] 10 PULSK FAMILY. 



38. KENNEDYA. (Named for a di-tin-nMied Knirlish florist.) Au 



tralian plants, of dioiec cultivation in conservatories. 2/ 

 K. I'UbiCUnda, is hairy, free-climbing, with '! ovate leaflets, ami ^-4 

 flowered peduncles, the dark red or crimson flowers over 1' Ion-. 



39. RHYNCHOSIA. (Nam" 1'rom the Greek, means beaked, of no ob- 

 vious application.) Chieth Southern : fl. summer. 2/ 



R. toment6sa. Low, soft-downy, in several varieties erect, spreading, or 

 the taller forms twining more or le-s, with one ur three round or sometimes 

 oblon--o\al leaflets, and clusters or raceme.- of small yellow flowers. Dry sandy 

 soil, from Maryland S. 



R. galactoides. Bushy-branched, 2 -4 high, not at all disposed to 



twine, minutely ]mhescent, with '! small and mid oval leaflets, hardly any 

 common petiole, and scattered flowers in the upper axils, the standard reddish 

 outside. Dry sand-ridges, from Alabama S. 



40. PISUM, PICA. (The old Greek and Latin name of the Pea.) 



P. sativum, COMMON- PKA. Cult, from the Old World: smooth and 

 glaucous, with very lar-e lealV stipules, commonly 2 pairs of leaflets, branching 

 tendrils, and peduncles bearing > or more largo flowers; corolla white, bluish, 

 purple, or party-colored ; pods rather fleshy. 



41. LATHYRUS, VICTCHLING. (Old Greek name.) Some species 

 closely resemble the Pea, others are more like Vetches. Fl. summer. 



* Cult, from Kii.,fornn,<ninnt : xf,-m <im////W,s wing-margined: leaflets one pair. 



L. odoratus, SWKI.T PKA. Stem more or less roughish-hairy ; leaflets 

 oval or oblong ; flowers 2 or :i on a Ion- peduncle, sweet-scented, white with 

 the standard rose-color, or purple, with varieties variously colored. i 



L. latifblius, KVI:I;I.ASTIN; PI:A. Smooth, climbing high ; stems broadly 

 winded ; leaflets oval, with parallel veins very conspicuous beneath ; flowers 

 numerous in a lon--pednnclcd raceme, pink-purple, also a white variety, scent- 

 less. 2/ 



* * \titi ri' species : stems wingless or merely margined : leaflets 2- 8 pairs. 2/ 



L. maritimUS, BK.U-II PKA. Sea-shore of New ICnglaml especially N., 

 and alon- the Great Lakes : about 1 high, leafy, smooth, with stipules nearlv 

 as large as the 8- Hi oval crowded leaflets, and the peduncle bearing 6- ID rather 

 large purple flowers. 



L. vcnbsus. Shady banks W. & S. : climbing, with 10-17 more scattered 

 ovate or oblong leaflets", often downy beneath, small and slender stipules, and 

 peduncles bearin- manv purple tlowrs. 



L. ochroleucus.' Hillsides and banks N. & W. : slender stems 1 

 hiirh ; the leaflets (i - S, glaucous, thin, ovate or oval, larger than the leafy 

 stipules : peduncles hearing several rather small yellowish-white (lowers. 



L. paluStriS. Swamps and wet grounds 'N. X- \V. : low. 1-L' hi-h, 

 with margined or s'iuhtly winged stems, small lanceolate stipules, 4-S leaflets' 

 varviug from linear to oblong, and peduncles bearing :i - f> rather small purple 

 Howers. 



Var. myrtif61ivis, common \V. X. S., usually appears very distinct, climb- 

 ing -.o-l high, with oblong or oval leailets, larger and more leaf-like upper 

 stipules, and paler flowers. 



42. VICIA, VKTCll, TARE. (The old Latin name of the genus.) 



1. /'Ann/-.* several <>r nuiui/ <m <> >/.//<// /</iii-/< , /// */n-in<i or summer: pod 

 xi r, i-til->i< a/id : wild sjKcies in low ground, l- 4 liKjk. y. 



# Peduncle 4 - 8-jloiDered : plant smooth. 



V. Americana. Common N. ,<. \V. ; with 10-14 oblong and very blunt 

 veiny leaflets, and juiqilish I'.owers over ,V long. 



V. ECUtif61ia. Near the coast S. ; with about 4 linear or oblong leaflets, 

 and small blue or purplish flowers. 



