192.—Moris. hist. sect. 2. t. 14. f. 3. Flowers yellow. Cretan Pocockia. F1. June, Aug. Clt. 1713. PI. 1 foot. Cult. The seeds of this plant only require to be sown in the open border about the beginning of April. LXIX. MELILO'TUS (from mel, honey, and Lotus ; honey Lotus. The plants are similar to the Lotus, and are the favourite resort of bees). Tourn. inst. 406. t, 229. Juss. gen. 256. Lam. ill. t. 613. D. C. prod. 2. p. 186.—Trifdlium spec. Lin. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Carina simple; wings shorter than the vexillum. Legume longer than the calyx, coriaceous, one or many-seeded, hardly dehiscent, of various forms.— Herbs. Stipulas adnate to the petiole. Leaves trifoliate; leaflets usually toothed. Flowers disposed in loose racemes, yellow, rarely white. Secr. I. CœLoru'ris (from xouloc, koilos, channelled, depres- sed, and purte, rutis, a wrinkle ; In reference to the surface of the legumes). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 186. Legume wrinkled from lacunæ. 1 M. Kocura‘wa (Willd. enum. 790.) stem ascending ; leaf- lets linear-oblong, denticulated ; stipulas toothed ; teeth of calyx equalling the tube in length; vexillum longer than the carina; - legume 1-2-seeded, wrinkled somewhat transversely from la- cunæ, ovate, acute, compressed, length of style; seeds egg- shaped, bay-coloured, and somewhat compressed. ¢.H. Native of Germany and France. D.C. fl. fr. 5. p. 564. Trifòlium Kochiànum, Hayne in Schrad. neue journ. 2. p. 336. M. diffùsa, » Koch. diss. ined. Flowers yellow. Kocks Melilot. F]. June, Sept. Clt. 1816. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 2 M. penva‘ra (Willd. enum. 790.) stems erect, firm ; leaflets oblong, denticulated ; stipulas laciniated ; teeth of calyx equal- ling the tube in length ; vexillum longer than the keel : legumes dense, black when mature, 1-2-seeded, obovate, obtuse, com- pressed, irregularly and finely wrinkled from lacunæ, with the Seminiferous margin gibbous ; style short; seeds irregularly cor- date, of a bay colour ; radicle very prominent. ¢.H. Native Of Hungary. Trifdlium dentatum, Waldst. et Kit. pl. hung. 1. i ke t. 42. Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fasc. 15. M. procümbens, Prag. ex W. Gerhard in litt. 1824. but not of Besser. The plant has the fruit of M. officinalis, and the flowers of M. Var. B, angustifolia (Wallr. sched. crit. 1. p. 394.) leaflets linear. 3 “othed-leafletted Melilot. Fl.Ju.Aug. Clt. 1802. Pl. 3 to 4 ft. 3 M. tinea‘ris (Cav. ex Pers. ench. 2. p: 348.) stem erect, a . r Py . . . angular ; leaflets linear-oblong, nearly entire; stipulas linear, nl toothed at the base ; teeth of calyx unequal, about equal in ngth to the tube ; vexillum length of carina ; legume 2-seeded, iw : ! # Wrinkled reticulately, ovate-orbicular ; style short; seeds un- equally cordate, = lowers yellow. bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of Spain. agers yell This species comes near to M. dentata, but ‘a n the leaflets being obovate-linear, and in the flowers g larger, near-leafletted Melilot. UTHE'NIca (Bieb. angular ; p setaceous ; ately, l-seeded ; Fl. July, Aug. Cit: 1820. Pl. 2 ft. fl. taur. suppl. p. 506. in a note,) leaflets cuneiform, remotely-serrated ; sti- legumes ovate, compressed, wrinkled reticu- racemes elongated, loose; young legumes &. H. Native of Rus- M. Wolgica, Poir. suppl. 3. * macrorhiza, Desf. Flowers white. ts a like that of VOL. 11, LXIX. Mezirorus. : a Russian Melilot. F1. July, Aug. Cit. 1820. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 5 M. mevanospe’rMa (Besser in litt. 1824.) stem firm, un- equally furrowed; racemes numerous, twiggy, very long, as- cending ; leaflets oblong, denticulated ; legumes ovate, lacunose, black; seeds ovate, not cordate or compressed, black, rugged from dots. 4. H. Native of Tauria, Flowers yellow like those of M. officinalis. Black-seeded Melilot. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1819. Pl. 3to4 ft. 6 M. orricixa' is (Willd. enum. p. 790.) stem erect, branched ; branches spreading much; leaflets obovate-ob- long, obtuse, remotely-serrated ; stipulas setaceous; teeth of calyx unequal, length of tube; vexillum striated with brown ; wings equal in length to the keel ; legume 2-seeded, obovate, acute, and transversely wrinkled, rather pilose, at length blackish, and rather gibbous ; style filiform, length of legume ; seeds unequally cordate. 4. H. Native of Europe. In Bri- tain in thickets and hedges, and the borders of fields. Trifòlium Melilotus officinalis, a, Lin. spec. 1078. Oed. fl. dan. 934. Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. fasc. 15. var. a. Trifdlium officinale, Smith, fl. brit. 781. engl. bot. 1346. Flowers yellow. Fruit nearly like that of M. dentata, but the flowers are much larger. The flowers and seeds of this plant are the chief ingredients in flavouring the Gruyére cheese. This cheese no doubt owes its excellence to the mixture of herbs in the mountain pasturage, which surrounds the valley of Gruyére in Switzerland, but more particularly to the flowers and seeds of this plant, which are bruised and mixed with the curd before it is pressed. The whole plant has a peculiar scent, which becomes more fragrant in a dry state, then having some resemblance to that of Antho- xdnthum. The flowers are sweet-scented ; a water distilled from them possesses little odour in itself, but improves the flavour of other substances. In medicine it was esteemed emollient and digestive, and was used in fomentations and cataplasms, particu- larly in blister plaisters, but it is now laid aside as being rather acrid than emollient. Notwithstanding the strong smell of the plant, and its bitter acrid taste, it does not appear to be disagree- able to any kind of cattle ; and horses are said to be extremely fond of it; hence the plant is called by some Italian writers Tri- Jôlium caballinum. Ray affirms that it was formerly sown in England for the food of kine and horses ; but at present itis not cultivated with us. Var. B, unguiculata (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 187.) legumes elongated, sterile ones claw-formed, pedicellate. ¢.H. Native about Bern and Geneva. Officinal or Common Melilot. 3 to 6 feet. 7 M. patu’srris (Kit. in litt. 1815.) stems branched, erect ; leaflets oblong-linear, obsoletely-toothed ; stipulas linear-seta- ceous ; teeth of calyx unequal, length of tube ; vexillum longer than the wings and keel : legume 1-seeded, ovate, a little winged, rugged from lacunæ, of a brownish-black colour ; seeds irre- gularly cordate, bay-coloured. ¢. H. Native of Hungary, growing among Arindo phragmitis. Trifolium Melilotus pa- lustre, Waldst. et Kit. pl. rar. hung. 3. p. 295. t: 266. Very nearly allied to M. officinalis, and perhaps distinct. Flowers yellow. Marsh Melilot. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 8 M. arporea (Castagne in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 187.) stems arboreous; leaflets ovate-oblong, sharply-toothed ; stipulas setaceous, entire ; flowers disposed in long racemes; teeth of calyx acute, length of tube; keel and wings shorter than the vexillum. R.G. Cultivated about Constantinople, where it grows 15 feet high, and with a trunk about 3 inches in diameter. Flowers white. Tree Melilot. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1826. Shrub 15 feet. 9 M. arti’sstma (Thuill. fl. par, ed. 2. p; 378 and 83.) stem Aa Fl. July, Sept. Britain. PI. 178 LEGUMINOSÆ. erect; leaflets ovate-oblong; racemes very long ; wings equal to the keel; legumes naked, ovate, acute at both ends, 1-seeded. &. H. Native of France. Trifdlium altissimum, Lois. fl. gall. 2. p. 4. M. alba, Lam. dict. 4. p. 63. Perhaps M. arvén- sis or M. alba, Thuill. Flowers white. Tallest Melilot. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. 6 to 8 feet. 10 M. reuca’ntHA (Koch. ex D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 564.) stem erect, branched; leaflets ovate-oblong, truncate at the apex and mucronulate, remotely serrated ; stipulas setaceous; teeth of calyx unequal, length of tube; vexillum longer than the keel and wings; legume 1-seeded, ovate, wrinkled from lacunæ, green; seeds exactly ovate. 4. H. Native of Europe, in fields. ‘Trifolium officinale B, Lin. spec. 1078. Sturn. deutsch. fl. 1. fase. 15. f. K. M. vulgaris, Willd. enum. p. 790. M. alba, Thuill. fl. par. ed. 2. p. 378. but not of Lam. Flowers white. Var. B, unguiculata (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 187.) legumes elongated, sterile ones claw-formed, pedicellate. White-flowered Melilot. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. Pl. 8 to 5 feet. 11 M. macrorniza (Pers. ench. 2. p. 848.) stems and branches erect; leaflets linear-oblong, sharply and remotely toothed ; stipulas setaceous, toothless at the base ; teeth of calyx equal, length of tube; wings equal in length with the vexillum, but exceeding the carina; legume ovate, compressed, acutish, wrinkled from lacunæ, black, a little winged, 1-seeded ; seeds unequally sub-cordate, bay-coloured. %.H. Native of Hun- gary. Trifolium macrorhizum, Waldst. et Kit. pl. rar. hung. 1. p. 24. t. 26. Flowers yellow. Long-rooted Melilot. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1801. Pl. 2 to 8 ft. 12 M. rarvirtora (Desf. atl. 2. p. 192.) stem ascending ; branches spreading ; lower leaflets obovate-roundish, entire, up- per ones oblong, obsoletely-toothed ; stipulas linear-setaceous ; flowers very minute, in dense spikes; teeth of calyx nearly equal, broad; wings about equal in length to the vexillum and carina; legume ovate, rugged from lacune, yellowish-green, 1- seeded; seeds ovoid, adhering to the legume, bay-coloured, rugged from dots. ©. H. Native of Barbary, Italy, and France. TrifSlium Melildtus I‘ndicum à, Lin. spec. 1077. Flowers yellow. This plant has the habit of M. sulcàta, but the legumes are very different, and the spikes are rarely mucronate at the apex. Small-flowered Melilot. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt.1798. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 13 M. secera‘uis (Ser. mss. D. C. prod. 2. p. 187.) stem sometimes erect, sometimes procumbent ; leaflets obovate, ser- rulated even to the base; stipulas ciliately-toothed ; legume nearly globose, naked, 1-seeded, wrinkled archwise. ©. H. Native of Portugal, in Estramadura, among corn. Trifdlium Melilotus segetale, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 484. Flowers yellow. Perhaps only a variety of M. I’ndica. Corn-field Melilot. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 14 M. Porôxica (Pers. ench. 2. p. 348.) stem erect, terete ; leaflets cuneate-ovate, denticulated, rather truncate at the apex, and mucronulate ; stipulas subulate ; flowers very minute ; spikes mucronate ; teeth of calyx equal, broad ; legume ovate, wrinkled from lacune, bay-coloured, 2-seeded; seeds ovoid, black, wrinkled from dots. ©. H. Native of Poland. Trifdlium Melilotus Polénicum, Lin. spec. 1078. Flowers yellow. Allied to M. parviflora, but very distinct. Polish Melilot. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1778. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 15 M. Tav’rica (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 188.) stem erect; leaflets rhomboidal-cuneate, lined, dentately-serrated in front; stipulas subulate-setaceous ; racemes elongated ; legumes roundish, compressed, wrinkled transversely, l-seeded. &. H. Native of Tauria. Trifdlium Melilôtus Taüricum, Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 506. Plant quite smooth, of a glaucous green-colour. Flowers white. Taurian Melilot. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1818. Pl. 3 to4 feet. LXIX. Meuitorvs. 16 M. Ira’zica (Lam. dict. 4. p. 65.) stem erect; branches ascending, thick; leaflets obovate-roundish, obsoletely-denticu. lated; stipulas lanceolate, acute, somewhat jagged at the base; teeth of calyx unequal, hardly the length of the tube; wing equal to the carina, but shorter than the vexillum ; legume glo- bose, somewhat suberose, rugged from lacune, yellowish-green, 1-2-seeded ; seeds orbicular, compressed, rugged from dots, bay- coloured. ©. H. Native of Italy. Trifolium Melilotus Itá- licum, Lin. spec. 1078. Melilotus rotundifolia, Ten. cat. 1819, p. 57. Flowers yellow. There is a variety of this plant with entire leaves. Italian Melilot. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1596. Pl. 1 to 2 feet 17 M. eora‘cizis (D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 565.) stem and branches ascending, slender; leaflets obovate, narrow, denticulated at the apex ; stipulas somewhat setaceous ; teeth of calyx nearly equal, - hardly shorter than the tube ; wings equal in length to the carin and vexillum ; legume globose, hardly suberose, rugged from la- cunæ, yellowish-green, 2-seeded ; seeds orbicular, compressed, rugged from dots, bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of the south of France. M. Neapolitana, Tenore ex herb. Moricand. Flowers ellow. Slender Melilot. Fl. July, Sept. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 18 M. pa’txrpa (Besser. in litt. 1824.) stem rather terete lined, much branched ; leaflets obovate-linear, serrulated; le gume nearly globose, obsoletely reticulated, mucronate by the style, 1-seeded, of a yellowish bay-colour ; seeds globose, bay: coloured, smooth. ¢. H. Native of Volhynia. Flowers pale-yellow, like those of M. officinalis. Pale-flowered Melilot. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. 3 to4ft 19 M. suave‘ozens (Ledeb. ind. hort. dorp suppl. 1824 P 5.) legume 2-seeded, reticulated, glabrous ; wings equalling the keel in length, but shorter than the vexillum ; leaflets lance late-oblong, remotely serrated ; stipulas entire. 2%. H. Native of Dahuria, near Nertschinsk. Flowers yellow. k Sweet-scented Melilot. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. 3 to4 Sect. II. Pracroruris (from màayıoc, plagios, transvers and pvruc, rutis, a wrinkle; in reference to the transverse writ on the surface of the legume). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2 p 188.) legumes wrinkled transversely and arcuately. 20 M. arve’nsis (Wallr. sched. crit. p. 391.) si branched from the base, ascending; leaflets obovate, irreg toothed ; stipulas subulate ; racemes very long ; teeth © nearly equal, length of tube; wings equal in length to the ve lum, but exceeding the carina; legume ovate, acute, wre transversely from lacunæ, usually 2-seeded, yellowish-gree™' seeds ovate-oblong, olive-coloured, smooth; radicle hardly i minent. ©. H. Native of Germany, among corn. Flowers yé Var. B, albiflora (Wallr. sched. 392.) M. Petitpiert P Hayne in Schrad. neue journ. 2. part 2. p. 337. Willd. en 790. ex Wal'r. Flowers white. of Corn-field Melilot. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Pl. 1 e“ 21 M. r'Lecans (Salzmann, in litt. D. C. prod. 2. P teeth of calyx about equal, lanceolate, length of tube ; Jegun ovate, adhering to the seeds, wrinkled irregularly and per versely, and somewhat lacunose, and bay-coloured, 1-S J seeds subglobose, hardly retuse, rugged from dots, bay-¢0!0 ©. H. Native of Corsica. Elegant Melilot. PI. 1 to 2 feet. ) ste 22 M. Besserra'na (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 188: angular, firm, branched ; branches assurgent ; leaflets on ce rulated ; legume ovate, hardly compressed, very rugged, all ish; wrinkles elevated, transverse, tumid, and lacunose; "4 irregularly heart-shaped, bay-coloured, rather veiny- he M Native of Tauria. M. imbricata, Besser in litt. (ee plicata, Stev.? Flowers yellow, like those of M. officind"#" stem much Diit biai atakan a hiia aaa a a a i ae ees rer Me + . Usually trifoliate, LEGUMINOSÆ. LXIX. MeEurorus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. 4 to 6 ft. Secr. III. Campyrorv‘ris (from capzvdoc, campylos, a curve, and puruc, rutis, a wrinkle ; in reference to the curved or arched wrinkles on the surface of the legumes). Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 189. Legumes ovate or obovate, densely and arcuately veined. 28 M. Messane'nsis (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 192.) stem erect; leaflets obovate-cuneated, denticulated ; stipulas broad at the base, toothed, linear at the apex; racemes few-flowered ; teeth of calyx nearly equal, hardly shorter than the tube ; legume lan- ceolate, acute, very much nerved, 1-seeded ; seeds ovate, com- pressed, large, black, rugged from dots. ©. H. Native of Barbary, Sicily, and Piedmont, and the Straits of Messina. Tri- folium Messanénse, Lin. mant. 175. Flowers yellow. Messina Melilot. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1670. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 24 M. surca`ra (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 193.) stem procumbent ; leaflets obovate, obsoletely-toothed ; stipulas linear-subulate, dilat- ed at the base, entire or toothed; teeth of calyx broadish, shorter than the tube; legume obovate, somewhat globose, densely nerved, 2-seeded ; seeds somewhat orbicular, rugged from dots. ©.H. Native of Algiers and Alexandria, in cultivated fields. Trifolium Melilôtus I’ndicum y, Lin. spec. 1077. M. Maurita- nica, Willd. enum. p. 789. M. longifolia, Tenore, prod. suppl. 1. p. 66. Flowers yellow. Var. B, Libanética (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 189.) fruit larger, 1-seeded ; seeds ovate, wrinkled from dots ; teeth of calyx narrower. ©. H. On mount Libanon. Perhaps a proper species. Furrowed-stemmed Melilot. Besser’s Melilot. Fl. Ju. Aug. Cit. 1798. PL pr. + Species not sufficiently known. 25 M. Baume’rrr (Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. p. 84.) slender ; stem erect ; leaflets oblong-obovate, truncate, sharply-serrated at the apex ; legume racemose, naked, wrinkled, 1-seeded. ©. H. Native of? Flowers yellow. Baumetti’s Melilot. Fl. July, Aug. Clt 1818. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 26 M. minima (Roth. nov. spec. p. 861.) stem decumbent ; leaflets cuneated, deeply toothed ; stipulas palmately awned, rather membranous ; legumes axillary, sessile, crowded, round- ish, muricated, rugged, 1-seeded. @.? H. Native of the East Indies. Flowers small, white. Smallest Melilot. Pl. decumbent. 27 M. Neaporira‘'na (Tenore, prod. suppl. 1. p. 66. cat. “Shed p- 57.) stem erect; leaflets deltoid-obovate, toothed at + € apex ; stipulas setaceous, entire ; flowers spreading ; legumes peden, obovate, obtuse, naked, arcuately wrinkled. ©. H. ative on exposed hills near Naples. Neapolitan Melilot. Fl. Ju. Aug. Cht. 1820. PI. 2 feet. b Cult. None of the species are worth cultivating except in sicher gardens. They are all easily increased by seeds, d ch only require to be sown in the open border in spring. A ry light soil suits them best. Ši x TRIFO'LIUM (from tres, three, and folium, a leaf; th € species of the genus have trifoliate leaves, or each leaf is Fe of 3 leaflets ; the Greeks call it rppuAloy ; the French pren the English trefoil or clover). ‘Tourn. inst. 404. t. Trip ess gen. 355. Lam. ill. 613. D. C. prod. 2. p. 189.— nifolium, spec. Lin. IN. Syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx tubular (f. 32. a.), Permanent, glandless, 5-cleft (f. 32. a.); segments subulate. arina shorter than the wings and vexillum. Stamens diadel- . Phous (f. 32, 8.), : ei ae b.) Legume small, hardly dehiscent, usually ovate, oblo shorter than the calyx, and covered by it, rarely cal ng, and containing 3-4 seeds, in which case it exceeds the yx a little. Herbs. Stipulas adnate to the petioles. Leaves rarely with 5 leaflets. Flowers disposed in LXX. Trirorivm. 179 dense heads or spikes, bracteate, purple, white, or cream-coloured. Petals in the greater part of the species joined together at the base. This genus includes the most valuable herbage plants adopted in European agriculture, the white, red, and yellow clover. Not- withstanding all that has been said of the superiority of lucern to clover, and of the excellence of saintfoin and various other legu- minous plants, yet the red clover for mowing, and the white species for pasturage, are, and probably ever will be, found to excel all plants in these respects. The yellow clover, and the cow or meadow clover are also in cultivation but are inferior to the white and red clover. Secr. I. Lacopus (from Aaywe, lagos, a hare, and rove, pous, a foot ; in reference to the soft villous heads of flowers, which have been compared to the softness of a hare’s foot). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 189. Flowers spicate ; spikes oblong, bractless at the base. Calyx very villous, not inflated after flowering. 1 T. ancustirotium (Lin. spec. 1083.) stem erect; leaflets linear-lanceolate, very acute, ciliated ; stipulas very long, narrow, subulate at the apex ; spike solitary, terminal, between conical and oblong in shape ; calyx ribbed, glandular, and pilose ; seg- ments setaceous, spinescent at the apex, hardly exceeding the monopetalous corolla, lower segment longest ; seeds egg-shaped, smooth, bay-coloured. ©.H. Native of the south of Europe and the extra-tropical parts of the south of Africa, ex Burch. cat. geogr. no. 286. Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. fase. 16. Savi, obs. p. 58.—Barrel. icon. 698. Flowers pale rose-coloured. Narrow-leaved Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1640 or 1739. PI. 14 foot. 2 T. ıNTERME`pIUM (Gussone, cat. 1821. p. 82. in a note, p- 14. but not of Lapeyr.) plant pilose; stem diffuse ; leaflets lanceolate, oblong ; spikes villous, between conical and oblong in shape; segments of the calyx setaceous, and nearly equal, but not spinescent at the apex; corolla hardly exceeding the calyx. ©.H. Native of Italy, on sandy hills. Corolla white. Calyx striated, the segments terminated by fascicles of hairs. The rest of the plant appears as if it were a hybrid between T. angustif dlium and T. arvénse. Intermediate Hare’s-foot Trefoil. PI. + to 1 foot. 3 T. rurpu'reum (Lois. fl. gall. 484. t. 14.) stem erect; leaflets linear-lanceolate, acute, quite entire, ciliated; stipulas narrow, somewhat setaceous at the apex; spikes ovate-oblong, terminal, solitary ; calyx ribbed, glandular, and pilose; the seg- ments setaceous, much shorter than the corolla, which is perhaps monopetalous, the lower segment longest. ©. H. Native about Montpelier, Florence, and of the Levant. Savi, obs. p. 60. Flowers purple. Purple-flowered Hare’s-foot Trefoil. F1. June, July. 1816. Pl. 1 foot. 4 T. rv Bens (Lin. spec. 1081.) stem erect, straight ; leaflets oblong, very blunt, and quite smooth, denticulated ; stipulas very long and very broad, lanceolate at the apex; spikes ter- minal, usually twin; calyx very much striated, glandless, with the segments setaceous and very short, the lower segment longest, but hardly equal in length to the monopetalous corolla ; seeds egg-shaped, smooth; radicle rather prominent. X4. H. Native of Europe, on mountains, in meadows, and on the mar- gins of woods. Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. fase. 15. Savi, obs. p. 55. Mart. fl. rust. t.9. Jacq. aust. 4. p. 885. Flowers dark red. An elegant plant. f Var. B, furcàtum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 190.) stems forked at the top, bearing 2 spikes of flowers. Var. y, ramosissimum (Ser. mss. in D. C. 1l. c.) stem much branched, bearing many spikes. On Mount Saleva, AA 2 F1. June, July. Clt. 1820. Cit. 180 Red Trefoil. Fi. June, Sept. Clt. 1633. PI. 1 to 14 foot. 5 T. cœruze’scexs (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 509.) stem erect? leaflets roundish-rhomboidal, villous, as well as the half-ovate, subulate, dentate stipulas ; teeth of calyx nearly equal in length to the wings. ©. H. Native of the desert Anketer, between the rivers Terek and Kuma. The plant is known from T. incarnà- tum in the leaflets being lined, in the stipulas being membranous, and in the heads of flowers being shorter. Flowers bluish- purple. Bluish-flowered Trefoil. Fl. July. Clt. 1827. Pl. 1 foot. 6 T. rncarna‘tum (Lin. spec. 1083.) stem erect; leaflets roundish, obcordate, crenated, villous ; stipulas broad, very short, obtuse, and spacelate at the apex : spikes terminal, solitary, on long peduncles; calyx ribbed, very pilose; the segments lan- ceolate-setaceous, equal, somewhat stellately disposed, equal in length with the monopetalous corolla; seeds egg-shaped, ra- dicle rather prominent. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe, in subhumid meadows. Sims, bot. mag. 328. Sturm, deutsch. fl, 1. heft. 16. Mill. fiz. t. 267. f. 1. Flowers crimson, red, flesh-coloured, or even white. This is an elegant plant when in flower. Mr. Miller says it will make good food for cattle, but being an annual plant will not suit with the common practice of farmers. Var. B, Molinèrü (D.C. fl. fr. 5. p. 556.) flowers pale flesh- coloured ; stipulas hardly spacelate ; leaflets more or less den- ticulated. ©. H. T. Molinérii, Balb. ex Horn. hort. hafn. p. 715. Flesh-coloured-flowered Trefoil. Clt. 1640. Pl. 1 foot. 7 T. raco`rus (Pour. ex Willd. spec. 3. p. 1365.) plant very hairy ; stem much branched; leaflets obovate-cuneated, denti- culated ; stipulas lanceolate, very broad, short, nerved ; spike terminal, oblong, solitary, sessile ; calyx ribbed, very pilose ; the segments setaceous and equal, but shorter than the corolla. ©.H. Native of Spain.—Poir. dict. 8. p.10. Flowers red, Hare’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1827. PI. pr. 8 T. spica‘tum (Sibth. and Smith, fl. græc. t. 743. ex prod. 2. p- 93.) stem erect; legume 1-seeded, disposed in spikes, erect, naked, wrinkled, acute ; stipulas subulate, quite entire. ©.H. Native of the Island of Cyprus. Flowers yellow. Spike-flowered Trefoil. Pl. 1 foot. 9 T. arve'NsE (Lin. spec. 1083.) stem erect, branched, or simple ; leaflets spatulate, linear, somewhat tridentate at the apex; stipulas narrow, membranous, nerved, bristle- pointed, pilose; spikes oblong, very villous, soft; calyx very pilose, the segments bristle-shaped, longer than the polypetalous corolla, and equal in length with each other; seeds egg-shaped, bay- coloured ; radicle not prominent. ©.H. Native of Europe ; common in fields; plentiful in Britain, in sandy barren fields. Smith, engl. bot. 944. Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. heft. 16. Curt. fi. lond. 6. t. 50. Fl. dan. 724. Flowers pale-reddish. Var. B, crassicaüle (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 191.) heads ovate-globose, much smaller; stem very thick and very much branched; branches divaricate. ©. H. Native of Caucasus, in fields. Var. y, perpusillum (Ser. 1. c.) spikes somewhat globose ; stems very short, procumbent. ©. H. Ray, syn. p. 330. no. 15. t. 14. f. 2. Lobel first found this plant near South-sea Castle; Dillenius near Brackelsham, in Sussex, and Mr. Wood- ward, on Yarmouth Danes, at Lowestoft, &c. Var. à, gracile (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 530.) stem and leaves smoothish ; segments of the calyx villous at the apex, and co- loured. ©. H. Native of France. T. gracile, Thuil. fl. par. ed. 2. p. 283.—Barrel. icon. 901. Var. £, capitätum (Ser. l. c.) heads of flowers globose, sessile, T. arvénse (3, Savi, obs. trif. p. 19.—Barrel. icon. t. 902. Field Hare’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. July, Aug. Brit. Pl. 1 to1 ft. 10 T. xicu’sticum (Balb. in act. acad. ital. 1. p. 192. f. 2. ex LEGUMINOSAE. LXX. Trirozium. Savi, obs. trif. p. 38.) stem branched, diffuse ; leaflets obovate or obcordate, broad, somewhat denticulated at the apex ; stipu- las broadish, lanceolate, nerved, small, ending in an acumen, which is equal in length to the limb; spikes oblong, twin, diva- ricate, pedunculate, pilose ; teeth of calyx subulate, equal, twice the length of the tube, but exceeding the corolla ; seeds egg- shaped, yellow; radicle rather prominent. ©. H. Native of Italy, about Pisa, also in Spain and Corsica. T. arrectisètum, Brot. phyt. p. 152. t. 63. f. 1. T. aristatum, Horn. hort. haf, p. 712. Link. enum. 2. p. 262. Flowers pale-red. Var. P, párvulum (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 191.) stem much branched, slender ; spikes small, somewhat globose. ©. H: Native of the Stæchades Islands, and about Pisa. Lovage Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. PI. 4 foot. 11 T. pivarica‘tum (Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 715.) stem erect, divaricate, much branched ; leaflets obovate, emarginate, pilose; stipulas lanceolate; spikes elongated, ovate-cylindrical ; teeth of calyx subulate ; corolla monopetalous. ©. H. Native off Perhaps only a variety of T. geméllum, ex Horn. l. c. Flowers white and pale-red. Divaricate Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. PI. spread. 12 T. Geme’tium (Pourr. in Willd. spec. 3. p. 1376.) stem straight, simple; leaflets obovate, narrow, retuse, hardly denti- culated at the apex; stipulas narrow, with along acumen, hardly nerved ; spikes oblong, terminal, pedunculate and approximate pilose ; segments of the calyx dilated at the base, unequal, divari- cate, length of tube, but longer than the corolla ; seeds irregt- larly egg-shaped, small, yellowish-green ; radicle rather pro- minent. ©. H. Native of Spain. Flowers pale-red or white Twin-spiked Trifolium. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1816. Pl. 3 ft 13 T. purxoipes (Pourr. in Willd. spec. 3. p. 1377.) stem branched a little, slender; leaflets oblong, obcordate, denti- culated ; stipulas rather membranous, nerved, very narrow, 4% shaped; spike pedunculate, solitary or twin, between conical and oblong, villous, bractless; flowers very dense; sn of calyx equal, diverging, subulate, dilated at the base, length tube, but shorter than the corolla; seeds exactly egg-sha small, bay-coloured; radicle hardly prominent. O. H. m tive of Spain and Italy. Flowers pale-purple or white. He like those of a species of Phlèum. if Phleum-headed Trefoil. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1818. Pl. ¢ ; 14 T. rarra‘ceum (Lin. spec. 1082.) stem branched, diffuses leaflets obovate, or obcordate, denticulated ; stipulas ra membranous, nerved, narrow, long, and subulate ; spike $ globose, hispid, terminal, usually solitary ; segments of the caly% equal, subulate, twice or thrice longer than the tube, but er in length to the corolla ; seed egg-shaped, brown ; radicle We J prominent. ©. H. Native of Europe. Flowers pie Burdock-like Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1821. Pl. ricate, 3 to + foot. linate 15? T. ecuina‘rum (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 216.) stem dec wee branched ; leaflets obovate-oblong, quite entire ; stipulas me late, pilose; heads ovate, terminal, and axillary, pees pi leafless ; segments of calyx subulate, unequal, pilose; ee than the monopetalous corolla, when in fruit spreading yer ©.H. Native of Caucasus. Flowers pale. Vexillum lan late, elongated. . - 1, det Echinated-headed Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1821. Pl ne 16 T. erina'ceum (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 510.) aes branched ; leaflets cuneated, emarginate, almost entire, ¥! stipulas lanceolate, cuspidate; segments of the calyx ee equal, a little longer than the tube, but exceeding the = al ©. H. Native of Iberia. : Allied to ‘7. divaricatum. Flo pale-red. pif Prickly-headed Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. p 17 T, maLaca'NTHUM (Link. enum. 2..p. 261.) stem flex ar amo dh em =» En © = pe à Ge ee de > ét ne” ms. at NES beh a an ee ae Se SU ees LEGUMINOSÆ. hairy ; leaflets obcordate, hairy: stipulas ovate, acuminated ; heads terminal and lateral; calyx campanulate, lined; the seg- ments subulate and spreading, hairy. ©. H. Native of? Corolla small and pale-purple. Soft-flowered Trefoil. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. 4 ft. 18 T. syzva'ricum (Gerard, in Lois. not. p. 111.) stem a little branched, erect, pubescent; leaflets ovate. obtuse: stipulas di- lated, upper ones inclosing the spike of flowers; spike oblong, villous ; calycine segments setaceous, ciliated, shorter than the corolla, one of which is longer than the rest and spreading. ©.? H. Native of the south of France. Plant clothed with silky wool. Corolla purple. Spike about an inch long, con- stantly composed of about 40 flowers. Wood Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt? Pl. 4 foot. 19 T. nrcro-puncra’'tum (Wahl. in isis. 1828. vol. 21. p. 971.), spikes of flowers oblong, pedunculated ; lower tooth of calyx shorter than the wings of the corolla, which is gamopeta- lous ; stipulas linear, lined with black ; leaflets lanceolate-ellip- tic; stem branched. ©. H. Native about Constantinople. Black-dotted-stipuled Trefoil. Pl. 1 foot. Secr. II. Pucea'srrum (from phleum, the cat-tail grass, and astrum, an affixed signification, like ; the heads of most of the species resemble those of the cat’s-tail grass). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod, 2. p. 192. Flowers disposed in ovate-conical heads. Calyx not inflated after flowering. 20 T. Boccdn1 (Savi, obs. trif. p. 37. no. 14.) stem erect, branched ; leaflets oblong-obovate, denticulated at the apex ; stipulas very long and very narrow, subulate ; heads ovate, dense-flowered, twin, sessile, terminal, bracteate at the base ; segments of the calyx nearly equal, narrow, coarsely nerved in the middle, length of tube, and about equal in length to the co- rolla; seeds small, yellow, egg-shaped; radicle prominent. O. H. Native of Italy, Corsica, Portugal, and Andegavany. T. collinum, Bast. fl. main. et loir. and Poir. suppl. p. 5. T. semiglabrum, Brot. phyt. p. 155. t. 63. f. 2. Flowers pale-red. Bocconi's Trefoil. FI. June, July. Clit. 1820. Pl. 4 foot. 21 T. srria‘tum (Lin. spec. 1085.) stem procumbent, branched ; leaflets obovate-oblong, denticulated at the apex, downy ; sti- pulas membranous, broad, nerved, apiculated ; heads ovate- conical, dense, terminal and lateral; solitary, sessile, bracteate at the base; tube of calyx much nerved, ventricose, the teeth small and unequal, divaricated, bristle-shaped, shorter than the : corolla ; seeds turgid, bay-coloured, egg-shaped; radicle not l Eoen ©. H. Native of Europe, in dry sandy places; _ Plentiful in some parts of Britain, in dry barren sandy fields and yria Smith, engl. bot. 1843. Flowers pale-red. de irap Trefoil. Fl. June, July.. Brit. Pl. proc. 58) * TENUIFLORUM (Tenore, prod. p. 44. et cat. 1819. p. ee erect, branched, villous ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, és ated, villous ; lower stipulas lanceolate, acute, upper ones te à To nerved ; heads cylindrical, villous ; flowers th gth of calyx ; calyx clothed with rufous, silky pubescence ; € teeth spinose. ©. H. Native about Naples. Flowers Pale-red. pine flowered Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Ch. 1823. Pl. 1 ft. a TENUIFOLIUM (Ten. fl. nap. pr. p. 44.) stem and Dues ne nb A lower leaflets obcordately-cuneated, superior E teeth mear, denticulated towards the apex, mucronate; calycine z + unequal, setaceous, shorter than the corolla ; heads of wers oblong, solitary, or twin, sessile. ©. H. Native of , rer sandy fields. Flowers straw-coloured. Stems nu- in ‘ng rom the root. Corolla gamopetalous. The plant has | “Me habit of T. Boccdni. Fine-leaved Trefoil. Fl. May, July. PI. 1 foot. + SCA'BRUM (Lin, amœn, 4. p. 287. spec. 1084.) stem LXX. Trirozium. 181 procumbent ; leaflets obovate, denticulated ; stipulas ovate, small, nerved, somewhat membranous, pointed; heads of flowers ovate, sessile, terminal, and lateral; calycine segments linear- lanceolate, stiff, 3-nerved, unequal, hardly equal in length to the polypetalous corolla ; finally recurved ; seeds ovate, yellow ; radicle not prominent. ©. H. Native of Europe, in sterile barren places ; plentiful in some parts of Britain, in chalky and dry barren fields. Smith, engl. bot. 903. Flowers white. Scabrous Trefoil. Fl. May, July. Britain. Pl. procumb. 25 T. Datma'ticum (Visiani ex bot. zeit. march. 1829. p. 21.) pubescent ; stems prostrate, inflexed at the apex ; stipulas ovate, membranous, nerved; leaflets stalked, nerved, obovate, finely denticulated, floral ones almost sessile, involucrated by dilated stipulas ; heads of flowers ovate-conical, axillary, and terminal, sessile and leafy at the base; calyx pubescent, having linear, straight teeth, which are at length recurved, not half the length of the gamopetalous corolla. ©. H. Native of Dalma- tia. Flowers white or red. Allied to T. scäbrum. Dalmatian Trefoil. Pl. prostrate. Secr. III. Evurripny’ttum (from ev, eu, well or good, and tpipurdoyr, triphyllon, trefoil; genuine species). Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 192. Flowers disposed in ovate, pedunculate, or sessile, usually bracteate heads. Calyx villous, not inflated. 26 T. maritimum (Huds. angl. ed. 1. p. 284.) stem spread- ing, often recumbent; heads of flowers somewhat ovate-glo- bose ; leaflets oblong-obovate, obtuse, or emarginate, somewhat denticulated ; stipulas narrow, pointed; spikes ovate-globose, nearly sessile ; calycine segments shorter than the tube and poly- petalous corolla, stiff, unequal, at length much dilated and spreading, 3-nerved; seeds ovoid, bay-coloured, hardly gibbous at the base. ©. H. Native of Europe, by the sea-side in salt marshes and meadows; plentiful in some parts of Britain, on the east and south coasts of England, from Norfolk to Somer- setshire in various places. Smith, engl. bot. 220. Hook. fl. lond. t. 57. T. irregulare, Pour. act. toul 3. p. 331. T. rigi- dum, Savi, fl. pis. 2. p. 159. t. 1. f 1. obs. trif. p. 42. Flowers pale-red. Plant hairy. Var. B, Bastardiänum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 192.) spikes pedunculate ; calycine segments larger and finely nerved. Sea-side Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Brit. Pl. decumbent, or 4 foot high when growing in a tuft. 27 T. supinum (Savi, obs. trif. p. 46. f. 2.) stems spreading, branched ; leaflets obovate, broad, ciliated; stipulas narrow, nerved, small, subulate ; heads somewhat obovate, pedunculate, egg-shaped after flowering ; calycine segments unequal, linear, stiff, spreading, shorter than the corolla; seeds unequally sub- cordate, bay-coloured ; radicle prominent. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe. Flowers pale-red. Supine Trefoil. F1. June, July. Clt. 1816, Pl. trailing. 28 T. CoNSTANTINOPOLITA‘NUM (Ser. mss. in D.C, prod. 2. p- 193.) stems spreading, branched ; leaflets lanceolate-linear, somewhat denticulated ; stipulas narrow, nerved, subulate ; heads of flowers somewhat globose, terminal, and lateral, pedunculate when mature, of a conical shape; flowers crowded, at length rather loose, and apparently somewhat verticillate ; calycine segments unequal, subulate, stiff, much shorter than the corolla. ©. H. Frequent about Constantinople. Flowers yellow. Constantinople Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. spread. 29 T. Xara’rvr (D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 558.) stem erect, villous, branched ; leaflets obovate-elongated, a little ciliated ; stipulas narrow, nerved; heads of flowers ovate, pedunculate ; calyx striated, glandular, and pilose; the segments hardly unequal and smaller than the corolla. ©. H. Native of the eastern Py- renees. Flowers pale-purple ? 182 Var. B, Bæ'ticum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 193.) plant smoothish; stipulas very long; calycine segments ciliated. Native of Spain. T. Boe'ticum, Lag. ex Balb. in litt. Xatard’s Trefoil. Pl. 1 foot. 30 T. cincrum (D C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 152.) stems erect, pilose, a little branched ; leaflets oval-oblong, villous ; stipulas broad, nerved, the two upper ones somewhat palmate; heads ovate, pedunculate; calyx striated; the segments unequal, the lower one large, but shorter than the corolla ©.H. Native about Montpelier. Flowers cream-coloured. Vexillum elon- gated, linear, rather acute. Allied to T. maritimum and T. och- roleicum. Girded Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. } to 1 foot. 31 T. ALexanprrnvum (Lin. ameen. 4. p. 286.) plant smooth- ish; stems ascending, thick, flexuous ; leaves numerous ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, somewhat denticulated ; stipulas narrow, nerved, about equal in length to the petiole; heads of flowers terminal, ovate ; calyx hardly ribbed, pilose; the segments setaceous and nearly equal, the two superior ones joined at the base, much shorter than the monopetalous corolla ; seeds ovate, compressed, yellow (ex Savi). ©.H. Native of Egypt, about Alexandria. —Forsk. fl. egypt. descr. p. 139. Savi, obs. trif. p. 47. Flowers pale-yellow. Forskal says that this trefoil is universally cultivated in Egypt, being the best and indeed the principal fodder for cattle in that country. It is sown only in the recess of the Nile, and where the fields are too high to be inundated by that river they are watered by means of hydraulic engines ; the seeds being committed to the earth while it is wet. The produce is three separate crops, the plants growing each time about half an ell in height. After the last crop the plants die. When this trefoil is wanted for seed, it is sown along with the wheat. Both are gathered at once by the hand, not reaped or mown, and are threshed out together, the trefoil-seed being after- wards separated by a sieve. This species of clover, being so important in its own country, might be worth the notice of British agriculturists. Var. B, ramôsum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 193.) stem branched ; lower segment of the calyx bi-trifurcate. Alexandrian Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt.1798. PI. 1 ft. 32 T. ocuro.evu'cum (Lin. syst. nat. 3. p. 233.) pilose ; stems ascending, slender ; leaves distant ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, obtuse, or retuse, finely hairy, upper ones narrowest; stipulas narrow, nerved, much shorter than the petioles, pointed ; heads terminal, ovate-oblong, on long stalks; calyx ribbed, smoothish; the segments linear and setaceous, unequal, stiffish, half-spread- ing, much shorter than the corolla, lowest segment very long. 4. H. Native of Europe, in dry fields. Curt. fl. lond. 6. t. 49, Mart. fl. rust. 35. Jacq. austr. t. 40. Sturm, deutsch. fl. J. heft. 16. t. 40. Smith, engl. bot. 1224, T. rôseum, Presl. ex Gus- sone, in litt. Flowers cream-coloured. Mr. Curtis recommends this species of trefoil to the notice of the experimental agricul- turist, and thinks it may be a good substitute for the 7’. répens or T. praténse in certain soils and situations, but we think it in no respect worthy of attention, as an object of culture. Var. B, dichétomum (Ser. mss.) stem forked at the top ; spikes twin, approximate. Var. y, himile (Ser. mss.) plant less villous; leaflets broad, lower ones emarginate. T. ochroléucum £. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 528. Var. à, ramdsum (Ser. mss.) stem much branched. Cream-coloured-flowered Trefoil. Fl. May, July. PI. 1 foot. 33 T. rricuoce PHALUM (Bieb. fl. taur. 3. p. 212. and suppl. p. 508.) stem ascending, simple, few-leaved; leaflets entire, ovate, or oblong : stipulas broadish, long, much shorter than the petiole; heads hairy, elliptic, leafy at the base, sessile; calyx ribbed, glandular, pilose; the segments setaceous and unequal, 1 Britain. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXX. Trirotium. much shorter than the corolla. on the Alps. Xy. H. Native of Caucasus, An intermediate plant between T. ochroleicum and T. Pannénicum. Flowers cream-coloured. Hair-headed Trefoil. Pl. + foot. 34 T. canr'scens (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1369.) stems ascending, covered with adpressed hairs; leaflets obovate, emarginate, vil- lous ; stipulas lanceolate-subulate ; heads terminal, large, oblong, nearly sessile; calyx smooth; the segments lanceolate and pilose, dilated at the base, lowest one a little longer ; corolla monopetalous, much longer than the segments. %4. H. Native of Cappadocia. Sims, bot. mag. 1168. Perhaps a variety of T, Pannônicum only. Flowers cream-coloured. Canescent Trefoil. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1803. foot, ascending. 35 T. Panno’nicum (Lin. mant. p. 276.) plant very pilose; stem simple, straight ; leaflets lanceolate, oblong, acutish, obtuse or retuse at the apex, nearly entire, ciliated; stipulas narrow, linear, and very long at the apex, length of petiole ; heads ter minal, pedunculate, ovate-oblong, thick; calyx ribbed, glan- dular, pilose, the segments setaceous and unequal, much shorter than the corolla. 2s. H. Native of the alps of Piedmont Jacq. obs. 2. p. 21. t. 42. and of Lower Hungary. Flowers white, but when dry yellowish. Var. B, barbatum (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 194.) stem forked; leaflets lanceolate, acute. T. barbatum, D, C. cat hort. monsp. 150. Native about Montpelier. Pannonian Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1752. PI. 1 foot 36 T. Orv'mricum (Horn. mss. Hook. bot. mag. t. 2790) stem erect, hairy; leaflets hairy, lanceolate-elliptic, entire ; st pulas subulate, sheathing ; spikes of flowers oblong, solitary; calyx hairy, with the lower tooth equal in length to the tube the corolla; vexillum very long. 4. H. Native of Mount Olympus. Flowers yellowish. Olympic Trefoil. Fl. July. Clt. 1817. PI. 1 foot. 87 T. Arme‘ xium (Willd. enum. p. 793.) stems simple, ascent ing ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, emarginate ; stipulas subu spike dense, oblong-elliptic, solitary ; lower tooth of calyx abou equal in length to the tube of the monopetalous corolla. %.* Native of Armenia. Perhaps only a variety of T. Pannonicut. Flowers cream-coloured. 2 Armenian Trefoil. FI. June, Jul. Clt. 1820. Pl. 1 ft. ascents 38 T.squarrôsum (Lin. spec. 1082.) stem branched ; be leaves opposite or alternate, rather pilose ; leaflets lanceolate oval, rather retuse ; stipulas narrow, smoothish, nerved, F membranous, ending in a long acumen each ; heads ovate ; c K ribbed ; the segments unequal, 3-nerved, and ciliated, the R . segment length of corolla and deflexed; seeds oval, yon ©. H. Native of Spain, and of France about Paris. ee fr. 4. p. 531. T. dipsàceum, Thuill. fl. par. ed. 2. pP- se Moris. hist. 2. sect. 2. t. 13. f. 1. Flowers white or € coloured. ss Var. B, flävicans (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 194.) flow pale-vellow. T. squarrdsum, Savi, obs. p. 65. t. 3: Af Squarrose-headed Trefoil. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1640. pl. 3” 39 T. a'Lsıpum (Rets. obs. fasc. 4. p. 30.) stem difuses leaflets ovate-lanceolate, ending each in a short awn, an the margins and keel ciliated ; heads nearly globose, but ¥ in fruit ovate ; calycine segments subulate, unequal, ade lower one 3-nerved, and about equal in length to the cor als ©. H. Native of? Flowers cream-coloured. Perhaps e a variety of T. ochroleticum. vok. cae Whitish-flowered Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 17 90. 1 foot. leaflet 40 T. cénicum (Pers. in Savi, obs. trif. p. 41. 1 810.) e obovate, denticulated at the apex, mucronulate ; stipulas ais what ventricose, short, obtuse, and triangular at the apex; PI. 4 tol _ Calycine _ than the corolla. LEGUMINOSÆ. ovate-conical, pedunculate; calyxes very much nerved ; segments half spreading, about equal in length to the corolla. ©. H. Native of Europe. Flowers cream-coloured. Conical-headed Trefoil. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. 1 to 1 ft. 41 T. Krrarperia‘num (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod, 2. p. 194.) stems ascending, hairy; leaflets obovate-elliptic, quite entire, pilose; heads conical, terminal, sessile. ©. H. Native of Hungary. T. cônicum, Kit. in Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 717 (1813) but not of Pers. nor Lag. Flowers cream-coloured. Kitaibel’s Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt.1818. Sh. 1 foot. 42 T. zronea‘rum (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1368.) stem ascending, branched ; leaflets lanceolate, emarginate, mucronate, villous ; stipulas lanceolate ; heads loose, elliptic, solitary; lower seg- ment of the calyx length of wings; corolla monopetalous ; vexillum very long. 24. H. Native of Galatia. The whole plant is villous. It differs from T. alpéstre in the leaves being smaller, in the vexillum being longer, in the stem being branched and ascending, and in the villi. Flowers red. Elongated-headed Trefoil. Pl. 1 foot. 43 T. aupe’stre (Lin. spec. 1082.) stem erect, simple ; leaflets lanceolate, coriaceous, ciliately-serrulated ; stipulas narrow, nerved, nearly sessile, long, and linear at the apex ; heads. glo- bose ; calyx striated ; the segments unequal, beset with spinulous warts, the lower segment shorter than the monopetalous corolla, the rest very short and tooth-formed ; seeds somewhat reniform, compressed, and yellowish. %.H. Native of Europe, on the Alps. Savi, obs. trif. p. 54. Jacq. obs. 3. p. 14. t. 64. fl. aust. 433. Sims, bot. mag. 2779. Root creeping. Flowers purple. The plant has the leaves of T. rùbens and the flowers of T. pratense. Var, B, distèchyum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 194.) heads of flowers twin, approximate. Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. heft. 15. Var. Y, lanigerum (Ser. mss. D. C. prod. 2. p. 194.) stems and petioles covered with numerous, white, soft, spreading pili. Native on Mount Pennino. _ Var. à, rubéllum (Besser, in litt.) flowers rose-coloured. Na- tive of Lithuania. Alp Trefoil. F1. June, July. Cit. 1789. PI. 4 to 1 foot. 44 T. MEDIUM (Lin. faun. suec. ed. 2. p. 558.) smoothish ; stem erectish, flexuous, branched ; leaflets oblong, coriaceous, ciliated, many-nerved, glaucous beneath ; stipulas tapering, con- verging ; heads subglobose, pedunculate, rather loose ; calycine a unequal, rather pilose, the uppermost ones rather the Shortest, all shorter than the monopetalous corolla ; seeds irre- gularly cordate; radicle very prominent. 2. H. Native of Sune in elevated pastures ; plentiful in some parts of Britain. Seog deutsch]. fl. 1. fase. 15. Smith, engl. bot. 190. T. flexuo- see acq. fl. austr. t. 886. Mart. fl. rust. 13. T. affine, Lejeune, X herb. D. C. T. alpéstre, Crantz. aust. 407. Fl. dan. 662. rer creeping. Flowers purple. It differs from T. praténse in ie at heads of flowers, flexuous stems, and creeping woody idence his species goes under the names of Cow-grass, Mea- cover, and Marl-grass. It is sometimes cultivated as an agricultural plant in England and some other parts of Europe. its e best Properties of the present kind of clover seem to be sities of resisting drought, and its thriving on cold tenacious ag et Mr. Sinclair reports it to be preferable to 7’. pra- nod or red clover for permanent pasture on light soils. Its uce of nutritious matter, however, is said to be but half as much as that of 7’. praténse. ps Trefoil. FI. June, July. Britain. Pl. 1 foot. ean #XPA nsum (Kit. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 195.) pilose ; nie ect; leaflets lanceolate ; stipulas narrow, nerved, elon- : and ascending at the apex ; heads ovate, obtuse, sessile ; Segments pilose, flexible, unequal, tetragonal, shorter %.H. Native of? Perhaps it is a variety LXX. Trirorium. 183 of T. praténse, but the stipulas are longer, and the leaflets are narrower. Flowers purple. i Expanded Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 foot. 46 T. pracrea‘tum (Schousb. in Willd. enum. p. 792.) stem branched ; leaflets ovate, obtuse, obsoletely denticulated ; sti- pulas awned; heads of flowers ovate-conical, dense, solitary, sessile ; corolla monopetalous, about equal in length to the caly- cine segments. £#.? ©.? H. Native of Morocco. Perhaps only a variety of T. praténse. Flowers purple. Bracteate-flowered Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. PI. 1 to 14 foot. 47 T. PRATE’NSE (Lin. spec. 1082.) stems ascending; leaflets elliptic, more or less acute, entire ; stipulas broad, nerved, glabrous, each ending in a short bristle point, inflexed ; heads ovate, dense, obtuse, nearly sessile; calycine segments pilose, flexible, unequal, the lowest one longest, the rest equal; corolla gamopetalous ; seeds reniform, compressed, yellowish. u. H. Native of Europe, fre- quent on the Alps and in meadows ; plentiful in some parts of Britain. Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. heft. 5. Savi, obs. trif. p. 48. Smith, engl. bats 1770: Mart- A rüst- t.3; Leaflets dark-green, usually with a white subsagittate mark in the centre. Flowers purple, rarely white. The red or broad clover is the kind most generally cultivated on land that carries white and green crops alternately, as it yields the largest crop of all the other sorts. The soil best adapted for clover is deep sandy loam, which is favourable to its long tap roots, but it will grow in any soil, provided it be dry. Marl, lime, or chalk, is very congenial to clover. The climate most congenial to clover is one neither very hot nor very dry and cold. Clover will be found to produce most seed in a dry soil and warm temperature, but as the production of seed is only in some situations an object of the farmer’s atten- tion, a season rather moist, provided it be warm, is always at- tended by the most bulky crop of clover herbage. The culture which clover receives is ordinary farm culture, and that destined also for another crop. The time of sowing clover-seed is generally in spring, during the corn seed time, or from February to May; but it may also be sown from August to October, and when it is sown by itself, unaccompanied by any other crop, this will be found the best season, as the young plants are less liable to be dried up, and impeded in their progress by the sun, than when sown alone in spring and remaining unshaded during the dry and hot weather of summer; but clover-seed is usually mixed with a certain por- tion of rye-grass seed, and sown along with or among other crops, especially with spring-sown wheat, barley, and the early ¢ varieties of oats. Unless, however, the soils on which these crops are sown are well pulverized, and have been some years under tillage, clover will not succeed in them ; it being ascer- tained that newly broken-up pasture grounds cannot be sown down to clover and grasses till the soil is thoroughly pulverized, and the roots of the former grasses and herbage plants com- pletely destroyed. Dore Some prepare clover-seed for sowing by steeping 1t in water or in oil, as in Switzerland, and then mixing it with powdered gyp- sum, asa preventive to the attacks of insects. The manner of sowing clover is always broad-cast. When FIG. 32. 184 sown with spring corn, clover and grass seeds are usually put in after the land has been pulverized by harrowing in the corn- seed, and are themselves covered by one course more of the harrows, or if the corn is drilled, the small seeds are sown im- mediately before or after hand-hoeing, and the land is then finished by a course of the harrow. When the land is under an autumn-sown crop of wheat or other grain, though the clovers and rye-grass are still sown in spring, the proper period must depend both upon the state of the land and the progress of the crops ; and it may be often adviseable to break the crust formed on the surface of tenacious soils, by using the harrow before the clover-sced is sown, as well as afterwards to cover it. Some- times the roller only is employed at this time, and there are instances of clover and rye-grass succeeding when sown without either harrow or rolling, if the weather is moist at the time of sowing. Half an inch may be considered a proper depth to cover clover-seed in clay soils, and an inch in dry light soil, but it will grow when barely covered. The quantity of seed sown on an acre is exceedingly various ; not only as more or less white and yellow clover is sown along with grass-seeds and red clover, or when pasturage is intended, but even when they are the only kinds sown, the quantity is varied by the quality of the soils, and the different purposes of hay, soiling, or one year’s pasture, to which the crop is to be ap- plied. When pasturage is the object more seed is necessary than when the crop is to be cut green for soiling; and for hay less is necessary than to either of the former. ‘Timely pulverized soils do not require so much seed as clays, on which clovers and rye-glass are very frequently sown among autumn or winter- sown wheat, when there is more danger of a part of it perishing from being imperfectly covered. In general 8 or 10 pounds may be taken as a minimum quantity, and from that to 14 pounds as the maximum. Rye-grass, commonly at the rate of a bushel per acre, but in many cases only half or two-thirds of a bushel, is mixed with this weight of clover, and both are sown at the same time. When it is intended to retain the land in pasture for several years the quantity of red clover is diminished, and several kinds of more permanent herbage are added, the most common of which are white and yellow clover, and rib-wort and rye-grass. No general rule can be laid down as to the proper quantity of each to be sown; the red clover and rye-grass, however, should predominate. In the selection of clover and rye-grass seeds particular atten- tion should be paid to their quality and cleanness ; the purple colour of cloverseed denotes that it has been ripe and well saved, and the seeds of weeds may be detected in it by narrow inspection, if there be any; but various noxious weeds are fre- quently mixed up with seeds of rye-grass, which it is difficult either to discover or to separate from them. Red clover from Holland or France has been found to die out in the season it has been cut or pastured, while the English seed produces plants which stand over the second, and many of them the third year (General Report of Scotland, vol. 1. p. 537.); thus remaining, in the latter case, four years in the ground from the time of sowing. The after culture of clover and rye-grass is chiefly keeping the ground clear of weeds and stones. After this the surface should be rolled once to smooth it for the scythe. This opera- tion is best performed in the first dry weather of March. Some give a top dressing of soot, gypsum, common lime, peat or wood ashes at this time or earlier; but where the soil is in good heart, and contains calcareous matter, top-dressing cannot be considered as necessary. The taking of the clover or clover and rye-grass crop is either for cutting green for soiling, or cutting green for feeding, or fat- LEGUMINOSAE. LXX. TRIFOLIUM. tening live stock, by making it into hay, or by pasturing. It has been pretty uniformly found, after repeated trials upon soils of almost every description, that oats taken after clover that has been cut, either for soiling or hay, is superior to the crop taken after clover pasture by sheep. On all farms a part of this crop is cut green for the working horses, and for milch-cows, andin some instances both for growing and fattening cattle. In feeding cattle with green clover attention must be paid to prevent swelling or hoving, which is very apt to take place when they are first put on this food, especially if it be wet with rain or dew, and the more luxuriant the clover the greater is the danger. After being accustomed to this rich food for a few days, during which it should be given rather sparingly, the danger is much diminished; but it is never safe to allow milch cows in particular to eat large quantities of wet clover. The mode of making clover hay is to cut it close to the ground, and in as perfect and uniform a manner as it is possible to accom- plish. The surface in the preceding spring having been freed from stones and well rolled, the stubble after the mower ought to be as short and smooth as possible, by which means the after growth will be more vigorous and weighty. It is turned witha fork or by hand every day until it is quite dry; it is then put up in field ricks, and afterwards stacked. The after growth or second crop of clover is vigorous or weak according to the proportion of clover plants to rye-grass, to the time when the first crop was cut, and to the moisture and warmth of the season. The first of these after cuttings may be made into hay, and sometimes the second, but in general both are com sumed by soiling or pasturing, unless in some dry warm districts, as Norfolk, and parts of Suffolk and Kent, when the second growth is left to ripen its seed. In the northern counties should it be cut for hay, which it seldom is, the best method of saving it is to mix it up with straw, which will absorb a part its juices. It is often cut green as a part of the soiling system or where a sheep stock is kept, pastured by the old ewes o other sorts, that are to be fattened the ensuing winter on turnips. When clover is used as a pasturage crop the live stock art either pent in by hurdles, and the hurdles shifted as the clover ! eaten, or they may be tethered in the field, and the tethers 1 moved in order to have the clover eaten regularly, as m somt parts of Scotland, or the stock is introduced into the field, but m this case always earlier than in tethering and hurdling, m 0 to avoid the loss that would be sustained by cattle or § treading on tall herbage; but red clover is not generally p% tured till the third year; but when white or yellow clovers att sown the herbage is sometimes not mown at all, but only per for three or more years, but if a little red clover is sown them a crop of hay may be taken the second year. The produce of clover hay without any admixture of rye gas on the best soils is from 2 to 3 tons per acre, and in this sta the London market it generally sells 20 per cent higher . ght of meadow hay or clover and rye-grass mixed. The welg i] and from clover and rye-grass mixed varies according to the s0 the season from one to three tons per English acre, as 1t 15 à from the damp ricks; but after being stacked and kep spring the weight is found to be diminished 25 or 30 ae de The value of clover and rye-grass hay in comparison g øi straw of beans or peas, may be in the proportion of 3 q fe ; with the finest straw or corn crops in the proportion Of ~ |) 4 One acre of red clover will go as far in feeding horses © oc cattle as 3 or 4 of natural grass. And when 1t 1s cut far sionally, and given to them fresh, it will probably 80 With de ther, as no part of it is lost by being trodden down. of rid exception of lucern, Medicago sativa, and the herbage sur marshes, there is no crop by which so much stock m . ported as by clover. It may be profitably employ ed in sea SS ss ee Ss oe Sean ee Ne E Ee he ee ae ae ee Se lel ell ll E SR PRET ET 1 LEGUMINOSÆ. sheep in spring, and with this food they will soon be ready for the butcher. Afterwards a crop of hay may be got, and in two or three weeks after the hay has been taken off, sheep intended to be fattened on turnips may be turned in, and kept there until the turnips are ready for them. The nutritive products of red clover, according to Sir Hum- phrey Davy (the quantity analysed 1000 parts) are as follows: the whole quantity of soluble or nutritive matter 59; mucilage or starch 31; saccharine matter or sugar 8 ; gluten 2; extract, or matter rendered insoluble during evaporation, 3. The saving of clover-seed is attended with considerable labour and difficulty. Clover will not ripen its seeds if saved for that purpose early in the year; therefore it is necessary to take off the first crop either by feeding or with the scythe, and to depend for the seed upon those heads that are produced in the autumn. Seed clover turns out to good account in those years when the crops are not injured by the blight, which is often fatal to them, or by the rains in the autumn, which sometimes prove their destruction ; for the time of harvesting this seed falling out late, when rainy weather may be expected, renders it on that account very tedious. The produce in seed may generally be from 3 to 4or 5 bushels per acre, when perfectly clean weighing from 2 to Sewt. But there is great uncertainty in the produce of clover- seed from the lateness of the season at which it becomes ripe ; and the fertility of the soil is considerably impaired by such a crop. Yet the high value of the seed is a great inducement to the saving of it in favourable situations (Dickson’s Prac- tical Agriculture, vol. 2. p. 863). The growth of clover re- served for seed should be the second crop, and it should be ly to remain until the husks become perfectly brown, ‘ J Seam be cut and harvested in the usual manner, leaving aca e F p it is very dry and crisp, that the seeds may ue ore fully hardened ; it may then be laid up dry, to be eshed out at the farmer’s convenience. Much labour and ex- aie th necessary in separating the seeds from the husk, espe- zae anA p is effected by thrashing, which seldom costs less bn 0 6 or 7 shillings per bushel. By the use of mills ag : may be done much cheaper. . ss aaa of clover are the blight or mildew, and suffoca- Fat He nt from insects, slugs, and worms. It often res ss after being repeated at short intervals on aie >o = > or does no good, whether this is owing fato the ra = dE se in some peculiar substance which enters 76 aaa 1€ plant, does not appear to be clearly ascer- a se ressing with ashes or lime is said to be un- st ge slugs ; but where vermin of this sort are very hi most certain remedy is a naked fallow well worked à months. TH on ere in D. C. prod. 2. p: 195.) tall; PON siete ceolate ; eads large, globose. Lola, a à : scens (Ser. l. c.) smoothish ; stems filiform ; no. 19, » few-flowered. T. praténse y, Ser. trif. exsic. k: : | Ph Pedunculätum (Ser. 1. c.) heads on long peduncles. pratense sativum, Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fasc. 15. ar. €, multi d x 2 oe from pili, taney Sant = c.) calycine segments 6-7, hispid Field Trefoi l to 2 feet, oil or Red Clover, a “oor i TUM (Schleich. cat. p. 51.) plant villous ; stems nerved: h eaflets ovate, obtuse or retuse ; stipulas broad, nearly é ses ovate, obtuse, nearly sessile ; segments of calyx „uat ; corolla gamopetalous ; seed reniform. %. H. Na- tiv : velo t2etland, on mount Grimsel, and of Vallais. Flowers Sheathed Trefoil. VOL, II, Fl. May, Sept. Britain. PI. Fl. May, July. Cit. 1819. PI. prostrate. LXX. Trirozium. 185 49 T. microrny'LLum (Desv. journ. bot. 2. p. 516.) smooth- ish; stems ascending ; leaflets ovate, obtuse or retuse, denticu- lated, superior ones mucronulate ; stipulas broadish, nerved, furnished at the apex with a broad, short, inflexed point; heads ovate, obtuse, sessile ; calycine segments pilose, flexible, un- equal, shorter than the gamopetalous corolla. %. H. Native of Scandinavia, and about Paris, in dry groves. D.C. fl. fr. 5. p. 356. Flowers purple. Perhaps only a variety of T. praténse. Small-leaved Trefoil. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1819. Pl. 1 foot, ascending. 50 T. Nortcum (Wulf. in Roem. arch. 3. p. 387.) villous : stem declinate, simple ; leaflets oval-oblong ; stipulas smoothish, rather narrow, somewhat lanceolate; heads of flowers subglo- bose, pedunculate and sessile; calycine segments filiform, flexile, about equal in length, the lower one much shorter than the carina. Y. H. Native of Carinthia. Savi, obs. trif. p. 61. Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. fase. 16. Allied to T. praténse, but the calyxes are twice the length, and thicker ; and the flowers are cream-coloured. Noric Trefoil or Clover. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1821. PI. pr. 51 T. succíncrum (Visiani. ex bot. zeit. March, 1829. p. 21.) plant hairy ; stems ascending ; leaflets oval, obtuse, obsoletely- denticulated at the apex, upper leaves opposite; stipulas ovate, membranous, nerved ; heads of flowers ovate, terminal, girded by a 10-toothed 1-leaved involucrum ; calyx compressed, nerved at the base, having lanceolate acuminated pilose teeth, the lower tooth twice the length of the others. ©. H. Native of Dalmatia. Flowers white. This plant is distinguished from all others of the genus in the form of the involucrum. Girt Trefoil. Fl. May, June. Pl. ascending. 52 T. Pennsytva’nicum (Willd. enum. p. 793.) stem much branched, flexuous ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, obtuse, quite entire ; stipulas awned ; heads ovate, cylindrical, solitary, dense ; lower segment of calyx shorter than the monopetalous corolla. XY. H. Native of North America. Very like T. médium or T. praténse. Flowers red. Pennsylvanian Trefoil or Clover. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1811. Pl; E foot; 53 T. FIMBRIA'TUM (Lindl. bot. reg. 1070.) stems prostrate, glabrous ; leaflets oval, smooth, toothed, the teeth setaceous ; heads of flowers on long peduncles; involucrum shorter than the flowers, and are, as well as the stipulas, multifid ; the seg- ments awned ; calyx turbinate, with the segments pungent, about the length of the tube of the corolla; seeds round, black. Y.H. Native of North America, in the neighbourhood of the Colom- bia river. Flowers purple. Fringed-stipuled Trefoil. Fl. Sept. Oct. Cit. 1825. PI. prostrate. 54 T. Wormsk161p1 (Lehm. cat. sem. hort. hamb. 1825.) heads of flowers hemispherical, solitary, terminal, girded by an orbicular, jagged, awned involucrum; wings divaricate, a little shorter than the vexillum ; leaflets obovate-oblong, pectinately- denticulated, mucronate ; stipulas broad, fringed. ©. H. Na- tive of Greenland. Wormskiold’s Trefoil. PI. reclining. 55 T. TRIDENTA`rUM (Lindl. bot. reg. no. 1070.) stems as- cending, nearly simple, glabrous ; leaflets linear, acute, toothed, the teeth setaceous ; heads of flowers on long peduncles ; in- volucrum fringed, awned, shorter than the flowers; upper sti- pulas pectinated ; calyx tubular, the limb dilated and coloured, with the segments tridentate and awned, shorter than the corolla. Y. H. Native of North America, in the neighbourhood of the Colombia river. Flowers purple. Tridentate-sepalled Trefoil. Pl. ascending. 56 T. cyATHÍFERUM (Lindl. 1. c.) stems prostrate, glabrous ; leaflets obovate, denticulated, obtuse ; heads of flowers on long B b 186 peduncles ; involucre cup-shaped, truncate, veiny, and toothed, length of flowers; stipulas ovate, short ; calyxes membranous, the segments setaceous, 3-5-parted, length of corolla. 7. H. Native with the two preceding species. Flowers purplish. Cup-bearing Trefoil. Pl. prostrate. 57 T. ixvotucra‘tum (Willd. spec. 8. p. 1372.) plant quite smooth; stems straight, erect ; petioles long ; upper leaflets ob- long-linear, sharply-toothed ; stipulas membranous, narrow, linear, very acute ; heads pedunculate, hemispherical, girded by an or- bicular, toothed involucrum ; bracteas bifurcate, but multifid ac- cording to Kunth ; segments of the calyx setaceous, longer than the tube, and much shorter than the corolla; ovary stipitate, 5- 6-ovulate. ©. H. Native of Mexico, near Valladolid, at the height of 6000 feet. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 302. Kunth, pl. legum. 186, t. 53. Flowers purplish. Stigma small, oblique, rather linear, obtusely papillose. Involucrated Trefoil. Pl. 1 foot. 58 T. mucrona‘rum (Willd. herb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 208.) stem ascending, 1l-leaved; leaflets linear, mucronate, serru- lated ; stipulas broad, lanceolate, cuspidate ; calyxes bracteate, the teeth awned and equal, shorter than the corolla; heads of flowers roundish. %. H. Native of New Spain. Mucronate-leafletted Trefoil. Pl. ascending. 59 T. microce'PHALUM (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 478.) stem ascending, pubescent; leaflets obovate, emarginate, denticu- lated ; stipulas ovate, acuminated ; heads of flowers small, few- flowered, on long peduncles ; flowers sessile in the heads ; leaf- lets of involucrum ovate, awned; calycine segments awned, length of corolla. 2%. H. Native of North America, on the banks of Clark’s river, and of California. Flowers pale-purple. Small-headed Trefoil. PJ. 1 foot. 60 T. Pa’zrinum (Waldst. et Kit. pl. rar. 1. p- 35. t. 36.) stems diffuse; leaflets ovate-roundish, denticulated ; stipulas pilose, broad, setaceous at the apex; heads of flowers globose, rather hispid, hardly pedunculate ; calycine segments setaceous, pilose, unequal, shorter than the monopetalous corolla ; seeds ovate, compressed, yellow, globose. ©. H. Native of Hun- gary, in meadows and corn-fields. This plant is nearly allied to T. praténse, but the heads are smaller, the flowers are white, and the vexillum is emarginate. Pale-flowered Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1803. PI. diffuse. 61 T. pirru‘'sum (Ehrh. beitr. 7. p. 165.) plant soft, villous, and glaucous ; stems diffuse ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or retuse ; stipulas narrow, ending in a linear-lanceolate acumen ; heads of flowers ovate, rather hispid; calycine segments seta- ceous, very villous, straight, equal, shorter than the monopeta- lous corolla; legume circumcised, 2-seeded ; seeds bay-co- loured, irregularly obcordate. ©.H. Native of Hungary, in sandy places, and about Paris. Waldst. et Kit. hung. 1. p. 40. t. 50. T.cilidsum, Thuill. fl. par. ed. 2. p. $80. Flowers pur- ple. Perhaps a variety of 7. hirtum. Diffuse Trefoil. FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1801. PI. + foot. 62 T. HETEROPHY'LLUM (Tratt. arch. 1. p. 26. with a figure,) stems procumbent, diffuse, very straight, lower leaflets obcor- date, upper ones ovate or lanceolate ; stipulas ovate, awned ; heads of flowers globose, solitary, dense; calycine segments nearly equal, about equal in length to the tube of the monope- talous corolla. %. H. Native of the top of mount Ætscher. Flowers red. Variable-leaved Trefoil. Pl. procumbent. 63 T. urrrum (All. auct. p. 20.) stem erect; leaflets ob- ovate, cuneated, nearly entire ; lower stipulas narrow, each end- ing in a long acumen, upper ones short, and very broad ; heads of flowers nearly globose, hispid ; calycine segments very long, about equal in length to the corolla, hardly unequal; seeds large, regularly ovate, very blunt. ©.H. Native of the south 1 LEGUMINOSÆ. LXX. Trirotium. of Europe. T. hispidum, Desf. atl. 2. p. 200. t. 209. f1, Flowers rose-coloured. Plant hairy. Var. P, pictum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 196.) leaflets denticulated, spotted with red. T. pictum, Roth, cat. 2. p. 20), Savi, obs. trif. p. 27. Var. y, pygmæ'um (Ser. l. c.) stems almost simple; head solitary, terminal. Native of the Pyrenees, about Prades. Hairy Trefoil. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 1 to 1 foot, 64 T. POLYCE'PHALUM (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 196) plant hairy, prostrate ; leaflets cuneate-obovate, entire ; stipulas lanceolate, the cauline ones free ; heads of flowers very numer- ous, ovate ; calyx very hairy, the segments nearly equal and flexile, shorter than the corolla; vexillum length of corolla; le- gume villous, 2-seeded ; seeds cordate-reniform. XY. G. Ne tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps T. lanatum of Thunb. prod. 136. Many-headed Trefoil. PI. prostrate. 65 T. paucirLorum (d’Urv. enum. pl. arch. p. 94.) stems trail- ing, villous, much branched at the base; petioles very long; leaflets cuneated, very much dilated at the apex, usually emar- ginate, entire ; stipulas scarious, ciliated, subulate at the apex; spikes solitary or twin, few-flowered, on short peduncles; calyxes villous, the segments setaceous, and shorter than the corolla. g.H. Native of Turkey, near Constantinople. Flowers purple. Few-flonwered Trefoil. Pl. trailing. 66 T. Humso’ipru (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 213.) heads some what umbellate, 8-flowered ; calyxes hairy, at length deflexed, the teeth lanceolate, shorter than the corolla; stipulas oblong- lanceolate, nerved; leaflets obovate-roundish, denticulated, nerved. ©. H. Native of Quito. T. paucifièrum, Willd. herb. Humboldt’s Trefoil. Pl. prostrate. 67 T. Cuerte‘ri (Lin. amoen. 4. p. 286.) stem procumbent; leaflets obcordate, nearly entire ; stipulas broad, ending each in a linear incurved point; heads globose, hispid, sessile : stipulas roundish ; calycine segments hispid, longer than the corolla; seeds ovoid, compressed. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe. Savi, obs. trif. p. 23.—Barrel. icon. 859. Desf. atl. 2. p: 197. Flowers white. Cherler’s Trefoil. Fl. May, June. bent. 68 T. spHxRoce’PHALoN (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 201. t. 209. exclu sive of the synonyme of Barrelier,) stems diffuse; leaflets obeo™ date or obovate ; stipulas lanceolate, acute ; heads of flowers glo- bose, hispid, sessile, involucrated ; calycine segments setaceous longer than the corolla. ©. H. Native of the north of Afric near Mascar. Flowers white. Plant villous. i Round-headed Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. i ae 69 T. ROTUNDIFÒLIUM (Smith, fl. græc. t. 747.) stems sump diffuse; leaflets nearly orbicular, toothed, hairy; calyx very hairy, longer than its teeth, which are short, lanceolate, and up right: heads of flowers globose, terminal, with lanceolate brat teas. ©.H. Native of the Morea. Corolla twice the Jeng of the calyx, elegantly variegated with pale purple and yer its petals distinct; germ hairy. The whole plant clothed w! white hairs. Round-leaved Trefoil. Fl. May, July. Pl. } foot. 70 T. crosòsum (Lin. spec. 1081.) plant very villous ; diffuse, slender, branched ; leaflets obovate-cuneiform, sidi what denticulated ; stipulas lanceolate, nerved ; heads of flov i globose, villous, stalked; the superior calyxes destitute yè corolla, the lower ones about equal in length to the aee seeds egg-shaped, compressed, large, black. ©. H. NS Syria, Arabia, and Italy. Savi, obs. trif. p. 16. Flowers W Globose-headed Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1713. diffuse, 4 foot. Clt. 1750. PI. procum stems some | a + E a 27, 7 7 ” i i 7 7 E st i _ Stems decumbent, diffuse, l Kobos, pedunculate ; , rte i | r than the corolla ; vexillum elongated; legume obovate, | villous : LEGUMINOS&. 71 T. rapidsum (Wahl. in isis. 1828. vol. 21. p. 971.) stems ascending, and are, as well as the leaves, villous; leaflets ob- ovate ; the interior of the head of flower abortive ; teeth of calyx curved, setaceous, plumose, shorter than the corolla. ©. H. Native of the Leyant. Like 7. globdsum, but double the size. Ray-headed Trefoil. Pl. ascending. 72 T. OuivertA‘num (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p- 197.) villous ; stems diffuse ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, short, broad, entire ; stipulas lanceolate, each ending in a long narrow acu- men; heads subglobose, few-flowered ; calycine segments bent, filiform, pilose, ascending, equal, much shorter than the corolla. ©.H. Native about Constantinople. Flowers red. Oliver’s Trefoil. PI, diffuse. 73 T. crypea tum (Lin. spec. 1084.) pubescent; stems dif- fuse ; leaflets obovate, denticulated ; stipulas broad, nerved, ciliated ; heads of flowers subglobose ; calycine segments leafy, lanceolate, nerved, unequal, spreading, much shorter than the corolla; legume 1-seeded ; seeds sub-cordate? ©. H. Native of the Levant.—Savi, obs. trif. p. 61. Geertn. fruct. t. 153.— Alp. exot. t. 806. Flowers pale-red. The plant is named 1 . clypeätum in reference to the calyx when in fruit being spread like a buckler, Clypeate-calyxed Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1711. Pl. 4 ft. 74 T. srerca‘rum (Lin. spec. 1083.) plant villous, diffuse ; leaflets obcordate, somewhat triangular, with the upper margin denticulated ; stipulas obovate, very broad, serrulated; heads of flowers ovate-globose ; calycine segments foliaceous, linear-lan- ceolate, spreading, equal, length of the corolla; legume 1-seed- ed; seeds ovate, orbicular, bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe. Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. fase. 16. Savi, obs. trif. p. 30. Desf. atl. 2. p. 199. Smith, engl. bot. 1546.—Barrel. ‘con. p. 860. Flowers pale rose-coloured. Stellate-calyxed Trefoil. Fl. Ju. July. Britain. Pl. 4 to 1 ft. i: 75 A LEUCA NTHUM (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 214.) stems ascend- g vi lous ; leaflets obovate-oblong, somewhat serrated at the apex; stipulas lanceolate, subulate ; heads of flowers subglo- on pedunculate, villous ; calycine segments spreading, nearly aay ja than the corolla; legume 1-seeded ; seeds ovoid ; ae oe prominent. ©. H. Native of Tauria, on dry ha ae of Corsica. T. stellatum, Pall. ined. taur. T. varia- FA pre in litt. 1824. T. obscurum, Guss. cat. ex litt. anette 1s pue differs from T. stellätum in the stipulas being “a pu > ulate and entire, not ovate and denticulated, as e leaflets being more oblong, and the flowers being . smaller and almost white, not pale-red. £ W hite-flowered Trefoil. oot, declinate, Te T. tonereepuncuta‘tum (Lois. fl. gall. ex bull. sc. Aug. ha = 425.) stem ascending, smooth ; leaflets oblong-elliptic, Cais rather pilose; stipulas narrow, linear-awl-shaped Fa ae middle ; heads of flowers ovate, terminal, on long er uk teeth of calyx unequal, rather pilose, the lower © gest, about equal in length to the monopetalous corolla. Fo ee of Corsica, near Bonifacio. Flowers white. 7 Ree uncled Trefoil. Fl. May, June. PI. ascending. + REFLE xuM (Walst. et Kit. pl. hung. 3. p. 299. t. 269.) some] : , humerous, pilose ; leaflets oblong, iat denticulated ; stipulas subulate; heads of flowers sub- calycine segments spreading, unequal, Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. + nd a ane brown, 1-seeded; seed brown, roundish ; radicle minent, ©. H, Native of Hungary, in grassy places. ys distinct from 7’, leucdnthum. ee ee flexed Trefoil. Pl. decumbent. * OBLONGIFOLIUM (Ser. mss.-in D. C. prod. 2. p. 197. i Stems erect; leaflets oblong, ciliated; stipulas lanceo- LXX. Trirotium. 187 late, nerved, ending each in a long acumen; heads of flowers globose; calycine segments somewhat setaceous, equal, longer than the corolla. ©.H. Native of Spain and Barbary. T. squarrdsum, Lam. in herb. Vahl. Flowers purple. Oblong-leaved Trefoil. Pl. 1 foot. 79 T. opscu‘rum (Savi, obs. trif. p. 31. f. 1.) stems spreading ; leaflets obovate or obcordate, entire; stipulas membranous, nerved, acute at the apex, ciliated; heads of flowers sub-glo- bose ; calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated, nerved, pun- gent, length of tube, and longer than the corolla; legume 1- seeded. ©.H. Native of Italy. Perhaps only a variety of T. leucänthnm. Flowers white. Obscure Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. spreading. 80 T. saxa’rize (All. fl. ped. no. 1108. t. 59. f: 3.) stems rather erect; leaves villous; leaflets cuneated, small, and entire, but emarginate at the apex ; stipulas ovate, mucronulate, nerved ; heads of flowers globose, depressed, sessile, bracteate ; calyxes tomentose ; the segments small and ascending, equal, length of corolla ; seeds small, black, irregularly subcordate. ©. 4. H. Native of Switzerland, Piedmont, and Dauphiny, on the higher alps. Savi, obs. trif. p. 28. T. thymiflorum, Viil. dauph. 3. p- 487. T. glaciàle, Reyn. mem. 1. p. 166. Flowers white. Rock Trefoil. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1816. Pl. 4 foot. Secr. IV. Trirorta’srruM (from trifòlium, and astrum, an affixed signification, like). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 198. Flowers capitate; heads globose, sessile, or pedunculate ; flowers usually deflexed at length. Calyx not inflated. 81 T. surroca`rum (Lin. mant. 276.) glabrous; stems very short, procumbent; petioles long ; leaflets obcordate-cuneiform, denticulated ; stipulas scarious, a little nerved, each ending in à short acumen ; heads of flowers axillary, sessile, nearly globose, glabrous, approximate; flowers dense, sessile; calyx membra- nous, smooth; the segments lanceolate, acute, flat, and nearly equal, recurved, much longer than the corolla ; legume concealed, 2-seeded; seeds nearly globose, yellowish ; radicle prominent. ©.H. Native of the south of Europe. In England on the sandy sea-coast at Yarmouth and Lowestoft, and at Landguard Fort. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 60. Savi, obs. trif. p. 96. Brot. phyt. p. 158. t. 64. Smith, engl. bot. 1040. Flowers pale ink. Suffocated Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Brit. Pl. procumbent. 82 T.coner’stum (Guss. cat. 1821. p. 80. pl. rar. p. 311.) stems branched, smooth, trailing ; leaves on long petioles; leaf- lets obcordate, entire, pubescent; heads of flowers lateral and terminal, roundish, sessile, approximate; calyx pilose; the teeth erect, equal in length to the corolla; legume 1-seeded. ©). H. Native of Calabria in arid fields by the sea-side. Cronded-flowered Trefoil. Fl. May. Clt. 1820. PI. trailing. 83 T. ctomera’tuM(Lin. spec. 1084.) glabrous; stems spread- ing ; leaflets obovate, sharply toothed ; stipulas scarious, nerved, each ending in a long acumen; heads of flowers axillary, ses- sile, distant, globose ; flowers dense, sessile; calycine segments heart-shaped, short, nerved, acuminated, reflexed, shorter than the polypetalous corolla ; legume 1-seeded ; seed irregularly cordate, bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe. In England, in gravelly fields and pastures about London, Isle of Shepey, on Kew-green and Hanwell-heath, Middlesex, on the Bath hills, near Bungay, Suffolk, at Yarmouth, &c. Smith, engl. bot. 1063. Curt. lond. 4. t. 51. Flowers rose-coloured. Glomerated Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Britain. PI. decumb. 84 T. parviriorum (Ehrh. beitr. 7. p. 165.) stems diffuse ; leaflets obovate, nerved, sharply serrated; stipulas scarious, ending each in a sharp acumen ; heads of flowers axillary, pe- dunculate, and sessile, globose ; flowers dense, sessile ; calycine BB 2 4 188 LEGUMINOSÆ. segments nerved, lanceolate, acute, unequal, the two superior ones longer than the corolla ; legume 2-seeded ; seeds somewhat cordate, bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of Hungary and Sibe- ria. T. strictum, Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. fasc. 15. but not of Lin. Small-flowered Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. pr. 85 T. srricrum (Lin. spec. 1079.) glabrous ; stems branched at the base; lower leaflets obovate, superior ones oblong-ellip- tic, serrulated ; stipulas. somewhat scarious, very broad, and bluntish ; heads of flowers axillary, on long peduncles, globose ; bracteas membranous, almost lanceolate ; flowers dense, sessile ; calycine segments subulate, unequal, spreading a little, ‘shorter than the corolla; legume a little exserted, 2-seeded ; seeds ovate ; radicle hardly prominent. ©.H. Native of the south of Europe, in Hungary, &c. Waldst. et Kit. pl. hung. 1. p. 37. t. 87. Mich. gen. 29. t. 25. fı 7. Flowers white. Var. B, elètum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 198.) stems and leaflets elongated. T. levigatum, Poir. itin. 2. p. 219. Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 195. t. 208. Native of Barbary. Straight Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1805. Pl. }to 1 ft. 86 T. opcorpa‘rum (Desv. journ, bot. 1814. 3. p. 76.) stems creeping ; leaflets obcordate, quite entire ; peduncles ascending, at length reflexed; calyxes and peduncles villous. %. F. Native about Buenos Ayres. This plant has the habit of T. répens. Flowers of a fine purple colour. Perhaps two species are confused under this name, one of which has the leaflets, peduncles, and calyxes glabrous, and the other having the leaf- lets, peduncles, and calyxes villous. Obcordate-leafletted Trefoil. Pl. creeping. 87 T. GranpirLorum (Hook, in Beech, bot. p. 16.) stems creeping ; leaflets obcordate, striated, denticulated, and are as well as the petioles pilose ; stipulas oval, ending in a long awn ; peduncles hardly pilose, ascending, 3-times longer than the petioles ; calyx campanulate, pilose ; the segments unequal, lan- ceolate, exceeding the tube; corolla 5-6-times longer than the calyx, scarious, permanent. 2%. F. Native about Conception, Chili. Like T. obcordatum, but probably belonging to section Lupinäster. Great-flowered Trefo:l. Pl. creeping. 88 T. repens (Lin. spec. 1080.) stems creeping, rooting, diffuse, branched at the base ; leaflets obovate-roundish, rather retuse, denticulated : stipulas scarious, narrow, lanceolate, each ending in a long mucrone; heads of flowers globose, axillary, on very long peduncles; flowers pedicellate, deflexed after flowering; calycine segments unequal, tooth-formed, shorter than the corolla; legume 2-4-seeded ; seeds irregularly ovoid, bay-coloured. 2%. H. Native of Europe, in meadows and pastures; plentiful in Britain, and now cultivated in Jamaica. Sturm, deutsch. fl. 1. fase. 15. Savi, obs. trif. p- 16. Smith, engl. bot. 1769. Curt. lond. 3. t: 46. Oed- fi. dan. 990. Mart. fl. rust. 24. Corolla white, tinged with purple. White clover is common in pastures through the greater part of Europe, flowering from May to September. ‘There are many varieties of it, depending upon the richness or poverty of the soil. In a fertile moist soil it has a more upright branching stem. On all our good lands it seems to rise spontaneously ; but however this may be, the growth of it is much encouraged by spreading of ashes or other manure. It does not come early, neither is it of a tall growth, but it forms an excellent bottom in pastures, and affords a great abundance of succulent stalks and leaves, affording late feed in dry summers, when grasses are mostly burnt up. Mr. Curtis affirms that a single seedling covered more than a yard square of ground in one summer. It does not seem to be ascertained when this white clover or trefoil came first into cultivation in this country, but it seems to be of late date, for it is not mentioned by Gerarde, Parkinson, or Ray, as an agricultural plant in this country, nor by any of the agricul- LXX. TRIFOLIUM. tural writers of the 17th century. Gerarde, however, says that there is a trefoil of this kind which is sown in fields in the low countries of Italy, &c. that cometh up ranker and higher than that which groweth in meadows, and is an excellent food for catile, both to fatten them and cause them to give great store of milk. Gerarde, herball. p. 1018. edit. 1579. White cloveris generally sown in pastures to be fed on the land. The timeand mode of sowing is the same as that for red clover, see Trifòlium praténse. The nutritive products of white clover, according to Sir Humphrey Davy (the quantity analyzed 1000 parts) whole quantity of soluble or nutritive matter 32; mucilage or starch 29 ; saccharine matter or sugar 1 ; extract of matter rendered insoluble during evaporation 5; gluten or albumen 3. White trefoil is generally called shamrock, but Oxàlis acetosélla is sup- posed to be the true Irish shamrock. Var. B, rubéscens (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 199.) flowers purplish ; stems numerous. About Geneva. Var. y, luxèrians (D.C. herb.) leaflets 4-6, very large.—J. Bauh. hist. 4. p. 380. f. 1. Var. à, phyllanthum (Ser. 1. c.) segments of the calyx changed into leaflets; peduncles longish. About Bern and Geneva. Var. e, unguiculatum (Ser. 1. c.) peduncles elongated ; legumes rather foliaceous, pedicellate, much longer than the calyx. Var. &, pentaphyllum ; leaflets 5. Var. n, nigricans ; leaflets 4-5, blackish. Var. 0, foliaceum ; head of flowers having a bunch of leaves rising from its apex. White or Sheep’s Clover, Creeping Trefoil. Fl. May, Oct. Britain. Pl. creeping, + foot. 89 VaizLa’NTu (Poir. dict. suppl. vol. 8. p. 4.) stems branched, decumbent, solid ; leaflets elliptic-obovate, finely serrated ; heads of flowers globose; flowers pedicellate. 2%. H. Native m pastures about Florence and Paris, in the meadows of Swit zerland, and in the Morea.—Mich. gen. 27. t. 25. f. 6.—Vaill. par. t. 22. f. 1. Flowers white. Vaillant’s Trefoil. Fl. May, Aug. Clt.? Pl. decumbent. 90 T. ama’pize (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 503. t. 593.) plant tufted, diffuse ; leaflets roundish-ovate, dentic lated, glabrous; petioles and peduncles pilose ; umbels axillary, 8-10-flowered ; peduncles hardly longer than the leaves; caly- cine segments ending each in a subulate acumen, shorter than the corolla ; legume rather wrinkled, 1-2-seeded. %. G. Ne tive of Mexico, near Tolucce, at the height of 4140 feet. Very like T. rèpens. Flowers reddish. Lovely Trefoil. Pl. 4 foot, spreading. Re 91 T. anématum (Schrank, pl. rar. t. 47.) stems creeping) leaves on long petioles ; leaflets obovate or obcordate, bla sharply serrulated ; lower stipulas lanceolate, entire, upper broad, crenated ; heads of flowers axillary, on long pedune flowers pedicellate ; calycine segments short, unequal, mu smaller than the corolla; legume terete, 4-seeded. 4. : Native of? Perhaps only a dark-leaved variety of T. rope Flowers white. Anomalous Trefoil. Fl. May, Oct. 92 T. UMBELLA TUM (Ser. mss. in D. C. date stems prostrate, pubescent ; leaves petiolate : leaflets obcoraatt cuneated ; stipulas lanceolate, cuspidate, foliaceous, nerv®,' peduncles filiform, very long; heads umbellate, enr we pedicels pilose, arched; flowers ascending; calyxes Pl) striated ; the segments lanceolate and 3-nerved, hardly the leng of the corolla; vexillum denticulated. ©. H. Native 0 rolina. Flowers white ? Umbellate-flowered Trefoil. 93 T. ce’rnuum (Brot. phyt. p. 150. t. 62.) stem pr > peduncles 3-times shorter than the leaves; leaflets obovate oval-cuneated, mucronate at the apex ; stipulas membra Jes; PI. creeping. prod. 2. p- 199.) PI. prostrate. i 3 ocumbenti ve dut an eee, ee io i O E EE ERE RENEI ELL ee TRS >: ren PP PP PR Re PT OO Re as PTT LEGUMINOSÆ. LXX. TRIFOLIUM. ovate, acuminated, entire; heads of flowers umbellate, almost globose ; flowers numerous, drooping a little, and reflexed after flowering; calyxes glabrous, having nearly equal segments, length of corolla; legumes 2-3-seeded ; seeds almost reniform, bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of Portugal. Flowers pale- purple. Drooping- flowered Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1820. Pl. pr. 94 T. paute’scens (Schreb. in Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fasc. 15.) stems creeping ; leaflets obovate-roundish, denticulated ; stipulas scarious, lanceolate, nerved, ending each in a long acumen ; heads axillary, on long peduncles; flowers pedicellate, the pedicels deflexed when in fruit ; calycine segments unequal, longer than the tube but shorter than the corolla. ©. H. Native of Salz- burg, on the alps. Flowers cream-coloured. Perhaps a yellow- ish-flowered variety of T. répens. Pale-flowered Trefoil. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1804. Pl. creep. + ft. 95 T. NIGRESCENS, (Viv. frag. fl. ital. p: 12. t. 13.) stems tufted, decumbent; leaflets roundish, cuneated, denticulated ; stipulas membranous, broad, marked with black, ending in a narrow acumen; heads of flowers naked ; peduncles longer than the leaves; calycine segments unequal, much shorter than the corolla; legume 3-4-seeded. ©.H. Native about Rome, on the banks of the Tiber. Flowers yellowish. Blackish-leaved Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. decumbent. 96 T. cmsrirdsum (Reyne, mem. 1. p. 162.) plant quite smooth ; stems tufted, very short ; leaflets obovate, rather retuse, denticulated ; stipulas scarious, narrow, lanceolate, very acute, 1-nerved ; heads axillary, on long peduncles; flowers almost sessile, the pedicels spreading when in fruit ; calycine segments nearly equal, lanceolate, spinose at the apex, shorter than the corolla ; legume 3-4-seeded ; seeds cordate, bay-coloured. Y.H. Native of Dauphiny, Switzerland, and Piedmont, in alpine mea- dows. T. Thalii, Vill. dauph. 3. p. 478. t. 41. The calyxes are longer than in T. repens. Flowers white ? Var. B, glaredsum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 200.) heads small, few-flowered ; calyxes much shorter. TT. glaredsum, Schleich. ex herb. Reyn. Tufted Trefoil. FÌ. June, Aug. Cit 1815. PI. tufted. ns E- BURCHELLIA`NUM (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 200.) P'ant smoothish ; stems short; leaflets obcordate, sharply toothed ; phs long, narrow, lanceolate, foliaceous, bluntish, having enia flexuous nerves ; heads of flowers axillary, on long 4 uncles ; flowers almost sessile; calycine segments linear, “Soin foliaceous, hardly awned at the apex, longer than the te “ ut shorter than the corolla; vexillum longer than the ings. Y.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Burchell, Cat, no. 316. Burchell's Trefoil. PI, } foot. Fos T. Arrica‘num (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 200.) plant ~ te A r Short ; leaflets obovate or obcordate, somewhat cee 5 stipulas long and narrow, lanceolate, foliaceous, k nay ue numerous, straight, parallel nerves ; heads of aay ary, on long peduncles; flowers sessile; calycine hs etragonal, about equal in length to the tube, but vorter than the corolla; vexillum length of wings. %.? G. i sé ~ the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. pl. afr. extratrop. African Trefoil. oe Le ROTUNDa'TUM (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 200.) plant date i ac short, tufted; leaflets roundish, somewhat obcor- in dons ost entire, much nerved; stipulas broad, each ending Cabos Drache having numerous flexuous nerves ; heads of ate : oo somewhat globose, villous, fulvous, peduncu- length of a ee ; calycine segments tetragonal, nearly equal, ong ape; but much shorter than the corolla; vexillum ger than the wings. %4. H, Native of? PI. i foot. 189 Roundish-leafletted Trefoil. Pl. 1 to 4 foot. 100 T. rotyméxpruum (Poir. suppl. 8. p. 20.) plant very vil- lous ; stems creeping; leaflets cuneiform, obcordate, denticu- lated, thickly beset with nerves ; stipulas broad, membranous at the base, foliaceous, nerved, ending each in a deflexed mu- crone ; heads of flowers roundish, on very long peduncles, axil- lary, straight, but at length reflexed ; calycine segments somewhat tetragonal, length of tube, but shorter than the corolla ; vexillum longer than the wings. 2%. F. Native of the Straits of Ma- gellan and about Buenos Ayres. Polymorphous Trefoil. Pl. creeping. 101 T. ancuta‘rum (Waldst. et Kit. pl. hung. 1. p. 26. t. 27.) plant almost smooth; stems decumbent, angular ; leaflets obo- vate or obcordate, sharply serrated ; stipulas scarious, narrow, ending in a long acute acumen ; heads of flowers axillary, pe- dunculate ; flowers pedicellate, at length deflexed; calycine segments narrow, acute, ascending, shorter than the corolla; legume exserted, 4-seeded, somewhat articulated ; seeds irre- gular, dense, somewhat ovate, black. ©. H. Native of Hun- gary, in places impregnated with salt, and about Montpelier. Savi, obs. trif. p. 91. Flowers red. Angular-stemmed Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1803. PI. dec. 102 T. serruxa‘rum (Lagasc. nov. gen. p. 23.) leaflets oblong- obovate, serrulated ; heads of flowers umbellate, globose ; the pedicels reflexed when in fruit; calycine segments unequal, about equal in length to the corolla ; legume 2-seeded. 4. H. Native of sandy places about Madrid. Serrulated-leaved Trefoil. PI. prostrate. 103 T. suave‘otens (Willd. enum. suppl. p. 52. hort. berl. t. 108.) stems weak, striated; leaflets obovate, somewhat acu- minated, sharply serrated ; stipulas very narrow, ending each in a long acumen; heads of flowers somewhat hemispherical, axillary, on long peduncles ; flowers sessile ; calycine segments unequal, 1-nerved ; seeds oblong-reniform. ©.H. Native ot Persia and of Italy. T. formosum, Curt. ex herb. Coult. 1822. Flowers purplish. Very like T. resupindtum, but the calyxes are not bladdery. Sneet-scented Trefoil. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1820. PI. 3 ft. 104 T. uy’sripum (Savi, fl. pis. 2. p. 90. obs. trif. 90.) glabrous ; stems ascending, solid ; leaflets obcordate, cuneiform, denticulated ; stipulas broad, rather membranous, very narrow, acute; heads somewhat umbellate, axillary, few-flowered ; flowers pedicellate, the pedicels defiexed when in fruit; calycine segments unequal, broadish, shorter than the tube, and much shorter than the corolla; legume exserted, 4-seeded ; seeds irregularly cordate, bay-coloured. H. H. Native of the south of Europe.—Mich. gen. t. 25. f. 6. T. hybridum, Lin. spec. 1076. in Desf. atl. 2. p. 195. Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fase. 15. T. polyänthemum, Tenore, ex herb. Balb. Flowers white, tinged with red. Desfontaine’s plant has pale-red fiowers. Linnæus thinks his plant is a hybrid between T. praténse and T. rèpens. Hybrid Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1777. Pl..4 to 1 ft. 105 T. wicuenia'num (Savi, fl. pis. 2. p. 139. obs. trif. 93.) stem ascending, fistular ; leaflets obovate and obcordate, serru- lated; stipulas foliaceous, lanceolate, acute; heads of flowers somewhat umbellate, axillary; flowers on long pedicels, the pedicels deflexed when in fruit; calycine segments setaceous, rather spreading, nearly equal, twice or thrice longer than the tube but shorter than the corolla; legume exserted, 2-seeded ; seeds ovate, compressed, black. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe. T. Vaillantii, Lois. journ. bot. 2. p. 365.—Mich. gen. t. 25. f. 25. Flowers of a greenish-white colour. Micheli’s Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1815. FL pr. 106 T. r'Lecans (Savi, fl. pis. 2. p. 161. t. 1. f 2. obs, trif. 92.) stem ascending, solid ; leaflets obovate, denticulated ; sti- 190 pulas leafy, ending each in a long, narrow acumen ; heads of flowers subglobose, axillary ; flowers on short pedicels, the pe- dicels deflexed when in fruit; calycine segments about equal, triquetrous, longer than the tube, ascending, shorter than the corolla; legume 2-seeded: seeds minute, ovate, compressed, black. %. H. Native of Europe. T. Vaillantii, Poir. dict. 8. p. 4. exclusive of the synonyme of Micheli.—Vaill. bot. par. t. 22. f. 1. Flowers pale-red or white. Plant creeping. Elegant Trefoil. FI. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4to à ft. spr. 107 T. isrumoca’RPon (Brot. phyt. p. 148. t. 61.) stems pros- trate and ascending ; petioles much shorter than the peduncles ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, serrulated, villous ; stipulas broad, nerved, subulate ; heads of flowers ovate ; flowers sessile; ca- lycine segments equal, erect, small, shorter than the corolla, which is somewhat falcate ; legume 2-3-seeded; seeds somewhat reniform, of a yellowish-grey colour. ©. ¢.?H. Native of Portugal. Legume membranous, coarctate in the middle from spongy substance. Flowers pale-purple. Neck-fruited Trefoil. Pl. ascending, 4 foot. 108 T. rerie’xum (Lin. spec. 1079.) plant pilose; stems ascending; leaflets obovate, serrulated ; stipulas foliaceous, ob- liquely-cordate, acuminated ; heads of flowers globose, axillary ; flowers on long pedicels, at length deflexed ; calycine segments nearly equal, very narrow, 1-nerved, nearly twice the length of the tube, but shorter than the corolla. %.? H. Native of Vir- ginia. Flowers purple. Heads of flowers nearly twice the size of those of T. élegans. Legumes usually 3-seeded. Reflexed-flowered Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1794. Pl. pr. 109 T. Carorinia'num (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 58.) plant small; leaflets roundish, obcordate, ciliated ; heads pedunculate, reflexed, few-flowered ; calycine segments straight, linear, shorter than the tube ; corolla white, hardly exserted beyond the calyx ; legume usually 3-seeded. %.? H. Native of Carolina. Carolinian Trefeil. Pl. 1 foot. 110 T. montanum (Lin. spec. 1087.) plant pubescent ; stem erect, nearly simple; leaflets lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, denti- culated, thickly beset with nerves; stipulas lanceolate, very acute ; heads of flowers nearly globose, axillary, pedunculate, but at length oblong ; flowers almost sessile, crowded, spreading, at length reflexed; calycine segments unequal, narrow, length of tube, but shorter than the carina; legume 1-seeded ; seed ovate-roundish. 2/.H. Native of Europe, in mountain mea- dows. Savi, obs. trif. 100. Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fase. 15. FI. dan. 1172. Flowers white. Var. B, pedunculôsum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 201.) heads of flowers globose, solitary, on long peduncles, thicker ; calyxes larger. Var. y, incänum (Ser. 1 c.) stem, peduncles, and lower surface of leaves clothed with hoary pili. Native of Bessarabia. Mountain Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1786. PI. 4 tol ft. 111 T. Baxsista‘num (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. P- 201.) plant villous; stems tufted, simple; leaflets elliptic, obtuse, denticulated, much nerved ; stipulas lanceolate, acute; heads of flowers hemispherical, terminal, solitary ; peduncles much longer than the stamens; flowers ascending, purple ; calycine segments equal, spreading, narrow, much longer than the cylindrical tube, and shorter than the carina. Y%.H. Native of Provence, on Mount Lachen. Balbis’s Trefoil. PI. 4 to 1 foot. 112 T. rupr’stre (Tenore, ex Gussone, in herb. Dunant. D. C. prod. 2. p. 201.) stems erect, simple ; leaves nearly all radical ; leaflets oval, denticulated, much nerved ; stipulas mem- branous, acuminated ; peduncle striated, pilose, terminal, length of stem ; flowers capitate, depressed, at length deflexed ; calyx rather coriaceous, having smooth, blackish-green angles; the teeth or segments narrow, parallel, equal, longer than the tube. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXX. TRIFOLIUM. 4%. H. Native of Calabria, on Mount Corno. Allied to 7. montànum. Rock Trefoil. BI. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 foot. 113 T. PRÆTUTIA‘NUM (Guss. pl. rar. 308.) clothed with soft and dense pili; stems tufted and ascending ; leaflets oval, entire, or denticulated, finely veined towards the margins ; stipulas narrow, ending in a long, bristle-like acumen ; heads of flowers globose, solitary, bracteated by a stipule ; tube of calyx lined with pili; the segments awl-shaped and parallel, unequal, having the throat filled with white pili. 2%. H. Native of the higher mountains of Aprutia, on Mounts Corno and Cortone. Stems 3 inches high. Flowers reddish. Prutean Trefoil. PI. 1 foot. 114 T. zarinum (Seb. pl. rom. fasc. 1. pt. 7. t. 1. £ 2.) stem erectish, dichotomous; leaflets lanceolate, acuminated, nearly entire ; stipulas narrow, nerved, pilose, linear, acute ; heads of flowers on long peduncles, oval; calycine segments between triangular and svbulate, ciliated, lowest one very long, but shorter than the tube of the corolla; legume membranous; seeds somewhat turbinate. %.H. Native near Rome. The whole plant is very soft and beset with small short pili. Flowers red or white. Latin Trefoil. Flowers white, Fl. June, July. Clt. 1825. PI. 4 foot. Sect. V. Vesica’strum (from vesica, a bladder, and astru, an affixed signification, like ; in reference to the calyxes in all the species of this section being inflated after flowering). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 202. Flowers disposed in dense heads; under lip of calyx remaining unchanged, but the upper one, after flowering, becomes increased and inflated, and covers the legume in a kind of arched manner. Nerves in the leaves iu- merous. 115 T. sUBTERRA`NEUM (Lin. spec. 1080.) villous; stems procumbent; leaflets obcordate, entire; stipulas lanceolate, broad, acute; heads few-flowered, usually 3-4, piercing the ground when in a seeding state ; the lower flowers fertile having the calyx inflated; upper flowers sterile, empty, elongate deflexed ; legume 1-seeded ; seed ovate, black. ©. H. Na- tive of Europe ; plentiful in Britain, in dry gravelly pastures, and on barren heaths and exposed places, as on Black-heath, Greenwich-park, Hyde-park, &c. Savi, obs. trif. 12. Smith, engl. bot. 1048. Curt. lond. 1. t. 54. Flowers white or vey pale red. Involucrum central, reflexed, stiff, starry, embracmg the fruit. Subterraneous Trefoil. Fl. May, Aug. Brit. Pl. pr. 116 T. vesicurdsum (Savi, fl. pis. 2. p. 165. obs. tif. 84.) stems erect, firm, striated; leaflets lanceolate, acute, sharply serrulated ; stipulas narrow, rather membranous, ending © in a long acumen; heads of flowers ovate, thick, on long pe s cles; calyxes scarious, inflated ; the segments subulate and very acute, equal, much shorter than the corolla ; legumes 2-see 3 seeds ovate, compressed, yellow. ©.H. Native of the sou of Europe. T. rectirvum, Walds. et Kit. pl. rar. hung. + à 179. t. 165. and T. targidum, Bieb. 1. c. and suppl. Flow® reddish. sf Bladdery-calyxed Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1805. PL. + à 117 T. amsicuum (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 208.) stems creeping’ leaflets ovate, bluntish, serrulated ; heads dense, double de size of those of T, repens ; calyx striated; the teeth nee equal, subulate, and divaricate; vexillum lanceolate ; leg" f 1-2-seeded. Y.H. Native of Tauria and Caucasus in M* dows, and on the lower Volga. The barren stems creeping # tufted, the floriferous ones erect. Flowers pale-red. Var. B, ceruléscens (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 507.) corollas bl Native of the south of Tauria. jia Ambiguous Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt, 1815. PI. 4 £9 uish. ae mg ase’ eae GS M ee oe zZz E'S A ACL EE EMS E "3 R 2 EE w E a a & a 2 E “W E“ w Z a. Æ a'a E “a "> O 27 ez e 1 g panph. t. 69. f. 1. _ seeded; seeds irregularly subcordate, bay-coloured. _ Native of the south of Europe. , with a figure. _ 139.—Clus. hist. 2. p. 247.—Barrel. icon. 872. | to T. suavèolens, but differs in the peduncles being shorter and in the calyxes being inflated. The corolla of this species is _ turned upside down, hence the specific name. Flowers pale-red. ‘© prostrate, 3 lets obcor | - peduncles ; 4 Inflated afte Segments short ® regularly cordate, - south of Europe. monsp. 265. t. 264. » procumbe hate ; on long peduncles f Inflated when in fa E Seta 1 tive of Ibe about equal the length of the tube. 2. H. Na- LEGUMINOSÆ. 118 T. spumdsum (Lin. spec. 1085.) stem spreading, branched ; leaflets obovate or obcordate, nearly entire; stipulas broad, very acute ; heads of flowers ovate, thick, nearly sessile ; ca- _ lyxes scarious, inflated, striated, transversely veined; the seg- < ments setaceous and diverging, about equal in length to the į corolla; bracteas lanceolate, shorter than the calyx ; legume 4- seeded ; seeds ovate-globose. ©. H. Native of the south of - Europe. Gertn. fruct. t. 153. Savi, obs. trif. 82.—Cup. Flowers pale-red. Frothy Trefoil. El. June, July. Clt. 1771. Pl. prostrate. 119 T. resupina‘rum (Lin. spec. 1086.) stems prostrate ; "leaflets obovate, sharply serrulated, spotted at the base ; stipulas short, linear-lanceolate, acute; heads hemispherical, at length _ globose; peduncles longer than the petioles; flowers nearly sessile ; calyxes scarious, inflated after flowering, longitudinally and transversely veined ; the segments lanceolate, reticulated, and very acute, shorter than the corolla; legumes usually 2- © H. Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fasc. 16. Savi, obs. trif. 79. T. bicórne, Forsk. fl. egypt. Nearly allied Resupinate-flowered Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1713. Pl. pr: 120 T. FRAGTFERUM (Lin. spec. 1086.) stem prostrate, creep- _ ing; leaflets obcordate, denticulated ; stipulas ovate, elongated * at the apex ; heads of flowers ovate-globose, on long peduncles ; 1 flowers sessile ; calyxes inflated after flowering, membranous, _ reticulated, pilose ; the segments unequal, shorter than the corolla 2 and reticulated ; bracteas small, lanceolate ; legume 2-seeded. _ ¥.H. Native of Europe, in meadows. » Meadows and pastures in black boggy soil. * Sturm, Be - Fi. dan. 1042. Curt. fl. lond. 2,106, . Ing, extending a considerable length. In England in moist Savi, obs. trif. 76. deutsch]. fl. 1. fase. 16. icon. Smith, engl. bot. 1050. Stems prostrate, root- TE à Flowers rose-coloured. à : is when in seed resemble strawberries; hence the speci- e. Var. p, proliferum (Bernard in litt.) flowers 6-8 in a whorl, ® beneath the head of flowers. Stramberry-bearing Trefoil. ` Fl. June, Aug. England. Pl. 121 T. romenrdsum (Lin. spec. 1086.) stems prostrate ; leaf- date, cuneiform, sharply-serrulated ; stipulas lanceo- » acute, scarious ; heads of flowers globose, on very short bracteas small, lanceolate; flowers sessile; calyxes r flowering, membranous, reticulated, tomentose, the er than the corolla ; legume 1-seeded ; seeds ir- green, shining. Y%.? ©.? Native of the Savi, obs. 73.—Barrel. icon. 864.—Magn. Flowers purplish. r FI. June, July. Clt. 1640. Pl. prostrate. * PHYSODES (Stev, in Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 217.) stems ent, slender ; leaflets ovate, obtuse, serrulated, mucro- 5 stipulas narrow, acuminated ; heads of flowers roundish, about equal in length to the leaves; calyx it, membranous, pubescent; the segments Tomentose Trefoil. 129 F Flowers reddish. » Bladdery. ; , beaa a Trefoil. FL June, Aug. Clt. 1818. EL I i a RGIDUM (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 210.) stems erectish ; owers Fi obcordate, almost entire ; stipulas acute ; heads feous and ox e, chaffy ; calyx globose, smooth, the teeth seta- ucasus be ecurved ; petals mucronate. ©. H. Native of tween the rivers Kuba and J egorlik, Flowers white. LXX. TRIFOLIUM. 191 This plant comes very near T. spumôsum in the want of the uni- versal involucrum to the head of the flowers. Turgid-calyxed Trefoil. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 ft. 124 T. tu mens (Stev. in Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 217.) stems procumbent, quite smooth ; leaflets obovate, somewhat emargi- nate; heads of flowers roundish; peduncles longer than the leaves; calyx when in fruit inflated, membranous, pubescent ; the segments setaceous, and nearly equal, shorter than the tube. ©.? H. Native of Iberia. This species differs from T. phy- sòdes in being more slender, in the leaflets being more acute at the base, in the flowers being fewer, heads smaller, peduncles longer, and especially in the teeth of the calyx being smaller. Flowers reddish. Swelling-calyxed Trefoil. Pl. procumbent. 125 T. aza‘rum (Biv. stirp. rar. 4. p. 14.) stems decumbent, glabrous, striated ; leaflets obovate, obtuse or emarginate and serrulated ; heads of flowers globose, terminal ; peduncles twice the length of the superior leaves; stipulas very long, subulate at the apex ; calyx much inflated after flowering, reticulated, rather pilose, the segments setaceous, and nearly equal, shorter than the corolla. 2%. H. Native of Sicily, about Palermo. T. Cupani, Tineo, pl. rar. sic. pug. 1. p: 16.—Cup. panph. t: 97. £ 1. Schrank, in fl. 1819. p. 387. Flowers reddish. Winged Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. decumbent. 126 T. Bowa’nnt (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 218.) stems creeping ; leaflets obovate, retuse; calyx tomentose, the lower teeth setaceous, straight, and conniving ; heads of flowers round- ish. %. H. Native of Sicily. Bonanni’s Trefoil. Pl. creeping. 127 T. pepauperaA‘TuM (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 4. p. 69.) plant many-stemmed, decumbent; stems simple ; leaflets linear, somewhat cuneiform, glabrous, toothed at the apex; heads pedunculate, terminal, few-flowered; involucre 1-leaved, en- tire, truncate ; calyx glabrous; vexillum when in fruit inflated. ©.? F. Native of Peru (Dombey). This species has the habit almost of T. filiférme of Poir. dict. suppl. 5. p. 385. Depauperated Trefoil. Pl. decumbent. Secr. VI. Lurixa’sree (from lupinus, a lupine, and aster, an affixed signification, like. Some of the species contained in this section have the habit of Lupines). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 203. Lupindster, Moench. meth. suppl. p. 30. Flowers large ; the petals coriaceous and permanent, red, white or yellow. Calycine segments subulate, erect. Leaves having 3 coriaceous leaflets, rarely 5-7, reticulated with numerous nerves. 128 T. Cxire’nse (Hook. in Beech. voy. p. 18.) stem diffuse, glabrous: leaflets narrow, oblong-obovate, sharply-denticulated, quite smooth, equal in length to the petiole; stipulas oval, mem- branous, nerved, pectinately-fringed ; heads of flowers on long peduncles ; involucrum shorter than the flowers, multifid, awned ; calyx campanulate, the segments tridentate and awned, the mid- dle tooth longer than the rest, about equal in length to the corolla. 7%. H. Native of Chili, about Conception. Nearly allied to T. fimbratum of Lindl. in bot. reg. 1070. Chili Trefoil. Pl. diffuse. 129 T. uxteLoruM (Lin. amæn. 4. p. 285. spec. 1085.) plant tufted, creeping; stems very short; leaflets 3, ovate, acumi- nated, toothed, nerved ; stipulas sheathing, ending each in a long acumen; flowers axillary, solitary, on short peduncles; calyx cylindrical, striated; the segments short, subulate, and nearly equal; corolla very long, much longer than the calyx ; legume 2-seeded ; seeds ovoid, apiculated. 2%. H. Native of Syria, Provence, and Italy.—Buxb. cent, 3. p. 17. t. Si, L 1. ce Buxbaümi, Sternb. in flora. 1820. p. 600. Flowers having the vexillum blue, and the keel and wings purple. Var. B, Sternbergiänum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 203.) 192 leaflets obovate-roundish ; flowers white. T. uniflorum, Sternb. in flora. 1820. p. 599.—Buxb. cent. 3. p. 18. t. 31. t2. One-flowered Trefoil. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1800. PI. creeping. 130 T. ex1’mrum (Steph. ex Fisch. and Stev. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 203.) plant glabrous ; stems ascending, firm ; leaflets obovate, nerved, somewhat denticulated; petioles very short ; stipulas leafy, veiny, obtuse ; heads few-flowered ; peduncles and pedicels short, tomentose ; calyxes campanulate ; the segments lanceolate and very acute, equal, longer than the tube, but shorter than the corolla; legume 4-5-seeded. 2/.H. Native of Dahuria. T. grandiflèrum, Fisch. Led. Vexillum large. Style elongated. Corolla purple. Var. B, albiflèrum (Fisch. in litt.) flowers white. 2. H. Na- tive of the Altaian mountains. Choice Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. + to 4 foot. 131 T. azerxum (Lin. spec. 1080.) plant quite smooth ; stems short, thick, under ground ; petioles very long ; leaflets 3, lan- ceolate-linear, bluntish, denticulated ; stipulas very long, and very narrow, linear, and acute ; heads of flowers umbellate, on long peduncles ; pedicels small, disposed in something like a whorl ; calyx campanulate, the segments equal, very long, and setaceous, but much shorter than the corolla; legume 2-seeded. Y.H. Native of Europe, on the higher Alps and mountains. Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fase. 15. with a good figure. Savi, obs. trif. 99.— Park. theatr. 1104. f. 4. Flowers large, purple, the vexillum flesh-coloured and streaked with purple. The roots have the taste of liquorice. Alpine Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1775. Pl. 4 to } foot. 132 T. Lupina’ster (Lin. spec. 1079.) plant quite smooth ; stems straight, branched ; petioles wanting; leaflets 5, linear- lanceolate, sharply-toothed, mucronate ; stipulas broad, mem- branous, acuminated ; heads of flowers pedunculate, bractless ; flowers umbellate ; calyx campanulate, hardly nerved ; the seg- ments acute, longer than the tube, but shorter than the corolla ; legume 6-seeded. 4. H. Native of Siberia. Lupinaster pen- taphyllus, Mœnch. meth. suppl. p. 50. Pentaphyllon lupinaster, Pers. ench. 2. p. 352. Pentaphyllum Ammani, Ledeb. hort. dorp. suppl. 1823. p. 5. Mart. fl. rust. t. 16. Curt. bot. mag. 876.—Gmel. sib. 4. p- 19. t. 6. f. 1. Flowers large, purple; the wings and keel paler than the vexillum. Var. B, albifièrum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 204.) flowers white; leaflets very narrow. T. âlbens, Fisch. Lupine-like Trefoil or Bastard Lupine. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1741. PI. 1 to 14 foot. 133 T. purpura’scens (Fisch. in litt.) the character of this species agrees with the last in almost every particular, except in the leaflets being very broad and bluntish. %. H. Native of Siberia, about Barnaoul. T. lupinäster var. y, oblongifolium, Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 204. Flowers purplish, large. Purplish-flowered Trefoil or Bastard Lupine. F1. June, Aug. CH 1816. PI. 1 to 13 foot. 134 T. mecace’pHaLum (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 105.) stems simple, angular; leaflets 7, cuneate-lanceolate; petioles very long ; stipulas cuneated, deeply 3-toothed ; segments of the calyx setaceous and feathery ; legume 2-4-seeded. 2%. H. Na- tive of North America, at the head waters of the river Missouri. Lupinaster macrocéphalus, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 479. t. 23. Flowers yellowish-white with a pale-purple carina. Large-headed Trefoil or Bastard Lupine. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1826? PI. 1 foot. 135 T. Gussont (Tineo, pl. rar. sic. pug. 1. p. 17.) plant smoothish; stem branched; leaflets 8, oblong, obcordate, sharply-denticulated, terminal one ona long petiole, lateral ones sessile ; stipulas lanceolate, bluntish, toothed, ciliated ; heads of flowers rather egg-shaped ; peduncles pilose ; flowers on short pedicels ; calycine segments unequal, narrow, the two lower ones LEGUMINOSÆ. EXX. TRIFOLIUM. longest, the uppermost ones very short; vexillum obovate, dilated, serrulated. 2/.H. Native of Sicily, on the Nebrodes, Schrank, in flora. 1819. p. 387. Flowers bluish-red, but they fade to a reddish-yellow colour. Bonan. t. 248. Gussone’s Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1826. PI. 1 foot, 136 T. rtumdsum (Douglas, mss.) stem simple, erect, villous, forked at the apex; petioles about the length of the leaflets; leaflets 3, lanceolate, acuminated, ciliated, clothed with silky villi on the under surface as well as the stipulas, but pubescent above; heads of flowers ovate-oblong, villous; calycine seg- ments subulate, unequal, lowest one longer than the corolla Y.H. Native of North America. Flowers apparently purple Plumose-headed Trefoil. Pl. 14 foot. 137 T. azrissrmum (Doug. mss.) stem erect, forked at the apex, glabrous ; leaflets 3, lanceolate, glabrous, ciliated ; petioles length of the combined part of the stipulas ; heads of flowers globose, glabrous; calycine segments subulate, much shorter than the monopetalous corolla. 24. H. Native of North Ame rica. Flowers purple Tallest Trefoil. PI. 2 feet. Secr. VII. Caronose mium (from xpovoe, chronos, time, and onpa, sema, a standard; in reference to the permanent nature of the standard or vexillum.) Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 204 Flowers disposed in an ovate pedunculate head. Petals scarious, yellow, fading to a bay-colour; vexillum deflexed, and permanent. 138 T. Ba‘prum (Schreb. in Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fasc. 16. with a good figure,) stems ascending; leaves petiolate ; leaflets sessile, obcordate, denticulated ; stipulas lanceolate, acute, rather membranous; heads of flowers globose, pedunculate, rather loose; vexillum obovate; calyx very short, campanulate, the segments unequal, the uppermost one very small; legume sub- globose, 1-seeded; seeds ovoid; radicle hardly prominent. À: H. Native of Europe, in mountain meadows. Savi, obs. tril. 113. T. spadiceum, Vill. dauph. 3. p.491. but not of Lin. Flowers yellow. ; Bay-coloured-flowered Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. ascending: 139 T. Bru'rium (Ten. prod. fl. nep. 1826. ex Schlecht Linnza. 3. p. 103.) stems ascending, branched ; leaves stalked; leaflets obcordate, cuneated, denticulated, the terminal one haraly petiolate ; heads of flowers axillary, spherical ; peduncles long! than the leaves; segments of calyx unequal, the 2 upper one short, the rest piliferous at the apex; vexillum large, gol h furrowed ; keel copper-coloured ; seeds elliptical, yellow. ( Native of Naples. Allied to T. procémbens and T. agrarwl Brutium Trefoil. Fl. May, Aug. PI. ascending. 140 T. acra‘rium (Lin. spec. 1087.) stem ascending, brane ed, firm; leaves almost sessile ; leaflets oblong-ovate, seam denticulated ; stipulas leafy, lanceolate, acute, longer than t petiole; heads of flowers on long peduncles, egg-shapet: vexillum obcordate; calyx campanulate, short, the segments W equal, glabrous, and elongated, the superior one smallest ; gume l-seeded, ovoid, compressed; seeds bay-coloured, ute gularly cordate ; radicle prominent. ©. H. Native of Eee in dry pastures and woods. Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fase. + with a good figure. Fl. dan. 554. T. strèpens, Crantz. aust 411. no. 8. Flowers yellow. Field Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1815. PI. prostrate, 141 T. spapiceum (Lin. spec. 1087.) stem erect, almost 5 ple, slender ; leaves stalked; leaflets oblong, ovate, sessile, ticulated ; stipulas leafy, narrow, acuminated ; heads of flow ovoid, on peduncles ; vexillum obcordate ; calycine sé unequal; the lower ones long and pilose, the two upper els small and glabrous ; legume ovoid, compressed, 1-seeded ; irregularly egg-shaped, bay-coloured ; radicle prominent. j i Native of Europe, in mountain meadows. Sturm, deutsch! LEGUMINOSÆ. 1. fasc. 16. with a good figure. Savi, obs. trif. p.112. Sims, bot. mag. 557. Flowers yellow; the vexillum tending to a fer- ruginous colour. Var. B, ramosissimum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 205.) stem much branched ; heads of flowers numerous. Chesnut-bronn-coloured-flowered Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1778. PI. 4 foot. 142 T. cicra‘rum (Clark. itin. 3. ex Spreng. neue entd. 8. p. 159.) leaflets obcordate, denticulated; stipulas ciliated, rather large; heads ovate-hemispherical, few-flowered ; teeth of calyx subulate, ciliated, unequal ; corolla scarious, rather large ; petals denticulated. ©. H. Native of Abercromby Island, formerly called Lagusa. Flowers yellow. Š Ciliated-calyxed Trefoil. Pl. procumbent. 143 T. pecr PIENS (Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 719.) stem erect ; leaflets oval, sessile, mucronate ; heads of flowers oval; vexillum somewhat deflexed, permanent; calyx 3-toothed; teeth awl- shaped, pilose. ©. H. Native of? Very like T. spadíceum, Horn, Flowers bay-coloured. Deceiving Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 foot. 144 T. spectdsum (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1382.) plant rather vil- pea ; stems prostrate; leaves hardly stalked ; leaflets obovate, ni on very short stalks; stipulas lanceolate, ciliat- ed, large; heads of flowers oblong-cylindrical, bay-coloured, on long peduncles; vexillum obovate very broad, somewhat denticulated ; calyxes glabrous, the segments unequal, the 2 supe- LE ones smallest ; legume somewhat globose, on a long stipe, veep seed oblong, shining; radicle hardly prominent. ©. va ee cu ae of Candia, Cyprus, and Zant. Flowers ‘Y-coloured. In Zant this is tl ly pl i i might perhaps be tried in die me of oa, wee Shewy Trefoil. F] June, July. Clt 1752. PI raédbihent. 1. = , . . Re . . eg a rir (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 211.) stem erect, EE à of flowers oblong; leaflets obovate-oblong, ciliated; = oat upper calyxes sterile; the teeth subulate, ieee TRA ia More orbicular, nerved, permanent, : B, ative of Syria. T. comòsum, Labill. syr. por ee past y ee yellow. arders Trefoil. PI. 1 foot 1 r ’ x . rs i Jra MBENS (Lin. spec. 1088.) stems procumbent ; lated, Ds mid ra Ste obovate or obcordate, denticu- shorter than ete . S ieee à stipulas ee See psi ; heads of flowers axillary, oval, dense ; an ré longer than the leaves, or equal with them; vexillum Eo" unequal, two superior ones very short; shaped, vell muy deflexed ; legume l-seeded; seed kidney- Europe, ie ow; radicle hardly prominent. ©.H. Native of Ta da gl fields and pastures; plentiful in Britain. ; in A = 945. T: campéstre, Schreb. in Sturm, deutschl. agràrinm H A Pseudo-procûmbens, Gmel. fl. bad. 3. p- 240. T. Mill. dict "i ang. 328. Curt. lond. 3. t. 45. Mart. fl. rust. 121. Hop Trefoil : Ses yellow. This plant is called Yellow or Priety, the h atter name is bestowed on it with much pro- any of the re i being larger, and more resembling the hop than in dry Per of the species. It is common on borders of fields Part of the cr y soils. In some meadows it forms a considerable generally use dE and makes excellent fodder ; and it is now very Manner of so — pasture with or without the white clover. The ate the same sa r the seeds and after culture of yellow clover Warpin 7, at for red clover. See Trifdlium praténse. Bis: refoil, ee Clover, or Hop Trefoil. FI. June, - procumbent. Pan Non D. C . . . fi. . L . . af t; leaflets ne si Nes fr : p e ) base anon Usually petiolul cor ate, enticulated, the termina ulate ; peduncles filiform, very long; heads of flowers M some YOL. 1 What umbellate, few-flowered ; calycine segments . LXX. Trirorivum. 193 unequal, the two superior ones very short, longer than the tube ; legume pedicellate, 1-seeded ; seeds elliptic ; radicle prominent. ©. H. Native of Europe, in fields, particularly in France. T. patens, Schreb. in Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fasc. 16. Flowers yellow. Var. B, pygme’um (Ser. mss.) stems branched, short Paris Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. PI, procumbent. 148 T. Sepastia‘ni (Savi, in diar. med. Flajani, 1815.) stems diffuse ; leaflets obovate, sessile, denticulated ; stipulas narrow, longer than the petiole; peduncles short, firm; flowers some- what umbellate, pedicellate ; tube of calyx very short; the seg- ments long, setaceous, and equal; legume stipitate, 1-seeded ; seed ovoid-elliptic. ©. H. Native of Italy, ‘about Rome. Sebast. pl. rom. fasc. 2. p. 14. t. 4. Flowers pale-yellow. Sebastiani’s Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1800. PI. diffuse. 149 T. rLave’scens (Tineo, pug. 1. p. 15.) stems rather erect, branched, dichotomous, glabrous ; the two superior leaves op- posite, approximating the head of the flowers ; leaflets obovate, denticulated ; stipulas membranous, nerved, pilose, subulate ; heads of flowers roundish; calyx nerved, pilose; the segments ciliated and unequal, longer than the tube. ©.? H. Native of Sicily, on the Nebrodes. Schrank, in flora. 1819. p. 386. Flowers yellow. Yellowish-flowered Trefoil. PI. 4 foot. 150 T. rrrirôrme (Lin. spec. 1088.) stems prostrate; leaf- lets obovate or obcordate, somewhat denticulated, nearly sessile ; stipulas small, ovate, length of petiole, a little fringed ; peduncles filiform, long; flowers somewhat racemose, leaning all one way, on short pedicels ; calycine segments unequal, 2 superior ones shorter than the tube ; vexillum even; legume 1-2-seeded, on a short stipe; seeds oblong-ovate, bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of Europe, in dry or moist grassy meadows, pastures, borders of fields, and on dry gravelly soils common; plentiful in Britain. Flowers yellow. Sturm, deutsch]. fl. 1. fase. 16. Smith, engl. bot. 1257. Cattle and sheep are so fond of this trefoil that a specimen of it can scarcely be had in any pasture to which they have access. Filiform Hop Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Aug. Britain. Pl. procumbent. 151 T. minus (Relh. 290. Smith, engl. bot. 1256.) stems procumbent ; leaflets obcordate, toothed, lateral ones almost ses- sile, middle one stalked ; stipulas half ovate, acute ; peduncles straight, rigid; heads of flowers hemispherical ; vexillum nearly even; calycine teeth unequal, hairy towards the points ; legume 1, rarely 2-seeded. ©. H. Native of Europe, in gravelly fields and pastures; plentiful in Britain. T. filiforme, Ehrh. beit. 49. T. procämbens, Huds. ang. 328. Curt. lond. fasc. 5. t. 53. T. dibium, Sibth. 231. Flowers yellow. Var. B, microphyllum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 206.) plant small ; leaves very minute ; heads few-flowered. T. con- travérsum, Jan. pl. exsic. ital. sup. cent. 10. Heads generally 8-flowered. Lesser Yellow Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Britain. Pl. proc. 152 T. micra‘ntuvum (Viv. fl. libye. p. 45. t. 19. f. 3.)stems dif- fuse ; racemes few-flowered, disposed in loose pedunculate heads; legume 1-seeded, shining, spherical; leaflets cuneate-obovate ; stipulas ovate, ciliated. ©. H. Native of Cyrenaica, on moun- tains. Plant very like T. minus B, microphyllum. Flowers yellow. Small-flowered Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1816. Pi. proc. 153 T. youu'site (Lour. coch. p. 445.) stem elongated, slen- der, twining ; leaflets roundish, quite entire, tomentose ; heads many-flowered, axillary ; legume 2-seeded, glabrous. ©.? H. Native on the eastern coast of Africa. Flowers yellow. Tnining Trefoil. Pl. procumbent. + Species not so sufficiently known as to be placed in either of the above sections. 154 T. miximum (Bart. fl. phil. 2. p. 74.) stems somewhat Ce 194 rocumbent, smooth; leaflets cuneated, emarginate, denticu- fated, glabrous ; stipulas ovate, acuminated ; peduncles filiform ; ©.H. Native of New capsule roundish ; vexillum deflexed. Jersey. Flowers yellow? Least Trefoil. PI. procumbent. 155 T. comdsum (Lin. spec. 1080.). heads of flowers umbel- late, globose, imbricated ; vexillum deflexed, permanent. 2%. H. Native of North America, Flowers white. Tufted Trefoil. Fl.Ju.July. Clt. 1798. PI. 4 foot. 156 T. stiputa‘ceum (Thunb. prod. p. 136.) stems herba- ceous, decumbent at the base; leaflets cut, villous.—Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stipulaceous Trefoil. Pl. decumbent. 157 T. nirsu'rum (Thunb. prod. p. 136.) stems herbaceous, diffuse ; leaflets oblong, hairy.—Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Hairy Trefoil. PI. diffuse. 158 T. ranarum (Thunb. prod. p. 136.) stems herbaceous, decumbent; leaflets obovate, obtuse, pilose; heads of flowers globose, woolly, bractless.—Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Woolly Trefoil. Pl. decumbent. 159 T, Cave’nse (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1864.) stem herbaceous, decumbent ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, pilose; heads of flowers globose, woolly, involucrated.—Native of the Cape of Good Hope. T. difüsum, Thunb. prod. 136. but not of Ehrh. Cape Trefoil. Pl. decumbent. 160 T. ruve’stre (Tenore, prod. p. 43. cat. 1819. p. 58.) stems almost simple, suffruticose at the base; leaflets rhom- boidal-ovate, scabrous; spiny-serrated, veiny; spike terminal, globose, villous, pedunculate ; calycine segments setaceous, spreading, equal in length to the corolla.—Native of Naples, on the rocks of Magella. Rock Trefoil. PI. + foot. 161 T. cLanpEstr'num (Lag. nov. gen. p. 23.) stems pros- trate ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, pubescent, almost entire ; heads of flowers ovate, terminal, and axillary, pedunculate ; calycine segments stiff, unequal; corolla hidden. ©. H. Native of Spain, among rubbish about Madrid. Clandestine-flowered Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. prostrate. 162 T.cuspipa'tum (Lour. coch. p. 445.) stem suffruticose, 4 feet high ; leaflets linear, quite entire, cuspidate ; flowers capi- tate, numerous ; calyx pilose ; vexillum of corolla ovate, distinct, with a purple spot ; legume naked, 1-seeded. h.G. Native of Cochin-china. Flowers white. Cuspidate-leafletted Trefoil. Shrub 4 feet. 163 T. asce’Npens (Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 716.) stems as- cending ; leaflets oval, pubescent; heads roundish, terminal, pedicellate, exstipulate ; calyx compressed ; the segments nearly equal, 3 times shorter than the monopetalous corolla. 2%. H. Native of Georgia. Ascending-stemmed Trefoil. Pl. ascending. 164 T. rormdsum (D’Urv. enum. pl. archip. p. 94. no. 691.) stem erect, villous, branched above; leaflets ovate-oblong, mu- cronate ; stipulas large, straight, ending each in a long subulate point; heads ovate, dense, many-flowered; calyx clothed with hoary villi; the segments nearly equal, and very long, at length spreading, a little longer than the corolla. ©. H. Native of the island of Melos. Leaves an inch and more long, and 4 lines broad. Flowers pale flesh-coloured. Beautiful Trefoil. Pl. + to 1 foot, 165 T. LAsIocE'PHALUM (Link, enum. 2. p. 262.) stem erect, hairy; leaflets linear; stipulas ventricose; heads of flowers ovate; calyxes hairy ; the segments lanceolate-subulate, spread- ing much. ©.H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Woolly-headed Trefoil. PI. + foot. 166 T. onna‘rum (Clark, itin. 3. ex Spreng. neue entd, 2, p. LEGUMINOSAE. LXX. Trirorium. LXXI. Acroropium. LXXII. Doryenium. 165.) leaflets obovate, sharply-serrulated, mucronate, glabrous; heads of flowers terminal, roundish, truncate at the base, sterile at the apex ; teeth of calyx subulate, equal. ©.H. Native of? Ornamented Trefoil. PI. N. B. Trifolium Magellänicum is O’xalis eriocärpa, D. CÇ, in annal. sc. nat. 4. p. 23. Cult. Many of the species of Trefoil are very shewy, and very fit for ornamenting flower borders. All the species will grow in any common garden soil. The perennial kinds are easily increased by dividing the plants at the root in spring, or by seeds, which always ripen in abundance. The seeds of the annual kinds only require to be sown in the open border. Those species marked frame and greenhouse only require to be protected in winter. LXXI. ACROPO'DIUM (axpoc, akros, the summit, and mouc moûoc, pous podos, a foot; in allusion to the legumes being stalked within the calyx). Desv. obs. legum. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 2. p. 510. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx deeply 5-tleft Vexillum short, hispid. Wings opposite, bidentate. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary stalked. Legume oval-oblong, smooth, usually 2-seeded, standing on a capillary footstalk.—A sib shrub, with fascicled leaves and 8-flowered axillary racemes, which are rather longer than the leaves. 1 A. surrruticosum (Desv. l. c.). h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lotus suffruticdsus, Burm. cat. Suffruticose Acropodium. Shrub. Cult. This plant will grow in any light soil, and young cut tings will root in sand, under a hand-glass. LXXII. DORY’CNIUM (from ôopv, dory, a spear ; the a cient plant was used to poison spears. The present genus has, however, nothing to do with the plant of the ancients). Tourn. inst. 391. t. 211.f. 3. D. C. prod. 2. p. 208.— Lotus, species of Lin. and others. Lix. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx somewhat cam- panulate, bilabiate, somewhat gibbous at the base. Wings shorter than the vexillum. Keel nearly awnless. Style straig t, crowned by a capitate stigma.—Herbs or subshrubs, with trifo- liate leaves, and with the stipulas the form of the leaflets. Flowers usually numerous, capitate, white or pale-red. 1 D. re’crum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 208.) villous: stems erect, suffruticose ; leaves petiolate; leaflets obovate, mu cronate; stipulas ovate, cordate; peduncles bractless, many flowered, hardly twice the length of the leaves ; pedicels woolly, as well as the calyxes ; segments of the calyx about the same length, very narrow, longer than the tube, but shorter than corolla; legume terete, smooth, twice the length of the caly% black; seeds reniform. h. H. Native of the south of Europë Lotus réctus, Lin, spec. 1092.—Barrel. icon. t. 544. Flower small, rose-coloured. Pedicels length of the calyx. i Straight Dorycnium. FI. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1640. Pl. 2 feet: 2 D.zrarrrdcium (Willd. spec. 8. p. 1397.) plant pilose ; ges + erect, suffruticose ; leaves sessile; leaflets and stipulas obova and mucronulate ; peduncles many-flowered, bracteate tow nt the apex, 3 times longer than the leaves; bracteas solitary s tern; pedicels woolly, shorter than the calyx; the gene lanceolate, and longer than the tube, but shorter than the ee legume oblong, terete, black, twice the length of the calyx: seeds somewhat reniform. h. H. Native of Iberia, 07 = hills. D. Ibéricum, Willd. enum. suppl. 52. Ondnis qui” Forsk. descr. 130. but not of Vahl. Flowers white. pi. Broad-leaved Dorycnium. FI. June, Aug. Cit. 1818. 1 to 2 feet. os 8 D. Gra'cum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 208.) Si LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXII. Dorycnium. erect, spreading; leaves sessile; leaflets and stipulas oblong, glaucous, and silky ; heads of flowers roundish ; pedicels short ; legume oblong, 2-seeded, rusty ; seeds globose, black, with a white hilum, separated from each other by spongy substance. %4. H. Native of the Levant. Lotus Græ'cus, Lin. mant. 104. L. Belgradica, Forsk. descr. fl. egypt. p. 215. Flowers white, larger than those of D. hirsètum, but smaller than those of D. réctum. Grecian Dorycnium. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 4 D. nirsu‘rum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 208.) plant clothed with hoary tomentum; stem erect, suffruticose ; leaves sessile; leaflets ovate, lanceolate or obovate ; stipulas lanceo- late; peduncles when bearing the fruit twice the length of the leaves ; bracteas lanceolate, equal in length to the calyx; heads many-flowered : pedicels much shorter than the calyx ; the seg- ments subulate, and much longer than the tube, but shorter than the corolla ; legume turgid, oblong, hardly longer than the calyx; seeds somewhat reniform. h.H. Native of the south of Europe. Lotus hirsûtus, Lin. spec. 1091.—J. Bauh. hist. 2. p 360. Flowers large, pale-red. Hairy Dorycnium. FI. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1683. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 5 D. romentosum (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 300.) plant shrubby, clothed with silky hoary down; heads of flowers more dense, and on shorter peduncles than in the D. hirsütum. P H. Native of Italy, in exposed places. Lòtus tomentòsus, Rhode in Schrad. neue Journ. 1809. p. 42. in a note. L. hirsùtus incà- nus, Lois. not. p. 116. L, seríceus, D. C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 122. and fl. fr. 5. p. 573. L. affìnis, Bess. cat. hort. crem. p. 81. D. birsùtum var. B, incanum, Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p: 208, Flowers large, pale rose-coloured. Tomentose Doryenium. Fl. Ju. Aug. Cilt 1817. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 6 D. arce’nrzum (Delil. fl. egypt. 113. t. 40.) plant silky ; ae nice prostrate; leaflets, stipulas, and bracteas mou ; heads 4-6-flowered ; peduncles longer than the RM calycine segments lanceolate, hardly equalling the corolla ss a legumes thick, ovate, hardly longer than the calyx ; AL s globose, few. R.H. Native of Egypt. D. argénteum exandrinum, Lippi, mss. in herb. Juss. Flowers yellow, painted with bay-coloured lines. Many Dorycnium. Pl. prostrate. ESA PARVIFLORUM (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 208.) plant ne with soft hairs; stems rather prostrate; leaflets ob- cela. yom ovate ; heads 4-5-flowered ; bracteas simple, lan- i pe porien longer than the leaves ; calycine segments hatti ma out equal in length to the corolla, which is small ; si a green, rather pellucid, veined transversely, hardly ee 2 the calyx ; seeds roundish, yellowish-green. ©. H. +. pe and the Stæchades Islands. Lôtus parviflorus, ie AE t. 211. D. C. icon. rar. 1. p. 9. t. 30. Lotus pee Ap fr. no. 3937. exclusive of the synonymes. ge lo sib green. Carina narrow, and very long. ascending a Dorycnium. Fi. July, Aug. Clt.1810. Pl. à + MICROCA’RPUS (Ser. mss. plant clothed with pili; in D.C, prod. 2. p.: 209.) pulas ovate stems ascending ; leaflets obovate ; sti- S lle or somewhat cordate; flowers capitate, on short S; calyx deeply 5-parted, hardly equal in length to the longer He 3-4 in a head, rather turgid, glabrous, hardly n the calyx, drooping; seeds 9-11? roundish, reni- orm, + PR ‘ . ` = A tag . Native of Spain. Lòtus microcarpus, Brot. fi. Pi p 119, Flowers yellow. all-fruited Dorycnium. PI. ascending. plant Feige (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 209.) egumes né à Stem branched, diffuse ; peduncles 2-3-flowered ; A and are, as well as the corollas, longer than the ¢ ] 7 alyx. Native of Spain. Lotus subiflérus, Lag. LXXIII. Lorus. 195 in Pers. ench. 2. p. 354. gen. et spec. p. 23. from D. microcérpus. Flowers yellow. Two-flowered Dorycnium. PI. diffuse. 10 D. pisrr’rmum (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 209.) leaf- lets and stipulas oblong, acute, tomentose, very white; flowers. capitate ; legumes 2-seeded, inclosed in the calyx. ©.? H. Native of the south of Europe. Lôtus dispérmus, Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 77. Two-seeded Dorycnium. PI. 11 D. werpa‘ceum (Vill. dauph. 3. p. 417. t. 41.) stems her- baceous, erect; leaflets and stipulas obovate, obtuse; calyx pilose ; teeth of calyx much shorter than the tube; heads of flowers on long peduncles; bracteas simple, distinct from the head of flowers; legume ovate, 3 or 4 times longer than the calyx, many-seeded. 2/.H. Native of the south of Europe. Lotus Dorycnium, Crantz, fl. austr. 402. Flowers white. Herbaceous Dorycnium. FI. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1802. PI. 14 ft. 12 D. surrruricdsum (Vill. dauph. 3. p. 416.) stems suffruti- cose ; leaflets and stipulas oblong-lanceolate, acute ; calyx pilose, the teeth much shorter than the tube ; heads of flowers on long peduncles ; bracteas simple or 3-leaved; legume globose, 1- seeded, twice the length of the calyx; seeds globose, shining, variegated, p. H. Native of the south of Europe. Lotus Dorycnium, Lin. spec. 1093. D. monspeliénse, Willd.—Lob. icon. 2. p. 51. f. 1 and 2. Flowers white, but with the keel reddish. Plant hoary. Suffruticose Dorycnium. FI. June, May. Clt. 1640. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. Cult. Elegant plants of easy culture, growing best in dry soil. They are all easily increased by seeds. LXXIII. LO'TUS (from Awroc of Theophrastus, and Dios- corides, but the true Awroc is Zizyphus Lotos. Lotos was a nymph turned into a tree to avoid the pursuit of Priapus. Ovid. metam. 97, &c. But the name is perhaps of Egyptian origin). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 209.—Lotus, species of Lin. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. Wings equal in length to the vexillum. Carina beaked. Legume cylindrical or compressed, wingless. Style straight, crowned by a subulate stigma.—Herbs, with trifoliate leaves, and leafy sti- pulas. Peduncles axillary, 1-6-flowered, furnished with a floral simple or trifoliate leaf at the apex. Flowers yellow, rarely white or rose-coloured. Perhaps distinct Secr. I. Kroxe'r1a (in honour of A. J. Kroker, author of Flora Silesiaca). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 209.—Krokèria, Meench. meth. 143. Legume turgid, curved. Flowers 1-2. 1 L. epu rs (Lin. spec. 1090.) plant pilose; stems erect ; leaflets ovate, ciliated ; flowers 1-3 ; bracteas ovate, about equal in length to the calyx ; legume turgid, arched, glabrous ; seeds globose, compressed, wrinkled from dots. ©. H. _ Native of the south of Europe. Cav. icon. t. 157. Krokéria oligoceratos, Meench. meth. 143.—Moris. hist. 2. p. 176. sect. 2. t. 18. f. 5. Flowers yellow. The pods of this plant are eaten in Candia when young by the poorer inhabitants, as we do French beans. Edible-podded Lotus. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. trailing. Secr. IJ. Lo rea (see genus for derivation). D. C. fi. fr. 4. p. 554. prod. 2. p. 209.—Lôtea, Medic. phil. bot. fasc. 1. p. 204. Moench. meth. 151. Legume compressed, long. Flowers umbellate. 2 L. ornrrmoronioines (Lin. spec. 1091.) plant rather villous ; stems diffuse ; leaflets obovate-rhomboid, entire ; stipulas ovate ; flowers 3-5 in an umbel; bracteas much longer than the calyx ; legume compressed, somewhat lomentaceous, glabrous, a little curved and deflexed, of a bay-colour; seeds globose, compres- sed, olive-coloured, smooth. ©. H. Native of the south of cc? 196 Lôtea ornithopodioides, Europe. Cav. icon. 2. p. 48. t. 163. Seeds about the size Meench. meth. p. 151. Flowers yellow. of those of L. siliquèsus. Bird’s-foot-like-podded Lotus. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1688. Pl. 2 feet long, diffuse. 3 L. perecrinus (Lin. spec. 1090.) plant pubescent; stems diffuse ; leaflets obovate, entire; stipulas ovate; flowers 2-3 in an umbel; bracteas longer than the calyx; lateral leaflets smallest and sessile, terminal one larger and stalked; legume compressed, somewhat lomentaceous, glabrous, straight, hori- zontal ; seeds globose, compressed, dark, smooth. ©. H. Na- tive of the south of Europe. L. oligoceratos, Lam. dict. 3. p. 605. Foreign Bird’s-foot Lotus. F1. July, Aug. Clit. 1713. PI. diffuse, 2 feet long. 4 L. T’xnicus (Lam. dict. 3. p. 606.) plant pubescent; stems diffuse; leaflets obovate-linear, entire; stipulas lanceolate ; flowers usually twin, opposite the leaves, on very short pedun- cles, bractless ; legume compressed, pilose, erect, hardly arched. ©. H. Native of the East Indies. Trigonélla Indica, Lin. spec. 1095. Burm. fl. ind. 173.—Pluk. phyt. t. 200. f. 7. Flowers yellow. Perhaps a species of Hosdckia. Indian Bird’s-foot Lotus, FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1793. PI. diffuse. 5 L. TETRAPHY'LLUS (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 340.) plant rather his- pid; stems prostrate ; leaves with one stipula only; leaflets ob- cordate, cuneated, entire ; flowers axillary, on long peduncles ; bracteas obovate, much shorter than the calyx. ©.H. Native of the Balearic Islands and of Cyrenaica, on the mountains, Lam. dict. 3. p. 605. Flowers yellow, but with the vexillum dark-purple on the outside. Leaves having two leaflets on one side, and one on the other, as well as a terminal one. Four-leaved Bird’s-foot Lotus. PI. prostrate. 6 L. suprinna‘tus (Hook. in Beech. voy. p. 17. t. 8.) plant pilose; stems erect ; leaves pinnate, exstipulate ; leaflets 5-6, 2 or 3 of these terminal, and other 2 on one side of the petiole, all elliptic; peduncles very short, axillary, solitary, 1-flowered ; legume straight, compressed, margins hairy. ©.H. Native of Chili, at Conception. Flowers yellow. Stigma obtuse, not subulate, as in the rest of the genus. It comes nearest to Z. tetraphyllus, that species being furnished with one additional leaflet at the side of the petiole, and this is furnished with 2 uni- lateral leaflets. Stamens diadelphous. Lotus utriculatus, Dom- bey. et Lag. herb. Anthyllis Chilénsis, D. C. prod. 2. p. 171. Somewhat-pinnate-leaved Bird’s-foot Lotus. Pl. + foot. 7 L. rzexuo'sus (Lam. dict. 3. p. 606.) plant pilose; stems prostrate, branched, flexuous ; leaflets and stipulas lanceolate, ciliated, small; flowers solitary ; peduncle longer than the leaf; bracteas shorter than the calyx ; calycine segments acute, length of tube, but shorter than the corolla. ©.? H. Native of Eu- rope. Flowers yellow. Flexuous-stemmed Bird’s-foot Lotus. 1816. PI. prostrate. FI. June, Aug. Clit. Secr. III. Euro‘rus (from ev, eu, well or good, and Awroc, lotos, the lotus; in reference to its containing the genuine species). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 210. Legume cylin- drical, long. Flowers disposed in corymbose umbels. § 1. Style furnished with one tooth. 8 L. ctavu’cus (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 92. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 592.) plant glaucous, and pilose; stems prostrate ; leaflets and stipulas thickish, obovate, small; flowers 3-4 in a corymb; bracteas form of the leaflets, shorter than the calyx ; pedicels very short ; legume somewhat lomentaceous, smoothish, shining ; seeds rather globose, black, smooth. %. F. Native of Madeira. Flowers yellow. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXIII. Lorus. Glaucous Bird’s-foot Lotus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1777. PI prostrate. 9 L. sessirrro Lius (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 122.) plant glaucescent ; stem suffruticose ; leaflets rather fleshy, linear, sessile, canescent; stipulas linear; peduncles very long, axil- lary ; flowers corymbose, on short pedicels ; legumes cylindrical, glabrous, divaricate ; seeds almost globose, small, dark, smooth. Y. G. Native of Teneriffe. L. dorycnoides, Poir. suppl. 8 p. 507. Flowers yellow. Sessile-leaved Bird’s-foot Lotus. PI. 4 to 1 foot. 10 L. antuytiolpes (Vent. malm. p. 92. t. 92.) shrubby; leaflets and stipulas spatulate and pilose ; bracteas shorter than the calyx ; peduncles long; flowers on very short pedicels, dis- posed ina corymb. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps only a variety of L. Jacobæ us, with yellow flowers. Anthyllis-like Bird’s-foot Lotus. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1812. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 11 L. arropurpu revs (D.C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 121.) plant glaucescent; stem shrubby; leaflets and stipulas obovate, smoothish ; bracteas either of 1 or 3 leaflets, obovate; pedun- cles longer than the leaves; flowers corymbose, on very short pedicels ; legumes terete, glabrous ; seeds nearly globose, of a greenish-black colour. h.G. Native of? Perhaps a variety of L. Jacobæus. Perhaps a hybrid between L. anthylloides and L. Jacobæus. Flowers very dark purple. Dark-purple-flowered Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 12 L. Jacosæ'us (Lin. spec. 1091.) plant rather glaucous; stems shrubby; leaflets and stipulas linear or linear-spatulate, rather pilose and canescent, mucronate ; bracteas of 1 or 3 linear leaflets ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; flowers corymbost, on very short pedicels; legume terete, glabrous. R.G. Na- tive of the Island of St. James. We have also seen this plant in the Island of Teneriffe, and in several of the Cape de Verd islands, particularly in St. Jago. Curt. bot. mag. 79. Mill. fig. 168. Comm. hort. 2. p. 165. t. 83. Moench. meth. suppl p. 52. Corolla dark-purple, almost black, with the vexillum yellowish. Var. B, liteus ; flowers yellow. Reared in the gardens. St. Jago Island Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. all the year. Cit, 1714. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 13 L. arena‘rivs (Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 120.) stems procum bent, branched, pubescent; branches and peduncles erectish; leaflets rather acute, cuneated ; stipulas ovate ; heads 5- è flowered ; bracteas nearly lanceolate, smaller than the calyx; calyx somewhat bilabiate, the two superior teeth longest ; legume terete, glabrous. ©.H. Native of Portugal, in the sea- at Costa da Trafaria, beyond the Tagus. Flowers yellow. Sand Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Pl. procumbent- § 2. 14 L. Brovssone‘rit (Choisy, fl. teneriff. mss. D.C. prod p- 211.) stems shrubby; leaflets broad, obovate, smoothish petioles and branches tomentose ; stipulas ovate, obtuse, solitary: or twin, about the size of the leaflets ; corymbs of flowers ter minal, bractless, on short peduncles; pedicels and aly tomentose ; the segments length of the tube. R. G. Ne of Teneriffe or Mogodor. Flowers yellow ? Broussonet’s Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. j 15 L. specra’erzis (Choisy, fl. teneriff. mss. D. C. peot p. 211.) plant quite glabrous; stem suffruticose ; leaflets paré vate, rather retuse ; stipulas ovate-roundish, much smaller t the leaflets; corymbs many-flowered, axillary, bractless ; Pi duncles longer than the leaves; pedicels about the lengt a the calyxes ; calycine segments shorter than the tube ; legu F1. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Fl. April, Dec Styles without a tooth. | much branched ; , long, many-seeded. i base, a little branched ; | obovate, rather fleshy, E pl. rar. t. 40. ? but not of Solander.—Barrel. icon. l the north of Africa. leaflets smaller, . the sand by the sea-side. - entd. 3. p. 164.) silky ; flowers usually tern ; legume turgid, glabrous. LEGUMINOSÆ, h.G. Native of Teneriffe or Mogodor. Flowers yellow. The habit of this plant is very like that of Coronilla E’merus. Sheny Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 16 L. pusitius (Viv. fl. libyc. p.-47. t. 17. f. 3.) plant diffuse and hairy; stems diverging, filiform, rather stiffish; leaflets, . stipulas, and bracteas ovate-elliptic ; peduncles 1-flowered, 3- times longer than the leaves; legume unknown. ©.H. Na- tive of Cyrenaica, on the mountains. Like L. cytisotdes and L. secundiflorus. Flowers yellow. Least Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. diff. 17 C. Micuauxra' nus (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 211.) _ plant clothed with hoary tomentum ; stems prostrate; leaflets obovate, somewhat truncate; stipulas ovate-roundish ; leaflets smaller than the stipulas; peduncles axillary, twice the length of the leaves; heads few-flowered ; bracteas obovate, hardly longer than the calyx; calycine segments length of tube, but f much shorter than the corolla. XY. H. Native of Persia. Flowers yellow. Michaux’s Bird’s-foot Trefoil. PI. prostrate. 18 L. Cre’ricus (Lin. spec. 1091.) plant silky ; stems suf- ; fruticose, ascending ; leaflets obovate ; stipulas ovate, 3-times , shorter than the fructiferous peduncles; bracteas lanceolate, t linear, smaller than the calyx ; heads usually containing 4 flowers ; y Calycine segments lanceolate, length of tube, but much shorter than corolla ; style exserted ; legume terete, smoothish, erect, i somewhat torulose. | Spain. Cav. icon. 2. p. 44. t. 156.—Pluk. phyt. t. 43. f. 1. + Flowers yellow. A slender shrub, requiring support. k. F. Native of Syria, Candia, and _ Var. (3, vàrians (D.C. prod. 2. p. 211.) taller; stem suffru- ticose. L. varians, Desv. journ, bot. 1814. p. 77. Cretan Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1680. Sh. 14 foot. 19 L. cyrisoïnes (Lin. spec. 1092.) stems prostrate at the pedicels and calyxes hoary; leaflets covered with adpressed pili; calycine Segments shorter than the tube; legume somewhat torulose, À glabrous ; seeds ovoid, bay-coloured, shining. ©.H. Native of Europe, in sterile places by the sea-side. All. pedem. no. D.C, fi. fr. 4. p.555. L. diffüsus, Schrank, t. 1031. 1136. t 20. £1, Flowers yellow. Cytisus-like Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt.1752. Pl. pr. 20 L. prostra‘rus (Desf. atl. 2. p- 206.) stems procumbent, leaves glabrous; peduncles many-flowered ; €gume compressed, torulose, spreading. %. H. Native of L. Allidni, Desv. journ. bot. and perhaps 1 4 Poir. L. cytisoides 3, prostratus, Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 7 y p 2 11. Flowers yellow. Like L. corniculàta. ar. P, unifldrus (Ser. mss. in D.C. 1. c.) flowers solitary ; ©. H. Native of the Island of Melos, in A igh Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. PI. prostrate. ae * SECUNDIFLORUS (Viv. fl. libyc. 46. t. 21. f. 3.) plant Fa Icose, silky and silvery; stem furrowed ; leaflets obo- sp Ss E stipulas ovate, oblique; peduncles bearing a ong ue reflexed flowers ; leaflets of the bracteas cbo- “ea a m is somewhat bilabiate, shorter than the corolla; le- ni 8'abrous, but unknown in a mature state. ©.? H. ive of Cyrenaica, on dry hills. Allied to Z. cytisoides. Owers yellow. Secund-flonered Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Pl. foot. * POLYPHY LLUS (Clark, itin. vol. 3. ex Spreng. neue stem suffruticose ; leaflets Hines ANA + ative on Mount Gargaro. : LXXIII. Lorus. 197 Many-leaved Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Shrub 1 foot. 23 L. oBrusa rus (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 212.) plant canescent; stems decumbent; leaflets and bracteas obovate, clothed with hoary tomentum, mucronulate, rather thickish ; stipulas ovate, much shorter than the peduncles; heads few- flowered ; calycine segments obtuse, much shorter than the tube and corolla ; style inclosed in the calyx ; legume rather terete, bay-coloured, but ending in a yellow mucrone. 2%. H. Native of Egypt. Flowers yellow. Obtuse-calyxed Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Pl. decumbent. 24 L. Garcini (D. C. prod. 2. p. 212.) stems pubescent, branched ; leaflets nearly sessile, and are as well as the stipulas obovate-oblong and pubescent; flowers axillary, usually soli- tary, almost sessile; segments of the calyx oblong, villous ; legume glabrous, straight, a little longer than the calyx. ©.?H. Native of Persia. Aspalathus Pérsicus, Burm. fl. ind. 155. ex- clusive of the synonymes. Legumes black when dry. Corolla hardly longer than the calyx. Stamens diadelphous. Garcin’s Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Pl. prostrate. 25 L. Dioscéripis (All. pedem. no. 1131. t. 59. f. 1.) stems erect, branched ; leaflets obovate, thickish, emarginate, glaucous ; stipulas ovate, shorter than the petiole ; peduncles axillary, much longer than the leaves, usually 2-flowered ; calycine segments lanceolate, longer than the tube, but shorter than the corolla ; legumes usually twin, long, torulose. ©. H. Native of Pied- mont, and about Nice. Flowers small, yellow. Dioscorides’s Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 26 L. Gereta (Vent. hort. cels. t. 57.) plant glabrous ; stems decumbent, rather woody ; leaflets and stipulas ovate, rather glaucescent; bracteas about equal in length to the calyx ; heads of long peduncles usually 3-flowered; calycine segments length of tube, but much shorter than the corolla ; legume cy- lindrical, torulose, thick ; seeds globose, bay-coloured. 2%. H. Native about Aleppo, on Mount Gebel-cher. Flowers large, at first red, but at length becoming pale rose-coloured. The pods or legumes are eaten by the inhabitants of its native country, as French beans are with us. Gebel-cher Bird’s-foot Trefoil. F1. June, July. PI. decumbent. 27 L. Ara’sicus (Lin. mant. 104.) stems prostrate; leaflets and stipulas obovate-cuneated, equal, hoary beneath ; heads few- flowered; bracteas longer than the calyx ; peduncles length of bracteas; calycine segments very narrow, longer than the tube ; legume terete, very smooth, somewhat torulose ; seeds somewhat kidney-shaped, variegated. 2. F. Native of Arabia. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 155. Flowers red. Arabian Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. Jul. Sep. Clt. 1773. Pl. 14 ft. 28 L. pecu’mMBENs (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 508.) plant pilose ; stems slender, decumbent, branched ; leaflets and stipulas lan- ceolate ; heads on long peduncles, containing about 4 flowers each ; bracteas lanceolate, about equal in length to the calyx ; calycine segments acute, hardly longer than the tube ; legume rather terete, glabrous, bay-coloured. ©. H. Native of the south of France. Flowers yellow, greenish at the apex. Decumbent Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. decumbent. 29 L. pirosissimus (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 504.) plant very pilose ; stems branched, rather prostrate; leaflets ovate-lanceolate ; stipulas ovate, acutish; heads on long peduncles, few-flowered ; bracteas narrow-lanceolate; calycine segments narrow, acute, longer than the tube; legume nearly terete, glabrous, brown. ©. H. Native of the south of France. L. hispidus, Pers. ench. 2. p. 354. but not of D. C. Corolla yellow, but be- coming green when dried. Perhaps only a variety of L. his- pidus. Clt. 1658. Cit: 1816: 198 Var. B, filiformis (Poir. 1. c.) stem and branches filiform and very long ; leaflets smaller. Very pilose Bird’s-foot Trefoil. F1. June, July. PI. decumbent. 30 L. uispipus (Desf. cat. hort. par. 190.) stems numerous, prostrate ; leaflets hispid, oblong-lanceolate ; stipulas ovate ; heads few-flowered, much longer than the leaves ; bracteas lan- ceolate, length of calyx ; calycine segments longer than the tube, but shorter than the corolla; legume compressed, dotted ; seeds orbicularly reniform, black. ©.H. Native of France, about Bayonne, and of Corsica. Lois. fl. gall. 490. t. 16. D.C. fl. fr. 5. p. 572. Flowers yellow. Hispid Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1817. Pl. pr. 31 L. unrpractea‘tus (Viv. fl. libye. p. 48. t. 18. f. 4.) plant diffuse, clothed with rufescent hairs; leaflets and stipulas ob- ovate; flowers axillary, solitary ; calycine segments lanceolate- linear, setaceous at the apex, much shorter than the corolla; wings length of carina, which terminates in a long beak ; bracteas solitary ; legume unknown. ©. H. Native of Cyrenaica, on the mountains. Corolla with the vexillum and carina deep-purple, as well as the tops of the wings, the rest yellow. One-bracted Bird’s-foot Trefoil. PI. diffuse. 32 L. suave‘orens (Pers. ench. 2. p. 354.) stem diffuse, pilose, tomentose; leaflets ovate, rather oblique; bracteas usually solitary ; flowers generally 3 on the top of each pedun- cle; calyx hairy; legumes terete. 2/.H. Native of the south of France. Flowers 3-5 in an umbel, at first pale-yellow, but at length becoming bay-coloured, smelling like those of Lupinus liteus. The plant is like L. hispidus, but larger. Sweel-scented-flowered Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. ascending. 33 L. ancusti’ssimus (Lin. spec. 1090.) stems branched, prostrate, tubular, and are as well as the leaves hispid; leaflets and stipulas ovate or oblong-linear, rather pilose, and glaucous ; heads 1-3-flowered ; peduncles hardly twice the length of the leaves ; bracteas unequal or solitary ; calyx loosely hairy ; caly- cine segments fringed, longer than the tube but shorter than the corolla; legume compressed, 2-edged, very slender, and usually solitary; seeds globose, pale-green. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe. In Britain in meadows towards the sea, on the south and western coasts of England ; on the rocky beach at Hastings, Sussex; in Devonshire; in a meadow near St. Vineent’s Rocks, Bristol. L. angustifdlius, Gouan. hort. 394. —J. Bauh. hist. 2. p. 356. f. 2.—Moris. hist. vol. 2. p. 175. sect. 2.t. 18. f. 1. Lotus diffusus, Sol. in Smith, fl. brit. 2. p. 794. engl. bot. t. 925. Flowers yellow. Very-narrow-leaved Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Britain. PI. procumbent. 34 L. cirra‘rus (Ten. prod. p. 44. cat. 1819. p. 58.) stems pros- trate ; leaflets glabrous, with the margins and calyxes ciliated ; legumes solitary, cylindrical, glabrous, sessile. ©.H. Native of Sicily, in humid fields. Flowers yellow. Perhaps only a variety of L. diffüsus. Ciliated Bird’s-foot Trefoil. F1. June, July. Clt. 1812. PI. pr. 35 L. cra‘ciris (Waldst. et Kit. hung. p. 254. t. 229.) stems erect, and are as well as the leaves pilose ; leaflets and stipulas lanceolate ; peduncles twice the length of the leaves, usually bearing about 2 flowers ; bracteas equal in length to the calyx; calycine segments narrow, pilose, longer than the tube, but shorter than the corolla; legumes linear, very slender, almost terete, glabrous, 6-times longer than the calyx; seeds nearly globose. ©. H. Nativeof Hungary. Flowers yellow. Per- haps only a variety of L. angustissimus. Slender Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1812. Pl. 4 ft. 86 L. Lanucinòsus (Vent. malm. p. 22. in a note) stems prostrate, branched, and are as well as the leaves woolly ; leaflets Clt. 1818. Fl. May, June, LEGUMINOSAE. LXXIII. Lorus. obcordate ; stipulas ovate-roundish ; peduncles axillary, elon gated, drooping, 1-flowered. ©. H. Native of the Levan Flowers rose-coloured. Bracteas ovate, hardly equal in | to the calyx ; calycine segments lanceolate, hardly longer tha the tube, but much shorter than the corolla. Woolly Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Pl. prostrate. 37 L. Cormsrice’nsis (Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 118. phyt. p. 197, t. 53.) plant rather glabrous ; leaves glaucescent ; intermediate leaflet obovate, lateral ones lanceolate ; stipulas ovate ; pedun cles very short, 1-flowered; calycine segments narrow, length of tube, but shorter than the corolla; the tops of the leaflets and stipulas ciliated and awned ; legume cylindrical, very lo arched, glabrous; seeds very numerous, ovate, green. Q. Native of the south of Europe, particularly in Portugal, about Coimbra. L. aristatus, D. C. hort. monsp. p. 122. Flower small, white, with the keel purple. Coimbra Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Pl. 2 to 3 inches. 38 L. crasE’Rrimus (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. p. 122.) plant quite smooth, diffuse ; leaflets obovate ; stipulas ovate ; flowers axillary, solitary, on very short pedicels ; legumes linear, rather compressed, a little arched. ©. H. Native of? Flower small, white, but with the carina purple. Quite smooth Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Fl. May, June. Clt. 1816. PI. 2 to 3 inches. 39 L. tricHoca’rpus (Lag. nov. gen. 23.) stems decumbent leaflets cuneated, pilose; stipulas cordate, twice the length of the common petiole ; bracteas length of calyx ; legumes Ve] long, nearly terete, falcate, tomentose. ©. H. Native country unknown. Flowers white, but the keel is dark purple at the apex. Perhaps a hairy-fruited variety of L. Coimbricensis. Hairy-fruited Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. May, July. Cit.? Pl 2 to 3 inches. : + 40 L. opora‘tus (Sims, bot. mag. 1233.) plant hairy; ser. diffuse; leaflets lanceolate ; stipulas ovate ; bracteas usually !- leaved, lanceolate; peduncles long, usually bearing about ° flowers at the apex; legumes straight, somewhat to re ©. H. Native of Barbary. Flowers yellow. Perhaps 0 J variety of L. corniculàtus. Sweet-scented Bird’s-foot Trefoil. PI. diffuse. bent 41 L. cornicura tus (Lin. spec. 1092.) stems recumben pithy ; leaflets obovate, acute, entire, glabrous, or a little oo stipulas ovate; leaflets of bractea lanceolate or linear; ped i cles very long, each bearing 3-4-5 or 10 flowers at the sd a kind of flat umbel ; calyx campanulate ; the segments ten of tube but much shorter than the corolla; legumes spre Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800, FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1804, nearly cylindrical; seeds reniform, blackish-green ; le all dilated; claw of the vexillum obovate. %. H. pgo Europe, in open grassy pastures, heaths, and commons ; 4 ful in Britain. Smith, engl. bot. 2090. Curt. fl. lond. 2» je Mart. rust. t. 53. Fl. dan. t. 991. Stems like the leaves glauco : underside of the leaves clothed with close-pressed hat’ L sometimes they are quite smooth; when this is the case it a arvénsis of Schkuhr. handb. 2. t. 211. Flowers bright ye ss fading to an orange-colour, but becoming dark-green m ye The vexillum is striped with red at the base in front. j plant has been recommended for cultivation under the ae names of Milk-vetch and Astrégalus glycyphyllus ade i Dr. Anderson, in his Agricultural Essays, as very excel oo fodder as well as for hay; it has been tried as a subi clover on moist lands, and seems to succeed very Wes have no particular advantage over the clover. d lenë Var. B, alpinus (Schleich. cent. exsic. no. 75.) stems an Natit small ; flowers usually reddish on the outside, %- ** of the alps of Switzerland. 1 ndsus, Schkuhr. handb. 2. t. 211. - Minal leaf ; _ gumes spreading, cylindrical, 2-edged. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXIII. Lorus. Horned or Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil. F1. June, Sept. Brit. PI. recumbent. 42 L. ma‘sor (Scop. carn. 2. p. 86.) stem erect, tubular, more or less pilose, rarely smooth ; leaflets obovate, fringed, or hairy ; peduncles long, bearing from 6-12 flowers in an umbel ; calycine teeth stellate; claw of vexillum linear; shorter fila- ments not dilated ; legumes drooping, terete. 2/.H. Native of Europe, in wet bushy places, osierholts, and in hedges and ditches. Smith, engl. bot. 2091. Lotus corniculatus y, Smith, fl. brit. 794. L. corniculatus B, Hook. scot. 220. L. corni- culatus 8, major, Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 514. L. uligi- Flowers larger and of @ duller orange-colour than those of L. corniculàtus. Whether there may be any difference in the agricultural qualities of these two plants, and whether the present might be capable of culti- vation in wet meadows, no one has hitherto inquired. Var. B, villôsus ; stems and leaves villous ; erect. L. villosus, Thuill, fl. par, ed. 2. p. 387. Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. Jul. Aug. Brit. Pl. 1to8ft. 43 L. crasstrétius (Pers. ench. 2. p. 354.) plant glaucous and pilose ; stems recumbent ; leaflets ovate, fleshy ; root thick, fibrous. %. H. Native of the south of Europe, in sterile places by the sea-side. Flowers yellow. L. corniculata à, cras- sifdlius, Pers. 1l. e. Thick-leaved Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. J uly, Sept. Clt. 1812. Pl. recumbent. 44 L, re'nurs (Kit. in Willd. enum. 797.) plant glabrous ; stems decumbent, branched ; )P S leaflets. and stipulas linear-lan- ceolate, glabrous ; legumes usually 4 in an umbel, terete, awned. LA H. Native of Europe, in waste places, particularly in ungary and France. L. depréssus and L. humif dsus, Willd. wg suppl. p. 52. ex Link. enum. 2. p. 265. L. tenuifdlius, y . pal. 2. p. 711. L. corniculatus £, tenuifòlius, D. C. prod. ' pP. 214. Flowers yellow. LE Toos Trefoil. El. Jul. Aug. Cit. 1816. PI. pr. Oe 2. ARS RI (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 206.) stems recumbent, “Sale Ansa angular, smooth, and glaucous; leaves glaucous, gat a et but occasionally clothed beneath with short, su p sae » bristly hairs ; leaflets and stipulas similar, lanceo- a. j , oblique, except the terminal one, which is obovate- CRE e; peduncles 4 or 5-times the length of the leaves, raring an umbel of 3-6-flowers, accompanied by a ter- calyx having its teeth shorter than the tube; le- : Y%. H. Native of Bri- he jr and meadows ; at Hastings, Sussex; near Bulver- x Poe. in meadows near Tonbridge ; in Scotland, in moors ds fears i ur in the Forest-moor, and at Balincho on of Switzerla nan The plant is said also to be a native of Sicily L a the Levant, as well as on the sandy shores Ens h or ecümbens, Forst. tonb. 86. Smith, eng. fl. 3. ae not of Poir. Flowers bright-yellow. This plant > approa «PP ches nearest to L, pedunculdtus of Cav. icon. t. 164. but ts stem is said to b 4 € erect, about 3 feet high, and ev art of the plant 8 perfectly smooth a E or a i , r x 46 Fr Bird s-foot trefoil. Fl. July. Brit. Pl. recumb. : Prada Tus (Cav. icon. 2. p. 52. t. 164.) plant > Stems erect; leaflets lanceolate, acute, terminal one . S = ` Stipulas ovate, somewhat cordate; peduncles very eari . | ceolate ng each a capitate umbel of flowers; bracteas lan- ; tee longer than the calyx, which is rather campanu- much de nee nearly equal, acute, length of tube, but Owers vellon.. an the corolla. u.? H. Native of Spain. L ; 1814. i es Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 47 L to 3 feet. * PALU sTRIS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1394.) stems branched, LXXIV. TETRAGONOLOBUS. 199 erect, and are as well as the leaves hairy; leaflets obovate, acute ; stipulas ovate, rather cordate, size of the leaflets ; heads usually 4-flowered ; legume terete, glabrous. 4%. H. Native of Candia. Flowers yellow. Habit of L. corniculàtus. Marsh Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Fl. July. Clt. 1821. Pl. 1 ft. 48 L. amsr'ouus (Besser. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 282.) plant herbaceous, decumbent ; leaflets obovate-oblong, acute, and are pilose as well as the ovate stipulas; umbels of flowers on long peduncles, somewhat bracteate ; legumes torulose, obtuse, awned, spreading. ©. H. Native of Volhynia. Flowers yellow. Ambiguous Bird’s-foot Trefoil. PI. decumbent. + Species not sufficiently known. 49 L. inTErMeE‘DIus (Pers. ench. 2. p. 354.) stems erect, villous, herbaceous ; leaflets obovate-lanceolate, acuminated ; heads roundish, containing 6-8-flowers, axillary, on long pedun- cles. ©.H. Native of? Flowers purplish. Intermediate Bird’s-foot Trefoil. F1. June, July. PI. 4 foot. 50 L. trirotia’strum (Desrous. in Lam. dict. 3. p. 612.) plant hairy; stems prostrate; leaflets ovate, obtuse; stipulas ovate, acute, small; flowers capitate ; calyx bilabiate; upper lip 2-lobed ; lobes acute; lower lip tridentate; bracteas seta- ceous ; corolla length of calyx ; legume turgid, villous. 4%. H. Native of the Levant. Perhaps a species of Dorycnium. Trefoil-like Bird’s-foot Trefoil. PI. prostrate. 51 L. ca’npipus (Mill. dict. no. 7.) stems erect, branched, hairy; leaflets tomentose ; heads of flowers nearly globose, hairy. 2%. H. Perhaps Dorycnium tomentosum. Flowers pale- red or white. White Bird’s-foot Trefoil. F1. June, Aug. PI. 2 to 3 feet. Cult. The hardy species of Lotus are well adapted for orna- menting rock-work or dry banks. The seeds of the annual kinds only require to be sown in the open border or on rock-work in spring. The greenhouse and frame kinds grow well in any light soil, and young cuttings of them will root if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them ; however, all the species are most easily increased by seeds. LX XIV. TETRAGONO’LOBUS (from rerpac, tetras, four, ywra, gonia, an angle, and dofoc, a pod; in reference to the legumes, which are furnished with 4 wings or angles). Scop. carn. 2 p. 87. Moench. meth. p.164. D.C. prod. 2. p. 215. —Scandalida, Neck. elem. no. 1306. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Wings shorter than the vexillum. Carina beaked. Style flex- uous. Stigma funnel-shaped, at length obliquely beaked, Le- gume cylindrical, furnished with 4 foliaceous wings, so as to give it a tetragonal appearance.—Herbs, with broad leafy sti- pulas, trifoliate leaves, winged petioles, alternate leaflets, axil- lary, 1-2-flowered peduncles, each furnished with a bractea or floral leaf at the apex. 1 T. purru'revs (Moench. meth. p. 164.) plant pilose ; stems rather decumbent; leaflets obovate, entire; stipulas ovate ; flowers solitary or twin; bracteas longer than the calyx ; legume glabrous, with broad wings; seeds globose. ©. H. Native of the south of Europe. . Lotus tetragonélobus, Lin. spec. 1089. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 558. Curt. bot. mag. 151.—J. Bauh. hist. 2. p. 258. f. 2. Flowers dark-purple. Var. B, minor (Moricand, herb.) stem, leaves, and legumes much smaller. Purple Winged-pea. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1769. PI. 1 foot. 2 T. srròrus (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 215.) plant pilose, rather decumbent; leaflets obovate, somewhat mucronulate, entire ; stipulas orbicularly-oblong, acuminated ; flowers twin or tern; bracteas ovate, shorter than the calyx ; legumes pilose, with narrow wings; seeds almost globose. ©. H. Native of Barbary, and in fields about Palermo. Lotus biflorus, Desrous. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft. 200 LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXIV. TETRAGONOLOBUS. in Lam. dict. p. 604. Desf. fl. atl. p. 202. t. 210. L. conju- gatus, Poir. voy. barb. 220. but not of Lin. Flowers yellow. Seeds smaller than those of the preceding species. Two-flowered Winged-pea. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clit. 1818. PI. dec. 3 T. siriquèsus (Roth. fl. germ. 1. p. 323.) plant pilose ; stems rather decumbent ; leaflets obovate, entire ; stipulas ovate, bluntish ; flowers solitary, on long peduncles ; bracteas obovate- linear, shorter than the calyx ; legume smooth, with very narrow wings. %. H. Native of Europe, in humid meadows. Lotus siliquèsus, Lin. spec. 1089. Lam, ill. t. 611. f. 2. Jacq. fi. aust. 4. t. 361. Flowers yellow. Siliquose-podded Winged-pea. PI. decumbent. 4 T. mari'timus (Roth. fl. germ. 1. p. 323.) plant glaucous, smoothish ; stems decumbent; leaflets obovate, fleshy, sessile, the edge towards the top having a few scattered hairs, as well as the stem; stipulas ovate, acute, the same size as the leaflets ; peduncles long, 1, seldom 2-flowered ; bractea trifoliate, the middle leaflet longest, shorter than the calyx, which is hairy at the edge; legume smooth, with narrow wings. %4. H. Native of Europe, by the sea-side, as Sweden, Denmark, the south of France, &c. Lotus maritimus, Lin. spec.1089. Oed. fl. dan. t. 800. Flowers yellow. Sea-side Winged-pea. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1683. PI. dec. 5 T. consuca‘rus (Ser. mss. D.C. prod. 2. p. 215.) plant pilose; stems rather decumbent; leaflets obovate, entire ; sti- pulas ovate, small, acuminated; flowers in pairs; bracteas obovate, longer than the calyx; legume glabrous, nearly terete, with very narrow wings, which are hardly curled; seeds ovate, compressed, black. ©. H. Native about Montpelier. Lotus conjugatus, Lin. spec. 1089. Flowers purple. Trin-flonered Winged-pea. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1759. Pl. dec. Cult. The perennial species of Tetragonôbolus are well adapted for ornamenting rock-work, and the annual kinds for flower-borders. The best way of propagating them is by seeds. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1683. LXXV. HOSA’CKIA (in honour of David Hosack, M. D. F. R. S. Professor of Botany, in the university of New York, a gentleman to whom the scientific men of North America owe the same gratitude as those of England do to Sir Joseph Banks). Douglas, mss. Bentham, in bot. reg. 1257. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decandria. Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft. Wings about equal in length to the vexillum. Keel beaked. Style filiform, crowned by a capitate stigma. Legume cylindrical or a little compressed, straight, smooth.—Herbs with impari-pinnate leaves, and with the leaflets usually alternate. Peduncles axillary, Stipulas membranous, minute, or obsolete. Jong. Flowers umbellate, usually yellow. 1 H. sicoror (Douglas, mss. ex. bot. reg. 1257.) plant glabrous ; flowers umbellate, bractless ; leaves with 7-9 leaflets. %. H. Native of North America, in overflowed meadows, between Fort Vancou- ver and the grand rapids of the Columbia river. Lotus pinnatus, Hook, bot. mag. 2913. Root creep- ing. Stems ascending. Flowers 6-10 in each umbel. Vexillum and carina yellow, but with the wings white. Two-coloured-flowered Hosac- kia. F1. July, Aug. Cilt. 1823. PI. ascending, 14 long. 2 H. pecu’mBens (Bentham, in bot. reg. no. 1257.) plant pubescent ; flowers umbellate ; bractea LXXV. Hosacxza. LXXVI. CarmicuæLzrA. LXXVII. Cryamorsrs. of 1 or 3 leaflets; leaves having 4 or 5 alternate leaflets. J,H Native of North America. Stipulas very minute or wanting, Calycine segments linear, equal, villous. Form of petals like those of the preceding species. Filaments all antheriferous. Decumbent Hosackia. Pl. decumbent. 3 H. Pursuia‘na (Bentham, 1. c.) plant pubescent ; peduncles 1-flowered, bearing a 1-leaved bractea just under the flower; calyx villous ; leaves having 3-4 or 5 leaflets. 2%. H. Native of North America, on the banks of the Missouri. Lotus ser ceus, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 489. Trigonélla American, Natt. gen. 2. p. 120. Ser. in D.C. prod. 2. p. 185. Leaflets usually alternate. Stipulas very minute or wanting. Calycine segments about equal in length to the corolla. Flowers yellow, Pursh’s Hosackia. FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1824. PI. 4 foot, 4 H. parvirtora (Bentham, 1. c.) plant quite smooth and glaucous; peduncles 1-flowered, furnished with a bractea under each flower, which is usually trifoliate ; calyx almost glabrous; leaves having 4-6 leaflets. Y%.H. Native of North America Root furnished with pea-formed tubercles. Leaflets alternate, obtuse. Stipulas very minute or wanting. Calyx almost gli- brous, its segments short, and sparingly pilose. Corolla as im H. Purshiäna, but smaller. : Small-flowered Hosackia. Pl. decumbent. 5 H. axcusrirdzrA; plant procumbent, silky ; leaflets 51 obovate or linear-lanceolate, mucronate ; flowers solitary orm pairs ; calyx hairy, with awl-shaped teeth. %. F. Native af Mexico. Lotus angustifdlius, Moc. et Sesse, in herb. Lamb. Resembles Lotus corniculatus. Flowers large, purple? Pol linear, compressed, nearly 2 inches long. Stigma large, capitate. Narrow-leafletted Hosackia. Pl. procumbent. ; G H. re'vens; plant almost smooth; stems creeping, rooting) leaflets 5 pairs, obovate, slightly mucronulate ; heads contamilig about 5 flowers; calyx strigately hairy, with lanceolate teeth. 4%. F. Native of Mexico. Lotus répens, Moc. et Sesse, M herb. Lamb. Resembles H. bicolor. Flowers yellow. linear, compressed. Stigma capitate. Creeping Hosackia. Pl. creeping. Cult. The species of Hosäckia are rather shewy, and wel adapted for ornamenting flower-borders and rock-work. will grow in any common garden soil, and are easily incre by seeds, or by dividing the plants at the root. LXXVI. CARMICHÆLIA (in honour of the late Cpa Dugald Carmichael, F.L.S. an acute Scotch botanist, author a Flora of the island of Tristan da Acunha, inserted in the bet volume of the Linnzan Society’s Transactions). R. Br. in reg. t. 950. be Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx cup-shaped * toothed. Vexillum broad. Ovary many-seeded. Style st ple. Legume few-seeded, with the valves separating from margins, which are left on the plant even when the sees fallen.—A shrub, with flat branches and bluish flowers i leaves when present ternate or pinnate. ative 1 C. ausrra‘zis (R. Br. in bot. reg. 912.) h. G. Nati New Holland and New Zealand. Legumes quinate ; leaves 3-7 obcordate leaflets. Stem arboreous ; branches comp J Racemes simple, rising from the denticulations of the pe Flowers lilac. Frame of legume permanent. Lòtus = a Forst. prod. 278. Lotus australis, Hort. but not of An A 4 Southern Carmichælia. FI. May, Sep. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2 i i Cult. This shrub is a great ornament to ge ; spring and almost all the year, being profusely clot à suit beautiful blue flowers. A mixture of loam, peat, and san of it best, and young cuttings will root if planted in a pot sand, with a bell-glass placed over them. LXXVII. CYAMO'PSIS (from «vauoc, kyamos, a beat have z = o g SS = = ts. ea Se = = ope e St ke os SoS > come woa ~ 1 cel lee leaflets usually 7-pairs, linear-lanceolate ; pedi- D ofthe Cape | Pfcalyx 3a _ two superior ones rather remote. l t = separating elastically. Vexillum roundish. Wings oblong. Keel = composed of 2 petals, straight and acute. - delphous. = pitate. Legume compressed, 2-valved, oblong-linear, beaked, _ by the acuminated style, having 2 nerves near the superior su- - ture, and furnished with cellular substance between the seeds, Seeds 7-8, obovate or truncate, compressed. Endopleura tumid, appearing like albumen. © foliaceous. Primordial leaves simple and ovate.—An erect herb, with subulate stipulas, pinnately trifoliate leaves, ovate, exsti- . pellate, glaucous, denticulated leaflets, and axillary, short, ra- ~ are fixed by their centre, as in Jndigéfera. 4 Lin. mant. 104. - lichos psoraleoides, Lam. dict. 2. p. 300. Lupinus trifoliatus, E Cav. icon, 1. t. 59. | some characters). D.C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. . fume 1-celled (f. 34. c.). Stamens usually diadelphous (f. 34. d.). 10, usually di 1 with the othe 4 l-seeded, sometim _ Warted fr A adnate to the bas ¿© riable, blue, white, Flowers a y ™ the axils of LEGUMINOSAE. LXXVII. Cyamopsis. and ovrc, opsis, resemblance ; the plant resembles the bean). D. T C.leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 215. Lis. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx turbinately- tubular, 5-cleft ; the lobes lanceolate-subulate and acute, the Petals about equal, at length Stamens 10, mona- Ovary linear, terete. Style ascending. Stigma ca- Cotyledons elliptic, flat, thickish, and cemes of small, erect, blue flowers. The hairs on the plant The genus appears to be allied to Délichos or Canavalia on the one hand and to Lupinus, Psoralea or Indigéfera on the other. 1 C. psorateoipes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 216.) ©.S. Native » of the East Indies, from whence it has probably been sent into Arabia and the West India Islands. Psoralea tetragonélobus, Délichos fabzeférmis, Lher. stirp. t. 78. Dó- Psoralea-like Cyamopsis. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1813. Pl. 1 ft. Cult. This plant is not worth cultivating, except in botanical - gardens. The seeds of it should be sown in a pot filled with - loam and sand, and placed in a hot-bed, and when the plants q have grown 2 or 3 inches high, they should be planted singly = into separate pots, and replaced again in the hot-bed, where À they will ripen their seed. Some of the plants may be planted - out in the open border, in a sheltered situation. Susrripe III. Curro rix (plants agreeing with Clitdria in p. 216. Le- tems herbaceous or suffrutescent, usually twining. Perhaps g Some of the genera should have been placed in Tribe Phasedleæ. | LXXVIII. PSORA'LEA (from dwpaXcoc, psoraleos, scurfy ; - M reference to the scurfy 4 Me bat plants, from tubercles). Lin. gen. no. 894. Lam, appearance of the calyx, and most fay D. C. prod. 2, p. 216.—Doryenium and Rutéria, Lix. syst. Diadélphia, Decándria. Sepals 5, joined toge- | ther to the middle into a 5-cleft, permanent calyx, with the tube > Usually beset with glands ; the lobes acuminated, having the ttle more lengthened out than the others. Stamens adelphous, the tenth one is sometimes connected rs at the base. Legume length of calyx, valveless, es ending in a beak.—Shrubs or herbs, usually om glandular tubercles. Leaves variable, Stipulas e of the petiole. Disposition of flowers va- or purple. lower one a li tillary, especially sessile, or on simple pedicels the leaves, but never disposed in a spike or head. TY’ssima (Jacq. hort. schœnbr. 2. p- 229.) leaves l-flowered, shorter than the leaves. h.G. Native of es Hope. Flowers blue and white. Cute and 2 obtuse, u e refiexed at the apex wero z » upper one reflexe pex, ne straight. Bracteoles 2, rather distant from the calyx. ee Psoralea. Fl, May, Jul. Clt. 1725. Sh, 4 to 6 ft. Lobes LXXVIII. Psorarea. 201 2 P. arporea (Sims, bot. mag. t. 2090.) leaves impari-pin- nate; leaflets 5-pairs, linear-lanceolate ; pedicels axillary, 1e flowered, longer than the leaves. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers bluish. Bracteoles 2, concrete, ap- proximating the calyx, which is hairy. Stipulas callous, re- curved. ; Tree Psoralea. Fl. May. Clit. 1814. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 3 P, prnna‘ra (Lin. spec. 1074.) leaves impari-pinnate ; leaf- lets 2-3-pairs, linear, and are as well as the branchlets rather puberulous; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, much shorter than the leaves. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Andr. bot. rep. 474. Rutèria pinnàta, Moench.—Herm. lugd. 273. —Burm. cap. 22. Flowers blue, striped. Pinnate-leaved Psoralea. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1690. 3 to 6 feet. 4 P. Lævica‘ra (Lin. fil. suppl. 339.) leaves impari-pinnate, with about 3 pairs of lanceolate leaflets, which are smooth as well as the branchlets: stipulas reduced to acute tubercles. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purple, but not striped. Smooth Psoralea. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 5 P. verrucdsa (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1343.) leaves impari- pinnate, with 1 or 2 pairs of lanceolate, glabrous, glaucous leaflets ; branches warted ; pedicels 1-flowered, usually 3 toge- ther, axillary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. angustifdlia, Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. p. 226. P. triflora, ‘Thunb. ? Flowers blue and white. Peduncles someiimes 3-flowered. Var. B, intermedia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 216.) leaflets linear- lanceolate. h. G. P. intermèdia, Bess. cat. hort. crem. no. 111. Jacq. l. c. the right hand figure. P. axillàris, Poir. dict. 5. p. 687. ex herb. Desf. and perhaps of Linnæus. Warted-stemmed Psoralea. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh. 4 to 8 feet. 6 È. rrirrôRA (Poir. dict. 5. p. 683.) leaves almost sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets linear-spatulate, ending in a somewhat re- curved mucrone ; branches and calyxes pubescent; pedicels in threes, axillary, 1-flowered, and forming something like a spike at the tops of the branches. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. trifièra, Thunb. p. 135. Flowers blue. Three-flowered Psoralea. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. Le 7 P. ruirôrmis (Poir. dict. 5. p. 682.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets filiform, upper ones simple, and are as well as the branches pubescent; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, solitary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. decidua, Berg. pl. cap. 220. Sieb. pl. exsic. cap. 37. Branches glandular, but pubescent at the apex. Very like P. tenuifolia. Filiform-leaved Psoralea. Shrub 2 to 4 feet.. 8 P. axrtxa‘ris (Lin. fil. suppl. 338.) leaves trifoliate ; leaf- lets lanceolate ; pedicels filiform, axillary, 1-flowered. p G: Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. lineàris, Thunb. prod. 135. This species is hardly known. The plant preserved in the Banksian herbarium under this name has the leaflets obo- vate, emarginate, and the flowers almost sessile. Lher. mss. Axillary-flowered Psoralea. FI. June, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. à 9 P. rexutrdcra (Lin. spec. 1074.) upper leaves simple, the rest trifoliate ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, mucronate ; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, solitary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. p. 229. Rutéria tenui- folia, Moench. Very like P. bn but the branches are mooth. Flowers blue and white, mixed. i Fine-leaved Psoralea. Fl. Mar. Jul. Cit. 1793. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 10 P. rascicura‘ris (D. C. prod. 2. p. 217.) leaves trifoliate, but some of them are simple; leaflets linear, very much Sh. ` acuminated; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, 6 or 8 in a fasci- cle, a little longer than the flowers. k. G. Native of the Dp 202 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers blue. Fascicled-flowered Psoralea. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 11 P. mutticau’tis (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. p. 55. t. 230.) leaves trifoliate, but the upper ones are simple ; leaflets linear- lanceolate, mucronate ; pedicels axillary, very short, aggregate, and somewhat capitate. Y%.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers with the vexillum white and the wings and keel violet. Many-stemmed Psoralea. F1. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1793. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 12 P. apuy’txa (Lin. mant. 450.) lower leaves trifoliate or simple; leaflets linear-lanceolate, upper ones abortive, scale- formed ; pedicels axillary, short, solitary, 1-flowered. R. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 223. Sims, bot. mag. 1727. Flowers blue, but with the keel and wings white. Breyn. cent. 25. Leafless Psoralea. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1790. Sh. 4 to7 ft. 13 P. varnyriroria (Balb. st. hort. taur. descr. p. 25. with a figure) leaves simple, ovate, or oval-oblong, ciliated ; stipulas joined in one, clasping the stem, bifid at the apex; stems de- cumbent, diffuse ; flowers axillary, 1-2, almost sessile. YJ. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers blue. Lathyrus-leaved Psoralea. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. dec. 14 P. pecu’mBens (Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 80.) leaves trifo- liate; leaflets obovate-cuneated, somewhat obcordate, mucro- nate, longer than the petiole; branches as well as the calyxes rather villous; flowers axillary, 1-2, sessile. 2%. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. no. 485. Lodd. bot. cab. 282. P. mucronata, Thunb. prod. 135. P. ononoides, Poir. dict. 5. p. 688. Ondnis virgata, Burm. cap. 21. Ondnis decümbens, Sieb. pl. exsic. cap. no. 58. Branches weak and slender. Leaves covered with pellucid as well as black dots. Flowers blue. Decumbent Psoralea. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1774. PI. dec. 15 P. repens (Lin. mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate; leaflets obovate, obtuse, shorter than the petiole ; pedicels 1-flowered, disposed in something like umbels in the axils of the leaves, each furnished with 2 bracteas in the middle. Y%.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Calyx pubescent. Flowers blue. Stems trailing and rooting. : Creeping Psoralea. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1774. Pl. prost. 16 P. sírra (Lin. ameen. 6. afr. 35.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, ending in a recurved point, dotted, and pubescent be- neath; branches clothed with adpressed hoary villi; flowers axillary, sessile, numerous, upper ones disposed in a spicate Lotus tenuifôlius, Burni. cap. prod. 22. manner. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Poir, dict. 5. p. 688. Ondnis strigdsa, Burm. cap. 21. but not of Thunb. Flowers blue. Hairy Psoralea. Fl. May, Aug. Cit. 1713. Sh. 2 to 8 ft. 17 P. Jacauinia‘na; leaves trifoliate, on short petioles; leaflets obovate, emarginate, hairy, as well as the ‘rest of the plant ; stipulas subulate ; peduncles axillary and terminal, each bearing a bracteate head of flowers, those at the tops of the branches disposed in interrupted spikes. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. hirta, Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. t. 228. P. hirta, var. 8, Jacquiniana, D. C. prod. 2. p. 217. Flowers white, but with the vexillum pale violet. Jacquin’s Psoralea. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1713. Sh.3to4ft. 18 P. AcuLEA‘TA (Lin. spec. 1074.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets cuneiform, ending in a recurved mucrone, glabrous; stipulas prickle-formed ; flowers axillary, solitary, sessile, approximate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Andr. bot. rep. 146. Sims, bot. mag. 2158. Flowers blue and white mixed. Var. (3, capitata ; flowers capitate. Thunb. prod. 136. Lam. ill. t. 614. f. 2.2 Prickly-stipuled Psoralea. F1. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1774. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 1 LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXVIII. PsoRALEA. * * Flowers nearly sessile, and approximate in the axils of th leaves, but capitate or spicate at the tops of the branches, 19 P. sractea‘ta (Lin. mant. 264.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets cuneiform, ending in a recurved mucrone, full of pellucid dots, longer than the petiole; heads of flowers terminal, bracteate, h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schœnh, 2. t. 224. Curt. bot. mag. 446. P. cuneifolia, Brot. Onüns trifoliata, Lin. syst. nat. Trifolium fraticans, Lin. spec. 108, Stipulas membranous, rather fleshy. Flowers violaceous, but with the keel white. Comm. hort. 2. p. 211. t. 106. Bracteate-headed Psoralea. FI. June, July. Clt. 1731. Sh 3 to 4 feet. 20 P. invotucra‘ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 607.) leaves trifoliate; leaflets obovate, acute, stiff, glabrous; flowers umbellate, ter minal, involucrated. h. G. Native of the Cape of God Hope. Peduncles hairy. Umbels usually 5-flowered. Calyxes striated. Corolla bluish. Involucrated Psoralea. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Sh, 2 to Sf 21 P. spica ra (Lin. mant. 264.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate-oblong, terminating in a recurved mucrone, beset with black dots beneath; spikes of flowers terminal, oblong. h.G Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Willd. spec. 3. p. 134 Andr. bot. rep. 411. Flowers blue, mixed with white? This species comes very near P. bracteàta, but the leaves are without the pellucid dots which are so conspicuous in that plant. Spicate-flowered Psoralea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1774. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 22 P. sta’cuypis (Lin. fil. suppl.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets . oblong, mucronate, villous on both surfaces as well as the stems and calyxes ; spike of flowers terminal, interrupted. h.“ Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. stachyos, Thunb. f cap. 608. Leaves dotted above. Petioles 4-times shorter than the leaflets. Deflorated spike not unlike a head of lavender. Corolla ferruginous. Lavender-spiked Psoralea. FI. Clt, 17% Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 23 P. stria ra (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oblong, mucronate, pubescent beneath; racemes terminal, interrup h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers blue. s, Striated Psoralea. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2to3 E 24 P. racemosa (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets “i long, mucronate ; racemes terminal, elongated. h. O. Nat of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers blue. Racemose-flowered Psoralea. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. is 25 P. arce’nrea (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves trifoliate ; le ovate, cut, mucronate, silvery ; racemes of flowers interrup h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers bloe. à Silvery Psoralea. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 c a) 26 P. tomentosa (Thunb. fl. cap. 666. but not of it leaves trifoliate; leaflets oblong, tomentose beneath ; pr flowers terminal. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hop Flowers blue. 4h Tomentose Psoralea. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. Ae 27 P. asrracaLiro‘LrA (Poir. dict. suppl. 4. p- 587.) le a trifoliate, glabrous; lower leaflets elliptic-ovate, smaller, a perior ones narrow, lanceolate, and longer ; spike of be minal, somewhat capitate. 2.? G. Native of the Cape © Hope. Perhaps the same as P. capitàta. Milk-vetch-leaved Psoralea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Jeasé 28 P.carrra'ta (Lin. fil. suppl. 339. Thunb. l. c) ae trifoliate and simple, linear or elliptic-linear ; heads af spicate, terminal. h.G. Native of the Cape of Goo leave Vexillum scattered over with dots, similar to those on the Flowers purple. April, May. PART Ue 8 CE RE ms ice à ne ins ns — en = €> db: te de de | of Good Hope. LEGUMINOSÆ. Capitate-flowered Psoralea. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1815. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. ; 29 P. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Lin. fil. suppl. 338. Thunb. l. c.) leaves » simple, ovate, entire, glabrous ; heads of flowers terminal, and are, as well as the bracteas, villous. h. G. Native of the Cape This species belongs probably to the following division. Round-leaved Psoralea. Shrub. *** Peduncles axillary, bearing capitate spikes of flowers at their tops. 30 P. corytiro LIA (Lin. spec. 1075.) leaves simple, ovate, cordate, a little toothed; heads of flowers axillary, ovate, on _ long peduncles. ii Curt. bot. mag. 665. ©. G. Native of the East Indies and Arabia. Trifolium unifodlium, Forsk. descr. 140. Flowers violaceous or pale flesh-coloured. Hazel-leaved Psoralea. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1739. PI. 2 feet. 31 P. virca`ra (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 104.) leaves simple, very remote, almost glabrous, linear-lanceolate, radical ones ob- long-ovate ; spikes of flowers ovate-oblong, on peduncles, which M are shorter than the leaves ; bracteas long, subulate, deciduous. © Satilla river. - as the leaves. 4. H. Native of the west of Florida, between St. Mary’s and Stem striated, twiggy, a little pubescent, as well Flowers blue : the vexillum finely striated. Twiggy Psoralea. Pl. 2 feet. 32 P. acav'tis (Stev. in Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 206.) radical leaves trifoliate, on long petioles ; leaflets ovate, obtuse, sharply 4 toothed, the middle leaflet sessile ; peduncles radical, very long. i Emerica, on the banks of the river Missouri. ni ata and P. ellíptica, Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 475 and 741. e A blue. 4 a little and ab J minôsa, Pall, | Species, but the » axillary, Capitate : _ Variety with n d r 4 . . ycnium angustifdlium, 4. H. Native of Western Iberia. Spike of flowers oval-oblong. .y Flowers purplish. Petioles pubescent. Leaves hairy, as well as the peduncles. Calyx beset with black hairs. Stemless Psoralea. Pl. 1 foot. 33 P. arena'ria (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 103.) leaves trifo- 3 kate, rather pubescent ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, obtuse, mucro- g ulate; peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves; spikes of sai capitate; bracteas deciduous; teeth of calyx obtuse, nearly equal in length, glandular. %. F. Native of North Psoralea lanceo- Root creeping. Stems dichotomous, erect. e The leaves are aromatic when bruised. ig: Psoralea. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 1 foot. 4 P. Siprrica (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 587.) leaves pinnately-tri- Flowers purplish- À fo . Š A . . y Uate ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse, glabrous, whitish beneath, some- | What emarginate and _ short, axillary, À gated, acuminated, and rather villous. ona., Flowers pale-blue. mucronulate at the apex; racemes very glandless ; segments of the calyx linear, elon- 4. F. Native of Sibe- are Psoralea. PI. 1 to 2 feet. P. PALÆSTINA (Gouan. ill. 51.) leaves pinnately-trifoliate ; | lower le fe leaflets ovate, superior ones lanceolate ; petioles pubes- _ Cent, sulcated ; Dr peduncles axillary, 2-3-times longer than the S; spikes of flowers capitate ; calyxes pubescent, at length inflated. %.F. Native of Palestine, south of Tauria, oa si Constantinople, and now in the south of France. F hort. vind. 2. t, 184. D.C. fi. fr. suppl. p. 554. P. bitu- ined. Flowers blue. Very like the following aleine P plant is nearly scentless. 36 P x soralea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1771. PI. 2 feet. iate; Je Fig (Lin. spec. 1075.) leaves pinnately-trifo- » Mallets ovate-lanceolate ; petioles pubescent ; peduncles 3-4-times longer than the leaves; spikes of flowers uro ; calyxes pubescent. h. F. Native of the south of Pe, m exposed places. Lam. ill 614. f.1. There isa arrower leaflets. Besl. eyst. æst. t. 11. f. 2. Do- Meench. Perhaps this last variety is LXXVIII. PsoRALEA. 203 sufficiently distinct from P. frutéscens of Poir. dict. 5. p. 684. There is a plant described in Berg. cap. 221. which differs from this in the spikes of flowers being terminal. Flowers with the vexillum and keel purple, and the wings almost white, smelling like black currants. ‘The leaves when handled emit a strong scent of bitumen. Bitumen-scented Psoralea. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1570. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 37 P. sericea (Poir. dict. 5. p. 687.) leaves pinnately-tri- foliate ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, silky beneath ; peduncles axil- lary, 2 or 3 times longer than the leaves ; heads of flowers de- pressed, involucrated ; leaflets of the involucrum about equal in length to the calyx. k. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. pedunculata, Ker, bot. reg. t. 223. Stipulas narrow, acuminated. Corolla bluish-violet. Silky Psoralea. FI. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1815. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. 38 P. Murtsi (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 487. pl. legum. 191.t. 54.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets lanceolate-oblong, quite entire, glabrous, having the middle nerve, petioles, and branches pilose; spikes axillary, pedunculate, oblong-cylin- drical, dense-flowered ; calyx clothed with adpressed pili. h.? S. Native of South America, near Santa Fe de Bogota, and about Quito. Indigéfera Mexicana, Lin. fil. suppl. 335. Flowers white. Mutis’s Psoralea. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. **** Peduncles axillary, bearing the flowers in loose spikes or racemes at their tops. Poikadèniæ, Ell. 39 P. pentaruy’ixa (Lin. spec. 1076.) leaves with 5 leaflets, palmately disposed; leaflets unequal, oval, acute at both ends, pubescent, and glandular, and with the margins ciliated; stem and petioles villous. h.? %.? G. Native of Mexico. B. Juss. act. par. 1744. p. 381.t. 17. The roots are thick, and are supposed to be the contrayerva of the shops. Five-leaved Psoralea. Shrub. 40 P. escute’nta (Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 475. t. 22.) plant hairy; leaves with 5 leaflets, which are disposed pal- mately ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, glabrous above ; spikes of flowers somewhat capitate, pedunculate, axillary ; bracteas ovate, acu- minated, each enclosing 3 flowers; corolla hardly longer than the calyx. 4%. F. Native of North America, on the elevated plains of the river Missouri. Flowers blue. Root simple, some- what fusiform, bulbous above the middle ; it is rather insipid in taste, but not disagreeable either raw or boiled, the latter is the common mode of preparation among the savages; its texture is lamellated, always tenacious, solid, and never farinaceous ; it is also somewhat medicinal, and operates as a diuretic. It is known to the Canadian boatmen by the name of Pomme de prairie. Esculent-rooted Psoralea. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1811. Pl. 1 ft. 41 P. cuspipa'ta (Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 741.) plant villous; leaves with 5 leaflets, which are disposed in a palmate manner; leaflets obovate, mucronate; spikes axillary, dense- flowered ; calycine segments as well as the bracteas ovate, cus- pidate, conspicuously dotted. 2. F. Native of Upper Loui- siana, on the high plains of the river Missouri. P. macrorhiza, Fras. cat. 1813. Root large, tuberous, branched. Flowers blue. Cuspidale-bractead Psoralea. Fl. Jul. Aug. Cit. 1811. PL 18: 42 P. 1xca'NA (Nutt. in Fras. cat. 1813. gen. amer. 2. p. 102.) plant silky and canescent ; leaves having 3 or 5 leaflets, disposed in a palmate manner ; leaflets elliptic-lanceolate ; spikes few-flowered, interrupted; bracteas acuminated, 3-flowered. %4.F. Native of North America, on the plains of the Missouri. P. argophylla, Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 475. Root flagel- lately-fusiform. Flowers small, azure-blue. Like P. esculénta, but differs in being clothed with soft, white, and silky villi, but not tomentum. pd? 4 204 Hoary Psoralea, Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1824. PI, 1 foot. 48 P. Lurine'LLA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 56.) plant smooth; leaves on long petioles, having 5 or 7 leaflets, which are disposed palmately ; leaflets narrow, linear; racemes axil- lary, longer than the leaves; bracteas 1-flowered ; lower seg- ment of the calyx longer than the rest. 2. F. Native of North America, from South Carolina to Florida. Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p.103. Calyx and leaves glandular. All the lower leaves have 7 leaflets, and all the upper ones 5. Flowers pur- plish, not remarkably small. A very singular plant, the leaflets are so narrow as scarcely to be distinguished from the petiole, 2 or 3 inches long. Small-lupine Psoralea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Pl. 1 ft. 44 P. muttrsuca (Ell. sketch. 2. p. 198.) stem branched, smoothish ; leaves pinnate, with 9 or 10 pairs of leaflets; leaf- lets oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, pubescent; spikes oblong ; brac- teas small, membranous, glandless. 2. F. Native of Carolina, about Abbeville. Corolla violaceous. Ovary perhaps 1 ovulate. Many-paired-leafletted Psoralea. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 45 P. renuirLora (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 475.) plant nearly smooth, much branched ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ellip- tic, obtuse, rugged from dots on both surfaces, pubescent be- neath ; peduncles axillary, few-flowered, longer than the leaves; calycine segments nearly equal. %/. F. Native of North Ame- rica, on the plains of the Missouri, near the Arikaree village. Habit and mode of vegetation similar to Baptisia tinctdria. Bracteas 3-flowered, shorter than the pedicels. Root flagel- lately fusiform. Racemes slender, 2 or 3 inches long, inter- rupted, 9-12-flowered. Flowers very small, pale-purple. Fine-flowered Psoralea. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 2 feet. 46 P. roxcirôzra (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 741.) plant clothed with silky villi; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets linear, elon- gated ; spikes pedunculated, loose-flowered, shorter than the leaves; teeth of calyx as well as bracteas subulate. Y. F. Native of Upper Louisiana. Leaves glandless. Flowers ap- parently white. Long-leaved Psoralea. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 47 P. Jame'su (Torrey, in. ann. lyc. new york. vol. 2. p. 165.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, very obtuse, cuneated at the base, quite entire, silky on both surfaces ; petioles pubes- cent ; spikes of flowers capitate; bracteas oblong, acuminated ; calyx very hairy ; the teeth subulate, and nearly equal. Y. F. Native of Canada, in the plains, Flowers blue. Stamens con- stantly monadelphous. James’s Psoralea. Pl. 4 foot. 48 P.vatiroria (Torrey, 1. c.) leaves trifoliate ; leaflets broad- ovate, acuminated, smooth, but ciliated on the margins, terminal leaflet on a long petiole ; spikes loose-flowered, elongated, axil- lary ; bracteas deciduous ; calyx glabrous, with acutish teeth. Xy. F. Native of the plains of Missouri, near St. Louis. Broad-leaved Psoralea. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 49 P. ectanpuLosa (Ell. sketch. 2. p. 198.) plant pubescent and glandless; leaves pinnately trifoliate; leaflets oblong-lan- ceolate, entire; racemes of flowers oblong; bracteas broad- lanceolate, ending each in a long acumen, and are pubescent as well as the calyx. Y.?F. Native of Carolina and Florida, and common in the open forests of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tenes- see. Melilotus psoraleoides, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 104. ex Ell. Stem minutely strigose, grooved; spike or raceme of flowers 3-4 inches long, on a peduncle, which is from 4 to 6 inches long. Flowers pale-violet, pedicellate. Legume gibbous and trans- versely wrinkled. The plant appears to be a connecting link between Psoralea and Melilôtus. Glandless Psoralea. Fl. July. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 50 P, meriroroïpes (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 58.) plant pubescent; leaves pinnately trifoliate ; leaflets lanceolate, glan» LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXVIII. PsoRALEA. dular beneath ; peduncles racemose, length of leaves; raceme or spikes linear; bracteas acuminated, longer than the calyx 4Y. F. Native of Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Te nessee in open forests. Sims, bot. mag. 2063. Ker, bot reg. 454. Bart. fl. t. 51. f. 1. P. melilotus, Pers. Flowers pale-purple. Legume length of calyx, gibbous, wrinkled, ter- minated by the style. Melilot-like Psoralea. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1814. Pl. 1 to2 ft 51 P. onosry'cuis (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 104.) plant neatly glabrous ; leaves pinnately trifoliate ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, rather pubescent ; racemes axillary, on long peduncles ; flowers secund ; legume obovate, muricated, glabrous. 2%. F. Native of North America, on the banks of the river Merimek, a few miles from St. Louis. Ker. bot. reg. 433. Root flagellate, Stems brownish. Flowers small, purplish. Perhaps P. hedy. saroides, Muhl. Perhaps a trifoliate species of Onobrychis. Saintfoin-like Psoralea. Fl. Aug. Cit. 1818. Pl. 3to5ft 52 P. cLanpuLdsa (Lin. spec. 1075.) plant glabrous ; leaves pinnately trifoliate ; leafiets ovate-lanceolate, acuminated ; pe tioles scabrous from glands; racemes axillary, pedunculate, longer than the leaves. %. G. Native of Chili, where itis called Culen. Sims, bot. mag. 990. Feuill. per. 7. t.3. Ard, spec. 1. p: 24. t I1. P, lùtea, Mol. chil: 135.08) Cùlen, Poir. dict. 5. p.685. Flowers bluish-purple, the wings and keel white. The plant has the smell of rue, and is considered vulne- rary and purgative ; the leaves are applied in the forming of ac taplasm to heal wounds, and an infusion of the roots is purgative, Glandular Psoralea, Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1770. Sh. 2 to 4ft 53 P. rusr’scens (Balb. in Pers. ench. 2. p. 347.) leaves pinnately trifoliate; leaflets ovate-oblong, pubescent, do on both surfaces; branches, petioles, and peduncles hairy; bracteas and calyxes villous and glandular ; spike interrupted, rather shorter than the leaves. h.G. Native of Peru. P pubéscens, Willd. enum. 788. Lindl. bot. reg. 968. Poir. dict 5. p. 686. P. frutéscens, Poir. dict. Flowers bright blue. Pubescent Psoralea. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1825. Sh.2to3 feet. 54 P. macrosra'cmya (D. C. prod. 2. p. 220.) leaves pl nately trifoliate, pubescent; leaflets ovate, mucronate ; petle scabrous from glands ; peduncles axillary, 4-times longer t% the leaves; spikes cylindrical, and are as well as the a bracteas, and calyxes very hairy. 1%. F. Native of Noo Sound, on the north-west coast of America. Bracteas acu minated, length of calyx. Spike a little branched. Long-spiked Psoralea. PI. 2 feet. f 55 P. canr'scexs (Michx. bor. amer. 2. p. 57.) leaves tr liate, on very short petioles, pubescent ; leaflets ovate, 0 longish petioles ; peduncles axillary, 2 or 3-times the length, the leaves; spikes or racemes interrupted; calyx rather gi bous, villous; bracteas ovate, mucronate. 2. F. Native Carolina and Georgia. Root rather fusiform, bulbous qe neck. Leaves and calyxes full of pellucid dots. Flowers r : Canescent Psoralea. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1821. PI. 1 t pr 56 P. pivarica‘ra (H. B. in Willd. enum. 788.) les foliate, glabrous; leaflets lanceolate; spikes interrupted, pe culate, axillary, longer than the leaves; stem branche@ y ricate. h. S. Native of Peru, near Guancabamba. ge to P. pubéscens. Calyx tomentose, according to Link. m er 2. p. 258. Stipulas ovate, adnate to the base of the pe Stamens monadelphous, ex Bonpland, mss. in Kunth, nov: 8 amer. 6. p. 486. Flowers yellow. gft Divaricate Psoralea. FÌ. Jul. Aug. Cit. 1820. Sh. 2 '0 57 P. penra‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 221.) leaves pie” trifoliate, glandular, and almost glabrous ; leaflets ovate; ”. pandly-toothed, cuneated at the base, and entire ; racema cate, interrupted, pedunculated, longer than the leaves; Natit teas subulate, hardly exceeding the pedicels. R. G pe ee |S o >. — z. g" go E” | — ae es a l a subulate Spur o LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXVIII, PsoRALEA. of Madeira, not of America. P. Americana, Lin. spec. 1075. Jacq. hort. schoenb. 227.—Lob. icon. 2. t. 31. f. 1. Flowers white, but the keel is dark purple at the apex. Calyx glandular and smoothish. Var. B, villòsa; calyx glandular and villous.. P. polystà- chya, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 587. if the synonyme be rightly attached, Native of Mauritania, near Alcassar. Toothed-leaved Psoralea. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1640. Sh. 1 ft. 58 P. prica‘ra (Delil. fl. egypt. p. 109. t. 37. f. 3.) branches warted from glands ; leaves pinnately trifoliate ; leaflets oblong- lanceolate, plicate, repand-toothed ; spikes axillary, longer than the leaves ; rachis permanent after the flowers have fallen, and becoming hard and spinose. h. G. Native of Upper Egypt, at the foot of the mountains between Qournah and Medynet-abou. Plaited-leafletted Psoralea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet, 59 P. osrusirociA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 221.) branches and leaves clothed with adpressed canescent pubescence ; leaves tri- foliate ; leaflets obovate, plicate, denticulated, the middle one petiolulate. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch, cat. 1214, This plant is very much like the preceding species. Obluse-leaved Psoralea. Shrub. t Species not sufficiently known. 60 P.? RuBE’scens (Lour. coch. p. 444.) arboreous ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets oblong-ovate ; peduncles lateral, many-flow- ered ; calyx rather truncate, biglandular at the base. h. G. Native of Cochin-china, in woods. Flowers reddish-white, Reddish-flowered Psoralea. Tree 10 feet. , 61 P.? scurezca‘ra (Lour. coch. p. 443.) arboreous ; leaves IMpari-pinnate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, glabrous; spikes “die nearly terminal; calyx scutate, glandular. h. G. ative of Cochin-china in woods. Flowers violaceous. Legume 1-2-seeded, Saucer-calyxed Psoralea, Tree 20 feet. ous (Mall. dict. no. 7.) leaves impari-pinnate, axill or pairs of roundish, villous leaflets; heads of flowers xı tary and terminal. h.S. Native of Vera Cruz. Flowers yellow, mixed with red. Humble Psoralea, Shrub 5 to 6 feet. Le de h NDENS (Mill. dict. no. 4.) leaves pinnate, with 8 us pe obtuse leaflets; racemes sessile, axillary; stem a nt imbing. k.u S. Native of Campeachy. Flowers Ch €rhaps a species of Gélega. un Psoralea. Shrub cl. ie as PROSTRA TA (Lin. ameen. 6. p. 93.) leaves glabrous, aies ompound, digitate ; lobes and lobules linear, middle Dite ; racemes axillary, pedunculate, roundish ; stem de- yellow, ne * G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 8 ii a e plant has the habit of a species of Hermánnia, iiime er are ovate and the stamens diadelphous, The le- NU mh therefore the genus is doubtful. Cult a ir soralea, _Shrub prostrate. in Biosa, og Species of this genus are rather elegant when ue ot € stove and greenhouse kinds grow best in a Planted in oam and peat, and young cuttings root freely, if those of he pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over them ; Natives of N ars species in heat. The frame kinds, or those ra ort America, grow best in peat and sand, and are y seeds, or cuttings will strike root. LXX , Fes INDIGOFERA (indigo, a blue dye, stuff, which is of this of Indicum, Indian, and fero, to bear; the greater il oe of the genus produce indigo). Lin. gen. 889. $ + + C. leg. mem. vr. prod. 2. p. 221. É IN, M4 2 . | PR Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx 5-cleft ; lobes acute. ™ roundish, emarginate (f. 38. a.). Keel furnished with n both sides, at length usually bending back LXXIX., INDIGOFERA, 205 elastically. Stamens diadelphous. Style filiform, glabrous, Le- gume nearly terete (f. 38. c.), or flator-tetragonal, 2-valved, many- seeded, rarely few-seeded or ovate, 1-seeded at the base or sub- globose. Seeds ovate, truncate at both ends, and usually separ- ated from each other by cellular substance.—Herbs or sub- shrubs. Stipulas small, distinct from the petiole. Peduncles axillary. Flowers disposed in racemes, purple, blue, or white. Leaves impari-pinnate, digitate, or simple. Leaflets usually stipellate at the base. The hairs on the plants usually ad- pressed and fixed by their centre. § 1. Simplicif dlia (from simplex, simple, and folium, a leaf; in reference to the leaves of all the species contained in this division being simple). Leaves simple, sessile, or standing on a very short petiole. 1 I. rinirôrra (Retz, obs. 4. p. 29. and 6. p. 33. t. 2.) leaves obovate, obtuse, mucronate, hoary; racemes axillary ; flowers hardly pedicellate; legume ovate, globose, 1-seeded. ©. S. Na- tive of the East Indies. Roxb. cor. 2. t. 195. Hedysarum lini- folium, Lin. fil. suppl. 331. I. polygonoides, Wendl. Sphæ- ridiéphorum, Desv. journ. 3. p. 125. t. 6. f. 35. Flowers red. Flax-leaved Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1792. PI. proc. 2 I. rerraspe’RMA (Vahl. ined. in herb. Juss. ex Pers. ench. no. 6.) leaves simple, linear, acuminated, hoary ; flowers axil- lary, usually solitary; legume nearly terete, 4-seeded. ©. S. Native of Guinea. J. scoparia, Vahl. ined. ex herb. Puer. Stem erect, branched, herbaceous. Flowers red. Four-seeded Indigo. Pl. 1 foot. 3 I. panicurA' TA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 7.) leaves oblong-linear, nearly naked; peduncles shorter than the leaves, the alternate ones terminal and panicled, elongated ; legume terete, deflexed, 4-seeded, glabrous. h. S. Native of Guinea. Stem much branched ; branches twiggy. Flowers red. Panicled Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 4 I, srmpricirdrrA (Lam. dict. 3. p. 251.) leaves oblong- linear, almost naked; peduncles shorter than the leaves, each bearing 3 or 4 remote flowers ; legume terete, tetragonal, mu- cronate, erect, 12-16-seeded, glabrous. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone. Stem erect, much branched; branches twiggy. Leaves an inch long. Simple-leaved Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 5 I. rictrdzia (Thunb. prod. 132. fl. cap. 595. but not of Ker.) leaves and branches filiform; the strigæ on the leaves, branches, and calyxes are few and adpressed ; racemes pedun- culate, few-flowered ; legume deflexed, filiform. h. G. Na- tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers red or purple. Thread-leaved Indigo. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1812. Sh. 1 ft. 6 I. optoneird1ia (Forsk. descr. 137. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 55.) leaves simple, oblong, silky ; racemes axillary, 3-times longer than the leaves ; calyx and vexillum villous. h.G. Native of Arabia Felix at Lohajam. A. decoction of the herb is used in Egypt against the colic. Oblong-leaved Indigo. Shrub. 7 1.2 pepre’ssa (Thunb. prod. 132. fl. cap. 596.) leaves ovate, silky; branches stiff, pubescent; spikes terminal, leafy, silky. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Willd. spec. 3. p. 1222. Flowers red. Depressed Indigo. Shrub prostrate. 8 I. ova`ra (Thunb. prod. 132. fl. cap. 596.) leaves simple, ovate, villous; stem erect, glabrous ; racemes terminal, ovate. b.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers red. Ovate-leaved Indigo. Shrub. ae 9 I. Mysore’ysts (Rottl. in herb. Balb.) leaves elliptic, mu- cronate, beset with adpressed strigæ on both surfaces; stems, branches, and legumes clothed with simple villi; flowers axil- lary, solitary, almost sessile, disposed in a leafy raceme ; legume 206 nearly terete, hardly 3-times longer than the calyx. h.? S. Native of the East Indies. Mysore Indigo. Shrub. . 10 I, ecuina‘ra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1222.) leaves obovate, glabrous; stem prostrate, compressed at the apex; racemes axillary, about equal in length to the leaves ; legumes falcate, echinated. ©.S. Nativeof Tranquebar. I. prostrata, Roxb. but not of Willd. Flowers purple. Echinated-legumed Indigo. PJ. prostrate. 11 I. corpirétia (Roth, nov. spec. 357.) hoary and pilose ; leaves simple, cordate, roundish, mucronate, almost sessile ; flowers axillary, sessile. ©. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers small, purple. Cordate-leaved Indigo. § 2. Oligophylla (from okyoc, oligos, few, and gvAXor, phyllon, a leaf; in reference to the species contained in this section having the leaves composed of very few leaflets). D.C. prod. 2. p. 222. Petiole elongated. Leaflets 1 or 3, terminal one stalked, the rest lateral, usually only one pair. 12 I. monoruv’£za (D. C. prod. 2. p. 222.) leaves and branches hoary from adpressed down; petiole furnished with 2 little stipulas at the base ; leaflet one, obovate, mucronate, feather-nerved ; racemes much longer than the leaves ; corolla clothed with rufous villi; legume spreading, straight, somewhat compressed, clothed with rufescent down. k. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. A very distinct species : the leaves appear impari-pinnate, but are reduced to the terminal leaflet. One-leaved Indigo. Shrub 2 feet. 13 I. nieuy’zca (Vent. choix. t. 30.) plant decumbent and pubescent ; leaves petiolate, bifoliate ; leaflets ovate, one of which is terminal the other lateral and smaller; racemes length of leaves ; legumes arched, compressed, 2-4-seeded. ©.S. Na- tive of Africa. Flowers small, rose-coloured. Var. B, lanuginòsa (D.C. prod. 2. p. 223.) plant clothed with lanuginous strigæ ; stem and legumes very hispid. ©.S. Na- tive of Senegal. I. glaúca, Perr. in litt. but not of Lam. Two-leaved Indigofera. F1. July, Aug. Clt.1815. Pl. dec. 14 I. suguta ra (Vahl. in Poir. suppl. 3. p. 150.) erect, glabrous ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, the lateral leaflets seldom absent ; racemes slender, shorter than the leaves ; legume reflexed, slender, terete, acuminated, many- seeded. ©. S. Native of Guinea (Thonning), Jamaica (Ber- tero). I. mucronata, Spreng. in herb. Balb. Stipulas subulate. Flowers pale-red. Subulate-stipuled Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 15 I. cxrrorioipes; plant hairy, herbaceous, branched ; leaves ternate; leaflets lanceolate, obtuse ; racemes elongated, axillary ; legume hairy, straight. ©. S. Native of Sierra Leone, in arid places. Flowers flesh-coloured. Clitoria-like Indigo. Pl. 1 foot. 16 I. ELonca`ra ; herbaceous, erect; stem simple; leaves ternate; leaflets elliptic, acute, hairy; racemes elongated, axil- lary ; legume short, compressed, hairy, ©. S. Native of Sierra Leone, in arid places, Elongated-racemed Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 17 1. p1rosa (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 151.) branches slender, pilose; leaves of 1 or 3 elliptic leaflets, on short petioles; pedicels axil- lary, 1-flowered; calyxes hairy. ©. S. Native of Guinea. Flowers red. Pilose Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 18 I. Lescuenau ttm (D. C. prod. 2. p. 228.) branches an- gular, finely pubescent; leaves on long petioles, trifoliate ; leaflets oval, obtuse, terminal one largest ; racemes shorter than the leaves, many-flowered, sessile, only bearing fruit at the base ; Pl. prostrate. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXIX. Inpicorera. legumes straight, spreadingly deflexed, tetragonal, acute, 810. seeded. ©.S. Native of Bengal. Flowers purple. Leschenault’s Indigo. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pitt 19 I. TRIFOLIATA (Lin. amoœæn. 4. p. 327.) plant ascending, rather pubescent, exstipulate ; leaflets 3, oval-oblong, pilose, mucronulate ; flowers axillary, almost sessile, glomerate ; legume obsoletely tetragonal, pendulous, scabrous, 3-6-seeded. ©,.!8. Native of the East Indies. Lateral leaflets opposite. Flowers red, Trifoliate Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. ascending, 20 I. artsra‘ra (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 273.) leaflets 3, spatu late, mucronately-awned, hoary from hairs on both surfaces; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered ; calycine segments capillary and plumose. ©.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Awned-leaved Indigo. Pl. decumbent. 21 I. murricau’/zis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 223.) stems numerous, slender, diffuse ; stipulas subulate, small; leaflets 3, oblong. cuneated, obtuse, mucronulate ; flowers axillary, sessile, glo merate; legumes pendulous, compressed, acute, 5-6-seeded, scabrous from adpressed pili, which are fixed by their centre, a well as the stems and leaves. ©.G. Native of Nipaul L trifoliata, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 245. The terminal leaflet o a short petiole. Legume obsoletely tetragonal. D. Don. Flowers small, red. Many-stemmed Indigo. Fl. July. PI. diffuse. ; 22 I. era`ciLIs (Spreng. syst. append. p. 285.) stem diffuse, branched, smoothish ; leaflets 3, elliptic, mucronate, glabrous above, but rather strigose beneath ; stipulas subulate ; raceme few-flowered ; legumes hairy, reflexed, few-seeded. h. $ Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers red or purple. Slender Indigo. Shrub diffuse. j i 23 I. Timorie’nsts (D. C. prod. 2. p. 223.) erectish, hoary # every part from adpressed pubescence, which is fixed by centre ; leaflets 3, obovate-oblong, glandless ; racemes axl length of petioles; legumes spreading, tetragonal, straight, 6 seeded. ().S. Native of the East Indies. Timor Indigo. PI. 1 foot. hes 24 I. GLaNDuLO sa (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1227.) erect; brane angular, rather pilose; leaflets 3, oblong-obovate, pilose neath, and covered with glandular dots ; racemes shorter ga petioles ; legume muricated. ©. S. Native of the East in Flowers purple. foot. Glandular Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1820. Pl. er 25 I. ptversironia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 223.) plant r 4 rather hoary from adpressed pubescence, which is fixed AN: centre ; leaflets 1 or 3, oblong, the terminal one longest, the solitary, alternate or opposite; peduncles 1-8-flowered 17 longer than the petioles; legumes straight, spreadingly de ps i rather downy. ©.? S. Native of Bourbon. Stem slender; finger high, suffruticose at the base. Diverse-leaved Indigo. PI. diffuse. paceous 26 I. sractEoLA`ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 223.) stem herba erect, much branched; branches terete, rather hairy, at 4 glabrous; cauline leaves few, impari-pinnate, having de, si leaflets, those on the branches bractea-formed, oval, sess! "i ple, all covered with adpressed bristles; legume On el acute, compressed, 1-2-seeded. ©. S. Native of sen Crotalaria bracteolata, Perr. in litt. Perhaps the y a branches are elongated peduncles, furnished with leat E teas, and bearing solitary flowers in the axils of these ra Bracteolate Indigo. PI. 1 foot. clothed 27 I. BirLdrA (Roth. nov. spec. 358.) shrubby, erect, erved with rufescent down ; leaflets 1-3, elliptic, acuminated, ato ot scabrous; peduncles axillary, 2-flowered, equal in lengt S, petioles; legume ovate, 2-seeded, mucronate, glabrous. Native of the East Indies. Flowers dark-purple. Two-flowered Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. | reflexed, tetragonal, straight, 6-8-seeded. E of Lin. - the East Indies. - Smaller, r clothed ; shrubby, terete; LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXIX. INDIGOFERA. 28 I. perecrina (D. C. prod. 2. p. 224.) stem terete, fili- = form, glabrous, suffruticose ; leaflets 3, about equal in size and shape, oblong-linear, acute, pubescent above, dotted and strigose beneath ; flowers 2, axillary, nearly sessile; legume ©.? S. Native of the East Indies. Lotus peregrinus, Burm. fl. ind. 173. but not Trifòlium I’ndicum, flòre rùbro, Kleinh. in herb. Burm. Flowers red. Foreign Indigo. Pl. procumbent. 29 I. penupa‘ta (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. t. 233.) suffruti- cose, erect, glabrous ; leaflets 3, obcordate or obovate ; racemes i pedunculate, few-flowered, hardly twice the length of the leaves ; = legume terete, acute, pendulous. _ of Good Hope. _ with more intense lines. h.G. Native of the Cape Lodd. bot. cab. 500. Flowers red, streaked Thunb. fl. cap. 597. Striped Indigo. Fl. May, July. Clt.1790. Shrub 2 feet. 30 I. ama@‘na (Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 68.) plant suffruticose, erect ; leaflets 3, oval, rather pilose, mucronate, pale beneath ; spike pedunculate, many-flowered, 4-times the length of the leaves ; calyx loose; legume terete, acute, pendulous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schcenbr. 2. t. 234. Ker. bot. reg. 300. I. heterophylla, Thunb. fl. cap. 597. Flowers deep red. Pleasing Indigo. Fl. Mar. June. . Cle. 1774. Sh. 2 to 3ft. 31 I. rrema (Willd. enum. 780.) plant shrubby, erect; branches angular, pendulous ; leaflets 3, obovately orbicular, retuse, covered beneath with strigose pili. h.S. Native of Flowers and fruit unknown. Stiff Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 32 I. Murist (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 274.) branches clothed _ with rufous pubescence ; leaflets 3, and are as well as the sti- E” ovate and glabrous; spikes of flowers panicled. ative of New Granada. I. Mexicàna, Lin. fil. Mutis’s Indigo. Shrub. : 33 I. virea‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 224.) plant suffruticose, h: G. . erect, slender ; branches terete ; leaflets 3, obcordate, mucro- » hate by an awn, somewhat coriaceous, bescent beneath ; y leaves ; calyxes villous. glabrous above and pu- racemes somewhat spicate, shorter than the Fi hk. S. Native of the East Indies. owers purplish. Var. B, parvif dlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 224.) leaflets obovate, = H: G. Native of China. a4 ot Indigo. FI. July, Aug. Clit. 1820. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. + COMPLANA TA (Reichb. ex Spreng. syst. append. p. 284.) br 2 : 1 ona flat, 2-edged ; leaflets 3, lanceolate-linear, acute, En y beneath, from very short, adpressed strigæ ; racemes 1 any-flowered, terminal ; calyx white. : G: i Cape of Good Borë Fios A ai te. h Native of the Flat-stemmed Indigo. Shrub 1 foot. I. canescens (Lam. dict. 3. p- 251.) the whole plant With adpressed canescent down; branches angular ; eafl : > ets 3, ovate, obtuse, terminal one largest ; racemes axillary, - sessil : À 4 ca shorter than the leaves; legume straight, linear, tetra- f » White, spreadingly reflexed. h.? S. Native of the East dies. Flowers red. percent Indigo. Shrub 1 foot. I. NIVEA (Willd. herb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 273.) erect, | 4nd clothed with silky white down ; leaflets 3, obovate, obtuse ; - racemes short #. er th i À fG an the leaves. k h. G. Native of the Cape Whi Hope. Flowers red. Ara ir Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. * PAUCIFOLIA (Delil. fl. egypt. 107. t. 37. f. 22.) plant erect, clothed with white adpressed down; branches leaflets 1 to 4, oblong, mucronulate, lower ones smallest, . usual t y alternate; racemes somewhat spicate, longer than the aves ; legumes somewhat filiform, torulose. h.G. Native 207 of Egypt, in Elephant Island, and of the East Indies. Flowers probably red. Very like the following species. Few-leaved Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. § 3. Multijuge (from multus, many, and jugum, a yoke or pair ; in reference to the leaves being composed of many yokes or pairs of leaflets). Leaves impari-pinnate, having usually many pairs of leaflets, rarely 2 pairs only. * Petioles elongated. Stems shrubby. 88 I. ARG£’NTEA (Lin. mant. 27. but not of Burm.) shrubby ; branches terete, white from silky adpressed down; leaves with 1-2 pairs of obovate leaflets, which are clothed with silky pu- bescence; racemes shorter than the leaves ; legumes pendulous, somewhat compressed, torulose, canescent, 2-4-seeded. h. G. Native of Egypt, Arabia, and the East Indies. Lher. stirp. t. 29. I. articulàta, Gouan. ill. 49. I. glaúca, Lam. dict. 3. p. 246. I. tinctòria, Forsk, descr. 138. This plantis gathered in Barbary and Egypt for indigo. According to Desfontaines it is culti- vated extensively in the kingdom of Tunis for dyeing ; but he says it is not indigenous there. The Arabs call it Habnil. Flowers with the vexillum and keel yellow and wings red. Silvery or Arabian Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1776. 2 to 3 feet. 39 I. rixcrdrtA (Lin. spec. 1061.) stem suffruticose, erect ; leaves pinnate, with 4-7 pairs of obovate leaflets, which are pu- bescent beneath; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves ; legumes terete, torulose, arched, 8-10-seeded. h. S. Native of both Indies and tropical Africa, where it is cultivated to a great extent.—Sloan. jam. 2. t. 179. f. 2.—Rheed. mal. 1. t. 54. Rumph. amb. 5. t. 8. I. Sumatràna, Gærtn. fruct. 2. p. 317. t 148. Lam. ill. t: 626. f. 1. Perhaps I. cœrülea of Roxb. hort. beng. p. 55. is sufficiently distinct from this plant. I. Indica, Lam. dict. 3. p. 245. Flowers with a pale vexillum and red keel and wings. /ndigo is one of the most profit- able articles of culture in Hindostan, because an immense ex- tent of land is required to produce but a moderate bulk of the dye ; because labour and land there is cheaper than any where else, and because the raising of the plant and its manufacture may be carried on even without the aid of a house. The first step in the culture of the plant is to render the ground, which should be friable and rich, perfectly free from weeds, and dry if naturally moist. The seeds are then sown in shallow drills about a foot apart. The rainy season must be chosen for sow- ing, otherwise if the seed is deposited in a dry soil or in the dry season, it heats, corrupts, and is lost. The crop, being kept clear of weeds, is fit for cutting in 2 or 3 months, and it may be repeated in the rainy season every six weeks. The plants must not be allowed to come into flower, as the leaves at that time become dry and hard, and the indigo produced is of less value, nor must they be cut in dry weather, as they would not spring again. À crop generally lasts two years. Being cut, the herb is first steeped in a vat till it has become macerated, and parted with its colouring matter, then the liquor is let off into another vat, in which it undergoes the peculiar process of beating, to cause the fecula to separate from the water. This fecula is then let off into a third vat, where it remains some time, and is then strained through cloth bags, and evaporated in shallow wooden boxes placed in the shade. Before it is perfectly dry it is cut into small pieces of an inch square ; it is then packed in barrels or stowed in sacks for sale. Indigo was not extensively culti- vated in India before the British settlements were formed there ; its profits were at first so considerable, that, as in similar cases, its culture was carried too far, and the market glutted with the commodity. The indigo is one of the most precarious of oriental crops, being liable to be destroyed by hail-storms, Sh. 208 which do comparatively little injury to the sugar-cane and other plants. Indigo has long been cultivated in Spain, but has been long on the decline in that country, owing to the more favorable cir- cumstances of the East and West Indies. It was tried in the south of France and Italy during the time of Bonaparte, but . found not worth following for the same reason. The indigo commonly cultivated in the West Indies is the 7. Anil, and sometimes J. tinctoria and I, Guatimäla, though there are various species and varieties which afford a similar dye. Indigo thrives best in free rich soil and a warm situation, fre- quently refreshed with moisture. Having first chosen a piece of ground and cleared it, hoe it into little trenches, not above two inches or two inches and a half in depth, and not more than 14 or 15 inches asunder. In the bottom of these at any season of the year, strew the seeds pretty thick, and immediately cover them. As the plants shoot they should be frequently weeded, and kept constantly clean, until they spread sufficiently to cover the ground. Those who cultivate indigo in great quan- tities, only strew the seed pretty thick in little shallow pits, hoed up irregularly, but generally within 4-5 or 6 inches of each other, and covered as before. Plants raised in this manner are observed to answer as well or rather better than the others, but they require more care in the weeding. The plants grow to full perfection in 2 or 3 months, and are observed to answer when cut in full blossom. They are cut with reaping hooks, a few inches above the root, tied in loads, carried to the works, and laid by strata in the steeper. Seventeen negros are sufficient to manage twenty acres of indigo; and one acre of rich land, well planted, will, with good seasons and proper management, yield 500 pounds of indigo in twelve months, for the plant after being cut sends out stolons or new growths, and gives 4 or 5 crops a-year, but must be replanted or resown afterwards. (P. Browne.) According to Loureiro indigo is spontaneous in China and Cochin-china, and is cultivated all over those vast empires. The ancients were acquainted with the dye which we call indigo under the name of indicum. Pliny knew that it was a prepara- tion of vegetable substance, though he was not acquainted with the plant nor the process of making the dye. Even at the close of the sixteenth century it was not known in England what plant produced indigo. For in the Remembrancer for Master T. by Richard Harkluyt in 1582, he was instructed “ to know if Anil, that coloureth blew, be a natural commodity of those parts (Turkey) and if it be compounded of an herbe, to send the seed or root, with the order of sowing, &c. that it may become a natural commodity in the realme as woad is, that the high price of foreign woad might be brought down.” Dyer's Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1731. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 40 I. Guatma‘ta (Lun. hort. jam. 1. p. 420.) plant shrubby, erect; leaves pinnate, with 4 or 5 pairs of lanceolate leaflets, which are hoary beneath; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves; legumes recurved, declining, gibbous at the sutures, many-seeded. h. S. Native of South America, at Guatimala. l. tinctèria 3, brachyc4rpa, D. C. prod. 2. p. 224. Flowers red. Dr. Patrick Browne says this plant seldom exceeds 3 or 4 feet high, throwing out many suberect branches as it rises. It is said to be much hardier than 7. tinctéria or J. Anil, and affords a finer pulp, but it does not yield so great a quantity, and is only cul- tivated where the seasons are not so certain, or in mixed fields. The former yielding more of the dye than either of the others is generally preferred, though liable to many more mischances, Guatimala Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1731. Sh. 3 to 4 ft, 41 I. Axır (Lin. mant. 272.) stems shrubby, erect ; leaves pinnate, haying 3-7 pairs of oval or oblong leaflets, hardly pu- bescent beneath; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves; LEGUMINOSA, LXXIX. INDIGOFERA. legumes compressed, not torulose, deflexed, arched, with the sw tures on both sides rather prominent. h.S. Native of South America, spontaneous, but cultivated for indigo in both Indies, See J. tinctoria for culture and uses. Mr. Miller says this plant grows to the height of 5 or 6 feet (if this be his J. suffiuticise) and that being a much larger plant than J. tinctoria, it will afford a greater quantity of indigo from the same compass of ground, than any of the other species, especially if cut before the stems grow woody ; it will also grow on poorer land. It is very com mon in Jamaica, growing wild in all the savannahs, where doubt less it had been cultivated in former times. It is hardier than any of the other sorts, and grows very luxuriantly, even in the dryest lands; but it does not yield so much pulp, according to P. Browne; the dye, however, that is extracted from it is generally the best, of a fine copperish cast, and of a fine grain. The plant is called Hab-nil or Nilè by the Arabs, and Nil by the Bengalese. Var. a, oligophylla (D.C. prod. 2. p. 225.) leaves having $4 pairs of leaflets; legumes arched. k.S. Sloan. jam. t. 176, f.3. Lam. ill. t. 629. f. 2. Native of South America, and the West Indies. Var. B, polyphylla (D. C. 1. c.) leaves having 5-7 pan of leaflets; legumes arched. hk. S. I. Cornezuèlo, Moc, & Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Native of South America, and the West Indies, ; Var. y, orthocarpa (D. C. 1. c.) leaves having 5-7 pairs of leaflets; legume deflexed, straight. M. S.—Rumph. amb. à t. 80.2? East Indies and Madagascar. Perhaps a proper species Anil or West Indian Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 175). Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 42 I. Turpaupra'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 225.) stem suffrut cose, erect; leaves pinnate, having 10 or 11 pairs of ellipt, retuse, mucronate leaflets, which are pubescent on both sur faces; racemes length of leaves; legume pendulous, str linear, compressed, tapering into an acumen at the apex, 8- seeded. h. S. Native of Mexico. Legumes disposed 10 raceme, which is 30 or 40 inches long. Flowers dark purple. Thibaud’s Indigo. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. frat 43 I. zeprosra'caya (D. C. prod. 2. p. 225.) stem " cose, erect; leaves pinnate, with 5-10 pairs of leaflets ; 123 elliptic-obovate, retuse, mucronulate, rather pubescent on surfaces; racemes axillary, slender, length of leaves; = d distant, erect; legumes reflexed, straight. R. S. Nat the East Indies. Flowers red, about 20 in a spike. ost Slender-spiked Indigo. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Sh.2 leat 44 I, uncina'ta; shrubby, erectish, branched, sty pinnate, with 5 pairs of lanceolate, mucronate pubestmt dl lets; racemes short, spicate, axillary, sessile ; legumes crowded. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone, in waste places Hooked-podded Indigo. Shrub 2 feet. ad. 152) 45 I. ATROPURPU`REA (Hamilt. in Horn. hort. hafn. a re shrubby, erect; leaves pinnate, with 5-7 or 10 poe 2 i retuse, mucronulate leaflets, having their margins rather a lated, younger ones covered with adpressed pub ones nearly glabrous; racemes axillary, slender, 10W vessel length of leaves; calyx silky ; legume straight, con Nips mucronate, pendulous, 8-10-seeded. R. G. Native ae at Narain-hetty. D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 244. Flower dark-purple. Stipulas obsolete. gl Dark-purple-flowered Indigo. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. by ; les® 46 I. Dòsua (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 244.) shrub u jek pinnate, having 10-16 pairs of oval, retuse, mucronu ‘ Fl. June, Aug. Clt | lets, which are clothed with rufescent pili on both ww well as the branches; spikes axillary, shorter than the s bracteas and stipulas linear and hispid ; teeth of calyx: S & oo sa en z see aasa din a CR Cu ue LEGUMINOSÆ, LXXIX. InnicorERraA. acute. h. G. Native of Upper Nipaul, at Suembu, where it is called Dosi-swa by the Nawaris. Flowers purple. Dosi-swa Indigo. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 47 I, catecoipes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 225.) stem erect; leaves pinnate, having 8 or 9 pairs of elliptic, mucronate leaflets, which are beset with minute pubescence on both surfaces ; racemes axillary, one half shorter than the leaves ; legumes erect, straight, linear, acuminated, compressed, rather callous at the sutures on both sides. 10-12-seeded. h.S. Native of Ceylon. Legume 2 inches long and hardly a line broad. Galega-like Indigo. Shrub 8 to 4 feet. 48 I, cassioïnes (Rottl. ex herb. Balb. D. C. prod. 2. p. 225.) stem suffruticose, erect ; leaves pinnate, having 4 or 5 pairs of elliptic-obovate, retuse, mucronulate leaflets, which are rather pubescent on both surfaces ; racemes length of leaves ; legumes spreading, rather compressed, glabrous, 10-seeded, with the su- ture thick and prominent on both sides. h.S. Native of India, on the Nelligery mountains, where it is called Maniligueda. The leaves are nearly like those of a species of Colàtea. Le- gume stiff, an inch long. , Cassia-like Indigo. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 49 I. cytinprica (D. C. prod. 2. p. 225.) stem suffruticose ; leaves pinnate, having 4 or 5 pairs of obovate, obtuse, or emar- ginate, glabrous leaflets ; racemes longer than the leaves; le- gumes spreading, straight, cylindrical, 8-10-seeded, glabrous, ee the sutures not prominent. h.G. Native of the Cape of ty Hope. Leaves very like those of Colitea. The legume most like that of Calophaca, about an inch long, and about 2 or 3 lines in diameter. Cylindrical-podded Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. tha I. Res (Delaum. herb. amat. t. 227.) stem shrubby, fife and 1s as well as the leaves smooth; petioles elongated, à rm, T the young plants the leaves are furnished with 3 or irek à obovate-oblong leaflets, but at length almost all A y on ess; racemes erect, shorter than the petioles ; legumes exed. . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. I. aphylla, Link. enum. 2. p. 251. T. filifolia, Ker. b 10 D oiid + ke Pe - 1. nifoua, Ker. ot. reg. 104. T aminata, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 261. but is ap Spártium contaminàtum, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. Rushy Indig ut = of Lin. Flowers purple. I, Eine (With. spe’ oe a5 F sa r . spec. 3. p. .) shrubby ; branches Eo pubescent ; leaves pinnate, having 5-7 phir of el- l: ia glabrous leaflets ; racemes rather shorter than the > 2 gumes spreading, terete. straight, glabrous, 8-10-seed- Kir. ot: k poh of New Holland. Lodd. bot. cab. 149. ire de k rose-coloured. étre go. FI. Mar. June. Clt. 1790. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. shrubby ; st Tica (Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 379.) erect, Pairs of ieaflet = branches acutely angled ; leaves with 4-7 Re thio nina S; leaflets nearly equal, elliptic, quite smooth, or about a. emarginate ; racemes shorter than the leaves, ook, in bot same length. h.G. Native of New Holland. - Specidsa, Pies 3000. I. angulàta, Lindl. bot. reg. 2578. purple, aaas mss. Flowers rose-coloured, inclining to ood Indi ry shewy plant. L Ter el Mar. June. Clt. 1824. Sh. 3 to 8 feet. leafless ; te z Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 301.) plant almost yx, and pe dicel, terete, mucronate ; racemes axillary ; corolla, H acem é l purple. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good nda, Sims, p €s long, in the axils of the branches. Lebéckia N » Dot. mag. t. 2214.. Flowers purple aked Indigo, Fl. Ja J ] Pp p ° iion ve uly. Clt. 1816. Shrub 2 to 8 ft. terete, clothed with YA (Vent. malm. t. 44.) shrubby ; branches ith adpressed pubescence ; leaves pinnate, hav- mg 8 or 10 pai vor. RÉ eid of oval-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, pubescent 209 leaflets; racemes many-flowered, longer than the leaves. h.G. Native of China. Flowers rose-coloured, those on the lower part of the raceme soon falling off in the gardens. Long-spiked Indigo. Fl. June, July. Clt.? Sh. 2 to 8 ft. 55 I. votyca’rea (Willd. herb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 276.) shrubby, erect ; leaves with 5 pairs of obovate-oblong leaflets, which are rather strigose on both surfaces; racemes many- flowered, about equal in length to the leaves ; legumes reflexed, tetragonal. h. S. Native of South America. Many-fruited Indigo. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 56 I. rrute’scens (Lin. fil. suppl. 334.) stem shrubby, terete, beset with short hairs at the apex, which are fixed by their centre, as well as the under side of the leaves ; leaves pinnate, with 2 or 4 pairs of obovate-oblong leaflets ; racemes a little longer than the leaves. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb. fl. cap. 598. Flowers red. Shrubby Indigo. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1822. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 57 I. emarcina‘ta; shrubby, branched, spreading ; leaves with 3 pairs of obovate-oblong, emarginate leaflets; flowers in axillary and terminal panicles. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone, at the edges of woods. Flowers dark purple. Emarginate-leafletted Indigo. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 58 I. prvarica'rA (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. t. 365.) shrubby ; branches spreading much, puberulous, sulcated ; leaves pinnate, with 4 or 5 pairs of elliptic-oblong, mucronate leaflets, which are clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath ; racemes shorter than the leaves; legume spreading, arched upwards, rather tetragonal, and somewhat nodulose, 6-8-seeded. “hk. G. Na- tive of? Flowers red. Lower leaves having 2 or 3 pairs of leaflets, the upper with 6 or 7 pairs. Divaricate-branched Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.? Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 59 I. compre’ssa (Lam. dict. 3. p. 248.) shrubby ; branches glabrous, compressed, flat; leaves pinnate, having 1 or 2 pairs of leaflets; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, rather silky, minute ; racemes slender, longer than the leaves, 5-6-flowered ; legume nearly terete, straight, smoothish. kh. S. Native of Mada- gascar. Flowers red. Compressed-stemmed Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 60 I. cinerascens (D.C. prod. 2. p. 226.) shrubby ; branches terete, slender, velvety at the apex from cinereous, rufescent, very short down ; leaves pinnate, with 2 or 4 pairs of obovate, obtuse leaflets, which are clothed with cinereous pubescence beneath ; racemes much shorter than the leaves, floriferous at the base. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Greyish Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 61 I. avis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 454.) shrubby, procumbent, silvery from silky strigæ; leaves pin- nate, having 2 or 4 pairs of oblong, acutish, stiff leaflets; ra- cemes few-flowered, much exceeding the leaves ; legumes re- flexed, rather terete, straight, usually 2-seeded. R. S. Native of Peru, on the mountains near Caxamarca. Flowers red. Humble Indigo. Shrub procumbent. 62 I. repHrostoipes (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 455. t. 580.) shrubby, rather climbing, when young clothed with adpressed, strigose villi; leaves pinnate, with 6 to 9 pairs of leaflets ; leaf- lets oblong, mucronately awned, clothed beneath with silky and silvery strigæ ; racemes on very long peduncles ; legumes reflexed, pendulous, tetragonal, straight. k. S. Native of Quito, near Cuenca. Flowers red. Ova 10 or 12, but the seeds are only 5 or 6, from abortion. Tephrosia-like Indigo. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 63 I. Truxizze’xsis (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) shrubby, much branched; branches clothed with ferruginous strigæ ; leaves pinnate; leaflets 5 or 6 pairs, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, cu- neated at the base, strigose on both surfaces, but especially on Er 210 the under ; racemes many-flowered, nearly sessile, shorter than the leaves ; legumes reflexed, nearly terete, rather falcate, 4-6- seeded. h.$S. Native on the shores of Peru, near Truxillo. Flowers rose-coloured. Truxillo Indigo. Shrub 6 feet, 64 I. resPepezioipes (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) shrubby; leaves pinnate ; leaflets 3 pairs, cuneate-lanceolate, rounded at the apex and mucronate, acute at the base, beset with strigæ on both surfaces as well as the branches, glaucescent beneath ; ra- cemes many-flowered, on short peduncles, exceeding the leaves ; legumes reflexed, rather compressed, straight, usually 8-seeded. h. G. Native of Mexico, on Mount Jorullo. Flowers red. Lespedeza-like Indigo. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 65 I, arporz’scens (Zucc. obs. 1. no. 84.) stems shrubby ; rough from papulæ ; branches terete, scabrous from adpressed bristles ; leaves pinnate, with 4 to 8 pairs of oblong, mucronate leaflets, which are also beset with adpressed bristles beneath ; racemes almost terminal, twice the length of the leaves ; legumes spreading, terete, linear, glabrous. h.S. Native of? Arborescent Indigo. Shrub. 66 I. sEcuNDIFLORA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 148.) shrubby ; branches terete, and are as well as the leaves beset with clammy pili; leaves pinnate, with 2 or 3 pairs of almost lanceolate leaflets; racemes shorter than the leaves; flowers secund ; calyx very pilose; legume almost cylindrical, mucronate, hairy. h. S. Native of Guinea, I. glutindsa, Vahl. in herb. Desf. Flowers red. Secund-flowered Indigo. Shrub 1 to 8 feet. 67 I. Berreria‘na (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 277.) shrubby, de- cumbent ; leaves with usually 4 pairs of oblong-spatulate leaflets, which are clothed with white silky pubescence beneath ; pedun- cles axillary, usually 1-flowered; legumes linear, straight. h . S. Native of Guadaloupe. Flowers red. Bertero’s Indigo. Shrub decumbent. 68 I. mucronata (Spreng. in herb. Balb. D.C. prod. 2. p. 227.) stem terete, suffrutescent at the base ; petioles and leaves clothed with adpressed strigæ on both surfaces ; leaves pinnate, with 2 pairs of mucronate, ovate leaflets, which are pale be- neath; racemes pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; legumes reflexed, straight, a little tetragonal, mucronate, clothed with strigose pubescence, many-seeded. h.S. Native of Jamaica. Mucronate-leafletted Indigo. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. * * Petioles elongated. Stem herbaceous. 69 I. rnaur'nans (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1236.) stem herbaceous, erect, and is as well as the terete branches hispid from clammy pili; leaflets 4-5 pairs, elliptic-oblong, clothed with adpressed white pili beneath; racemes shorter than the leaves ; legumes spreading, straight, terete, rather pilose, 8-10-seeded. ©. S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers red. This plant is cultivated for Indigo in St. Domingo. Dyeing Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 70 I. raterrt1a (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1233,) stem herbaceous, erect, pilose, clammy; leaves with 1 or 2 pairs of obovate, villous leaflets ; racemes usually about equal in length to the leaves ; legumes tetragonal, hairy, straight, 8-10-seeded. ©.S. Na- tive of Guinea, particularly in the island of St. Thomas. I. hirsûta, Jacq. icon. rar. t, 359. coll. 2. p. 359. but not of Lin. Flowers red. Brick-coloured-haired Indigo. Fl. Ju. Jul. Cit.1806. Pll ft. 71 I. viscosa (Lam. dict. 8. p. 247.) stem herbaceous, erect, and is as well as the terete branches, rather hispid from clammy pili; leaves with 6 pairs of oblong-elliptic leaflets, which are clothed with adpressed bristles beneath ; racemes shorter than the leaves ; legumes spreading, straight, somewhat compressed, LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXIX. INDIGOFERA. rather pilose, 8-10-seeded. ©. S. Native of the East Indies, I. gravèolens, Wendl. sert. han, t. 12. Flowers red, This species is very like J. lateritia. Var. B; stem rather diffuse. of Timor. Clammy Indigo. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1806. PI. 1 foot. 72 I. exurindsa (Perr. in litt. but not of Vahl. D, C. prod, 2. p. 227.) stem almost herbaceous, much branched ; branché terete, beset with glutinous hairs ; leaves with 3 pairs of elliptic obovate leaflets, which are clothed with adpressed bristles be neath; racemes a little longer than the leaves ; flowers distant; legumes straight, nearly terete, erect, clothed with clammy hair, 8-10-seeded. ©. S. Native of Guinea, particularly in Senegal Flowers red. Glutinous-haired Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 73 I. pENpRoipEs (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 571. coll. 2. p. 851.) stem herbaceous, erect, and is as well as the terete branches smoothish; leaves with 6-15 pairs of oblong leaflets, which are clothed on both surfaces with very minute adpressed pubes cence; racemes slender, a little longer than the leaves ; legume erect, terete, straight, mucronate, smoothish, 8-12-seeded. O.S. Native of Guinea. Flowers rose-coloured. Tree-like Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 74 I. rorypuy'LLa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 227.) stem herbaceous, erect, scabrous from strige; leaves with 12-16 pars of elliptic leaflets, which are scabrous on the upper surface, clothed with white tomentum on the under; racemes length leaves ; legumes pendulous, straight. ©.G. Native of Nipaul, Habit almost of a species of Dàlea. Racemes and bran clothed with rufous villi. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary line, compressed, almost tetragonal, acuminated by the style. Many-leafletted Indigo. Pl. 1 foot. 75 I. nerero'rricua (D. C. prod. 2. p. 227.) stem almost herbaceous, terete ; branches and peduncles hispid from long stiff, bristly hairs, which are hooked at their apexes ; leaves wit 4-6 pairs of elliptic or obovate, mucronate leaflets, which ar beset with adpressed strigæ beneath; racemes much longe than the leaves, pedunculate ; legumes reflexed, terete, mue nate, bearing adpressed strigæ and bristly hairs. .? G. ri tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch, cat. geogr. no. 263. Flowers red? A very distinct species. Variable-haired Indigo. PI. 1 to 2 feet, 76 I. Domince’nsis (Spreng. in herb, Balb. D.C. prod. |. ¢ stems somewhat herbaceous ; branches rather villous, and compressed at the apex ; leaves with 4 pairs of obovate le which are dotted beneath and covered with adpressed pt cence on both surfaces ; racemes longer than the leaves, crow with flowers; legumes pendulous, terete, rather torulose, rather villous, 3-4-seeded. ©.? S. Native of St. Doming* Allied to the following and Z. enneaphylla. Flowers rose-t? loured. St. Domingo Indigo. PI. 1 foot. Tr E iA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 228.) stem herbeca erect; branches angular at the apex and pubescent; re a 4-5 pairs of elliptic-oblong, mucronate leaflets, which ar vered with adpressed bristly hairs on both surfaces ; hi 4 length of leaves; legumes terete, villous, and brist y, It seeded, spreadingly-reflexed. ©. S. Native of ig differs from Z. dispérma in the leaves not being glabrous, oe legumes being more slender and not torulose, and in being more villous. Flowers red, Fen-seeded Indigo. PL 1 foot. ! 78 I. pispe’rma (Lin. syst. nat, 3. p. 232.) stem herbaceow” branches terete; leaves with 4-6 pairs of aliens at glabrous leaflets; racemes slender, longer than the 18 legumes terete, rather torulose, mucronate, 2-seeded, se# ©. S. Native of the island ue =F = - (ex descr.) glabrous (ex icon.). —Trew. ehret. t. 55. LEGUMINOSÆ. ©.? S. Native of the Indies. Flowers rose-coloured. Two-seeded Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 79 I. ru'sca; stem erect, beset with long brown hairs ; leaves “ with 2 or 3 pairs of cuneated, mucronate, pilose leaflets ; sti- = pulas filiform, also pilose; spikes or racemes of flowers axillary or lateral; calyx and legume clothed with fuscous hairs. ©. S. m Native of Guinea, among grass. Flowers small, flesh-coloured. Fuscous-haired Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. 1 ft. 80 I. nirsu'ra (Lin. spec. 1062. but not of Jacq.) stem suf- fruticose, erect ; branches terete, and are as well as the petioles M and peduncles hairy ; leaves with 3-5 pairs of obovate-oblong, - obtuse leaflets, which are villous on both surfaces; racemes . longer than the leaves ; legumes tetragonal, 6-seeded, pendulous, T hairy. E ill. t. 626. f. 3. l Burm. zeyl. 37. t. 14, Native of the East Indies and Guinea. Lam. I. Vndica, Mill. dict. no. 4. but not of Lam.— Rheed. mal. 1. t. 55. Flowers pur- BS. ple or red. Hairy Indigo. FI. July, Aug. Clt.1823. PI. 1 foot. 81 I. AsrraGaLinA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 228.) stem herbaceous, | erect, rough from simple hairs ; leaves having 4 pairs of obovate, f very obtuse leaflets, which are villous on both surfaces and white » beneath; racemes shorter than the leaves ; legume tetragonal, » pendulous, very hairy, 2-seeded. ©.S. Native of Senegal. T Astragalus, Perr. in litt. 1825. _ allied to the preceding, but the hairs on the upper surface of the This species is very nearly A leaves are adpressed and scarcely or not bifurcate. Flowers red. = Eee branches diffuse ; . grey leaflets ; stipulas awl-shaped ; spike of flowers about equal in length to the leaves. ©. F. Native of Nubia. _ rather di 4 p of linear leaflets, which are beset with adpressed bristly Milk-vetch-like Indigo. Pl. I foot. 82 I. Srnecate’nsis (Lam. dict. 3. p. 248.) stem herbaceous, : decumbent ; branches slender, angular ; leaves with from 1-3 ah of leaflets ; leaflets oblong, beset with adpressed bristly = hairs on both surfaces ; racemes longer than the leaves ; legumes - pendulous, $-4-seeded. ex herb. Juss. distinct species. much compressed, puberulous, oblong, mucronate, ©. S. Native of Senegal. I. tetraspérma, Vahl. Habit of a species of E'rvum. This is a very Flowers red. Senegal Indigo. PI. procumbent. 83 I. pa’Rvuta (Gailliaud, voy. mer. part. bot. t. 3. f. 1.) leaves pinnate, with 2 or 3 pairs of obovate, Flowers red. PI. diffuse. (D. C. prod. 2. p. 228.) stems herbaceous, fuse; branches slender, angular ; leaves having 1 or 2 Least Indigo. 84 I. LINEA‘RIS + irs on both surfaces ; racemes rather longer than the leaves ; gumes pendulous, linear, mucronate, straight, much com- M pressed, scabrous, and puberulous, 10-12-seeded. ©.S. Na- | tive of Senegal. á | gal and the island of St. Thomas. Ker, bot. reg. 789. 1 trate;branches terete and | re as well as the leaves f Slightly covered with - Cinereous F on both surfaces; leaves : With 4-5 pairs of obovate, # oblong, cuneated, ob- D ‘use leaflets; racemes - Shorter than the leaves ; | fete, but slight] lightly tetra- | gonal, straight, villous, Flowers red. Linear-leafletted Indigo. PI. diffuse. : * HENDECAPHY LLA (Jacq. icon. rar. t. 570, coll. 2. p. 358.) G. 88. 85 I stem herbaceous, pros- pubescence *gumes reflexed, te- -10-seeded %.S. Native of Guinea, particularly of Sene- Beau, LXXIX. INDIGOFERA. 211 fl. d’ow. 2. t. 84. Flowers rose-coloured. The plants of this species which are cultivated in the gardens are almost smooth, except the under surface of the leaves. Eleven-leafletted Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. pr. 86 I. Perrorte‘ri (D. C. prod. 2. p. 228.) stems herbaceous, prostrate, young ones compressed, and clothed with villous pu- bescence ; leaves with 3 or 4 pairs of oblong-obovate leaflets, clothed on both surfaces with canescent pubescence, besides being dotted beneath ; racemes crowded with flowers, shorter than the leaves; legumes oblong, terete, straight, pubescent, 3-4-seeded. ©.? S. Native of Senegal. I. prostrata, Perr. in litt. but not of Willd. Very like J. enneaphylla, but the petioles are longer, the stipulas linear-subulate, and the legume 3-4-seeded. Flowers red. Perrottet’s Indigo. Pl. prostrate. 87 I. sessiirLôrA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 228.) stem herbaceous, erect, much branched ; branches terete, and are as well as the leaves clothed with adpressed silky pubescence ; leaflets 3 or 4 pairs, obovate ; spikes crowded with flowers, sessile in the axils of the leaves, and shorter than them; legume terete, pubescent, straight, 4-6-seeded. ©. S. Native of Senegal. Root sim- ple, cylindrical, rather fusiform. Flowers red. Sessile-flowered Indigo. Pl. 1 foot. 88 I. anceps (Vahl. in Poir. suppl. 3. p. 147.) stems herba- ceous, compressed, 2-edged, glabrous ; leaflets 9 or 11, alter- nate, obovate-oblong, obtuse, smoothish ; racemes longer than the leaves ; legumes pendulous, linear, compressed, acute, pu- berulous, 8-10-seeded. ©. S. Native of Guinea. Flowers rose-coloured. Two-edged-stemmed Indigo. PI. prostrate. 89 I. atre’rnans (D.C. prod. 2. p. 229.) branches filiform, and are as well as the leaves clothed with adpressed, bristly hairs; leaflets 7-11, alternate, obovate, or oblong, a little mu- cronulate ; racemes longer than the leaves; calycine lobes end- ing each in a setaceous acumen, about equal in length to the corolla; legumes reflexed. h.? G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. no. 2079. Flowers reddish. Perhaps the same as J. punctata, Thunb. prod. 133. fl. cap. 599. but there are nothing like dots on the present plant to be seen. Alternating-leafletted Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 90 I. Carozinta‘na (Walt. car. 187.) stem herbaceous, erect; branches terete ; leaves with 6 or 7 pairs of oval-oblong leaflets, which are slightly covered with adpressed pubescence ; racemes slender, longer than the leaves; legumes pendulous, usually 2- seeded, reticulately veined. %.G. Native of North America, from Carolina to Florida. Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 68. Flowers blue. Carolinian Indigo. Pl. 1 foot. 91 I. Lacasca‘na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 229.) stems herbaceous, erect; branches terete, beset with adpressed bristly hairs, ca- nescent at the apex; stipulas linear, acuminated, rufous, and scarious; leaves with 5 pairs of obovate or obiong, mucronate leaflets, young ones clothed on both surfaces with adpressed bristly hairs, the adult ones only on the under surface ; racemes pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; legumes reflexed. Native of Peru, at Cheuchim. Flowers red ? Lagasca’s Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 92 I. prumdsa (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 278.) plant decumbent and villous; leaflets usually about 8 pairs, spatulate, emarginate ; racemes few-flowered, on long peduncles; calycine segments at length elongated, very villous and plumose. ©.? S. Native of? Feathery-calyxed Indigo. Pl. decumbent. 93 I. a’spera (Perr. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 229.) stem her- baceous, erect, branched ; branches terete ; leaves and peduncles covered with adpressed strigæ ; leaves with 1 or 2 pairs of linear, acute leaflets ; racemes slender, longer than the leaves; legumes EE2 212 reflexed. ©. S. Native of Senegal, on plains near Richard-Tole. Flowers red. Habit nearly like that of /. psoraleotdes, but differs in the leaves being pinnate. Rough Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 94 I. Jamaice’nsis (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 277.) herbaceous ; leaves with 3 pairs of oblong, mucronate leaflets, and are as well as the erect angular branches beset with adpressed bristly hairs; racemes straight, exceeding the leaves ; legumes reflexed, almost terete. ©.S. Native of Jamaica. Flowers red. Jamaica Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 95 I. spica‘ta (Forsk. descr. 13. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 56.) stem herbaceous, decumbent, villous; leaves with 4 pairs of obovate villous leaflets, outer ones largest; stipulas lanceolate- subulate, dry ; spikes longer than the leaves ; legume terete, torulose, pendulous.—Native of Arabia Felix. Flowers red. Allied to 7. hirsita. Spicate-flowered Indigo. Pl. decumbent. 96 I. sca‘sra (Roth, nov. spec. 359.) the whole plant is scabrous from adpressed strigze: stem erect, tetragonal ; leaves with 4 pairs of oval, mucronate leaflets; racemes elongated, loose, exceeding the leaves ; legume pendulous, a little arched, strigose, and somewhat tetragonal. ©.? S. Native of the East Indies. Scabrous Indigo. Pl. 1 foot. 97 I. microca’rpA (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 79.) stem?; leaves with 4 pairs of leaflets, covered with white hairs; racemes shorter than the leaves; legume very short, white, 2-seeded. Native of Brazil. Small-fruited Indigo. Pl.? § 4. Brachypode (from ßpayve, brachys, short, and rove æoûoc, pous podos, a foot; in reference to the petioles being very short). D. C. prod. 2. p.229. Leaves impari-pinnate ; leaflets approximate. Petioles very short. 98 I. rra'crans (Retz, obs. 4. p. 29.) stems terete, rather pilose ; leaves with 1 or 2 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets ovate, ter- minal one obovate and larger; racemes longer than the leaves, 3-5-flowered ; legume linear, tetragonal. h}. S. Native of the East Indies.—Pluk. phyt. t. 166. f. 1. Flowers red. Fragrant Indigo. F]. June, July. Clt. 1816. PI. 1 foot. 99 I. rusrrLLa (Lam. dict. 2. p. 248.) stems terete, beset with a few adpressed strige ; leaflets 3 or 4, alternate, oval, clothed beneath with white hairs, terminal one oblong and longer ; racemes a little longer than the leaves, few-flowered; legume deflexed, linear, rather terete, 4-6-seeded, hardly puberulous. ©.? S. Native of Madagascar and the Island of Bourbon. I. tenélla, Vahl. mss. Flowers red. Small Indigo. Pl. prostrate? 100 I. cza'BRA (Lin. spec. 1062.) stem herbaceous, smoothish ; leaves with 1 or 2 pairs of obovate leaflets, which are smooth above and pubescent beneath ; racemes few-flowered, length of leaves; legumes horizontal, glabrous, terete, acute. ©. H. Native of the East Indies.—Pluk. alm. t. 166. f. 1. Branches with a few long hairs. Stipulas setaceous. Flowers red. Glabrous Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 1 ft. ? or pr. 101 I. ENNEAPHY LLA (Lin. mant. 272.) stem herbaceous, procumbent, pubescent ; branches compressed ; leaves with 3-5 airs of obovate-oblong, approximate leaflets; racemes sessile, Beak of leaves; legume straight, somewhat tetragonal, 2- seeded. ©. S. Native of the East Indies. Hedysarum pros- tratum, Burm. ind. t. 55. f. 1.—Pluk. alm. t. 166. f.2. Sti- pulas membranous, dilated at the base, acuminated at the apex. Corolla dark purple. Nine-leafletted Indigo. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1776. PL pr. LEGUMINOSAE. LXXIX. INDIGOFERA. 102 I. PENTAPHY'LLA (Lin. syst. veg. 564.) stems herbaceous, depressed ; leaves with 2 pairs of oval leaflets: peduncles 4 flowered. ©.S. Native of? Very like the preceding species, Flowers red. Five-leafletted Indigo. Pl. prostrate. 103 I. semirrirsuca (Forsk. descr. 137. Vahl. symb, 1, p- 56.) stem suffruticose, prostrate; branches terete, clothed with hoary villi; leaves with 2 pairs of obcordate, mucronate leaflets ; racemes longer than the leaves; legumes pendulous, oblong, torulose, 2-seeded. h. S. Native of Arabia and eastern Asia. Mart. acad. mon. 6. p. 189. The whole plant is very villous. Flowers red. Perhaps only a variety of 1 enneaphylla. Var. ‘B; legumes 4-seeded. argéntea, Burm. fl. ind. 171. but not of Lin. argéntea, Garcin. in herb. Burm. Half-three-paired-leafletted Indigo. Shrub prostrate. 104 I. pv'rcura (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1239.) stems fruticose; branches terete, hairy ; leaves with 1 to 3 pairs of oblong, acute, villous leaflets, those on the branches are sometimes simple; racemes ovate, villous, with rufous hairs, length of leaves, ter minal, somewhat capitate ; legume oblong, hairy, 2-3-seeded, h.S. Nativeof Guinea. I. ferruginea, Thonn. in herb. Puer, I. ruféscens, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 148. Flowers red. Fair Indigo. Shrub 1 foot. 105 I. minta‘ra (Ort. dec. 98.) stems herbaceous, procuir bent, and are as well as the leaves clothed with adpressed silky pubescence ; leaves with 2-3 pairs of oblong-linear leaflets; racemes pedunculate, longer than the leaves; legumes linean, tetragonal, 4-seeded. ©.S. Native of Cuba. Flowers ver milion-coloured. Vermilion-flowered Indigo. Pl. procumbent. 106 I. cyrisoipes (Thunb. prod. 133.) stem shrubby, erect; branches angular, and are as well as the leaves clothed with fine adpressed pubescence ; leaves with 2 or 3 pairs of oblong, mucronate leaflets; racemes twice the length of the leaves; legumes somewhat cylindrical, and somewhat torulose. À: G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schænbr. t. 235. Curt. bot. mag. 742. I. mucronàta, Lam. dict. 8. p 247. Psoralea cytisoides, Lin. spec. 1076.—Pluk. phyt. t. 185. f. 5. Racemes sometimes terminal from the abortive branc Bracteas ovate, mucronate, large, deciduous. Flowers ros coloured. Calyx hoary. 5h Cytisus-like Indigo. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh. $ to 91 107 I. rorolprs (Lam. dict. 3. p. 247.) stem shrubby, oon branches terete, clothed with hoary pubescence ; leaves wi pairs of lanceolate, velvety leaflets; racemes longer than leaves ; calyx short; legume linear, a little arched, velvétf rather torulose. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good F2 Comm. hort. 2. t. 84. Flowers red. Very like the prec " species. to Sf Lotus-like Indigo. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Sh. 2 108 I. nigricans (Vahl. in herb. Juss. Pers. ench. a” pes. stem much branched, twiggy; leaves with 2 pairs of lin cuneated leaflets; flowers panicled; legume short, ne ©.? S. Native of Guinea. Allied to J. púlchra, but “ves in the pedicels rising from the axils of the superior z w solitary, 1-flowered, and therefore constituting a racemose nicle. Stems, pedicels, petioles, and under surface of arer a with white strigæ. Legume oval, 2-3-seeded, clothe brown villi. Flowers purple. Blackish Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 109 I. carizza‘ris (Thunb. prod. 133. fl. ca suffruticose; branches slender, terete, glabrous ; or 3 pairs of filiform, acute, glabrous, approxima racemes. pedunculate, much longer than the leaves. h. G. Native of Persia, I Coronilla Pérsica p- 599.) stem leaves Witt * te leaflets: | NUE EERE KTE EO w 2 i cn en ed i Native of the Cape of Good Hope. = P- 577.) leaves with 2 pairs of leaflets ; 4 seeded, straight. _ Phylla. Stipulas subulate. Flowers red. leaflets all rising from a common centre, hand). from the top of petioles, or directly from the branches. - and furrowed, rather canescent ; | with hoary villi In fascicles, LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXIX. Inpicorera. 218 J. tenuifdlia, Lam. dict. 3. p. 249. Flowers red. Capillary-leaved Indigo. Shrub + foot. 110 I. PErRINIA'‘NA (Spreng. neue. entd. 2. p. 161.) branches _ terete, beset with adpressed pili; leaves with usually 4 pairs of linear, obtuse, mucronate leaflets, which are lined above, and # silky beneath ; racemes few-flowered ; legumes linear, clothed with rusty villi. ©.? S. Native of South America. Perrin’s Indigo. Pl. 1 foot ? 111 I. ancustiFOr1a (Lin. mant. 272.) stem shrubby ; branches . terete, hoary ; leaves with 2-3-4 or 5 pairs of approximate, linear, + obtuse leaflets, which are canescent on the under surface, and . somewhat revolute at the margins; racemes 3 times longer than . the leaves; calyxes canescent. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb. fl. cap. 599. Sims, bot. mag. 465. Poly- gala pinnata, Burm. cap. 20. Corolla purplish. Narrow-leaved Indigo. Fl. Ju. Oct. Clt. 1774. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 112 I. Humporprra‘na (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 276.) shrubby, erect, smoothish ; leaves with 3 pairs of spatulate, mucronate leaflets, which are rather silky beneath ; racemes exceeding the leaves ; legumes pendulous, nearly terete. h.G. Native of Mexico. I. mucronata, Willd. herb. Flowers red. Humboldt's Indigo. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 113 I. ornrrmoroptor nes (Schlecht. and Cham. in Linnæa. 5. j pili strigose, cinereous ; stems diffuse, prostrate ; racemes on long peduncles, few-flow- | ered, exceeding the leaves ; calycine segments subulately-acu- minated, equal in length to the corolla; legume deflexed, 8- ©. S. Native of Mexico. Habit of J. ennea- Ornithopus-like Indigo. Pl. prostrate. §5. D igitàtæ (from digitàtus, fingered, in reference to the L z as the fingers of the eaflets 3 or 5, r ising from the same dot or centre, either 114 I. surca`'ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 231.) branches angular eii ; $ petioles wanting ; leaflets 3-5, ., mucronate, stiff, with somewhat revolute margins, clothed beneath ; flowers axillary, on short pedicels, Soit k. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Furrowed-stemmed Indigo. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. * ASPALATHOIDES (Vahl. in herb. Juss. D.C. prod. 2. 2 P: 231.) branches terete, hoary from adpressed down, which is » Slender, somew red? - and the down and ae ones rather hairy ; ng, cu : / D wi 8 Cuneated, mucronate, strigose above, but white beneath, fixed by the centre ; petioles wanting; leaflets 3-5, linear, very “raide hat complicated, beset with adpressed hairs ; pe- E-acede ae tem 1-flowered ; legumes straight, terete, ainber fie ler puberulous. h. S. Native of Ceylon and res EN I'ndica, Lin. spec. 1001.—Burm. fl. ind. Aims phyt. t. 201. f. 1.—Rheed. mal 9. t. 3. Flowers anit of easier but the stamens are diadelphous, i e legumes are that of Jndigéfera. Aspalathus-like Inigo. F1. Ju. Jul. Cit. oy Sh. 1 to 2 ft. * FILIFORMIS (Thunb. f. cap. 598.) branches terete, the margins revolute; racemes pedunculate, much longer ; legumes straight, terete, spreading, glabrous, Seat -G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. I. Species, but dj A exsic. cap. no. 55. Very like the following : Le €rs in the flowers being loosely racemose, not Owers: ; unberg says his plant has terminal racemes of F ona tan they are axillary. s NL ndigo. FI. Ju. Aug. Cit. 1822. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. * ALOPECUROT DES (D. C, prod. 2. p. 231.) branches terete, young ones hairy; petioles very short; leaflets 5, ellip- tic-oblong, mucronate, clothed with adpressed strigæ on both surfaces ; peduncles axillary, slender, 3 times longer than the leaves, bearing at the top an ovate head of flowers. h.? G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lotus alopecuroides, Burm. cap. p. 23. Flowers red. Fox-tail-like Indigo. Shrub. 118 I. corra'cea (Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 68.) branches terete, hairy ; petioles very short ; leaflets 5, obovate, cuneated, some- what emarginate and mucronate, beset with adpressed strigæ above, but hoary beneath ; peduncles 3 times longer than the leaves; flowers disposed in dense heads; legumes straight, terete, glabrous. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lotus Mauritanicus, Lin. spec. 1091. I. Mauritänica, Thunb. fl. cap. 598. Lotus fruticdsus, Berg. cap. 226. Lotus race- mosus, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 508. Indigôfera, Sieb. pl. exsic. cap. no. 54. This plant has very much the habit of Dorycnium. Flowers red or purple. Coriaceous Indigo. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh.2 to 3 ft. 119 I. sARMENTÔSA (Lin. fil. suppl. 834. Thunb. fl. cap. 596.) stem very short, much branched ; branches filiform ; leaves and calyxes clothed with adpressed strigose pubescence; petiole very short; leaflets ovate, small, mucronate ; peduncles axillary, usually 2-flowered, much longer than the leaves ; legumes cylin- drical, glabrous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Onûnis filiférmis, Lin. mant. 266. Lotus exstipulatus, Berg. cap. 227. Flowers red. Var. B, microphylla (Lam. dict. 3. p. 250.) leaves with 3-5 leaflets. Sarmentose Indigo. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1786. PI. straggling. 120 I. pierra‘ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 598.) branches slender, an- gular at the apex, and are, as well as the leaves and calyxes, somewhat canescent from adpressed strigz ; leaves stalked, pal- mately 5-6-foliate ; leaflets lanceolate-linear, acute, complicated ; peduncles much longer than the leaves, bearing at the top of each a dense ovate-oblong spike of flowers. kh.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers red. Digitate-leaved Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 121 I. Burcue’tin (D. C. prod. 2. p. 231.) branches slender, angular at the apex, and are, as well as the petioles and leaves, hoary from adpressed strigæ ; leaves stalked, 4-5-foliate ; leaf- lets obcordate, mucronate, hoary beneath, and rather strigose above. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. no. 2918. Flowers red. Burchell’s Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 122 I. sessizrrôLra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 231.) branches terete, young ones canescent, at length becoming spinose; petioles wanting; leaflets 3, obovate-cuneated, retuse, somewhat emar- ginate, pubescent beneath ; spikes pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; legumes compressed, rather arched, glabrous, 4-seeded. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This species is nearly allied to Z. spindsa, but differs in the leaves being all sessile, and in the legume being compressed, not terete. Flowers red. Sessile-leaved Indigo. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 123 I. sprndsa (Forsk. descr. 137. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 55.) branches grey ; leaves on short petioles, trifoliate ; leaflets ob- ovate, hoary; stipulas acerose; peduncles spinose, 2-3-flow- ered, twice the length of the leaves ; legume terete, but some- what tetragonal, scabrous. h. G. Native of Arabia Felix, and the East Indies. This plant has the habit of a species of Alhagi. Flowers red. Spiny Indigo. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 124 I. ca’npicans (Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 67.) branches slen- der, angular, clothed with adpressed silky canescent down ; leaves stalked, trifoliate ; leaflets lanceolate-linear, silky beneath ; sti- pulas small ; spikes pedunculate, few-flowered, much longer than 214 the leaves; legumes cylindrical, straight. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers red. Curt. bot. mag. 198. White-leaved Indigo. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1774. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 125 I. psorateorpes (Lin. syst. nat. 469.) branches angular, hardly pubescent; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets lanceo- late, clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath ; stipulas linear- subulate, elongated ; racemes pedunculate, much longer than the leaves; legumes pendulous. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lam. ill. t. 626. f. 4. Sims, bot. mag. 476. Cy- tisus psoraleoides, Lin. spec. 1043, Burm. cap. prod. p.22. I. racemosa, Lin. spec. 1062.—Pluk. phyt. t. 320. f. 3.? but the racemes in the figure are shorter than the leaves. Flowers red. Psoralea-like Indigo. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1758. Shrub 2 feet. 126 I. cinerea (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1225.) branches rather angular, clothed with greyish silky pubescence ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, silky ; racemes length of leaves ; legumes spreading, linear, mucronate, silky. k. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers small, red. Grey Indigo. Shrub 2 feet. 127 I. Mozucca' na (D.C. prod. 2. p. 232.) branches slender, terete, puberulous ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong- lanceolate, pubescent beneath; flowers axillary, sessile ; legumes spreadingly deflexed, puberulous, rather tetragonal, 4-6-seeded. h.?S. Native of the Moluccas. The middle leaflet is on a short petiole. The flowers are probably red. Molucca Indigo. Shrub. 128 I. srrpuza‘ris (Link. enum. 2. p. 250.) stem beset with short strigze; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oval, with a few adpres- sed hairs; stipulas oval, acute; racemes longer than the leaves. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps belonging to a different section. Flowers red. Stipular Indigo. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 129 I. ıxca`xa (Thunb. prod. 132. fl. cap. 596.) stems decum- bent, very much branched, suffrutescent at the base ; branches clothed with silky pubescence ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaf- lets ovate, acute, silky; legume reflexed, silky. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers red. Hoary Indigo. Fl. May, July. Cit. 1812. Shrub decumbent. 130 I. arcua‘ra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1228.) branches angular, clothed with hoary pubescence ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaf- lets elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, canescent beneath; racemes about equal in length to the petioles; legume arched, reflexed, tetragonal, canescent. ©.? S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers red. Arched-podded Indigo. PI. 151 I. rri ra (Lin. fil. suppl. 335.) stem erect ; branched at the base ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, acute; racemes shorter than the leaves. ©.? ĝ.? S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers red. : Worn Indigo. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1802. PI. 1 foot. 132 I. uepysarorpes (Lam. dict. 3. p. 250.) stem erect, branched at the base; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets ovate, obtuse; legume arched. h. G. Native of the East Indies, ex Rheed. mal. 9. t. 36. and perhaps of China if I. coccinea, Lour. coch. p. 457. be the same. Flowers deep red. Hedysarum-like Indigo. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. Pl. 1 ft. 133 I. erecta (Thunb. prod. 133. fl. cap. 597.) stem her- baceous, nearly erect; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets ob- ovate, acute, glabrous above, and clothed with fine pubescence beneath; legume cylindrical, acute, reflexed, pubescent.—Na- tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers red. Erect Indigo. PI. 1 foot. 134 I. procu’MBens (Lin. mant. 271.) stems flexuous, decum- bent, compressed, smoothish ; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaf- lets obovate, smooth above, but clothed with adpressed pubes- cence beneath ; racemes much longer than the leaves. Y. G. | LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXIX. Inpicorera LXXX. Ousrropis. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb. fle cap. 597, Flowers blood-coloured, large for the size of the plant. Procumbent Indigo. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1818. Pl. pr cumbent. 135 I. prostra‘ta (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1226.) stems filiform; prostrate, rather angular, and rather pubescent; leaves petiolate, trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, whitish beneath ; racemes shorter than the leaves; legumes pendulous, filiform. Native of the Bast Indies. Plant tufted. Flowers red. Prostrate Indigo. PI. prostrate. + Species not sufficiently known. 136 I. ROTUNDIFÒLIA (Lour. coch. p. 458.) stem twining, her- baceous, pilose ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets roundish, tomentose on both surfaces; racemes axillary, short ; legumes oblong, flat, acuminated, glabrous, 2-seeded. ©. A^, G. Native of China, near Canton. Flowers yellow. Round-leafletted Indigo. Pl. twining. 137 I. Buratrna (Lour. coch. p. 458.) stems suffruticose, climbing, glabrous ; leaves trifoliate; leaflets ovate, glabrous; racemes axillary and terminal, on long peduncles ; legumes straight, rather compressed, villous. h. L. G. Native of Cochin-china, among bushes. Flowers between white and purple Ox Indigo. Shrub cl. 138 I. srricdsa (Spreng. neue entd. 3. p. 54.) shrubby ; stems filiform; leaves abruptly-pinnate? leaflets 5-7, linear, acute strigose ; stipulas cuspidate ; racemes terminal ? flaccid. hG Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Alied to J. filifornus. Strigose Indigo. Shrub 1 foot. 139 I. oxyca’rpa (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p 79) stem angular, pentagonal, pilose ; leaflets oblong-ovate, mucro- nate, pilose; spikes of flowers on long peduncles; legumes terete, a little incurved, acute. h.?S. Native of the Antilles. Perhaps the leaves are pinnate or digitate. Sharp-fruited Indigo. Shrub. 140 I. prrru'sa (Desv. l. c.) branches diffuse ; leaflets ob- ovate, somewhat emarginate, pilose; spikes of flowers ver) short ; legumes divaricate, rather pilose. h .? S. Native of the African islands. Diffuse Indigo. Shrub. Cult. The whole of the species of this genus are rather elè- gant delicate plants, and all the green-house shrubby kinds ae worthy of general cultivation; these grow best in a mixture sandy loam and peat, and they are easily propagated by young cuttings planted in sand with a bell-glass placed over them. stove kinds require to be grown in the same kind of soi a5 green-house kinds, and to be propagated in the same manne" The seeds of the annual species require to be sown In à hot- in spring, and when the plants have grown a sufficient heg! they may be planted singly in separate pots, and placed ag% in the hot-bed, and some may be planted out in the open 8° in a sheltered situation. LXXX. OU’STROPIS (from ove, ous, an ear, and "he tropis, a keel: in reference to the keel of the flower being nished with an auricle on each side). : pe Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decándria. Calyx hairy, tub 2 : cleft; the segments subulate and acute, upper ones na Vexillum broad, not emarginate, about equal in lengt uric wings, but longer than the keel. Keel furnished with an lett on each side. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary pubescent; : Style glabrous. Stigma capitate and glandular. Leg ot cylindrical, and rather compressed, ending in the strag style, 3-seeded, the seeds lodged in as many cells.—A ; small plant, with decumbent slender stems, which are bu hairy; and small, trifoliate, rather hairy leaves, small $ | LEGUMINOSÆ. » stipulas ; umbels of small rose-coloured flowers, on long axillary . peduncles. | 10. microPuy'zzus. 4. G. Native of the Cape of Good E Hope. Lotus microphyllus, Hook, bot. mag. 2808. Small-leaved Oustropis. Fl. July. Clt. 1827. Pl. decumbent. à Cult. The seeds of this plant should be sown thinly in a pot Ą of light mould, and placed in the green-house, where the plants will rise, flower and seed, the same season. LXXXI. CLITO'RIA (from clitoris, an anatomical term, a * resemblance to the subject of which has been fancied to exist in mp the flower). Lin. gen. no. 869. Lam. ill. 609. Gærtn. fruct. 2. » p- 149. D.C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 233. —Ternatea, Tourn. me act. acad. par. 1706. t. 1.—Clitorius, Pet. in Rai. hist. 3. p. p. p. ji Lan. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx furnished with 2 _ large bracteas at the base, 5-cleft (f. 34. a.). Vexillum large . (f. 34. b.). Stamens diadelphous (f. 34. d.), inserted along with m the petals above the base of the calyx. Style rather dilated at the apex. Legume linear, compressed (f. 34. c.), straight, 2- + valved, acuminated by the base of the style, 1-celled, many- jø Seeded. Seeds usually separated by cellular substance.—Climb- jy g herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, having 2 to 4 pairs of leaf- lets, but usually the leaves are pinnately-trifoliate ; the leaflets "i usually stipellate. Flowers axillary, pedicellate, large, white, blue or purple, usually resupinate. i Secr. I. Terxa`rea (in allusion to C. Ternàtea being a native l of the island of Ternate). Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 415. ED. C. prod. 2. p. 233. Calyx tubular. Vexillum spurless. aves impari-pinnate, having 2 to 4 pairs of leaflets. ; 1 C. HETEROPHY'LLA (Lam. dict. 2. p. 51.) stems twining, - slender, glabrous ; leaves with 2 to 4 pairs of roundish, ovate, or | linear leaflets ; stipels none ; pedicels solitary, 1-flowered ; brac- _teoles small, acute. 4%.^. S. Native of the Mauritius. Vent. - choix. t.26. Sims, bot. mag. 2111. Flowers blue. Variable-leaved Clitoria. > 2 C. Terna'rea (Lin. spec. | 1026.) stems twining, and rather pubescent; leaves with 2 to 4 i pars of oval or ovate leaflets; j Stipels subulate ; pedicels solitary, d one-flowered ; bracteoles large, s 1 roundish ; legumes smoothish. XY. 4: 5. Native of the East Indies, auritius, Arabia,Cuba, and usual- De cultivated in gardens in almost Y parts of the world. Sims, bot. y mag. 1542.—Rumph. amb. 5. t. 1 81.—Rheed. mak 8, t. #8. C; -“pectäbilis, Sal. prod. 336. Lá- a thyrus spectäbilis, Forsk. descr. : K Ternàtea vulgàris, H. B. et j f unth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 415. T umule inconspicuous accordin M0 Gærtn. There are varieti f bis pl ith bl d whi ne re varieties of this plant with blue and white br 3 : so variegated with those colours. ¥ ai À racteata (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 301.) leaflets rather sca- rf a “tg egumes pubescent. h.S. Native of? Flowers whitish- A ernatea Clitoria, Fl. July, Aug. Clit. 1812. Pl. tw. FIG. 34. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. ~ Pl. tw. Secr. referenc I. Euczrrôra (from eu, well or good, and clitoria ; in C] eto this section containing the true species of the genus). flum si 1. vi. prod. 2. p. 234, Calyx tubular. Vexil- a S. : S ie 3 a f Pair of leaflets pe et trifoliate, that is, with only one LXXXI. Currorta. 215 3 C. Maria na (Lin. spec. 1026.) stems twining, glabrous ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate ; pedicels solitary, 1-3-flowered; brac- teoles lanceolate, and are, as well as the calyxes, smooth; teeth of calyx nearly equal. %. ©. F. Native of North America, from Virginia to Carolina, in hedges by the sides of rivulets. Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 62. Flowers pale-blue, and flesh- coloured. Legume torulose. Seeds glutinous according to Michx. Maryland Clitoria. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. tw. 4 C. Mexica‘na (Link. enum. 2. p. 235.) stems twining ; leaflets mucronate, glaucescent and pilose beneath ; pedicels twin, 1-flowered ; calyx cylindrical, much longer than the linear brac- teoles; legume straight, hairy. 2%/.%.S. Native of Mexico. Flowers of an obscure purple colour. The plant is said to be nearly allied to the preceding species. Mexican Clitoria. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1823. PI. tw. 5 C. ançusrirdziA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 417.) stems twining, glabrous ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, obtuse, and rather mucronate, rather scabrous above and glabrous be- neath; pedicels usually solitary, 1-flowered ; calyx smoothish, having the 4 superior teeth very short. %. O, S. Native of South America, near Angustura. Flowers rose-coloured. Narrow-leaved Clitoria. Pl. tw. 6 C. rormòsa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 417.) stems twining, smoothish; leaflets oblong, obtuse, ending in a short mucrone each, glabrous ; pedicels 1-4 together, 1-flowered ; calyx urceolate, glabrous, having the 4 superior teeth very short. Y%. ©. S. Native on the banks of the river Orinoco. Flowers violaceous. Legume compressed, sessile, glabrous. Beautiful Clitoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. tw. 7 C. racemosa; stems twining, pilose; leaves pinnately tri- foliate : leaflets ovate, entire, pilose ; racemes axillary, spike- formed ; legume curved. %.^. S. Native of the island of St. Thomas, in the Gulf of Guinea. Flowers large, blue. Vexillum spurless ? Racemose-flowered Clitoria. PI. tw. 8 C.? arsa; plant glabrous, twining ; leaves pinnately tri- foliate ; leaflets oblique, entire, glabrous ; peduncles 2-5-flower- ed. u4.%. S. Native of the island of St. Thomas, in the Gulph of Guinea. Flowers white. Vexillum spurless ? White-flowered Clitoria. Pl. tw. 9 C. Poirz't (D. C. prod. 2. p: 234.) stems erect, rather vel- vety ; leaflets elliptic, glabrous above, but clothed with silky velvety pubescence beneath, as well as the peduncles and calyxes ; racemes longer than the leaves, rather panicled, spicate, many-flowered ; calycine lobes acuminated, nearly equal. X. S. ‘Native of French Guiana. Flowers large, red, and beau- tiful, disposed along the peduncles, sessile, and furnished with a bractea and 2 bracteoles each, appearing at first sight to be fur- nished with 3 bracteoles each; Jegume compressed, linear, gla- brous, each standing on a stipe, which is equal in length to the calyx, 4 or 5 inches long, and 6 lines broad. Poiteau’s Clitoria. Pl. 2 feet? Secr. III. CENTROSE`MA (from xevrpov, centron, a spur, and onpa, sema, a standard or vexillum ; in reference to the vexillum being furnished with a spur behind). D.C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p.234. Calyx campanulate, cleft into 5 beyond the middle. Vexillum furnished with a spur behind. Bracteoles striated lengthwise. Leaves pinnately trifoliate, having one pair of leaflets, and an odd one. 10 C. Vireinia'na (Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 753.) stems climbing, and are, as well as the leaves, glabrous or puberulous ; peduncles 1-4-flowered; bracteoles lanceolate, about the length of the calyx; legumes linear, compressed. Y. o F. Native of Vir- ginia, Carolina, Jamaica, St. Domingo, and Porto-Rico, growing in hedges. Flowers very large, purplish or blue. Lindl. bot. 216 reg. 1047. C. calcarigera, Sal. par. t. 51. Perhaps there are numerous species confounded under this name. Var. a, angustifdlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 234.) leaflets linear. Var. B, elléptica (D. C. 1. c.) leaflets ovate-oblong or elliptic. —Dill. hort. elth. t. 76. Var. y, ovata (D. C. 1. c.) leaflets ovate.—Pluk. alm. t. 90. fE Virginian Clitoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1732. PI. cl. 11 C. BrasizrA'NA (Lin. spec. 1026.) stems climbing, rather glabrous; leaflets ovate-oblong, glabrous ; pedicels twin, 1- flowered ; bracteas ovate, longer than the calyx, and hiding it ; legume linear, compressed. 2. z. S. Native of Brazil and Cayenne, and of Maranham. C. amoe‘na, Roth. cat. 2. p. 92. t. 3. ex Pers.—Breyn. cent, 78. t. 32. Flowers large, blue or white (ex Meyer.) Brazilian Clitoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. cl. 12 C. Prumıe`rı (Turp. in Pers. ench. 2. p. 303.) stems climb- ing ; leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminated or ovate, glabrous; pedi- cels 1-3, somewhat racemose ; bracteoles ovate, longer than the calyx ; legumes linear, somewhat tetragonal. %. U.S. Native of Mexico, St. Domingo, and perhaps of Peru. Ker. bot. reg. 268. C. racemosa, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. C. cal- caràta, Lher. in herb. Domb.—Plum. amer. 1. t. 108. Flowers large, white, but with the middle of the vexillum and wings of a rose-purple colour, tomentose. Plumier’s Clitoria. Fl. Sept. Nov. PI. cl. 13 C. specio'sa (Cav. curs. 182. ex Lag. et Rod. in anal. sc. nat. 1802. vol. 5. p. 72.) stems climbing; leaflets 3; calyx shorter than the bracteoles, and furnished with a cucullate scale ; stipulas spotted with purple. 4%. J.-S. Native of New Spain. Very like C. Plumièri. Sheny Clitoria. Pl. tw. 14 C. arsore’scens (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 502.) stem arborescent; leaflets 3 ; peduncles many-flowered ; ovary tomentose; style villous. h.S. Native of Trinidad. Flowers pink. Arborescent Clitoria. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1804. Sh. 8 feet. Secr. IV. Grycinépsis (from glycine and oic, opsis, resem- blance ; the plants contained in the section resemble species of Glycine). D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 235. Calyx cam- panulate, 5-toothed. Corolla and stamens inserted almost at the base of the calyx. Style dilated at the apex. Bracteoles striated lengthwise. Leaves pinnately trifoliate, that is, with one pair of leaflets, and an odd one. 15 C. Berreria'na (D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 234.) stems twining, and are, as well as the leaves, pubescent ; leaflets ovate, acuminated; peduncles longer than the leaves, bearing a kind of raceme at the apex, containing 5 or 6 flowers; legumes linear, compressed, apiculated, straight; bracteoles longer than the calyx. Y%.%.S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers yel- lowish, with the vexillum pubescent on the outside. Bertero’s Clitoria. Pl. tw. 16 C. coccinea (Schrad, gætt. anz. 1821. p. 717.) stem twining ; leaflets 3, elliptic-ovate or oblong, pubescent above, clothed with rusty villi beneath on the nerves, as well as on the petioles ; peduncles elongated, usually 3-flowered ; upper seg- ment of the calyx truncate. h.^. S. Native of Brazil. C. falcata, Nees in flora. 1821. p. 329. but not of Lamarck. Flowers large, scarlet. Scarlet-flowered Clitoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. tw. + Species not sufficiently known. 17 C. vicrornes (Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 28.) branches angular ; leaves pinnate, having 10 or 11 pairs of ob- long-elliptic pubescent leaflets; racemes axillary, pedunculate ; calyx 4-toothed ; flowers resupinate. XY. U.S. Native of Bra- LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXXI. Crrrorta. LXXXII, NEUROCARPUM. zil, on the road to Felisbert. Galactia vicizeformis, Spreng, sys, 8. p. 257. Corolla white. Vexillum broad and roundish, Vetch-like Clitoria. Pl. tw. Cult. The species of this genus are beautiful climbers an twiners, with large elegant pea-flowers, which are produced in abundance in hot seasons. The soil best adapted to them isa mixture of peat, loam, and sand. Cuttings will root under abel glass in heat ; but the best method of increasing them is by seeds which sometimes ripen in this country, and are generally re ceived yearly from the places of their natural growth. LXXXII. NEUROCA’RPUM (from vevpor, neuron, a nent, and kaproc, carpos, a fruit ; in referencc to the valves of the pol being furnished with a strong longitudinal nerve each). Desv, journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 75. H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, ô. p. 406. D. C. prod. 2. p. 235.—Rhombifòlium, Rich. herb. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decándria. Calyx tubular, perm: nent, having 5 nearly equal acuminated teeth, furnished at the base with 2 lanceolate bracteas. Vexillum large, roundish. Kel obtuse. Wings 2. Stamens diadelphous. Legume stipitilt compressed, rather triquetrous, mucronate by the base of the style the valves marked with a prominent nerve along the middle lengthwise. Stipe of legume girded by a sheath, which rises from the torus. Seeds 4 to 8, when young, generally se by cellular substance.—Usually twining shrubs, with pinnate trifoliate leaves, and stipellate leaflets. Peduncles axillary, 14 flowered. Flowers large, white or purplish. Legume glabrous 1 N. stmpriciro'tium (Kunth, mim. 213. t. 59. nov. gem p. 407.) shrubby, erect; leaves simple, ovate-elliptic, 10 at both ends, emarginate, glabrous, rather glaucous r puberulous on the nerves and veins; peduncles 2-flowered. v S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river Ormoc. Flowers large, white. ; Simple-leaved Neurocarpum. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 feet! 2 N. aneusrrro'zrum (Kunth, mim. p. 218. t. 60. ma amer. 6. p. 408.) shrubby, erect; leaves trifoliate ; e d linear-lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, ciliated, glabrous, 8 aii beneath, and pilose on the nerves; peduncles solitary, 1- "i ed. h.S. Native of South America, in sandy pos Maypures, on the Orinoco, and of New Andalusia, neat tepe. Flowers large, white. Narrow-leaved Neurocarpum. Shrub 2 feet. 3 N. ctycinor'pes (Desv. obs. leg. in Schlecht. | ee 2. p. 510.) stems climbing, hairy ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, jet nate, glabrous above, but pale and puberulous beneath : 7 nerves ; racemes pedunculate, longer than the petion . ered; calyx clothed with adpressed villi, 5-cleft ; the lo ill minated, lowest one longest. 2%. VY. S. Native of ayan Legume 6-8-seeded. Flowers red in a dried state. glycinoides, D. C. prod. 2. p. 234. Glycine-like Neurocarpum. PI. cl. 75.) $% 4 N. Gurane’nse (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p ` erect, shrubby ; leaves sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong; jë and somewhat mucronate, and are, as well as the branche at bescent ; flowers 2-3, on very short peduncles. %- 1. guia! of Guiana, in meadows. Crotalaria Guianénsis, Aub . go. p. 761. t. 305. Crotalària longifòlia, Lam. dict. A phoss Rhombifdlium canéscens, Rich. herb. Stamens la Flowers purplish. foot phe Neuh Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. a» l 4 5 N. rauriroLia (Desv. obs. legum. ex Schlecht. eal p- 510.) erect; leaves on short petioles ; leaflets 3, yer +: ceolate, reticulated, obtuse ; flowers axillary, usually ellosi S. Native of Porto-Rico, in pastures. Corolla y Clitdria laurifdlia, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 301. Laurel-leaved Neurocarpum. Shrub erect. te Linnea. w en = p © = © oe gg DE g "2. wae ae * that of Neurocérpum. LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXXII. Nevrocarpum. LXXXIII. Manriusra. 6 N. exxrpticum (Desv. l. c.) stems twining, rather herbaceous, pilose; leaves on longish petioles, trifoliate; leaflets elliptic, membranous, rather puberulous above, but glaucous beneath, and puberulous on the nerves ; peduncles few-flowered, axillary, solitary ; legume mucronate, resinous inside. bh. ©. S. Na- tive of St. Domingo. Crotalaria elliptica, Poir. Clitòria tetra- gona, Poir. Clitoria rubiginosa, Pers. ench. no. 9. Elliptic-leafletted Neurocarpum. PI. tw. 7 N. ratca'tum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 236.) twining; branches hairy; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate, glabrous above, and hairy » beneath; peduncles longer than the leaves, usually bearing about » $ flowers; legumes usually falcate. h.™ S. Native of St. Domingo and Porto-Rico. Clitèria falcata, Lam. dict. 2. p. 51. exherb. Juss. Phaséolus amplissimus magno-flore, &c. Plum. spec. 8. mss. 2. t. 85. ex Lam. Flowers purplish. Falcate-podded Neurocarpum. PI. tw. 8 N.? Javire’nse (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 409.) creeping, suffruticose ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets elliptic- oblong, acuminated, rounded at the base, coriaceous, glabrous above, and rather pilose beneath. h.S. Native of South Ame- rica, on the banks of the river T'uamini near Javita, at the mis- > sions of the Rio-Negro. Flowers purplish ? Javita Neurocarpum. Shrub creeping. 9 N.? macropny’trum (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) arboreous ; » leaves trifoliate; leaflets roundish-elliptic, acuminated, rather = cuneated at the base, membranous, hairy above, and clothed with ne pubescence beneath ; peduncles bifid, racemose. h. S. Native of New Granada, near Turbaco. Flowers red. Legume hairy. Perhaps this shrub ought to be removed from the genus. Large-leaved Neurocarpum. Shrub 10 feet. ee oe climbing and twining species of this genus should ‘aes in the same manner as the species of Clitoria, see p. » The upright kinds like other common stove shrubs. LXXXIII. MARTIU'SIA (inhonour of C. F. P. Von Martius, of oinor of botany at Munich, in Bavaria, and companion See in his travels in Brazil ; author of a splendid work on ee palms, &c.) Schultes, mant. 1. p. 69. D. C. prod. 2. P: #36.—Martia, Leander, sacr. akad. munch. 7. p. 238. t. 12. pele Teträndria, Monogynia, Calyx tubular, perma- sae T at bilabiate, having 5 acute teeth, the lower tooth “poe anh wanting. Stamens 4, 2 bearing anthers, and r eae ag aments all distinct, one-half shorter than the ovary. ka raneh ciliated. Legume stipitate, girded at the base And with the stipe also sheathed, compressed, somewhat a. or ; the valves furnished with a longitudinal nerve in re of each. Calyx, and especially the fruit, very like The want of petals, and the few distinct : he characters by which this genus can be known. à nn a lab (Schultes, 1. c.) k. ©. S. Native near Mártia ph des ee where it is called cow poison and timbo. ous, ee ordes, Leand. l. c. Stems frutescent, twining, vil- nate, glab S pinnately trifoliate ; leaflets ovate-oblong, mucro- rous above, but pubescent beneath. Peduncles 2- flowe . T nr plant is supposed to be deleterious to cattle and Sore Martiusia. Stamens, are t Papiroa Shrub tw. e Clitòria for culture and propagation, p. 216. LX ra COLOGA'NIA (named by Kunth in honour of a Teneriffe fr rame of Cologan, residing at Port Orotavo, in i om whom men of science visiting that island expe- mok: n hospitality). Kunth, mim. p. 205. H. B. et x. syst 8 SR 6. p.411. D.C. prod. 2. p. 256. 3 tadélphia, Decándria. Calyx tubular, bibrac- teolate at vor, e base, somewhat bilabiate ; upper lip entire or bifid, unth LXXXIV. Cotocantra. LXXXV, Gazacria. 217 lower one 3-parted. Vexillum roundish. Stamens diadelphous, inserted with the petals in the base of the calyx. Ovary stipi- tate, linear, very hispid, girded at the base by an orbicular disk. Style glabrous, obtuse.—Stems procumbent or twining, beset with retrograde hairs. Leaves pinnately trifoliate, rarely uni- foliate. Flowers axillary, twin, pedunculate, violaceous or pur- ple. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from Clitdria and Galäctia. * Leaves simple. 1 C. procu’mBens (Kunth, mim. 205. t. 57.) procumbent ; leaflet oblong or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, smooth above, but strigose beneath, as well as the calyxes. }/. S. Native of South America, near Popayan. Procumbent Cologania. Pl. procumbent. ** Leaves trifoliate. 2 C. ovaztro'zta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 412.) twining ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, rounded at the base, strigulose on both surfaces, rather glaucescent beneath ; calyxes pilose. 2%. ©. S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river Amazon near Tomependa, in the province of Bracamora. Oval-leafletted Cologania. Pl. tw. 3 C. PULCHELLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 413.) twining; leaflets elliptic-oblong, obtuse, rounded at the base, and somewhat cordate, rather strigose on both surfaces, glaucescent beneath ; calyx pilose. 4%. %.S. Native of New Spain, near Pazcuaro. Neat Cologania. PI. tw. 4 C. INTERME DIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 414.) twining ; leaflets oblong or linear-oblong, glabrous above, paler beneath, and strigose, as well as the calyxes. Y.%. S. Native of Mexico, in shady woods near Real del Monte. Intermediate Cologania. PI. tw. 5 C. ANGUSTIFÒLIA (Kunth, mim. p. 209. t. 58.) twining ; leaflets linear, obtuse, rather strigose on both surfaces; calyx covered with hispid pili. 2%. ©. S. Native of Mexico, in tem- perate parts of hills and mountains. Narrow-leaved Cologania. Clt. 1827. PI, tw. 6 C. Broussone’rn (D.C. prod. 2. p. 237.) twining ; leaf- lets ovate-oblong, mucronate, rather strigose on both surfaces, paler beneath ; flowers twin, on short pedicels; calyx villous, rather 5-cleft, the 2 superior lobes hardly connected, lower one longest. Y.™.S. Native of? Clitèria Broussonètii, Balb. cat. taur. 1813. p. 26. Allied to C. ovalifülia, but is perhaps specifically distinct from all in the 2 superior lobes of the calyx being hardly connected. Broussonet’s Cologania. Clt. 1827. PI. tw. Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p. 216. LXXXV. GALA‘CTIA (from yada, gala, milk ; the G. pén- dula yields a milky juice when cut or broke). P. Browne, jam. 298. Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 61. D.C. prod. 2. p. 237. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bibracteate, 4- cleft ; the segments acute, and nearly equal. Corolla papiliona- ceous, having 5 oblong distinct petals ; the vexillum broader than the rest, and incumbent. Stamens diadelphous. Style glabrous, crowned by an obtuse stigma. Legume terete or com- pressed, many-seeded, 2-valved, 1-celled, elongated.—Climbing subshrubs or herbs, with impari-pinnate or pinnately trifoliate leaves, with the leaflets stipellate. Racemes of flowers axillary. 1 G.? Pr’ NpuLa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 302. Ker. bot. reg. t. 269.) twining, pubescent; leaflets ovate-oblong, villous beneath, as well as the petioles; racemes longer than the leaves ; flowers twin, pendulous; petals 4 times longer than the leaves. bh.^. Ff 218 S. Native of Jamaica and Cayenne.—Sloane, jam. 1. t. 114. f. . 4,—P. Browne, jam. 298. t. 32. f. 2. Clitòria Galactia, Lin. spec. 1026. Flowers red. Shrub yielding a milky juice, and the legume is terete according to Sloane. Pendulous-flowered Galactia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1794. Sh. tw. 2 G. sericea (Pers. ench. 2, p. 302.) stem twining, pubes- cent: leaflets ovate, rather retuse, hoary and silky on both sur- faces ; racemes sub-spicate, axillary, shorter than the leaves; corolla a little longer than the calyx. h.™.S. Native of the Island of Bourbon. Clitoria Phryne, Comm. Juss. Legume glabrous, compressed, 4-5-seeded. Var. B, phrynotdes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 237.) leaves silky and rather hairy; pedicels axillary, and usually 1-flowered. h.%. S. Native of the Mauritius. Superior lobes of calyx a little broader than the rest. Perhaps a proper species. Silky Galactia. Clt. 1824. Shrub tw. 3 G. Cuse’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 429.) stem twining, beset with retrograde pubescence ; leaflets ellip- tic, rounded at both ends, membranous, puberulous above, but clothed with soft canescent pubescence beneath; calyxes and legumes silky. 2%.%™.S, Native of Cuba, near the Havannah. Flowers purple. Cuba Galactia. Pl. tw. 4 G. pirôsa (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 116.) stem twining, clothed with dense and soft pili; leaflets oval, obtuse, and pilose, paler beneath; racemes pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; flowers nearly sessile; legume villous. 2. ©. F. Native of Carolina and Georgia. Flowers reddish. Pilose Galactia. Pl. tw. 5 G. mőórrıs (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 61.) stem twining, clothed with soft villi ; leaflets ovate-oblong, obtuse, glaucous be- neath, and nearly glabrous, smooth above; racemes pedunculate, a little longer than the leaves ; flowers pedicellate ; calyxes acu- minated ; legumes compressed, pubescent. Y%. ©. F. Native of Carolina and Georgia. Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 486. Hedysarum volübile, Lin. spec. 1057.—Dill. hort. elth.1. f. 170. Flowers purple, and variegated with yellow and white. Soft Galactia. FI. July, Aug. Clit. 1827. Pl. tw. 6 G. cLaBE'LLA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 62.) stem pros- trate and naked, twining, smoothish ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, ob- tuse, emarginate at both ends, glabrous ; racemes axillary, sim- ple, short, few-flowered; flowers pedicellate; calyxes and le- gumes glabrous. %.^. F. Native of North America, from New Jersey to Carolina, in pine barrens and sandy places. E’rvum volübile, Walt. car. 187. Ddlichos regularis, Lin. spec. 1022. Flowers purple, red and white mixed. Smooth Galactia. FI. July, Aug. PI. tw. 7 G. Pu’rsuu (Desv. obs. leg. in Schlecht. Linnea. 2. p. 510.) stem prostrate and somewhat twining, smoothish ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, obtuse, emarginate at both ends, glabrous; ra- cemes axillary, simple, short, few-flowered; calyx glabrous ; legumes villous. 2%. %™. F. Native of North America, from New Jersey to Carolina. G. glabélla, Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 2. p- 487. but not of Michx. Flowers purple, red, and white mixed. Roots fusiform. Pursh’s Galactia. FI. July, Aug. PL tw. 8 G. rapica‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 238.) stem weak, twining, smoothish ; leaflets oblong-linear, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers axil- lary, pedicellate, twin ; legume pubescent. %. ©. S. Native of Mexico. Clitòria Mariana, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. but not of Lin. Flowers of a violet-purplish colour. Root woody, thick. Teeth of calyx 4, acute. Thick-rooted Galactia. Pl. tw. 9 G. rusero'sa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 238.) stem twining, vil- lous; leaflets ovate ; flowers axillary, twin, almost sessile, and with the upper abortive leaves mixed among the flowers so as to LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXXV. GALACTIA. give them the appearance of an interrupted spike of flower; root tuberous, oblong. 2%. O. S. Native of Mexico, Ven like the preceding species. Flowers purple. Tuberous-rooted Galactia. Pl. tw. i 10 G. pv`sia (D.C. prod. 2. p. 238.) stem twining, terete, beset with strigose pili, as well as the under side of the leaves and petioles ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse, somewhat emarginate, gla brous above ; racemes axillary, about equal in length to th leaves ; legumes linear, rather falcate, acute, clothed with al- pressed hairs. k.%.S. Native of Guadaloupe. Galéga di bia, Balb. herb. Calyx when young strigose, but at length be coming smooth, having the lobes acuminated. Corolla copper: coloured in a dried state. Doubtful Galactia. Shrub tw. 11 G. Jussiæa'na (Kunth, mim. 196. t. 55. nov. gen. amer, 6. p. 427.) stem creeping, suffruticose, clothed with silky tomen- tum; leaflets elliptic, rounded at both ends, rather coriaceous, silky-canescent above, but clothed with silky white tomentum beneath as well as the legumes ; calyx clothed with silvery silky pubescence. h.S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river Orinoco, near Atures. Flowers rose-coloured. Jussieu’s Galactia. Shrub creeping. 5 12 G. Berreria‘na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 238.) stem ey clothed with retrograde pili; petioles and leaves clothed mi villous pubescence beneath; leaflets ovate, acutish, glabrous above ; racemes spicate, longer than the leaves; calyxes brous, cleft into 4 beyond the middle: legume compre hooked at end, in consequence of the bent style, hairy m the middle of the valves, but glabrous on the margins. R.’ 5 Native of Porto-Rico. Flowers purple. Bertero’s Galactia. Shrub twining. 13 G. aneustirozia (Kunth, mim. t. 56. nov. gen. amer. ô. p- 428.) stem erect, clothed with silky tomentum ; leaflets linear- oblong, rounded at both ends, with the margins undulately- repand, coriaceous, clothed above with silky pubescence, beneath with silky silvery tomentum; calyxes silky. 4? Native of New Andalusia, on the declivities of Mount Tum quiri. Flowers purple ? Narron-leafletted Galactia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. i 14 G. crauce’scens (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) stem ere smoothish ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, obtuse at both ends, a" ceous, glabrous, shining above, but glaucescent beneath ; calys and legumes clothed with silky pubescence. R. S. he South America, in the province of Quito, at the river “ Flowers violaceous. Glaucescent Galactia. Shrub. 30.) 15 G. corta‘cea (Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. 12. Pr" shrubby, glabrous ; leaflets ovate, cuspidate, glabrous; “A 2 ticulately veined beneath ; racemes erect ; pedicels tern; ; x pendulous. h. S. Native of Brazil. Calyx cylindrica, cleft. Flowers of a beautiful red colour. Coriaceous-leaved Galactia. Shrub 2 feet. but 16 G. Ma’rru (D. C. prod. 2. p. 238.) stem prostrate à twining at the apex ; leaflets cordate-lanceolate, clothe pe with yellowish silky pubescence, at length glabrous ; IN ie axillary ; calyxes clothed with rufous villi. R. oO, 8. not. of Brazil, in fields. Clitdria ? angustif dlia, Nees. et Mart. act. bonn. 12. p. 29. Calyx 4-cleft, in which particular 1t pa with the rest of the species of this genus. Flowers bluish-P Martius’s Galactia. PI. tw. ining 17 G.? Nex'su (D. C. prod. 2. p. 238.) stems eee tomentose ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, tomentose beneath ; f alf somewhat capitate; bracteas lanceolate; segments 0 acuminated, villous. Y%. ©. S. Native of Brazil, p Pers Clitèria rubigindsa, Nees et Mart. l. c. p. 29. but not 0 Corolla pale-blue. Calyx 4-cleft. ss = A åA a LEGUMINOSÆ. LXXXVI. Oponra. LXXXVII. Srecanorroris. LXXXVIII: Vizmorinia. LXXXIX. Drrcoxyx, &c. 219 Nees’s Galactia. PI. tw. 18 G.? Erziôrrn (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 117.) stems twining; leaves pinnate, with 3 pairs of oblong-elliptic, coriaceous, mu- cronulate, glabrous, shining leaflets, which are emarginate at both ends ; racemes pedunculate, few-flowered, shorter than the T leaves. %.^.F. Native of South Carolina. Flowers pale- _ red. Lower segments of the calyx elongated. Ell. sketch. 2. © p 240. Flowers pale-red. Elliotts Galactia. Pl. tw. Cult. These plants should be cultivated and propagated in the same manner as that recommended for Clitòria, p.216. but those species natives of North America do not require any heat. LXXXVI. ODO'NIA (from odove oðovroc, odous odontos, a tooth; in reference to the wings being furnished with one tooth each on the upper side). Bertol. lucub. 1822. p. 35. D.C. prod. 2. p. 239. Lix. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bractless, 4-parted, shorter than the corolla, the segments undivided and nearly equal. Vexillum erectly spreading. Wings having each a single tooth on the upper side. Carina bipartite below, deflexed, re- mote from the vexillum. Stamens diadelphous. Style hooked at length, Legume compressed, 1-celled, usually 8-seeded.— A twining, sarmentose herb, with pinnately trifoliate leaves and axillary racemes of flowers, which are shorter than the leaves. This genus comes very near Galäctia. + O. tomentosa (Bertol. 1. c.) Yy. ©. S. Native of St. i omingo. Glycìne velutina, Bertero, in herb. Balb. Young egumes clothed with velvety tomentum, adult ones almost glabrous. Tomentose Odonia. Pl. tw. Cult. See Clitòria, p. 216. for culture and propagation. RM STEGANO’TROPIS (from oreyavoc, steganos, bov RS Tportc, tropis, a keel; in allusion to the keel being á ered by the vexillum). Lehm. hort. sem. hamb. and nov. act. nn. vol. 14, p. 820. puts: srst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. and ¥ ate, permanent, Vexillum cucullate, bicallous at the base, une behind, inclosing the wings and keel, which are apex Ti Style membranous, dilated, and bearded at the pinnatel egume linear, many-seeded.—A twining herb, with k: y ternate leaves and 2-flowered peduncles. * CONJUGA`TUs (Lehm. in sem. hort. hamb. nov. act. bonn. p. =) stems villous; leaflets sessile, lanceolate, pubes- ©.^.S. Native of South America. Flowers greenish- Calyx 5-toothed, bi- xiv. cent, yellow. coniugate-flowered Steganotropis. Fl.Ju.Jul. Clt.1827. Pl.cl. ‘ For culture and propagation see Clitdria, p. 216. LXXXVIII. VILMORINIA (in honour of M. Vilmorin, p. pro of the Agricultural Society of Paris). D. C. prod. 2. Lin. eT E : rical. Pra Diadélphia; Decéndria. Calyx bractless, cylin- naceous . usely 4-toothed, somewhat bilabiate. Corolla papilio- Sta petals oblong, with the wings shorter than the carina. joat sce phous. Style glabrous, subulate, acute. Legume in à filiform nceolate, attenuated at the base, compressed, ending impari-pinnat Sa Seeds 12-16.—An upright shrub, with a long subul y eaves. Stipulas broadish at the base, ending in ; eis € point. Racemes axillary. Flowers dark-red. brous ; leave IFLORA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 239.) stem erect, gla- are pubescent pinnate, with 5 or 6 pairs of ovate leaflets, which eaves, 8 on the under surface; racemes shorter than the omingo, C; Native of the West Indies, particularly in St. * Chtoria multiflòra, Swartz, fl. ind. occid. 3. p. 1253. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. For culture and propagation see Clitòria, p. 216. Many-flowered Vilmorinia. Cult. LXXXIX. DIPLO'NYX (from &rAooc, diploos, double, and ovvé, onyx, a claw; in reference to the wings, which are furnished with two claws each). Rafin. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 154. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx urceolate, bila- biate, upper lip bifid, lower one trifid. Vexillum bent, with the claw glandular. Wings biunguiculate. Legume terete, 1- celled, many-seeded.—A twining shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, having 6 pairs of leaflets; leaflets hastate, tomentose beneath. Flowers violaceous, disposed in racemes. 1 D. r'tecans (Rafin. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p.277.). h.™G. Native of Louisiana. Elegant Diplonyx. Shrub tw. Cult. See Clitôria for culture and propagation, p. 216. XC. BARBIE'RIA (in honour of J. B. G. Barbier, M. D. a French physician and naturalist, author of Principes Generaux de Pharmacologie ou de Matiére Medicale, 1 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1806). D.C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 239. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, bibracteate at the base ; segments acuminated, equal. Corolla elongated ; petals 5, on long stipes; wings shorter than the carina, and the carina shorter than the vexillum. Stamens dia- delphous. Style filiform, bearded lengthwise at the apex. Stigma obtuse. Legume, judging from the ovary, linear, villous, 1-celled, many-seeded.—A shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, having many pairs of stipellate leaflets. Racemes axillary, few- flowered, shorter than the leaves. Flowers of a scarlet-purplish colour. Stipulas and bracteas acuminated. 1 B. rorvray era (D. ©. Le. t 39) b. S- Naive of Porto-Rico. Clitòria polyphylla, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 300. Galäc- tia pinnàta, Pers. ench. 2. p. 302. Flowers 2 inches long. Leaves having 9 to 11 pairs of elliptic-oblong, mucronate leaflets ; the young ones canescent beneath, the adult ones pubescent. Many-leafletted Barbieria. Clt. 1818. Shrub. Cult: See Clitòria, p.216. for culture and propagation. XCI. KIESE'RIA (in honour of Kieser, some botanist known to Reinwardt). Reinw. ex Spreng. syst. 5. p. 153. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx campanulate, 5- toothed, gibbous at the base, the lowest tooth longest and cari- nated. Vexillum orbicular. Stamens diadelphous. Style villous in front. Legume linear, compressed, hooked at the apex, 1-celled, many-seeded.—A tomentose shrub, with impari- pinnate leaves, and terminal racemes of white flowers. 1 K. sericea (Reinw. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 245.). h. S. Native of Java. Silky Kieseria. Shrub. Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p. 216. XCII. GRO'NA (from ypwyn, grone, a cavern ; in reference to the keel, which is hollowed beneath). Lour. coch. p. 459. D. C. prod. 2. p. 239. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decdndria. cleft ; the lobes nearly equal, superior one emarginate. Corolla papilionaceous. Vexillum obcordate. Wings obtuse. Keel bent, concave below, joined with the wings as far as the middle. Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined together, and 1 free. Style fili- form, crowned by a simple stigma. Legume straight, linear, compressed, many-seeded. Seeds kidney-shaped.—A suffru- ticose, creeping, prostrate plant, with simple, ovate, entire leaves, and subulate stipulas. Flowers purple, disposed in spikes, each bractea containing 2 flowers. Nearly allied to Galäctia. 1 G. repens (Lour. l. c.) .G. Native of Cochin-china, on hills. FF2 Calyx permanent, 4- 220 LEGUMINOSÆ. XCIII. Corzæa. XCIV. Ororrera. Creeping Grona. PI. creeping. Cult. A mixture of loam and sand will suit this genus, and cuttings will root freely in sand, under a hand-glass. XCIII. COLLZÆ'A (in honour of Aloysio Colla, of Turin, an acute botanist, author of Hortus Ripulénsis). D. C. ann. sc. nat. 1825. jan. p. 96. Leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 240. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 4-cleft (f. 35. a.), rather coloured on the inside; lobes oval-lanceolate, equal in length, upper one rather the broadest. Petals on long claws (f. 35. f.); the vexillum having 2 auricles, and the rest of the petals having only 1 auricle (f. 35. f.), those of the keel free at the base, obtuse, and straight. Stamens monadelphous, with the tube cleft in front, one of the stamens almost free (f. 35. c.). Ovary linear-oblong, very villous. Style linear, glabrous. Stigma capitate (f. 35. b.). Legume compressed, oval-oblong (f. 35. e.), tomentose, 4-6-seeded.—Shrubs, with terete, woody branches, ovate free deciduous stipulas, palmately trifoliate leaves, on short stalks, large purple flowers on long pedicels, 3 or 4 of which stand on the top of each peduncle, which is axillary and very short. Branches, peduncles, and lower surface of leaves tomentose, as well as the outside of the calyxes. FIG. 35. 1 C. specidsa (D.C. I. c. t. 40. prod. 2. p. 240.) leaflets oblong, acutish, quite smooth above, but clothed with hoary tomentum be- neath, h. S. Native of Peru, about Huasa-Huasi. Cytisus spe- cidsus, Lois. in Duham. arb. ed. nov. 5. p. 160. Odônia speciosa, Spreng. syst. append. p. 279. Stamens 8, 5 of which bear an- thers. Sheny Collæa. Shrub. 2 © IRINE RVA (D.C. le. t. 41.) leaflets elliptic, cuneated at the base, 3-nerved, obtuse, mu- cronulate, clothed with velvety pu- bescence, reticulated, and some- what tomentose beneath. h. S. Native of the East Indies, on the Nelligery mountains. Odònia trinérvia, Spreng. I. c. Stamens 10, diadelphous. Legume mucronated by the style, which is hooked at the base. Three-nerved-leafletted Collæa. Shrub. Cult. These shrubs will grow well in a mixture of loam and peat, and young cuttings will root freely in sand, under a bell- glass. They are both elegant shrubs when in flower. XCIV. OTO’PTERA (from ove wroc, ous otos, an ear, and rrepoy, pteron, a wing; in allusion to the wings being fur- nished with an auricle on the unguis). D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 240. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-cleft, with the tube attenuated at the base; lobes acuminated, somewhat unequal, 2 superior ones approximate. Corolla papilionaceous. Vexillum large, roundish. Wings oblong, furnished each with an incurved, acute auricle on the stipe. Carina 2-edged. Stamens joined into an entire tube. Ovary linear, straight, compressed, many-ovulate. Style incurved, thickened at the apex. Legume unknown.—A smooth Cape subshrub, with pinnately trifoliate leaves ; leaflets lanceolate-linear, ending each in along mucrone, the lateral ones furnished each with one little stipule, the terminal one with two. Peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves, 2- flowered. Perhaps allied to Psoràlea or Clitòria. 1 O. Burcue’tiu (D. C. leg. mem. vi. t. 42.). kh. %. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Branches terete, and per- haps twining. Lebéckia Burchéllii, Spreng. syst. app. 273. XCV. Purraria. XCVI. Dumasra. XCVII. Giro, Burchell’s Otoptera. Shrub tw.? Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p. 216. XCV. PUERA'RIA (in honour of M. M. N. Puerari, a pros fessor at Copenhagen). D. C. ann. sc. nat. 1825. jan. p. 29, Leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 240. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx campanulate, bluntly bilabiate, upper lip entire or hardly bidentate, lower one trifid. Corolla papilionaceous. Keel straight, obtuse. Vexik lum obovate. Stamens monadelphous. Legume compressed, attenuated into a stipe at the base, and apiculated by the style, 2-valved, continuous, many-seeded.—Climbing Indian shrubs, with deciduous stipulas, distinct from the petiole. Leaves tri foliate ; leaflets large, ovate, acute, reticulately nerved, stipellate at the base. Racemes compound, branched. Flowers pedicel late, twin, or tern, yellowish. Fruit not sufficiently known. A very distinct genus from Hedysarum. 1 P. ruserdsa (D. C. 1. c.) leaves pubescent on the upper surface, but clothed with silky villi on the under as well as the calyxes and pedicels. hh... S. Native of the East Indies, Racemes of flowers nearly 2 feet long. Hedysarum tuberosum, Roxb. in Willd. spec. 3. p. 1197. Tuberous-rooted Pueraria. Shrub cl. 2 P. Warren (D. C. leg. mem. vi. t. 43.) leaves glabrous on the upper surface, but pubescent on the under as well as the calyxes and pedicels. h., G. Native of Nipaul. Racemes 3 or 4 inches long. Wallich’s Pueraria. Shrub cl. Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitòria, p. 216. XCVI. DUMASIA (in honour of M. Dumas, one of the editors of Annales des Sciences Naturelles). D. C. ann. sc. nat jan. 1825. p. 96. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 241. ; Li. syst. Diadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx cylindrical, ob- liquely truncate, toothless, bibracteolate at the base. Corolla papilionaceous, the claws of the petals about equal in Jength 10 the calyx. Carina obtuse. Stamens diadelphous, permanent, Style dilated in the middle. Stigma terminal. Legume att nuated at the base, 2-valved, compressed, few-seeded, torulos: —Climbing herbs, which are perhaps suffruticose at the base. Leaves pinnately trifoliate; leaflets ovate. Racemes axillary, usually shorter than the leaves. Legumes velvety, from crowe™® short down. Bracteoles 2, small, subulate, under the calyx. 1 D, vizrèsa (D.C. l. c. t. 44. prod. 2. p. 241.) branches petioles, peduncles, and young leaves, hairy ; leaflets ovate-1an- ceolate, adult ones almost glabrous; legume 3-times longer! i the calyx. %. G. Native of Nipaul. Flowers pale m dried state, 5 lines long. Villous Dumasia. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt. 1824. Pl. tw. , 2 D. puse'scens (D.C. l. c. t. 45. prod. 2. p. 241.) branche petioles, peduncles, and leaves pubescent ; leaflets ovate; À gume 4-times longer than the calyx. h. ©. G. Native Nipaul. Flowers yellow. Lindl. bot. reg. 962. Pubescent Dumasia. Fl. Aug. Dec. Cit. 1824. Pl. tw Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p- 216. XCVII. GLY'CINE (from yAukvc, glycys, sweet ; the qe and roots of one or two of the species are sweet). D. C. leg mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 241. Glycine species of authors. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx 5-cleft, gen what bilabiate ; upper lip bifid, lower one trifid. Corolla pape lionaceous ; vexillum not bicallous at the base. Ka? spirally twisted. Stamens diadelphous. Style filiform, es : Legume linear, compressed, straight, many-seeded, 2-¥ ae 1-celled, ending in a thickish, hooked mucrone from the sty + —Climbing herbs, with pinnately trifoliate leaves, and wW! - mucrone. LEGUMINOSÆ. XCVII. Gzyoixe. flowers rising in fascicles from the axils of the leaves or in ra- cemes. Many genera are established from Glycine, as it for- merly stood, as Rhynchosia, Kennèdia, A‘pios Voandzéia, Rothia, Amphicarpa, Wistaria, and Chetocalyx. 1 G. nepysaroipes (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1062.) stem erect, tomentose; branches twining a little; leaflets ovate, obtuse, mucronate, pilose beneath; flowers axillary, usually 5 together ; legume broadest at the apex, ending in a short, erect, obtuse h.%.S. Native of Guinea. Flowers purple. Hedysarum-like Glycine. Fl. Ju. Jul. Cit. 1823. Pl. 2 ft. tw. 2 G. cLANDESTÌNA (Wendl. obs. Willd. spec. 3. p. 1054.) stem twining, filiform, villous ; leaflets lanceolate, pubescent beneath ; flowers axillary, tern ; calyx closed, larger than the 3-petalled corolla; legume hardly pubescent. R. ^, G. Native of New Holland. Flowers small, pale-yellow. Valves of legumes rather convex. Clandestine-flowered Glycine. Shrub tw. 3 G. emarerna‘ta (Desv. herb. ex Hamilt. prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 50.) stem woody; leaflets 3, elliptic-oblong, emarginate, about 2 inches long, quite glabrous, reticulated ; flowers in spikes ; calycine segments subulate, elongated. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. Emarginate-leafletted Glycine. Shrub. 4 G. ve'smus (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 54.) stem twining, filiform, beset with retrograde hairs ; leaflets oval, pu- bescent beneath; flowers axillary, crowded; calyx silky, a little shorter than the corolla; legume glabrous, ending in a Sitar &. ©. S. Native of the East Indies. G. la- 1s, In, į 3 9 -CO- Cok suppl. 3. p. 325. Flowers small, copper-co Weak Glycine. Fl. June, July. Clt.1778. PI. tw. 5 G. MI NIMA (Willd. enum. 756.) stem twining, beset with retrograde pili; leaflets elliptic, acutish at both ends; flowers axillary, almost sessile, twin ; legume glabrous, hooked at the apex. Y%.%™. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers purple. Least Glycine. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Pl. tw. : 6 G.? Lacasca'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 241.) stems twining ; eaves and legumes clothed with villous tomentum ; leaflets oval ; racemes sessile, axillary, very short, few-flowered ; legume end- Ing in a short, straight mucrone. h.^.S. Native of? Le- gume an inch and a half long, 2-4 lines broad, 4-6-seeded ; seeds intercepted by cellular substance. Lagasca’s Glycine. Shrub tw. “hs STRIA'TA (Lin. fil. suppl. 326. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 76.) twining; leaflets oblong, clothed with hoary, soft, pu- san racemes axillary, length of leaves; legumes very yY. RTS, Native of South America. Flowers striped, purple. 5 ated-flowered Glycine. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. tw. Lu ale dec (Klein, in Willd. spec. 3. p. 1059.) stem lca’ eaflets oblong, mucronate, shining, pilose beneath ; and me axillary, filiform ; legume linear, acute, rather falcate, mah oi | saci h..S. Native of the East Indies, on hills Sea icherry. Flowers small, twin, remote, purplish ? coe oe i . LÒRA (Lam. dict. 2. p. 738.) stems twining, rather wek branches clothed with Nee villi; leaflets ovate, gs beneath ; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves ; 8.20 ag smoothish, ending in a thick hooked mucrone. ali Native of the East Indies. Flowers small, red. ps ré Glycine. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1512. PI. tw. Fi ENEGALE Nsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 242.) stem twining, aid — clothed with retrograde villi; leaflets ovate, cemes rest but at length smooth, villous beneath; ra- axillary, longer than the leaves ; legume linear, glabrous, Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. 221 ending in a thick hooked mucrone. h.%.S. Native of Sene- gal. Flowers small, purplish ? Senegal Glycine. Shrub tw. 11 G. sericea (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1059.) stems twining ; leaflets ovate, retuse, silky beneath ; racemes longer than the leaves ; legumes, when not mature, linear, acuminated, clothed with white silky pubescence. kh. ©. S. Native of Guinea. Flowers of Clitoria, reddish, but the vexillum is narrow, oblong- obovate, and reflexed. Silky Glycine. Shrub tw. 12 G. Guinge”sis ; plant twining and villous; leaves pin- nately trifoliate; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, clothed with silky villi beneath ; peduncles 3-4-flowered ; legume compressed. Y.7.S. Native of the Island of St. Thomas, in the Gulf of Guinea. Flowers small. Guinea Glycine. PI. tw. 13 G. síLosa (Lindl. bot. reg. 1418.) stem twining, pilose ; leaflets oval, mucronulate, pubescent; racemes axillary, many- flowered, erect, shorter than the leaves; vexillum 2-lobed y.%.S. Native of Mexico. Flowers violaceous. Two-lobed Glycine. Fl. Nov. Clt. 1827. Pl. tw. + Species not sufficiently known. 14 G. ancua‘ta (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 78.) stem angular; the angles hairy ; leaflets ovate-oblong, obtuse, silky beneath ; legumes linear, compressed, hairy. Native of North America. Angular-stemmed Glycine. PI. ? 15 G. emarorna'ta (Desv. l. c.) stems twining, woody ; branches pubescent; leaflets quite smooth, emarginate at the apex ; flowers racemose. h.™.S. Native of the Antilles. Emarginate-leafletted Glycine. Shrub tw. 16 G. zeucosre RMA (Desv. l. c.) stem twining, herbaceous, pubescent ; leaflets elliptic, coriaceous, quite smooth ; legume pilose. ).%.S. Native of St. Domingo. White-seeded Glycine. Shrub tw. 17 G. LANCIFÒLIA (Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 24.) stem twin- ing ; leaflets narrow, lanceolate, glabrous, lateral ones oblique ; peduncles axillary, solitary, racemosely 4-flowered. h. QE * 3 Native of the Canary Islands. Lance-leafletted Glycine. Shrub tw. 18 G. ere’cta (Thunb, 1. c.) stem erect, hairy ; leaflets ob- long, villous, having rather revolute margins; flowers usually 4 in an umbel. bh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers rufescent. Erect Glycine. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 19 G. HETEROPHY'LLA (Thunb. |. c.) stems decumbent and twining a little, glabrous; leaflets oblong and linear, glabrous ; with somewhat revolute margins ; flowers umbellate. 2%.7,G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow. Variable-leaved Glycine. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. tw. 20 G. arce’ntTEA (Thunb. l. c.) stems twining, clothed with silky tomentum; leaflets ovate, somewhat mucronate, clothed with white tomentum beneath ; peduncles axillary, 4-5-flowered ; flowers umbellate. %. Q G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellowish. Silvery Glycine. PI. tw. 21 G. Moxxir'rA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 242.) stems diffuse, terete, glabrous ; branches twining a little, clothed with ad” pressed pubescence ; leaflets obovate or oval, rather acute, glabrous above, but clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; flowers racemose, at length reflexed. h.? ^. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Monnièra trifdlia, Burm. cap. prod. p. 20. exclusive of the synonymes. Monnier’s Glycine, Shrub cl, | 222 22 G.srcu’npa.(Thunb. prod. 131. fl. cap. 591.) stems de- cumbent, filiform, angular, pubescent; leaflets roundish, glabrous above ; racemes pedunculate, axillary, many-flowered ; flowers secund ; legumes hairy. 2/.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in grassy places. Flowers yellow. Secund-flowered Glycine. F1. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1825. Pl. dec. 23 G. Java’nica (Lin. spec. 1024.) stem twining, beset with retrograde villi as well as the petioles; peduncles length of leaves; flowers disposed in dense spikes, nodding; bracteas lanceolate, minute. Native of the East Indies and Japan. Thunb. in Lin. trans. vol. 2. p. 340. Flowers violaceous. The plant under this name in the herbarium of Retzius has 3-lobed repand leaflets, the middle lobe acute, the lateral ones short and very blunt; the peduncles are also longer than the leaves, and the flowers are disposed in rather loose spikes, also the calyx is acutely 5-toothed. It is, however, only the same species. Java Glycine. PI. tw. 24 G. vicrdsA (Thunb. fl. jap. 283.) stems twining, tomen- tose; leaflets 3-lobed, acute, tomentose ; racemes pedunculate, axillary, 2-5-flowered ; legume tomentose. 2%.?™.G. Native of Japan. Flowers purplish ? Villous Glycine. PI. tw. Cult. See Clitdria for culture and propagation, p. 216. XCVIII. CHÆTO'CALYX (from yarn, chaite, a bristle, and xadvé, calyx; in reference to the calyx being covered with spiny bristles). D.C. Leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 243. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx beset with glands and spiny bristles, bilabiate; segments subulate, those of the superior lip recurved, of the lower lip adpressed. Vexillum roundish, emarginate ; keel conforming to the wings. Stamens diadelphous ; filaments connected at the base. Ovary linear, many-seeded. Style compressed, filiform, villous. Legume unknown.—Frutescent twining plants, with impari-pinnate leaves, having 2 pairs of oval, mucronate, exstipellate leaflets. Stipulas lanceolate-linear, spreadingly deflexed. Pedicels fili- form, 1-flowered, rising in numbers from the axils of the leaves. Flowers yellow. This genus has the habit of Tephrosia, but is perhaps more nearly allied to Glicine. 1 C. Vincentina (D. C. prod. 2. p. 243.) leaflets obovate, glabrous on both surfaces, but pale beneath. h.™.S. Native of the Island of St. Vincent. Glycine Vincentina, Lindl. bot. reg. 799. St. Vincent Chætocalyx. FI. May, Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. tw. 2 C. puse’scens (D.C. prod. 2. p. 243.) leaflets oval, mucro- nate, clothed with velvety pubescence on both surfaces, as well as branches. h. ©. S. Native of St. Domingo. Glycine pubéscens, Bertero, in herb. Balb. The stamens which were ex- amined in one young flower were seen to be almost distinct. Pubescent Cheetocalyx. Shrub tw. Cult. See Clitoria for culture and propagation, p. 216. SuBTRIBE IV. Gare ce (plants agreeing in some important characters with Gélega). Bronn. l. c. exclusive of some genera, D. C. prod. 2. p.243. Legume 1-celled (f. 36. c. f. 37. c.). Stamens diadelphous, rarely monadelphous. Stems herbaceous, shrubby, or arboreous. Leaves alternate or opposite, lower ones simple, the rest impari-pinnate. XCIX. PETALOSTE'MUM (from reraoy, petalon, a petal, and ornpwy, stemon, a stamen ; in reference to the stamens being joined to the petals at the base). Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 48. D.C. prod. 2. p. 243. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Penténdria. Calyx 5-cleft or 5- toothed. Petals 5, unguiculate, like each other in shape. Stamens 5, joined together into a tube. Vexillum con- duplicate, free. Legume covered by the calyx, 1-seeded, LEGUMINOSEÆ. XCVII. GLycine, XCVIII. Caærocazyx. XCIX, PETALOSTEMUM. indehiscent.—Perennial North American herbs, beset with glar dular dots, with impari-pinnate leaves, and with the flowers disposed in dense, pedunculate spikes, which are either opposite the leaves, or terminal from the upper branches becoming abortive. Sect. I. PeraLosre mon (see genus for derivation). D.C, prod. 2. p. 243.—Dalea, with pentandrous flowers, Vent. Calyx 5-toothed; teeth short, not plumose. Petals on long claws, with roundish limbs. Spikes of flowers cylindrical; bracteas subulate. 1 P. ca nnipum (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 48. t. 37. f. 1) spike cylindrical, on a long peduncle ; bracteas longer than the flowers ; leaves glabrous, with 3 pairs of lanceolate leaflets 4. F. Native of Tenessee, in the Illinois region, and on the banks of the Missouri. Dalea candida, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1397, Psoralea candida, Poir. suppl. Flowers white. White-flowered Petalostemum. FI. July, Aug. Clt, 1811, Pl. 1 foot. 2 P. ca’Rneum (Michx. l. c.) spikes cylindrical, pedunculate; bracteas subulate, length of calyx ; bracteoles setaceous, per manent ; calyxes glabrous ; leaflets lanceolate. 2%. F. Native of Georgia and Florida, in pine forests, Flowers pale flesh- coloured. Flesh-coloured-flowered Petalostemum. 1811. Pl. 14 foot. ee. 3 P. vrora‘ceum (Michx. 1. c. t. 37. f. 2.) spike cylindrical, on a short peduncle; bracteas about equal in length to the calyx ; bracteoles spatulate, deciduous; calyxes silky ; leaves having 2 pairs of linear leaflets. y. F. Native of Tenesset, in the Illinois country, and in the prairies of the Missoum Dalea violàcea, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1337. Dalea purpurea, Vent. hort. cels. t. 40. Psoralea violàcea, Poir. suppl. Sims, bot. mag. 1707. Flowers pale-purple. Violacecus-flowered Petalostemum. 1811. PI. T føst ke 4 P. macrosra'cHyum (Torrey, in ann. lyc. 2. p. 176.) v p cylindrical, compact, very long; bracteas lanceolate ; cay" clothed with silky villi; leaves generally with 3 pairs of pe late-oblong glabrous leaflets. %. H. Native of North rica, about the forks of the Platte.. Flowers small, white. Long-spiked Petalostemum. PI. 2 feet. 298) 5 P. rôseum (Nutt. in Sillim. amer. journ. 5. p. 1822. p.47" plant glabrous; leaflets linear ; bracteas subulate, very ot permanent; calyx striated, glabrous. 2. E: Native of bei Florida. Very like P. violdceum, but differs in the calyxes perfectly glabrous, and in the petals being rose-coloured. Rose-coloured-flowered Petalostemum. PI. 1 foot. A 6 P. vizco'sum (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 85.) plant via cumbent ; spike cylindrical, nearly sessile; bracteas sho ts the woolly calyx ; leaves having 7 pairs of linear-oblong à u. F. Native in sandy places near the river ce Fort Mandan, at the Knife river. Root fusiform. Petals red. ‘illous Petalostemum. Pl. decumbent. Fl, July, Aug. lt Fl. July, Sept. Ch. il of Sect. II. Kunniste'ra (in honour of Adam Kuhn, a pu Linnæus. There is, however, a genus Kühnia, ee? js al neus in compliment to him; the different termination ov ‘a is to distinguish it from that genus). Lam. dict. 3. p- Ah `C mem. soc. hist. nat. par. p. 113. D. C. prod. 2. DE slot pogon, Rafin, in journ. phys. aug. 1819. p. 97. ele r 5-parted; segments plumose. Petals linear, re formi base. Flowers capitate. Bracteás scarious, roundish, haps? as it were an involucrum to the head of the flowers. Per proper genus. à white. » stamens inclosed. . vexill LEGUMINOSÆ, XCIX. PETALOSTEMUM. a 7 P. conymBdsum (Michx. ex Poir. in herb. Juss. D. C. | prod, 2. p.244.) flowers disposed in panicled corymbs ; leaves J : és 2-3 pairs of linear, awnless, glabrous leaflets ; segments T of the calyx very villous. %. F. Native of Carolina and ~ Georgia, in pine barrens. Kühnia aff`nis, Walt. car. 103. Kuh- = nistéra Carolinénsis, Lam. dict. 1. c. Dalea Kuhnistéra, Willd. T spec. 3. p. 1337. Cylipdgon virgatum, Rafin. l. c. Petals _ _ Corymbose-flowered Petalostemum. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1811. Pl. 14 foot. à 8 P.? caprra‘rum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 244.) stem striated, | silky ; leaflets 5, oblong-cuneiform, obtuse, entire, silky; spike = oblong, capitate, clothed with rufous villi; bracteas imbricated ; Y. F. Native of the plains of Missouri. Cylipdgon capitatum, Rafin. 1. c. Flowers yellow. Stamens 8, connected together at the base in this, as well as the following species, according to Rafin. 1. c. Capitate-flowered Petalostemum. PI. 1 foot. Cult. The species of this genus are very difficult to pre- serve in gardens. They should be grown in pots in a mixture of loam, leaf mould, and sand ; and they are increased by seeds, or by dividing the plants at the roots. C. DA'LEA (in honour of Thomas Dale, an English botanist of the last century). Lin. hort. cliff. 363. Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 56. D. C. prod. 244.—Parosélla, Cav. elench. hort. madr. —Dalea, with decandrous flowers, Vent. Willd. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 36. a.) or 5-toothed, sometimes beset with glands. Wings and carina adhering to the tube of the stamens. Vexillum short, free (£ 36. b. ). Stamens 10, monadelphous. Legume ovate, 1-seeded (f. 36. c.), shorter than the calyx.—American herbs, which are sometimes suffruticose at the base, beset with glandular dots in every part. Stipulas adhering to the petioles at the base. Leaves IMpari-pinnate, having the terminal leaflet sessile. Flowers dis- posed in pedunculate spikes, which are opposite the leaves. 1 D. raxrLoRa (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 741.) plant quite glabrous ; stem tall, branched; leaves with usually 4 pairs of linear-oblong leaflets; racemes few-flowered; flowers dis- tinct, having 9 stamens ; bracteas glabrous, acute; calycine seg- ments acuminated, silky, and plumose. 2%. F. Native of Up- per Louisiana, Nutt. gen. amer, 2. p- 101. D. enneandra, Fras, Eure laxiflora, Poir. suppl. Flowers white. Leaves small, vi a -scented, Calyx almost like that of Petalostèmum, Sect. a uhnistéra. Root reddish, and rather fusiform. non Dalea. FI. Jul. Aug. Cit. 1811. PI. 3 to 4 ft. E AUREA (Nutt. in Fras. cat. 1813. gen. amer. 2. p. 101.) 7 a clothed with silky villi; stem erect; leaves having 4 pairs Fac ovate leaflets, which are pilose beneath ; spikes of flowers cylindrical; bracteas rhomboid-ovate, about equal in sale to the calyx ; calyx densely clothed with wool ; the teeth Fer ate. i 4%. F. Native of Upper Louisiana, near White- vi the Missouri. Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p.741. Psoralea ay oir. suppl. Flowers golden-yellow. r À red Dalea. FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1811. PI. 2 ft. a Faller (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 101.) plant gla- ci. Lon erect; leaves having 10-15 pairs of linear-elliptic re- a si ted: spikes of flowers ovate or cylindrical, pedunculate, of Ge ith silky villi; bracteas length of calyx. ©. H. Native Prordles Di Florida, and Louisiana. Lin. hort. cliff. t. 22. t. 38 ‘D lea, Lin, D. Linnæ'i, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 57. ey p alopecuroides and D. Cliffortiana, Willd. spec. 3. p. p. iti etalostèmum alopecuroìdeum, Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. m> Psoralea alopecuroïdes, Poir. Flowers having a white um, and pale-violet wings and keel. 223 Fox-tail-like-spiked Dalea. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1812. PI. 1 ft. 4 D. PEDuNcuLA‘TA (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 474.) plant smoothish ; leaves with usually 6 pairs of linear, acute, mucro- nate leaflets; spikes of flowers oblong, axillary, rather crowded, and short; peduncles 3 times shorter than the leaves ; bracteas minute, length of pedicels; teeth of calyx subulate. ©. H. Native on the banks of the river Mississippi. Flowers rose- coloured. Perhaps the same as D. alopecuroides, ex Nuttall. Pedunculate-spiked Dalea. PI. 1 foot. 5 D. racorus (Willd. spec. 3. p. p. 1340.) plant glabrous, erect ; leaves with 9-15 pairs of obovate- oblong obtuse leaflets; spikes of flowers pedunculate, cylindrical, beset with silky villi; bracteas ovate, acuminated, shorter than the calyx. ©. H. Native of Mexico. Psoralea lagopus, Cav. icon. 1. t. 86. P. leporina, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 8. p. 81. Spike about an inch long. Flowers violaceous. Hare’s-foot Dalea. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1780. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 6 D. ancustiroria ; plant her- baceous, smooth; leaflets 3 or 5 pairs, linear, pointless, glandu- lar beneath; spike cylindrical ; calyx downy, fulvous, with awl-shaped feathery teeth. ©. H. Native of Mexico. Stipels obsolete. Spike of flowers 2 inches long. Bracteas ovate, acuminated, blackish. Flowers small, purple. .(v. s. herb. Lamb.) Narron-leafletied Dalea. Pl. 1 foot. 7 D. atorecu‘rus (Sesse and Moc. mss.) plant herbaceous, simple, hairy ; leaves with 5 pairs of lanceolate, acute leaflets ; spikes ovate-cylindrical, on long peduncles ; calyx very hairy, with awl-shaped, feathery teeth; stipulas long and narrow. ©.H. Native of Mexico. Flowers large, purple. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Fox-tail-spiked Dalea. PI. 1 foot. 8 D. sericea (Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 23.) plant ascending, clothed with adpressed silky villi; leaves with 4 or 5 pairs of oval- lanceolate acute leaflets; spikes of flowers ovate, on very long peduncles, silky-villous ; bracteas oblong, acuminated, shorter than the calyx. %. S. Native of Mexico, near Guanaxuato. D. léngipes, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. gracilis, Kunth, mim. 166. t. 48. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 481. Flowers of a dark-violaceous colour. Peduncles 8 or 9 inches long. Silky Dalea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. 14 foot. 9 D. acurirdzrA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D. C., prod. 2. p. 245.) plant glabrous, erect; leaves with 3 or 4 pairs of ob- long-linear acute leaflets, the odd one longest; spike of flowers oblong, almost terminal, pedunculate ; bracteas longer than the calyx. ©. G. Native of Mexico, on the mountains of Chilapan, in humid places. Flowers mixed with white and purple. Acute-leaved Dalea. PI. 1 foot. 10 D. nyroctorti pea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 245.) plant spread- ing, smoothish ; leaves with 11-13 pairs of ovate leaflets ; spikes of flowers ovate, on long peduncles, which are lateral and pubes- cent; bracteas length of calyx. Y%. S. Native of Mexico. Flowers purple. D. astragalina, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. Under-tongued Dalea. Pl. spreading. 11 D. asrracatrna (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 484.) plant shrubby, much branched; leaves with 8-11 pairs of lanceolate-oblong, mucronate leaflets, which are hardly scabrous above, but pubescent beneath, as well as the branches, and C. DALEA. FIG. 86. 224 somewhat glandular ; spikes of flowers opposite the leaves, cy- lindrical, pedunculate ; calyx glandular at the base, and with a hairy limb. h.S. Native of South America, near Quito, and on the mountains about Popayan. Flowers rose-coloured. Astragalus-like Dalea. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 12 D. pectina’ta (Kunth, mim. 169. t. 49. nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 483.) plant erect or procumbent, many-stemmed ; leaves with 20-30 pairs of linear, acutish, canaliculately-concave, gla- brous, glaucescent leaflets ; spikes of flowers ovate-oblong, on long peduncles ; bracteas subulate ; calyx glandular and hairy. 4Y. G. Native of Mexico, near Villalpando. Flowers vio- laceous, but yellow at the claws. Pectinated-leaved Dalea. Pl. procumbent. 13 D. tana‘ra (Sesse et Moc. mss.) herbaceous, smooth ; leaflets in many pairs, elliptic-oblong, blunt, glandular beneath ; stipels obsolete; spike capitate; teeth of calyx awl-shaped, feathery. ©.S. Native of Mexico. D. lutéscens, Cerv. mss, Flowers large, white, tinged with purple. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Woolly Dalea. PI. 4 foot. 14 D. puLcHE’LLA ; herbaceous, smooth, with glandular, slightly warted branches ; leaves with many pairs of obcordate leaflets, glandular on both surfaces, lower pair the largest and recurved ; stipulas minute ; spikes capitate; calyx very hairy, with bristle- shaped, feathered teeth. ©.S. Native of Mexico. Leaflets very small, Flowers large, purple. A slender plant. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Neat Dalea. PI. 4 to 1 foot. 15 D. rusercura‘ra (Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 23.) plant erect, suffruticose, glabrous ; stem and branches beset with tu- bercles ; leaves with 4 pairs of cuneate-oblong retuse leaflets, which are beset with dot-like tubercles beneath ; spikes of flowers oblong-cylindrical, villous ; bracteas ovate, shorter than the calyx. h.G. Native of Mexico. Parosélla tuberculata, Cav. elench. hort. madr. 1805. D. pendulina, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined.? Flowers purple. Tubercled Dalea. F1. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 16 D. rormosa (Torrey, in ann. lyc. 2. p. 177.) suffruticose, much branched, glabrous ; leaves with 5 pairs of cuneate-oblong, retuse leaflets, which are beset with black dots beneath ; spikes loose, few-flowered, on short peduncles ; bracteas ovate, shorter than the calyx; calyx feathery, villous. h. G. Native of North America, on the Platte. Flowers large and shewy bright-purple. Allied to D. tuberculata, Lag. but differs in its smooth stem and branches, and loose spikes of flowers. Shewy Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 17 D. cxrriondra (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1339.) plant erect, gla- brous, branched ; stems beset with a few tubercles; leaves with 9-11 pairs of elliptic-oblong, glandless leaflets ; spikes of flowers ovate, pedunculate; calyx villous, 10-nerved; bracteas ovate, mucronate by a bristle, rather longer than the calyx, deciduous. ©.H. Native of Mexico. Psoralea citrioddra, Cav. icon. 3. t. 271. Psoralea foliolésa, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 32. Dalea latéripes, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers ne with white and purple. Plant when bruised smelling of emon. Citron-scented Dalea. Fi. Oct. Nov. Cit.1780. PI. 1 foot. 18 D. torea (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1341.) plant decumbent, tomentose ; leaves with 6 or 8 pairs of obovate, slightly emar- ginated leaflets, but the terminal one is longest ; spikes of flowers ovate at first, but at length becoming cylindrical, pedunculate, villous ; bracteas ovate, acute, shorter than the calyx. X.G. Native of Mexico. D. ovalifôlia, Ort. dec. p. 30. t. 3. Psoralea lûtea, Cav. icon. 4. t. 325. D. flava, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers yellow. Teeth of calyx awl-shaped, feathery. Yellow-flowered Dalea. Pl. decumbent. 19 D, mura’sizs (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1339.) erect, branched, LEGUMINOSÆ. C. Dazra. glabrous; leaves with 5-10 pairs of obovate or obcordate leaflets; spikes of flowers cylindrical, at length much elongated, pedunculate; peduncles hispid just under the spike ; calyx gla- brous, striated with 10 black nerves; bracteas ovate, terminated by a bristle, shorter than the calyx. 2/.S. Native of Mexico and of the island of Cuba. Sims, bot. mag. 2486. D. bicolor, Willd. hort. berl. t. 89. ex Sims. D. obovatifôlia, Ort. dec, p. 81. Psoralea mutabilis, Cav. icon. 4. t. 394. D. unguiculata, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Corolla at first white, but at length becoming of a violet colour. Changeable-flowered Dalea. F1. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1818. Pl. 1} ft 20 D. uncirzra (Schlecht. et Cham. in Linnea. 5. p. 580.) stem herbaceous, branched, beset with glandular hairs; leaves with 4 pairs of obovate, obtuse, mucronulate, stalked leaflets, which are dotted beneath and ciliated on the margins ; stipulas filiform ; spike terminal, ovate-cylindrical ; bracteas navicular, longer than the calyx, ending each in a hooked acumen; calyx glandless. ©.? H. Native of Mexico. Corolla violaceous. Hook-bearing Dalea. PI. 4 foot. 21 D. ruymoipes (Schlecht. et Cham. in Linnæa. 5. p. 580.) shrubby, clothed with cinereous pubescence, decumbent ; branches erect, beset with black dots; leaves petiolate, with 4 pairs of elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, petiolulate leaflets, beset with black dots beneath ; stipulas setaceous ; spikes terminal, conical, but becoming at length cylindrical and loose-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, acuminated, hardly exceeding the calyx, which is glandless ; calycine segments subulate, nearly equal. h. S. Native of Mexico. Corolla purple, but with the vexillum pale and perhaps yellow. Thyme-like Dalea. Shrub procumbent. 22 D. Verpena'cea (Schlecht. et Cham. in Linnæa. 5. p 579.) leaves with 2-pairs of obovate-cuneated, mucronate leaf- lets, tomentose on both surfaces, and beset with black dos beneath ; stipulas subulately-acuminated ; spike terminal, ovate; bracteas exceeding the calyx. h. S. Native of Mexico. Flowers purple. of Var. B, sericea (Schlecht. et Cham. 1. c.) leaves with 4-palrs © leaflets, densely clothed with silky tomentum. R . S. Flowers paler than in the species. Vervain-like Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 23 D. rævica'ra (Sesse et Moc. mss.) plant herbaceous smooth ; leaves with 8 pairs of oblong, slightly mucronulate glandular leaflets; spike elongated, loose; calyx hairy; a prominent ribs and lanceolate pointed teeth. ©. H. Nativ of Mexico. Flowers large, purple. Stipulas and stipels minutes (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Smooth Dalea. Pl. 1 foot. her 24 D. voryentor'pes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 245.) plant erect, rat a suffruticose and velvety ; leaves with 2, rarely with only onè Fe of obovate-cuneated retuse leaflets, beset with dots on both sur faces ; spikes of flowers capitate, pedunculate ; peduncles 4 branches tubercular; bracteas ovate, acute, length of calyx h.S. Native of South America. The heads of flowers are smaller than in any other species. Dorycnium-like Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. À 25 D. TRIPHY'LLA (Sesse et Moc. mss.) plant suffruticos’s hairy; leaflets 3-lanceolate, acuminated; spike oblong; yer of calyx and stipulas setaceous, feathery. h. S. Native Mexico. Flowers large, yellow. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Three-leafletted Dalea. Shrub trailing. 26 D. av'miuis; herbaceous, hairy; leaflets 5 or 7; Jance?” late, acuminate ; spikes ovate; teeth of the calyx awl-sha p feathery. ©. H. Native of Mexico. D. herbàcea, Sesse Moc. mss. Plant spreading. Flowers small, yellow. Humble Dalea. PI. + foot. ‘27 D. cerrosra cuya (D. C. prod. 2. p. 246.) plant erect, pappaa poa a N a ee 8 oe ees P ee ee ee Se me sum aa a oa suffruticose, glabrous; leaves with 3 pairs of oval leaflets, which are acuminated at both ends ; racemes cylindrical, slender, pe- dunculate; bracteas ovate, acuminated, glabrous, deciduous, rather shorter than the calyx, which is villously tomentose and 10-ribbed. h.S. Native of South America. Leaflets 8 lines long, and 3 lines broad, with the petioles covered with dot-like tubercles. Flowers spreading, rather distant, apparently some- what distich. Slender-spiked Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 28 D. virea'ta (Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 23.) shrubby ; leaves with many pairs óf elliptic retuse leaflets; spikes of flowers ovate, rather aggregate, terminal; calycine teeth hairy. h. S. Native of Mexico. Twiggy Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 29 D. xu'raxs (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1339.) plant erect, branched, quite smooth ; leaves with 10-15 pairs of elliptic, glandularly- crenated leaflets, with the petiole rather dilated between the pairs of leaflets ; racemes cylindrical ; flowers rather loose, nod- | ding ; calyx 10-ribbed, and ornamented with rows of glands ; calycine teeth 5, lower one longest. ©.G. Native of Mexico. Flowers crimson. Leaflets stipellate ; stipels minute, subulate, j permanent, D. melilotoides, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Calyx turbinates with broad membranous teeth. Nodding-flowered Dalea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. 3 ft. = 80D. purcue’rrma (Sesse et Moc. mss.) herbaceous, _ smooth; branches glandular ; leaflets many-pairs, linear-oblong, 1] mucronulate, with the margins slightly crenate, together with the a surface glandular; stipels prominent ; spike elongated, D; calyx smooth, with prominent ribs, the teeth broad and | membranous. ©. S. Native of Mexico. Flowers large, _ ‘imson. D. violacea, Cervantes, mss. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Very-fair Dalea. PI. 1 foot. Le ee coLor (Willd. hort. berl. 2. t. 89.) spikes terminal, f sae ; leaves usually with 3-5 pairs of obovate leaflets ; rg rubby ; stipulas subulate. h. G. Native of Mexico. — exot. fl. t. 43. Flowers yellowish white, having the keel ipped with blue. Plant smooth. EL T wo-coloured-flowered Dalea. _ Straggling. Sean VO-RO'SEA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. D vey cr Le plant erect, suffruticose, clothed with vel- É spikes ig ce; leaves with 5 pairs of oval obtuse leaflets ; arer = pedunculate ; bracteas length of calyx. k. S. D DE Corolla with a yellow vexillum, but with E Yen ot the petals rose-coloured. rt es pi eh es or . villa, spec. 3. p. .) plant procumbent l sieaa clothed with silky villi pris ide 6 pairs of lan- villous: bra Beian spikes of flowers dense, cylindrical, honte nn. Inear-subulate, length of calyx; calycine seg- ative of M subulate, feathery, length of vexillum. %. S. rolla of exico, Psoralea reclinäta, Cav. icon. 1.t. 87. Co- he pale violet colour. j July, Aug. Cit. 1820. Pl. proc. J ously-tomentose oo S 3. p. 1341.) plant erect, vil- ri ets; spikes of A ith 3 or 4 pairs of obovate mucronate | bracteas filifo Owers ovate-cylindrical, almost terminal ; ; exico, Corell longer than the calyx. 2%. S. Native of 1 dice ola pink Perhaps D. onobrychioides, Moc. et “ie - icon. ined. ex D. C. Stipels obsolete. nlose Dalea, PI. 1 to 8 feet. Sor 5, plie ; shrubby, upright, densely silky; leaflets Date; calyx q ng, mucronate, glandular beneath; spikes F Native of M ~Owny, with lanceolate, pointed teeth. h. S. €xico, near Jalapa. An upright branched shrub, tg - silky down, Flowers small, pink. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1817. Sh. LEGUMINOSÆ. C. Datea. 225 Silvery Dalea. Shrub 2 feet. 36 D. verrucosa; shrubby, pubescent, with warty upright branches ; leaflets 5 or 9, obovate, retuse, glandular beneath ; spikes of flowers elongated, loose; calyx downy, with lanceolate pointed teeth, h. S. Native of Mexico. Spikes loose, 3 inches long. Flowers pale-purple. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) , Warted-branched Dalea. Shrub 1 foot. 37 D. prostra‘ra (Ort. dec. t. 69.) stems prostrate, clothed with canescent hairs, thickest towards the apex; leaves with 1 or 2 pairs of lanceolate leaflets, glabrous above, and pubescent beneath; spikes of flowers ovate, on short peduncles, recurved ; bracteas lanceolate, length of the calyx, which is very villous. ©.?G. Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow. Prostrate Dalea. Pl. prostrate. 38 D. procu’mBens (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 246.) stems prostrate, pubescent, thickest at the base; leaves with 8 or 9 pairs of oval obtuse leaflets ; spikes of flowers cylindrical, ascending, pedunculate; flowers drooping a little ; vexillum very short. ©. G. Native of Mexico, at Chilapa. Flowers white, but with the keel rather violaceous. Procumbent Dalea. Pl. procumbent. 39 D. mucrona’ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 246.) plant erect, branched ; axillary branches bearing a spike of flowers, and one leaf in the middle of each; leaves with 5 or 6 pairs of ellip- tic-oblong mucronate leaflets, which are acute at both ends; spikes of flowers dense, ovate; calyx quite smooth, with short teeth; bracteas subulate, rather longer than the calyx. Y. S. Native of Mexico. Flowers small, white. Mucronate-leafletted Dalea. PI. 1 foot. 40 D. Tuovr'n1 (Schrank, hort. mon. t. 9.) plant erectish, glabrous ; leaves with 3-5 pairs of obovate emarginate leaflets ; spikes of flowers ovate, on short peduncles ; bracteas ovate, acu- minated, rather pilose, shorter than the calyx, which is rather hairy. ©. S. Native of South America. The spikes of flowers according to the figure are sessile, but according to the descrip- tion pedunculate. Perhaps the same as Petalostemum séssile, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex.icon. ined. Perhaps a variety of D. alo- pecuroides only. Thouin’s Dalea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. 1 foot. 41 D. puymaro'pes (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1338.) plant erect, shrubby, smooth ; leaves with 7 or 8 pairs of obovate, some- what mucronulate leaflets, which are dotted beneath; spikes of flowers capitate, on short peduncles ; bracteas lanceolate-subu- late, ciliated, shorter than the calyx; calycine lobes subulate, long, and very villous. k. S. Native of Caraccas. Psoralea phymatèdes, Jacq. icon. rar. 3. p. 563. Psoralea emphysddes, Jacq. coll. 4. p. 144, Flowers at first white, but at length be- coming violaceous. Impostume-like Dalea. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 42 D. Domince’nsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 246.) erect, clothed with velvety pubescence ; leaves with 6 or 7 pairs of obovate, obtuse, or emarginate leaflets, which are dotted beneath ; spikes of flowers capitate, on short peduncles; bracteas ovate, acute, shorter than the calyx, which is villous; calycine lobes subulate. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. D. enneaphylla, Bert. in herb. Balb. This species comes very near D. phymatodes, but differs in the whole plant being clothed with velvety pubescence, not glabrous. St. Domingo Dalea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 43 D. Ayavace’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 486.) plant shrubby; branches villously-tomentose, and glan- dular ; leaves with 7 or 8 pairs of oblong, somewhat mucronate leaflets, which are glabrous above, and pubescent beneath ; spikes of flowers terminal, and opposite the leaves, oblong-cylindrical, pedunculate ; calyx ornamented with rows of glands, with a hairy limb. h. S. Nativeof Peru, near Ayavaca. Flowers violaceous. Gg 226 Ayavaca Dalea. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 44 D. ExNEAPHY'LLA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1338.) plant erect, shrubby, glabrous ; leaves with 4 pairs of oblong obtuse leaflets, which are dotted beneath ; spikes of flowers dense, on short pe- duncles, which are about equal in length to the leaves; lobes of calyx setaceous. kh.S. Native of Carthagena, in bushy places, Psoralea enneaphylla, Lin. spec. 1076. P. Carthagenénsis, Jacq. amer. 206. exclusive of the synonyme of Pluk. P. enneaphylla and P. Carthagenénsis, Poir. dict. 5. p. 560. Perhaps Jacquin’s plant and that of Linnæus are distinct species. Flowers small, reddish. Nine-leafletted Dalea. 2 to 4 feet. 45 D. oxosry cuis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 247.) plant erect, gla- brous; leaves with 4-6 pairs of elliptic, somewhat mucronate leaflets, which are covered with dots beneath; peduncles oppo- site the leaves, and 4-times longer than them; spikes of flowers ovate-cylindrical, dense, villous ; bracteas ovate, concave, ending in a bristle-like mucrone, rather longer than the calyx, which is villous. 2/.? S. Native of Peru. Flowers violaceous. Branches villous. Stipulas setaceous. Peduncles rather scabrous from a few tubercles. Saintfoin-like Dalea. PI, 1 to 2 feet. 46 D. Murrsn (Kunth, mim. 161. t. 47. nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 485.) plant erect, pubescent; leaves with 4-6 pairs of elliptic leaflets, which are beset with glandular dots and villi beneath, as well as the branchlets ; spikes of flowers cylindrical, peduncu- late, dense ; bracteas ovate, ending in a long bristle point, longer than the flowers. h.S. Native of South America, at Santa Fe de Bogota.. Galéga cerilea, Lin. fil. suppl. 335. Tephrosia cærülea, Pers. ench. 2. p. 329. Flowers blue. Mutis’s Dalea. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 47 D. cycrnprica (Hook, bot. misc. 1. p. 218.) plant pro- cumbent, smoothish ; leaves with 6 pairs of obovate, somewhat mucronate leaflets, which are dotted beneath; peduncles oppo- site the leaves, and 3 times longer than them ; spikes cylindrical, dense ; bracteas ovate, concave, mucronate ; calyx full of black dots, smooth, longer than the bractea ; segments broad-awl- shaped, ciliated. h.S. Native of Peru, in the valley of Canta. Flowers blue. Cylindrical-spiked Dalea. Shrub. 48 D. exriis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 247.) plant erect, glabrous ; leaves with 5-7 pairs of oblong acute leaflets, small, beset by dots beneath; spikes of flowers pedunculate, nearly globose, dense ; bracteas ovate, glabrous, obtuse, mucronate, or acumi- nated, length of the calyx, which is villous. Y%.? h.2S. Na: tive of Peru. Flowers violaceous. Bracteas differing in shape even in the same head of flowers. Leaflets a line and a half long. Lean Dalea. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 49 D. micropny’tra (H. B. et Kunih, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 482.) plant shrubby, procumbent ; leaves with 9 or 10 pairs of glabrous, oblong, obtuse, thickish leaflets, beset with glandular dots beneath ; spikes of flowers oblong-cylindrical ; bracteas ending in a subulate acumen, beset with dots above, but silky be- neath, length of calyx, which is clothed with glands and silky hairs. h.S. Native of Peru, on the mountains. Flowers yel- low and red on the same plant according to Bonpland. Small-leaved Dalea. Shrub procumbent. 50 D. ovartrdLrA ; herbaceous, spreading, smooth ; leaflets 5, elliptic, glandular beneath; stipulas minute; spike long and slender, few- flowered; calyx hairy, ribbed, with long-pointed recurved teeth. ©.S. Native of Mexico. Plant much branched, spreading. Leaflets nearly an inch long. Spikes often a span long. Flowers white, stained with purple. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Oval-léafletted Dalea. PI. 2 feet. _ 51 D. coronita ; herbaceous, upright, slightly villous ; leaf- FI. June, Aug. Cit. 1772. Shrub LEGUMINOSÆ. C. Darra. CI. Grycyruiza. lets 7-9, obovate, mucronulate, glandular beneath ; stipulas long, setaceous ; spikės of flowers oblong; calyx truncate, fringed with obsolete teeth. ©. S. Native of Mexico. Flowers pale purple. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Coronilla-like Dalea. PI, 1 foot. ) 52 D. FRUTICOSA ; shrubby, minutely pubescent ; leaves with many-pairs of oblong leaflets, which are rounded at both ends, minutely mucronulate, coriaceous and veiny ; stipels prominent; spikes of flowers loose, with short blunt teeth. h. S. Native of Mexico. Spikes about 2 inches long, thinly flowered, some- what corymbose. Flowers small, yellow? (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Shrubby Dalea. Shrub. Cult. All the species of this genus grow best in a mixture of loam and péat, and the shrubby and perennial kinds are easily increased by young cuttings planted in sand, with a hand-glas placed over them; those of the stove species in heat. The seeds of annual kinds should be sown in pots, which should be placed in a hot-bed, and the plants separated and planted into other pots singly when they have grown a sufficient size for that pur- pose, and some of them may be planted out into the open border in a warm sheltered situation, where they will probably ripen their seeds. None of the species are worth cultivating except in botanical gardens. ’ CI. GLYCYRHI‘ZA (from yAukve, glycys, sweet, and pila, rhiza, a root; the sweetness of the root of liquorice 1s well known). Tourn. inst. 210. Lin. gen. 882. D. C. prod. 2. p 247,—Glycyrhiza and Liquiritia, Moench. meth. 132 and 152. Pers. ench. 2. p. 313. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx naked, tubular, be cleft, bilabiate; lobes, especially the 2 superior ones, Jom together much farther than the others. Vexillum ovate-lan- ceolate, straight. Keel 2-edged or of 2 petals, straight, acute Stamens diadelphous. Style filiform. Legume ovate or oblong, compressed, 1-celled, 1-4-seeded.—Perennial herbs, with long, perpendicular, sweet roots, impari-pinnate leaves, axillary racemes of blue, violaceous, or white flowers. This is the genus to which the various kinds of liquorice belong. 1 G. cra`sra (Lin. spec. 1046.) leaflets ovate, rather a and somewhat clammy beneath, as well as the branches ; stipulas wanting ; spikes or racemes of flowers pedunculate, shorter pe the leaves; flowers distant; legumes glabrous, 84-2000" Y.H. Native of the south of Europe, from Spain to Tauria, also of China, and cultivated in France, Italy, Germany, # England for the sake of its roots. no. 364, Liquiritia officinalis, Moench. 1. c. Roots long, Pe pendicular. Stem only terete at the apex. Leaves usually vs 5 pairs of leaflets. Flowers pale-blue. The name liquorice according to Du Theis, is said to be a corruption of the bla ie word Reglisse, which is itself a corruption of Glycyrhiza. nt more probable that the name liquorice has been given ch acre of the quantity of liquor the roots contain. Liquorice is pi! cultivated in Spain, and since Elizabeth’s time has been env e in different parts of England. The soil most congenial to e growth of liquorice is a deep sandy loam, trenched by ses e or plough, or with the aid of both, to 24 or 3 feet in Pi and manured if necessary. The plants are procured from 9 plantations, and consist of the side shoots which have eyes 0 buds. These may be taken off either in autumn, when à am of liquorice is taken up for use, and laid in earth till spring taken from a growing plantation as wanted for planting. rch planting season may be either October, or February, or 3 In general the latter is preferred. The plants are dibbled in a rows 3 feet apart, and from 18 inches to 2 feet in the a cording to the richness or poverty of the soil. The after cu Lam. ill. t. 625. f. 2. W i med. bot. 458. t. 167. G. le'vis, Pall. itin. ed. gall. app®® | - fe = a Bae SS = ES ZE e 2 EE A S 6S oh Ep. . a go S> = _ € ee ee å E « also with substances not so wholesome. LEGUMINOSÆ. CI. Grycyruiza. consists of horse-hoeing, and deep-stirring in weeding, and in cutting down and carrying away the haulm every autumn, after it is completely withered. As the plants do not rise above a foot the first season after planting, a crop of onions is sometimes taken in the intervals. The plants must be three summers’ growth, at the end of which the roots may be taken up by trenching over the ground. The roots are then either sold immediately to the brewers’ druggists or to common druggists, or preserved like carrots or potatoes in sand, till wanted for use. The roots of liquorice are externally brown, and internally yellow. Their taste is very sweet, combined with a slight de- gree of bitter when long kept in the mouth. The powder of liquorice usually sold is often mingled with flour, and perhaps The best sort is of a brownish-yellow colour, the fine pale-yellow being generally sophisticated, and it is of a very rich sweet taste, much more agreeable than that of the fresh root. Robiquet obtained from liquorice-root, 1. Amylaceous fecula. 2. A saccharine substance, having little resemblance to sugar. 3, A new crystalline substance. 4. A resinous oil, which is the cause of its acrimony in the decoctions. 5. Phosphate and ma- late of lime and magnesia. 6. Woody fibre. The sweetness of liquorice-root depends upon a peculiar prin- ciple discovered by Robiquet, and called by him glycyrhizin and glycion. He prepared it by subjecting a strong cold infusion of the root to ebullition, which separated a coagulable matter. It was then filtered, and acetate acid added, which gradually threw down an abundant, transparent, gelatinous magma, which being sin pi a little cold water to separate any adhering acid, a tes ered as pure glycion. Its taste is peculiar, and in- nsely Sweet, and its smell is not perceptible unless thrown upon hot coal, when it is resinous. ma Predominant constituents of liquorice being saccharine bid tina eee matter, its only action is that of a mild demul- salary je SE it is frequently used in catarrh, and in some a “As aints, which seem to arise from a deficiency of the aona ex ae should defend the stomach against the of its wé pa ood and the fluids secreted into it. On account “sites : à rarely exhibited in substance, but more frequently Th r decoction. Wie AE Ga liquorice is never prepared by the apothecary, i or eens ae ui from other countries. It is imported fectly black he $ covered with bay leaves. „It should be per- glassy “rs : Ae e when cold, and break with a smooth and Miser peta she a sweet taste without empyreume, and be roots by ex 72 uble in water. It is prepared from the fresh oreign Fear decoction, and inspissation. The best fii sae a ‘quorice is prepared in Catalonia. The re- Diker than « Sold in the shops in small cylindrical pieces not Mare goose quill, is a composition with mucilage of glue. used for d, Sees the same properties with the root, and is € formation of several kinds of troches. P]. pane or Smooth Liquorice. Fl. June, Sept. leage, uANDULI'FERA (Waldst. et Kit. hung. 1. p. 20. t. 21.) cence, oblong-lanceolate, clothed beneath mith seus pubes- unénlate 2 “rl pens ; Stipulas marcescent ; spike of flowers 8-4-seede ae Shorter than the leaves ; flowers distant; legumes ungar etre rs echinated with glands. %. H. Native of angular A th of Caucasus, on the banks of the river Don. Stems Bieb. fl. ta € apex. G. hirsùta, Pall. itin. append. no. 363. ex Var, Kai a e Flowers blue. t D mes smoothish. . H. Native of Russia, on he banks ofthe Don. G, glabra, Pall. En i 22 to 4 por Searing Liquorice, Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1805. CII. GALEGA. 297 3 G. Lepipora (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 106.) leaflets oblong- lanceolate, acute, squamulose, under surface covered with glandular dots ; stipulas linear-subulate ; spikes of flowers pe- dunculate, shorter than the leaves, dense ; legumes oblong, echi- nated by hooked bristles. %.H. Native of North America, abundant around St. Louis, and on the alluvial banks of the Missouri to the mountains, and is in all probability the liquorice mentioned by Sir A. Mackenzie as indigenous to the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean. Sims, bot. mag. 2150. Liquiritia lepidota, Nutt. in Fras. cat. 1813. Root flagelliform, creeping, possess- ing the taste of the common liquorice in a considerable degree. Lepidoted Liquorice. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1811. Pl. 3 to 5 ft. 4 G. rata (Desf. atl. 2. p. 170. t. 199.) leaflets oblong, mucronate, rather lepidoted, the odd one on a short petiole ; sti- pulas subulate; spikes of flowers dense, pedunculate, about equal in length to the leaves; legumes oval, mucronate, 2-seeded, echinated by bristles. 2/.H. Native of Algiers and of Bar- bary, near Mayane. Leaflets 9-11. Root creeping. Flowers pale-yellow. The whole plant has a fetid scent when bruised. Fetid Liquorice. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 2 to 3 ft. 5 G. aspr’rrma (Lin. fil. suppl. 330.) stems diffuse ; leaflets obovate, retuse, or emarginate, usually mucronate, rather sca- brous beneath, as well as the petioles and stems; stipulas lan- ceolate ; legumes rather terete, torulose, 3-8-seeded, glabrous. Y.H. Native of Siberia, on hills between the rivers Volga and Jaick, in the desert of Tartary, at the river Karaman, on the Ural mountains, and at Lake Inderskoi. G. aspera and G. his- pida, Pall. itin. ed. gall. no. 365 and 366. t. 80 and t. 81. f. 1 and 2. Racemes axillary. Flowers pale-violet. Very-rough Liquorice. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1795. PI. 2 feet. 6 G. Uratr’nsts (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 248.) stem erect, covered with velvety pubescence ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, almost glabrous; stipulas lanceolate ; calyxes villous. 2/. H. Native of Siberia, onthe Ural mountains. Fruit unknown. Very nearly allied to G. aspérrima. Flowers pale-violet. Ural Liquorice. FI. July, Aug. PI. 2 feet. 7 G. ecutna‘ra (Lin. spec. 1046.) leaflets oval-lanceolate, mucronate, glabrous; stipulas oblong-lanceolate; spikes of flowers capitate, on very short peduncles ; legumes oval, mucro- nate, 2-seeded, echinated by bristles. X¥4.H. Native of Apulia, on mount Gardano, and in the northern provinces of China, and of Tartary. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 95. Sims, bot. mag. 252. Schkuhr, handb. 225. Racemes not half so long as the leaves. Flowers purple. The whole plant is glutinous to the touch. Roots horizontal, in taste like the common liquorice. Echinated-podded Liquorice. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1596. Pl. 3 ft. 8 G. uirsu'ra (Lin. spec. 1046.) leaflets oblong-lanceolate ; legumes hairy. %. H. Native of the Levant. Tourn. cor. 26. Flowers purple. Hairy-podded Liquorice. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt.1739. Pl. 2 to 3 ft. 9 G. uxpuza‘rA (Ruiz et Pav. mss. in herb. Lamb.) leaves large, with 6 pairs of elliptic-oblong, undulated, acuminated, glabrous leaflets ; panicles large, shorter than the leaves, spread- ing, composed of numerous racemes ; rachis of flowers and calyxes pubescent; bracteas tomentose, l-flowered. h. S. Native of Peru. Flowers purple. Waved-leaved Liquorice. Shrub. ult. A deep light soil suits all the species of Liquorice, and they are easily increased by taking slips from the roots with eyes, and planting them in spring. CII. GALE'GA (from yada, gala, milk; supposed to in- crease the milk in animals eating of the herb). Tourn. inst. t. 222, Lam. ill. t. 625. Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.—Galéga species of Lin. and others. , ~ Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decándria. Calyx with 5 subulate, eg? 228 LEGUMINOSÆ. CII. Gareca. equal teeth. Vexillum obovate-oblong. Keel obtuse. Stamens monadelphous, having the tenth one concrete, with the others one-half of its length. Style filiform, glabrous, crowned by a terminal dot-formed stigma. Legume rather terete, torulose, obliquely-striated. Seeds cylindrical.—Smooth, erect, perennial herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, ovate or lanceolate, somewhat sagittate stipulas, and axillary, simple, many-flowered racemes. Flowers blue and white. 1 G. orricina‘zis (Lin. spec. 1063.) leaflets lanceolate, mu- cronate, glabrous; stipulas broad-lanceolate; racemes longer than the leaves. 2. H. Native of the south of Europe, in gravelly soils; also of Tauria and Barbary. Mill. fig. t. 137. G. vulgaris, Blackw. icon. t. 92.—Moris, hist. 2. p. 91. sect. 2. t. 7. f. 9. Flowers blue. Goat's-rue was formerly accounted cordial and sudorific ; but is now out of repute. Mr. Boyle celebrated its virtues in pestilential and malignant fevers. Var. B, albiflora ; flowers white. Var. y, Africana (Mill. dict. no. 2.) leaflets broader and blunter ; racemes longer. Officinal Goat’s-rue. FI. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1568. Pl. 3 to 4 ft. 2 G. Pr’rsica (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) leaves usually with 5 pairs of ovate-oblong, rather retuse, mucronate, glaucescent leaflets ; stem angular, flexuous; stipulas narrow-lanceolate, sagittate ; bracteas linear-subulate, longer than the pedicels. X. H. Native of Persia. Sweet, fl. gard. 244. Flowers white. Persian Goat’s-rue. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1823. Pl. 2 to 8 ft. 3 G. Br'Loza (Sweet, fl. gard. t. 159.) stem angularly striated, rather flexuous ; leaves usually with 5-8 pairs of oblong, silky, pubescent leaflets, which are mucronate and 2-lobed at the apex ; stipulas ovate-lanceolate, acute, acutely-serrated, sagittate ; flowers crowded ; bracteas subulate ; twice the length of the pe- dicels. 2. H. Native country unknown. Flowers bluish lilac. Two-lobed-leayed Goat’s-rue. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1823. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 4 G. oRtENTA'LIS (Lam. dict. 2. p. 596.) leaflets ovate, acu- minated, smooth ; stipulas broad-ovate ; racemes longer than the leaves; legumes pendulous; roots creeping. Y%. H. Native of Caucasus, and on all the oriental mountains. Sims, bot. mag. 2192. Ker. bot. reg. 326. G. montana, Schultes, obs. 154. Flowers blue. The creeping roots and simple flexuous stems are sufficient to distinguish this species from all the others. Oriental Goat’s-rue. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1801. Pl. 2 to 4 ft. Cult. All the species of this genus are very elegant, and well adupted for ornamenting flower borders. They are all easily increased by dividing the plants at the root in spring, or by seeds. CIII. CALLO'TROPIS (from caddoc, kallos, beauty, and rporn, trope, a keel; in reference to the keel being beautifully variegated). Galéga species, Hooker. Lin. syst. Diadé'phia, Decändria. Calyx with 5 equal filiform teeth. Vexillum erect, ovate. Wings shorter than the keel. Keel incurved. Style incurved, tipped by a hairy stigma. Sta- mens diadelphous, joined ones incurved, the free one straight. Legume stipitate, compressed, rather terete, tapering to both ends, many-seeded.—A herb, clothed with pubescent pili, with impari-pinnate leaves, having 6-7 pairs of oblong-cuneated, pu- bescent, retuse, mucronulate leaflets, axillary racemes of droop- ing flowers, and lanceolate-subulate semisagittate stipulas. 1 C. rri’cotor. 2%. G. Native of New Holland, on the north coast. Galéga tricolor, Hook. exot. fl. t. 185. Flowers pale blue, with the base of the wings and vexillum white, the latter tipped with yellow. Three-coloured-flowered Callotropis. 1823. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. Cult. An elegant plant when in flower. propagation see Galèga. Fl, June, Sept. Clt. For its culture and It requires to be protected in winter. CIII. Cartorroris. CIV. Tepnrosia. CIV. TEPHRO'SIA (from regpoc, tephros, ash-coloured ; in allusion to the colour of the foliage of some of the species, as those of T. cinèrea, &c.) Pers. ench. 2. p. 328. Kunth, nov, gen. amer. 6. p. 458.—Cracca, Lin. fl. zeyl. 139. ameen. 3. p, 18.—Needhamia, Scop. but not of R. Brown, nor Cass. Lin. syst. Monadélphia or Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bractless, nearly equal, 5-toothed (f. 37. a.). Vexillum large (f. 37. b.), roundish, silky or pubescent on the outside, spread- ingly reflexed. Wings adhering to the keel, which is obtuse, Stamens variously connected, monadelphous or diadelphous, Style filiform. Stigma terminal. Legume usually sessile, com- pressed, linear (f. 37. c.),. many-seeded, with the valves flat Seeds compressed.—Shrubs or herbs, with usually impari-pin- nate leaves, lanceolate or subulate stipulas, which are distinct from the petiole, not sagittate. In the true Tephrôsias the leaves are impari-pinnate; in the spurious ones trifoliate or palmate. Racemes axillary, rarely opposite the leaves. Flowers white or purplish. This genus will hereafter probably be divided into several genera, when the characters are better known. Sect. I. Muxnpu zra (from mundulus, delicate, handsome ; ap- pearance of plants). D.C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 249.— Robinia, Roxb. hort. beng. 56. but not of Lin. Leaves im pari-pinnate. Racemes axillary, erect, usually panicled. Calyx truncate, or with 5 short teeth. Stamens monadelphous. Style glabrous, or as in T. candidum, bearded. : 1 T. susero‘sa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 249.) leaves with 7-10 pairs of elliptic-oblong mucronulate leaflets, which are glabrous above, and clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath ; carina straightish ; style glabrous ; legume canescent, irregularly co- arctate between the seeds. .S. Native of Bengal. Robinia suberdsa, Roxb. 1. c. Flowers rose-coloured. Vexillum hardly pubescent. Corky-barked Tephrosia. Fl. Ju.Aug. Clt.1818. Sh. 2 to 4ft 2 T. Cuinr’nsis (Lindl. hort. trans. 7. p. 38.) shrubby; leaves with 9-10 pairs of oblong, obtuse, pubescent leaflets; racemes axillary, horizontal, compressed, many-flowered ; calyx bibracteolate ; corolla pubescent ; style glabrous ; stigma Cap” tate. h.G. Native of China. Stamens diadelphous. Flowers bright rose-coloured. Like J. suberdsa. China Tephrosia. Fl. June. Clt. 1822. Shrub 2to 3 ar 3 T. rruTIcòsa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 249.) leaves with 4 0 pairs of ovate-oblong, acute, glabrous leaflets, but are rather villous on the nerves beneath ; petals and style glabrous ; legume broadly oblong, compressed, velvety, drawn out downwards int a short acumen. h.%.S. Native of the East Indies. Robin's fruticèsa, Roxb. 1. c. Racemes panicled, short. Flowers SM? red. Legume rusty. J Shrubby Tephrosia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 7 4 T. sopnoror pes (D. C. in ann. sci. nat. 4. p. 99.) leaves with 3-5 pairs of elliptic-oblong, glabrous, acuminated lit petals and style glabrous. h.G. Native of Nipaul. Flowe apparently white in a dry state, small. : Sophora-like Tephrosia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. oy 5 T. pracuysta'cuya (D.C. l. c.) leaves with 7-8 pairs elliptic, obtuse leaflets, the young ones clothed with adpres silky pubescence on both surfaces, adult ones glabrous sel upper surface, but pubescent beneath ; racemes panicled, sho “A than the leafless part of the petiole; petals and style glabro h.G. Native of Nipaul. Flowers probably red. Short-spiked Tephrosia. Shrub. : ak 6 T. sericea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 249.) leaves with 6 rt” oblong-lanceolate obtuse leaflets, which are glabrous above, i clothed with silky tomentum beneath ; racemes nearly te k. S. Native of Tranquebar. Cytisus sericeus, Willd. n =æ e ero m es å- — M act. nat. cur. berl. 4. 1803, p. 204. spec. 3. p. 1121. : 3 " LEGUMINOSÆ. Flowers red. Legume 2 inches long, compressed, silky. Silky Tephrosia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub 2 to 4 ft. 7 T. ca npipa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 249.) leaves with 8-11 pairs of elliptic-oblong mucronate leaflets, which are glabrous above, and pale and covered with silky pubescence beneath ; legume linear, much compressed, clothed with adpressed pubescence, apiculated by the long style. h. S. Native of Bengal. Ro- binia cándida, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 56. Style curved into an angle, and the keel as if it were truncate. Vexillum silky on the outside. Flowers pale rose-coloured in a dried state. White-leaved Tephrosia. Clt. 1816. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. Secr. II. Brisso‘n1a (in honour of M. Brisson, a French orni- thologist). Neck. elem. no. 1348. D. C. prod. 2. p. 249.— Erebinthus, Mich. gen. 210. Leaves impari-pinnate. Lobes of calyx broadest at the base, but ending in an elongated acu- men. Stamens monadelphous. gumes more or less velvety, or hispid. ` ; ; ; ; 3 ; Flowers in fascicles, disposed in terminal racemes or panicles. Peduncles axillary. 8 T. roxica‘r1a (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) plant suffruticose, erect; leaves with 18 or 20 pairs of oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, somewhat mucronate leaflets, which are pubescent on the upper surface, but clothed with silvery-silky pubescence beneath ; the down adpressed on both surfaces : legumes linear, rather terete, clothed with velvety villi, ending each in a short mucrone. k. S. Native of the West Indies and Cayenne, and said by Tussac to have been first imported from Africa.—Plum. icon. t. 135. Galèga toxicària, Swartz, fl. ind. occid. 1278. Tuss. ant. t.20. Lam. dict. 2. p. 596. Galèga sinàpon, Buchoz, nat. hist. 10. dec. 10. t. 4. Flowers pale-red. The stamens, according to Swartz, are diadelphous, and the legume stipitate within the calyx, but in Plumier’s specimen examined by De Candolle, the stamens are monadelphous, and the legume sessile; therefore, perhaps 2 distinct plants are here confused. The leaves and branches of this shrub well pounded, and thrown into a river or pond, very soon affects the water, and intoxicates the fish, so as to make them float on the surface as if.dead ; most of the large ones recover after a short time, but the greater part of the small fry perish on those occasions. It has been introduced to Jamaica and cultivated there on account of its intoxicating qualities. Poison Tephrosia. Clt. 1791. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 9 T. VIRGINIANA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) plant herbaceous pe erect ; leaves with 8-11 pairs of oval-oblong acute leaflets, clothed beneath with white villi; calyxes woolly. 2. F. Na- th from Canada to Florida, in dry sandy woods. Galéga f PE Lin. spec. 1062. but not of hort. Cliff. —Pluk. t. 23. Th owers reddish, handsome. Plant covered with hoary villi. fs Species 1s considered in America as a powerful vermifuge. ‘rgman Tephrosia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1765. Pl. 1 to 3 ft. * * Peduncles opposite the leaves. Bie E. HISPI DULA (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 489.) plant her- % ae trailing, slender, and pubescent; leaves having 6 or 7 pairs of oblong-oval, obtuse, mucronate leaflets ; peduncles elon- are 3-5-flowered ; legume oblong, falcate, rather hispid. XY. et elk from Virginia to Georgia, in pine woods, and on € hills. Galéga hispidula, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 68. Be Walt. Flowers pale red, and yellowish white. ‘spid Tephrosia. Pl, trailing. ies T. era‘ciris (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 119.) plant herba- te Pite slender, smoothish, dichotomous ; leaves with 6-7 a fi . oblong-elliptic, acute, mucronated leaflets, the lower pair “AR the stem; peduncles length of leaves, usually 3- es c: egume linear, hairy, rather incurved. 2%. F. Na- arolina and Georgia. Flowers pale red. Style bearded laterally. Le- CIV. TEPHRosIA. 999 Slender Tephrosia. Pl. 1 foot. 12 T. pauciro Lia (Nutt. gen. amer. l. c.) plant herbaceous and erect, simple, velvety, and pilose ; leaves with 6-9 pairs of remote, cuneate-oval, very obtuse leaflets, which are villous on both surfaces; peduncles length of leaves, usually 3-flowered. %. F. Native of Georgia and Florida. Flowers purple. The leaves are far apart upon the stem. Few-leaved Tephrosia. Pl. 2 feet. 13 T. prosrra‘ta (Nutt. l. c.) plant herbaceous, prostrate, pubescent ; leaves with only 1 or 2 pairs of cuneate-obovate, coriaceous leaflets, which are glabrous above, but clothed with silky villi beneath, the lower ones approximating the stem; pe- duncles 3-flowered, longer than the leaves ; legume linear, almost straight. 2%.F. Native of Georgia. Common about Savan- nah, in dry and sandy woods. Galéga villosa, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2, p. 67. T. chrysophylla, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 489. Flowers purple. Prostrate Tephrosia. Pl. prostrate. 14 T. ui’sprma (D.C. prod. 2. p. 250.) plant herbaceous, erect, dichotomous ; stem and petioles beset with stiff ferrugi- nous hairs; leaves with 5 pairs of cuneate-obovate leaflets, which are villous on both surfaces; peduncles 7-10-flowered, much longer than the leaves; flowers spicate, lower ones distant ; legume linear, straight, rather hispid. %.F. Native of Ca- rolina. Flowers purplish ? Hispid Tephrosia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. Sect. III. Craccor pes (Cracca and idea, similar ; plants hav- ing the aspect of Vicia cräcca). D. C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 250. Leaves impari-pinnate. Lobes of calyx broadest at the base, ending in an elongated acumen. Stamens diadelphous. Style bearded. Disk in flower not manifest. 15 T. ocHrozeu ca (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) plant suffruticose, erect, pubescently-villous ; stipulas su- bulate; leaves with 2-3 pairs of ovate leaflets ; peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves; flowers racemose ; legume straight, quite smooth, and very narrow, contain- ing from 14 to 18 seeds. kh. S. Native of the Caribbee islands, Galèga ochroleüca, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 150. Galéga pubéscens, Lam. dict. 2. p. 597. Flowers cream- coloured, changing to reddish be- fore fading. Legumes torulose. Cream-coloured-flowered Teph- rosia. Cit. 1799. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 16 T. môézzis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen.amer. 6. p. 462.) herbaceous, clothed with soft pubes- cence ; leaves with 4-6 pairs of stipellate elliptic-oblong leaflets, which are rounded at the apex, and mucronate, clothed with ad- pressed pubescence above, and silky-silvery down beneath ; racemes axillary. kh.S. Native of New Andalusia. Flowers rose-coloured. Soft Tephrosia. Shrub 2 to 8 feet. 17 T. asrracatrna (H. B. et Kunth, I. c.) stem shrubby, tomentose; leaves with 8-9 pairs of stipellate, oblong, somewhat mucronate leaflets, which are rounded at both ends, and covered with adpressed pubescence above, but with canescent tomentum beneath, as well as the legumes ; racemes axillary ; flowers scat- tered. h.S. Native about Quito. Flowers white. Milk-Vetch-like Tephrosia. Shrub 2 feet. 18 T.? orosorpes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 462. t. 578.) plant erect, shrubby, branched; leaves with 4-6- FIG, 37. 330 pairs of lanceolate-linear, acute, pilosely-pubescent leaflets; pe- dicels axillary, elongated, 1-2-flowered, 1-leaved at the apex ; legume terete, puberulous. hk. G. Native of Mexico, near Guanaxuato. Habit nearly of T. stricta. Var. B, leiocérpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 255.) young legumes gla- brous ; leaves with 4 pairs of lanceolate short leaflets. Orobus-like Tephrosia. Shrub 2 to 8 feet. Secr. IV. Reine'rtA (in honour of Joseph Reiner Von Hohenwarth, author of Botanische reisa, 1 vol. 8vo. 1796). Meench. suppl. p. 44. D.C. prod. 2. p. 251. Leaves impari- pinnate. Teeth of calyx linear-subulate. Stamens sometimes somewhat monadelphous, and sometimes diadelphous. The species contained in this section are disposed in an artificial manner, some with many pairs of leaflets and some with few. 19 T. Carisæ'a (D. C. prod. 2. p. 251.) shrubby, branched, smooth; leaves with 10-12 pairs of oval, awnedly-mucronate leaflets ; peduncles axillary, rather longer than the leaves, few- flowered ; legume linear, deflexed, glabrous, furrowed between the seeds. LB. S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. Galèga Caribæ'a, Jacq. amer. 212. t. 125. Flowers scentless, varie- gated with white and red. Stamens diadelphous. Caribbean Tephrosia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1786. Sh. 3 ft. 20 T. EMARGINA‘TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 6. p- 461.) arborescent ; branches tomentose; leaves with 14 pairs of linear-oblong leaflets, which are deeply emarginate at the apex, clothed with adpressed pubescence above, and silvery silky down beneath; racemes terminal; flowers in fascicles ; legumes straightish, clothed with silky tomentum as well as the calyxes. R.S. Native of South America, in the missions of Orinoco. Stamens diadelphous. The root of this species is used to intoxicate fish, as T. toxicdria, which see, no. 8. Emarginate-leafletted Tephrosia. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 21 T. cranpirxora (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) shrubby, erect, glabrous ; leaves with 7-9 pairs of oblong, mucronate leaflets, which are pubescent beneath ; stipulas ovate, acuminated ; ra- cemes opposite the leaves, and somewhat terminal, straight, bearing 4 flowers at the apex ; bracteas ovate, concave, large, deciduous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Ga- léga grandiflora, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 84. Ker. bot. reg. 769. Lher. stirp. 2. t. 44. Galéga rôsea, Lam. dict. 2. p. 599. Flowers rose-coloured, larger than those of any other species in the genus. Great-flowered Tephrosia. 2 to 3 feet. 22 T. coccinea (Wall. pl. asiat. rar. vol. 1. t. 60.) suffruti- cose, erect; branches terete, flexuous, and are as well as under surface of the leaves clothed with white and adpressed wool; leaves sessile, with 3-4 pairs of cuneiform-obovate, retuse leaflets, racemes axillary, on long peduncles; teeth of calyx lanceolate, acuminated; stamens diadelphous; style villous beneath ; legume linear, pendulous. h. S. Native of the East Indies, on the left bank of the Irawaddi, near Yenangheum. Flowers scarlet. Scarlet-flowered Tephrosia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 23 T. virrèsa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) plant herbaceous, branched, pubescent ; leaves with 7-9 pairs of obovate-cuneated, retuse leaflets, which are silky-villous beneath and pilose above ; stipulas setaceous; racemes opposite the leaves, nearly ter- minal, many-flowered ; legumes linear, mucronate, densely villous, 4-5-seeded. 2.8. Native of the East Indies. Galéga villôsa, Lin. spec. 1063.—Pluk. alm. t. 59. f. 6.—Burm. zeyl. t. 33. Flowers white ? Villous Tephrosia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1779. Pl. proc. 24 T. sericea (Hamilt. in Lin. trans. 13. p. 545.) leaves with 8-10 pairs of cuneated leaflets, silky beneath; racemes 1 EL May, Sept. Clt.1774. Sh. LEGUMINOSÆ. CIV. TEPHRosIA. opposite the leaves, sessile; stipulas subulate ; legumes pubes- cent, arched, recurved. h. S. Native of the south of India, Flowers red. Stamens diadelphous. Calyx 5-toothed. Silky Tephrosia. Shrub 2 feet. 25 T. purpu‘rea (Pers. ench. l. c.) plant herbaceous, branched; leaves with 7-9 pairs of oblong-cuneated, somewhat mucronate leaflets, hardly pubescent beneath ; stipulas subulate ; racemes opposite the leaves or terminal ; legume linear, much compressed, 5-8-seeded, finely pubescent. 2. S. Native of the East Indies, and Ceylon. Galéga purpurea, Lin. amoen. 3. p. 19, Roxb: hort. beng. 57. Sieb. fl. maur. exsic. no. 156. Burm. zeyl, t. 32. but this differs from the plant of Linnzeus in the legumes, which are said to be terete. Flowers purple. Stamens mona- delphous. This plant is prescribed by Indian doctors in cases of dyspepsia, lienterig, and tympanitis. Purple-flowered Tephrosia. F1. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1768. Pl. 2ft. 26 T. arrTa (Hamilt. in Lin. trans. 13. p. 546.) suffruticose, erect, tomentose ; branches somewhat tetragonal ; leaves with 4-8 pairs of cuneate, emarginate leaflets, which are glabrous above, but beset with long, adpressed hairs beneath ; stipulas broad from the base; racemes opposite the leaves, leafy, pedun- culate; legume falcate, pendulous, hairy, 6-seeded. R. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers bluish, but with the keel white. Stigma bearded. Hairy Tephrosia. Shrub 14 foot. , 27 T. LANCEÆFÒLIA (Link, enum. 2. p. 252.) plant suffruti- cose ; leaflets obversely lanceolate, emarginate, mucronate, clothed with close-pressed hairs beneath; stipulas subulate ; racemes terminal; legumes terminal, straight, spreading. h. S. Na tive country unknown. This species is said to be very like L purpùrea, but the flowers are cream-coloured, not purple. De Candolle has a specimen which was sent from the Calcutta Botanic Garden, under the name of T. lanceæfòlia, which is scarcely distinct from T. purpürea. Lance-leaved Tephrosia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 28 T. rrocv'meeENs (Hamilt. in Lin. trans. 13. p. 547.) plant suffruticose, procumbent, filiform, pilose ; leaves with 4-5 pars of stalked, cuneiform, hairy, mucronate leaflets ; stipulas seta- ceous; racemes opposite the leaves, leafy; legume straight, pilose, compressed, 9-seeded. h. S. Native of the East Indies. Calyx 5-cleft, with setaceous segments, length of corolla. Procumbent Tephrosia. Pl. procumbent. 29 T. Domıxer’ysis (Pers. ench. 5. p. 330.) plant herbaceous, branched, glabrous; leaves with 7-9 pairs of linear-cuneate obtuse, mucronate leaflets, which are clothed with adpress pubescence beneath ; stipulas lanceolate-subulate ; racemes ax” illary ; legumes pendulous, minutely pubescent. ©. S. Na of St. Domingo, in sterile places. Galéga Domingénsis, Wille. spec. 3. p. 1249. Flowers small, pale red. St. Domingo Tephrosia. PI. 1 foot. 30 T. Perrinta'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 251.) plant me hairy ; leaflets linear-oblong, mucronate, ciliated, rather hairy ; panicle hairy, terminal, cymose. Native of South Ament Galéga Perriniana, Spreng. neue. entd. 2. p. 161. Said to be like T. Domingénsis. Perrin’s Tephrosia. Pl. 1 foot? h 31 T. mucrona‘ra (D.C. prod. 2. p. 251.) shrubby, erectis? branched, pubescent; leaves with 8 pairs of ovate, mucronat®, villous leaflets ; peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves, ie flowered; legume pubescent. h. G. Native of the Cape = Good Hope. Galéga mucronata, Thunb. fl. cap. 609. Flowe” probably red. Mucronate-leafletted Tephrosia. Shrub. 32 T. xertosra'cuya (D. C. prod. 2. p. 251.) plant herba- ceous, erect, branched, hardly pubescent; leaves with 7 Pa = branched, ` m@ g a 2 g as aw ‘où m or “me af . mucronate leaflets, LEGUMINOSÆ. CIV. Tepurosia. of oblong, rather cuneated, retuse, mucronate leaflets, the young ones silky beneath; stipulas subulate; racemes elongated, slender, opposite the leaves, or terminal; flowers distant, and are as well as the legumes erectish. ©. S. Native of Senegal. Flowers purple. Stamens monadelphous. Slender-spiked Tephrosia. PI. 1 foot. 33 T. ma’xima (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) glabrous; leaflets oval-lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, striated beneath; stipulas lanceolate; racemes terminal, very long; pedicels tern, rising from the axils of the bracteas, which are ovate and acuminated ; calyxes and legumes glabrous. h.S. Native of Ceylon. Galèga maxima, Lin. spec. 1063. exclusive of the synonyme of Burman, which is said to have short, 2-flowered pedicels and abruptly pinnate leaves. Largest Tephrosia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 34 T. arce’nrea (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) suffruticose, clothed with silvery tomentum ; leaves with 7-8 pairs of oblong, obtuse leaflets, which are silky beneath; stipulas ovate, but subulate at the apex, nerved; racemes almost terminal; pedicels twin ; calyxes villous. h. S. Native of the East Indies. Galéga argéntea, Lam. dict. 2. p. 599. Galèga bârba-jdvis, Burm. ind. 172.—Pluk. alm. t. 52. f. 1. Flowers purple. Var. B, glabriscula (D. C. prod. 2. p. 252.) branches and leaves sparingly pubescent. h.S. Native of the East Indies. Stipulas 3-nerved. Silvery Tephrosia. Shrub 2 feet. 35 T. Corv`rea (Pers. ench. 2. p. 829.) shrubby, branched, hoary-tomentose; leaflets 5-7 pairs, oblong-obovate, retuse ; stipulas lanceolate, tomentose; peduncles axillary and termi- nal; legume straight, erect. .S. Native of the East Indies. Galèga Colitea, Burm. ind.172.—Pluk. alm. t. 166. f. 3. Flowers purple. Stamens diadelphous. Colutea-like Tephrosia. Shrub 2 feet. ae T. venv'sruza (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 9.) shrubby; leaves with 5-7 pairs of lanceolate, obtuse, ‘a and are as well as the calyxes clothed with me canescent pubescence; stipulas ovate, acuminated ; ais opposite the leaves, furnished with one leaf at the base ; s a in fascicles; legume somewhat cultriform, pubescent, a . Native of Cumana, about Borbones. Flowers red. wa Tephrosia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. ee PISCATO RIA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) shrubby ; leaves hess — of oblong, obtuse leaflets, which are rather pilose micas: ; stipulas subulate ; peduncles 2-edged ; legume straight, seins mS rather villous. h. S. Native of the East Indies, jia. e islands of the Pacific ocean. Galèga littoràlis, Forst. pur a Akk G. piscatoria, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p.71. Flowers ‘eng his species is used to intoxicate fish in the East Fit as the T. toxicaria is in the West Indies. 38 T Tephrosia. FI. June, July. Cit: 1778. PI. 2 feet. Ma REFLE XA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 252.) shrubby, pubescent ; fades s rather triquetrous ; leaves with 5 pairs of oblong red each ending in a reflexed mucrone ; peduncles axillary, hairy y Sues longer than the leaves; legumes rather Nea i s Native country unknown. Flowers red. Sta- Pia T elphous, Reinèria refléxa, Moench. suppl. 45. 39 T ed-pointed-leaved Tephrosia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 460. ¢ Trait NTHA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. iie E 7.) shrubby ; leaves with 3-8 pairs of oblong-lanceo- babe ii mucronate leaflets, which are clothed with adpressed tag ce on both surfaces, but canescent beneath; racemes “à oak usually twin; flowers in fascicles ; calyxes covered near Gu oe ; legume tomentose. h.S. Native of Mexico, white, naxuato, Said to be allied to T’. Virginiäna. Flowers White-flowered Tephrosia. Shrub 2 feet. 331 40 T. coronizzærèLraA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 252.) shrubby ; clothed with cinereous pubescence ; branches angular ; leaves with 5 pairs of obovate-cuneated, obtuse, mucronate leaflets : racemes axillary ; legumes rather villous. h.S. Native of Bourbon. Galèga coronillæfòlia, Desf. cat. hort. par. 194. Poir. suppl. 2. p.699. Brissônia coronillæfôlia, Desv. journ. 1814. vol. 1. p. 78. Perhaps distinct from T. refléxa. Coronilla-leaved Tephrosia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 41 T. Coronria (Hamilt. Lin. trans. 13. p. 545.) legumes glabrous, arcuately-recurved ; leaves with 8-10 pairs of smooth leaflets ; racemes opposite the leaves, sessile ; stipulas subulate. hk. S. Native of the East Indies. Stamens diadelphous: Calyx pilose, 5-toothed. Indigo is obtained from this plant in India, and it is cultivated for that purpose. Colonil Tephrosia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 2 feet. 42 T. rixcrdrrA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) shrubby, glabrous ; leaves with 5 pairs of oblong, obtuse, emarginate leaflets, silky and villous beneath ; peduncles axillary, spicate, length of leaves ; legumes straight, pendulous. h. S. Native of Ceylon, where it is called Anil. Cracca, no. 802. Lin. fi. zeyl. Galéga tinc- toria, Lin. spec. 1063. Flowers purple or flesh-coloured. It is from this plant that the inhabitants of Ceylon prepare their indigo, which yields a die of a pale blue colour. Dyers’ Tephrosia or Ceylon Indigo. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 43 T. Capr’nsis (Pers. ench. 2. p. 350.) plant suffruticose, decumbent, glabrous ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of oblong, mucro- nate leaflets; stipulas lanceolate-subulate ; peduncles opposite the leaves, very much elongated ; flowers racemose, distant ; le- gumes erect, pubescent. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga Capénsis, Thunb. fi. cap. 602. Jacq. icon. rar. t. 574. Flowers purple. Stamens monadelphous. Cape Tephrosia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1825. Sh. decumbent. 44 T. romenrosa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) plant clothed with villous tomentum; leaves with 4-6 pairs of linear, obtuse, some- what mucronate leaflets, which are glabrous above; stipulas subulate; racemes opposite the leaves; pedicels in threes ; legume straight, ascending. k.G. Native of Arabia Felix. Galéga tomentosa, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 84. Lathyrus tomentosa, Forsk. descr. 135. but not of Cav. Flowers blue, with a white keel. Tomentose Tephrosia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 45 T. cixE'REA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) plant herbaceous, decumbent, clothed with cinereous, silky down; leaves with 4-6 pairs of linear, obtuse, mucronate leaflets, which are covered with silky villi beneath; stipulas lanceolate; racemes oppo- site the leaves ; pedicels solitary; legumes straight, spreading. ©.S. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo. Galèga cinérea, Lin. ameen. 5. p. 403. Jacq. icon. rar. t. 575. Flowers violaceous. Cinereous Tephrosia. Fl. June, July. PI. decumbent. 46 T. zrrrora'uis (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) plant herbaceous, decumbent, clothed with cinereous canescent down; leaves with 5 pairs of oblong-cuneated, emarginate or obtuse leaflets; sti- pulas subulate ; racemes opposite the leaves, terminal, and 3 times longer than them; pedicels aggregate ; legume straight, spreading, rather pubescent. %. S. Native of Carthagena and the Caribbee Islands. Galéga littoralis, Lin. syst. 565. Vicia littoralis, Jacq. amer. t. 124. Flowers purple. Stamens monadelphous. Shore Tephrosia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. decumb. 47 T. pracuysta’cuta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 253.) plant suffru- ticose, erect, pubescent ; leaves with 5 pairs of oblong-cuneated, emarginate leaflets, which are silky beneath, lower pairs approx- imating the stem; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves ; legume straight, capaci créera 9-10-seeded. h. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers purple. Stamens mona- delphous. Legumes hardly pubescent eyen when young. 332 Short-spiked Tephrosia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 48 T. nyparcy’rea (D. C. in ann. scienc. nat. 4. p. 99.) plant suffruticose, erect ; stem angular, rather velvety ; leaves with 2-4 pairs of leaflets, which are glabrous above but clothed beneath with silky-silvery down; the lower leaflets roundish and approximating the stem, superior ones oval-oblong, terminal one very large; peduncles axillary; legumes straight, secund, rather deflexed, 10-seeded, pubescent. h.S. Native of the East Indies. T. heterophylla, Fisch. cat. hort. gor. This is a very beautiful and distinct species. The flowers are small and purple, and the stamens are monadelphous. Peduncles some- times shorter, sometimes longer than the leaves. Silvery-leaved Tephrosia. Fl. June, July. Clt, 1825. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 49 T. Maria‘na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 253:) plant suffruticose, erect; stem terete, villous; leaves with 4 pairs of oblong leaflets, which are glabrous above, and silky-silvery beneath, the lower ones approximating the stem; stipulas lanceolate, elon- gated, villous; flowers axillary, crowded, almost sessile, and disposed in a somewhat terminal raceme, legume straight, erect, velvety-villous, 10-12-seeded. h.S. Native of the Marianne Islands. Leaflets nearly 2 inches long. Marianne Island Tephrosia, Shrub. 50 T. Lacasca‘na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 253.) plant clothed with cinereous tomentum ; branches terete ; leaves with 4 pairs of obovate-oblong, obtuse, rather mucronate leaflets ; lower pair approximating the stem; stipulas subulate ; peduncles op- posite the leaves, almost terminal, and longer than them ; legume ascending, straight, velvety, 10-12-seeded. kh. S, Native country unknown. Lagasca’s Tephrosia. Shrub 2 feet. 51 T. srrircra (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) plant suffruticose, clothed with cinereous tomentum; branches terete; leaves with 4 pairs of oblong or cuneated leaflets, each ending in a recurved mucrone, lower leaflets approximating the stem ; stipulas subu- late ; flowers few, almost sessile, axillary : legumes spreading, velvety, 6-8-seeded. Y.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga stricta, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 70. Galéga mu- cronata, Thunb. fl, cap. 601. G. pulchélla, Scop. insub. 1, t. 3. Indigofera stricta, Lin. fil. suppl. 334. ex Jacq. hort. schoenbr. t. 263. Flowers small, purplish. Stamens diadelphous. Straight Tephrosia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1774. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 52 T. senna (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 458.) branches rather angular, glabrous ; leaves with 4 pairs of some- what obovate-oblong, emarginate, mucronate, puberulous, rather glaucous leaflets; racemes opposite the leaves, furnished at the base with one leaf; flowers in fascicles ; legumes erectish, and are as well as the calyxes covered with strigose pubescence, R.S. Native of Popayan, on the banks of the river Cauca, near Buga, where the leaves are used in place of senna by the inhabitants. Buga Senna. Shrub. 53 T. tivea‘ris (Pers. ench. 2. p. 330.) branches pubescent ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of linear, narrow leaflets, which are silky beneath ; stipulas filiform ; racemes axillary, much elongated ; flowers distant; bracteas conforming to the leaves; legume narrow, and is as well as the vexillum pubescent. kh.S. Na- tive of Guinea, among grass. Galéga linearis, Willd. spec. 3, p. 1248. Indigofera angustif dlia, Perr. in litt. Stem flexuous. Flowers red. Linear-leafletted Tephrosia. Shrub 14 foot. 54 T.rLExudsA ; stem suffruticose, erect, flexuous, branched, pubescent ; leaves with 5 pairs of linear, emarginate, mucronate, soft, pilose leaflets ; stipulas subulate ; flowers somewhat spicate, terminal; legume compressed, clothed with soft pili, k. S, Fl. July, Aug. Cit, 1823, LEGUMINOSÆ. CIV, Teprurosia. Native of the island of St. Thomas, in the Gulf of Guinea, among grass. Flowers flesh-coloured. Flexuous-stemmed Tephrosia. Shrub 1 foot. 55 T. pa'zcexs (Pers, ench. 2. p. 329.) shrubby, pubescent; leaves with 4-5 pairs of oblong, acute leaflets, which are pubes: cent beneath; stipulas subulate ; legume straight, spreading, ciliated. B.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galèga pallens, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 71. G. hümilis, Thunb. fi, cap, 601. but the legume is said to be recurved. Flowers pink, Pale-flowered Tephrosia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1787. Sh, 2 to 3 feet. 56 T. senticésa (Pers. l. c. 330.) shrubby ; leaves with 4 pairs of emarginate leaflets, clothed with fine silky down be- neath; legumes twin, lateral, glabrous. k. S. Native of Ceylon. Galéga senticdsa, Lin. amoœn. 3. p. 19. Cracca, no. 303. Lin. fl. zeyl. p. 141, Brambly Tephrosia. Shrub. à 57 T. pu miza (Pers. ench. 2. p. 330.) plant herbaceous, dif- fuse, rather pilose; leayes with 3-4 pairs of cuneiform, emar- ginate leaflets, villous beneath, and ending each in a recurved mucrone ; stipulas subulate, villous; peduncles axillary, very short, 1-2-flowered ; legume erect, villous. ©.? S. Native of Madagascar, at Fort Dauphin. Galéga pümila, Lam, dict, * p- 599. Flowers purple. Dwarf Tephrosia. PI. diffuse. ; 58 T. Apottinza (D. C. prod. 2. p. 254.) suffruticose, dif- fuse, clothed with adpressed pubescence; leaves with 2-3 pails of obovate-oblong, emarginate leaflets, which are silky beneath ; racemes opposite the leaves, length of leaflets ; legume erectly- spreading, 6-7-seeded, rather pubescent. h. G. Native of Egypt, in corn fields. G. Apollinea, Delil. fl. æg. p. 144. t. 53 f. 5. Flowers blue. Stamens diadelphous according to the figure. Apollinean Tephrosia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 1 to? ft. 59 T. sprndsa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 330.) shrubby ; branches canescent ; stipulas spinose ; leaves with 3 or 4 pairs of cu neated, emarginate, smoothish leaflets; flowers few, axillary, nearly sessile ; legume falcate, 5-6-seeded, beset with adpre yery minute pubescence. hk. S. Native of Coromandel, Timor, and Java, on the margins of fields. Galéga spinosa, Lin. suppl. 335. Stamens monadelphous. Spiny Tephrosia. Shrub. 60 T. Trmorte’nsis (D.C. prod. 2. p, 254.) plant herbaceous, diffuse, clothed with canescent hairs; leaves with 3-4 pairs 0 obovate-oblong, obtuse leaflets, clothed with silky villi beneath, and each terminated in a straight mucrone ; stipulas linear- subulate : peduncles 2-3, axillary, very short, 1-flowered i legume erect, straight, velvety, 8-10-seeded. ©. S. Native of the Island of Timor. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from pumila. Timor Tephrosia. Pl. diffuse. 61 T. pINNA ‘TA (Pers. ench, 2. p. 330.) plant herbaceous, decumbent, glabrous; leaves with 4 pairs of oblong, acute leaflets, which are dotted beneath ; stipulas ovate ; peduncies axillary; flowers umbellate; legumes ensiform, pubescent. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga pinnal® Thunb fl. cab, 602. Flowers purple. Pinnate-leaved Tephrosia, Shrub decumbent. ; 62 T. sirrdrA (D.C, prod. 2. p. 254.) plant shrubby, hardly pubescent; leaves with 2 or 8 pairs of oval-lanceolate, obtus? leaflets, which are silky beneath, lower ones smallest, termina one very large ; stipulas subulate, villous ; flowers twin, almost sessile, axillary ; legume pubescent, rather incurved at the ape* k. S. Native country unknown. Galéga bifldra, Poir. supp”: 2. p. 699. Flowers purple. Calyx very villous. Very like hypargyrea, and especially T. nervosa, , foe i er ay ee ee Sr. D Pre. ng g f ish. » short, furnished with a leaf ; legumes hairy. > the Island of Owhyhee, _ Obtuse, mucronate leaflets ; | Sequence of the | Burch ST LEGUMINOSZ. Tno-flowered Tephrosia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 1 to2 ft. 63 T. nervosa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) branches angular, pu- bescent ; leaves with 1-2 pairs of elliptic-obtuse leaflets, which are narrowest at the base, quite glabrous above, and pinnately veined, but clothed with white tomentum beneath, the terminal leaflet largest; peduncles axillary, length of leaves, furnished with one leaf under the head of flowers ; legumes linear, smooth- h.S. Native of Madagascar. Nerved-leaved Tephrosia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. + Species not sufficiently known. * Leaves impari-pinnate. 64 T. sripura'ris (D. C. prod. 2. p. 254.) shrubby, quite smooth; leaflets oblong-linear, acute; stipulas large, almost » Opposite, connate, acute, nerved; legume _linear-lanceolate. h. S. Native of South America. Brissdnia stipularis, Desv. » journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 74. Stipular Tephrosia. Shrub. 65 T. rrarezica’rpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 255.) stems elongated, decumbent, quite smooth ; leaflets oblong, pilose beneath; pili stiff and few; legume compressed, pilose, trapeziform. h .? S. Native of the East Indies. Brissônia trapeziférmis, Desv. l. c. T rapezium-fruited Tephrosia. Shrub decumbent. 66 T. uxiridra (Pers. ench. 2. p. 329.) leaflets oblong, rather retuse, mucronate ; calyx villous; legumes compressed, » Villous, a little arched, solitary, axillary. ` Native of Senegal. One-flowered Tephrosia. Pl. 1 foot. 67 T. carrrurara (Link. enum. 2. p. 329.) leaflets obversely lanceolate, obtuse, emarginate, silky beneath ; racemes terminal, u.S. Native of Headed Tephrosia. PI, 1 foot. T STRIA TA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) herbaceous, erect, glabrous below, villous above ; leaflets alternate, oblong, obtuse, _ mucronate, finely pubescent ; racemes terminal, drooping. ©.? Native of tl èga strii TA A of the Cape of Good Hope. Galèga striàta, Thunb. Striated Tephrosia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. Hho T. MYRTIFÒLIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 255.) plant herbaceous, pes, glabrous; leaves with 3 pairs of elliptic-oblong, ob- se, somewhat mucronate, striated leaflets ; stipulas subulate ; rac : à _ ; emes opposite the leaves ; legumes linear, glabrous, spread- ing. ©, ; : myrtif li, pu A Cape of Good Hope. Coronilla Marie teaved Tephrosia. Pl. 1 foot. fus + Rusen (D. C. prod. 2. p. 255.) suffruticose, branched, e; leaves with 4-5-pairs of oblong, somewhat obovate, peduncles longer than the leaves, Native of Malabar, in sandy places. Rheed, mal. 9. t.22, Rochéa, Scop. introd. Flowers apparently with only 3 petals, in con- ; carina being very short, pale yellow. heede’s Tephrosia. She 1 De Le ++ X idea dl reaped (from Geppoc, thermos, a lupine, and za, Fee ae ants resembling the lupine in having palmate leaves). the es 5-foliate, having 2 little stipulas at the top of Leaflets co Se mee and stipels becoming hard and spinescent. the OMPhcate, margined with a nerve. Flowers unknonu. PS a proper genus. pubs EUPINIFÔLIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 255.) plant shrubby, cuneated ° tei See lanceolate, spreading; leaflets 5, oblong, Na tuse, clothed beneath with adpressed silky down. ative of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga lupinifolia, * Cat. afr. austr. no. 2488. upine. À : a sieaa Tephrosia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. few-flowered. S Man-Todda-vadd; “Rh 296. no. 1340. F CIV. Terurosta. 233 72 T. picrra‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 255.) plant suffruticose with hispid slender branches; stipulas lanceolate, spreading ; leaflets 5, oblong-linear, acuminated at both ends, sparingly pu- bescent beneath: racemes axillary, and are as well as the pe- tioles very long. h.S. Native of Senegal. Petioles 5 inches long. Flowers distant, usually twin. Calyx permanent, with acuminated segments. Corolla and stamens unknown. Legume linear, compressed, pubescent, 5-6-seeded. Digitate-leaved Tephrosia. Shrub 1 foot. * * * Glycinoidee (from glycine and idea, similar ; the plants contained in this division agree with Glycine in having trifoliate leaves). Leaves either pinnately or palmately trifoliate. 73 T. Torra (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) plant herbaceous, clothed with hairs like tomentum, ascending; leaflets oblong, mucro- nate, longer than the petiole ; stipulas ovate, opposite the leaves ; flowers terminal, tern, somewhat umbellate. ©. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga Tôtta, Thunb. fl. cap. 601. Hottentot Tephrosia. PI. ascending. 74 T. sericea (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) stem suffruticose, very short; branches tomentose, as well as the leaflets, which are ovate; flowers axillary, solitary ; legumes lanceolate, villous. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga sericea, Thunb. fl. cap. 603. but not of Lam. Silky Tephrosia. Shrub 4 foot. 75 T. rarca ra (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) plant herbaceous, erect, hairy ; branches filiform ; leaflets sessile, oblong, acute ; flowers terminal, solitary ; legumes falcate, erect, silky. ©.? G.Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga falcata, Thunb. fl. cap. 602. Falcate-podded Tephrosia. PI. 1 foot. 76 T. rusíLLA (Pers. 1. c.) plant herbaceous, erect, pubescent ; leaflets sessile, ovate, mucronate, silky beneath, longer than the petiole ; flowers lateral, pedunculate, solitary ; legume elliptic. ©.?G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga pusilla, Thunb. fl. cap. 602. Small Tephrosia. Pl. 4 foot? 77 T. rrivorra‘ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 256.) plant frutescent, erectish, pubescent; leaflets sessile, ovate, silky, convolute ; ca- lyx, corolla, and legume tomentose ; flowers terminal, on very short peduncles. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. So- phèra trifoliata, Thunb. prod. p. 79. Galéga trifoliata, Thunb. fl. cap. 600. Stamens diadelphous. Trifoliate Tephrosia. Shrub. 78 T. rerna'ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 256.) shrubby, erect ; branches villous; leaflets sessile, lanceolate, silky ; flowers axil- lary, sessile ; calyxes and corollas tomentose. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sophdra ternata, Thunb. prod. 79. Galèga ternata, Thunb. fl. cap. 601. Stamens monadelphous. Ternate-leaved Tephrosia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 79 T. rixirôctA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) plant herbaceous, erectish, glabrous below; leaflets filiform, glabrous; flowers 2-3 in an umbel, terminal; calyx hairy. 4.7? G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Galéga filifdlia, Thunb. fl. cap. 602. Thread-leaved Tephrosia. PI. 1 foot. 80 T. uzicrnèsa (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 232.) shrubby, climbing ; leaflets oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; flowers racemose ; pedun- cles 3-flowered. h. u. S. Native of the East Indies. Robi- nea uligindsa, Roxb. and Willd. Bog Tephrosia. Shrub cl. de 81 T. veLutina (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 232.) shrubby, twining ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, villous on both surfaces ; racemes few- flowered ; legumes lanceolate, pubescent. R. ^ S, Native of St. Domingo. Velvety Tephrosia. Shrub tw. 82 T. roncrrdztA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 328.) plant shrubby, twining; leaflets lanceolate, obtuse; racemes few-flowered ; 234 LEGUMINOSAE. CIV. Terurosta. CV. Amorrua., CVI. Eysrnnarptia. CVII. Nissozra. legumes villous. h.^. S. Native of South America. Galèga longif dlia, Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 572. Flowers purple. Legume linear. Racemes few-flowered. Long-leaved Tephrosia. Clt.? Shrub tw. * ** * Mimosoidee (from Mimosa and idea, like ; the plants resemble some species of Mimosa in having abruptly-pinnate leaves). Leaves abruptly pinnate. 83? T. mimosoïpes (Pers. ench. 2. p. 330.) plant suffruticose, scandent; leaves with 12 pairs of linear, obtuse, mucronate leaflets, beset with adpressed pili on both surfaces ; racemes ax- illary, pedunculate ; legumes pendulous, compressed. R.. S. Native of the East Indies. Galéga mimosoides, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1249. Flowers probably red. Mimosa-like Tephrosia. Shrub cl. ee * * Simplicifdliæ (from simplex, simple, and folium, a leaf; the leaves are simple). Leaves simple. 84 T. rrute’scens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 256.) stem shrubby ; leaves ovate-roundish ; flowers lateral, panicled. h.S. Native of Campeachy. Galéga frutéscens, Mill. dict. no. 3. Flowers scarlet. Frutescent Tephrosia, Shrub. Cult. All the species of this genus grow best in a mixture of loam and peat, and are easily propagated by seeds, or by young cuttings planted in sand, with a bell-glass placed over them ; those of the stove species in heat, CV. AMO’RPHA (from a, priv. and uopgn, morphe, form; in reference to the deformity of the corolla, from the want of the vexillum and keel). Lin. gen. 369. Lam. ill. t. 621, D.C. prod. 2. p. 256.—Bonafidia, Neck. elem. no. 1364. Lin, syst. Monadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-toothed, ob- conically campanulate. Vexillum ovate, concave. Wings and keel wanting. Style filiform, straight, glabrous. Stamens ex- serted, monadelphous at the very base. Legume compressed, ovate, or lunulate, 1-celled, 1-2-seeded.—North American shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves, many pairs of leaflets, which are full of pellucid dots, and usually furnished with stipels at the base. Stipulas of the stem deciduous. Racemes spicate, elon- gated, usually in fascicles at the tops of the branches. Flowers blue or violet, or bluish-violet. 1 A. rruricdsa (Lin. spec. 1003.) shrub glabrous, or a little villous ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, lower ones distant from the stem; calyx rather villous, with 4 of the teeth obtuse, and 1 acumin- ated; vexillum glandless ; legume few-seeded. h.H. Native of North America, in Carolina and Florida, on the banks of rivers. Schkuhr, handb. t. 197. Mill. icon. t. 27. Ker. bot. reg. 427. There are varieties of this plant with mucronate, emarginate or narrower leaflets. This species was once used in Carolina as an indigo plant, but is now neglected. Shrubby Bastard Indigo. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1724. Sh. 6 ft. 2 A. GLa‘BrA (Desf. cat. hort. par. 192.) shrub glabrous; leaflets elliptic-oblong, lower ones distant from the stem; calyx glabrous, with 4 of the teeth obtuse, and 1 acuminated; vexil- lum glandular on the outside; legume few-seeded. h. H. Native of North America. Glabrous Bastard Indigo. F1. July, Aug. Cit. 1810. Sh. 3 to 6 feet, 3 A. na'na (Nutt. in Fras. cat. 1813. nov. gen. amer. 2. p- 91.) a smoothish dwarf shrub; leaflets elliptic, mucronate ; calyx glabrous, with all the teeth setaceously acuminated ; legume 1-seeded. h.H. Native on grassy hills, near the river Mis- souri. A. microphylla, Pursh, fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 466, Dwarf Bastard Indigo. FI. Jul. Aug. Clt.1811. Sh. 4 to 1 ft. 4 À. HERBA‘CEA (Walt. car. 179. Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 91.) plant dwarf, herbaceous, pubescent; leaflets elliptic, mucronate, 1 lower ones approximating the stem; calyx pubescent, with all the teeth acute and short; legume 1-seeded. 2%. F. Nativeof Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, in dry sandy pine woods. A. pumila, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 64. A. pubéscens, Willd. spec. 3. p. 970. Lodd. bot. cab. 689. Spike a foot long. Herbaceous Bastard Indigo. Fl. June, July. Clt, 1808, Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 5 A. rra‘crans (Sweet, fl. gard. 241.) shrubby, pubescent; leaves with 6-8 pairs of elliptic-oblong, mucronate leaflets, ob- tuse at both ends, young ones pubescent ; calyx pubescent, pe dicellate, superior teeth obtuse, lower one acute; style hairy, h. F. Native of North America. A. nana, Sims, bot. mag 2112. but not of others. Flowers dark purple. Fragrant Bastard Indigo. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. Sh, 7 to 8 feet. 6 A. crdcro-Laxa'Ta (Wats. dend. brit. t. 139.) plant clothed with tawny pubescence ; racemes branched ; leaves with 6-8 pairs of oblong-elliptic, mucronulate, downy leaflets ; the 3 upper teeth of calyx ovate, acute, the 2 lower ones very short and rounded. h. H. Native of North America. Flowers bluish-purple. _ Copper-woolled Bastard Indigo. FI. July, Aug. Clt, 1820. Shrub 3 to 5 feet. 7 A. cane’scens (Nutt. in Fras. cat. 1813. gen. amer. 2. p. 92.) plant suffruticose, humble, every part clothed with hoary villi; leaflets ovate-elliptic, mucronate, lower ones approx imating the stem ; calyx tomentose, with the teeth ovate, acute, and equal; ovary containing 2-ovula ; legume 1-seeded. RH. Native on the banks of the Missouri and Mississippi. Canescent Bastard Indigo. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 3 ft Cult. Amérpha is a genus of elegant flowering shrubs, a are well adapted for small shrubberies, or the front of large ones: They thrive well in common garden soil. They may be mr creased by layers, or cuttings taken off at a joint, and planted x a sheltered situation early in autumn will strike root. Some 0 the species are rather tender, and require protection in sever’ weather. CVI, EYSENHA’RDTIA (in honour of Charles William ai senhardt, M. D. a professor in the University of Konigsberg a Prussia). H, B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6, p. 489. & 9% D.C. prod. 2. p- 257. : n Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decándria. Calyx obconically-cil” panulate, 5-toothed, upper teeth rather remote, lower one long : Petals 5, disposed in a papilionaceous manner. Vexillum long, and the two keel petals distinct. Stamens diadelphous. 4. Legume Ovary biovulate. Style filiform, hooked at the apex. ok ess unknown.—An unarmed tree, with impari-pinnate leav ‘he posed of many pairs of stipellate leaflets, and are, as well he ak calyxes beset with glands. Racemes terminal, Cy liner! Flowers white. This genus comes very near Amérpha. wail 1 E. amorpnoipes (H. B. et Kunth, l.c.). k. G- ee of Mexico, near St. Augustin de las Guevas and Guanaxu Dalbérgia amorphoides, Spreng. syst. app. 268. Amorpha-like Eysenhardtia. Tree 12 to 20 feet. ý Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will suit this shrub, e young cuttings will strike root in sand, under a bell-glass, ™ CVII. NISSOLIA (in honour of William Nissole, an ' dustrious French botanist. He was a member of the Academy Montpelier, and author of some papers in its Transactions à was born in 1647 and died in 1735.). Jacq. amer. 93 bat gen. no. 853. Lam. ill. t. 600. D. C. prod. 2. p- 257. not of Tourn. lates Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx pase, CE se 5-toothed. Corolla papilionaceous. Stamens 10, monade P with a dorsal fissure or diadelphous. Legume stipitate, and sa = BR HRS aS > Sz. e e eS So ST ae O E OE OM C7) Se. Seems ut Be li LEGUMINOSÆ. few-seeded, 1-celled, or transversely few-celled, ending in a leafy, membranous wing, which is either ligulate or cultriform.— Usually climbing shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves. Perhaps this genus is more nearly allied to Hedysaree or Dalbérgiee. Nissocra'rIA (an alteration from the generic name). D. C. prod. 2. p. 257. Nissdlia, Gærtn. fruct. 2. p. 309. t. 145. Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. Calyx 5-toothed, naked on the outside, the teeth acute. Petals of keel connected. Stamens monadel- phous, with a dorsal fissure. Legume, according to Gertner, terete below the wing, separating transversely into 2 or 3 1- seeded cells, but according to Jacquin the legume is 1-celled and l-seeded. Pedicels 1-flowered, in fascicles. 1 N. rruricosa (Jacq. amer. 198. t. 145. f. 44. hort. vind. 167.) stems twining, and are smoothish as well as the petioles ; leaflets oval, mucronate, smoothish; pedicels 3-4, aggregate, axillary ; teeth of calyx setaceous. h.%™.S. Native of Car- thagena in woods, and in the plains of Mexico, near Queretaro. ex H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 504. Flowers yellow. Shrubby Nissolia. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1766. Sh. cl. 2 N.uirsu'ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 257.) stems twining, and are as well as the petioles hairy; leaflets oval, mucronate, rather hairy beneath and on the margins; pedicels 15-20, aggregate, axillary ; teeth of calyx setaceous, very short. h.%.S. Na- tive of Mexico, near Guanaxuato. Hairy Nissolia. Shrub tw. 3 N. racemosa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 257.) stems twining, and are as well as the leaves smoothish ; leaflets oval-oblong, acute, tapering to the base ; pedicels numerous, in fascicles ; fascicles disposed in elongated racemes ; teeth of calyx almost wanting ; ee S. Native of St. Martha. Racemes numerous, axillary, and terminal. Nissòlia polyspérma, Bert. ined. Flowers white. Racemose-flowered Nissolia. F1 Ju. Aug. Clt. 1800. Sh. tw. ‘ Sect. II. Gomr'zium (in honour of Juan Gomez, a ortuguese botanist). Calyx naked on the outside, with 5 Soe lobes. Petals of keel connected at the apex only. tamens diadelphous. Legume indehiscent, 1-seeded. Perhaps à proper genus. ARBOREA (Jacq. amer. 199. t. 174. f. 48.) stem arbo- es hee leaflets 1-2 pairs with the odd one oblong and acu- Bee A pied pubescent beneath ; flowers sessile. h.S. Na- 4 arthagena and Martinico in woods. Segments of the Calyx roundish. Flowers white ? A rboreous Nissolia. Shrub 12 feet. Ve N. GLABRA‘TA (Link. enum. 2. p. 221.) stem erect; leaflets pue ac an odd one, oval, acuminated, quite smooth ; “te og icellate, racemose. h.S. Native country unknown. owers white, Nearly allied to N. arborea. Smoothish Nissolia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. Le. oy Macuz'r1um (an alteration from the Guiana 2. p. 258 CAE r -Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. D.C. prod. roundish Š alyx with 5 rounded lobes, girded by 2 concave, lide at i racteoles at the base. Petals of keel connected a upper sid e apex. Stamens monadelphous with a fissure on the aps a e, or diadelphous. Legume indehiscent, 1-seeded. Per- proper genus. a r LPHA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 5-7, some- rusty nie, oval-oblong, mucronate, clothed beneath with nie << downs flowers panicled, diadelphous; legume Cayenne “ae rather velvety. hk. O. S Native of On a stin egume 3-4 inches long and 5 lines broad, standing D; pe 3 or 4 lines long. j T pioi Nissolia. Shrub tw. hate ol, ERRUGINEA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 900.) leaflets 7-11, alter- °°" 0n8; mucronate, clothed with rusty velvety down be- Sect, I. CVII. NissoLra. 935 neath ; flowers panicled; monadelphous ; legume straightish, rather velvety. h.™.S. Native of Guiana, on the banks of rivers. N. quinata, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 743. t. 297. Lam. ill. t. 600. f. 4. Flowers violaceous. Rusty Nissolia. Shrub tw. 8 N. acumina‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 5, alternate, oblong, ending each in a very long acumen, membranous, gla- brous ; legume rather cultriform, falcate below. h. ^. S. Na- tive of the province of Caraccas, near Hacienda del Tuy, between San Pedro and La Vittoria. Machæ‘rium acuminatum, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 391. Acuminated Nissolia. Shrub tw. 9 N. reropny'LLa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 7, nearly opposite, oval-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces ; petioles, panicles, and calyxes clothed with rusty velvety down ; flowers monadelphous ; legumes quite smooth, straightish. h .S. Native of Guiana. A very distinct species. Smooth-leaved Nissolia. Shrub. 10 N. ropinreroria (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 19-21, oblong, obtuse, glabrous; flowers panicled ; legume pubescent, incurved at the base. h.S. Native of the Island of St. Vin- cent. Flowers unknown. Robinia-leaved Nissolia. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 11 N. vorypny’t1a (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 98.) leaflets 23-25, elliptic-oval, obtuse, tomentose beneath, lower ones smallest ; flowers panicled; legumes pubescent at the base and at the sutures, rather cut at the base of the wing. k. S. Native of French Guiana. Bracteas velvety. Calyx glabrous. Seeds elongated. Flowers probably white. Many-leaved Nissolia. Shrub. 12 NÑ. micréprerA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 98.) leaflets usually 5, ovate, obtuse, clothed beneath with cinereous pubescence, almost sessile; legume glabrous, bicarinated on the back, ending in a short wing. h. G. Cultivated in the gardens of Teneriffe. Flowers white ? Small-ninged-podded Nissolia. + Species not sufficiently known. 13 N. strvrra‘ra (D.C. in ann. se. nat. 4. p. 99.) leaves un- known ; legumes oblong, incurved, obtuse, quite smooth, stand- ing on a stipe, which is as large and as broad as. the pod. h.S. Native of Brazil at Rio Janeiro, where it is called Arasseiro, not in Madagascar. Nissòlia punctata, Fam: Mt: 600, fo 1. Poir: dict. 4. p.492. Machæ'rium punctatum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. Flowers probably white. Stipitate-fruited Nissolia. Shrub sarmentose. 14 N. reticura‘ta (Lam. ill. t. 600. f. 2. dict. 4. p. 492.) leaflets obtuse ; legumes on short stipes, rather cut at the base of the wing. h.%.S. Native of Madagascar. Mache' rium reticulàtum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. Flowers unknown. Reticulated Nissolia. Shrub tw. 15 N. acutza‘ra (D.C. prod. 2. p. 258.) petioles furnished with 2 rather hooked prickles at the base of each; leaflets 31- 33, alternate ; flowers racemose ; legumes hairy. h.^. S. Native of Brazil, on hills by the sea-side, at Rio Janeiro. Ma- che'rium aculeâtum, Raddi, pl. bras. add. p. 19. Prickly Nissolia. Clt. 1824. Shrub tw. 16 N. pv'sra (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 99.) leaflets 5, brous, lanceolate, acute at both ends ; flowers racemose ; cels in fascicles, pubescent ; legume hardly stipitate. Native of Cayenne. Doubtful Nissolia. Shrub. 17 N, rerv'sa (Willd. enum. 742.) leaflets glabrous on both surfaces, ovate-oblong, emarginate, lower ones roundish. hb. ^, S. Native of South America. Retuse-leafletted Nissolia. Clt. 1819. HH 2 Cit 1820. Sh. almost gla- pedi- h. S Shrub tw. 236 18 N. sca’npEns (König. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 191.) shrubby, scandent ; leaves with 2 pairs of ovate-oblong, acute, rather coriaceous, smooth leaflets ; flowers panicled. h. u. S. Native of the East Indies. Climbing Nissolia. Shrub cl. Cult. For culture and propagation see Eysenhérdtia, p. 234. CVIII. MULLE'RA (in honour of Otto Frederick Muller, a Danish botanist, and one of the editors of Flora Danica). Lin. fil. suppl. 53. D.C. prod. 2. p. 259. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, apparently cut round about at the base after the teeth have fallen. Petals 5, papilionaceous, caducous. Stamens 8-10, monadelphous, having the tube compressed, falling off along with the calyx. Ovary sessile. Style filiform. Legume mo- niliform, having 1-5 1-celled 1-seeded, indehiscent, distinct joints. Seeds compressed, reniform. Flowers almost like those of a species of Robinia, but the stamens are monadelphous, the fruit almost like that of Sophôra, and the habit of Pterocärpus. 1 M. monitirérmis (Lin, fil. 1. c.) leaves impari-pinnate ; joints of legume smooth. h. S. Native of Surinam and of French Guiana. Goublandia frutéscens, Aubl. guian. 4. p. 937. t. 356. Leaves with 2 pairs of ovate, acute, glabrous, petiolu- late leaflets. Racemes axillary, simple. Bracteas subulate, small, caducous. Flowers pale-yellow. Necklace-formed-podded Mullera. Clt. 1782. Sh. 6 to 7 ft. Cult. See Eysenhärdtia, p. 234. for culture and propagation. CIX. LONCHOCA’RPUS (from \oyyn, lonche, a lance, and kaptoc, karpos, a fruit ; in reference to the lance shape of the pods). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 888. D. C. prod. 2. p. 259. Lin. syst. Mona-Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx campa- nulately-urceolate, obsoletely 5-toothed. Corolla papilionaceous. Vexillum somewhat orbicular, spreadingly-reflexed. Wings, vexillum, and keel about equal in length. Stamens diadelphous and monadelphous. Legume on a short stipe, oblong-lanceolate, straight, flat, membranous, 2-4-8-seeded. Seeds compressed, reniform. Radicle uncinately inflexed—Unarmed trees, from the West Indies and South America, with impari-pinnate leaves, Opposite, exstipellate, stalked leaflets, and purplish flowers. This genus is not sufficiently defined. Perhaps the diadelphous species should be separated from the monadelphous ones, but the habit of both are very similar. 1 L. puncra‘tus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p- 383.) leaves with 5-7 oblong, obtuse, glabrous leaflets, full of pellucid dots, shining above, having the middle nerve rather prominent below ; calyx glabrous; lower peduncles of raceme 2-flowered. k. S. Native of South America, near Cumana. Dalbérgia punctata, Spreng. syst. app. 3. p. 268. Legumes unknown, Dotted-leaved Lonchocarpus. Tree 20 feet. 2 L. macrorny'LLUs (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves with 9 elliptic-oblong, acuminated, dotless, glabrous leaflets, shining above, having the middle nerve and primary veins rather pro- minent; calyx clothed with brownish tomentum. R.S. Na- tive of South America, near Angostura de Carara, on the banks of the river Magdalena. Dalbérgia macrophylla, Spreng. syst. app. 268. This species is nearly allied to L. Domingénsis. Long-leaved Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1818. Tree 40 feet. 3 L. Domincr’nsis (D.C. prod. 2. p. 259.) leaves with 11 oval, acuminated, glabrous, petiolate leaflets ; racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves ; calyx somewhat truncate, bibracteate at the base, and are as well as the legumes pubescent. p. S. Native of St. Domingo. Dalbérgia Domingénsis, Pers. ench. 2. p- 276. L. Turpìnii, Kunth, l. c. Stamens monadelphous. Legume 1-2-seeded. Flowers red. St. Domingo Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet, LEGUMINOSÆ. CVIII. Mutrera. CIX. Loncnocarpus. 4 L. viora'ceus (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. in a note) leaves with from 7-11 ovate, obtuse, rather emarginate, glabrous leaflets, full of pellucid dots, membranous, with the middle nerve rathet prominent; calyxes glabrous; peduncles of racemes 2-flowered, R.S. Native of Carthagena and Guadaloupe, in bushy places, Robinia violacea, Jacq. amer. 210. t. 177. f. 49. pict. 108, t. 262. f. 61. Flowers diadelphous, violaceous, large, having the scent of violets. Stamens somewhat monadelphous, the tenth one only free at the base. Violaceous-flowered Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1799. Tr. 12 ft 5 L. penrapny’tius (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. in a note) leaves with 5-7 nerved, bluntly acuminated, quite glabrous leaflets; racemes shorter than the leaves; legumes lanceolate, glabrous, 1-3-seeded. h.S. Native of Porto-Rico. Dalbérgia penta- phylla, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 445. Flowers unknown. Five-leafletted Lonchocarpus. ‘Tree 20 feet. 6 L. ueprapny'tius (D. C. prod. 2. p. 259.) leaves with 7 lanceolate, obtusely mucronate, glabrous leaflets, pale beneath, and with the nerve and lateral veins rather prominent; racemes a little longer than the leaves ; calyx 5-toothed ; legumes ob- long, narrow at the base, slender, glabrous, 2-3-seeded. r. S, Native of St. Domingo. Dalbérgia heptaphýlla, Poir. l. © suppl. 2. p. 446. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from L. penta- phýllus and L. violàceus. Flowers purple. Seven-leafletted Lonchocarpus. Tree 20 feet. 7 L. Leone’nsts; an erect, branched tree; leaflets oblong, mucronate, undulated, entire; racemes axillary and terminal ; flowers on short pedicels. h. 8S. Native of Sierra Leone. Corolla violaceous. Sierra Leone Lonchocarpus. Tree 20 feet. 8 L. ArBIriòRUS; leaflets 7, ovate, acuminated, glabrous, entire; flowers on long peduncles or racemose, axillary ; legume flat, pubescent. h. S. Native of the Island of St. Thomas, in the Gulf of Guinea. Flowers white. White-flowered Lonchocarpus. Fl. Oct. Tree 50 feet. 9 L. Formosra' nus (D. C. prod. 2. p- 260.) leaflets 7, coria- ceous, glabrous, oval, obtusely acuminated, having the nerve and lateral veins rather prominent; racemes panicled ; pedice usually 2-flowered ; calyx truncate, and is as well as the pe f and legumes clothed with silky pubescence. .S. Native 0 Africa, on the banks of the river Formosa. Robinia violacea Beauv. fl. d’ow. 2. p- 28. t. 76. Dalbérgia Guineénsis, Spreng. syst. app. 3. p.266. Stamens monadelphous. Flowers violet. Formosa Lonchocarpus. Tree 20 feet. ] 10 L. sericeus (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaflets 7-11, 0V% acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous above, but clothed with rufous, silky pubescence beneath, as well as the calyxes, pedicels, an branches; racemes erect, length of leaves ; pedicels very short usually twin or 2-flowered ; petals clothed with silky-silvery pubescence on the outside. h.S. Native of the Islands © Montserrat, St. Christopher, and Trinidad. Robinea serice® Poir. dict. 6. p. 226. R. móllis, Vahl. in herb. Puer. Caly® truncate. Legume unknown. Stamens monadelphous. Silky Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1826. Tree 20 feet. 11 L. »yxipa‘rius (D.C. prod. 2. p. 260.) leaflets 7, ov" acuminated, glabrous above, but clothed with adpressed villous- pubescence beneath; petioles, peduncles, and calyxes cloth with short velvety down ; racemes erect, shorter than the leavess vexillum clothed with adpressed silky down on the outside. S. Native of Cuba, where it is called Palo de Caja or boš- wood. Stamens monadelphous. This species comes very nea! to L. sericeus. Box Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 12 L. rartròrius (H. B, et Kunth, 1. c.) leaflets 7, ovate, short-acuminated, glabrous, pale beneath, having the nerve, lateral veins rather prominent; racemes axillary, much longer PP emp mo eww ee a Sa i SS si E E np aia xs. TT ES À Fe. a DO OO D. — ust 2-2 = = 9 LEGUMINOSÆ. CIX. Loncnocarpus. than the leaves, and are, as well as the pedicels and calyxes, pu- bescent; corolla glabrous. kh. S. Native of Porto-Rico. Amerimnum latifdlium, Willd. spec. 4. p. 611. exclusive of the synonyme, and therefore the same as Pterocarpus latifolius of Poir. dict. 4. p. 611. Calyx 5-toothed. Flowers of a purplish- violet colour. Stamens monadelphous. Ovary pubescent, linear, tapering to both ends. Broad-leaved Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1808. Tree 12 to 20 ft. 13 L. pupe’scens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 260.) leaflets 11-13, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous, pubescent beneath ; racemes axillary, filiform, length of leaves. h.S. Native of Caraccas. Amerimnum pubéscens, Willd. spec. 3. p. 909. Pterocarpus pubéscens, Poir. dict. 5. p. 740. The legume is said to be 2-valved and many-seeded, and the stamens monadel- phous. Flowers small, violet. Pubescent Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1824. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 14 L. rdseus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 260.) leaflets 13-15, lanceo- late, acuminated, glabrous, shining above, but rather pale be- neath; racemes erect; pedicels 1-flowered; calyx truncate ; young legumes clothed with rufous-velvety down. h.S. Native of South America. Pseudo-acacia latifolia, Plum. spec. 19. Robinia rosea, Mill. dict. no. 4. but not of Ell. Robinia lati- folia, Poir. dict. 6. p. 224. but not of Mill. Flowers large, showy, rose-coloured, ex Plum. Legume oblong, acute, 1-4- seeded, tapering to the base. Rose-coloured-flowered Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1700. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 15 L.? preroca’rpus (D.C. prod. 2. p. 260.) leaflets 5, oval- oblong, acuminated, quite smooth, shining above, but glaucescent beneath ; racemes axillary, length of leaves; legume oblong, acuminated at both ends, winged on the upper suture. h.S Native of French Guiana. Flowers unknown. Legume 2 or 3 Inches long, and 1-2-seeded from abortion. W ing-fruited Lonchocarpus. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 3 16 L.sE PIUM (D. C. prod. 2. p- 260.) leaflets 1-15, ovate, untly acuminated, membranous, rather puberulous above, but glabrous and pale beneath ; racemes shorter than the leaves ; ES 1-flowered: calyx truncate; legumes glabrous, oblong- S tuse, compressed, callous at the sutures. h.S. Native of t. Martha, and at Carthagena, where it is used for hedges to beng Robinia sépium, Jacq. amer. 211. t. 129. f. 101. oWers rose-coloured. Stamens diadelphous. Legume about 4 inches long, 4-seeded. ie Lonchocarpus. Clt. 1821. Tree 30 feet. stif ag pare tus (D.C. prod. 2. p. 260.) leaflets 17, oblong, em a neh with adpressed pili above, but glaucescent and Le With black beneath ; calyx campanulately urceolate, nearly Ds puberulous ; legume linear, compressed, with thickened bis HB k. S. Native about Campeachy. Robinia macu- om + $ et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 394. This plant, which ith the preceding species, may form a distinct genus, Say be called Glyciridia. Yapa aei Lonchocarpus. Tree 30 feet. Tiad : Swa RTZIL (D. C. prod. 2. p- 261.) leaflets 5-7, oval, dian iY aeran glabrous, pale beneath; racemes shorter slabrous hid pedicels 2-flowered ; calyx truncate; legumes Rite. elliptic-oblong, compressed, few-seeded, rather callous pium ka k. S. Native of St. Domingo. Robinia sè- iffers Alen. prod. 106. Flowers rose-coloured. This species pho rom L. sèpium in the flowers being smaller and monadel- us, not diadelphous. 19 1. s Lonchocarpus. Tree 20 feet. minated. n (D. C. prod. 2. p. 261.) leaflets 7, ovate, acu- cemes riens branches sarmentose, rather climbing ; ra- E legume i e-formed; pedicels 1-flowered ; calyx 5-toothed ; . elongated, glabrous, 4-seeded, rather callous at the CX. Rosita. 237 sutures. h.. S. Native of French Guiana, in bushy places. Robínia Nicóu, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 771. t. 308. R. scándens, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1134. Flowers purple, diadelphous. There is a plant native of Cayenne which differs from the plant of Aublet in the leaflets being silky-pubescent beneath, and in the spikes being longer than the leaves. The twigs are cut and thrown into ponds and rivers for the purpose of intoxicating fish, in order to take them, as those of Tephròsia toxicària, see p. 229. Nicou is the Caribbee name of the tree. Nicou Lonchocarpus. Shrub cl. 20 L. oxyca'rrus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 261.) leaflets 7, oval, abruptly, acutely, and mucronately acuminated, glabrous, palish beneath ; racemes shorter than the leaves; pedicels 2-3-flow- ered; calyx usually 5-toothed ; legume oblong, acuminated at both ends, compressed, few-seeded, not tumid at the sutures. h.S. Native of Guadaloupe. Flowers purple, monadelphous. Sharp-fruited Lonchocarpus. Tree 12 to 20 feet. 21 L.? Amerrmnum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 261.) leaflets 7, ovate, acuminated on long petioles, glabrous; racemes simple, loose, shorter than the leaves; calyx 5-toothed. h. S. Native about Carthagena, in woods. Amerimnum pinnàtum, Jacq. amer. 200. t. 177. f. 50. Flowers yellow, monadelphous. Amerimnum-like Lonchocarpus. Tree 14 feet. Cult. For culture and propagation see Eysenhárdtia, p. 234. CX. ROBINIA (in honour of Jean Robin, a French bota- nist, once herbalist to Henry IV. of France, author of Histoire des Plantes, 12mo. Paris, 1620. printed also with the second edition of Lonicier’s History of Plants. His son Vespasian was subdemonstrator at the Jardin du Roi, and was the first person who cultivated the Pseudacàcia in Europe). D. C. mem. leg. vi. prod. 2. p. 261.—Pseudacàcia, Tourn. inst. t. 417. Moench. meth. 145.—Robínia species of Lin. and others. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decándria. Teeth of calyx 5, lanceo- late, 2 upper ones shorter and approximate. Corolla papiliona- ceous. Vexillum large. Keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous, deciduous. Ovary 16-20-ovulate. Style bearded in front. Legume compressed, almost sessile, many-seeded, with the valves thin and flat, margined at the seminiferous suture.—North American trees, usually furnished with stipular spines. Leaves impari-pinnate; leaflets petiolulate, and furnished with stipels at the base. Flowers white or rose-coloured, disposed in axillary, usually nodding racemes. 1 R. pseupaca‘cra (Lin. spec. 1043.) spines stipular ; branches twiggy; racemes loose, pendulous, and are, as well as the legumes smooth; leaflets ovate. h. H. Native of North America, from Canada to Carolina. Lam. ill. t. 666. f. 1. Duham. arbr. ed. nov. 2. te 16. Æschynómene pseudacàcia, Roxb. Pseudacàcia odorata, Moench. I. c. Flowers white, sweet-scented. Roots creeping, the fibres sometimes bearing tubercles. The Common, False, or Bastard Acacia, called Lo- cust-tree in America, grows very fast whilst young, so that in a few years from seed the plants rise to 8 or 10 feet high, and it is not uncommon to see shoots of this tree 6 or 8 feet long in one summer. The branches are armed with stipular hooked prickles. The leaves have 8or 10 pairs of bright green leaflets. The flowers come out from the sides of the branches in pretty long bunches, hanging’ down like those of Laburnum, white, and smelling very sweet; they appear in June, and when the trees are full of flowers they make a very fine appearance, and per- fume the air round them, but they seldom continue more than one week. The wood is valued in North America for its dura- bility. Most of the houses which were built at Boston in New England on the first settling of the English, were constructed of this timber. The tree being very liable to be broken by high winds, and the leaves not appearing till late in the summer, and 238 falling off early in the autumn, makes it less valuable for orna- mental plantations. The wood when green is of a soft texture, but becomes very hard when dry, of a close grain, and finely veined, and is more valued in America by cabinet-makers than any other native timber whatever. It is as durable as the best white oak, and is esteemed preferable for axletrees of carriages, trenails for ships, and many other mechanical purposes. It has been employed with success in Virginia for ship-building, and found to be far superior to American oak, elm, ash, &c. for that purpose. Posts for rail-fencing made of this tree stand wet and dry in the ground better than any other in common use, almost as well as posts of the swamp-cedar. It makes excellent fuel, and its shade is less injurious to grass than that of most other trees. The leaves afford wholesome food for cattle. A gentle- man in New England sowed several acres of it for that purpose. Being very apt to throw out suckers from the running roots, and as it stolls freely, it seems peculiarly calculated for coppice woods. A locust-tree in New England 40 years old was in 1782 60 feet high and 4 feet 10 inches in girth at 3 feet from the ground. A cubic foot of Acacia in a dry state weighs from 48 to 53 pounds avoirdupoise. If we compare its toughness in an unseasoned condition with that of oak, it will not be more than 8-100 less. Its stiffness is equal to 99-100 of oak, and its strength nearly 96-100, but were it properly seasoned, it might possibly be found much superior to oak in strength, toughness, and stiffness. A piece of unseasoned acàcia 2 feet 6 inches long, and an inch square in the vertical section, broke when loaded with a weight of 247 pounds avoirdupoise. Its medium cohesive force is about 11,500 pounds. (Dict. of Archi.) Var. P, inérmis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 261.) spines wanting or nearly obsolete ; leaflets flat. D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 136. R. spectabilis, Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 6. p. 140. Var. y, crispa (D.C. I. c.) spines wanting ; leaflets all or for the most part undulately curled. Var, à, umbraculifera (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 157.) spines wanting ; branches much crowded, smooth; leaflets ovate. This plant is common in gardens, but has not yet flowered. Robinia inérmis, Dum. Cours. 6. p. 140. Commonly called Parasol Acacia. This variety is said to have been raised from the seed of R. pseudacàcia, but it is more of a shrub than a tree. Var. €, tortudsa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 261.) branches much crowded, and twisted. h. H. R. pseudacacia tortudsa, D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 136. Racemes similar to those of R. pseu- dacäcia, but are smaller and fewer flowered. Bastard Acacia, False Acacia, or American Locust-tree. May, June. Clt.1640. Tree 30 to 60 feet. 2 R. pu'sta (Fouc. in Desv, journ. bot. 4. p. 204. but not of Poir.) spines very short; branches, petioles, peduncles, and ca- lyxes furnished with a few glands, rarely clammy ; leaflets ovate ; racemes loose, pendulous ; bracteas concave, caducous, ending each in a long bristle. h.H. Saidto be a hybrid between R. pseudacacia and R, viscôsa. R. hybrida, Audib. R. ambígua, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 690. and perhaps R. echinata, Mill. dict. no. 2. Flowers sweet-scented, pale rose-coloured. The pods, ac- cording to Miller, are thickly beset with short prickles. Doubtful, Bastard, or False Acacia. Fl. May, Ju. Tree 60 ft. 3 R. viscosa (Vent. hort. cels, t. 4.) spines very short ; leaflets ovate ; branches and legumes glandular and clammy; racemes crowded, erect; bracteas concave, deciduous, each ending in a long bristle; the 3 lower teeth of calyx acuminated. h.H. Native of North America, on the mountains of Georgia and Carolina, near rivers. Duh. arbr. ed. nov. 2.t. 17. R., glutindsa, Curt. bot. mag. 560. Roots creeping. Clammy False Aeacia. 30 to 40 feet. Fi. Fl, June, Aug. Cit. 1797. Tree Flowers pale red mixed with white, scentless, LEGUMINOSÆ. CX. Rosina. 4 R. mrspipa (Lin. mant. 101.) spines wanting; leaflets ob- ovate ; branches hispid; racemes loose, hispid; the 3 lower teeth of calyx acuminated ; legumes hispid. Virginia and Carolina, on high mountains. Mill. fig. t. 244, Curt. bot. mag. 311. R. rôsea, Duh. l. c. t. 18. R. montana, Bartr. voy. 2. p.128. Æschynômene hispida, Roxb. Flowers large, rose-coloured, shewy, scentless. Perhaps many species are confused under the name of R. hispida. This is one of the most elegant of the species when in flower, it is usually grafted on the common sort, and flowers even when it is about 2 or 3 feet high, which renders it a very valuable plant for ornamental shrubberies, but it requires to be grown in a sheltered situation, otherwise the branches are very liable to be shattered or blown off by high winds. In young trees grafted above ground, the fracture commonly takes place at the graft, so that a good preventive is to graft on a root, a little below the surface. Grafts in this manner are also much more certain of success. Var. È nàna (D. C. prod. 2. p. 262.) plant hardly a foot high. Native of Carolina, in pine woods. Hispid Bastard or Rose Acacia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1745. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 5 R. rosea (Ell. sketch. 2. p. 213.) spines wanting ; leaflets obovate, alternate; branches and racemes smoothish. h. H. Native of Georgia, in pine woods. R. hispida var. 8 ròsea, Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 2, p. 488. Flowers large, rose-coloured, scentless. The 3 lower teeth of calyx acuminated. Upright Rose or Bastard Acacia. Fl. May, Sept. Sh. 6 feet 6 R. macropHY'LLA (Schrad. in litt.) spines wanting ; leaflets ovate-roundish ; branches and peduncles glabrous, the 3 lower teeth of calyx acuminated. h. H. Native of North America. Flowers large, rose-coloured, scentless. R. hispida var. y ma- crophylla, D. C. prod. 2. p. 262. Long-leaved Rose or Bastard Acacia. Fl. May, June. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. t Trees and shrubs referred to Robinia by authors, which ap- pear not to belong to the genus, and ought to be referred to some other genera; but they are not so sufficiently known as to enable us to refer them to their proper genera. 7 R. ama‘ra (Lour. coch. p. 455.) unarmed ; leaves impari- pinnate, usually with 5 pairs of ovate-oblong leaflets, which arè white beneath; racemes long, erect; pedicels tern ; legume almost terete, acuminated, glabrous. h.G. Native of Cochin- china and China. Flowers violaceous. Root very bitter, of à yellowish brown-colour. Bitter-rooted Robinia. Shrub 4 feet. 8 R. ézxcyrmy’La (Poir. dict. 6. p. 227.) unarmed ; leaves impari-pinnate, with 6-9 pairs of glabrous, ovate, obtuse; dis- coloured leaflets; stipulas subulate, stiff; racemes elongated ; calyx tubular; legume linear, compressed, obtuse, stipitate. 7? S. Native of Martinique. Flowers small, white. Perhaps ê species of Lonchocärpus. Sneet-leaved Robinia. Tree 20 feet? 9 R. Gurver’nsis (Willd. ex Steud. D. C. prod. 2. p. 262) unarmed ; leaves impari-pinnate, with 5-6 pairs of elliptic, mU- cronate, glabrous leaflets ; stipulas linear-subulate ; racemes 6-flowered ; branchlets and calyxes hispid. h. S. Native 0 Guinea. Cytisus hispidus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1121. Guinea Robinia. Cit. 1822. Tree 40 feet. 10 R. varirdria (Mill. dict. no. 9. but not of Poir.) unarmed ; leaves impari-pinnate, with 6-7 pairs of oblong acuminated leaf- lets, which are shining above, and pale beneath; racemes elon- gated; legumes 1-2-seeded, oblong-ovate. h. S. Native 0 Campeachy. Flowers rose-coloured. Perhaps a species of Lon- chocarpus. Broad-leaved Robinia. Treo 20 to 30 feet. bh. H. Nativeof | | = eS ee =a oe 25 2 LEGUMINOSÆ. CX. RoginiA. 11 R. cra‘sra (Mill. dict. no. 5.) unarmed; leaves impari- pinnate ; leaflets oblong-obovate, obtuse, glabrous; peduncles racemose, crowded. h.S. Native of Campeachy. Flowers small, yellowish-red. Perhaps a species of Lonchocarpus. Glabrous Robinia. Tree. 12 R. Pre npuLa (Ort. dec. p. 26.) unarmed; leaves impari- pinnate, with 6-8 pairs of oval mucronulate leaflets ; stipulas su- bulate; racemes twice the length of the leaves; pedicels twin, 1-flowered. h.S. Native of Peru, at the town called Hua- riaca. Flowers pale violet-coloured. Pendulous-flowered Robinia. Tree. 13 R. purru‘rea (Link. enum. 2. p. 242,) petioles somewhat spinescent ; leaves impari-pinnate; leaflets lanceolate, mucro- nate, pubescent; pedicels 1-flowered. h.S. Native country unknown. Flowers purple. Purple-flowered Robinia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810. Tree. 14 R. RuBIGINdSA (Mart. et Nees, nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 31. exclusive of the synonyme of Poir.) shrub unarmed, diffuse ; leaves impari-pinnate ; leaflets 19-21, elliptic, obtuse, somewhat emarginate, pubescent beneath; racemes axillary, compound, and are, as well as the branches, clothed with rusty villi. h.S. Native of Brazil, about Tamburil and Valos. Flowers small, violaceous. Ovary crenulated. Rusty Robinia. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 15 R. Cuse’xsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 392.) arboreous ; leaflets 9, ovate-oblong, obliquely falcate, glabrous ; racemes in fascicles, pendulous; calyx urceolate, 5-toothed, pu- bescent. h. S. Native of Cuba, near Batabana. Flowers pale rose-coloured. Fruit unknown. Cuba Robinia. Tree 40 feet. 16 R. rerruernea (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 395.) arboreous ; branches glabrous, unarmed ; racemes rising before the leaves ; calyx urceolate, 5-lobed, somewhat bilabiate, clothed with rusty tomentum. h. S. Native of Caraccas. lowers rose-coloured or white. Ferruginous Robinia. Tree 20 feet. 17 R,rra va (Lour. coch. 456.) unarmed; leaves abruptly pinnate, usually with 8 pairs of oblong acutish leaflets ; pedun- cles 3 together, each bearing 3 flowers. .G. Native of the north of China. Root yellow, bitter. Flowers white. Perhaps à species of Caragäna. The roots in decoction are febrifugal. Yellow-rooted Robinia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 18 R. pyramipa‘ra (Mill. dict. no. 7.) unarmed ; leaves bi- pinnate; leaflets ovate, sessile, shining above, but pale beneath ; panicles spicately pyramidal, erect. h. S. Native of Cam- arad Flowers red. Perhaps a species of Cæsalpinia. Co amidal-flowered Robinia. Tree. > me Ra the true species of Robinia are very handsome ass yr and are very proper plants for ornamental shrub- $ : e taller species to be placed at the back, and the shorter ing the à ont; they are either propagated by layers or by graft- “aa sag on the commoner sorts, most commonly on the R. which in ont Most of the species may be raised from seeds, tx Le kinds ripen in plenty. The stove and greenhouse should b ich are certainly very doubtful species of the genus, € treated in the same manner as the genus Sabinea. < Aa OTA (in honour of — Poiteau, a French botanist conju treller n South America, author of Flore Parisienne, in in 8e Jya Hi fa urpin, and author of many botanical memoirs y Annale Da Vent. choix. Psy Museum). D. C. prod. 2. p. 263.— Poitèa, er Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx obliquely truncate, 5, dis ; teeth very short, especially the 2 upper ones. Petals posed in a papilionaceous manner, conniving, oblong; vex- CXI. Porrza. CXII. Sastnea. XIII. Coursetia. 239 illum retuse, shorter than the wings. Keel longer than the wings. Stamens somewhat exserted, diadelphous. Style fili- form, glabrous. Stigma terminal. Legume stipitate, linear, compressed, many-seeded, mucronulate ; valves flat. Seeds len- ticular.—Shrubs, natives of St. Domingo, with the habit of Galega and Robinia. Stipulas setaceous. Leaves impari-pin- nate ; leaflets exstipellate. Flowers white or rose-coloured, disposed in axillary racemes. Legumes glabrous. 1 P. carecor nes (Vent. choix. t. 36.) petioles wingless ; leaf- lets 12-15 pairs, oblong, mucronate, and are, as well as the branches, clothed with adpressed pubescence ; flowers and le- gumes nodding. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. Galéga Ber- térii, Spreng. in herb. Balb. P. galegiformis, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 272. Leaflets 3 lines long, and a line and a half broad. Flowers of a rose-purple colour. Goat’s-rue-like Poitæa. Shrub. 2 P. vicrærdzia (D. C. in ann. se. nat. 4. p. 99.) petiole with a very narrow wing; leaves with 16-18 pairs of oblong mucro- nate leaflets, which are clothed with hairy pubescence, as well as the branchlets ; flowers and legumes erect. h. S. Native of St. Domingo. Robinia vicieefolia, Bert. in herb. Balb. Flowers of a rose-purple colour. Leaflets an inch long, and about 3 or 4 lines broad. Vetch-leaved Poitæa. Shrub. 3 P. campanr'tta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 263.) petiole terete, fili- form ; leaves with 4 pairs of distant, ovate-oblong, rather mucro- nulate leaflets, which are glaucous beneath, but smooth on both surfaces, as well as the branches and petioles. h. S5. Native of St. Domingo, where it is called Campanilla. Robinia lati- folia, Bertero in herb. Balb. Flowers white or pale rose-co- loured. Leaflets an inch long, and half an inch broad, on long petiolules. Campanilla Poitea. Shrub. Cult. See Sabinea for culture and propagation. CXII. SABI'NEA (named by De Candolle, in honour of Joseph Sabine, F.R.S. F.L.S, &c. who was a long time Secretary of the Horticultural Society of London). D. C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. jan. 1825. p. 92. prod. 2. p. 263. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx cup-shaped, cam- panulate, with a truncate, nearly entire border. Corolla papilio- naceous. Keel obtuse, rather shorter than the vexillum. Sta- mens diadelphous, the free one and 4 others shorter than the rest. Style filiform, glabrous, circinnately incurved, as well as the stamens. Legume stipitate, compressed, linear, elongated, many-seeded, mucronate by the style.—Unarmed Caribbean shrubs, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, glabrous mucronate leaflets, axillary fascicles of 1-flowered pedicels, and purplish flowers. 1 S. rLo'rIpa (D. C. L. c.) leaflets 8-9 pairs, elliptic-oblong ; flowers rising before the leaves. h.S. Native of the Ame- rican Islands, in St. John, Krabben Island, and St. Thomas. Ro- binia florida, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 89. t. 70. Flowery Sabinea. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 2 S. pu`sra (D. C. L. c.) leaflets 10-12 pairs, elliptic-oblong ; flowers rising after the leaves. R.S. Native of Martinique and Porto-Rico: Robinia dübia, Lam. ill. t. 606. f- 2. Por. dict. 6. p. 227. but not of Fouc. Robinia Martinicénsis, Pers. ench. 2. p. 312. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from the pre- ceding. Doubtful Sabinea. Shrub 2 feet. : Cult. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand will answer the species of Sabinea, and young cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand with a hand-glass placed over them in heat. CXIII. COURSE’TIA (in honour of Dumont de Courset, 240 author of the Botaniste Cultivateur, 5 vols. in 8vo. Paris, 1802. and one of the editors of the Bon Jardinier). D. C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. jan. 1825. p. 92. prod. 2. p. 264. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decandria. Calyx 5-cleft, with nearly equal acute segments, 2 superior ones rather the shortest, and joined together a little higher up than the rest. Vexillum ob- cordate, shorter than broad. Keel obtuse, shorter than the wings. Stamens diadelphous. Style incurved, thick at the base and glabrous, but filiform at the apex and bearded with villi on all sides. Stigma capitate, terminal, smoothish. Legume com- pressed, L-celled, 5-8-seeded, tapering to the apex, and mucro- nate by the style——Tomentose shrubs, with subulate stipulas, abruptly-pinnate leaves, with many pairs of ovate small leaflets, the common petiole sometimes terminating in a bristle, but rarely in an odd leaflet. Flowers yellow. This genus is allied to Ro- binia and Caragana, not to Lathyrus or Æschynômene. 1 C. romenro'sa (D. C. 1. c.) the whole plant clothed with velvety tomentum; leaves with from 30-35-pairs of leaflets; | racemes 2-3-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; calyx 5-cleft. h. S. Native of Peru. Lathyrus fruticdsus, Cav. icon. t. 84. O’robus tomentôsus, Desf. cat. hort. par. ed. 1. p. 195. Vicia fruticdsa, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1102. O’robus fruticdsus, Pers. Flowers yellow. Tomentose Coursetia, Shrub 2 feet. 2 C.? pu pia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 264.) branches clothed with white villi; leaflets elliptic, acutish, usually about 30 pairs, pu- berulous above, and villously tomentose beneath, and canescent ; racemes 15-20-flowered, length of leaves ; calyx 5-toothed. h. S. Native on the Andes about Pasto, near the river Guaritaria. Sesbania dubia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 268. t. 660. Hymendspron Pastoénsis, Spreng. Flowers rose-coloured. Doubtful Coursetia. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 3 C. virea’ra (D. C. l. c.) plant smoothish; leaflets 10-15 pairs; racemes 8-10-flowered ; calyx 5-toothed. h.S. Native of New Spain. Aischynomene virgata, Cav. icon. t. 293. Agati virgata, Desv. journ. bot. 3. p. 120. Legume glabrous, com- pressed, somewhat torulose, not articulated, apiculated by the thick style. Calyx not bipartite. Stamens not equally diadel- phous. Perhaps a proper species of Coursètia. Corolla yellow. Tniggy Coursetia. Shrub 2 feet. Cult. See Sabinea for culture and propagation, p. 239. CXIV. SESBA'NIA (Sesban is the Arabic name of the first species). Pers. ench. 2. p. 316. Desv. journ. bot. 8. p. 120. t. 4. f. 5.—Sésban, Poir. dict. 7. p. 127.—Sesbana, R. Br. in hort. kew. 4. p. 330.—Æschynômene species of Lin. and others.— Coronilla species of Willd, Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-cleft or 5-toothed (f. 38. a.) with the lobes nearly equal. Vexillum roundish, complicated, larger than the keel (f. 38. b.). Keel obtuse, 2- edged at the base. Stamens diadelphous, having the tube or sheath rather auricled at the base. Legume elongated, slender (f. 38. ¢.), compressed, or somewhat cylindrical; the sutures thickened, not truly articulated, but rather torulose.—Shrubs or herbs, having the cauline stipulas lanceolate. Leaves ab- ruptly pinnate, with many pairs of leaflets, having the petioles drawn out into a bristle at the apex instead of an odd leaflet. Peduncles axillary. Flowers racemose, usually yellow. Perhaps this genus, with the three following, ought to have been referred to Tribe Hedysaree. 1 S. Æcypri aca (Pers. ench. 2. p. 816.) shrubby, glabrous ; leaflets 10 pairs, oblong-linear, obtuse, and rather mucronate ; racemes many-flowered ; legumes compressed, and rather terete, torulose, twice the length of the petiole. p. S. Native of Senegal, Egypt, and the East Indies. Sésban, P. Alp. 82. with a figure. Æschynômene Sésban, Lin. spec. 1061. Coronilla LEGUMINOSÆ. CXIII. Coursetta. CXIV. SESBANIA. Sésban, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1147. Æ. Sésban and Æ. Indica, Burm. fl. ind. 169 and 170. Vexillum roundish and dotless. Flowers yellow. i Ægyptian Sesban. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1680. Shrub 5 feet, 2 S. occinenta Lis (Pers. ench. 2. p. 316.) shrubby, glabrous; - leaves with 12-15 pairs of elliptic leaflets ; racemes few-flowered; legumes terete, straight, 3-times longer than the petioles. h. $. Native of South America or the Caribbee Islands. Coronilla occidentalis, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1147.—Plum. ed Burm, t. 125. f. 1. Corolla hairy according to Plumier, yellow. u Occidental Sesban. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 4 feet, 3 S. cassioï pes ; shrubby, smooth ; leaves with from 20-35 pairs of lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate leaflets ; stipulas subu- late; peduncles axillary, 2-3-4-flowered ; legumes long-linear, terete, longer than the leaves. h. S. Native of Guaiaquil. Æchynômene cassioides, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Cassia-like Sesban. Shrub 2 to 5 feet. 4 S. exaspera'ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 534.) shrubby ; branches angular, and are, as well as the rachis, prickly ; leaves with about 30 pairs of linear, mucronate, rather falcate, glabrous leaflets, but with the nerves and margins beset with adpressed down; peduncles usually 3-flowered, one-half shorter than the leaves. h.S. Native of South America, m sand at the river Apures, and near La Laguna de Valencia. Corolla glabrous, yellow. Legume very long and cylindrical. Rough Sesban. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 5 S. acutea'ra (Pers. ench. 2. p. 316.) plant herbaceous and gla- brous; rachis of leaves rather prickly; leaves having about 25 pairs of linear, obtuse, rather mu- cronulate leaflets; racemes few- flowered ; legumes filiform, one- half shorter than the petioles. ©. S. Native of Malabar. Æschy- nomene Sesban, Jacq. coll. 2. p. 283. Æ. bispindsa, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 564. Coronilla aculeata, Willd. 1. c.—Rheed. mal. 9. t. 27. Burm. zeyl. t. 41. There is a variety of this plant having only 12-15 pairs of leaflets. Flowers orange. Prickly Sesban. FI, July, Aug. Clt. 1690. Pl. 5 to 6 feet. ; 6 S. Peruvia'na; shrubby, smooth ; leaves with 4-6 pairs of obovate, obtuse, mucronate leaflets, which are glaucous beneath; racemes short, few-flowered; stipulas ovate, subulate at the apex; petioles prickly ; legumes longer than the leaves, elon- gated, terete. h. S. Native of Peru. Æschynómene spe nov. Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Peruvian Sesban. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. : 7 S. canna’sina (Pers. l. c.) plant herbaceous, glabrous: rachis of leaves smooth; peduncles 1-flowered, twin; legume filiform, compressed. ©. S. Native of Malabar. Æschyn0- mene cannabina, Retz, obs. 5. p. 26. Coronilla cannäbina, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1148. Flowers small, yellow. This plant, if treat as hemp, may be used for the same purposes. Hemp Sesban. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1800. PI. 2 to 4 feet- 8 S. arri‘nis (Schrad. sem. hort. goett. 1819.) plant herba- ceous, smoothish ; leaflets 12-18 pairs, oblong-linear, very blunt, mucronulate ; rachis of leaves smooth; racemes few-flowere®: legumes compressed, pendulous, length of rachis. ©. S. Native wel East Indies. Æschynômene cannäbina, Hortul. Flowers yellow. Allied Sesban. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 9 S. euxcra‘ra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 264.) plant herbaceous FIG. 38. fo terete, than the ultimate LEGUMINOSAE. CXIV. SESBANIA. glabrous; leaves having 10-30 pairs of oblong-linear, very blunt, mucronate leaflets ; petioles pubescent above; racemes many- flowered; corolla 6-times longer than the calyx ; legumes com- pressed, somewhat torulose, 3 or 4 times the length of the petiole. ©.? S. Native of Senegal. Flowers yellow, 8-9 lines long, having the vexillum spotted with purple on the outside. Spotted-flowered Sesban. Fl, July, Aug. Clt. 1825. 2 to 3 feet. 10 S. pacnyca’rra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 265.) plant herbaceous, glabrous; leaflets oblong-linear, very blunt, and rather mucro- nate ; petioles smooth ; racemes 4-6-flowered, somewhat corym- bose; corolla 3-times longer than the calyx; legumes rather terete, thick, 3-times the length of the rachis. ©.? S. Native of Senegal. Flowers yellow, but with the vexillum variegated with purple spots. Legume acuminated, 6-8 inches long. Thick-fruited Sesban. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 11 S. prcra (Pers. ench. 2. p. 316.) plant herbaceous, gla- brous ; leaves with 12-16 pairs of oblong-linear obtuse leaflets ; racemes many-flowered, nodding ; corolla 3-times the length of the calyx ; legumes filiform, when young terete, but at length becoming compressed, torulose, twice the length of the petioles. &.S. Native of New Spain. Æschynômene picta, Cav. icon. 4, P. 7. t. 814. Coronilla picta, Willd. 1. c. Corolla yellow, having the vexillum variegated with black dotted lines. There 18 a variety of this plant with 1-flowered peduncles, but this is very rare. Painted-flowered Sesban. 4 to 6 feet. 12 S. macroca’rpa (Muhl. ex Ell. sketch. 2. p. 221.) plant herbaceous, glabrous ; leaflets elliptic, glaucescent beneath, many-pairs; racemes axillary, few-flowered ; legumes rather ae elongated. ©. H. Native of Louisiana, and in the + e of Paris. Flowers yellowish. Racemes shorter than the Long-fruited Sesban. 13 § PL Fi. July, Aug Ch 1825 BI € F1. July, Aug. Clit. 1820. PI. 3 ft. ee PUBE SCENS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 265.) plant herbaceous, c a ied with adpressed villous pubescence ; leaflets oblong-linear, obtuse, mucronate, about 20 pairs; racemes 7-8-flowered ; le- Sai filiform, shorter than the petiole. ©. S. Native of unea. /Eschynémene pubéscens, Vahl. ined. Flowers yellow. Pubescent Sesban. PI. 2 to 3 feet? — PALUDÔSA (Jacq. hort. vind. ex sem. miss. D. C. pl. “pt À prod. 2. p. 265.) plant herbaceous, glabrous ; EE nes obtuse, mucronate, 10-20 pairs; racemes ut fad sieges legume terete, rather compressed, and some- Indies ir ose, length of rachis. ©. S. Native of the East ss Pý orolla yellow, but with the vexillum rather brownish, % 1e top of the keel purplish. Perhaps the same as Æschy- yr paludòsa of Roxb. na Sesban. FI. July, Aug. Clit. 1816. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. D. 265 : Far (Schrad. cat. sem. gætt. 1819. D. C. prod. 2. tans Plant glabrous ; leaves with 12-15 pairs of oblong-linear, Shae s leaflets ; rachis of leaves smooth ; racemes the tag : legumes compressed, rather torulose, erect, twice FRS : of the rachis, apiculated by the style, which is twice ss me the ultimate joint. ©. S. Native country un- Sla se nearly allied to the following species. 6 Ex esban, Fl. July, Aug. Clit. 1820. PL 2 to 3 feet. Fa cr RPA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 265.) plant herbaceous, Er À eaves with about 20 pairs of linear, obtuse, mucro- allets ; racemes few-flowered, erect ; legumes filiform, torulose, twice the length of the rachis ; style shorter Joint of the pod. ©.? S. Native of Senegal. yr yellow, but with the vexillum dotted with black, as in Slender-fruited Sesban. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. VOL. II, ; CXV. Acatr. CXVI. GLOTTIDIUM. 241 17 S. zoxcrrôziA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 265.) plant shrubby, glabrous ; leaves with from 7-18 pairs of ovate lanceolate, mucro- nulate, glaucous leaflets; racemes many-flowered ; legumes linear, torulose, acute. kh.S. Native of New Spain. Æschy- nômene longifolia, Ort. dec. 9. p. 70. Flowers yellow. Stems and fruit purplish. Long-leaved Sesban. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 18 S. sericea (D.C. prod. 2. p. 266.) plant herbaceous ; leaflets lanceolate, acute, mucronate, narrowest at the base, silky beneath. ©.S. Native country unknown. Coronilla sericea, Willd. enum. 773. Said to be nearly allied to S. canndbina. Silky Sesban. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 19 S. Cocurn-cuine'nsts (D. C. prod. 2. p. 266.) stem suffru- ticose ; leaves with 15 pairs of oblong, obtuse, mucronulate leaf- lets; peduncles 3-flowered; legumes filiform, torulose, erect. h. S. Native of Cochin-china. Coronilla Cochin-chinénsis, Lour. coch. p. 452. Flowers yellow. Cochin-China Sesban. Shrub 4 feet. Cult. All the species of this genus require a heat of 70 de- grees of Fahrenheit, or they willnot thrive. The shrubby kinds are increased by cuttings, and the annual species by seeds, which sometimes ripen in this country. CXV. AGA'TI (Touri or Agati is the name of A. grandi- flora in the Sanscrit language). Rheed. hort. mal. t. 51. Adans. fam. 2. p. 326. Desf. journ. bot. 3. p. 120. t. 4. f. 6. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx campanulate, trun- cate, obtusely 5-toothed, repand, Vexillum oval-oblong, shorter than the wings. Wingsoblong. Keel large, straightish, with its petals free at the base and apex. Stamens diadelphous, some- what exserted, with the sheath furnished with large auricles above the base. Style filiform, straightish. Legume tapering into a stipe, compressed, linear, 2-valved, transversely many- celled inside, but with the upper suture prominent and truncate, not truly articulated. Seeds ovate, solitary in the cells.— Indian trees, with lanceolate stipulas, abruptly-pinnate leaves, having many pairs of leaflets ; large flowers ; few-flowered racemes, and with legumes a foot and a half long. 1 A. GRANDIFLORA (Desv. l. c.) leaflets glabrous; legumes evidently compressed. k.S. Native of the East Indies, where it is called Tauri or Agati.—Rheed. mal. 1. p. 95. t. 51. Rumph. amb. 1. t. 76. Æschynômene grandiflora, Lin. spec. 1050. Coronilla grandiflèra, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1145. Sesbania grandiflèra, Poir. dict. 7. p. 127. Délichos arbôreus, Forsk. descr. 134. Flowers of a rusty-yellow colour according to Forsk. but according to Roxb. they are white or rose-red. The seeds are agreeable to domestic birds. The bark is bitter and tonic. Great-flowered Agati. to 26 feet. 2 A. coccr ea (Desv. l. c.) leaflets powdery ; legumes rather terete. h. S. Native of the East Indies and the Society Islands. Æschynôémene coccinea, Lin. fil. suppl. 330. Coronilla coccinea, Willd. 1. c. Sesbania coccinea, Poir. 1. c.—Rumph. amb. 1. t.77. Flowers red, rather smaller than those of the other species, but similar. Scarlet-flowered Agati. 20 to 30 feet. Cult. See Sabinea for culture and propagation, p. 239. FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1768. Tree 14 Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1768. Tree CXVI. GLOTTI/DIUM (from yAwssa or yAwrra, glotta, a tongue ; in reference to the valves of the legume separating into two membranes each, which has been compared to the superior opening of the larynx). Desv. journ. bot. 3. p. 119. t.1. D. C. prod. 2. p. 266. ET 242 LEGUMINOSÆ. CXVI. Gzrorrimium. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-toothed, some- what bilabiate, lower teeth rather the longest. Vexillum reni- form, very short, and broad. Stamens diadelphous. Legumes on long stipes, compressed, flat, 2-valved, 2-seeded, 1-celled ; the valves separating into 2 membranes when mature, outer membrane coriaceous, inner one membranous and covering the seeds. Seeds compressed, transversely oblong.—Annual smooth herbs, having the primordial leaves ovate and simple, and the rest abruptly-pinnate, of many-pairs of leaflets. Racemes axil- lary, pedunculate. Flowers few, loose, yellow. 1 G. Froripa‘num (D. C. prod. 2. p. 266.) ©.F. Native of Florida and Carolina. Robinia vesicaria, Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 148. Phaca Floridana, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1252. Sesbania platycarpa, Michx. Sesbania dispérma, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p- 485. Dalbérgia polyphylla, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 446. Pedun- cles 4-5-flowered. Florida Glottidium. FI. July, Aug. Clit. 1816. Pl. 5 to 7 ft. Cult. The seeds of this plant require to be sown in a pot filled with peat and sand, and placed in a hot-bed, and when the plants have grown 2 or 8 inches high, they should be planted into separate pots in the same kind of soil, and shifted into larger pots as they grow. CXVII. PISCI’DIA (from piscis, a fish, and cædo, to kill or destroy ; the leaves, bark, and twigs bruised are thrown into ponds or rivulets for the purpose of intoxicating fish, by which means they are easily taken). Lin. gen. 856. D. C. prod. 2. p. 267.—Piscipula, Leefl. itin. 275.—Ichthyométhia, P. Browne, jam. 276. Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Decändria. Calyx campanulate, 5- cleft. Corolla papilionaceous. Keel obtuse. Stamens mona- delphous, the tenth one free from the rest at the base. Style filiform, glabrous. Legume pedicellate, linear, furnished with 4 membranous wings ; the seeds separated by spongy substance, Seeds ovate, compressed, having a lateral hylum. Embryo curved, with elliptic-oblong thickish cotyledons, and a hooked radicle.— West Indian trees, with broad impari-pinnate leaves, and terminal panicles of white and blood-coloured flowers mixed. 1 P. eryturina (Lin. spec. 993. Jacq. amer. 206.) leaflets ovate; legume standing on a stipe, which is thrice the length of the calyx; wings interrupted. h. S. Native of New Spain and Jamaica on the mountains, where it is called Dog-wood by the English. Swartz, obs. 277. Lunan. hort. jam. 1. p. 269, Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 382. Erythrina piscipula, Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 107. Sloane, jam. 2. t. 176. f. 4 and 5. Lam. ill. t. 605. f. A. Leaves rather coriaceous, adult ones smooth. Flowers rising before the leaves, of a dirty-white colour. The bark of the root (leaves and twigs, Jacq.) is used with the same effects as the leaves and branches of Surinam poison. It is pounded and mixed with the water in some deep and convenient part of a river or creek, whence it may spread itself; in a few minutes the fish that lie hidden under the rocks or banks rise to the surface, where they float as if they were dead; most of the larger ones recover after a time, but the smaller fry are de- stroyed. Jacquin observes that this quality of intoxicating fish is found in many other South American plants. The tree is con- sidered in Jamaica as a good timber tree; the wood is hard and resinous, and lasts almost equally in or out of water. It is ofa light-brown colour, coarse, cross-grained, and heavy. It makes excellent piles for wharfs. The stakes soon form a good living fence. The bark of the trunk is very restringent ; a decoction of it is said to stop the immoderate discharge of ulcers, especially when it is combined with the mangrove bark; it is said to cure the mange in dogs, and it would probably answer well for tan- ning leather. CXVII. Piscipra. CXVIII. Daupenronra. CXIX. CORYNELLA. Red Piscidia or Jamaica Dog-wood. Fl. May, June. Clt, 1690. Tree 30 feet. 2 P. CartTHAGEnE’Nsis (Jacq. amer. 210. Lin. spec. 993) leaflets obovate ; stipe of legume hardly longer than the calyx; wings continuous. h.S. Native.of Jamaica, Guadaloupe, and Carthagena, on the mountains. Piscidia erythrina of Ait. hort. kew, according to a specimen in the herbarium of L. Heritier, which has the underside of the leaves villous, and the young leaves very villous, and the lower leaflets ovate, but the terminal one is obovate.—Plum. ed. Burm. t. 133. f. 2. Lam. ill. t. 605. f. B and C. Flowers difty-white, rising after the leaves. Lunan, hort. jam. 1. p. 270. Carthagena Piscidia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1690. Tree 30 ft. Cult. Sandy loam suits these trees best, and cuttings may be rooted in sand under a hand-glass in heat. CXVIII. DAUBENTONIA (in honour of M. Daubenton, a celebrated naturalist). D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod, 2. p: 267, —Piscidia species, Willd. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx campanulate, rather truncate, with 5 small teeth. Corolla papilionaceous. very blunt. Vexillum roundish, stipitate. Stamens diadelphous, having the free filament, as well as the staminiferous sheath, as if they were jointed at the base. Style filiform, glabrous. Le. gume on a long pedicel, oblong, compressed, coriaceous, Oma- mented with 4 wings rising near the margins of the sutures, and furnished with spongy substance between the seeds. Seeds ovate, —Mexican shrubs, with oblong stipulas, abruptly-pinnate leaves, and simple racemes of flowers. This genus is nearly allied to Piscidia, but the stamens are diadelphous, and the leaves are abruptly, not impari-pinnate. Perhaps this genus 1s allied to Cour sétia. : ; 1 D. ruxrcra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 267.) leaves with 8-10 rai of oblong obtuse leaflets; racemes almost 3-times shorter ew: the leaves. h. S. Native of New Spain. Flowers nenne Piscidia punicea, Cav. icon. 4. t. 316. Æschynômene miniata, Ort. dec. p. 28. Scarlet-flowered Daubentonia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. oll 2 D. roncrrôzra (D. C. prod. 2. p. 267.) leaves having '© 12 pairs of lanceolate acute leaflets ; racemes a little shorter than the leaves. h.S. Native of New Spain. Flowers pest Æschynômene longifdlia, Cav. icon. 4. t. 315. Piscidia long! folia, Willd. spec. 3. p. 920. 6 fh Long-leaved Daubentonia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. r Cult. To be propagated and cultivated in the same mann as that recommended for Piscidia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. CXIX. CORYNE'LLA (a diminutive of kopuvn, koryne © club; in reference to the club-shaped style). D. C. im ann. 7" nat. 4. jan. 1825. p. 93. prod. 2. p. 267. : ch Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx bilabiate, 5-t00 ed ; teeth spreading, linear, subulate, 2 superior ones = x! shorter than the rest. Corolla papilionaceous ; all the ps is very short claws. Keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous, @ equal in length to each other. Style glabrous, i Legume lanceolate, compressed, marginate, many-seeded" Domingo shrubs, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, having t Am tioles and stipulas ending in spiny mucrones, and the net a stipellate. Young branches pubescent. Pedicels 1-flowere® fascicles. Flowers purplish. : blong 1 C. roLya'nrtHa (D. C. 1. c.) leaves with 5-7 pairs ofo Lies leaflets, which are glabrous above, and clothed with hoary beneath. h.S. Native of St. Domingo among bushes, 0? mountains. Robinia polyäntha, Swartz, fl. ind. occid. 2+ P 1260, Corynitis polyântha, Spreng. syst. append, 280. club-formet. | ek 2. ee awe SS ©. EEE EE SEL Sere st eerste Ss LE EE — TT ES 2. -> RIRE ER VU a iiaa nae » hate by the style. | jubata, which are white and reddish. nescent. Lher. stirp. t: 76. À Pairs of hoary retuse leaflets ; LEGUMINOSAE. CXIX. CorYnezza CXX. Caraca‘na. Many-flowered Corynella. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 2 C. paucrrdztA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves with 2-3 pairs of elliptic leaflets, which are glabrous above, but puberulous on the nerves beneath. h. S. Native of St. Domingo. Robinia Domin- génsis, Spreng. in herb. Balb. Corynitis Domingénsis, Spreng. syst. append. 280. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from the pre- ceding. Few-leaved Corynella. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. Cult. See Sabinea for the culture and propagation, p. 239. CXX. CARAGA'NA (Caragan is the name of R. arbo- © réscens among the Monguls). Lam. dict. 1. D 61h ill. t- 607. f: 1-2. D.C. prod. 2. p. 268. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx short, tubular, 5-toothed. Corolla obtuse, straight; the wings and vexillum about equal in length. Stamens diadelphous. Style glabrous. Stigma terminal, truncate. Legume sessile, young ones com- pressed, at length somewhat cylindrical and many-seeded, mucro- € Seeds somewhat globose.— Trees or shrubs, natives of Siberia and the East, with abruptly-pinnate leaves, mucronate leaflets, having the common petiole ending in a bristle | ora spine, and axillary 1-flowered pedicels, which are usually in fascicles. Flowers usually yellow, perhaps in all except C. The stipulas usually spi- 1 C. Atraca‘'wa (Poir. suppl. 2. p- 89.) leaves having 6 or 8 » pairs of glabrous, obovate-roundish, retuse leaflets; petiole un- l armed; stipulas spinescent ; pedicels solitary ; legumes rather _ compressed, Ro: hk. H. Native of Dahuria, in sandy places. obinia Altagana, Pall. fl. ross. t. 42. exclusive of the variety. F] Caragana microphylla, Lam. dict. 1. p. 615. fares yellow. Altagana is the vernacular name of the shrub. Faia rt of the smell and taste of liquorice. ana i e jaa aragana. FI, April, July. Clt. 1789. 2 C. MICROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaves with 6-7 Sia petioles and stipulas rather spi- a = = the apex; root creeping. h. H. Native of Siberia, Robi e desert of Baraba, and in the tract of the river Selenga. ina microphylla, Pall. fl. ross. t. 42. f. 1-2. Caragäna Alta- ips var. Poir. suppl. 2. p. 89. Flowers yellow. à mall-leaved Caragana. FI. April, June. Clt. 1819. Shrub to 3 feet, paire cp RBORE scENs (Lam. dict. 1. p. 615.) leaves with 4-6 stn oval-oblong villous leaflets ; petiole unarmed ; stipulas nc pedicels in fascicles. %.H. Native of Siberia. 19 Pall aragana, Lin. spec. 1044. Duham. arb. ed. nov. 2. t. sad i ross, 1. t. 42. middle figure. Flowers yellow. The ne ‘ IS tree is hard and compact, very tough, yellow on the es ut waved and striped with bay and red within. The = said to be good food for cattle, and it is suggested =. — ciate a blue colouring matter like indigo. The seeds the i or poultry. The bark is tough, and fit for tyeing ; ee may also be used as withes. FPR a Caragana. FI. April, May. Cit. 1752. of dig amen OU (Lam. dict. 1. p. 616.) leaves with 2 pairs Sing oval, or obovate, glabrous leaflets ; stipulas spreading, et eae well as the petioles spinose ; pedicels solitary ; flowers pa rs mé k. H. Native of China. Robinia Chamlagu, rge, ait, t. 77. Duham. arb. ed. nov. 2. t. 21. Flowers “el Ow, at length becoming reddish. Root smelling like ce. Chamlagu is the Chinese name of the shrub. haml $ Shrub 2 saaga! oe Caragana. FI. May, June. Clt. 1773. Shrub 2 Tree 243 5 C. rrute’scens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaves having 2 pairs of leaflets, approximating the top of the petiole, they are obovate-cuneated ; stipulas membranous ; petiole furnished with a short spine at the apex ; pedicels solitary, twice the length of the calyx. h.H. Native of Siberia, on the banks of the Volga, as well as of Tartary, and Tauria. Sweet, fl. gard. t. 227. Robinia frutéscens, Lin. spec. 1044. Pall. fl. ross. t. 48. C. digitata, Lam. dict. 1. p. 616. Flowers yellow, resupinate. Leaves with a yellow hue. Var. a, latif òlia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaflets glabrous, broadly obovate. Frequent in gardens, There is a variety of this with 2-flowered peduncles. Var. B, angustifolia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaflets oblong- cuneated, glabrous. Native about Odessa. Shrubby Caragana. FI. April, May. Clt. 1752. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 6 C. môzzis (Bess. enum. pl. volh. p. 29.) leaves with 2 pairs of oblong-cuneated leaflets, approximating the top of the pe- tiole, clothed with soft villi; petiole ending in a short spine; pedicels solitary. kh.H. Native of Tauria and Podolia. Ro- binia mollis, Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 477. Robinia tomentôsa, Fisch. hort. gor. 1812. Flowers yellow. Soft Caragana. FI. April, May. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 7 C. GRANDIFLÒRA (D.C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaves with 2 pairs of oblong-cuneated leaflets, approximating near to the top of the petiole, which is very short; stipulas and petioles spinose ; pedicels solitary, almost the length of the calyx, which is gib- bous at the base. h. H. Native of the south of Iberia, near Tiflis. Robinia grandiflora, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 168. Young leaves pubescent, adult ones hoary, ex. Bieb., but according to a specimen sent by Steven to De Candolle, the adult leaves are pale and glabrous. Legume terete, acute, brown, glabrous. Flowers an inch long, yellow. Great-flowered Caragana. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 8 C. pyeme#'a (D. C. prod. 2. p. 268.) leaves with 2 pairs of linear, glabrous leaflets, approximating at the top of the petiole, which is very short; stipulas and petioles spinescent ; pedicels solitary, nearly the length of the calyx; calyx nearly equal at the base. h. H. Native of Siberia, onthe Altaian mountains, and of Dahuria. Robinia pygme'a, Lin. spec. 1044. Pall. ross. 1. t. 45. Amm. ruth. t. 35. Leaflets acute, crowded, usually in the axils of trifid spines. Flowers yellow. Var. B, arenària (Fisch. in litt.) leaflets linear-cuneate; pe- dicels rather longer than the calyx. k.H. Native of Siberia, on the banks of the river Tschuia. Pygmy Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt.1751. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 9 ČC. arena RIA (Donn, hort. cant. Sims, bot. mag. 1886.) leaves with usually 4 pairs of obcordate leaflets ; pedicels usually twin, shorter than the flowers; stipulas subulate. kh. H. Na- tive of Siberia. Flowers yellow. Sand Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1802. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 10 C. Repowsx: (D. C. legum. t. 11. f. 45.) leaves with 2 pairs of ovate, acute, smooth leaflets; stipulas spinose. h. H. Native of Siberia. Flowers yellow. This plant has not been seen by us unless in a seedling state. Redowski’s Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1827. Shrub. 11 C. srxòsa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 269.) leaves with 2-4 pairs of cuneate-linear, glabrous leaflets; stipulas small, spinose ; adult petioles permanent, strong, and spinose, twice the length of the leaflets; flowers solitary, almost sessile. k. H. Na- tive of Siberia, near the Selenga and Kiacha in dry sandy places on mountains. Lindl. bot. reg. 1021. Robínia spinòsa, Lin. mant. 269. Robinia fèrox, Pall. ross. 1. t. 44. itin. t. E. e. f. 2. and 3. Robínia spinosíssima, Laxm. nov. act. pet. 15. t. 30. f. 4. C. fèrox, Lam. dict. 1. p. 315. Flowers yellow. Legume rather - compressed. This shrub is well adapted to make impenetrable hedges, on account of its long branches and strong thorns. It is 112 244 said also to be a native of China, about Pekin, where they stick the bushes in clay on the tops of their walls, to prevent persons from getting or looking over them. Spinose Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1775. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 12 C. rracacanruoipes (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 90.) leaves with 2-4 pairs of oblong-lanceolate, silky leaflets, each ending in a little spine ; stipulas spiny ; adult petioles permanent, strong, and spinose, twice the length of the leaflets; pedicels solitary, short, legume hoary-villous. hk. H. Native of Siberia, among granite rocks beyond the Baikal, Robinia tragacanthoides, Pall. nov. act. petr. 10. t. 7. astr. 115, t. 86. Lodd. cat. Flowers yellow, drooping. Goats’-thorn-like Caragana. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1816. Sh. 13 C. supa‘ta (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 89.) leaves with 4 or 5 pairs of oblong-lanceolate, lanuginously-ciliated leaflets ; stipulas se- taceous ; petioles somewhat spinose, adult ones deflexed, fili- form, permanent; pedicels solitary, very short ; legume glabrous. | h. H. Native of Siberia, at Lake Baikal. Pall. in act. petr. 10. t: 6. astr: p: 118. t. 85. 522. Flowers white, few, suffused with red. Maned-leafletted Caragana. Fl. April, May. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. Robinia jubata, Lodd. bot. cab. Clt. 1796. + A species not sufficiently knonn. 14 C. rruticésa (Bess. cat. hort. crem. p. 116.) said to be allied to C. arboréscens, but differs in the flowers being larger and solitary, and in the young legumes being red. h. S. Native of the Russian empire. Perhaps Robinia Mongélica of Fisch. and R. specidsa of Swartz ex Besser. Shrubby Caragana. Shrub 2 to 5 feet. Cult. All the species of this genus are well adapted for shrubberies. They are usually propagated by layers and by seeds. ‘The species are all deciduous. CXXI. HALIMODE’NDRON (aAcuoc, halimos, maritime, and devépov, dendron, a tree; in reference to the shrub, which grows in dry naked salt fields by the river Irtis,in Siberia). Fisch. in litt. D. C. legum. mem, vi. prod. 2. p. 269. Halodéndron, D. C. mem. ined. in soc. phys. gen. march, 1824. but not of Petit Thouars. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx urceolately-cam- panulate, with 5 short teeth. Keel obtuse, straightish. Wings very acute and auricled. Stamens diadelphous, about equal in length. Style filiform, glabrous. Stigma terminal. Legume stipitate, inflated, bladdery, hard, ovate, and few-seeded, de- pressed at the seminiferous suture. Seeds oval, somewhat com- pressed, small, and smooth.—Siberian shrubs, with the habit of Caragana. Leaves abruptly pinnate, with 2 pairs of leaflets. Petioles and stipulas spinose. Peduncles 2-3-flowered. Flowers purplish. The shrubs are deciduous. 1 H. arce’nteum (D. C. prod. 2. p. 269.) leaves hoary ; peduncles 2-flowered. h. H. Native of Siberia, in dry salt fields at the river Irtis, and of Iberia. Robinia halodéndron, Lin. fil. suppl. 330. Pall. fl. ross. t. 36. itin. 2. t. W. ed gall. append. no, 360. t. 83. f. 1. Caragana argéntea, Lam. in Pall. ed gall. l. c. This is an elegant silky shrub, it thrives well in the gardens, but seldom or never flowers, probably from the want of the saline principle in which it naturally grows. Var. a, vulgare (D. C. prod. 2. p. 269.) leaves between hoary and silvery; vexillum length of keel. Sims, bot. mag. 1016, Var. B, brachysèma (D. C. 1. c.) leaves hoary and silvery ; vexillum one half shorter than the wings and keel; style short. Perhaps only a monster raised in gardens. Silvery Salt-tree. Fl. May, Jul. Clt.1779. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. . 2 H. susvire’scens ; leaves greenish; vexillum length of Robinia macracantha, ` LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXI. HALIMODENDRON, CXXII. Dienysa. CXXIII. Canoppaca. CXXIV. Coturza, carina; pedicels 3-flowered. h. H. Native of Siberia, in salt fields. Robinia triflora, Lher. stirp. nov. 162. H. argén. teum (3, subviréscens, D. C. prod. 2. p. 169. Greenish Salt-tree. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1779. Sh. 4to6 ft. Cult. See last genus for culture and propagation. They are elegant deciduous shrubs, and deserve to be cultivated in gardens. CXXII. DIPHY'SA (from ĉc, dis, twice, and guoa, physa, a bladder; in reference to the legume, which is furnished with a large membranous bladder on each side of the legume, rising from the sutures), Jacq. amer. 208. Schreb. gen. no. 1104, Lam. ill. t. 605. D.C. prod. 2. p. 269. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-cleft, 2 supe rior lobes roundish, 3 lower ones acute. Vexillum obovate- oblong, reflexed; wings flat. Keel sickle-shaped. Stamens diadelphous. Legume linear, compressed, furnished on both sides with a large membranous bladder, which rises from the sutures, and are therefore opposite each other, 1-celled, 5-6- seeded.—A small unarmed tree, with impari-pinnate leaves, composed of 5 pairs of leaflets and an odd one, axillary 2-3- flowered peduncles, and yellow flowers. The place which this genus should occupy in the order is very doubtful, in conse- quence of the structure of the legume being imperfectly known. 1 D. Carruacene”wsis (Jacq. amer. 208. t. 180. f. 51.) h.S. Native of Carthagena, in bushy places, where it 1s called Vivaseca. Carthagena Diphysa. Clt, 1827. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. Cult. For the culture and propagation of this shrub see Sabinea, p. 239. CXXIII. CALO'PHACA (from canoe, kalos, beautiful, and pakn, phake, a lentil; in allusion to the beauty of the plant). Fisch. ined. D.C. prod. 2. p. 270. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx 5-cleft, the lobes acuminated. Keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Style villous straight at the base, but glabrous incurved at the apex. Stigma terminal. Legume sessile, oblong, somewhat cylindrical, mu- cronate, 1-celled; valves concave, beset with soft hairs, as W as with stiff, glandular bristles, mixed.—A deciduous shrub, W! lanceolate stipulas, impari-pinnate leaves, and axillary peduneulaté racemes of yellow flowers. This genus differs from Cytisus ™ the stamens being diadelphous, and in the pinnate leaves. |, 1 C. Worea’rica (Fisch. in litt.). h. H. Native of Siberia, on dry hills, and in arid places about the Volga. Cytisus p cans, Pall. itin. 3. p. 764. t. G. g. f. 3. ed gall. append. no. à i t. 101. f. 1. Cytisus pinnatus, Pall. fl. ross. 1. t. 47. meer’ Wolgaricus, Lin. fil. suppl. 327. Duham. arb. ed. nov. t 7" Colitea Wolgarica, Lam. Adenocärpus Wolgénsis, Spreng: syst. 3. p. 226. Leaflets 6 or 7 pairs, orbicular, velvety neath as well as the calyxes. sf. Volga Calophaca. FI. May, June. Cit. 1786. Sh. 2 to safe Cult. This shrub is well adapted for the front of dre it and is increased by layers or by seeds. Being rather tender should be protected by a mat in winter. CXXIV. COLU'TEA (said to be from koħovw, koluo, ae putate ; the shrubs are said to die if the branches are loppe g” Kolovrea is also the name of a plant in Theophrastus). R. Br. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 325. Colùtea species of Lin. others. Vex Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx 5-toothed. ai illum flat, bicallous, larger than the keel, which 1s © p Stamens diadelphous. Stigma lateral, hooked under the és of the style. Style bearded longitudinally behind. Leg" e7 stipitate, ovate, boat-formed, inflated, scarious.—Deciduo bi PO dE trs fée RE E NERES ee LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXIV. Coxvrea. shrubs, with small stipulas, impari-pinnate leaves, and axillary few-flowered racemes, which are a little shorter than the leaves. 1 C. arBore’scens (Lin. spec. 1045.) leaflets elliptic, retuse ; peduncles usually bearing about 6 flowers; gibbosities on the vexillum short; legume closed. k.H. Native of middle and south Europe, in hedges and bushy places, on Mount Vesuvius, even in the ascent to the crater, where hardly any other veget- able is to be found. D. C. astr: no. 1. Duham. arbr. ed. nov. 1. t. 22. Curt. bot. mag. t: 81. C. hirsuta, Roth. fl. germ. 1. p. 305. Flowers yellow. The C. arboréscens of Burm. fl. cap. 22. is probably a species of Tephrosia. The leaves are recommended as answering all the purposes of senna, and Allioni gives particular directions for the preparation of them. A larger dose seems to be required to produce the same effect. ‘The seeds to the quantity of a drachm or two excite vomiting. Arborescent Bladder-Senna. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 2 C. cruz’nra (Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 55.) leaflets ob- ovate, emarginate, glaucous; peduncles 4 or 5-flowered ; vex- illum with small, obtuse gibbosities ; legume gaping at the apex. kh. H. Native of the islands in the Archipelago, Iberia, and the Levant. D. C. astr. no. 3. Lher. stirp. nov. 2. t.41. C, orientalis, Lam. dict. 1. p- 253. ill. 624. f. 3. Duham. ed. nov. 1. t. 23. C, sanguinea, Pall. C. aptera, Schmidt, arb. t.119. C. humilis, Scop. Flowers of a reddish-copper colour, but with the vexillum having a yellow spot at the base. This species differs from the foregoing in the smaller different co- loured flowers, in the wings being shorter than the keel, and in the pod being open at the apex. Bloody-flowered or Oriental Bladder-Senna. Clt.1731. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 3 C. Harr'Prica (Lam. dict. 1. p. 353. ill. t. 624. f. 2.) eaflets roundish-elliptic, very obtuse, mucronate; peduncles 3-flowered ; gibbosities of vexillum elongated and ascending ; egumes closed. h.H. Native of fields about Aleppo. D.C. astr. no. 2, C. Pocdckii, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p: 55. Schmidt, t. 129. C. l'stria, Mill. dict. no. 2. t. 100. C. procämbens, er. stirp. nov. 2. t. 42. Flowers yellow. A smaller shrub than C. arboréscens. ur Bladder-Senna. F1. Ma. Oct. Cit: 1752. Sh. 3 to6 ft. vas er pia (Willd. enum. 771.) leaflets obcordate, glauces- LE. peduncles usually 6-flowered ; legumes closed at the He ` R. H. Native of Europe. Wats. dend. brit. 140. wers orange-coloured. Intermediate Bladder-Senna. Fl. June, Aug. Sh. 6 to 8 feet. elliptic. Nipaute’Nsis (Hook, bot. mag. 2622.) leaflets roundish- serv retuse; racemes drooping, few-flowered ; callosities of um papillæform; legumes rather coriaceous, pubescent. Native of Nipaul. Flowers yellow. Nipa lB a F Ae pe PA Senna. Fl. Aug. Sept. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1568. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Shrub + Species not sufficiently known. ea Phare Sr (Scop. insub. 3. p. 22. t. 12.) plant the hii ; leaflets lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous, acuminated by “iphone Y .? G. Native of the Bahama Islands. Perhaps pecies of Pictètia. 7 G pmene-like Bladder-Senna. PI. 2 feet. na ERICANA (Mill. dict. no. 5.) shrubby; leaves with “+ of oval leaflets 3 peduncles 2-3-flowered hu com- Le _ +S. Native of Vera Cruz. Perhaps a species of a Flowers yellow.—Pluk. alm. 111. t. 165. f. 8. Cult “my pladder-Senna. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. sie b à e species of Bladder-Senna are proper for shrub- » as they flower in great profusion, and continue in flower CXXV. SPHÆROPHYSA. CXXVI. Swarsonra. 245 thé most of the season. They thrive in any common soil, and are increased by seeds, which ripen in abundance, or by cuttings, planted in the autumn. The two last species require to be sheltered in a greenhouse. CXXV. SPHÆROPHY'SA (from opapa, sphaira, a sphere, and voa, physa, a bladder ; in reference to the shape of the legumes, which are spherical and bladdery). D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 270.—Phàca species of Pallas. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decändria. Calyx 5-toothed. Vex- illum flat. Carina obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Style bearded lengthwise. Legume stipitate, inflated, spherical, hardish, 1- celled, mucronated by the style.—Oriental perennial herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, small stipulas, and axillary, elongated racemes of red flowers. 1 S$. sa’tsuta (D. C. prod. 2. p- 271.) stem erect, rather hoary ; leaves with 6 or 7 pairs of oblong, ovate leaflets, which are glabrous above, but rather hoary beneath from adpressed bristly hairs. %. H. Native of Dahuria, in salt fields, about Lake Tarei. Phacasdalsula, Pall. itm. 4. t. 9. f. 1 and 2. ed. gall. append. no. 387. t: 88. f. 1 and 2. Lin. fil. suppl. 336. Colûtea Dahirica, Spreng. syst. 8. p. 242. Flowers very red, almost like those of a species of Ldthyrus. Salt Sphærophysa. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 2 S. Ca'spica (D. C. prod. 2. p. 271.) stems erect, and are as well as the leaves clothed with adpressed pubescence ; leaves with 8 pairs of oval, obtuse, mucronate leaflets. 4%.H. Na- tive of the plains between Caucasus and the Caspian Sea. Colitea CAspica, Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 1429. Phaca salsula, Bieb. casp. 210. Flowers of a dirty pale-purple colour, and marked with more obscure veins. Perhaps only a variety of the first, according to Steven in litt. Caspian Sphærophysa. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. 15 ft. Cult. The species of this genus succeed in common garden soil, or in pots in a mixture of loam and peat; they are very difficult to preserve in gardens on account of the want of that saline principle in which they grow in the places of their natural growth; and in order to preserve them in the gardens, they require to be watered with salted water occasionally. They are increased by seeds, which occasionally ripen inthis country. CXXVI. SWAINSO'NIA (in honour of Isaac Swainson, F.R.S. F.L.S. who was a great cultivator of plants about the end of the last century. His garden was at Twickenham in Middlesex. The present superintendant of the Cambridge Bo- tanical Garden, Mr. Biggs, was gardener to Mr. Swainson for many years). Salisb. par. no. 28. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 326. D.C. prod. 2. p. 271. Loxídium, Vent. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx bicallous at the base, 5-toothed. Vexillum flat, large. Stamens diadelphous, Carina obtuse, rather longer than the wings. Stigma terminal. Style bearded longitudinally behind but beardless in front. Le- gume turgid.—Suffruticose plants, natives of New Holland, having the habit of Lessértia, with impari-pinnate leaves, and elongated, axillary racemes of purple or scarlet flowers. 1 S. cazeciroria (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 326.) suffruticose, erect ; leaves with 9 pairs of oval, somewhat emar- ginate leaflets; pedicel of legume evidently longer than the permanent filaments. k. G. Native of New South Wales. Vicia galegifolia, Andr. bot. rep. t. 319. Colutea galegif dlia, Sims, bot. mag. t. 792. Flowers red. Galega-leaved Swainsonia. Fl. June, Aug. Clit. 1800. Sh. F to 3 feet. 1 2 S. ALBIFLORA ; stem shrubby, erect; leaves with 5-11 pairs of oval obtuse leaflets ; racemes longer than the leaves. R.G. 246 Native of New Holland. S. galegifèlia, var. albiflora, Lindl, bot. reg. 994. Flowers white. White-flowered Swainsonia. 1 to 3 feet. 3 S. CORONILLÆFÒLIA (Salisb. par. no. 28.) suffruticose, erect; leaves with 9-11 pairs of obovate, emarginate leaflets; pedicel of legume a little shorter than the permanent filaments. h. G. Native of New South Wales. Sims, bot. mag. 1725. Leaves smaller than those of the other species. Flowers of a violaceous purple colour. Coronilla-leaved Swainsonia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 4 S. LESSERTIÆFÒLIA (D.C. in ann. se. nat. 4. p. 99.) stems rather herbaceous, erect; leaves with 6-7 pairs of elliptic-ob- long, rather obtuse leaflets; pedicel of legume very short. b. G. Native of New Holland, on the southern coast. S. astragalif dlia, Hortul. Peduncles 2 or 3 times longer than the leaves. Stipulas ovate, obtuse. Younger leaves clothed with hoary pubescence, adult ones almost glabrous. Flowers red, smaller than those of the other species. Lessertia-leaved Swainsonia. Fl. July, Aug. 1 to 2 feet. Cult. All the species are elegant, delicate shrubs, which deserve to be cultivated in every greenhouse. They grow freely in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and young cuttings root readily if planted in a pot of. sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, or they may be raised from seeds, which are often produced in gardens, FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. Sh. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1802. Clt. 1824. Sh. CXXVII. LESSE’RTIA (in honour of Benjamin Delessert, of Paris, a great promoter of botany, author of Icones, in 2 vols. folio, Paris, 1823). D.C. astrag. p. 37. prod. 2. p. 271. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 327.—Sulitra, Medic and Meench. Lin. syst.’ Diadélphia, Decéndria. Calyx half 5-cleft. Vex- illum flat. Keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Stigma capi- tate. Style bearded transversely in front at the apex, but beardless behind. Legume scarious, indehiscent, compressed, or inflated, the uppermost side the shortest.—Herbs, rarely sub- shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, with impari-pinnate leaves, and axillary peduncles bearing racemes of purplish nod- ding flowers. 1 L. a'nynva (D. C. 1. c. prod. 2. p. 271.) leaves with 8-10 pairs of leaflets, which are glabrous above, the lower ones oblong and emarginate and the upper ones lincar; racemes longer than the leaves; calyxes bibracteate, beset with black hairs. ©.G. Hook, exot. fl. t. 84. Colùtea herbacea, Lin. spec. 1045, Colûtea annua, Murr. comm. goet. 5. p. 40. t. 7. f. 12 and 13.—Comm. hort. amst. 2. t. 44. Flowers red. Annual Lessertia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1731. PI. 1 foot. 2 L. pirru'sa (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 327.) stems diffuse, herbaceous ; leaves with 8-10 pairs of elliptic- linear, rather emarginate leaflets, which are rather hairy on both surfaces ; racemes pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; calyxes bractless, beset with black hairs. ©. G. Galéga dubia, Jacq. icon. rar. 3, p. 576. Flowers purple. Diffuse Lessertia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1792. PI. prostrate. 3 L. PERE‘NNANS (D. C. astrag. p- 37.) stem herbaceous, erect; leaflets oval, silky beneath, pubescent above; calyxes bractless ; racemes longer than the leaves, loose, elongated, pedunculate ; flowers numerous, drooping. %. G. Coldtea perénnans, Jacq. hort. vind. 3. t. 3. Murr. comm. goet. nov. 5. p. 38. t. 7. Colùtea fistuldsa, Hortul. Legume stipitate, com- pressed. Corolla with a pale base and red or purple apex. Perennial Lessertia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1776, PI, 1 foot. LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXVI, SWAINSONIA, CXXVII. LESSERTIA. 4 L. pv'Lcmra (Sims, bot. mag, 2064.) stem erect, suffris tescent ; leaves with 7 pairs of ovate, acute, smoothish leaflets; racemes pedunculate, somewhat capitate, longer than the leaves; flowers secund. h. G. Flowers red or purplish, Legume unknown. Fair Lessertia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1817. Shrub 14 foot, 5 L. macrosta'cuya (D.C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. p. 100.) stem erectish, suffruticose at the base ; leaves with 4-6 pairs of ellip- tic-oblong, obtuse leaflets, which are rather pubescent on both surfaces, the terminal leaflet is longest ; racemes pedunculate, loose-flowered, 2 or 3 times longer than the leaves. hk. G, Burch. cat. geogr. afr. aust. 2356. Flowers red or purple, Young legumes compressed, pendulous, few-seeded. Long-spiked Lessertia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 6 L. pracuysta'cuya (D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 272.) stem erect, suffruticose at the base; leaves with 6-8 pairs of linear-oblong, obtuse leaflets, which are rather pubescent be- neath, the terminal leaflet longer than the others ; racemes much shorter than the leaves; legumes oblong, straight, pendulous, 10-seeded. h. G. Burch. cat. geogr. afr. austr. no. 3558, Flowers red or purplish. Legumes secund, membranous, pu- bescent, about an inch long, each standing on a short stipe. Short-spiked Lessertia. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1826. Sh. 1 ft. 7 L. rarctrérmis (D.C. legum. mem. vi. t. 46.) stem erect; leaves with 8 pairs of elliptic-oblong, obtuse leaflets, which are pubescent beneath ; racemes 3-4-flowered, one half shorter than the leaves ; legume oblong, falcately curved, 10-seeded. R 1G. Flowers purple or red. Legumes like those of the preceding species, but falcate, therefore the species is intermediate between L. brachystachya and L. annularis. Falciform-podded Lessertia. Fl. June, Aug: Clt. 1826. Shrub 1 foot. À 8 L. rruricôsa (Lindl. bot. reg. 970.) stem erect, suffruti- cose; leaves with 5-6 pairs of linear obtuse leaflets; stem petioles, and peduncles, as wellas the branches, pilose ; racemes erect, loose-flowered, a little longer than the leaves ; legumes oblong, sessile, 4-seeded. h. G. Flowers purple. fe Shrubby Lessertia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1826. Sh. 1 to di + Species not sufficiently known. 9 L. annuta‘ris (Burch. cat. no. 1597. voy. 1. p- 304.) ye erect, a span high; legume flat, contracted into the form ol @ ring. ©.?°G. Flowers red or purple. rf Ring-podded Lessertia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. PL + y 10 L. ricia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 272.) stem shrubby, erecti leaves with 5-6 pairs of lanceolate, acute, glabrous lohe racemes very long. h.G. Colùtea rígida, Thunb. f. cap. eal Schult. p. 603. Legume ovate, compressed, tumid, glabrous: Flowers yellowish. Compare it with L. macrostachya. Stiff Lessertia. Shrub 14 foot. 11 L. puse’scens (D. C. prod. 2. p. 272.) stem herbe? erect, pubescent ; leaves with many pairs of lanceolate, pv leaflets ; racemes oblong; calyxes hairy. ©.? G. eae pubéscens, Thunb. I. c. Legume oblong, glabrous, hardly inch long. Corolla rufescent. Pubescent Lessertia. Pl. 1 foot. | 12 L. prosrra'ta (D.C. prod. 2. p. 272.) stem herbaceous diffuse, pubescent; leaves with many pairs of lanceolate, — villous leaflets ; peduncles usually 2-flowered. ©.? G nf lûtea prostrata, Thunb. l. c. Legume ovate, pubescent, hard!) stipitate. Prostrate Lessertia. Pl. prostrate. 13 L. excisa (D. C. prod. l. c.) stem herbaceous, a bent, pubescent; leaves with many pairs of obovate, cut lea lets; racemes usually terminal. ©.? G. Colùtea excis* > PE RSS ann e a. SR an ist: Sia dl ASE : may be 1 . _ Sass, but the easiest and best method is by seeds, which ripen LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXVII. LEssERTIA. Thunb. 1. c. Corolla blood-coloured. Legume ovate-acinaci- form, slightly pubescent. Cut-leafletted Lessertia. Pl. decumbent. 14 L. oprusa‘ra (D.C. 1. c.) stem frutescent, erect; leaves with many pairs of linear, obtuse, hairy leaflets ; racemes nearly terminal. h.G. Calyxes clothed with cinereous pubescence. Legume glabrous. Colùtea obtusata, Thunb. 1. c. Obtuse-leafletted Lessertia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 15 L. inea' ris (D. C. 1. c.) stem herbaceous, erect, glabrous ; leaves with many pairs of linear, acute leaflets ; racemes elon- gated. ©.? G. Colttea linearis, Thunb. l. c. Legume ovate, glabrous, not half an inch long. Linear-leafletted Lessertia. PI. 1 ft. 16 L. vestca‘r1A (D. C. 1. c.) stem herbaceous, decumbent, villous ; leaves with many .pairs of ovate, mucronate leaflets ; legumes globose, bladdery, dehiscent at the apex. ©.? G. Colûtea versicària, Thunb. 1. c. Bladdery-podded Lessertia. P1. decumbent. 17 L. romenrdsa (D.C. 1. c.) stem herbaceous, very short, » and tomentose; leaves with 6-7 pairs of ovate, hoary leaflets ; racemes ovate; calyxes hairy. ©.? G. Colttea tomentosa, Thunb. l.c. Legume ovate, inflated, hairy. Tomentose Lessertia. P]. 4 foot. 18 L. procu’mBens (D.C. 1. c.) stem suffrutescent, procum- bent ; leaves with 12-14 pairs of ovate-linear, tomentose leaflets ; — very long, 3-4-flowered. 2%. G. Flowers purple. egume compressed, falcate. Coliitea prociimbens, Thunb. 1. c. Procumbent Lessertia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1753. PI. proc. Cult, This is a genus of delicate little shrubs and herbs. Their culture and propagation is the same as for Swainsônia. The seeds of the annual kinds should be sown in pots early in _ the spring, and placed in the greenhouse, where the plants will Ee rise, and when they have grown 2 inches high, they should planted separately in small pots, and shifted into larger ones as they grow, i O SUTHERLA’NDIA (in honour of James Suther- and, one of the first superintendants of the Royal Botanical arden at Edinburgh, and author of a catalogue of the plants grown in that garden in his time). R. Br. hort. kew: ed. 2. ae 4. p.327. D.C. prod. 2. p. 273. 3 nah SYST. Diadélphia, Decándria. Calyx 5-toothed, nearly ap Vexillum with replicate sides, short. Keel oblong. Rat wt short. Stamens diadelphous. Stigma terminal. ki e bearded lengthwise behind and transversely at the apex. “cr inflated, scarious.—Cape shrubs, with impari-pinnate : s and axillary racemes of large scarlet flowers. a < iyis SCENS (R. Br. l. c.) leaflets elliptic-oblong, and en tal as the calyxes and branches canescent from ad- frutés pubescence ; peduncles few-flowered. h.F. Colùtea ee = . T 1045. Curt. bot. mag. 181. Burm. cap. shewy scarlet flow Bs 99. A hoary shrub, with large elegant rulescent Sut i ipea herlandia. ee erpi (Burch. cat. pl. afr. austr. no. 1510. ined. the Es + 2. p. 273.) leaflets oblong-linear, and are, as well as ».G ` se and calyxes, pubescent; peduncles 2-3-flowered. Pan: owers purple or scarlet. an -leaved Sutherlandia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. “rane r The species of Sutherlándia are very shewy when in sod emg profusely clothed with large scarlet pea blossoms. Xture of loam and peat is the best soil for them, and they propagated by young cuttings in sand under a bell- FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1683. Sh. Plentifully in the gardens, The S. frutéscens will stand the CXXVIII, SUTHERLANDIA. CXXIX. Puaca. 247 winter if planted in a sheltered situation, protected by a mat in severe weather. SUBTRIBE V. AsTRAGA'LEZÆ (plants agreeing with Astragalus, in the legumes being transversely 2-celled, in consequence of the upper suture being bent in so much). Adans. fam. l. c. D. C. prod. 2. p. 273. Legume (f. 39. c. f. 40. c.) longitudinally 2-celled or half 2-celled, in consequence of the upper suture being bent in so much. Stamens diadelphous, with 9 joined and one free. Stems herbaceous or suffrutescent. Leaves pinnate ; primordial ones alternate. CXXIX. PHA‘CA (from ¢ayw, phago, to eat, or gaxn, phace, a lentil; a name adopted from Dioscorides for this genus). Lin. gen. no. 891. D. C. astrag. no. 111. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 358. D. C. prod. 2. p. 273. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-toothed (f. 89. a.), 2 superior teeth more remote than the others. Carina ob- tuse (f. 39. b.). Stamens diadelphous. Style beardless. Stigma capitate. Legume rather turgid (f. 39. ¢.), 1-celled, having the superior suture tumid.—Herbs, with impari-pinnate leaves, axillary pedunculate racemes of flowers. The mature legume usually resupinate. * Flowers white or cream-coloured, 1 P. Bæ'rica (Lin. spec. 1064.) stem erect, pilose ; stipulas lanceolate; leaves with 7-10 pairs of ovate mucronate leaflets, which are villous beneath ; keel longer than the vexillum; le- gume oblong, boat-formed, compressed. 2%. H. Native of Spain, Portugal, and Mauritania. D.C. astr. no. 1. Astragalus Lusitanicus, Lam. dict. 1. p. 312.—Moris. oxon. sect. 2. t. 8. f. 1. Flowers white, about the size and shape of those of Suther- ländia. The seeds are roasted and ground, and used as a sub- stitute for coffee in Hungary. Batic Bastard-Vetch. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1640. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 2 P. rri‘civa (Lin. fl. suec. 2. p. 657.) stem erect, glabrous, almost undivided ; stipulas ovate-oblong, large, leafy; leaves with 4-6 pairs of ovate-oblong, rather ciliated leaflets ; legumes stipitate, oblong, inflated, rather hairy. 2%.H. Native of Si- beria, Altai, Lapland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, and Savoy, on the frigid parts of mountains. P. alpina, Lin. spec. 1064. Oed. fl. dan. t. 856. Jacq. aust. 166. P. ochreata, Crantz. austr, 419. t. 2. f. 2. Flowers cream-coloured. Frigid Bastard-Vetch. Fl. July. Clt. 1795. Pl. 1 foot. FIG, 39. 3 P. ALPT NA (Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 151.) stem erect, branched, pu- bescent; stipulas linear-lanceolate ; leaves with 9-12 pairs of oblong, obtuse, pubescent leaflets ; le- gumes compressed, half ovate, acute, smoothish. 2/. H. Native of the Alps of Europe, the Pyre- nees, and of Siberia. D. C. astr. no. 3.—Gmel. sib. 4. t. 14. As- tragalus penduliflorus, Lam. fl. fr. Flowers yellow. Var. (3, Dahirica (Fisch. in litt. 1825.) plant more firm and more erect, and the legume is harder. y.H. Native of Dahuria. Py membranacea, Fisch. in litt. 1822. Alpine Bastard-Vetch. FI. July. Cit. 1759. PI. 1 foot. 4 P. trirLòra (D. C. astr. no. 7. t. 1.) stem almost erect, pubescent; stipulas acuminated, rather concrete at the base ; leaves with 5-6 pairs of ovate, obtuse, pubescent leaflets; pe- duncles rather shorter than the leaves, few-flowered; legumes 248 semi-elliptic-oblong, turgid, depressed, pubescent. ©. H. Na- tive of Peru. Flowers 3-6 in a raceme, yellowish. P. Candol- leana, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 495. t. 586. Three-flonered Bastard-Vetch, Pl. + to 1 foot. 5 P. vinzdsa (Nutt, gen. amer. 2. p. 97.) plant almost stem- less, hairy; leaflets oblong-oval, glabrous above; peduncles shorter than the leaves, or equal in length to them; spike few- flowered, somewhat capitate; legume clothed with canescent villi, terete, and cymbiform. %.H. Native of Carolina and Georgia, in sandy pine-woods, and on hills about the Missouri, as well as of China. Astragalus villdsus, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 67. Flowers cream-coloured. Villous Bastard-Vetch. Pl. + foot. : 6 P. cæsprrèsa (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 98.) stemless, tufted, and clothed with canescent villi; leaves with 3-5 leaflets, which are disposed in a digitate manner, and are acute at both ends ; flowers aggregate, without a scape ; stipulas membranous, with- out any regular or decided form; legume pubescent, sub-cylin- drical. %. H. Native of North America, on hills at the con- fluence of the rivers Sawanee and Missouri. Astragalus tri- phyllus, Pursh, fl, amer. sept. 2. p. 740. but not of Pall. Flowers cream-coloured. Leaflets lanceolate. Tufted Bastard-Vetch. Pl. + to 4 foot. 7 P. ARENA‘RIA (Pall. it. 4. t. 19. f. 3-4. ed. gall. append. no. 388. t. 91. f. 3-4.) stems spreading, ascending, glabrous ; stipu- las membranous, concrete ; Jeaves with 5-6 pairs of linear-lan- ceolate acute leaflets, having the terminal one sessile; peduncles about the length of the leaves; legumes inflated, glabrous. Native of Siberia, about the Uda Selenga and the Baikal. Flowers cream-coloured. Pallas’s plate exhibits 2 plants under this name, the one with ovate, and the other with globose le- gumes ; the first belongs to Phdca, but the second is referrible to Spherosphisa. Sand Bastard-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1796. Pl. ascending. * * Flowers purplish, sometimes painted with white and violet. 8 P. môzis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 496. t. 585.) stems short, diffuse, clothed with soft tomentum; leaves with 7-8 pairs of oblong, obtuse, silky, tomentose leaflets ; racemes on long peduncles, of a cylindrical-oblong form, dense, and many-flowered ; calyxes soft and silky. Y%.G. Native of Mexico, in valleys near Casave. Flowers purplish. The legume being unknown the genus is doubtful. Soft Bastard-Vetch. Pl. diffusely procumbent. 9 P. densirétiA (Smith in Rees’ cyclop. 27. no. 9.) stems decumbent, branched, and smooth; stipulas ovate, concave ; leaves with 16-20 pairs of obovate emarginate leaflets, which are villous beneath ; peduncles length of leaves; racemes dense, oblong; legumes ovate, turgid, almost smooth. 2. H. Native of California. Flowers drooping, reddish, Dense-leaved Bastard-Vetch. PI. decumbent. 10 P. GLa‘BrA (Clar. bull. philom. no. 61. D.C. astr. no. 4.) stem branched, prostrate, glabrous; stipulas broad, ovate ; leaves with 6-7 pairs of oval-oblong, acute, glabrous leaflets ; peduncles longer than the leaves; wings of flowers entire ; le- gume stipitate, turgid, glabrous. 2%. H. Native of Provence, on e Lower Alps. Corolla white, tipped, and margined with violet. Glabrous Bastard-Vetch. Fl. July. Clt. 1818. PI. prostrate. 11 P. Gera’'roi (Vill. dauph. 3. p. 474.) stem diffuse, branched, prostrate; leaves and stipulas clothed with velvety pubescence, and ciliated ; peduncles rather longer than the leaves ; wings of flower oblong, and rounded at the apex ; legumes ovate, rather velvety. 2%. H. Native of Dauphiny. Flowers white, having the carina tipped with purple. Gerard’s Bastard-Vetch. F1. July. Pl. prostrate. LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXIX.” Paca. 12 P. austra‘uis (Lin. mant. 103. and 448.) stem branched, tufted, ascending, glabrous; stipulas ovate ; leaves with 6-8 pairs of linear-lanceolate, glabrous leaflets, having the ‘terminal one sessile ; peduncles longer than the leaves; wings bifid at the apex, longer than the keel; legumes stipitate, ovoid, at length glabrous. 2%. H. Native of the alps of Europe and the Pyrenees. Jacq. misc. 2. t. 3. D.C. astr. no. 8. Lodd, bot. cab. 490. P. Hallèri, Vill. dauph. 4. p. 473. Colùtea australis, Lam. dict. 1. p. 354. Corolla pale, having the keel tipped with purple. Var. B, Altatca (Fisch. in litt.) stem almost erect. %. H. Native of the Altaian mountains. Perhaps a proper species, Southern Bastard-Vetch. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1779. Pl. ase 13 P. asrracatrina (D. C. astr. no. 9.) stems short, procum- bent, smoothish ; stipulas ovate, acute; leaves with 9-10 pairs of ovate leaflets, which are beset with adpressed pubescence on both surfaces ; peduncles about the length of the leaves ; wings entire, shorter than the keel; legumes stipitate, pendulous, when young beset with black hairs. 2.H. Native of the alps of Switzer- land, Savoy, Austria, Pyrenees, and on the Altaian mountains m Siberia. In July, 1831, this plant was found in plenty by Dr. Graham and others in Scotland on the Clova mountains, north of Forfar in Angushire. Astragalus alpinus, var. Lin. spec. 1070. Oed. fl. dan. 1. t. 51.—Lodd. bot. cab. 42%. Flowers white, tipped with lilac. Root creeping. Astragalus-like Bastard-Vetch. Fl. May, July. Scotland, PI. procumbent. 14 P. Lappo’nica (D.C. prod. 2. p. 274.) stems elongated, ascending, glabrous ; stipulas ovate, acute ; leaves with 9 pars of oval leaflets, which are glabrous above, and clothed with ad- pressed pubescence beneath ; peduncles longer than the Jeaves ; wings entire, longer than the keel ; legumes stipitate, pendulous, half-bilocular, when young beset with black hairs. Y. Native of the alps of Lapland and Sweden, and of Dahuria nett Ochotsk. Astragalus alpinus, var. Lin. l. c. P. Lapponica, lenb. Flowers purplish. This I fear is not distinct from the Lapland Bastard-Vetch. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1816. PI. Lit 15 P. oroBoines (D. C. prod. 2. p. 274.) stem elongated, ascending, glabrous; stipulas ovate, acute; leaves with 5- pairs of oval-oblong leaflets, which are glabrous above hardly pubescent beneath ; peduncles longer than the ae racemes elongated; wings entire, longer than the keel eee sessile, semi-bilocular, pendulous, when young beset with 2 hairs. %.H. Native of the alps of Norway and Lapland. i a trâgalus oroboides, Horn. in fi. dan. 8. t. 1396. Astrag- leont ee Wahl. fl. lap. p. 191. t. 12. f. 4. but not of Jacq. Flowe purplish. Orobus-like Bastard-Vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1820. ee are smoothish above and rather pubescent beneath ; pedu longer than the leaves; racemes short; wings entire, Pie than the keel; legumes on short pedicels, when young ms Y.H. Native of Eastern Caucasus, Bieb. suppl. 485. Flow purplish. Short-keeled Bastard-Vetch. PI. ascending. + 4 species not sufficiently known. 17 P. rriroxia‘ra (Lin. mant. 270.) stem branched, filiform + stipulas lanceolate; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets oval, a legumes semi-orbicular. ©. H. Native of China. Smit p Rees’ cycl. Perhaps a species of Glycine or Fleming : cording to Smith. Perhaps a species of Crotalaria, accor to the specimen in Delessert’s herbarium at Paris. 1 Peon eee a ee ea © rs em em ar == — + mi em em me mm en o 2, us ES LEGUMINOSAE. CXXX. Oxyrroris. Trifoliate-leaved Bastard Vetch. Pl. procumbent, Cult. Most of the species grow well in the open borders in common garden soil; the dwarfer kinds are well adapted for ornamenting rock-work, but the rarer and more tender species should be grown in pots in a mixture of sand, peat, and loam, They are all increased by dividing the plants at the root, or by seeds, which generally ripen in this country, which last is by far the best method. ‘The seeds of the annual kinds only require to be sown in the open border in spring. CXXX. OXY’TROPIS (from ofve, oxys, sharp, and roomtc, tropis, a keel; in reference to the keel of the flower ending in an exserted mucrone on the back at the apex). D.C. astr. no. 4. ed. maj. p. 19. and 53, prod. 2. p. 275.—Astragalus species of Lin. and others. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decdndria, Calyx 5-toothed (f. 40. a). Keel of corolla ending in an exserted mucrone on the back at the apex (f. 40. b.). Stamens diadelphous. Legume (f. 40. ts), bilocular, or half bilocular in consequence of the upper suture being bent in so much.—Herbs with impari-pinnate leaves, axillary or radical peduncles, bearing spikes of flowers. There are a number of species with inflated legumes, which would constitute a good section of the genus, but from the fruit of poet of the species being but slightly known or altogether un- nown, it 1s at present impossible to separate them, and con- sequently they are here arranged according to habit. § 1. Acaiilis (from acaulis, stemless; in reference to the Dore contained in this division being without stems). D. C. Mmes A 2 Plants without stems or with very short ones. Potas nate to the petiole. Leaves with many opposite pairs , not vertrcillute, * Flowers purplish or white. Se (D. C. astr. no. 1.) plant almost stemless, e e hairs on the petioles and scape spreading ; leaflets dt Fret scapes a little’ longer than the leaves; ra- ic ort; bracteas one half shorter than the calyxes; legumes “or i ‘aed villous, acuminated by the style, half bilo- ales Ce Native of Europe, on the mountains, Astra- cor pat Lin. spec. 1070. Jacq. austr. t 167. Curt, oi re es Scop. carn. t. 45. Phàca montàna, Crantz. Ph. owers of a bluish-purple colour, almost like those Mon “stragalina. Calyx purplish, o Quin Oxytropis, FI. July, Aug, Clt. 1581. PI 4 ft. less, re us (D. C. prod. 2. p. 275.) plant almost stem- t pelioles i on the scapes and stipulas spreading and stiff, on a rs are but few ; leaflets elliptic-lanceolate, gla- capitate : br and pilose above ; scapes length of leaves ; flowers Stiff hair, on length of calyx, which is beset with black of St. roue - Native of Tschuktschor Land, in the Bay Norther =. and Kotzebue’s Sound. Stipulas pale, 80.c n Mountain Milk-vetch, Pl. 4 foot. less, “etc (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. 502.) plant almost stem- adpressed : | pilose ;_ the hairs on the petioles and scapes are ` leaflets elliptic-lanceolate ; scapes longer than the 1 0. villous, elliptic- eaves : ra calyxes - ie short ; bracteas one-half shorter than the 4. H > fgumes oblong, ovate, villous, at length spreading. — Iberia. Astragalus montanus, Bieb. fl. taur. : 4 5 merc of the synonymes. O. montana, Stev. mem, si = Flowers spreading, blue, larger than those ar. B, Albà and the keel ending in a longer mucrone. Pubescent. na (Stev. l. c.) scapes declinate; legumes ovate, Azure-flowere dy Native of the alps about Chinalug. 1818, py a H fountain Milk-vetch. FI. July, Aug. Clt, + 7 loot. wn (D. C. prod. 2, p. 276.) plant almost stem- 249 less ; stipulas white, membranous, hairy ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, clothed with adpressed, silky, silvery down on both surfaces ; petioles, scapes, and calyxes beset with spreading villi; scapes twice the length of the leaves; flowers erect, disposed in capi- tate spikes ; bracteas linear, length of calyx. Y.H. Native of the Altaian mountains. Flowers deep-purple. Legumes un- known. Silvery Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. 1 foot. 5 O. Urate’nsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 276.) plant stemless, clothed with silky hairs in every part; leaflets ovate, acute ; scapes solitary or twin, longer than the leaves ; calyx clothed with silky down, as well as the leaflets; heads of flowers round and dense ; bracteas oblong, one to each flower; legumes ob- long, tumid, pointed, shaggy, erect, bilocular. Y%.H. Native of Siberia, on the Ural Mountains, Alps of Austria, Pyrenees, &c. In Scotland on mountains in sandy soil; plentiful near Burnt Island in Fifeshire. Astragalus Uralénsis, Lin. spec. 1071, Smith, engl. bot. t. 466. Jacq. misc. 1. p. 150. Light, fl. scot. 401. t. 17. Pall. astrag. t. 42. f. A. Phàca Uralénsis, Wahl. carp. 737. Flowers of a rich bluish-purple colour, rarely white. This is an elegant plant. The Siberian plant is more villous than silky; it may perhaps be a distinct species. The plant is also a native of Arctic America. Ural Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Scotland. PI. 4 foot. 6 O. cæru'Lea (D. C. astr. no. 2.) plant stemless and silky ; leaflets lanceolate ; scapes nearly twice the length of the leaves ; flowers spicate, lower ones drooping a little; legumes ovate, ventricose, almost 1-celled, acuminated, glabrous. 4%. H. Na- tive of Siberia, on high mountains about Lake Baikal. . Astra- galus ccerdleus, Pall. itin. 3. p. 293. Astr. Baicalénsis, Pall. astrag. p. 64. t. 52.—Gmel. sib. 4. t. 26. f. 2, Flowers blue, Mucrone of keel equal in length to the wings. Blue-flowered Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. + foot. 7 O. A’rctica (R. Br. chl. melv. p. 20.) plant almost stemless, silky ; leaflets opposite and alternate, ovate-oblong ; heads sub- umbellate, few-flowered ; legumes erect, oblong, and are, as well as the calyxes, clothed with black pubescence. 4. H. Native of Melville Island in the Arctic sea, &c. This species approaches O. Uralénsis, but the leaflets are smaller, acute or obtuse, and much more numerous, and the flowers are disposed in umbels, not in spikes. Arctic Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 foot. 8 O. revca’NTHA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 331.) plant stemless and glabrous; leaflets lanceolate; scapes hardly longer than the leaves, rather pilose; spikes almost globose; bracteas shorter than the calyx; the 2 upper teeth of the calyx shorter, and more distant than the rest. 2%. H. Native of Eastern Siberia, among rocks. Flowers white, but according to Pallas’s figure they are reddish, Legume unknown. White-flowered Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 foot. 9 O. arcenTa‘TA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 331.) plant almost stem- less ; leaflets lanceolate, silvery white on both surfaces ; scapes hoary-pubescent, hardly longer than the leaves. 2/.H. Native of Siberia, in the Kirghisean Steppe. Astragalus argentatus, Pall. astr. p. 60. t. 48. Flowers white, but with a tinge of blue. Legume unknown. Silvered Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. + foot. 10 O. amsi’cva (D. C. astr. no. 4.) plant stemless and hairy or smoothish ; leaflets ovate, with rather villous margins ; scapes longer than the leaves ; spikes of flowers oblong; bracteas lan- ceolate, and are, as well as the calyxes, hairy ; legumes erect, ovate, acuminated, somewhat bilocular. 4. H. Native through- out Siberia. Astrágalus ambíguus, Pall. astr. p. 54, t. 43.— Gmel. sib. 4. t. 30. Flowers purplish-blue. Ambiguous Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1817. Pl. 4 foot. Kk 250 11 O.rirrrôrmis (D. C. astr. no. 16. exclusive of the syno- nymes,) plant almost stemless, glabrous; leaflets lanceolate- linear ; scapes 2 or 3 times longer than the leaves ; flowers spi- cate, lower ones distant; teeth of calyx short; beak of keel shorter than the wings. %. H. Native of Dahuria in deserts, near the river Amoor, and on mount Odon-Tschelon. Flowers small, bluish-purple. Very nearly allied to O. cærùlea, but dif- fers in the plant being glabrous, the flowers being one-half smaller, and in the beak of the keel being shorter than the wings. Filiform Mountain Milk-Vetch. “Pl. 4 foot. 12 O. serèsa (D.C. astr. no. 5.) plant stemless ; leaflets lan- ceolate, glabrous, but pilose on the edges ; scapes hardly longer than the leaves, clothed with hoary hairs ; heads of flowers ovate- roundish ; bracteas pilose, about equal in length to the calyx, which is woolly ; calycine teeth unequal, subulate, elongated. 2. H. Native of Siberia, on the higher Altaian mountains. Astragalus setdsus, Pall. astr. p. 5. Flowers purplish. Bristly Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. 1 foot. 13 O. Lamse'rri (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 740.) plant stemless, silky and pilose in every part; leaflets lanceolate, acute, rather remote; scape rather longer than the leaves; flowers spicate or capitate; bracteas lanceolate-linear, rather shorter than the silky calyx. 4%. H. Native of North America, on woodless hills about the river Missouri. Sims, bot. mag. 2147. Lindl. bot. reg. t. 1054. Astragalus Lambérti, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 308. Flowers large, blue and white mixed. Lambert’s Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1811. PI. 3 to 1 foot. 14 O. cranprrtora (D. C. astr. no. 6.) plant stemless ; leaf- lets oblong-lanceolate, clothed with adpressed silky down ; scapes twice the length of the leaves; flowers disposed in loose spikes ; wings obovate, dilated ; legumes oblong, membranous, acumi- nated by the style, pubescent, bilocular. 2. H. Native of Siberia, especially beyond the Baikal. Astragalus grandiflorus, Pall. astr. p. 57. t. 46. Willd. spec. 3. p. 1811. Flowers large, of a deep rose-colour. Bracteas shorter than the calyx. Vexil- lum emarginate. Var. B, carnea (D.C. prod. 2. p. 277.) flowers flesh-coloured, having the vexillum obtuse, notemarginate. %.H. Native of Dahuria. Astragalus Dahüricus, Patrin, ined. Var. y, leptéptera (D. C. 1. c.) wings of flower oblong; vex- illum obtuse ; bracteas shorter than the calyx. Y%.H. Native of Siberia, at Nerstinsky Savod near Doroninsk. O. grandiflora, Fisch. in litt. Flowers bluish-purple, not rose-coloured. Per- haps a proper species, or the same as O. Lambérti. Great-flowered Mountain Milk-Vetch. FI. June, 1818. PI. 1 foot. 15 O. ca npicans (D. C. astr. no. 7.) plant stemless, canes- cent; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, pubescent ; scapes twice the length of the leaves; spikes ovate-oblong ; bracteas length of calyx; legumes oblong-linear, erect, half-bilocular, hardly pu- bescent, ending each in a long inflexed acumen. 2. H. Native of Eastern Siberia, at the river Lena. Astrâgalus cândicans, Pall. astr. p. 61. t. 49. Flowers very pale blue. White-leaved Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. + foot. 16 O. caupa'ra (D. C. astr. no. 8.) plant stemless ; leaflets oblong, acute, pubescent beneath, and almost glabrous above ; scapes erect, twice the length of the leaves ; spikes of flowers oblong, dense ; bracteas shorter than the calyx, which is cylin- drical. %. H. Native of Siberia, on the Altaian mountains. Astragalus spicatus, Pall. itin. 2. append. no. 118. t. 10. ed. gall. append. no. 741. t. 84. Astr. caudatus, Pall. astr. p- 62. t. 50. Flowers purple. Legume half bilocular. Tailed-legumed Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. + foot. 17 O. Sonea’rica (D.C. astr. no. 9.) plant stemless ; leaflets 1 Aug. Clt. - LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXX. Oxyrroris. lanceolate, silky ; scapes erect, twice the length of the leaves: flowers distant, in spikes, the lower ones almost opposite; brac- teas shorter than the calyx. 2%. H. Native of Siberia, in elevated fields at the Altaian promontory. Astragalus Songäricus, Pall, astr. p. 63. t. 51. Flowers violaceous. Legume ovate, acute, pubescent. Songarian Mountain Milk-Vetch. FI. June, July. Clt. 1824. PI. + foot. 18 O. syzva'rica (D. C. astr. no. 18.) plant stemless ; leaflets oval, acute, clothed with silky down; scapes longer than the leaves ; spikes ovate, dense ; bracteas longer than the calyx ; le- gumes inflated, membranous, clothed with brown pili. 2. H. Native of Dahuria and Siberia, on the Altaian mountains in pine woods, and on their margins. Phaca sylvatica, Pall. itin. ed. gall, append, no. 381. t. 86. f. 1. Astragalus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1500, Astr. sylvicolus, Pall. astr. p. 95. t. 78. Flowers purplish, There is a variety of this species having 3 or 4 leaflets in a whorl, Wood Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 foot. 19 O. toneirésrra (D. C. astr. no. 17. t. 5.) plant stemless, and rather silky ; leaflets linear-oblong, acuminated ; scapes twice the length of the leaves ; spikes ovate ; bracteas shorter than the calyx ; keel of flower furnished with a long mucronate acumen. 4%. H. Native of Siberia, at Lake Baikal, in the fissures of rocks. Flowers purplish. O. Gmelini, Fisch. ex Steven. Long-beaked-keeled Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1820. PI. 4 foot. 20 O. Brevirdstra (D. C. astr. no. 19. t. 6.) plant almost stem- less; leaflets 23-29, lanceolate, glabrous; scapes hairy, about equal in length to the leaves; spikes ovate, dense; bracteas about equal in length to the calyx; legumes ovate, inflated, almost 1-celled, apiculated by the style, and are, as well as the calyxes, beset with black pubescence. Y. H. Native of Si- beria, on the Altaian mountains, and in pine woods. Astragalus Altèicus, Pall. astr. p. 56. t. 45. O. Altäica, Pers. Stipuls large, membranous, joined together. Flowers bluish-purple. Short-beaked Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Sept. Cit. 1802. PI. 4 foot. Ja 21 O. LErTorNyY LLA (D. C. astr. no. 12.) plant stemless, gia brous; leaflets 9-13, linear-filiform ; scapes reclinate, lengt leaves ; flowers few, almost capitate ; bracteas shorter than w calyx, which is hairy; legume inflated, membranous, almost, celled, pubescent. %4. H. Native of Siberia, on high plam between the rivers Onon and Argun. Flowers of a deep si colour. Astrágalus leptophyllus, Pall. astr. p. 83. t. 66. $ * but not of Desf.—Gmel. sib. 4. t. 24. B. Cl. Slender-leaved Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. 1818. PI. 1 foot. less; 22 O. cæsrrròsa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 333.) plant stem ess; leaflets from 13-15 in number, oblong, glabrous; scapes a about 5 flowers, about equal in length to the leaves ; brac x shorter than the calyx, which is villous ; legumes inflated, ova acuminated, pubescently-tomentose, almost 1-celled. %: je Native of Dahuria, on rocks and among gravel. Aa cæspitòsus, Pall. astr. p. 70. t. 57. Astr. vesicarius, Pall. on but not of Linnæus. O. physèdes var. glabra, D. C. astr. 14. f. 1. Flowers purple. Tufted Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. 1 foot. les; 23 O. amPuLLA`ra (Pers. ench. 2. p. 333.) plant stemtest» leaflets from 7-13 in number, lanceolate, and silky ; scapes usually bearing about 3 flowers each, equal in length pr leaves ; bracteas shorter than the calyx ; legumes inflated, ein globose, tomentose, almost 1-celled. %. H. Native of Si en on rocks at the river Yenesee, and about the Baikal. Astrégel ampullatus, Pall. astr. p. 69. t. 56. f. B. O. physddes var: lòsa, D. C. astr: no. 14. t 2. f. 2. Cruet-shaped-podded Mountain Milk-Vetch. P1. + foot J> = "SS. = st DE Ss See Se. e g See EF LE mes a a ne hey em et CD HE Put CD MP. LD CP a: a ES OU Ces aag EE a el LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXX. 24 O. nicrE’scens (Fisch. in litt. D.C. prod. 2. p. 278.) lant almost stemless, having numerous procumbent scapes ; leaf- #2 7-11 in number, elliptic, acutish, villous ; stipulas and calyxes beset with black hairs ; peduncles 2-flowered, length of leaves ; legumes oblong, inflated, pubescent, 1-celled. {Pall.) X4. H. Native of the north-east of Siberia between the Aldan and the ocean, and in the island of St. Lawrence. Flowers bluish-pur- ple, rather large; the keel furnished with a small mucrone, which is hardly evident. Astragalus nigréscens, Pall. astr. p. 65, t. 53. : Blackish-haired Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. procumbent. 25 O. tripuy’txa (Pers. ench. 2. p. 333.) plant almost stem- less ; leaflets 3, lanceolate, glabrous, ciliated ; scape longer than the leaves, bearing 2-3 flowers at its apex ; calyx very hairy. 4. H. Native of Siberia, on islands in Lake Baikal, and of Dahuria on a granite hill between Ozeri and Kachira. Astragalus triphyllus, Pall. astr. p. 68. t. 56. f. A. but not of Pursh. Leaves sometimes furnished only with one leaflet. Flowers large, purple. Three-leafletted Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. 1 foot. * * Flowers cream-coloured. 26 O, camre’srris (D. C. astr. no. 10.) plant stemless; leaf- lets many pairs, lanceolate, acute, hoary, and rather hairy ; scapes hairy, about equal in length to the leaves; spikes ovate-ob- long, dense-flowered ; flowers ‘erect; bracteas a little shorter than the calyx, which is hairy ; le- gumes ovate, inflated, erect, hairy, half-bilocular, 4. H. Native of Europe, on the Alps. In Scotland upon a high rock on one of the Mountains at the head of Clova, Angus-shire, near theWhite-water, in great abundance. Astragalus campéstris, Lin. spec. 102. Smith, engl. bot. vol. 36. 2522. Astra. sordidus, Willd. spec. 1313. with erroneous remarks. A. sordidus, Pers. ench. 2. p.383. Astr. Ura. lénsis, Oed. fl. dan. 1041. Phaca campestris, Wahl.—Hall. hely. t. 3.—Scheuchz. trav. alp. 4. p. 830. with a figure. In size and habit much like O. Uralénsis, but e leaflets are narrower, more nu- D less silky, being only besprinkled with shining “he: 2 Sometimes quite smooth, except on the mid-rib. Field D. red, the keel and wings tinged with purple. Lig 1 fo ountain Milk-Vetch. F]. July, Aug. Scotland. PI. 27 0 \ oth 87. hppa REA (Fisch. in litt.) plant stemless; leaflets pressed silk in number, lanceolate, when young clothed with ad- hairs ; sc y pubescence, at length only besprinkled with a few > Scape a little longer than the leaves ; spikes capitate ; eas about equal in length to the calyx ; tans at th ay H. Native of Siberia, on the Altaian moun- € metal mines, O. campéstris y sulphurea, D. C. Flowers cream-coloured. This species is very O. campéstris, but differs in the leaflets being ulp aa amar a the flowers being larger. ýr 1820, P], 1 Pos Mountain Milk-Vetch. F1. July. leaves wih kee ae dauph, 3. p. 469. t. 43.) plant stemless ; FIG. 40. 251 OxyTroris. Csyeompéeitla var. 2, viscosa, D. C. astr. no. 10. Flowers white. Clammy Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. July. Clt. 1817. PI. 1 ft. 29 O. ra'tipa (D.C. astr. no. 11.) plant stemless; leaves with many pairs of lanceolate-linear, clammy, glabrous leaflets ; scapes rather longer than the leaves, woolly at the apex; spikes capitate, few-flowered ; bracteas shorter than the calyx ; legumes erect, terete, inflated, rather incurved, pubescent. 7. H. Na- tive of the Alps of Dauphiny, Switzerland, and Piedmont. As- tragalus foe’tidus, Vill. dauph. 3. p. 468. t. 48. Astr. Hallèri, All. pedem. no. 1276.—Hall. helv. no. 407, Flowers cream- coloured. Fetid Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. + to 4 foot. 30 O. squammurdsa (D. C. astr. no. 15. t. 8.) plant stemless and glabrous; leaves with many pairs of linear leaflets; scapes shorter than the leaves, each bearing usually 2 or 3 flowers at the apex; calyxes covered with little scales; bracteas shorter than the calyx, and are, as well as the stipulas, ciliated ; legumes ovoid. X.H. Native of Dahuria, in arid fields at the river Courba. Flowers cream-coloured. Scaly-calyxed Mountain Milk-Vetch. § 2. Verticillaris (from verticillatus, whorled, or in a whorl ; in reference to the leaflets being disposed somewhat in whorls on the petiole). D. C. prod. 2. p. 279. Leaflets all or for the most part somewhat verticillate, or mith 2-3 or 6 rising from the same centre, or dot from the petiole, FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1819. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 31 O. spie’npENs (Dougl. mss.) plant stemless, clothed with silky villi; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, acute, crowded; scapes much longer than the leaves; flowers in interrupted spikes; bracteas lanceolate-linear, longer than the calyx, silky, as well as the calyxes. Į. H. Native of North America, about the Red river. Flowers blue, and probably mixed with white. Leaf- lets rising 2-3-4 together from the petiole. Splendid Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. 1 foot. 32 O. micropny’tLa (D. C. astr. no. 20.) plant stemless ; leaflets rising in pairs from the petiole, or somewhat verticillate, oblong, obtuse, hairy beneath; scape longer than the leaves ; spikes ovate; calyxes rather muricated, and woolly, %. H. Native of Siberia, in sandy islands in the river Selenga, and in Lake Baikal. Astragalus microphyllus, Pall. astr. 92. t. 76. Phaca microphylla, Pail. itin. ed. gall. in 8vo. append. no. 382. t. 90. f. 1. Astr. polyphyllus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1300. Flowers large, purple. This appears to be intermediate between the character of this and the preceding division of the genus. Small-leaved Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. PI. + foot. 33 O. Baica'ztA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 333.) plant stemless ; leaf- lets lanceolate, clothed with silky wool, disposed somewhat ver- ticillately ; scapes pilose, rather longer than the leaves ; flowers few, capitate ; legumes ovate, inflated, acuminated, membranous, pubescent. 2. H. Native of Siberia, about Lake Baikal. Astragalus Baicalia, Pall. astr. 93. t. 77. f. 1. Flowers whitish, tinged with blue. Baikal Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 34 O. Ina‘rta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 279.) plant stemless ; leaf- lets linear, acute, pubescent, in pairs, or 3 or 4 in a whorl ; scape erect, about equal in length to the leaves ; spike capitate, few- flowered; bracteas rather longer than the calyx, which is pubes- cent. X.H. Native of Siberia, at the river Ina on the moun- tains of Tegerek, but very rare. Astragalus linarius, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1302. Astr. Inarius, Pall. astr. p. 94. t. 17. £2 Flowers purple. Stipulas large, sheathing, silky. Ina Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. 4 to } foot. 35 O. puma (Fisch, in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 279.) plant Kk 2 252 LEGUMINOSE. stemless, dwarf, clothed with silky white hairs ; leaves in pairs, or 3 or 4 ina whorl, linear, acute ; scapes decumbent, longer than the leaves; spike capitate; bracteas white and membra- nous, rather longer than the calyx, which is villous. %. H. Native of Siberia, at the river Ina. Flowers blue, one-half smaller than those of O. Jndria. Fischer, is ovate, inflated, mucronate, and pubescent. Dwarf Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. decumbent. 36 O. raxna rta (D. C. astr. no. 26.) plant with a short suffru- ticose stem; leaflets oblong, clothed with silky down, 4 in a whorl ; stipulas joined together ; scape shorter than the leaves ; flowers capitate ; legumes ovate, turgid, villous, and woolly, hardly bilocular. h.F. Native of Siberia, on hills. Phaca lanata, Pall. itin. ed. gall. in 8vo. append. no. 386. t. 87. f. 2. Phaca Sibirica, Lin. fil. suppl. 326. Astragalus dasyphyllus, Pall. astr. p. 91.t. 75. Flowers purple. Woolly Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. 1 foot. 37 O. verticitta‘ris (D. C. astr. no. 25.) plant stemless ; leaflets linear, acute, acuminated, clothed with silky villi, dis- posed 4 or 6 in a whorl on the petiole; scape hairy, longer than the leaves; spikes ovate; legumes erect, ovate, acuminated, hardly half-bilocular. 4. H. Native of Siberia. . Astragalus verticillaris, Lin, mant. 275.—Amm. ruth. t. 19. f. 1. Flowers flesh-coloured, Whorled-leafletted Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. July. Clt. 1819. PI. 4 foot. 38 O. prostra‘ra (D. C. astr. no. 22.) plant stemless ; leaflets linear, inflexed, rather villous, disposed 3 or 4 in a whorl on the petiole; stipulas very villous; scapes decumbent, rather longer than the leaves; flowers capitate ; bracteas shorter than the calyx, which is hairy. 2.H. Native of Siberia, in sandy, gra- velly, salt fields about Lake Tarei. Phaca prostrata, Lin. fil. suppl. 336. Pall. itin. ed. gall. 8vo. append. no. 303. t. 87. f. 1. Astragalus Dahüricus, Pall. astr. p. 88. t. 72. Legume unknown. Flowers purple or flesh-coloured. Prostrate Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. prostrate. 39 O. myriopny’LLa (D. C. astr. no. 24.) plant stemless ; leaflets subulate, pilose, disposed 4 or 6 in a whorl on the petiole ; scapes erect, longer than the leaves ; flowers disposed in a spike, lower ones rather remote ; bracteas about equal in length to the calyx, which is cylindrical and villous ; legumes erect, cylindrical, acuminated, tomentose, half bilocular. 1. 5 Native of Siberia, on mountains in sandy places. Phaca my- riophylla, Pall. voy. append. no. 384. t. 86. f. 2. Astragalus myriophyllus, Pall. astr. p. 87. t. 71. Astr. verticillaris, Lin. mant. 275, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1299. There are varieties of this plant with dark-purple, blue, flesh-coloured, and white flowers, and sometimes variegated with these colours. Myriad-leaved Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. 1818. Pl. 3 foot. 40 O. oxyrny'rra (D.C. astr. no. 21.) plant stemless : leaflets linear-lanceolate, clothed with silky pubescence, disposed 4 or 5 in a whorl, on the petiole; scape hairy, about equal in length to the leaves or longer than them; spikes ovate-oblong ; le- gumes ovate, inflated, acuminated, pubescent, 1-celled. XY. H. Native of Siberia and Dahuria, on hills. Phaca oxyphylla, Pall. itin. ed. gall. append. no. 380. t. 87. f. 3. Astragalus oxyphyl- lus, Pall. astr. p. 90. t. 74. There are varieties of this species with purple and pale flowers. Sharp-leafletted Mountain Milk-Vetch. FI. July, Aug. Cilt. 1816. Pl. À foot. 41 O. murica‘ra (D. C. astr. no. 23.) plant stemless ; leaflets linear, glabrous, disposed 4-8 in a kind of whorl on the pe- tiole, young ones muricated beneath as well as the petioles and legumes ; scapes glabrous, about equal in length to the leaves ; bracteas rather-longer than the calyx; spikes of flowers ovate ; Cit. The legume, according to CXXX., Oxyrroris. legumes lanceolate, arched, acuminated. %. H. Native of Siberia, on mountains at the river Yenesee, and at lake Baikal. Phàca muricàta, Lin. suppl. Pall. itin. ed. gall. append. no, 385. t.89. f. 1. Astragalus muricàtus, Pall. astr. p. 89, t. 78, Flowers yellow, ex Lin. Muricated Mountain Milk-Vetch. § 3. Tragacanthoideæ (from rpayoc, tragos, a goat, axavba, akantha, a thorn, and òta, idea, similar; in reference to the plants contained in this section resembling the Goat’s-thorn, in being spiny). D. C. prod. 2. p. 280. Stems elongated, shrubby. Stipulas adnate. Petioles permanent, at length becoming spines. PI. 4 to 4 foot, 42 O. rraGacanrHoïpes (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p.280.) stem erect, branched ; petioles becoming hardened into strong spines; leaves with 5 or 6 pairs of elliptic-oblong leaflets, which are clothed with adpressed silky down on both surfaces; peduncles few-flowered, length of leaves; calyx clothed with soft hairs, at length becoming inflated. h.F. Native of the Altaian mountains, at the river Baschka-us, where it was de- tected by Mardofkin, in July 1822. This is a very elegant plant, having larger flowers than any ‘other species, they are purple. The keel is furnished with a long beak. The legumes, according to Fischer, are bladdery, almost globose, acuminated, and hairy. Tragacanth-like Mountain Milk-Vetch. Shrub 1 foot. § 4. Caulescéntes (a diminutive of caulis, a stem; the plants contained in this section are furnished with stems). D. C, prod, 2. p. 280. Stems elongated. Stipulas not adnate to the petiole. Leaflets rising in pairs from the petiole, not in whorls. # Flowers cream-coloured. 43 O. rrròsa (D. C. astr. no. 27.) stems erect, beset with soft hairs as well as the rest of the plant ; leaflets lanceolate, acute ; peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves ; spikes ovate: oblong ; legumes erect, terete, hooked at the apex, villous. U. H. Native of Europe, Tauria, and of Siberia, on pe tains near the river Oby. Sims, bot. mag. 2483. Astrâga x pilèsus, Lin. spec. 1065. Jacq. austr. t. 51. Pall. astr. t. 80. Lodd. bot. cab. 544.—Gmel. sib. 4. t. 16. Flowers pale- yellow. Pilose Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Aug. Cl. 1782: Pl. 1 foot. ] 44 O. Parra'si (Pers. ench. 2. p. 334. Bieb. fl. taur. i 502.) plant caulescent, prostrate, pubescent or villous ; Jea a oblong-elliptic, acutish; peduncles rather longer than the leaves spikes capitate ; legumes erect, oblong-terete, mucronate, hair ©. H. Native of Tauria, among stones near Sudak. an galus lanatus, Pall. astr. p. 108. t. 81. Bieb. fl. taur. 2+ p- r ; Flowers very pale cream-coloured, much more so than the tas species. 1818. Pallas’s Mountain Milk-Vetch. F1. July, Aug, Cit. PI. prostrate. ** Flowers purple or white. 45 O. teres (D. C. astr. no. 28.) plant caulescent, pee almost glabrous ; leaflets linear-oblong, acute, rather pe j peduncles twice the length of the leaves; flowers few, parse or 8, disposed in a loose spike; legumes erect, cylindre mucronate, glabrous. Native of Siberia, at the river Oby, the place where the Irtish falls into it. Corolla purplish-blue. Terete-podded Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. 1 foot. ‘ 46 O. rLorisu nous (D. C. astr. no. 30.) plant caulesce? erect, rather pilose ; leaflets linear, acute at both ends, PU ne rulous ; stipulas lanceolate; peduncles axillary, at first shor than the leaves, but at length longer; flowers spicate; LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXX. Oxyrroris. gumes oblong-subulate, 1-celled, pubescent. 4. H. Native of Siberia, in sandy places along the banks of the river Irtish. Astragalus floribändus, Pall. astr. p. 47. t. 37. Flowers nu- merous, elegant, of a purplish rose-colour. Bundle-flowered Mountain Milk-Vetch. PI. + to 1 foot. 47 O. GABRA (D. C. astr. no. 31. t. 8.) plant caulescent; prostrate, glabrous; leaflets lanceolate-elliptic, acuminated ; peduncles much longer than the leaves; flowers in spikes, re- mote; legumes pendulous, pubescent. 2%. H. Native of Si- beria, Altai, and Dahuria. Very like the following. The hairs on the legume are blackish, but the other parts of the plant are clothed with adpressed pubescence or smooth. Glabrous Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. prostrate. 48 O. perte’xa (D. C. astr. no. 32.) plant rather pilose ; stems ascending ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, pubescent ; pedun- cles much longer than the leaves ; flowers disposed in spikes ; legumes pendulous, hairy, 1-celled, gaping at the apex. 2/.H Native of Siberia, about the Baikal on the mountains in cold springs, and North America on the banks of the Saskatchawan. Astragalus defléxus, Pall. act. petr. 1776. t. 15. Lher. stirp. t. 80. A. hians, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 153. Astr. parviflorus, Lam. Astr. retrofléxus, Pall. astr. t. 27. ‘ium hians, Moench. meth. 162. Flowers purple. Defleced-podded Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1800. Pl. 1 foot. 49 O. Fiscue ri (D. C. prod. 2. p. 281.) plant caulescent, rc or procumbent, pubescent ; stipulas distinct ; leaflets : ong-linear, rather obtuse ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; Owers spicate, rather distant; wings obtuse, somewhat emar- en mucrone of keel elongated, about equal in length to the “a o Native of Siberia, on the Altaian mountains. 4 ae small, bluish-purple. O. versicolor, Fisch. in litt. but z istinct from Astragalus versicolor. “aidé b, macrántha (DC be) flowers larger and rose-co- Spk leaves and calyxes much more villous. %.H. Native F. a Perhaps a proper species. ‘gt Mountain Milk-Vetch. FI. July, Aug. PI. proc. 50 O. vacina'va (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 281.) plant caulescent and a di invl $ he concrete ; leaflets ell; = mg, sparingly pubescent ; stipulas ied ox i elliptic; peduncles a little longer than the h des o flowers somewhat capitate; wings retuse ; ris cae in length to the wings. Y. H. Native of large, blue, k an mountains at the metal mines. Flowers pulas bei me iffers from O. Fischéri macräntha in the sti- She the Joined into one. Legumes unknown. 51 ys ed atipuled Mountain Milk-Vetch. Pl. ascending. short, aif LLA (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 281.) stems leaflets elliptie or D pubescent; stipulas concrete ; with a Seiad cp ong-linear, acutish, clothed on both surfaces owers couse’; y down; peduncles longer than the leaves ; crone of ket in a spike, rather distant; wings entire; mu- about equal in length to the wings; legumes ne ly Scythian Wt? acute, straight, I-celled. 4. H. Native of pa te small, bluish-purple. ss oy Mountain Milk-vetch. Pl. diffuse. 92 i , nonymes) plane coon (D.-C; astr. no. 33. exclusive of the sy- eaflets oblong irae ascending, pubescent ; stipulas joined ; owers su nes peduncles equal in length to the leaves ; UH. Non. wings emarginate ; mucrone of keel small. ; ative of Siberia. Flowers blue. Fork-qy} à ; . Siaga Mountain Milk-Vetch. FI. July. Clt. 1815. All the Ss s anan, and being “ry Proper for or pecies of this genus are very elegant when in tor the most part dwarf evergreen plants, are namenting rock-work, or the front of flower- CXXXI. Asrracatus. 253 borders. For this purpose the seeds of the species, whether perennial or annual, should be sown where the plants are to remain, especially those which are intended for rock-work, as it has been observed that no species of this genus thrives after being transplanted. The rarer kinds may be kept in pots, well drained with sherds, in a mixture of peat, sand, and alittle loam, and treated as other alpine plants. CXXXI. ASTRA’GALUS (from aozpayandog, astragalos, vertebra or talus; the seeds in the legumes in some species being squeezed into a squarish form in the legume, or perhaps aornp, aster, a star, and yada, gala, milk. It is also the name of a shrub of Greek writers). D.C. astrag. no. 5. ed. maj. p- 22. and p. 79. prod. 2. p. 281.—Astragalus species of Linneus and others. Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Decandria. Calyx 5-toothed. Keel of flower obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Legume bilocular or half bilocular, from the upper suture being bent in so much.— Herbs or subshrubs. The species of this genus are very dis- tinct, but are very difficult to define. The following sections and divisions have been adopted with a view to define them more completely, viz. I. Purpurasce’NtEs. Stipulas free from the petiole. Flowers purplish. This section contains the following divisions : Hypo- glottidei, Dissitiflori, Onobrychoidei, Sesamei, Vesicärii, and Annulàres, see species 1 to 94. II. Ocurozev’cr. Stipulas free from the petiole. Flowers cream-coloured. To this section belongs the following divisions : Bucerates, Synochreati, Ciceroidei, Galegiformes, Alopecuroidei, Christiäni, see species 95 to 154, III. Tracacanrna’cet. Stipulas adnate to the petiole. Pe- tioles permanent, usually becoming hardened into spines. To this section belong two divisions, viz. Tragacénthæ and Chro- nopôdii, see species 155 to 196. IV. Porocurea'TI. Stipulas adnate to the petioles. Petioles never becoming indurated. To this section the following divi- sions belong, viz. Anthylloidei, Caprini, Incani, and Radiciflori, see species 197 to 257, Series I. Purpurasce’ntes (so called from the flowers being purple or purplish). D.C. prod. 2. p. 281. Stipulas free from the petiole. Flowers purplish. § 1. Hypoglottidei (ùro, hypo, under, and y\wrra, glotta, a tongue; in reference to the shape of the pods). D. C. prod. 2. p. 281. Flowers purplish or white. Stipulas free from the petiole, but joined together, therefore they appear as if they were bifid at the apex and opposite the leaves. 1 A. Hypocrértis (Lin. mant. 274.) stems prostrate, rather hairy; stipulas ovate, concrete ; leaves with numerous, little, ovate, obtuse, dark-green leaflets, sometimes rather emarginate ; heads of flowers roundish; peduncles longer than the leaves, ascending ; bracteas one half shorter than the tube of the calyx ; the hairs on the calyxes as well as those on the peduncles are black and white mixed ; legumes ovate, deeply channelled along the back, compressed, hairy, hooked at the point, bilocular; cells 1-seeded. 2). H. Native of Europe, on hills and mountains, also of Barbary, Tauria, Siberia, North America; and in Britain, on open mountainous heaths, in a chalky or sandy soil, also on the sea-coast ; upon Newmarket and Royston heaths, on Swaffham heath, Norfolk; Gogmagog hills. Plentiful near Doncaster, on several parts of the sea-coast of Scotland, particularly beyond Newhaven, Edinburgh. D. C. astr. no. 18. t. 14. Smith, engl. bot. 274. A. arenarius, Huds. 323. Oed. fl. dan. 614. Pall. astr. t. 34. A. Danicus, Retz. obs. fase. 3. p. 41. Hoffm. A. glaux, Vill. Oxytropis montana, Spreng. fl. hal. 207. with a figure, ex. Wallr. sched. 329, A. epiglottis, Dicks. hort. sic. fasc. 1-13. 254 LEGUMINOSÆ,. —Raïi, syn. 326. t. 12. f. 3. Flowers variegated with purplish, blue, and white. Root creeping, woody, though slender. Tongue-under-tongue or Purple Milk-Vetch FI. June, July. Britain. P]. prostrate. 2 A. pasyexértis (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 282.) plant diffuse, nearly glabrous ; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, somewhat emarginate ; spikes of flowers capitate; peduncles a little longer than the leaves ; bracteas about equal in length to the tube of the calyx ; calyx beset with white hairs; legumes erect, ovate-triquetrous, hairy, disposed in heads; cells 1-seeded. %.H. Native of Siberia, on the Altaian mountains. Root creeping. Flowers purple, blue, and white mixed. Very nearly allied to 4. hypoglôtlis. Thick-tongued or Thick-podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. P). diffuse. 3 A. vurru'revs (Lam. dict. 1. p. 814.) plant diffuse, pro- cumbent, rather villous; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves ; leaflets obovate, bidentate at the apex ; spikes of flowers capi- tate ; peduncles longer than the leaves; legumes erect, ovate- triquetrous, hairy, disposed in heads; cells 3-seeded. %. H. Native of Provence, on the mountains, Piedmont, and the Ap- pennines. D.C. astr. no. 17. t. 12. Flowers purplish blue. Purple-flowered Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. P}. prostrate. 4 A. renuirorrus (Desf. atl. 2. p. 186. D.C. astr. no. 10. but not of Lin.) plant decumbent, hoary, and villous; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves; leaflets elliptic-linear, about 15 or 17 pairs; peduncles shorter than the leaves; spikes capitate ; vexillum elongated. 2.H. Native of Barbary, near Cafza, in sand. Flowers rose-coloured. Legumes unknown. Fine-leaved Milk-Vetch. Pl. decumbent. 5 A. rotoipes (Lam. dict. 1. p. 316.) plant prostrate, gla- brous ; stipulas not known; leaves with about 4 or 5 pairs of obovate, nearly obcordate leaflets ; flowers 4 or 5 in an umbel; peduncles length of leaves; legumes prismatic, triquetrous, erect, subulate at the apex. ©. H. Native of China. A. Sinicus, Lin. mant. 103. Sims, bot. mag. 1350. Flowers rose- coloured. Lamarck’s name has been adopted in preference to that of Linnæus in consequence of its being more expressive of the habit of the plant, and to prevent its being confounded with A. Chinénsis. The specimen in the Linnean herbarium under the name of 4, Sinicus is certainly a species of Coronilla very near C. vària. Lotus-like Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1763. Pl. pr. 6 A. vicrærôrmis (D. C. astr. no. 19.) plant trailing and clothed with adpressed pubescence; stipulas half-concrete ; leaves with from 10-15 pairs of obovate or obcordate leaflets; spikes 5-7-flowered ; peduncles angular, a little longer than the leaves ; legumes oblong, acute, erect, villous. %. H. Native of Cap- padocia. A. humifüsus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1286. Flowers bluish-purple. Vicia-formed Milk-Vetch. PI. trailing. 7 A. onosrycuioipes (Bieb. casp. 185. fl. taur. 2. p. 184.) plant rather diffuse, suffruticose at the base, clothed with ad- pressed pubescence; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves ; leaves with 8-10 pairs of elliptic leaflets; spikes of flowers capitate, on long peduncles; vexillum linear, longer than the wings ; legumes ovate-oblong, erect, villous, terminating in a hooked point. %. H. Native of Iberia, Persia, and Cauca- sus. A. canéscens, D. C. astr. no. 39. t. 16. A. cephalotes, Pall. astr. no. 32, t. 24. Flowers beautiful purple. : Saintfoin-like Milk-Vetch. Fl. July. Cit. 1819. Pl. diff. 8 A. Bicotor (Lam. dict. 1. p. 317.) plant almost stemless, suffrutescent, hoary; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves; leaves with from 6-9 pairs of oblong-linear leaflets ; spikes of flowers capitate; peduncles twice the length of the leaves; ca- CXXXI. ASTRAGALUS. | lyxes villous, 5-cleft; legumes villous. %. H. Native of Armenia, D. C. astrag. no. 41. Flowers white and purple in the same head, according to Tournefort, cor. 28. Tno-coloured-flowered Milk-Vetch. P1. + foot. 9 A. na‘nus (D.C. astr. no. 40. t. 17.) plant almost stemless, frutescent, canescent; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves; leaves with 6-7 pairs of ovate leaflets; spikes of flowers capi- tate, on short peduncles; legumes ovate-oblong, pubescent, Y. H. Native of Syria. Flowers purple. Dwarf Milk-Vetch. PI. 1 to + foot. 10 A. psoratxoipes (Lam. dict. 1. p. 317.) plant with short stems, ascending, suffrutescent and canescent ; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves; leaves with 6-9 pairs of linear-oblong leaf- lets, flowers capitate at first, but at length spicate, longer than the leaves ; legumes oblong, very hairy. kh. F. Native of the Levant. D.C. astr. no. 42. t. 18. f. 2. Flowers blue or purplish blue. Psoralea-like Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 foot. ; 11 A. atryssoipes (Lam. dict. 1. p. 317.) plant with short, ascending, suffrutescent stems, hoary; stipulas concrete, oppo- site the leaves; leaves with from 5-10 pairs of linear-oblong leaflets ; spikes of flowers somewhat cylindrical, on peduncles, which are twice the length of the leaves; legumes ovate, acute, pubescent, 4-seeded. 2. F. Native of the Levant. D. C. astr. no. 43. t. 18. f. 1. Flowers small, of a dirty-white colour. Madwort-like Milk-Vetch. Pl. 4 foot. 12 A. Lasioc.értis (Stev. in Bieb. suppl. 486.) plant ascend- ing, hoary from adpressed hairs; stipulas concrete, opposite leaves ; spikes of flowers capitate, on long peduncles ; vexillum elongated, emarginate ; legumes rather ovate-globose, acute, woolly. /.F. Native of Caucasus, in stony, exposed places. Flowers purple. Allied to A. onobrychioides. Woolly-tongued Milk-Vetch. PI. ascending. P 13 A. LEonTiNus (Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 153.) plant diffuse, su” fruticose at the base, clothed with hairs, which are fixed by their centre ; stipulas concrete, but usually free at length ; leaves wit 6-12 pairs of ovate leaflets ; flowers disposed in heads ; pedun- cles trigonal, longer than the leaves; legumes ovate, V1 pn %. H. Native of Austria and Switzerland, on mountains. D. C. astr. no. 20. Lodd. bot. cab. 432. Flowers blue. Vex illum a little longer than the wings. diff Lion’s-tail Mik-Vetch. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1816. na 14 A. unirv'LTUs (Lher. stirp. 158.) plant decumbent, SU" tescent, hoary from villi; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves; leaves with from 11-14 pairs of oblong, obtuse leaflets ; ™ cemes pedunculate, length of leaves ; legumes erect, compr n villous. %. F. Native of Peru and Chili. D. C. astr. n0: t. 10. Calyxes rather bladdery, clothed with adpressed, b down. Flowers purplish. Single-propped Milk-Vetch. PI. decumbent. Jant 15 A. procu’mpens (Hook, in Beech. voy. p. 18.) P m clothed with hirsute tomentum in every part ; stems re branched; stipulas concrete; leaves with 11-14 pairs © liptic, retuse leaflets; peduncles racemose, longer than leaves; wings of flowers not half so long as the keel; sar in an immature state, linear, hairy, and reflexed. %. £- tive of Chili, about Conception. Flowers pale-purple. Procumbent Milk-Vetch. Pl. procumbent. 6 16 A. srpenta‘tus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer E 493. t. 584.) plant ascending and somewhat pubescent; SUP joined together to the middle; leaves with from 9-11 pairs 0 linear-oblong leaflets, which are emarginately bidentate at t apex ; racemes roundish, pedunculate, longer than the ert %. S. Native of South America. Very like À. unifú Flowers pale-purple. Bidentate-leafletted Milk-Vetch. Pl. ascending. at. 2 1 a (CF Bam SS eS = EE SN f- 2°82. 53 wn se D 0 nt as . ee oe ae oe eee ee eee ph tose, thrice the length of the breadth. _ mark and Sweden, in sandy places. Et. 3. | oval-linear, double the length of the calyx. ¥.H. Native of Dahuria and _ Only the same, LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXXI. AsTRAGALUS. 17 A. GarBancicro (Cav. icon. 1. t. 85.) plant erect, suf- fruticose, and rather villous; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves ; leaflets 10-12 pairs, oblong, obtuse; racemes peduncu- late, longer than the leaves ; legumes inflated, pilose. h. S. Native of Peru, in the valley of Canta. Flowers pale violet. The plant is said to be noxious to cattle. Garbancillo is the verna- cular name of the plant in Peru. Calyx covered with black hairs. Garbancillo Milk-Vetch. Shrub 14 foot. 18 A. Donta‘nus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 283.) plant prostrate, beset with a few scattered adpressed hairs; leaves with 8-10 pairs of oval, alternate, mucronulate leaflets, which are pubes- cent beneath, but when young silky; stipulas connate; pedun- cles axillary, few-flowered, twice the length of the leaves ; legumes subulate, silky. 21. H. Native of Nipaul, in Gosaing- sthan. Flowers purple, having a broad vexillum. Root long, thick, and woody, dividing into many arms at the base. A. macrorhizus, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 245. Don’s Milk-Vetch. FI. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. PI. pr. 19 A. arena‘rius (Lin. spec. 1069.) plant diffuse, tomen- tose from white adpressed down; stipulas concrete, opposite _ the leaves; leaflets linear-obtuse ; peduncles few-flowered, rather shorter than the leaves ; legumes stipitate, rather tumid, tomen- Yy. H. Native of Den- Retz. obs. 2. no. 73. p. 3. D. C. astr. no. 1. Corolla blue. The stems are erect, according to Retzius, but according to Willdenow and Linnæus they are prostrate. Root creeping. * Sand Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. P1.4 foot. 20 A. Bayonne’nsis (Lois. fl. gall. 247.) plant diffusely- procumbent, somewhat tomentose from white, adpressed down ; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves ; peduncles 4-6-flowered, about equal in length to the leaves; legumes almost sessile, rather tumid, tomentose, twice the length of the breadth. Y. H. Native of the west of France, in sand by the sea-coast, at Bayonne. D.C. fl. fr. suppl. 573. A. Austriacus, Thore, but not of Lin. Flowers bluish-purple. Bayonne Milk-Vetch. FI. July, Aug. Clt.1816. Pl. pr. 21 A. verrucdsus (Moris, elench. sard. p- 12.) plant pilose and decumbent ; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves, lanceo- late-subulate ; leaves with 10-12 pairs of ovate-oblong leaflets ; racemes longer than the leaves, many-flowered ; legumes arched, oblong, acuminated, rather mucronulate, pilose. ©. H. Native of Sardinia. Flowers urple. Warted-podded Milk-Vetch. PI. decumbent. 22 A. macroprerus (D.C. prod. 2. p. 283.) plant erect and Smoothish ; young stipulas concrete and opposite the leaves, but at length becoming free ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, acute ; k uncles 2 or 3 times the length of the leaves; flowers nod- thes disposed in interrupted spikes; wings much longer than e keel, and about equal in length to the vexillum; legumes straight, glabrous, apiculated by the style, hardly "eis Astragalus and Oxytropis macrôptera, Fisch. in litt. but L is no mucrone on the keel to be seen. Flowers purple. ong-mnged Milk-Vetch. Pl. 1 foot. LE” A. VAGINA‘TUS (Pall. astr. no. 49. t. 86.) plant erect, pu- Lo stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves; leaflets linear- E ate, acute ; peduncles longer than the leaves; flowers y ping, disposed in dense spikes ; legumes linear, straight. Native of Siberia, at the Uba, Jenesee, and Baikal. of a whitish-purple colour, or white and purple mixed. S species is very nearly allied to 4. versicolor, and probably Sh The plant is also a native of North America. eathed-stipuled Milk-Vetch. Pl. 1 foot. A. versicoror (Pall. astr. no. 48. t. 35.) plant erect and la à oes x glabrous ; stipulas concrete, opposite the leaves ; leaflets linear, Flowers 255 acute; peduncles bearing a crowded spike of flowers each, which is longer than the leaves ; flowers drooping ; legumes triquetrous, erect, glabrous. X. H. Native of eastern Si- beria, on rocks. Flowers pale-blue at first, but at length chang- ing to a deeper blue. It is probably not distinct from 4. va- gindtus. Party-coloured-flowered Milk-Vetch. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 25 A. Tav’ricus (Pall. astr. no. 51. t. 58. exclusive of the synonymes) plant spreading and tufted, clothed with adpressed silky down; leaflets linear, acute; stipulas membranous, con- crete, opposite the leaves; peduncles spicate, thrice-the length of the leaves ; legumes ovate, acute, 2-4-seeded. Y%.H. Na- tive of Tauria, in gravelly or chalky places. Flowers purple, varying to white, ex Bieb. taur. 2. p. 192. Oxytropis Tatri- cus, Pers. ench. exclusive of the synonymes. A. cretäceus, Pall. ined. taur. Taurian Milk-Vetch. Clt. 1826. Pl. }to 4 ft. Fl. Ju. Jul. §2. Dissitiflori (from dissitus, distant, and flos, a flower ; in re- ference to the flowers being distant inthe racemes). D. C. prod. 2. p. 284. Stipulas distinct, not adhering to the petiole. Flowers purplish or white, distant in the racemes. Legumes straight. 26 A. Austrracus (Lin. spec. 1070.) plant diffusely pro- cumbent; leaflets glabrous, linear, truncately-emarginate; ra- cemes pedunculate, longer than the leaves; wings of corolla bifid ; legumes somewhat triquetrous, pendulous. Y%.H. Na- tive of Spain, Dauphiny, Austria, Italy, Tauria, in dry exposed places, and of Russia, on the banks of the Volga. Jacq. austr. 195. Vind. 263. D. C. astr. no. 1. icon. 2. t. 83. Flowers bluish-purple. There is Se : this plant with acute leaflets. Are ded Milk-Vetch. Fl. Jul. Aug. Cit: 1658. Pl. pr. * TRIBULOIDEs (Delill. ill. fl. ægyp. p. 22.) plant diffusely Procum bent, or almost stemless, clothed with hoary villi; sti- - s 5 be ae ; leaves with 7-9 pairs of elliptic-oblong leaflets ; urrowed Ea axillary, sessile ; legumes nearly terete, hairy, seeded, © H back, disposed in stellate heads; cells 5-7- tinct from a . Native of Egypt, in deserts. Perhaps dis- Flowers pur, tribulotdes of Roth. in Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 703. Caltr Aa rage aia K Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Jul. Clt.1817. Pl. pr. rather canesc ayer (Lin. spec. 1068.) plant diffuse, villous, and . ent; stipulas lanceolate; leaves with 9-10 pairs of F TRASE ; heads of flowers axillary, sessile ; le- ck, disposed ae terete, acuminated, villous, furrowed on the the south of E eads; cells 7-8-seeded. ©. H. Native of urope and the north of Africa. D.C. astr. no. 8. lush purje T itt. t. 106.—Garid. aix. t. 12. Flowers Sesame-like e liptic, emargina gumes erect, nea Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Jul. Cit.1816. Pl. diff. OS, Pears: y esicar : à the Calyxes in A vesica, the bladder; in reference to flated). € species contained in this division being in- D.C, : f i prod. 2. p. 288. Stipulas distinct, not adhering wers purplish or white. Calyxes bladdery. 79 A. À \ INEATUS (Lam. dict. 1. p. 314.) plant diffusely pros- 259 trate, clothed with villous pubescence ; leaves with 8-10 pairs of elliptic-oblong leaflets; peduncles longer than the leaves ; calyxes bladdery, rather villous, lined, and contracted at the mouth, inclosing the legume, which is pilose. ©.H. Native of the Levant. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 59. D. C. astr, no. 14. t. 11. f. 1. Flowers purplish. Lined-calyxed Milk-Vetch. PI. prostrate. 80 A. mecata’nTuUus (D. C.astr. no. 58. t. 20.) plant diffuse, rather hoary from adpressed down ; leaflets oblong-elliptic; pe- duncles shorter than the leaves; calyxes inflated, clothed with black adpressed down; legumes very hairy, length of calyx. y. H. Native of Siberia, about Zmeof. Cajanus megalan- thus, Spreng. Flowers large, pale. Stipulas sometimes joined together at the very base. Said to be nearly allied to 4. uni- filtus. Large-flowered Milk-Vetch. Pl. diffuse. 81 A. vesica'rius (Lin. spec. 1071.) plant diffusely procum- bent, hoary from adpressed silky down; leaves with 5-7 pairs of elliptic leaflets; peduncles longer than the leaves; calyx bladdery, clothed with black adpressed down, and long white spreading hairs ; legumes hairy, a little longer than the calyx. y.H. Native of the south of France, Hungary, and Tauria, in rugged exposed places. Vill. dauph. t. 42.f.1. D. C. astr: no. 15. All. pedem. no. 1269. t. 80. f. 1. A. álbidus, Waldst. et. kit. pl. hung. 1. t.40. A. glaúcus, Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 186. A. dealbàtus, Pall. astr. t. 23. f. 1. Flowers having the vex- illum purple, the wings yellow, and the keel white, tipped with yellow, rarely with all the petals cream-coloured. Bladdery-calyxed Milk-Vetch. Fl, July, Aug. Clt. 1737. PI. diffuse. 82 A. azmicau’zis (D. C. astr. no. 59. t. 21.) plant tufted and erectish, suffruticose at the base, canescent from adpressed down; leaves with 3-4 pairs of ovate leaflets ; peduncles a little longer than the leaves; calyxes bladdery, clothed with adpressed black down; legumes hairy, ovate, compressed. 7. H. Native of. Russia, between the Volga and the Don, at Sarepta, also of Caucasus and Tauria. A. dealbatus, Pall. astr. no. 30. t. 23. f. 2 and 3. Willd. spec. 3. p. 1263. Bieb. fl. taur. no. 1463. Oxytropis dealbatus, Pers. Flowers white or pale yellow. White-stemmed Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 foot. 83 A. arce NTEUS (Bertol. ined. ex Vis. pl. dalm. in bot. zeit. p. 18.) plant silky; stems diffusely procumbent, herba- ceous, permanent at the base; peduncles terminal, very long, and loosely racemose ; leaves with 5-7 pairs of linear leaflets ; stipulas distinct ; wings entire, shorter than the vexillum; le- gume straight, terete, acuminated. 2{. H. Native of Dalmatia. Nearly allied to 4. vesicèrius but differs in the legumes being terete and silky. Silvery Milk-Vetch. PI. procumbent. § 6. Annuldres (from annularis, of a ring ; in reference to the shape of the legumes which are twisted into the form of a ring). D.C. prod. 2. p. 289. Stipulas distinct, not adhering to the petiole. Flowers purplish or mhite. Legumes arched. Roots annual. 84 A. Nurrazzra'nus (D.C. prod. 2. p. 289.) plant decum- bent ; leaflets elliptic, emarginate ; peduncles 2-flowered, longer than the petioles; legumes falcate, having 2 keels, glabrous ; seeds truncate. @©.? ¢.? 4.7 H. Native of North America, in plains at Rod river. A. micranthus, Nutt. in journ. sc. nat. philad. 1821. p. 122. but not of Desv. Stem a span long. Flowers blue. Nuttall’s Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Pl. dec. 85 A. cymsæca'rros (Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. de el p. 143. t. 59.) plant herbaceous, procumbent, rather pilose; leaflets obcordate, cuneated ; peduncles length of leaves ; legumes gla- LLES 260 brous, warted, beaked, arched, and most tumid at the base. ©. H. Native of Portugal, in barren sandy places. Corolla sometimes white and sometimes purple. Boat-fruited Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1800. Pl. pr. 86 A. sTRIATE'LLUS (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 189.) plant diffuse, glabrous ; leaflets cuneiform, somewhat emarginate ; peduncles 3-flowered, shorter than the leaves; legumes ovate-oblong, tumid, glabrous, deflexed, a little arched. ©.H. Native of Tauria, about Sudak. Bieb. pl. ross. cent. 1. t. 20. ex suppl. no. 1472. Corolla blue or white. Vexillum hardly longer than the wings, and obtuse keel. Striped Milk-Vetch. Pl. diffuse. 87 A. annuta‘ris (Forsk. egypt. 139.) plant diffuse, clothed with cinereous villi; leaflets few, obovate; peduncles few- flowered, length of leaves; young legumes straight, subulate, pubescent, adult ones glabrous, spotted, resupinate and arched. ©.H. Nativeof Egypt. D.C. astr. append. no. 6.t.7. A. maculatus, Lam. dict. 1. p. 316. A. subulètus, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p- 186. but not of Pall. Flowers small, rose-coloured. Annular-podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. PI. diffuse. 88 A. rrimérpnus (Viv. fl. lyb. p. 44. t. 10. f. 2.) plant erect, and clothed with canescent hairs; lower leaves with 1-3 leaflets, upper ones impari-pinnate, with a few pairs of elliptic-oblong, acute leaflets; peduncles 2-3-flowered, a little longer than the leaves ; legumes cylindrical, incurved, clothed with adpressed villi. ©. H. Native on the shores of Lybia, in the Great Syrtis. Flowers purple. Three-formed Milk-Vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1827. Pl. } ft. 89 A. uispiputus (D. C. astr. no. 30. t. 13.) plant tufted and rather diffuse, pilose ; leaflets elliptic-oblong; peduncles few- flowered, length of leaves ; legumes slender, erect, hispid, when young they are straight, but when mature they are arched. ©. H. Native of Egypt, in the desert. Flowers pale, with the vexillum elongated. Hispid-podded Milk-Vetch. Pl. 1 foot. 90 A. scorpioives (Pourr. in Willd. spec. 3. p. 1280.) plant erectly-spreading, pubescent; leaflets oblong, obtuse, emar- ginate; stipulas lanceolate ; flowers axillary, 1-2, almost sessile ; legumes hooked, subulate, pubescent. ©. H. Native of Spain, about Madrid. A. subbiflèrus, Lag. Flowers blue. This plant, when growing in a dry place, hardly exceeds an inch in height, but when growing in moist rich places it rises to a foot. Perhaps not distinct from 4. canaliculàtus, of Willd. enum. suppl. 52. Scorpion-like-podded Milk-Vetch. Cit. 1816. PI. 1 inch to 1 foot. 91 À. Mareoricus (Delil. fl. ægyp. 118. t. 89. f. 8.) plant diffusely-prostrate, rather hispid ; leaflets obovate, emarginate ; peduncles 3-4-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; legumes hooked and arched, almost cylindrical, glabrous, furrowed on the back, almost bilocular. ©. H. Native about Alexandria, and in the Mareotic marsh. Flowers lilac. Mareotic Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt.1817. PI. pr. 92 A. corruca‘tus (Bert. amoen. 38. rar. dec. 3. p. 33.) plant «rectly-spreading, rather pubescent; leaflets oblong-cu- neated, emarginately bidentate at the apex; peduncles usually 1-flowered, about equal in length to the leaves ; legumes arched, furrowed on the back, quite smooth, transversely and reticulately wrinkled. ©.H. Nativeof Egypt. A. cruéntus, Balb. cat. taur. append. 1. p. 8. A. crenatus, Schultes, obs. 186. Flowers blue or purplish. Wrinkled-podded Milk-Vetch. Pl. 4 foot. 93 A. reticuna Tus (Bieb. suppl. fl. taur. 491.) plant diffuse and glabrous; leaflets oblong-cuneated and emarginate ; pedun- cles usually 5-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; legumes hooked, Fl. June, July. LEGUMINOSAE. CXXXI. Asrracatus. subulate, furrowed on the back, quite smooth, transversely and reticulately veined. ©. H. Native of Middle Iberia, at Sa. repta. Flowers blue. A very small plant. Reticulated-podded Milk-Vetch. FI. June, July. Clt. 1898, Pl. 2 foot: 94 A. caNnaLicuLa`rus (Willd. enum. suppl. 52.) stems erect; leaflets oblong, retuse ; stipulas ovate ; flowers axillary, solitary, nearly sessile ; legumes hooked, profoundly channelled on the back. ©.H. Native of Europe. Flowers white. Channelled Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Pl 1 to 2 feet. SERIES II, Ocnrorev'cr (from wypoc, ochros, yellow, and Aevkoc, leucos, white; the colour of the flowers is between white and yellow, that is cream coloured). D. C. prod. 2. p. 290. Stipulas free from the petiole. Flowers cream-coloured. § 7. Bucerates (from Bove, bous, an ox, and kepac, keras, a horn ; in reference to the form of the pods). D. C. prod. 2. p. 290. Stipulas neither adhering to the petioles nor together. Flowers cream-coloured. Legumes usually arched. Roots annual. 95 A. contortupiica‘tus (Lin. spec. 1068.) plant procum- bent, villously-pubescent ; leaflets obovate, emarginate ; racemes pedunculate, 4-times shorter than the leaves ; legumes contor- tuplicate, channelled on the back, villous. ©.H. Native of Siberia, Tauria, and Hungary, in grassy places. Pall. astr. t 79.—Gmel. sib. 4. t. 28. D.C. astr. no. 29.—Buxb. cent. 8. p- 22. t. 89. Flowers pale yellow. This plant varies wonder- fully in size, according to the soil in which it grows. Contortuplicate-podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. Clt 1783. Pl. procumbent. 96 A. trime’stris (Lin. spec. 1073. but not of Bieb.) plant diffuse, villously-pubescent ; leaflets elliptic, emarginate ; pê- duncles 2-5-flowered, a little shorter than the leaves ; legumes hooked, subulate, rather pubescent, broadly furrowed on the back, and 2-keeled. ©. H. Native of Egypt and the island of Scio. Jacq. hort. vind. 174. D.C. astr. no. 50. A. mem- branaceus, Moench. A. hamdsus #, Pall. Flowers pale yellow. Three-Monthly Milk-Vetch. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1777. Pl. 3 97 A. Hamosus (Lin. spec. 1067.) plant diffuse, pubescent; leaflets cuneated, emarginate, glabrous above ; peduncles — 6-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; legumes hooked, furrow on the back, almost terete, subulate at the apex, when young pubescent, but when adult smooth. ©. H. Native of dry exposed places, from Spain to Tauria, and of Mauritanl Geert. fruct. t. 154. D.C. astr. no. 51.—Moris. oxon. sect: ? t. 9. f. 10. A. Austriacus, Delarb. A. büceras, Willd. enum. suppl. p. 51. according to Link. and Fischer. The 2 either prostrate or diffuse, and the peduncles bear from 2- flowers; they are pale-yellow. It goes commonly under name of caterpillars in the gardens, in reference to the shape of the pods. t Var. B, macrocárpus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 290.) plant dec or erect; peduncles equal in length tothe leaves. Led. jus dorp. p.23. Legumes 3-times larger than those of the are Hooked-podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1040. PI. diffuse. i d 98 A. æcrceras (Willd. enum. suppl. 52.) plant ditue pubescent ; leaflets elliptic, emarginate ; stipulas Janceo s acuminated ; racemes 8-10-flowered, pedunculate, twice oF eg shorter than the leaves; legumes hooked, compressed at apex, somewhat pubescent, channelled on the back. sun Native country unknown. Flowers pale yellow. Somet™ the plant is erect. Goat’s-horn-podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Jul. Pl. 1 foot or diffuse. Clt. 1818: ST ES ee ee Fee ee | 3 LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXXI. AsrRAGALUS. - 99 A. Bracuy’cERAS (Ledeb. cat. hort. dorp. 1822. p. 3.) plant procumbent ; leaflets elliptic, mucronate ; stipulas ovate; ra- cémes pedunculate, shorter than the leaves; legumes nearly erect, incurved, subulate. ©. H. Native of the North of Persia, and probably of the south of Tauria. A. triméstris, Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 190. Legumes much shorter than those of 4. hamòsus, and the plant is also much smaller. Flowers pale yellow. Short-horned or podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1828. Pl. procumbent. 100 A. cexicura`rus (Desf. atl. 2. p. 186. t. 205.) plant dif- fuse, hoary from villi ; stipulas lanceolate ; leaves with 5-8 pairs of oblong-elliptic leaflets; peduncles shorter than the leaves, when bearing the fruit they are deflexed; legumes depressed, trigonal, mucronate, a little arched, channelled on the back, hairy. ©. H. Native of Barbary, near Mascar on hills. D. C. astr. no. 52. Flowers pale yellow. Jointed Milk-Vetch. PI. diffuse. 101 A. tuBercuxosus (D. C. astr. no. 60. t. 22.) plant erect, hispid at the apex; stipulas lanceolate ; leaflets obovate, emar- pue about 11-12 pairs ; racemes pedunculate, longer than the eaves ; legumes depressed, ending each in a long mucrone, arcu- ately hooked upwards, tubercular, and puberulous. ©.? H. Native of Syria and Cappadocia. The fruit of the Cappadocian ame is much larger than those of the Syrian one. Flowers pale yellow. Tubercular-fruited Milk-Vetch. PI. 1 foot. 102 A. ErIGLÓTTIS (Lin. mant. 274.) plant procumbent, clothed with hoary villi; stipulas lanceolate, and are, as well as the calyxes, clothed with black villi; leaves with 6-7 pairs of oblong- linear leaflets ; spikes of flowers capitate, on very short pedun- cles ; legumes depressed, somewhat cordate, acuminated, with somewhat replicate margins, spreading, and pubescent. ©. H. Native of Spain, Barbary, the Levant, and south of France. D. C. astr. no. 56.—Herm. lugd. bot. p. 77. Riv. tetr. 109. f. 1. Flowers pale yellow. Var. B, aspérulus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 291.) stems rather rigid, and rough. ©. H. Native of Spain, on hills about St. Philip. A. aspérula, Dufour, ann. gen. sc. 7. p. 295. Sword-tongued or Sword-podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1737. PI. procumbent. 103 A. rrrancuta‘ris (D. C. prod. 2. p. 291.) stem erect, smoothish, trigonal ; stipulas membranous, acuminated, villous ; caves with 8-10 pairs of elliptic-oblong, obtuse, emarginate leaf- ets ; spikes of flowers pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; le- gumes pendulous, triquetrous, few-seeded, straight, incompletely “shige ©. H. Native country unknown. Phaca triangu- ris, Zea in Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. 65. Flowers pale yellow. Triangular-stemmed Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. L T foot. “see Be'ticus (Lin. spec. 1068.) plant procumbent, pu- ae. stipulas membranous, ovate, acuminated ; leaves with he es of obovate retuse leaflets ; spikes of flowers on very ki pe uncles ; legumes erect, triquetrously-prismatic, gla- pos straight, but hooked at the apex. ©. H. Native of pain, Barbary, Sicily, and the Levant. A. uncinatus, Moench. * triangularis, Munt. phyt. t. 110.—Riv. tetr. irr. t. 105.— “ache t. 4. Flowers pale yellow. The plant under this writen the gardens is erect; it is therefore perhaps the pre- ing species. In Hungary the seeds are roasted, ground, and used as a substitute for coffee. Betian Milk-Vetch. F1. June, Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. proc. i 8. Synochreàti (from ovv, syn, together, and wxpoc, ochros, S Kea the stipulas are joined together, and the flowers are yel- OW). D. C. prod. 2. p.291. Stipulas free from the petiole, but Janed together. Flowers cream-coloured. Root perennial. 261 105 A. emarcına`rus (D. C. astr. no. 47.) plant almost stem- less and ascending, clothed with somewhat tomentose villi ; sti- pulas membranous, concrete ; leaves with 20-25 pairs of ovate emarginate leaflets; spikes of flowers ovate, dense, on radical peduncles or scapes, which are much longer than the leaves; legumes roundish, hairy. 2%. H. Native of the Levant. Flowers pale yellow. Var. a, densifòlius (Lam. dict. 1. p. 317.) leaflets small, much crowded. Rauw. hodæp. 123. t. 29. Var. B, Billardièrii (D. C. 1. c.) leaflets larger, and rather distant. A. emarginàtus, Labill. syr. dec. 1. p. 19. t. 9. Emarginate-leafletted Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1825. Pl. 4 foot. 106 A. capira‘rus (Lin. spec. 1064.) plant caulescent, erect ; leaflets emarginate ; spikes capitate, on elongated peduncles. u.H. Native of the Levant. Flowers purple. Capitate-flowered Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. 1 foot. 107 A. rra‘crans (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1294.) plant procum- bent, and almost stemless, glabrous; stipulas concrete, mar- cescent ; leaves with 8-10 pairs of elliptic acute leaflets, which are pubescent beneath ; peduncles about equal in length to the leaves ; spikes of flowers ovate; bracteas ovate, membranous ; legumes glabrous. X.H. Native of Cappadocia. A. glàber, D. C. astr. no. 44. but not of Michx. A. orientalis minimus foliis viciæ et floribus ex viridi-flavescentibus odoratissimis, Tourn. cor. 29. Flowers greenish yellow. Fragrant Milk-Vetch. Pl. procumbent, an inch long. 108 A. micropuy LLUS (Lin. spec. 1067. ? Willd. spec. 3. p. 1277.) plant diffuse, smoothish ; lower stipulas free, upper ones concrete ; leaves with 15-18 pairs of puberulous leaflets, the lower ones oblong and emarginate, the upper ones linear and re- tuse; peduncles longer than the leaves ; legumes erect, crowded in spikes, inflated, ovate, hairy. 2. H. Native of Siberia in pastures ; also of Thuringia and Hercynia, if the synonyme of Willd. be rightly attached. The fruit is that of A. cicer, but the leaves and stipulas are different. Flowers pale yellow. The specimen in the Linnzean herbarium is pubescent, with 6-7 pairs of roundish emarginate leaflets. Small-leaved Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1773. 1 foot long, diffuse. 109 A. semipitocuna‘ris (D.C. astr. no. 64. t. 23.) plant erect, rather ascending, smoothish ; lower stipulas concrete, up- per ones distinct; leaves with 9-11 pairs of elliptic-oblong acute leaflets ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; legumes erect, dis- posed in heads, oblong-triquetrous, half-bilocular. %.H. Na- tive of Siberia, about Zmeof. Flowers pale yellow. Half-bilocular-podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1804. PI. 1 foot. 110 A. resupina‘tus (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p- 493.) plant with short diffuse stems, and clothed with adpressed pubescence in every part; stipulas concrete ; leaves with 5-10 pairs of ellip- tic acutish leaflets; peduncles about equal in length to the leaves; legumes oblong, nearly terete, arched, resupinate, and rather pilose. 2%. H. Native of middle Iberia. A. physddes var. perpusilla, Bieb. fl, taur. 2. p. 198. Flowers pale yellow. Resupinate-podded Milk-Vetch. PI. + foot. 111 A. re’prans (Willd. hort. berl. 2. t. 88.) plant procum- bent, creeping, glabrous ; some of the stipulas concrete, and others free ; leaves with 12-13 pairs of linear, lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate leaflets; racemes pedunculate, hardly shorter than the leaves; legumes lanceolate, pubescent, half-bilocular. i G. Native of Mexico. Flowers white. Allied to 4. odoràtus, ac- cording to Link. There is a specimen in the Lambertian herba- rium, which agrees with this in every particular, but the leaves PI. 262 are hairy on the under surface, and the peduncles are equal in length to the leaves. Creeping Milk-Vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 creeping. 112 A. opora‘rus (Lam. dict. 1. p. 311.) plant erect, and rather ascending, pubescent; stipulas concrete ; leaves with 11- 14 pairs of oblong acute leaflets; peduncles length of leaves ; bracteas smaller than the calyx; legumes oblong, terete, gla- brous, spreadingly reflexed. 4%. H. Native of the Levant. D. C. astr. no. 67. t. 24. Habit of 4. uliginôsus, but differs in the stipulas being concrete. Flowers pale yellow, sweet-scented. Sweet-scented-flowered Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 foot. 113 A. stiruna‘tus (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 246. and in bot. mag. 2380.) plant erect, glabrous ; stipulas concrete, foliaceous, large; leaves with 8-16 pairs of oval-oblong, or obovate mucro- nulate leaflets ; peduncles about the length of the leaves ; flowers disposed in loose spikes, at first erect, but at length drooping ; legumes compressed, stipitate, glabrous, drooping. %.H. Na- tive of Upper Nipaul at Corasan. Corolla greenish-white, tinged with red. A. lanceolatus, Hamilt, in herb. Lamb. Coro- nilla stipulata, ibid. Habit of A. glycyphyllus. Stipulas 2 inches long, and half an inch broad. Large-stipuled Milk-Vetch. FI. June, July. Clt. 1822. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 114 A. mucrona‘tus (D. C. astr. no. 68. t. 25.) plant erect, rather pubescent ; stipulas concrete, lanceolate; leaves with 7- 17 pairs of oblong-elliptic mucronate leaflets; peduncles length of leaves ; legumes compressed, arched, channelled on the back, when young pubescent. Y.H. Native of the Levant. A. orientalis altissimus, &c. Tourn. cor. p. 29. Flowers yellow. Mucronate-leafletted Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. 2 to 3 ft. 115 A. rraxinrrotius (D. C. astr. no. 71.) plant erect, smoothish ; stipulas concrete, marcescent ; leaves with 6-7 pairs of ovate acurninated leaflets, which are pubescent beneath ; pe- duncles shorter than the leaves; legumes pendulous, subulate, triquetrous, sessile, a little arched and glabrous. 7. H. Native of the Levant. Tourn. cor. 29. Flowers yellow. Like À. sti- puldtus and A. glycyphyllus. Ash-leaved Milk-Vetch. PI. 2 to 3 feet. § 9. Ciceroùdei (from cicer, the chick-pea, and idea, similar ; plant similar to the chick-pea in habit). D. C. prod. 2. p. 292. Stipulas neither adhering to the petioles nor to each other, Floners cream-coloured, disposed in pedunculate spikes. Roots perennial, Legumes sessile. 116 A. ctycypny’tLus (Lin. spec. 1067.) plant prostrate, glabrous ; stipulas ovate-lanceolate, entire; leaves with 4-5-7 pairs of oval, bluntish, smooth leaflets; peduncles shorter than the leaves; spikes of flowers ovate-oblong; legumes almost terete, obscurely triangular, with a slight longitudinal furrow, curved upwards, pointed, smooth, and even. %. H. Native of Europe and Siberia. In Britain in woods, thickets, bor- ders of fields, or on the sides of hills, on a chalky or gravelly soil. Smith, engl. bot. t. 203,—Riv. tetr. irr. t. 103. Flowers sulphur-coloured. The leaves have at first a sweetish taste, soon changing on the palate to a nauseous bitter. Cattle are not fond of them, nor is this plant applied to any agricultural use. Sneet-leaved or Liquorice-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Britain. PI. prostrate, 2 to 3 feet long. 117 A. cLYcYPHYLLOT DES (D. C. prod. 2. p. 292.) plant pro- cumbent, pubescent; stipulas oblong, leafy, rather stipitate ; leaves with 7 pairs of oval leaflets; peduncles shorter than the leaves ; spikes of flowers ovate ; flowers secund; calyx acutely 5-toothed ; legumes spreading, disposed in something like a spike, subulate, triquetrous, straight, glabrous. %.H. Native of Iberia. Flowers pale yellow. £. 2. but not of Pall. LEGUMINOSAE. CXXXI. Asrracatus. Glycyphyllus-like Milk-Vetch. Pl. prostrate. 118 A. secu’npus (D. C. astr. no. 55.) plant procumbent, gla brous; stipulas ovate-oblong, with pubescent margins, and are, as well as the bracteas, leafy; leaves with 4-5-pairs of ovate leaflets; peduncles longer than the leaves; flowers secund, spreading ; calyx truncate ; legumes stipitate, compressed, ob- long, glabrous. .H. Native of the south of Siberia. Flowers pale yellow. Allied to 4. glycyphyllus. Secund-flowered Milk-Vetch. PI. prostrate. 119 A. serrceus (D. C. astr. no. 45.) plant almost stemless and suffrutescent, clothed with silky pubescence ; stipulas lan- ceolate ; leaves with 11-13 pairs of oblong-elliptic leaflets ; pe- duncles alittle longer than the leaves ; spikes capitate; legumes ovate, silky, acute from the style. 2%. H. Native of the Le vant. A, orientalis minimus flore glomerato virescente. Toum. cor. 29. Flowers greenish yellow. Silky Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 to 4 foot. 120 A. srrieurdsus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6, p. 494.) stems herbaceous, procumbent, clothed with strigose pu- bescence, as well as the under side of the leaves, but they are glabrous above ; leaves with 9-10 pairs of oblong obtuse leaf- lets ; stipulas ovate-oblong, acuminated ; racemes cylindrically oblong, on long peduncles ; calyx beset with black strigæ. %. H. Native of Mexico, in temperate parts. Flowers pale-yel- low. Perhaps belonging to a different division. Strigose Milk-Vetch. Pl. procumbent. 121 A. Kauyrrous (D. C. prod. 4. p. 292.) plant diffuse, tomentose ; stipulas broad, short, acute : leaves having 5-7 pairs of orbicular leaflets ; peduncles length of leaves ; flowers dis in spicate racemes, erect ; calyx when in fruit inflated ; legumes stipitate, ovate, smooth. 2%. F. Native of Egypt, between Cairo and Soueys. A. longiflérus, Delil. fl. ægyp. 112: t. 39. Flowers pale yellow. Cairo Milk-Vetch. PI. diffuse. i 122 A. PEREGRINUS (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 57.) plant diffuse, clothed with hairy tomentum ; stipulas lanceolate ; leaves having 11-13 pairs of obovate emarginate leaflets; peduncles length 0 leaves or shorter than them; flowers disposed in spikes, lower ones remote; legumes somewhat triquetrous, a little arc hairy. %. H. Native of Egypt. D.C. astr. no. 72. t ai. Flowers pale-yellow. ‘There is a variety of this plant with fewer flowers, which are sessile in the axils of the leaves. Foreign Milk-Vetch. PI. diffuse. 123 A. pEprRE’ssus (Lin. spec. 1073.) plant almost stemless of diffuse, clothed with canescent pubescence ; stipulas ovate, mem- branous ; leaflets 9-11 pairs, obovate ; peduncles shorter thin the leaves ; legumes terete, depressed, straight, drooping; ae brous. %.H. Native of the south of Europe, in rugged € 3 posed places, and on mountains. All. ped. no. 1277. t. 19. £9: D. C. astr. no. 48. Lodd. bot. cab. 680. Flowers cream- coloured. A. helmintocárpus, Vill. mosp. 42. t. 25. f 2 dauph. 3. p. 456. t. 42. f. 2. but Villars describes his pma having no peduncle, the leaflet hoary, cut at the apex, an : legume oblong-elliptic and thickening. Depressed Milk-Vetch. FI. June, July. pressed. jant 124 A. Leucornæ us (Smith, in Lin. trans. 1. p. 252.) r= prostrate, clothed with canescent villi; stipulas ovate, u5 pezoid, membranous; leaves with 12-14 pairs of obcordate lea lets; peduncles shorter than the leaves ; legume terete, depresse acute, deflexed, glabrous. 2%. H. Native country unknor Very like the preceding species, but the flowers are nearly whi at first, but at length changing toa dirty purplish colour. 7 Dusky-flowered Milk-Vetch. Fl. May, Aug. Cit. 1777. PI. prostrate, FI. June, July. Cit, 1818, Clt. 1772. Pl. de- PS D I ee ee C .LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXXI. ASTRAGALUS. 125 A. GzA'8ER (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 66. but not of D. C.) plant low and smoothish ; leaves with 10-11 pairs of el- liptic-oblong, obtuse or emarginate leaflets; peduncles longer than the leaves; flowers disposed in racemose spikes; legumes distant, spreading, depressed, incurved. 2. H. Native of Georgia and South Carolina, in sandy woods. Flowers white. Smooth Milk-Vetch, Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 126 A. Crcer (Lin. spec. 1067.) plant diffusely procumbent, rather pubescent ; stipulas lanceolate; leaves with 10-13 pairs of elliptic-oblong mucronate leaflets ; peduncles longer than the leaves; flowers disposed in spike-like heads; legumes inflated, hairy, mucronate. 4. H. Native of Europe, in mountain mea- dows and hedges. D. C. astr. no. 67. var. a. Jacq. austr. 3. t. 251.—All. pedem. no. 1266. t. 41, f. 2.—Riv. tetr. irr. t. 108.— Moris. oxon. sect. 2. t. 9. f. 9. Corolla pale-yellow. Chick-pea Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1570. PI. proc. 127 A. uzicindsus (Lin. spec. 1066.) plant erect, somewhat diffuse, and rather pubescent ; stipulas membranous, lanceolate, acuminated ; leaves with 10-11 pairs of elliptic oblong leaflets ; peduncles about equal in length to the leaves ; flowers disposed in spikes; bracteas about equal in length to the calyx; legumes rather reflexed, terete, glabrous, with a longitudinal furrow on the back. 2%.H. Native of Siberia, in rather humid meadows. Pall. astr. t, 26. D. C. astr. no. 66.—Gmel. sib. 4. t 17. 18; Flowers pale yellow, the top of the keel violet-coloured. Bog Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1772. PI. diffuse. 128 A. micra’Nraus (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 78. but not of Nutt.) plant diffuse, rather pubescent ; stipulas ovate, acute; leaves having 11-12 pairs of elliptic, obtuse leaflets ; peduncles twice the length of the leaves; flowers disposed in spikes ; bracteas shorter than the calyx; legumes deflexed, somewhat trigonal, smoothish, 2%. H. Native country un- known. Flowers pale yellow, Small-flowered Milk-Vetch. Pl. diffuse. A. Caxape’sis (Lin, spec. 1066.) plant erectish, rather pa escent ; stipulas lanceolate, acuminated ; leaves having 10- 2 pe of elliptic-oblong, bluntish leaflets; peduncles about ave in length to the leaves; flowers disposed in spikes; brac- eas shorter than the calyx ; legumes erect, oblong, terete, gla- “eae Y. H. Native of North America, from Canada to é rape A C. astr. no. 65. Dodart, icon. t. 65.—Dill. elth. Can S ie Corolla yellow. Root creeping. PA cet Fl. July. Clt. 1732. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. brous. +. CAROLINIANUS (Lin. spec. 1066.) plant erect, gla- Let oe Ovate, acuminated; leaves with 20 pairs of de ge ets, which are pubescent beneath; peduncles longer eaves; flowers disposed in spikes; bracteas length legumes erect, ovate, tumid, beaked. %.H. Na- of pedicels ; tive of Virginia and Carolina, on mountains.—Dill. elth. t. 39. lowers pale yellow. Fl. June, July. Clit. 1800. f. 45, Carolinian Milk-Vetch. F1. Jul. Aug. Clt, 1732. PI. 2 to 8 ft. a FALCA Tus (Lam. dict. 1. p. 310. but not of Desf.) hays ‘ pgs pubescent ; stipulas lanceolate, acuminated ; leaves ng -20 pairs of elliptic-oblong, acute leaflets; peduncles gone: he ig than the leaves; legumes pendulous, rather tri- Native a falcate, glabrous, disposed in racemes. %. H. Str. no Ta eria, In wet, grassy places. Pall. astr. t. 31. D.C. seténe:, 3 t. 26. + viréscens, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 73. A. Fos ae ortul. Flowers greenish yellow. 13° podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt.? PI. 1 to 2 ft. plant er * PALCIFORMIS (Desf. amend. atl. D. C. astr. no. 69.) With or glabrous ; stipulas lanceolate, acuminated ; leaves 5 pairs of ellipti i sh P elliptic, obtuse, leaflets; peduncles rather rather than the leaves ; legumes compressed, drooping, falcate, Süpltate, 4, H, Native of Algiers, at the foot of prod. 2. p. 294. 263 Mount Atlas. A. falcatus, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 188. t. 206. Flowers pale yellow or greenish yellow. Falciform-podded Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816, Pl. 2 feet. 133 A.a’sper (Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 152.) plant erect, straight, rough from hairs, which are fixed by their centre ; stipulas linear-lanceolate ; leaves with 12-15 pairs of lanceolate leaflets ; peduncles much longer than the leaves; flowers spicate, erect ; legumes oblong, triquetrous, acuminated, clothed with adpressed pubescence. 2%. H. Native of Siberia, Tauria, Caucasus, Hungary, &c. D.C. astr. no. 63. A. chloranthus, Pall. astr. no. 34, t. 25. Flowers greenish yellow, tipped with orange. Rough Milk-Vetch. Fl. Jul. Aug. Cl. 1796. Pl. 3 to 4 ft. 134 A. cucorosra‘cys (Lindl. mss.) this plant comes very near A, stipuldtus and A. galegiformis, both in habit and cha- racter. It is cultivated in the English gardens, but we have not been able to procure a specimen, and therefore the description remains a desideratum. 2%. H. Native of Nipaul. Flowers greenish-yellow. A. malachophyllus, Hort. Green-spiked Milk-Vetch. FI, Sept. Oct. Clt. 1824. Pl. 8 to 5 feet. 135 A. PALLESCENS (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 489.) plant ascending, canescent; stipulas lanceolate; leaves with 5-6 pairs of linear-elliptic leaflets; peduncles much longer than the leaves; flowers disposed in spicate racemes, rather distant ; legumes erect, oblong, and somewhat triquetrous, clothed with adpressed pubescence, acuminately mucronate. %.H. Native of Siberia, between the Don and the Volga. Flowers cream- coloured. This plant would have been brought into the division Dissitiflore, if it had not been for the colour of the flowers. Pale-flowered Milk-Vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul, Clt. 1818. Pl. asc. § 10. Galegiformes (from Galéga, goats’-rue, and forma, form; plants with the habit of Goats’-rue, Galèga). D, C. Stipulas neither adhering to the petiole nor to each other. Flowers cream-coloured or white. Legumes stipitate. 136 A. Cuine’nsis (Lin. fil. dec. 1. t. 8.) plant erect, gla- brous; leaves with 12-13 pairs of elliptic-oblong leaflets; pe- duncles longer than the leaves; flowers pendulous, racemose ; legumes ovate, inflated, hardly mucronate. %. H. Native of China. Flowers pale yellow, but finally become white. China Milk-Vetch. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt.1795. Pl. 2 to 4 ft. 137 A. GALEGIFÓRMIS (Lin. spec. 1066.) plant erect, glabrous ; leaves with 12-13 pairs of elliptic-oblong leaflets ; peduncles longer than the leaves; flowers pendulous, racemose ; legumes triquetrous, mucronate at both ends. %. H. Native of Siberia, and Iberia. Pall. astr. no. 38. t. 29. D. C. astr. no. 61. Flowers pale yellow. Goats’-rue-formed Milk-Vetch. FI. June, July. Clt. 1729. Pl. 3 to 5 feet. 138 A. Drummo’np1 (Dougl. in Hook, fl. bor. amer. p. 153. t. 57.) plant glabrous ; stems flexuous ; leaves with 10-12 pairs of ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate leaflets; bracteas subulate, about the length of the pedicels, or perhaps longer ; peduncles a little longer than the leaves, pubescent as well as the petioles, and under side of the leaves as well as the calyxes. %. H. Like 4. gale- Native of North America. Flowers yellow. giformis. Drummond’s Milk-Vetch. PI. 2 feet. 139 A. succu’mBens (Dougl. mss.) plant strong and very villous; stems flexuous; leaflets obovate, obtuse ; stipulas broad, triangular ; bracteas subulate, about the length of the tube of the calyx ; racemes about the length of leaves. XY. H. Native of North America, on the barren grounds of the Colum- bia. Flowers apparently yellow. Legumes flat, smooth, Crouching Milk-Vetch. Pl. 1 foot. 264 -140 A. racemdsus (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. p.740.) plant erect, rather pubescent; leaves with 10 pairs of lanceolate leaflets ; peduncles longer than the leaves; racemes dense-flowered ; legumes pendulous, inflated, triquetrous. 4Y. H. Native of Upper Louisiana, A. galegoides, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 100. Flowers white. Plant disagreeably scented. Racemose-fiowered Milk-Vetch. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 141 A. prero’styLis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 294.) plant almost erect, glabrous; leaves with 6-7 pairs of elliptic, emarginate leaflets ; peduncles longer than the leaves: flowers erect, ra- cemose ; legumes pendulous, ovate, depressed, reticulately veined. Y.? S. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast, and the island of Timor. The cauline stipulas are dis- tinct, and deeply bi or tridentate. The style is compressed, ensiform, and bearded at the apex on the upper side. Legume on a short stipe, with the cells 2-seeded. Perhaps this plant will constitute a new genus. Winged-styled Milk-Vetch. PI. 1 foot. § 11. Alopecuroïdei (from adwrné, alopex, a fox, ovpa, oura, a tail, and edoc, eidos, form; in reference to the shape of the spikes of flowers, which has been likened to a fox’s tail). D.C. prod. 2. p. 294. Stipulas not adhering to the petioles. Stems erect, straight. Flowers yellow, disposed in thick dense spikes, which are either sessile, or on very short peduncles, in the axils of the leaves. 142 A. arope'ctas (Pall. astr. p. 12. t. 9.) plant erect ; leaflets elliptic, villous ; stipulas lanceolate ; spikes sessile, cylindrical, almost the length of the leaves; tube of calyx woolly, some- what globose, with the segments subulate, and rather longer than the corolla. 2%. H. Native of Siberia, at Lake Alagul, in the Songarian desert. Flowers pale yellow. Fox-tail-spiked Milk-Vetch. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt.1800. Pl. 3 ft. 143 A. ma’ximus (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1258.) plant erect; leaflets lanceolate, pubescent ; stipulas oblong-lanceolate ; spike sessile, cylindrical, nearly terminal; teeth of calyx capillary, woolly, shorter than the corolla. %. H. Native of America. Flowers yellow. Very like the next species. Largest Milk-Vetch. FI]. June, July. Clt.? Pl. 2 to 3 ft. 144 A. aLopecuror pes (Lin. spec. 1064. Mill. fig. t. 28.) plant erect ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, pubescent ; stipulas ovate- lanceolate, acuminated ; spikes of flowers ovate-oblong, stalked ; calycine segments setaceous, shorter than the tube, but about equal in length to the corolla. %.H. Native of Siberia. A. alopecuroides and A. alopecürus, D. C. astr. no. 66. and 67. A. alopectrus, Pall. astr. t. 8. Flowers yellow. Fox-tail-like-spiked Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1737. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 145 A. NaRBoNE’Nsis (Gouan. ill. 49. Pall. astr. t. 10.) plant erect, villous; stipulas lanceolate; leaflets oblong-linear ; spikes of flowers somewhat globose; calycine teeth setaceous, shorter than the corolla, but about the same length as the tube. .%. H. Native about Narbonne and Madrid. Flowers yellow. Narbonne Milk-Vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1789. Pl. 2to 3 ft. 146 A. Ponticus (Pall. astr. p. 14. t. 11.) plant erect; stem rather villous ; leaflets oblong, smoothish; stipulas lanceolate : spikes of flowers sessile, almost globose, when in fruit ovate ; segments of the calyx linear, much shorter than the tube and the corolla. 2%. H. Native of Tauria and Bessarabia. Flowers yellow. In the specimen sent under this name to De Candolle, by Steven from Tauria, the leaflets are not emarginate, nor the teeth of the calyx ovate, as described by Willdenow. : Pontic Milk-Vetch. FI. July, Aug. Clit. 1820. PI. 2 feet. 147 A. vutrinus (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1259.) plant erect ; stem glabrous ; leaflets ohovate, obtuse, or emarginate, rather velvety ; spikes of flowers nearly globose, on very short peduncles ; teeth LEGUMINOSAE. CXXXI. Asrracatus. of calyx setaceous, length of tube, but a little shorter than the corolla. X4. H. Native about Astracan, and in the sand of the Caspian desert, as well as of the desert of Kuma. A, alo- pecuroides, Pall. astr. p. 9. t. 7. Flowers pale yellow. Fox Milk-Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1815. Pl. 2to3ft. 148 A. macroce’PHALus (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1260.) plant erect; stem glabrous ; leaflets oblong-elliptic, glabrous ; stipulas large, acuminated ; spikes of flowers globose, pedunculate; teeth of calyx subulate, length of tube, but shorter than the corolla, u.H. Native of Iberia, on hills, and of Galatia, in fields. Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 183. A. orientalis, Pers. ? Flowers yellow, Large-headed Milk-Vetch. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 149 A. osrusirôLius (D. C. prod. 2. p. 295.) plant erect; stem and leaves clothed with velvety villi; leaflets broadly obovate, very obtuse; stipulas narrow-lanceolate ; spikes glo- bose, containing about 8 or 10 flowers, pedunculate ; calycine teeth subulate, length of tube, but shorter than the corolla, 4%. H. Native of the Levant, between Mossul and Bagdad. Leaflets 11-15, never more, by which it is easily distinguished from all the other species of this division. Obtuse-leaved Milk-Vetch. PI. 2 to 3 feet. § 12. Christiäni (so called from the similarity of the species to A. Christianus of Lin., which is called by Dioscorides Chris- tidna-radix or Christian-root ; in reference to the country in which it grows wild). D. C. prod. 2. p. 295. Stipulas adnate to the petiole, but not joined together. Flowers cream-coloured, dis- posed in glomerate, almost sessile racemes in the axils of the leaves. 150 A. macroca’reus (D. C. astr. no. 73. t. 28. but not of Pall.) plant erect, hairy ; stipulas lanceolate ; leaves with 11-14 pairs of ovate-oblong leaflets ; flowers glomerate, almost ses- sile, axillary; legumes inflated; ovate-globose, mucronate, glabrous, large. %. H. Native of the Levant. Flowers pale yellow. Long-fruited Milk-Vetch. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 151 À. SieversiA nus (Pall. astr. no. 18. t. 12.) plant erect, rather hairy; stipulas ovate-lanceolate, acuminated ; leaves » having 10-12 pairs of ovate-oblong leaflets ; flowers glomerate, almost sessile, axillary; legumes inflated, ovate-globose, mur cronulate, callous, tomentose. %.H. Native of the south 0 Siberia, at the river Ultchaar. Flowers pale yellow. Stevers’s Milk-Vetch. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ‘ 152 A. Curistia’us (Lin. spec. 1064.) plant erect, hairy; stipulas membranous, lanceolate, acuminated ; leaves with 12 24 pairs of elliptic-orbicular leaflets ; flowers glomerate, sessi? in the axils of all the leaves; legumes ovate, wrinkled, gla brous. Y. H. Native of Judea, and between Aleppo and Mossul, and of Armenia. Tour. voy. 2. p. 254. with a figure. À: fió- ridus, Scop. ins. 2, p. 108. Flowers yellow. Christian Milk-Vetch. Fl. Jul. Cit. 1737. Pl. 2 to 3f 153 A. romenTdsus (Lam. dict. 1. p- 312.) plant erect, clothed in every part with soft tomentum ; stipulas lanceolate ; leaves with 20-25 pairs of ovate-orbicular, somewhat emargll ate leaflets ; flowers glomerate, almost sessile in the axils of the leaves ; legumes oblong, terete, acuminated, callous, hairy: 4Y. H. Native of Egypt. D.C. astr. no. 80. t. 29. i ticdsus, Forsk. ægyp. 139. Flowers yellow. Tomentose Milk-Vetch. Fl. July. ` Clt. 1800. Pl. 14 foot: 154 À. Srese‘rt (D. C. prod. 2. p. 295.) stem erect, clo ed with hoary, silky, adpressed hairs ; stipulas membranous, 44° minated ; leaves having 20-25 pairs of elliptic, obtuse leaflets, when young clothed with canescent villi; flowers axillary almost sessile; legumes triquetrous, acuminated, pubescent. h.? Y.? F. Native of Egypt. A. trigdnus, Sieb. pl. exsié but not of D.C. Flowers pale-yellow. Allied to the prec co oe l ! lima foliis viciæ, &c. Tourn. cor. 29. LEGUMINOSAE. CXXXI. Asrracatus. species, and like it having the petioles permanent, and therefore falls into section Tragacanthacei. Serres II. Tracacantua'ce! (from roayoc, tragos, a goat, and axay@a, akantha, a spine; in reference to the similarity of the species to A. tragacdntha, which is vulgarly called goat’s- thorn). D. C. prod. 2. p. 295. Stipulas adnate to the petioles. The petioles are permanent, and at length become hardened spines, § 13. Tragacänthæ (see series for derivation). D.C. l c. Petioles permanent, becoming as hard as spines. Stipulas adnate to the petioles. * Flowers sessile in the axils of the leaves. 155 A. rricènus (D. C. astr. no. 81.) flowers axillary, sessile, solitary, concealed under the stipulas ; legumes trigonal, acumin- ated, hoary from pubescence ; leaflets with 6-7 pairs of leaves, which are clothed with hoary wool. h. F. Native of Egypt. Flowers yellowish. Trigonal-fruited Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + to 1 foot. i A. CRYPTOCA'RPUS (D. C. astr. no. 82.) flowers solitary, cs lary, latent ; legumes ovate, hairy, 2-seeded ; leaves having per of linear leaflets, which are as well as the stipulas quite glabrous. h.F. Native of Armenia. Trag. orientalis humil- h Flowers pale yellow ? ces freited Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 1 foot. a ed Aa Ba RBA-Jòvıs (D. C. astr. no. 83.) flowers solitary, | a sbi 9-parted, very villous ; legumes ovate, glabrous, mo tee ed, 1-2-seeded ; leaves having 3-5 pairs of oblong, Rai Carÿ-tomentose leaflets. h. F. Native of Armenia. es humillima argéntea, &c. Tour. cor. 29. Trag- Je i argentea, Mill. Corolla purplish ? a s-beard Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 1 to 4 foot. Fr ia ou PHALUS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1332.) flowers EL à somewhat capitate ; calyxes woolly, 5-cleft ; hF. Nate pairs of lanceolate, hoary, mucronate leaflets. e e of Armenia. Small-headed Goat’s-Thorn. 159 A. ERIOCAV'L solitary, latent ; Pairs of oblong Stems, h. F Shrub 1 foot. os (D. C. astr. no. 84.) flowers .axillary, calyxes usually hardly 5-cleft ; leaves with 4-5 acute leaflets, which are woolly, as well as the incanis caule et Native of Armenia. Trag. orientàlis foliis cream-colo ramulis tomentosis, Tourn. cor. 29. Corolla val ured? Legume unknown. 4 a Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 1 foot. Be aca sicus (Pall. astr. p. 2. t. 2.) flowers 2-3-to- villi ; opt ee calyxes 5-cleft, clothed with woolly ong-linear Len ed, 4-seeded ; leavesghaving 5-7 pairs of 2H, Nativ Fe which are clothed with hoary tomentum. (Bieb.), te Caucasus, on barren rocks. Flowers white With white vip oured (Pall.). Stipulas when young clothed * taur, 2, p, _ „but at length becoming glabrous. Bieb. "monyme of “Soden ao spec. 3. p. 1331. exclusive of the ast ’ 161 A oypott*-Thorn. Fl, June, July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 ft. figure,) Dose (Labill. journ. phys. 1790. p. 46. with a are, as well] — axillary, sessile ; calyxes 5-cleft, of oblong-line as the legumes, woolly ; leaves having 4-6 pairs banon, ae leaflets. h. F. Native of Mount as well as in the se yellow, rising from the axils of all the leaves, thing like ae species, and therefore they appear in more sparin a e. Gum tragacanth flows from this plant, Biy than from 4. vèrus. D. C. astr. no. 85. ex- clusive of a = Synonyme of Tournefort. 265 Gum-bearing Goat’s-Thorn. Fl. June, July. Sh. 4 to ft. 162 A. ve‘rus (Oliv. voy. 3. t. 44.) flowers 2-5-together, axillary, sessile ; calyxes tomentose, obtusely 5-toothed ; leaves having 8-9 pairs of linear hispid leaflets. h.F. Native of the Levant. A. gimmifer var. 3, hispidulus, D.C. astr. no. 85. Young stipulas clothed with silky villi, adult ones glabrous. According to Olivier, a traveller in the Levant, the greater part of the gum-tragacanth which is imported into Europe is obtained from this plant. Tragacanth exudes from it naturally from July to September, either from wounds made in the shrub by animals, or from fissures occasioned by the force of the juice during the great heats of summer. According as the juice is more or less abundant, tragacanth exudes in twisted filaments, which sometimes assume the form of a small worm, elongated, rounded, and compressed, rolled up upon itself or twisted. The finest and purest tragacanth assumes this form. It is almost trans- parent whitish, or of a yellowish white. It also exudes in large tears, which preserve more or less of a vermicular form. This is more of a reddish colour, and more contaminated with impuri- ties. The quantity of tragacanth furnished by Persia is very considerable. Much is consumed in that country in the manu- facture of silk, and the preparation of comfits. It is. exported to India, Bagdad, and Bussorah. Russia also gets some by way of Bakou. Tragacanth, though generally called a gum, differs very much from gum Arabic in its properties. It is opaque, white, difficultly pulverizable, unless when thoroughly dried, and the mortar heated, or in frost, and it cannot be said to be pro- perly soluble in water, for it absorbs a large quantity of that fluid, and increases in bulk. It is totally insoluble in alcohol. Its mucilage differs from that of gum-Arabic in being precipi- tated by the superacetate of lead and oxymuriate of tin, and not by silicized potass, or the oxymuriate of iron. In pharmacy tra- gacanth is employed for forming powders into troches, and ren- dering them tough cohesive substances, by beating them with mucilage of tragacanth, and then drying the mass. For elec- tuaries it is improper, as it renders them slimy on keeping. It is also an improper adjunct to active powders, as it swells up on attempting to mix them with water. It is a demulcent, and may answer the purposes of gum-arabic, being better adapted for allaying tickling cough, and sheathing the fauces in catarrhal affection, owing to its great viscidity. True Tragacanth or Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 to 3 feet. 163 A. set FERUs (D. C. prod. 2. p. 296.) flowers and leaf- lets unknown, but the last fall very soon off the plant ; there are fascicles of silky bristles, rising from the axils of the spines. h. F. Native of the Levant. This species is hardly known, but from the habit it is allied to the preceding plant, but it differs from it in having axillary fascicles of bristles. Bristle-bearing Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + foot, 164 A. eria’NTHUS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1332.) flowers axil- lary, sessile, aggregate ; calyxes globose, woolly ; leaves with 5 pairs of oblong, acute, glabrous leaflets. h.F. Native of Ar- menia. Petioles yellowish. Woolly-flowered Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + foot. 165 A. previrrorvs (D. C. astr. no. 89. t. 31.) flowers axil lary, sessile, somewhat capitate ; calyx 5-cleft, rather longer than the corolla, having woolly, plumose, filiform lobes ; leaves with 6-7 pairs of lanceolate villous leaflets. h. F. Native of Ar- menia. Lodd. bot. cab. 1388. Trag. orientalis foliis angus- tissimis, flore purpurascente, Tourn. cor. 29. A. eriocéphalus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1333, Flowers purple. Var. B, glaber (D.C. 1. e.) leaflets longer and glabrous. R. F. Native of Persia. Perhaps a distinct species. Short-flowered Goat’s-Thorn. Fl. May, Jul. Clt, 1826. Sh. 4 ft. 166 A. av'revs (Willd. act. berl. 1794. p. 29. t. 1. f. 3.) flowers axillary, sessile, disposed in globose heads; calyx 5» M m : 266 parted, with plumose segments, shorter than the corolla ; leaves with 5-6 pairs of oblong-linear smoothish leaflets. h.F. Na- tive of Armenia. D. C. astr. no. 90. t, 32. f. 1. Trag. orientalis humilis floribus luteis dense congestis, &c. Tour. cor. 29. Flowers yellow. Golden-flowered Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. 167 A. rzLumdsus (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1333.) flowers axillary, sessile, aggregate ; calyx cleft into 5 parts beyond the middle; lobes filiform, bearded, plumose, shorter than the corolla ; leaflets elliptic-lanceolate, ending each in a spine-like mucrone, and clothed beneath with adpressed silky villi. h. F. Native of Galatia (Willd.). Troade (Oliv.). Flowers purple. Very like the two preceding species, but differs from them in the form of the leaflets. Feathery-calyxed Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + foot. 168 A. compa’ctus (Willd. in act. berl. 1794. p. 29. t. 1. £. 1.) flowers axillary, sessile, 4-5, aggregate; calyx 5-parted; the lobes filiform, and bearded with wool, shorter than the corolla ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of oblong, mucronate, hoary-villous leaf- lets. h.F. Native of Armenia and Caucasus. D. C. astr. no. 86. t. 32. f. 2. Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 500. A. pycno- phyllus, Siev. in soc. mosq. 4. p. 57. Flowers white. Compact Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + foot. 169 A. arnaca’nTHA (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 205.) flowers axil- lary, 2-8-together ; calyx 5-parted, with setaceous woolly seg- ments, which are shorter than the corolla; leaflets lanceolate, ending each in a spiny mucrone, and clothed with hoary hairs. h. F. Native of Tauria and Caucasus, on barren hills. A. Potérium, Pall. astr. p. 1. t. 1. but not of Vahl. A. compactus var. 8, D. C. Willd. Flowers flesh-coloured. The legume is 1-celled according to Pallas. Lamb’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. 170 A. otearoéuius (D. C. astr. no. 87.) flowers axillary, sessile, disposed in globose whorls around the branches; calyx 5-cleft, woolly, villous ; leaves with 6-10 pairs of oblong, glauces- cent, smoothish leaflets. h. F. Native of the Levant. Trag. orientalis foliis oleæ, &c. Tourn. cor. 29. A. pugniformis, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1334. but not of Lher. Flowers yellowish. Olive-leaved Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. 171 A. tonerrétivs (Lam. dict. 1. p. 322.) flowers axillary, sessile, disposed in somewhat globose whorls; calyx 5-parted, woolly, a little shorter than the corolla; leaves with 9-12 pairs of oblong glabrous leaflets, each ending in a spine-like mucrone. R.F. Nativeof Armenia. D. C. astr. no. 88. t. 30. A. pug- niformis, Lher. stirp. 170. Trag. orientalis, Pocock, trav. 8. t. 88. Long-leaved Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + to 1 foot. 172 A. penupa'tus (Stev. mem. mosq. 4. p. 57.) flowers axillary, sessile, glomerate; calyx 5-parted, with setaceous woolly lobes ; leaves with 7 pairs of lanceolate, mucronate, green, pubescent leaflets. h. F. Native of Eastern Caucasus, on the higher mountains. Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 501. Corolla small, with the vexillum striated. Young leaves rather tomentose in winter, but becoming smooth in summer. Naked-leaved Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub À foot. 173 A. psev‘po-Tracaca’nTHA (Pall. astr. p. 8. t. 3.) flowers axillary, sessile, 7-8-together ; calyxes woolly, with setaceous lobes, which are longer than the tube; leaves with 8-9 pairs of oblong, acutish, awnless leaflets, clothed with hoary pili. h. F. Native of Eastern Caucasus, in subalpine places among rocks. Flowers yellowish. This plant is very like À. aristätus, but differs in the flowers being sessile. False-Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. 174 A. Cre’ricus (Lam. dict. 1. p. 321.) flowers axillary, sessile, aggregate ; calyxes 5-parted, with setaceous plumose lobes, which are a little longer than the corolla; leaves with 5-8 1 LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXXI. AsTRAGALUS. pairs of oblong, acute, tomentose leaflets. h.F. Native of Candia, on Mount Ida. D. C. astr. no. 91. t. 33, Trag. Cré- tica incàna, &c. Tourn. cor. 29. Flowers purple, striped. Gum tragacanth also flows from this shrub, but very sparingly. Cretan Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + to 1 foot. 175 A. Srcuxus (Biv. giorn. palerm. no. 4. Rafin. car. p. 72.) flowers axillary, sessile, aggregate ; calyx 5-parted, very villous, shorter than the corolla; leaves with 4-8 pairs of oblong acute leaflets, which when young are villous, but afterwards become glabrous. h.F. Native of Sicily, on high mountains, espe- cially on Mount Etna. Flowers white, or tinged with purple (Rafinisque). A. tragacäntha, Bern. Ucr. hort. panorm. p. 316. Sicilian Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub À foot. 176 A. ecut'nus (D. C. astr. no. 92. t. 84.) flowers axillary, sessile, twin; calyx woolly and villous, 5-toothed, shorter than the corolla ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of oblong-lanceolate, acutish, hoary leaflets. h. F. Native of the Levant on rocks, and of Eastern Caucasus. A. Caspicus, Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 204. suppl. 500. A. Creténsis, Pall. astr. p. 6. exclusive of the synonymes. Flowers white, with the vexillum striped with purple. Hedgehog Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + foot. * * Flowers axillary, pedunculate. 177 A. ecmiorpes (Lher. stirp. 170.) peduncles 2..flowered, shorter than the leaves ; calyxes hardly pubescent, 5-toothed ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of linear-lanceolate hoary leaflets. R. F. Native of Candia. A. echioides, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1326. A. Créticus, Willd. acad. berol. 1794. p. 23. t. 2. f. 2. exclusive of the synonymes. Flowers white, but the vexillum is marked with red lines. Bugloss-like Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. 178 A. Oty’meicus (Pall. astr. p. 4. t. 4.) peduncles very short ; calyx ovate, tubular, silky, 5-toothed ; leaves with 6 pairs of oblong, bluntish, hoary leaflets ; legumes cylindrical, mucro- nate, twice the length of the calyx. h.F. Native of Armeni, on Mount Olympus. A. leucophyllus, Willd. spec. 3. p- 1331. Flowers white, almost sessile. Legumes distinctly peduneulate. Olympic Goat’s-Thorn. , Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 179 À. Pore‘rium (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 63.) peduncles very short, usually 2-flowered ; calyx cylindrical, 5-toothed ; Jeaves with 4-5. pairs of oblong acute leaflets, which are glabrous above and villous beneath ; legumes tomentose, ovate, 1-seeded, Jer of calyx. R.H. Native of Granada, in dry places. Pot Cluss. hist. 1. p. 108. with a figure. Moris. oxon. sect. 2. t. 12 f. 2. A. Granaténsis, Lam. dict. 1. p. 321. A. tragacantha p, Lin. spec. 1073. Flowers white. The odd leaflet usually E manent. Perhaps A. Potèrium of Willd., a native of the Levant, is distinct from the plant of Vahl. 40 Poterium-like Goat’s-Thorn. wa Shrub 4 foot. m 0 180 A. Massixiz'nsts (Lam. dict. 1. p. 320. D. C. astr. re Fl. June, July. Clt. 96.) peduncles usually 4-flowered, about equal in length to ree leaves ; calyxes cylindrical, with 5 short blunt teeth ; leaves a 9-11 pairs of elliptic hoary leaflets. h. H. Native @ a Marseilles and Narbonne, in sandy places, as well as of Coi and Mauritania. A. tragacântha var. a, Lin. spec. oe adr: tragacäntha, Pall. astr. t. 4. f. 1, 2. Duh. arb. 2. t. 100. Wo i med. bot. 267. t. 98. Wats. dent. brit. 84.—Lob. icon. 2. t Fb Garid. aix. 469. t. 104, &c. Flowers white. This plant IS eve 4 grown for tragacanth, from which the gum is obtained, Du certainly produces nothing like gum tragacanth. ó Marseilles Goiter Mies Fl. ir. Cit. 1640. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. hort, 181 A. artsta‘tus (Lher. stirp. 170.) peduncles very sho’ usually 6-flowered ; calycine teeth long and setaceous ; leaves var 6-9 pairs of oblong-linear, mucronate, pilose leaflets; legu 1 Ments subula _ Membranous, | and clothed . LEGUMINOSAE. CXXXI. Astracatus. hardly half-bilocular. h. H, Native of the alps of Europe and the Pyrenees. A. sempervirens, Lam. dict. 1. p. 320. Phàca tragacäntha, All. pedem. 1257.—Garid. aix. t. 104. Flowers white or pale red. Peduncles usually 4-flowered. Awned-calyxed Goat’s-Thorn. May, Jul. Clt. 1791. Sh. 4 ft. 182 A. cENARGE NTEUS (Moris. elench. sard. p. 11.) pedun- cles usually 5-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; teeth of calyx narrow, acute, very short; leaves with many pairs of elliptic, canescent leaflets. h. H. Native of Sardinia, on the heights of Genargentum. Flowers cream-ooloured, with the keel tipped with dark purple. Like 4. Massiliénsis and A aristatus. Genargentum Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. 183 A. BRACTEOLA‘TUS (D. C. astr. no. 102.) peduncles rather longer than the leaves, bearing ovate spikes of flowers; calyx clothed with adpressed pubescence, cylindrical, with lanceolate- subulate teeth ; leaves with 7-8 pairs of oblong leaflets, which when young are clothed with silky pubescence, but at length becoming glabrous. H. h. Native of Galatia; on hills. A. püngens, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1325. Trag. orientalis humillima se spargens, floribus spicatis, Tourn. cor. 29. Bracteas linear- subulate. Flowers white in the dried specimens. Bracteolate Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub À to 1 foot. 184 A. ancusrirdzius (Lam. dict. 1. p. 821.) peduncles 6- flowered, somewhat corymbose, about equal in length to the leaves; calyx cylindrical, rather villous, acutely 5-toothed ; leaves with 7-9 pairs of lanceolate leaflets, glabrous in the adult _ state. D p.25. h. F. Native of Armenia, Willd. act. berol. 1794. D. C. astr. no. 98.—Tourn. cor. 29. Flowers yellow. Narron-leaved Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. 185 A. retu'sus (Willd. act. berol. 1794. p. 24. t. 2. f. 3. ex- clusive of the synonyme) peduncles 4-flowered, shorter than the leaves; calyxes clothed with adpressed, silky villi, cylindrical, 5-toothed ; the teeth lanceolate ; leaflets obovate, and somewhat retuse. þh. F. Native of the Levant. Flowers reddish in a dried state. Like A. Massiliénsis. Retuse-leafletted Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. - 186 A. Damasce nus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 198.) peduncles 4-6- owered, somewhat spicate, rather longer than the leaves; oo cylindrical, clothed with adpressed silky villi, 5-toothed, ; a teeth lanceolate ; bracteas ovate, membranous, shorter than m tube of the calyx ; leaves with 15-16 pairs of elliptic, some- at mucronate leaflets, which are villous on both surfaces. a t. Native about Damascus. Flowers white in the dried Specimens. A. retüsus, D. C. astr. no. 99. t. 35. but not of Willd. Damascus Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 1 foot. 187 A. tacorolprs (Lam. dict. 1. p. 312. var. 6, D.C. tr. no. 103.) spikes of flowers ovate, pedunculate, longer than le lata calyxes very hairy, 5-cleft, the lobes setaceous ; the ee OVate, acuminated, deciduous, membranous, longer than atin eof the calyx ; leaves with 7-8 pairs of oblong leaflets, villi g each in a spine-like mucrone, and clothed with adpressed i F: Native of Armenia. A. lagopodioides, Vahl. Eo | 64. Willd. in act. berol. 1794. p. 28. t.1. f. 4. wers purple, spreading. bla dde, B, Pérsicus (D. C. prod, 2. p. 299.) calyxes rather cated 4 ; spikes of flowers on long peduncles ; flowers imbri- T eaflets broader. h. F. Native of Persia, between ancha and Amadan. Perhaps a proper species. a As Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. ke Lacu'rus (Willd. act. berol. 1794. p. 28. t. 1. f. 2.) shins o flowers ovate, pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; yxes very villous, at length a little inflated, 5-cleft; the seg- te, about equal in length to the corolla ; bracteas m ovate, acuminated, length of flowers ; leaves with Pairs of oblong-leaflets, each ending in a spine-like mucrone, with adpressed villi. h. F. Native of Armenia. pous podos, a foot; 267 D. C. astr. no. 104. t. 36. imbricated, yellow. . Hare’s-tail-spiked Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 1 foot. 189 A. vacina‘tus (D. C. astr. no. 105. t. 37.) spikes of flowers ovate, dense, pedunculate, longer than the leaves ; calyxes at length inflated, villous, acutely 5-toothed; bracteas equal in length to the calyx; stipulas acuminated, very long, sheathing ; leaves with 7-10 pairs of oblong leaflets, each ending in a spiny mucrone, and clothed with pubescence beneath. h.F. Na- tive of the Levant. Flowers cream-coloured. Petioles almost unarmed, Sheathing-stipuled Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub 4 foot. 190 A. cepnata’ntuus (D. C. astr. no. 106. t. 38.) flowers disposed in round pedunculate heads, 3-times longer than the leaves ; calyxes clothed with silky hairs, 5-toothed; bracteas small; leaves with 7-9 pairs of oblong-linear leaflets, which are clothed with hoary, adpressed, silky villi, kh. F. Native of Persia. Petioles almost unarmed. Headed-flowered Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + foot. 191 A. TRICHÓLOBUS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 299.) spikes of flowers ovate-roundish, pedunculate, twice or thrice longer than the leaves ; calyxes a little inflated, hairy ; the segments subulate, longer than the tube of the corolla ; bracteas ovate, acuminated, deciduous, length of corolla; leaves with 5-6 pairs of linear leaflets, each ending in a spine-like point, and clothed with ad- pressed hoary villi. kh. F. Native of the Levant. Flowers pale in the dried specimens, adult ones without the bracteas. Hair-lobed-calyxed Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + foot. 192 A. ru‘mipus (Willd. act. berol. 1794. p. 26.) flowers usually solitary, on short peduncles ; calyxes villous, inflated, contracted at the mouth, 5-toothed ; leaves with 4-6 pairs of oblong leaf- lets, which are clothed with adpressed pubescence. h. H. Native of Spain, in the province of Aragon, Egypt, and the Levant, in sandy places. Russ. alepp. t. 5. A. Rauwlfii, Vahl, Colûtea spindsa, Forsk. descr. Spines long. Axillary leaves small, with a few pairs of leaflets, which are about equal in length to the pedicels. Flowers pale yellow. Var. B, armatus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 299.) leaves with 8 pairs of linear, acute leaflets. h.F. Native of Mauritania. An- thyllis tragacanthoides, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 150. t. 194, but not of Labill. Ast. armatus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1330. Tumid-calyxed Goat’s-Thorn. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1816. Shrub 1 to 1 foot. 193 A. rorrudsus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 299.) peduncles a little longer than the leaves; flowers 3-8, distant, disposed in a kind of raceme; bracteas membranous, length of pedicels; calyxes villous, 5-toothed, cylindrical, at length a little inflated; leaves with 10 pairs of obovate, hairy, small leaflets. R. F. Native of the Levant, between Bagdad and Kermancha. This plant is very like 4. anthylloides, but differs in the petioles being spiny. Flowers probably purple. Twisted Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + to 1 foot. 194 A. cozureoipes (Willd. act. berol. 1794. p. 27.) pedun- cles a little longer than the leaves, each bearing 4-5 distant flowers in a kind of spike; bracteas setaceous, very short ; calyxes villous, inflated, 5-toothed ; leaves with 15-20 pairs of obovate, small, hoary, hairy leaflets. bh. F. Native on Mount Lebanon. Rauw. trav. 281. with a figure. Anthyllis traga- canthoides, Labill. dec. syr. 2. p. 16. t. 9. Flowers purple. Bladder-senna-like Goat’s-Thorn. Shrub + foot. A. lagopoides a, Lam. Flowers § 14. Chronopddii (from xpovoc, chronos, time, and move mocus, in reference to the permanent nature of the footstalks of the leaves). D. C. prod. 2. p.299. Petioles per- manent, but never hardening into spines. The odd leaflets re- maining a long time on the end of the petiole, after the lateral MM 2 268 leaflets have fallen. Stipulas not adnate to the petioles. Stamens distinct or diadelphous, with a short sheath. Perhaps a proper genus. 195 A. ama‘rus (Pall. astr. p. 8. t. 6.) plant erect, glabrous ; stipulas spreading, lunate, leafy ; leaves with 2-5 pairs of ovate, remote leaflets ; spikes pedunculate, elongated, thinly flowered ; calyx almost cylindrical ; stamens distinct. h.F, Native of the Caspian desert, on the gypsaceous hills called Arsagar. This plant agrees with Æ. colutevides in the inflorescence, but differs in the calyx not being inflated, and from all the species in the stamens being distinct, but of this rare plant the fruit has not been seen. Bitter Milk-Vetch. Shrub 1 foot? 196 A. cipposus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 300.) plant erect, canes- cent from adpressed villi; stipulas wanting; leaves with 8-10 pairs of remote, ovate leaflets; spikes elongated, pedunculate, thinly-flowered ; calyx gibbous at the base; stamens diadel- phous, joined at the base but a very little way. h. F. Native between Mossul and Bagdad. Very like 4. amärus, but very distinct, and with it will form perhaps a connecting genus to Astragalus. Gibbous-calyxed Milk-Vetch. Shrub. Series IV. Popocurea'r (move rodoc, pous podos, a foot, and wxpoc, ochros, yellow ; in reference to the footstalks of leaves or petioles never hardening into spines, as those of the last series, but remaining weak and pliable, and in the flowers being usually yellow). D.C, prod. 2. p. 300. Stipulas adnate to the petioles. Petioles permanent, but never hardening into spines. $ 15. Anthylloidei (from Anthillis, and idea, similar; plant resembling Anthyllis in habit). D. C. prod. 2. p.300. Sti- pulas adnate to the petioles. Petioles unarmed. Calyxes blad- dery, inclosing the legume. * Corollas yellowish, rarely purple. 197 A. catycinus (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 199. pl. cent. ross. l. t. 9. ex suppl. p. 496.) plant stemless, rather glaucous and canescent from adpressed pili, which are fixed by their centre; leaves with from 5-13 pairs of obovate leaflets, the lower ones remote ; scapes longer than the leaves; spikes of flowers oval-oblong ; calyxes inflated; legumes somewhat tri- quetrous, acute, many-seeded. Y%. H. Native of Caucasus and at the river Kuma. Flowers cream-coloured, Calyx sometimes beset with hairs, like those on the leaves. Large-calyxed Milk-Vetch. PI, 1 to À foot. 198 A. nazica'caBus (Lam. dict. 1. p. 320.) plant stemless, glabrous; leaves with 21-31 lanceolate-linear leaflets; scapes longer than the leaves ; flowers spicate, remote; calyxes glo- bose, bladdery ; legumes hardly half-bilocular, 2-seeded. Y.H. Native of Armenia. Phaca vesicaria, Schreb. dec. p. 5. t 8, Flowers yellowish. Calyxes veiny, contracted at the mouth. Kettle-calyxed Milk-Vetch. Fl. Ju. Clt. 1806. Pl. 1 to 4 ft. 199 A. puysatoipes (D. C. prod. 2. p. 300.) plant stemless, rather hairy; leaflets 5-7, ovate, obtuse, smoothish ; scapes longer than the leaves; flowers rather remote, disposed in spikes; calyxes hairy, globose, bladdery. 2%. H. Native of the Levant. Flowers yellowish. The leaves are like those of A. calycinum, and the flowers are like those of A. halicdécabus. Winter-cherry-like-calyxed Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 foot. 200 À. antuytioipes (Lam. dict. 1. p. 320. D.C. astr. no. 124. t. 42. but not of Pall.) plant almost stemless, clothed with hoary villi; leaflets 27-35, ovate ; peduncles twice the length of the leaves; flowers distant on the spikes ; calyxes hairy, bladdery ; legumes hardly half-bilocular, 2-seeded. Y. H, Native of Armenia. Phaca incàna, Vahl. symb. 1. p. 57, Flowers yellow. This plant is very like 4. coluteoides, but differs in the petioles being unarmed. LEGUMINOSÆ. CXXXI. Asrracatus, Anthyllis-like Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 to foot. 201 A. nusrcenus (D. Don, prod. fi. nep. 245.) plant stem less ; leaves with many pairs of oval, mucronulate, densely pilose leaflets ; flowers solitary, almost sessile ; calyxes inflated, sac cate at the base ; legumes nearly terete, straight, very villous, 4. F. Native of Nipaul, in Gosaingsthan. Root long, woody, Flowers large, yellow, with the vexillum pilose on the back. Cloud-born Milk-Vetch. Fl. May. PI. + foot. 202 A. vuznera'riÆ (D. C. prod. 2. p. 300.) plant almost stemless, twisted, low, hairy ; leaflets 7-11-13, obovate, the ter- minal one sessile; peduncles hardly longer than the leaves; flowers few, capitate ; calyxes hairy, reticulated, becoming 1 length bladdery; corolla clothed with adpressed silky v 4. H. Native of Asia Minor. Phaca halicacaba, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1254. Flowers yellowish. Wound-wort-like Milk-Vetch. PI. 4 foot. 203 A. Luputt nus (Pall. itin. ed. gall. append. no. ae p. 17. t. 15.) plant stemless and canescent from adpress y which is fixed by the centre ; leaflets 9, elliptic-oblong peus hardly longer than the leaves ; spikes dense, ovate ; i ns > at length bladdery ; corollas glabrous ; legumes pare lar, seeded. %. H. Native of Siberia, in sandy islands "a rivers Selenga and Ouda, and at Lake Baikal, Flowers cr coloured. Hop Milk-Vetch. Pl. } to 4 foot. J. no. $16: 204 A. Lacuroipgs (Pall. itin. ed. gall. 8vo. appen® ne t. 91. f. 2.) plant stemless, and clothed with aden i leaflets 5-7, elliptic-oblong ; scapes about equal in + ét leaves ; spikes ovate, dense ; calyxes hispid, at re