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A M O 'R P H A L . T h e A m o r p h a , o r B a s t a r d I n d i g o . Liii. Syst. Monadelphia
Decándria.
Identificaiion L in Gen., 389. ; Lam. 111., t. 621. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 256. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2 p 2.34
ISfycnroivnaytm“e'''s' . RBuonnmaf i/Xd iaT iNriveocfkix. mE lem . .N.veo,». ,.1, 3I.6/r4 i. _; __F _a u jx- . .I-n»d-i”g o’, Fr. ; Unf1orm, Ger. ; Aikorfa, Ital.
tim w in t'o f to e w tag f S k e d " " * ' ‘ ™ reference to’ th e defor’mity 'of th e corolla, frrin
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-toothed, obconically campanulate. Vexillam ovate, concave.
Wings and Keel wanting. Style filiform, straight, glabrous. Stamens
exserted, monadelphous a t the very base. Legume compressed, 1-celled
l_ 2 - s e e d e d . (Don’s M ill.) r . ,
Ld-aPii compound, impari-pinnate, a lternate, stipulate, deciduous; stipules
deciduous. Flowers o f a blue violet colour, in spicate racemes.
Shrubs, large, deciduous; natives o f North America. Leaves having many
pairs of leaflets that have transparent dots in their disks, and usually minute
stipules at their base. The flowers are disposed in racemes, usually grouped
at the tips o f the branches. The species are highly ornamental on account
o f their leaves, and more especially o f their long spikes o f flowers; which,
though, when taken separately, they are small, and imperfect in regard to
form, are yet rich from their number, and their colours o f purple or violet,
spangled with a golden yellow. The plants are not o f long duration ; and are
liable to be broken by wind; for which reason they ought always to be
planted m a sheltered situation. They produce abundance o f suckers, from
which, and from cuttings o f the root, they are very readily propagated.
a 1. A. F R U T i c o 's A Lin. The shrubby Amorpha, or Bastard Indigo.
Identification. L in . Sp., 1003. ; Dec. P ro d ., ‘2, p . 256.; D o n ’s Mill. 2. p 234
i/Mcs Wild Indigo, A m e r . ; faux Indigo, Fr., S tra u c h a rtig e rU n fo rm , Ger.-, In d a co b asta rd o .
Barba di Giove, Ita l.
E n g ra vin g s. S chkuhr Handb., t. 197. ; B ot, Reg., 427. ; and o u r fig . 375.
Spec. Char., 4e. R a th e r arborescent, somewhat
villose or glabrous. Leaflets elliptic-oblong,
the_ lowest distant from th e base o f the
petiole. Calyx somewhat villose ; 4 o f its
teeth obtuse, 1 acuminate. The standard
glandless. Legume few-seeded. {Dec. Prod.)
An erect glabrous shrub. Carolina and
Florida, on th e banks of rivers. Height
9 ft. to 12 ft. Flowers very dark bluish purple ;
June and July. Legume brown ; ripe Oct.
Naked young wood greyish brown.
Varieties.
^ A. f . 2 angustifolia Pursh has tlie leaf
lets linear-elliptic.
SÉ A .f. 3 emarginàta P u rsh has th e leaflets
notched, and the calyx hoary.
376. A m d rp h a fru ticó sa .
■A A. f . A L ew ù iì Lodd. Cat., 1830, appears to have ra th e r larger flo wers
and leaves than th e species,
sa A. f . 5 cærùlea Lodd. Cat., 1830, has the flowers o f somewhat a paler
blue. Perhaps only a variation o f A. crôceo-lanàta.
SÉ 2 . A. ( f . ) g l a ' b r a Desf. The g l a b r o u s Amorpha, o r Bastard Indigo.
Identification. De sf. Cat. Ho rt. P.ar., 192. ; Dec. P rod., 2. p. 256.: D o n ’s Mill 2 p 234
E n g ra v in g . Ou r fig . 376. from a specimen in D r . L in d ley ’s h e rbarium.
Spec. Char., 4c. Rather arborescent, glabrous. Leaflets elliptic-oblong, the
lowest distant from th e base of th e petiole. Calyx glabrous four o f its
te e th obtuse, one acuminate. Standard glanded on th e outside. Legume
containing few seeds. {Dec. Prod.) A glabrous shrub N o rth America.
H e ig h t 3 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1810. Flowers bluish p u rp le ; July
and August. Legume brown ; ripe in October.
3 7 6 . A . (f.) g la b ra . 577. A . (f.) n à n a .
The dwarf Amorpha, or Bastard Indigo.
Do n ’s
M 3. A, ( f . ) n a ' n a Nutt.
N u tt, in F ra s . C a t., 1813.; Nov. Gen. Amer., 2. p, 9 1 .; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 2.56
S v fL ilir r i: .' A . riic ro p h y ila P n r sh Fl. Ame r. Sept. 2. p . 466.
En gravings. Bot. Mag., 2112.; an d o u r fig . 377-
Spec. Char., 4 c . Slirubby, dwarf, ra th e r glabrous. Leaflets elliptical, mucronulate.
Calyx glabrous, all its te e th setaceously acuminate. Legume 1-
seeded. (D e i Prod.) A low glabrous shrub. Native herbage-covered
hills near th e Missouri. Height 1 ft. to 2 ft. Introduced 1811. Flowers
purple, f r a g r a n t; July and August. Legume brown ; n p e m October.
S i 4. A. ( f . ) f r a ' g r a n s Sweet. The fragrant Amorpha, or Bastard Indigo.
Identification. Swt. F l.-G a rd ., t. 241.; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p . 234
S y n o L m e . A. nSna Sims in Bot. Mag. t. 2112,, b u t n o t of o th ers.
- • Swt. F l.-G a rd ., t. 241.; B o t. Mag., t. 2112. j an d o u r fig . 378.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Shrubby, pubescent. Leaves with 6—8 pairs o f elliptic-
oblong mucronate leaflets, obtuse a t both ends, young ones pubescent.
Calyx pubescent, pedicellate; superior te e th obtuse lower one acute
Style hairy. (Doris Mill.) A pubescent shrub. N o rth America. Height
7 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1800. Flowers dark p u rp le ; Ju n e and July.
Legume b row n ; ripe in September.
a 5. A. ( f . ) c r o ' c e o - l a n a ' t a Wats. The
Saffron-coloured-woolly Amorpha, or tawny
Bastard Indigo.
Identification. tV ats. D e n d . B r i t . ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 234.
E n g ra vin g s. W a ts. D e n d . B rit., t. 139.; an d our fig . 379.
Spec. Char., 4c. P la n t clothed with tawny pubescence.
Racemes branched. Leaves with
6—8 pairs o f oblong-elliptic, mucronulate,
downy le a fle ts ; th e 3 upper teeth o f calyx ,
ovate, acute, the 2 lower ones very short,
and rounded. (Doris MiU.)_ A pubescent
shrub. N o rth America. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft.
In tro d . 1820. Flowers purple or purplish a . (f.) .rtceo-toin..
blue ; July and August. Legume dark brown, or brown ; ripe in October.
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