DIADELPHIA— DECANDRIA. Lathyrus. 275 



wither away. Fl. solitary, on long simple stalks, accompanying 

 some of the tendrils, small, drooping, lemon-coloured. Bracm 

 teas in pairs, awl-shaped. Teeth of the calyx long and lanceo- 

 late, ribbed. Legume about an inch in length, somewhat cylin- 

 drical, smooth, with about 6 round seeds. 



2. L. A'issolia, Crimson Vetchling. Grass Vetch. 



Stalks mostly single-flowered. Leaves simple, without ten- 

 drils. Stipulas awl-shaped. 



L, Nissolia. Linn. Sp. PL 1029. mild. v. 3. 1078. FL Br. 764. 

 Fngl. Bot. r. 2. ^. 1 1 2. Curt. Lond.fasc. 6.t.5\. 



L. n. 441. Hall. Hist. v.\. 190. 



L. sylvestris minor. Bauh. Pin. 344. Moris, v. 2. 56. sect. 2. t. 3. 

 /•7. 



L. angustifolius erectus, folio singulari sinecapreolis. Magn. Hort. 

 Monsp. 112. ^ 16. 



Nissolia parva, flore purpureo. Buxb. Cent. 3. 24. t. 45./. 1 . 



N. vulgaris. Lind. Alsat. 73. t. 3. 



Catanance. Dalecli. Lugd. 1366./. 



C. leguminosaquorundam. Raii Syn. 325. Bauh. Hist. v. 2. 309./. 



Ervum sylvestre. Dod. Petnpt. 529. f. Ger. Em. \249.f. Lob. 

 Ic.v.2.7\.f. 



In bushy places, and the grassy borders of fields. 



Annual. May. 



Taller than the last, and more erect, being supported, though de- 

 stitute oUendrils, by surrounding plants. The herbage is smooth, 

 of a grassy habit, as well as colour, by which it often escapes 

 notice, except when bearing its beautiful crimson blossorus, va- 

 riegated with purple and white. Leaves sessile, linear-lanceo- 

 late, taper-pointed, many- ribbed, entire, quite unlike the gene- 

 rality of this order. Stipulas in pairs at the base of each, awl- 

 shaj/ed, minute. Fl. mostly solitary, sometimes two, on long 

 axillary stalks, downy in the u])per part, wlicre they bear one 

 or two little awl-shaj)ed hracteas. Legume long, nearly cylin- 

 drical, pendulous, with numerous seeds. 



** Flowers in pairs. 



3. h. hirsulus. Rough-podded X'etchling-. 



Stalks two-flowered. Each tendril with a pair of linear- 

 lanceolate leaflets. Legumes hairy. Seeds rough. 



L. hirsutus. Linn. Sp. PL 1032. ff'iUd. v. 3. 1086. //. Br. 76-1. 

 /:;;-/. Bot.v. 18. /. 12.">.'). 



L. n.437. Hall. Hist. V. 1. 189. 



L. siruina hirsuta. Haii Syn. 320. B,tuh. HisL r. 2.305./. Riv. 

 T^-trap. Irr. /. 4 1 . 



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