FABACEAE 741 
5. V. Hugeri Small. Leaflets usually 10-12; blades linear, 2-3.5 cm. long, 
mueronulate: calyx-lobes T E the lower narrower than the ln ones, 
but not longer: standard 5-6 . long: keel about 4 mm. long: pod about 2 
em. lo me ee Goan woods, Piedmont, Ga. and Ala. 
6. V. acutifolia Ell. Leaflets 2-6, usually 4; ree gees to linear-elliptic, 
r cronate: calyx- e es triangular, the lower one longer rer = 
rds ones: standard 7-8 mm. long: keel about 6 mm. long: 
pod 2 
long.— (SAND-VETCH. arr decus hammocks, undi and ditches, pode 
Plain, Fla. to Ala. and Ga. 
T. V. pig noe S. Wats. Leaflets 4-6; blades elliptic to oe d 
0-1. ong, mueronulate: calyx x-lo es triangular, the low 
and UON longer prn the deltoid lateral ones but mueh shorter pud the 
c d aio ernie e 5-6 mm one. ovary glabrous: pod about 
m. long.—Sandy soil, Fla 
8. V. texana (T. & G.) Small. Leaflets 6-10; blades linear, mucronulate: 
ealyx-lobes filiform- 2 the lower one as lo ong a s the tube, all Pa 
ciliate; standard 5-6 mm. long; keel about 4 mm. md p -2. ong.— 
Dry prairies and plains, CUI Plain, Miss. to Tex. and Ark 
9. V.ludoviciana Mer Leaflets 6-12: blades elliptic to oval, sometimes varying 
to ae above or below the middle, or rarely ja “elliptic, 7—23 
long: calyx lus the lower one shorter than the tube: standard 6-7 
mm. long; keel 4-5 mm. long: pod 2.5-3 em. jecur pe )—Low grassy 
places, various provinces, Fla. to Tex., Kans., and Mo. 
10. V. micrantha Nutt. pei: of the lower leaves with obovate or oval 
blades, 5-12 mm. long, those of the upper leaves narrowly elliptie to linear, 
9-3 ^ 2 calyx -lobes triangular, much sho 2 than the tube: standard 
om about 4 m ong: pod abou em. long.—Thickets and 
shaded ne ud Plain and ers adj. E. Ala. to Tex., Mo., 
and Tenn. 
11. M sativa L.  Leaflets de blades linear, linear eM or elliptic, 
1-4 e mt ea pe a 12 m m, Jong: corolla pu a r deep-pink: standard 
and wings mostly o 15 m : pod 4-8 e ee COMMON-VETCH.) — 
Waste-places, folds, and roadsides, various Deo. Ga. and Ala. to Minn. 
and Me. Nat. of Eur 
12. V. angustifolia Roth. ees 8-16; blades linear varying to o 
or oblanceolate, 1- "E em. long: calyx 7-9 mm. long: standard and wings 
mostly less than ong. "Was e-places and fields, various provinces, 
Fla. to N. S.; also cus in the interior. Nat. of Eu. 
73. LATHYRUS L. Plants similar to Vicia in habit, but usually larger: 
filaments usually less united: style pubescent on the side opposite the stand- 
1 u 0 1 
Gs 
Some species are cultivated for their edible frat oen 5s p mte 
Sweet-peas are cultivated varieties of L. orn 
Plant annual: stem winged: leaflets 2: keel-petals less than 1 cm. lon 
Standard-blade elliptic or obovate: calyx-lobes twice as long as che tube: pod 
gla 1. L. pusillus. 
standard- blade Ba pat a calyx- ORES as long as the tube 
r sli nger: pod pubescent 2. L. hirsutus. 
Plant a. piro ridged oF angled : leaflets 4 or more: 
keel-petals over 1 em. 
