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Andersoni, Gr. Densely white-hairy: leaflets 13-25 pairs: pods falcate. 

 Congdoni, Watson. Less hairy: leaflets 8-10 pairs: pod narrower. 

 Gibbsii, Kellogg. Soft-hairy: pod much curved, an inch or more long, 

 collinus, Dougl. Hoary: pod slightly curved, erect, less than 1 inch long. 

 Califomicus, Greene. Stouter: pod straight, purple-bloched, 1^ inches long. 

 Antiselli, Gr. Ashy-hairy; leaflets 21-29: straight pod, 8-9 lines long. 

 Bolanderi, Gr. Scarious stipules united: pcd ovoid, curved, veiny. 

 Webberi, Gr. Silvery-silky: pods thick-walled, glabrous, sutures prominent, 

 pychnostachyus, Gr. Stout, hoary: pods reticulated, thiu- walled, acute, 

 liemmoni, Gr. Slender, procumbent, green: leaflets 9-11, mucronate. 

 AustinsB, Gr. Tufted, silvery-silky: flowers in a close head, whitish. 

 Kentrophyta, Gr. Flowers 1-3 on very short peduncles, 2 lines long. 



12. VTCIA, Toumefort. 



Perennials: peduncles 4-18-flowered 1, 2 



Annuals: peduncles short, 1-2-flowered 3, 4 



1. V. g^g'antea. Hooker. Stout, 5-10 ft. high: petals dull-purplish. 



2. V. Americana, Muhl. Glabrous, 1-4 ft. high: leaflets 8-16, variable. 

 Var. truncata, Brewer. Leaflets truncate or toothed at apex, somewhat hairy. 

 Var. linearis, Watson. Leaflets linear: mostly low and slender. 



3. V. exigua, Natt. Mostly low: leaflets about 8: flowers 3 Unes long, purpliah. 



4. V. sativa, Linn. Stouter: flowers nearly sessile, 1 inch long, violet. 



13. LATHYBTJS, Linnaeus. 



Leaves toith tendrils', racemes several — many-Jlotoered, 



Pod not on a stipe. Stipules large: glabrous 1, 2, 3 



Stipules narrow: more or less pubescent. 7, 8 



Pod on a short stipe. Stems stout, tall 4, 5, 6 



Leaves without tendrils, or rarely xoith them: pods on short stipes 9, 10, 11 



1. li. maritimus, Bi:,'elow. Leaflets 3-5 pairs, close flowers purple. 



2. L. polyphyllus, Nutt. Similar: leaflets 6-10 pairs, thin, not sessile. 



3. L. sulphurous, Brewer. Flowers sulphur or dull yellow, 5-7 lines long. 



4. L. Nuttallii, Watson. Loosely woolly-hairy: petals red-purple, 6-8 lines long. 



5. L. Californicus, Watson. Stem winged: leaflets soft-pubesceut: petals 7-9 line* 

 long, yellowish or pinkish. This and next under L. venosus, in Bot. CaL, etc, 



6. Li. Bolanderi, Watson. Stems wingless: glabrous: flowers purple. 



7. L. vestitus, Nutt. Slender: stems winglesi: flowers pale rose or violet. 



8. li. palustris, L. Leaflets 2-4 pairs, linear: flowers few, purplish, smalL 



9. L. litoralis, Endl. Densely silky: a small terminal leaflet: pod hairy. 



10. L. Nevadensis. Watson. Slender: standard purplish; wings and keel yellowish. 



