158 LEGUMINOSiE. [Lathams. 



latis pilosis vel glabriusculis, stipulis semisagittato-dentatis, floribus subgeminis sessilibus, 

 calycibus cylindraceis, laciniis lanceolato-linearibus subsequalibus parallelis tubi longi- 

 tudine, stylis apice barbatis, leguminibus conipressis subtorulosis oblongis reticulatis 

 erectiusculis, seminibus subglobosis subvelutinis. De Cand, Prodn v* 2. p, 360, EngL Bot 

 t 334. Mick Am, v. 2. p, 69. Pursh, FL Am, v. 2. jd. 471. Bigel FL Bost ed, 2. p. 270. 



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Hab. Canada. Mrs, Sheppard. About Fort -Vancouver. Douglas, — Probably an introduced plant. 



20. ERVUM. Linn. 



CaL S-fidus, laciniis linearibus acutis, corollam subaequantibus. Stigma glabrum. Legu- 

 men oblongum. DC. 



1. E, hirsiUum ; foliis cirrhosis, foliolis linearibus obtusis mucronulatis, stipulis semi- 

 sagittatis angustis, pedunculis 3-6-floris folio brevioribus, laciniis calycinis lanceolato- 

 linearibus sequalibus tubo longioribus, leguminibus oblongis compressis subtruncatis 

 hirsutis tenuissime reticulatis dispermis nutantibus, seminibus globosis variegatis. DC, — 

 Linn, Sp. PL p, 1039. Engl Bot, t, 971. De Cand, Prodr. v, 2. p, 366.— Vicia Mitchelli. 

 Rqfin. — Elliott, Carol, v, 2. p. 224. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p, 360. 



Hab. Cultivated in the garden of the Horticultural Society, from seeds gathered near Fort -Vancouver, 

 (where it was probably introduced.) Douglas. — My specimens of Vicia Mitchelli from Mr. Elliott himself, 

 prove it to be merely E, hirsiitiim, 



2. E, tetraspermum ; caulibus ca^spitosis ramosis, foliis cirrhosis, foliolis 4-6 oblongis 

 mucronulatis, stipulis lanceolato-semisagittatis, pedunculis 1-4-fioris filiformibus, laciniis 

 calycinis inaequalibus latiusculis tubo brevioribus, leguminibus oblongis compressis glabris 

 enerviis subtorulosis, seminibus subglobosis atris. — Linn. Sp. PL p. 1039. EngL Bot. t 

 1223. De Cand. Prodr, v. 2. p. 367.—Vicia pusilla. MuhL in Willd, Sp. PL v. S. p, 1106: 

 Pursh, Fl. Am, v, 2. p. 471. Bigel. Fl. Bost ed. 2, p, 270. 



Hab. Grassy meadows. Upper Canada. Douglas. 



21. LATHYRUS. Linn, 



CaL campanulatus, 5-fidus, lobis duobus superioribus brevioribus. Cor. papilionacea. 



Stam. diadelpha. Stylus complanatus, apice dilatatus, antice villosus aut pubescens. Legu- 



men oblongum, polyspermum, bivalve, 1-locul. Semina globosa aut angulata. — Herbae 



smpius scandentes. Stipulae semisagittatm. Petioli apice in cirrhum ramomm abeuntes. 



Foliola l-B-Juga. Pedunculi axillares. DC, 



1. L. pisiformis ; glabriusculus, foliolis 3-4-jugis ovalibus, stipulis inaequilateraliter cor- 

 dato-hastatis angulis acutis foliolo asqualibus, pedunculis multifloris folio subbrevioribus, 

 (corollis purpureis), laciniis calycinis duabus superioribus abbreviatis, leguminibus lineari- 

 oblongis compresso-teretibus subfalcatis, apice ad suturam superiorem acuto. — Linn, Sp. 

 PL p. 1034. mild. Sp. PL V. 3. p. 1093. De Cand. Prodr. v, 2. p, 371.— L. maritimus. 

 BigeL Fl. Bost. ed, 2. p. 268. (Ede specim. ab amiciss. Boott.)—L. Californicus. Douglas, 

 inBoL Reg, t 1144, (certe.) L. venosus. Sweet, Br. Fl. Gard. 2d. Ser. t, 37. (non Willd.) 

 Bigel. FL Bost. ed, 1. p. 167, (non ed. 2.) Boott in Herb,— Visum maritimum. Linn, et 



