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40311 to 40324— Continued. 



40314. Lathyrus setifolius L. 



A glabrous annual, with climbing or prostrate stems, 2 to 5 cm. 

 (8 to 20 inches) long, slightly winged. Leaves short petioled, the 

 lower without, the upper with branched tendrils. Leaflets long, nar- 

 row linear. Stipules hastate, usually linear lanceolate. Peduncles 

 one flowered. Flowers scarlet red. Native of Europe. ( Adapted from 

 Ascherson and Graebner, Synopsis der Mittel-Europdischen Flora, 

 vol. 2. p. 10! t 0.) 



40315. Lathyrus undulatus Boiss. 



Perennial climbing legume. Leaves with one pair of leaflets. 



" Stems twining, broadly winged ; leaflets oblong ; peduncles five to 

 six flowered ; flowers a mauve red. A form intermediate between L. 

 latifolius and L, rotundifolius. A somewhat tender species, said to 

 be six weeks earlier than any other." {Bailey, Cyclopedia of Ameri- 

 can Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 888.) 



40316 to 40324. From Edinburgh, Scotland. Presented by Dr. I. 

 Bailey Balfour, Royal Botanic Garden. Received April 26, 1915. 



40316. Lathyrus montanus Bernh. 



"Perennial, stem simple, angled, smooth; leaflets five to eight 

 pairs, large, elliptic lanceolate, pointed, glaucous below ; peduncles 

 many flowered, a little shorter than the leaves ; flowers large, orange- 

 yellow. June, July. Forests of the Alps. A shade-enduring species 

 with flowers erect in spikelike clusters and adapted to borders and 

 rockeries." {Bailey, Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, vol. 2, 

 p. SS9.) 



40317. Lathyrus nissolia L. 



An erect or ascending nearly glabrous annual, 2 to 4 meters (8 to 16 

 Inches) high, with simple, rarely branched, 4-angled stem. Petiolea 

 leaflike, without tendrils. Stipules small, subulate. Peduncles 

 slightly pubescent, one (rarely two) flowered. Flowers purple. Na- 

 tive of Europe. (Adapted from Ascherson and Graebner, Synopsis 

 dcr Mittel-Europdischcn Flora, vol. 2, p. 1023.) 



40318. Lathyrus sphaericus Retzius. 



A small annual, usually not over 75 cm. (2£ feet) high. Leaflets 

 of the upper leaves 8 cm. (3 inches) long and 1 to 6 mm. (one- 

 twenty -fifth to one-fourth inch) broad. Stipules hastate lanceolate, 

 longer than the petiole. Flowers less than 1 cm. (three-eighths 

 inch) long, brick red. Native of Europe. (Adapted from Ascherson 

 and Graebner, Synopsis der Mittel-Europdischen Flora, vol. 2, 

 p. 1037.) 



40319. Lathyrus sylvestris L. Flat pea. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 20776 and 32415 for previous introductions and 



description. 



40320. Lathyrus undulatus Boiss. 

 See S. P. I. No. 40315 for description. 



40321. Lathyrus venetus (Mill.) Rouy. 



Stem prostrate, usually branching underground. Leaflets broadly 

 oval, subacute, 4 cm. (1.6 inches) long. 2 cm. (0.S inch) broad, short 

 Ciliate. Peduncles thicker than in L. vermis. Flowers nearly half 

 as large. Petals clear purple, the standard darker with dark stripes. 



