

136 LEGUMINOSiE. [Vicia. 



This has the largrest and brightest coloured blossoms, perhaps, of any of the genus: the vexillum is about as 

 long as the caiina. Raceme short and broad, obtuse, of from 7 to 10 spreading flowers. It is fully described 

 by Dr, Richardson, in the place above quoted, where it is observed that it is the LiqitOrice plant mentioned 

 by Sir Alexander Mackenzie, in his Voyage to the Arctic Sea, 



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18. LESPEDEZA. Mich. 



CaL basi bracteolatus 5-partitus, laciniis subsequalibus. Cor, papilionacea, carina 



transverse obtusa. Stamina diadelpha (9 et 1.) Legumen lenticiilare compresso-planum 



indehiscens monospermum inerme.— Caules herbacei aut sufFruticosi. Folia Z-foliolata^ 



foliolis integris medio petiolato, Stipulse caulinca setacecB. Spicae pedunculatce avt sub- 



racemos(E. Bracteae ^-Jidce 2-flor^, Flores violaceo-purpurei aut ochroleuci vexillo pur- 

 pureo-macidato aut rarius albi. DC, 



1. L, reticulata ; erecta, simplex vel ramosa, foliolis linearibus obtusis mucronatis 

 subtus strigoso-pubescentibus, racemis subumbellatis axillaribus subsessilibus, legumini- 

 bus reticulatis calyce majoribus. Pers, Syn. PL v. 2. p. 318. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p, 

 348.— L. sessilillora. Mich, Am. v. 2. p, 70, (var.) Pursky Fl. Am. v. 2. p. 480. (non 

 Nutt,) Elliott, Carol v. 2. p, 204. BigeL FL Bost. ed. 2, p. 273.— Hedys arum reticulatum. 

 MukL in Willd, Sp. PL v. 3. /?. 1194. . ' 



Hab. Canada. I>r, Holmes, (Herb, Greville.) 



2. L. polystachya ; erecta, ramosa, villosissima, petiolis brevissimis, foliolis rotundo- 



ovalibus obtusis, spicis oblongis axillaribus folio duplo longioribus pedunculatis, calyci- 



bus corollam aequantibus vix legumine sublongioribus. DC.~Mich. Am, v. 2, p, 71. 



t 40. Pursh, Fl. Am. v. 2. p. 480. BigeL FL Bost. ed. 2. p. 272. De Cand. Prodr v 2 

 p. 349. 



Hab. Upper Canada. Mr. Goldie. Common about Sandrt'ich. Douglas. 



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. 3. £,. prostrata; prostrata, gracilis, glabra, petiolis subabbreviatis, foliolis ellipticis 



obtusis nmcronatis subtus vix subpubescentibus, racemis axillaribus gracilibus dissiti- 



floris folio longioribus, calycibus corolla brevioribus, leguminibus ovatis subpubescenti- 



bus, DC.—Pursh, FL Am. v. 2. p. 481. Nutt, Gen. v. 2. p, 108. Elliott, CaroL v, 2 



p. 208. BigeL FL Bost. ed, 2. p, 274. De Cand, Prodr. v, 2. p. 350. 



Hab Upper Canada. Douglas.-Thh appears to me to be a nearly glabrous var. of Z, procumbens, 

 Mich. Am. i, 39. Of this genus, eight species are given as inhabitants mostly of the middle States of North 

 America; and six as growing in the vicinity of Boston. AU the latter, it can scarcely be doubted are 

 equally indigenous to the southern parts of Canada j never extending, perhaps, beyond the great likes. 

 Hence it is that there is not a single species in Dr. Richardson's or Mr. Drummond's Collection : nor does any 

 one of them inhabit Western America. 



Trib. IV. ViciE^. Brovm, DC, 



19. VICIA. Tmm, 



Cal. tubulosus, 3-fidus aut 5-cIentatus, dentibus 2 superioribus brevioribus. Cor. 

 papilionacea. Stamma diadelpha. Stylus filiformis, angulum fere rectum cum ovario 

 conhciens, superne et infra apicem subtus villosus. Legumen oblongum, 1-loculare, poly- 

 spermum. Semma hilo lateral! ovali aut lineari.— Herba scBpius scanderOes. Folia 



