Elliott, Stephen, 1771-1830. Stephen Elliott papers, 1791- approximately 1947. Observations on the genus Glycine, and some of its kindred genera, 1818; unsigned manuscripts. gra00020. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

1818] Genus Glycine. 373 guminibus compressis falcaltis ; radicales apetali, fertiles, legumnibus ovatis, torulosis, monospermis.

1. Monoica. Glycine monoica. Willd. Sp. Pl. 3, p. 1055.-Mich. 2, p. 64.-- Pursh, 2, p. 485. Anon. Caroliniens? Walt. p. 188.

To this genus the Glycine subterranea, sarmentosa, and comosa, probably belong; but as I am unacquainted wiht their plants, I have omitted their specific characters.

In ascribing to the cauline flowers of this genus a compressed falcate legume, I have relied on the general accurary of Walter. I have never been able to discover one fertile. If this should be an error, while it would render the name I have given to this genus less appropriate, it would show more strongly the necessity of removing it from its present station. In truth I know no principles of classification by which the G. monoica, tomentosa, angulosa, frutescens, and apios, can continue members of one common family.

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