                 }
 
                 // add the legend description label
-                colors.append(UIColor.clearColor());
+                colors.append(nil);
                 labels.append(bds.label);
 
             }

            
            for (var i = labels.count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
            {
                var drawingForm = _legend.colors[i] != UIColor.clearColor();
                
                if (direction == .RightToLeft && drawingForm)
                {

            
            for (var i = 0, count = labels.count; i < count; i++)
            {
                var drawingForm = _legend.colors[i] != nil;
                
                if (drawingForm)
                {
