Indigofera tinctoria

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Read about Indigofera tinctoria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Indigofera tinctoria, Linn. Indioo. Fig. 1958. Shrub, 4-6 ft., with silvery branches: lfts. 7-15, thin, rather large, obovate-oblong, pubescent beneath: fls. small, reddish yellow, in short racemes, the pedicels finally recurved; calyx pubescent, the lobes subulate: pod nearly straight, somewhat knotty, 8-12-seeded, about ¾ or 1 in. long. S. Asia.—Long cult, and widely distributed. Runs wild S. Indigo was known to the Egyptians. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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