Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


1913. However, it is a native of South Africa. It grows to a
height of 2 to 3 feet, but does not produce a heavy foliage. The
flowers are showy, as shown in Fig. 9, and are often used as or-
namentals.
 "Crotalaria spectabilis Roth. Plant erect, 1-2 meters high, moderately branched,
but heavy foliage makes plant appear dense; branches terete, sulcate, nearly glabrous,
never woody; stipules large, 2 cm. long, foliaceous; leaves simple, large, long obovate,
12-18 cm. long and 6-9 cm. wide, glabrous above, finely pubescent beneath; racemes
mostly terminal, 20-30 cm. long, lax, 30-40 flowered; calyx 12 mm. long, campanulate,


Fig. 9.-A single plant of Crotalaria retusa in the pod stage.