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1. L. ARBOREUS Sims. Slightly silky pub- 

 escent, pubescence appressed; flowers on 

 slender pedicels; bracts linear, equaling the 

 calyx, deciduous; superior and inferior calyx 

 lip nearly equal; ovules more than 6 in the 

 legume; petioles short; flowers yellow. — 0. 

 Common. Summer. 



2. L. Chamissonis Esch. Appressed silky 

 pubescence; pubescence dense; flowers on slen- 

 der pedicels; bracts lanceolate, shorter than 

 the calyx, deciduous; superior and inferior 

 calyx lip nearly equal; ovules more than 6; 

 petioles short; flowers violet or pale.^ ^ . 

 Common. Summer. 



3. L. DOUGLASII Agardh. Almost tomen- 

 tose; flowers on slender pedicels; bracts linear 

 exceeding the calyx, deciduous; superior and 

 inferior calyx lip nearly equal; ovules more 

 than 6; petioles short; flowers purple. — U- 

 Common. Summer. 



4. L. POLYPHYLLUS Lindl. Leaflets glab- 

 rous above; flowers on long pedicels; bracts 

 lanceolate, not longer than the calyx; superior 

 and inferior calyx lip nearly equal, entire; 

 ovules more than 6; petioles considerably 

 longer than the leaflets; flowers blue, purple 

 or white. — U- Common. Summer. 



5. L. RivuLARis Dougi. Leaflets glabrous 

 above; flowers on long pedicels; bracts setace- 

 ous, exceeding the calyx; superior and inferior 



