U8 LKGIMINOS.K. (I'l I.SK TAMILV.) 



4. A. Tenncssccnsis, Gray. Villous with white hairs; Ptcms pros- 

 trate or aMiiiiiiii;; ; Uall<ts aliout 20, o')!oiiy or linfar-oi)loiig, ohtusc or emur- 

 yinatc, smooth nliovc, more or less hairy beneath ; stipules ovatc-hinec elate, 

 adnate to the petioles ; ])eduneles as long as the leaves ; riuemes somewhat capi- 

 tate, 10 - 15-flowered ; calyx-teeth subulate, much shorter than the tube ; legume 

 oblong, curved, thick and fleshy, reticulate-rugose when dry, 2-cellcd, many- 

 seeded, at length snioothish. — Hills near Nashville, Tennessee, LiS(jui nur. n\\i\ 

 Lagrange, Alabama, Prof. Hatch. JIarcli and April. \ — Stems 4' -6' long. 

 Flowers 8"- 9" lung, n])parently jnirjile. 



* * Lc</iime 1 celled ; the ventral suture thickened ami sometimes sliyhtlij injlextd. 



5. A. villosus, Michx. Villous and hoary ; stems prostrate ; leaflets 

 about 13, oval or oblong, commonly emarginate ; stipules lanceolate, peduncles 

 as long as the leaves ; racemes ovate, dense-flowered ; calyx-teeth longer than 

 the tid)e" legume oblong, curved, 3-angIed, even, 1-celled. (Thaca villosa, 

 Xittt.) — Dry pine barrens, Florida to South Carolina. A])nl and May. 1]. — 

 Stems 4' - 6' long. Flowers small, dull yello\v. 



18. VICIA, Tourn. Vktcii. Taim:. 



Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, the two upper teeth usually shorter. Style filiform, 

 hairy at the apex, or on the side facing the keel. Legume 2 - many-seeded, 2- 

 valved. Seeds or!)icular. Cotyledons thick. — Slender climbing herbs. Leaves 

 pimiate ; the petiole terminating in a tendril. Stipules mostly semi-sagittate. 

 Flowers a.xillary. 



* Peduncles shorter titan the leaves, 1 - 2-Jlowirfd. 



1. V. sativa, L. (Viixcii or Taui:.) Pubescent; stem simple; leaflets 

 10 - 12, varying from obovate-oblong to linear, emarginate; flowers by pairs, 

 nearly sessile, pale pur])le ; legume linear, several-seeded. — Cultivated grounds- 

 Introduced. ® — Corolla y long. Stem l°-2° long. 



2. V. micrantha, Nutt. Smooth; leaflets 4-6, linear, obtuse or barely 

 acute ; peduncles 1 - 2-flowere(l ; flowers minute, pale blue ; legume sabre-shapcfl, 

 4 - 10-.seeded. — Banks of rivers and shaded ])laces, AVcst Florida to North Ala- 

 b:!ma, and westward. Ajiril. (i) — Stems 2° - 3° long. Seeds black. 



* * Peduncles commonltj lonr/er than the leaves, P> - iii(rni/-JIo>cered. 



3. V. hirsuta, Koch. Hairy; leaflets 12-14, oblong-linear, truncate; 

 pednnelcs 3-G-flowered, about as long as the leaves, calyx-teeth Cfjual ; flowers 

 small, bluish-white ; k-gumc short, oblong, 2-secde(l. (V. ]\1it(helli, Puf. Er- 

 vum hirsutuni, /,.) — Cultivated ground. Introdueed. April and May. 



4. v. acutifolia, Ell. Smooth ; leaflets about 4, linear or rarely oblong, 

 acute or truncate; jx'dundes 4-8-flowered, usually longer than tlie leaves; 

 flowers pale blue, the keel tipped with purple ; legume linear, 4 - 8-seeded. — 

 Damp soil near the coast, Florida and Georgia. March - May. Ij. — Stems 

 angled, 2° -4° long, branching. 



.5. V. Caroliniana, Walt. Smoothish; leaflets 8-12, linear or linear- 

 oblong, obtuse or barely acute ; £tipules small, subulate; peduncles manv-flow- 



