Le Nuttallii Wats. — >A low hords, softly pubescent (especially new “aa 
growth) to nearly glabrous;stémm about 30 om. lom, angled, the internodes 4 
5-5 cm. long; stipules 2-lobed, the lobes lanceolate, acute, the smaller ie 
1.53 mme long, the larger 4-8 mme long; leaflets 4-5, 18-25 mm. long, 8-12 igs 
mme wide, mostly oval and rounded at both ends but bearing a mimte mucro, #4: 7 4 
Subsessile, rachis)}-seuie long, the tendril nearly wanting, 1-3 mm. long; a 
flowers 3-4 on slendér axillary peduncles 5-8 om. long, pedicels slender, [ae 2 
25 mms long; calyx 7 mm. long, the tube about 5 mm. long, the upper teeth 
triangular-acuminate, 1.5 mm. long, the lower narrowly lanceolate, about 
2 mme long; banner obovate, 12-15 mn. wide, 16-17 mm. long, the wings 15-16 
mme long, somewhat exceeding the keel; fruit not seen. 
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> Cee pubesoene-tnsteli-nes>(L. pedunculatuag St. 
Turner Cre, Lake Coeur d'Alene, 2500 ft., St. John 4281; Coeur d'Alene 
Mts., Geyer 312 partim. 
(4)> L. pauciflorus Fernald. ———->Stems more or less erect, 60-70 om. tall, 
3mm. in diameter, the internodes 5-8 cm. long, branching somewhat in the 
upper axils; stipules obliquely ovate, mostly entire, 1.5-2.5 om. broad, the 
lobes shortly acuminate, sanewhat clasping; rachis 10-12 cm. long, usually 
trifurcate into 5 slender, weak tendrils, leaflets 10-12, oval or elliptical, 
2-5 cme long, 1-1.5 cm. broad, mostly obtuse at both ends, the tip bearing 
i): a smal] mucro, borne on stalks scarcely 1 mm. long; flowers 3-4 on peduncles 
6=8 cme long, borne in the upper axils; pedicels 2-3 mm. long; calyx 7-8 mm. 
long, the tube about 5 mm. long, the mouth very oblique, the upper teeth 
2mme long, triangular-acuminate, the lower 4-4.5 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide, 
lanceolate; corolla purple,16-19 mm. long, the banner nearly rotund, 15 mm. 
in diameter, narrowed to a claw 7-8 mm. long, the wings 18 mm. long, exceed= 
ing the keel by about 5 mm.; pods 4-4.5 om. long, lightly distended, acute 
at both endsy6-7 mm. wide, sanewhat narrowed toward the base, glaucous; 
seeds purple, velvety, 5.5 mme in diameter. 
Carlin Bay, Lake Coour d'Alene, St. John 4252, Manuoen, Wet 99. 
‘Le nevadensis S. Wats. pA glabrous herb with several slender q 
ecumbent stems 50-40 cme long, supported by herbage, weakly branching, the 7 
internodes 5-5 cm. long, angled; stipules 2-lobed, the lobes lanceolate, ; 
acute, the smaller 1.5-3 mm. long, the larger 4=8 mm. long; leaflets 4-5, 
325-5 cme long, 1-2 cm. broad, elliptical, mostly acute at both ends, bear-= 
ing a small mucro, borne on stalks scarcely 1 mm. long, the rachis 34 cm. 
long, terminated by a tendril 4-5 mm. long or a mere prickle; flowers roseey = / | 
purple, 2-4 on slender axillary peduncles 4-6 cm. long, pedicels slender, 
) $ mme long, calyx 5-6 mm. long, sparingly hirsute, the tube 4 mm. long, with 
an oblique mouth, the upper teeth triangular-acuminate, 1.5 mm. long, the 
lower narrowly lanceolate, about 2 mn. longs; banner obovate, 1-1.6 cm. broad, 
15-25 mne long, the wings 16-17 mme long, subequal to the keel; fruit not 
seene 
Carlin Bay, Lake Coeur dtAlsne, ote John 4245; Julietta, Henderson 2739. 
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