( 1988: ) 
-LATHYRUS GRANDIFLORUS. PERENNIAL 
| SwEEtT-PEa. 
EERE EAE EEE EEE EER BBE 
: Class and Order. 
Diape ew, Decanpria. 
Generic Character. 
Stylus planus, supra villosus superne latior. Cal. lacinize 
superiores 2 breviores. fogs nits 
Specific Character. 
Latuyrus grandiflorus ; caulibus rigidis tetragonis pedun- 
culis bifloris nudis, cirrhis diphyllis: foliolis obovatis 
undulatis. , 
Descr. Root perennial. Stem branched, climbing: branches 
square, with rounded angles, rigid, not at all winged, nor 
hairy. Claspers generally twice ternate, with two oval leaves 
rather broadest towards the point, veined, undulated at the 
margin. Stipules very narrow, semisagittate, the part below 
nearly as Jong as the part above their insertion. Peduncles 
axillary, solitary, somewhat longer than the petioles, two- 
flowered. Pedzcles nearly equal, united to the peduncle bya 
joint. Calyx campanulate, sub-bilabiate : upper-lip consist- 
ing of two subulate teeth : lower-lip of three, longer than the 
upper, and of these the middle one is the longest. Corolla 
like Lathyrus odoratus, but larger. Vezxillum orbicular, fully 
expanded, emarginate, callous at the base, with a very short 
channelled claw, veined, of a blueish crimson colour: ale 
dark purple, oblong. Carina somewhat boat-shaped, nearly 
semicircular, having its petals united, from the bottom of the 
claw to the apex. Germen oblong, somewhat flattened, 
and a little widest in the middle: style reflexed at right 
angles ; stigma pubescent, compressed, minutely villous. 
