T. strepens. Crantz. fl. austr. 411. n. 8.

Icon. Fl. dan. 558.

In meadows: Pensylvania to Virginia. O. June-Aug.

v. v. Flowers small, yellow.

9. T. procumbens; caule piloso; foliolis obovatis sube- procumbens. marginatis glabris, stipulis brevibus lanceolatis acutis,

spicis ovalibus imbricatis, vexillis deflexis persistenti

bus sulcatis.-Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1383.

Icon. Fl. dan. 796.

On dry gravelly soil: Pensylvania to Virginia.

.June

Aug. v. v. Flowers yellow, resembling those of

the foregoing species.

577. LUPINASTER. Moench. meth. suppl. p. 50.

Pentaphyllon. Pers. syn. 2. p. 352.

lus.

1. L. foliolis novenis oblanceolatis, petiolis longissimis, sti- macrocephapulis cuneatis inciso-3-dentatis, calycinis dentibus filiformibus plumosis.

At the head-waters of the Missouri. M. Lewis. 4. April, May. v. s. in Herb. Lewis. Flowers yellowishwhite, with a pale purple carina, very handsome and showy: the flower-heads sometimes grow to an extremely large size.

Pe

Caules plures, simplices, angulosi, pilosi. Folia petiolata,
suprema opposita, novena. Foliola inæqualia, cuneato-
lanceolata, inæqualiter mucronato-denticulata, supra
glabra, subtus pilosa, lineato-venosa, uncialia.
tioli inferiores longi, subteretes. Stipulæ inferiores pe-
tiolo adnatæ, superiores liberæ, cuneato-oblongæ,
apice inciso-3-dentatæ, margine serrulatæ, consistentia
et pubescentia foliorum. Capitulum speciosum, dimi-
diatum. Flores lutescentes, carina purpurascente. Cal.
campanulatus, subæqualiter 5-dentatus, villosissimus :
dentibus subulatis piloso-plumosis corollam subæ-
quantibus. Corollæ: Vexillum magnum, oblongo-lan-
ceolatum, acutum, cæteras partes fructificationis in-
volvens. Alæ carinæ adnatæ, lineares. Carina un-
cinata, integra, vexillo vix breviore. Filamenta 10.
diadelpha 1. liberum, reliqua superne libera, inferne
monadelpha, carina adnata. Germen oblongum, gla-
brum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma simplex, hirsutum.
Legumen 3-4-spermum, inflatum, calyce longius.

:

hispida.

crecta.

578. STYLOSANTHES. Gen. pl. 1203.

1. S. caule uno latere pubescente, foliolis lanceolatis glabris, bracteis lanceolatis ciliatis, capitulis 2-3-floris.-Mich. f. amer. 2. p. 75.

Trifolium biflorum. Sp. pl. 1088.

Arachis aprica. Walt. fl. car. 182.

a. S. caule simplici erecto superne breviter ramoso.
Icon. Swartz. act. holm. 1789. t. 11. f. 2.

procumbens. B. S. caule procumbente a basi ramoso.

lepidota.

sessiliflora.

capitata.

In dry gravelly fields and woods; Pensylvania to Carolina. . July, Aug. v. v. Flowers yellow, small. 4.

579. GLYCYRRHIZA. Gen. pl. 1197.

1. G. foliolis oblongis acutis sericeo-villosis, leguminibus racemosis oblongis hispidis.-Fraser. catal.

On the banks of the Missouri. 4. July, Aug. v. s. v. v. s. fl.

580. LESPEDEZA. Mich. fl. amer. 2. p. 70.

1. L. erecta; foliolis oblongis, fasciculis florum sessilibus numerosis, lomentis calyce minuto subnudatis acutis. Mich. fl. amer. 2. p. 70.

Hedysarum junceum. Walt. fl. car. 184.

Hedysarum sessiliflorum. Lam. encycl. 6. p. 414.
Hedysarum reticulatum. Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1194.
Medicago virginica. Syst. veg. 3. p. 573.

In old fields and on the borders of woods: New York

to Carolina. 2. July, Aug. v. v. Flowers purple. 2. L. erecta, simplex; foliis subsessilibus: foliolis ellipticis, spicis capitatis brevi-pedunculatis axillaribus et conglobato-terminalibus, calycibus villosis longitudine corollæ lomentis calyce multo minoribus. Mich. fl. amer. 3. p. 71.

Hedysarum conglomeratum. Lam. encycl. 6. p. 416. angustifolia. B. L. foliolis linearibus, pedunculis longioribus.

Trifolium erectum haud ramosum, foliis longis, &c.
Clayt. n. 934.

In sandy soil, in old fields and borders of woods: New
York to Carolina. 2. June, July. v. v.

to three feet high; flowers pale purple.

From one

polystachya. 3. L. erecta, ramosa, villosissima; foliis subsessilibus: fo

liolis rotundato-ovalibus, spicis axillaribus longe-pe

dunculatis, corollis calyce subæqualibus, lomento calycem subæquante.-Mich. fl. amer. 3. p. 71. Hedysarum hirtum. Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1193. Icon. Mich. fl. amer. 2. t. 40.

26.

In copses and old fields: Pensylvania to Carolina.
June-Aug. v. v. From two to three feet high;
flowers small, white, with a red spot on the vexillum.
4. L. diffusa, ramosissima; foliis longe-petiolatis: foliolis
ellipticis obtusis subtus adpresso-pilosis, racemis bre-
vibus umbellatis, floribus geminatis, lomentis rhom-
beis reticulatis glabris.

Hedysarum violaceum. Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1195.
On gravelly dry soil: Virginia to Carolina. 4. July.
v. v. Flowers small, purple or violet.

5. L. diffusa, ramosa; foliolis oblongis obtusis subtus ad-
presso-pilosis, racemis petiolo longioribus, floribus ge-
minis, lomentis ovatis reticulatis glabris.

Hedysarum divergens. Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1196.

In North America. Muhlenberg. 4. +. Approaches very near to the foregoing species, and is probably only a variety.

violacea.

divergens.

6. L. procumbens, gracilis, pubescens; foliolis ovalibus, procumbens.
pedunculis longissimis, setaceis spicifloris, legumini-
bus calyce minuto nudatis.-Mich. fl. amer. 3. p. 70.
Hedysarum Lespedeza. Lam. encycl. 6. p. 415.

In sandy and gravelly soil: New York to Carolina. .
June, July. v. v. Flowers violet-purple, with yel-

low spots.

7. L. prostrata; foliis petiolatis: foliolis ellipticis obtusis.
subtus pilis raris adpressis tecta, racemis axillaribus fo-
lio longioribus, lomentis ovatis pubescentibus.
Hedysarum prostratum. Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1200.
In Pensylvania. Muhlenberg. 4. +. Resembles He-
dysarum repens greatly.

591. HEDYSARUM. Gen. pl. 1204.

1. H. erectum, glabriusculum; foliis ternatis oblongo-lanceolatis, stipulis filiformibus, floribus racemosis, articulis lomenti obtuse triangulis hispidis.-Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1187.

Icon. Moris. hist. 2. s. 2. t. 11. f. 9.

In sandy barren fields and woods: Canada to Carolina. 2. July, Aug. v. v. Flowers middle-sized, of a handsome purplish-red.

prostrata.

canadense.

canescens.

marylandi

сит.

obtusum.

2. H. erectum, pilosum; caule angulato-ciliato hispido, foliis ternatis subrotundis subtus adpresso-pilosis, stipulis ovatis acuminatis, racemis paniculatis, bracteis cordatis, lomenti articulis triangularibus hispidis.Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1188.

In dry barren woods: Virginia and Carolina. 4. June —Aug. v. v. Flowers middle-sized, pale purple. 3. H. erectum, ramosum, pilosum; foliis teruatis oblongis subtus villosis, stipulis subulatis, racemis paniculatis, lomentis triarticulatis, articulis rhombeis reticulatis pilosiusculis.-Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1189.

Icon. Dill. elth. t. 174. f. 171.

In dry swamps and woods: New York to Carolina. . June-Aug. v.v. Flowers large, a fine purple, with a green spot at the bottom of the vexillum, which mark occurs in most species.

4. H. erectum, pubescens ; foliis ternatis ovatis obtusis basi
subcordatis, stipulis lanceolato-subulatis, panicula ter-
minali, articulis lomenti semiorbiculatis reticulatis his-
pidis.-Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1190.

In dry swamps, old fields and woods: Pensylvania to
Virginia. 4. July, Aug. v. v. Flowers violet.

viridiflorum. 5. H. erectum, ramosum, pubescens; foliis ternatis ovatooblongis subtus scabris, stipulis lanceolato-cuspidatis, racemis paniculatis bracteatis, lomentis asperis, articulis ovalibus.-Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1192.

glabellum.

bracteosum.

ciliare.

Icon. Pluk. alm. t. 308. f. 5.

In woods and old fields: New Jersey to Carolina. 2. July-Sept. v. v. About three feet high; flowers reddish-purple, which turns green after flowering.

6. H. erectum, glabrum; foliis ternatis ovatis obtusis sub-
tus subglaucis, stipulis parvis subulatis, panicula ter-
minali, lomenti articulis triangulo-rhomboideis.-
Mich. fl. amer. 3. p. 73.

In fields and woods: Virginia and Carolina. 2. July,
Aug. v. v. Flowers purple, small.

7. H. erectum, glabrum; foliis ternatis oblongo-ovalibus
acuminatis, stipulis subulatis, racemo terminali sparsi-
floro, bracteis ovatis acuminatis striatis glabris, lomen-
ti articulis subovalibus.-Mich. A. amer. 2. p. 73.
In the western parts of Pensylvania and Virginia. 2.
July-Sept. v. v. Flowers large, purplish-red.

8. H. erectum, glabriusculum; foliis ternatis ovatis subtus