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calyx-lip nearly equal; ovules more than 6; 

 petioles equalling tlie leaflets; flowers purple. 

 U . Tamalpais. Summer. 



6. L. LiTTORALis Dougl. Leaflets glabrous 

 above; flowers on short pedicels. Racemes 

 short; bracts setaceous, exceeding the cal}T^; 

 ovules more than 6; petioles longer than the 

 leaflets; flowers violet marked with yellow. — 21 . 

 Marin County near the seacoast. Summer. 



7. L. ALBiCAULis Dougl. Bracts subulate, 

 shorter than the calyx; deciduous; calyx-lips 

 nearly of equal length, the upper narrowed 

 and dentate; vexillum acute, its margins near 

 the apex coherent ; ovules about 6 ; petioles 

 not longer than the leaflets; flowers pale blue. 

 U' Marin County. Summer. 



8. L. AFFiNis Agard. Pubescent ; racemes 

 formed by regular whorls; bracts short; supe- 

 rior calyx -lip 2-cleft; legume linear; ovules 

 about 6; petioles twice as long as the leaflets; 

 flowers blue with a white spot on the vexillum, 

 which afterwards tarns red. — 0. Common. 

 Spring. 



9. L. NANUS Dougl. Pubescent ; racemes 

 formed by regular whorls ; bracts exceeding 

 the calyx ; superior calyx-lip 2-cleft ; ovules 

 6-8 ; petioles much longer than the leaflets; 

 flowers blue marked with white. — 0. Berke- 

 ley. Spring. 



