Part 19

2. L. violacea, Pers. _Stems upright_ or spreading, slender, branched, rather _sparsely leafy_ and sparingly pubescent; _leaflets thin, broadly oval or oblong_, finely appressed-pubescent beneath; _peduncles very slender, loosely few-flowered_, mostly longer than the leaves; flowers 3--4'' long, the keel often the longest; _pod ovate_, 2--3'' long, nearly glabrous.--Dry copses, N. Eng. to Minn. and E. Kan., south to Fla. and La.

3. L. reticulata, Pers. Stouter, _erect, very leafy; leaflets thickish, linear to linear-oblong_, 6--15'' long, finely appressed-pubescent; _flowers_ (scarcely 3'' long) _clustered on peduncles much shorter than the leaves_, the keel shorter than the standard; _pods ovate, acute_, 2'' long, appressed-subpubescent. (L. violacea, var. angustifolia, _Torr. & Gray_.)--Mass. to Minn., and southward.

4. L. Stuvei, Nutt. _Stems_ upright-spreading, _very leafy_, simple or somewhat branched, _downy with spreading pubescence; leaflets oval or roundish_ varying to oblong or rarely linear-oblong, _silky or white-woolly beneath_ and sometimes above; flowers as in the last, often numerous and crowded; _pods ovate, acuminate_, mostly 3'' long, _downy_.--Mass. to Mich., and south to Va. and Tex.

Var. intermedia, Watson. Pubescence more scanty and usually fine and appressed as in n. 3, but the leaflets oval to oblong; inflorescence often more open; pod of n. 4 or of n. 3. (L. violacea, var. sessiliflora, of _Man._, mainly.)--Mass. to Fla., and west to Mich., Ill., E. Kan., and Ark.

[*][*] _Flowers all alike and perfect, in close spikes or heads; corolla whitish or cream-color with a purple spot on the standard, about the length of the downy 5-parted calyx; pod included; stems upright, wand-like (2--4 deg. high)._

5. L. polystachya, Michx. Stem with mostly spreading pubescence; _petioles 2--6'' long; leaflets from orbicular to oblong-ovate_, hairy; _spikes oblong, on elongated peduncles; pod_ (at maturity) oblong-ovate, pubescent, nearly 3'' long, _hardly shorter than the calyx_. (L. hirta, _Ell._)--Dry hills, common.

6. L. capitata, Michx. _Stems rigid, woolly; petioles very short; leaflets oblong to narrowly oblong_, thickish, reticulated and mostly smooth above, silky or sometimes downy beneath; _heads of flowers globular, on peduncles shorter than the leaves; pod oblong-ovate, pubescent, much shorter than the calyx_.--Dry and sandy soil, N. Eng. to Fla., west to Minn., Mo., and La.

7. L. angustifolia, Ell. Like the last, but mostly appressed-silky, the _leaflets linear, the smaller often oblong heads on distinct and sometimes slender peduncles, the pod round-ovate_, acutish, 11/2--2'' long, _hardly shorter than the calyx_. (L. capitata, var. angustifolia, _Pursh._)--N. J. to Fla., west to Mich., Iowa, and La.

8. L. leptostachya, Gray. Clothed with appressed silky pubescence; stems often branched, slender; _leaflets linear_ to narrowly oblong; _spikes slender, somewhat loosely-flowered_, on peduncles as long as the leaves; _pod ovate, small_ (11/2'' long), _about equalling the calyx_, densely pubescent.--Ill., Iowa, and Minn.

Sec. 2. _Stipules and bracts broad and scarious; calyx-lobes broad; annual._

L. STRIATA, Hook. & Arn. Diffusely branched, decumbent, subpubescent; petioles very short; leaflets oblong-obovate, 6'' long or less; peduncles very short, 1--5-flowered; pod small, little exceeding the calyx.--Common in the Southern States, extending into Mo. (Nat. from E. Asia.)

29. STYLOSANTHES, Swartz.

Calyx early deciduous; tube slender and stalk-like; limb unequally 4--5-cleft, the lower lobe more distinct. Corolla and monadelphous stamens inserted at the summit of the calyx-tube; standard orbicular; keel incurved. Anthers 10, the 5 longer ones fixed near their base, and the 5 alternate shorter ones fixed by the middle. Style filiform, its upper part falling off after flowering, the lower part incurved or hooked, persistent on the 1--2-jointed small and short reticulated pod; the lower joint when present empty and stalk-like.--Low perennials, branched from the base, with wiry stems, pinnately 3-foliolate leaves, the sheathing stipules united to the petiole, no stipels, and small, yellow flowers in terminal heads or short spikes. (Name composed of [Greek: sty/los], _a column_, and [Greek: a)/nthos], _a flower_, from the stalk-like calyx-tube.)

1. S. elatior, Swartz. Tufted; leaflets lanceolate, strongly straight-veined; heads or clusters small and few-flowered.--Pine barrens, Long Island and N. J. to Fla., west to S. Ind., Kan., and Ark.

30. VICIA, Tourn. VETCH. TARE.

Calyx 5-cleft or 5-toothed, the 2 upper teeth often shorter, or the lowest longer. Wings of the corolla adhering to the middle of the keel. Stamens more or less diadelphous (9 and 1); the orifice of the tube oblique. Style filiform, hairy all round or only on the back at the apex. Pod flat, 2-valved, 2--several-seeded. Seeds globular. Cotyledons very thick, remaining under ground in germination.--Herbs, mostly climbing more or less by the tendril at the end of the pinnate leaves. Stipules half-sagittate. Flowers or peduncles axillary. (The classical Latin name.)

[*] _Annual; flowers 1 or 2 in the axils, nearly sessile, large, violet-purple._

V. SATIVA, L. (COMMON VETCH or TARE.) Somewhat pubescent; stem simple; leaflets 5--7 pairs, varying from obovate-oblong to linear, notched and mucronate at the apex; pod linear, several-seeded.--Cultivated fields and waste places, N. Eng. to N. J. and southward, west to Mich. and Minn.--Var. ANGUSTIFOLIA, Seringe, has longer and narrow leaflets. (Adv. from Eu.)

[*][*] _Annual, slender; peduncles elongated; flowers small._

V. TETRASPERMA, L. _Peduncles 1--2-flowered_; leaflets 4--6 pairs, linear-oblong, obtuse; calyx-teeth unequal; corolla whitish; _pods narrow, 4-seeded, smooth_.--Waste places, near the coast, N. Scotia to N. J. (Nat. from Eu.)

V. HIRSUTA, Koch. _Peduncles 3--6-flowered_; leaflets 6--8 pairs, truncate; calyx-teeth equal; corolla bluish; _pods oblong, 2-seeded, hairy_.--N. Brunswick to Mass. and Va. (Nat. from Eu.)

[*][*][*] _Perennial; peduncles elongated; calyx-teeth unequal; pod several-seeded._

1. V. Cracca, L. Downy-pubescent; _leaflets 20--24, oblong-lanceolate, strongly mucronate; spikes densely many-flowered_, 1-sided; flowers blue, turning purple, 6'' long, reflexed; calyx-teeth shorter than the tube.--Borders of thickets, Newf. to N. J., west to Ky., Iowa, and Minn. (Eu.)

2. V. Caroliniana, Walt. Nearly smooth; _leaflets 8--24, oblong, obtuse, scarcely mucronate; peduncles loosely-flowered_; flowers small, more scattered than in the preceding, whitish, the keel tipped with blue; calyx-teeth very short.--River-banks, Ont. and N. Y. to Ga., west to Minn. and Kan.

3. V. Americana, Muhl. Glabrous; _leaflets 10--14, elliptical or ovate-oblong_, very obtuse, many-veined; _peduncles 4--8-flowered_; flowers purplish (8'' long).--Moist soil, N. Y. and N. J., to Kan., Minn., and westward.--Var. LINEARIS, Watson, a low form with linear leaflets, occurs in Kan. and Neb., and is common westward.

31. LATHYRUS, Tourn. VETCHLING. EVERLASTING PEA.

Style flattish, dilated and flattish (not grooved) above, hairy along the inner side (next the free stamen). Sheath of the filaments scarcely oblique at the apex. Otherwise nearly as in Vicia.--Our species are perennial and mostly smooth plants, the rhachis of the leaves in some not produced into a tendril. ([Greek: La/thyros], a leguminous plant of Theophrastus.)

[*] _Tendrils present; stipules large and broad; leaflets 3--5 pairs._

1. L. maritimus, Bigelow. (BEACH PEA.) Stout (1 deg. high or more); _stipules broadly ovate and halberd-shaped, nearly as large as the leaflets_, the lower lobe larger and usually coarsely toothed; leaflets _thick_, ovate-oblong (1--2' long); peduncles a little shorter than the leaves, 6--10-flowered, _flowers large_ (9'' long), _purple_.--Seashore from N. J. and Oregon to the Arctic Sea; also on the Great Lakes. (Eu.)

2. L. ochroleucus, Hook. Stem slender (1--3 deg. high); _stipules semi-cordate, half as large as the thin ovate leaflets_; peduncles 7--10-flowered; _flowers smaller, yellowish-white_.--Hillsides, N. Eng. to Minn., Iowa, and westward.

[*][*] _Tendrils present; stipules narrow, semi-sagittate, acuminate._

[+] _Flowers purple; leaflets several pairs._

3. L. venosus, Muhl. _Stout_, climbing, usually somewhat downy; stipules very small and mostly slender; _leaflets 4--6 pairs, oblong ovate_, mostly obtuse (about 2' long); _peduncles many-flowered_; flowers 6--8'' long.--Shady banks, Penn. to Ga., west to Kan. and Minn.

4. L. palustris, L. _Slender_, glabrous or somewhat pubescent; stem often winged; stipules lanceolate, sharp-pointed at both ends; _leaflets 2--4 pairs, narrowly oblong to linear, acute_ (1--2' long); _peduncles 2--6-flowered_; flowers 6'' long.--Moist places, N. Scotia to N. J., and westward across the continent. (Eu.)

Var. myrtifolius, Gray. Stipules usually broader and larger; leaflets ovate to oblong (1' long or less).--Same range, and extending south to N. C.

[+][+] _Flowers yellow; leaflets a single pair._

L. PRATENSIS, L. Low and straggling; leaflets narrowly lanceolate to linear, acute; peduncles several-flowered.--Spontaneous in Mass., N. Y., and Ont. (Nat. from Eu.)

[*][*][*] _Tendrils usually wanting; low, mostly erect; stipules semi-sagittate; flowers very large, purple; pod stipitate in the calyx._

5. L. polymorphus, Nutt. Leaflets 3--6 pairs, narrowly oblong to linear, thick and strongly nerved, 1--2' long; seeds with a narrow footstalk and short hilum.--Mo., Kan., and westward.

6. L. ornatus, Nutt. Like the last, but leaflets always narrow, 3--12'' long; seeds with a very broad footstalk and long hilum.--Kan. to Col. and Dak. Scarcely 1 deg. high.

32. APIOS, Boerhaave. GROUND-NUT. WILD BEAN.

Calyx somewhat 2-lipped, the 2 lateral teeth being nearly obsolete, the upper very short, the lower one longest. Standard very broad, reflexed; the long scythe-shaped keel strongly incurved, at length coiled. Stamens diadelphous. Pod straight or slightly curved, linear, elongated, thickish, many-seeded.--A perennial herb (with some milky juice!), twining and climbing over bushes, and bearing edible tubers on underground shoots. Leaflets 3--7, ovate-lanceolate, obscurely stipellate. Flowers in dense and short, often branching racemes. (Name from [Greek: a)/pion], _a pear_, from the shape of the tubers.)

1. A. tuberosa, Moench. Flowers brown-purple or chocolate-color, violet-scented.--Low grounds, N. Brunswick to Fla., west to Minn., Kan., and La.

33. PHASEOLUS, Tourn. KIDNEY BEAN.

Calyx 5-toothed or 5-cleft, the two upper teeth often higher united. Keel of the corolla, with the included stamens and style, spirally coiled. Stamens diadelphous. Style bearded along the upper side; stigma oblique or lateral. Pod scythe-shaped, several--many-seeded, tipped with the hardened base of the style. Seeds round-reniform, with very short hilum. Cotyledons thick and fleshy, rising out of the ground nearly unchanged in germination.--Twining herbs, with pinnately 3-foliolate stipellate leaves. Flowers racemose, produced in summer and autumn. (The ancient name of the Kidney Bean.)

1. P. perennis, Walt. (WILD BEAN.) Stem climbing high from a perennial root; leaflets roundish-ovate, short-pointed; flowers purple, handsome, but small; pods drooping, strongly curved, 4--5-seeded.--Copses, N. Eng. to Fla., west to Minn. and La.

34. STROPHOSTYLES, Ell.

Keel of the corolla with the included stamens and style elongated, strongly incurved, not spirally coiled. Pod linear, terete or flattish, straight or nearly so. Seeds quadrate or oblong with truncate ends, mealy-pubescent or glabrate; hilum linear. Flowers few, sessile and capitate clustered on the mostly long peduncles. Otherwise as Phaseolus.--Stems prostrate or climbing, more or less retrorsely hairy. Stipules and bracts striate. (Name from [Greek: strophe/], _a turning_, and [Greek: sty~los], _a style_.)

1. S. angulosa, Ell. _Annual_; stems branched, 1--6 deg. long; leaflets ovate to oblong-ovate (rarely linear-oblong), _with a more or less prominent rounded lobe toward the base (the terminal 2-lobed)_, or some or all often entire, about 1' (6--20'') long; corolla greenish-white and purplish; pod terete, 2--3' long by 3'' wide, 4--8-seeded, nearly glabrous; _seeds oblong, about 3'' long_, usually very pubescent. (Phaseolus diversifolius, _Pers._ P. helvolus, _L._)--Sandy shores and river-banks; coast of Mass. and southward, along the Great Lakes to Minn., and south to Kan. and Tex.

Var. Missouriensis, Watson in herb. Climbing high (10--30 deg.); leaves often 3' long, rhombic-ovate, rarely at all lobed; seeds 3--4'' long.--River-bottoms near Independence, Mo.; nearly two months later. (_F. Bush._)

2. S. peduncularis, Ell. Stems _more slender_, from a _perennial_ rootstock, 2--4 deg. long; leaflets ovate to oblong-linear, _rarely at all lobed_, 1' long or less; pod 11/2--2' long and _scarcely 2'' wide_; seeds _much smaller_, 11/2--2'' long, short-oblong to quadrate. (Phaseolus helvolus, _Man._, etc., not _L._)--Sandy ground, Long Island and N. J. to Fla., west to S. Ind., Ky., and La.

3. S. pauciflorus, Watson in herb. _Annual_, slender, low-climbing, pubescent; leaflets oblong-lanceolate or ovate-oblong to linear, not lobed, 1' long; pod pubescent, 1' long, flattish; seeds as in the last, very finely mealy, soon glabrate. (Phaseolus pauciflorus, _Benth._)--River-banks, Ind. to Minn., south to Miss. and Tex.

35. CENTROSEMA, DC. SPURRED BUTTERFLY-PEA.

Calyx short, 5-cleft. Corolla, etc., much as in Clitoria, but the spreading standard with a spur-shaped projection on the back near the base; keel broad. Style bearded at the apex around the terminal stigma. Pod long and linear, flat, pointed with the awl-shaped style, many-seeded, thickened at the edges, the valves marked with a raised line on each side next the margin.--Twining perennials, with 3-foliolate stipellate leaves, and large showy flowers. Stipules, bracts, and bractlets striate, the latter longer than the calyx. (Name from [Greek: ke/ntron], _a spur_, and [Greek: se/ma], _a standard_.)

1. C. Virginianum, Benth. Rather rough with minute hairs; leaflets varying from oblong-ovate to lanceolate and linear, very veiny, shining; peduncles 1--4-flowered; calyx-teeth linear-awl-shaped; corolla violet, 1' long; pods straight, 4--5' long.--Sandy woods, Md. to Fla. and Ark. (Trop. Am.)

36. CLITORIA, L. BUTTERFLY-PEA.

Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Standard much larger than the rest of the flower, erect, rounded, notched at the top, not spurred on the back; keel small, shorter than the wings, incurved, acute. Stamens monadelphous below. Style bearded down the inner face. Pod linear-oblong, flattish, knotty, several-seeded, pointed with the base of the style.--Erect or twining perennials, with mostly pinnately 3-foliolate stipellate leaves, and very large flowers. Peduncles 1--3-flowered; bractlets opposite, striate. (Derivation recondite.)

1. C. Mariana, L. Low, ascending or twining, smooth; leaflets oblong-ovate or ovate-lanceolate; stipules and bracts awl-shaped; peduncles short; the showy pale-blue flowers 2' long.--Dry banks, N. Y. to Va. and Fla., west to Mo. and Tex.

37. AMPHICARPAEA, Ell. HOG PEA-NUT.

Flowers of 2 kinds; those of the racemes from the upper branches perfect, but seldom ripening fruit; those near the base and on filiform creeping branches with the corolla none or rudimentary, and few free stamens, but fruitful. Calyx about equally 4- (rarely 5-) toothed; bractlets none or minute. Keel and wing-petals similar, almost straight; the standard partly folded round them. Stamens diadelphous. Style beardless. Pods of the upper flowers, when formed, somewhat scymetar-shaped, stipitate, 3--4-seeded; of the lower ones commonly subterranean and fleshy, obovate or pear-shaped, ripening usually but one large seed.--Low and slender perennials; the twining stems clothed with brownish hairs. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; leaflets rhombic-ovate, stipellate. Flowers in simple or compound racemes, purplish. Bracts persistent, round, partly clasping, striate, as well as the stipules. (Name from [Greek: a)mphi/], _both_, and [Greek: karpo/s], _fruit_, in allusion to the two kinds of pods.)

1. A. monoica, Nutt. Leaflets thin, 1/2--2' long; racemes nodding; calyx of upper flowers 2'' long, the ovary glabrous except the hairy margin; pod 1' long; ovary and pod of the rudimentary flowers hairy.--Rich damp woodlands, common. Aug., Sept.

2. A. Pitcheri, Torr. & Gray. Leaflets usually 2--4' long; rhachis of the racemes usually villous; calyx 3'' long, the teeth acuminate; ovary hairy.--Western N. Y. to Ill., Mo., La., and Tex. The upper flowers more commonly fertile; apparently producing subterranean fruit but rarely.

38. GALACTIA, P. Browne. MILK-PEA.

Calyx 4-cleft; the lobes acute, the upper one broadest, entire. Keel scarcely incurved. Stamens diadelphous or nearly so. Style beardless. Pod linear, flat, several-seeded (some few of them rarely partly subterranean and fleshy or deformed).--Low, mostly prostrate or twining perennial herbs. Leaflets usually 3, stipellate. Flowers in somewhat interrupted or knotty racemes, purplish; in summer. (Name from [Greek: ga/la], -[Greek: aktos], _milk_; some species being said to yield a milky juice, which is unlikely.)

1. G. glabella, Michx. _Stems nearly smooth_, prostrate; leaflets elliptical or ovate-oblong, sometimes slightly hairy beneath; racemes short, 4--8-flowered; _pods somewhat hairy_.--Sandy woods, southern N. Y. to Va., Fla., and Miss.

2. G. pilosa, Ell. _Stems_ (decumbent and somewhat twining) and _leaves beneath soft-downy and hoary_; leaflets oval; racemes many-flowered, _pods very downy_. (G. mollis, _Gray_, Manual; not _Michx._)--Penn. to Fla. and Miss.

39. RHYNCHOSIA, Lour.

Calyx somewhat 2-lipped, or deeply 4--5-parted. Keel scythe-shaped, or incurved at the apex. Stamens diadelphous. Ovules only 2. Pod 1--2-seeded, short and flat, 2-valved.--Usually twining or trailing perennial herbs, pinnately 3-foliolate, or with a single leaflet, not stipellate. Flowers yellow, racemose or clustered. (Name from [Greek: r(y/nchos], _a beak_, from the shape of the keel.)

1. R. tomentosa, Hook. & Arn. _Trailing and twining_, the stem and leaves more or less _pubescent with spreading hairs_; leaflets 3, _roundish or round-rhombic_, acute or acutish; _racemes_ few-flowered, almost _sessile in the axils_; calyx about as long as the corolla, 4-parted, the upper lobe 2-cleft; pod oblong. (R. tomentosa, var. volubilis, _Torr. & Gray_.)--Dry soil, Va. to Fla. and Tex.

2. R. erecta, DC. _Erect_, 1--2 deg. high; stem and leaves _more or less tomentose; leaflets 3, oval to oblong_, obtuse or acutish; racemes short and shortly pedunculate. (R. tomentosa, var. erecta, _Torr. & Gray_.)--Del. to Fla. and Miss.

3. R. reniformis, DC. _Dwarf and upright_, 3--8' high; _pubescence spreading; leaflets solitary_ (rarely 3), _round-reniform_, very obtuse or apiculate; racemes few-flowered, sessile in the axils. (R. tomentosa, var. monophylla, _Torr. & Gray_.)--Va. to Fla. and Miss.

40. CERCIS, L. RED-BUD. JUDAS-TREE.

Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla imperfectly papilionaceous; standard smaller than the wings, and enclosed by them in the bud; the keel-petals larger and not united. Stamens 10, distinct, declined. Pod oblong, flat, many-seeded, the upper suture with a winged margin. Embryo straight.--Trees, with rounded heart-shaped simple leaves, caducous stipules, and red-purple flowers in umbel-like clusters along the branches of the last or preceding years, appearing before the leaves, acid to the taste. (The ancient name of the Oriental _Judas-tree_.)

1. C. Canadensis, L. (RED-BUD.) Leaves pointed; pods nearly sessile above the calyx.--Rich soil, N. Y. and N. J. to Fla., west to S. Minn., Kan., and La. A small ornamental tree, often cultivated.

41. CASSIA, Tourn. SENNA.

Sepals 5, scarcely united at base. Petals 5, little unequal, spreading. Stamens 5--10, unequal, and some of them often imperfect, spreading; anthers opening by 2 pores or chinks at the apex. Pod many-seeded, often with cross partitions.--Herbs (in the United States), with simply and abruptly pinnate leaves, and mostly yellow flowers. (An ancient name of obscure derivation.)

[*] _Leaflets large; stipules deciduous; the three upper anthers deformed and imperfect; flowers in short axillary racemes, the upper ones panicled; herbage glabrous_.

1. C. Marilandica, L. (WILD SENNA.) Stem 3--4 deg. high; _leaflets 6--9 pairs, lanceolate-oblong, obtuse_; petiole with a club-shaped gland near the base; pods linear, slightly curved, flat, at first hairy (2--4' long); root perennial.--Alluvial soil, N. Eng. to Fla., west to Mich., S. E. Neb., Kan., and La.

2. C. Tora, L. Annual; _leaflets 3 or rarely 2 pairs, obovate, obtuse_, with an elongated gland between those of the lower pairs or lowest pair; pods slender, 6' long, curved. (C. obtusifolia, _L._)--River-banks, S. Va. to Fla., west to S. Ind., Mo., and Ark.

C. OCCIDENTALIS, L. Annual; _leaflets 4--6 pairs, ovate-lanceolate, acute_; an ovate gland at the base of the petiole; pods long linear (5' long) with a tumid border, glabrous.--Va., S. Ind., and southward. (Adv. from Trop. Amer.)

[*][*] _Leaflets small, somewhat sensitive to the touch; stipules striate, persistent; a cup-shaped gland beneath the lowest pair of leaflets; anthers all perfect; flowers in small clusters above the axils; pods flat; root annual._

3. C. Chamaecrista, L. (PARTRIDGE PEA.) Stems spreading (1 deg. long); leaflets 10--15 pairs, linear-oblong, oblique at the base; _flowers (large) on slender pedicels_, 2 or 3 of the showy yellow petals often with a purple spot at base; _anthers 10, elongated, unequal_ (4 of them yellow, the others purple); style slender.--Sandy fields; common, especially southward.

4. C. nictitans, L. (WILD SENSITIVE-PLANT.) Leaflets 10--20 pairs, oblong-linear; _flowers (very small) on very short pedicels; anthers 5, nearly equal_; style short.--Sandy fields, N. Eng. to Fla., west to Ind., Kan., and La.

42. HOFFMANSEGGIA, Cav.

Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, nearly equal, oblong or oval. Stamens 10, distinct, slightly declined; anthers dehiscing longitudinally. Pod flat, oblong, often falcate, few--several-seeded.--Low perennial herbs, or woody at base, punctate with black glands, with bipinnate leaves, and naked racemes of yellow flowers opposite the leaves or terminal. (Named for _Count von Hoffmansegg_, a German botanist.)

1. H. Jamesii, Torr. & Gray. Herbaceous, finely pubescent; pinnae 2 or 3 pairs with an odd one, the small oblong leaflets 5--9 pairs; pods broad, falcate, 1' long, 2--3-seeded.--Central Kan. to Tex., Ariz., and Mex.

43. GYMNOCLADUS, Lam. KENTUCKY COFFEE-TREE.

Flowers dioecious or polygamous, regular. Calyx elongated-tubular below, 5-cleft. Petals 5, oblong, equal, inserted on the summit of the calyx-tube. Stamens 10, distinct, short, inserted with the petals. Pod oblong, flattened, hard, pulpy inside, several seeded. Seeds flattish.--A large tall tree, with rough bark, stout branchlets, not thorny, and large unequally twice-pinnate leaves; the leaflets standing vertically.--Flowers whitish, in terminal racemes. (Name from [Greek: gymno/s], _naked_, and [Greek: kla/dos], _a branch_, alluding to the stout branches destitute of spray.)

1. G. Canadensis, Lam. Leaves 2--3 deg. long, with several large partial leafstalks bearing 7--13 ovate stalked leaflets, the lowest pair with single leaflets; stipules wanting; pod 6--10' long, 2' broad; the seeds over 1/2' across.--Rich woods, western N. Y. and Penn. to Minn., E. Neb., and Ark.

44. GLEDITSCHIA, L. HONEY-LOCUST.