_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.
Flowers polygamous. Calyx short, 3--5-cleft, the lobes spreading. Petals
as many as the sepals and equalling them, the 2 lower sometimes united.
Stamens 3--10, distinct, inserted with the petals on the base of the
calyx. Pod flat, 1--many-seeded. Seeds flat.--Thorny trees, with
abruptly once or twice pinnate leaves, and inconspicuous greenish
flowers in small spikes. Thorns above the axils. (Named in honor of
_J. G. Gleditsch_, a botanist contemporary with Linnaeus.)
1. G. triacanthos, L. (THREE-THORNED ACACIA, or HONEY-LOCUST.) Thorns
stout, often triple or compound; _leaflets lanceolate-oblong_, somewhat
serrate; _pods linear, elongated_ (1--11/2 deg. long), often twisted, filled
with sweet pulp between the seeds.--Rich woods, western N. Y. and Penn.
to Ga., west to Mich., E. Neb., Kan., and La. A large tree, common in
cultivation, with very hard and heavy wood.
2. G. aquatica, Marsh. (WATER-LOCUST.) Thorns slender, mostly simple;
_leaflets ovate or oblong; pods oval, 1-seeded_, pulpless. (G.
monosperma, _Walt._)--Deep swamps, Mo. to S. Ind., S. Car., and
southward. A smaller tree, 30--40 deg. high.
45. DESMANTHUS, Willd.
Flowers perfect or polygamous, regular. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed.
Petals 5, distinct. Stamens 5 or 10. Pod flat, membranaceous or somewhat
coriaceous, several-seeded, 2-valved, smooth.--Herbs, with twice-pinnate
leaves of numerous small leaflets, and with one or more glands on the
petiole, setaceous stipules, and axillary peduncles bearing a head of
small greenish-white flowers. (Name composed of [Greek: de/sma], _a
bond_, and [Greek: a)/nthos], _flower_.)
1. D. brachylobus, Benth. Nearly glabrous perennial, erect (1--4 deg. high);
pinnae 6--15 pairs; leaflets 20--30 pairs; peduncles 1--3' long; stamens
5; pods _numerous in dense globose heads, oblong or lanceolate_, curved,
scarcely 1' long, 2--6-seeded.--Prairies and alluvial banks, Ind. and
Ky. to Minn., Mo., and Tex.; also in Fla.
2. D. leptolobus, Torr. & Gray. Pinnae 5--8 pairs; leaflets 10--20 pairs;
peduncles 1' long or less; heads rather loose, stamens 5; _pods usually
few, narrowly linear, erect_, 1--2' long.--Central Kan. to Tex.
46. SCHRANKIA, Willd. SENSITIVE BRIAR.