316 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



45; Europe, 61; Russian Europe, 22; North America, 10-12; 

 Mid. Calif., 6; Canada, 6; S. Sts., 7; Rocky mts., 3; E. Sts., 3; 

 W. Tex., 5; PL King., 1; PI. Wheel., 1. 



Fossil species: Ervites, (Saporta) Tertiary of Aix. 

 Lower Oligocene. 



Ticia americaiia Muhl. Willd. Spec. Ill, 1096 (1802). 



Orohus diffusus Nutt. Fras. Cat. (1813). 



Vicia sylvatica Nutt. Gen. II, 97 (1818). 



V. tridentata Scnw. Appx. Long. Exp. 116 (1825). 



V. sparsifoHa and oreyana Nutt. T. and G. Fl. I, 270 (1838). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 143; Britt., Fl. N. J. 88; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 130; Coult., Fl. Colo. 72; Upham, Fl. Minn. 46; Brew, and Wats., 

 Fl. Calif. I, 157; Mac, Fl. Can. I, 121, 512; Greene, Fl. Fran. 3; Wats., King 

 Exp. 78; Roth., Wheel. Exp. 162 miw.; Cov., Fl. Ark. 176; Wats., Bibl. 

 Ind. I, 267. 



North America: N. Br., Niagara river, N. of Lake 

 Superior, Brit. Col. to Pac. and Alaska; S. to Washington, 

 Oregon, Calif, and N. Mexico; E. to Minn., Ark., Kan., Neb., 

 Ind., N. Y. and N. J. 



Minn, valley: Forest district and W. to Chippewa 

 valley; moist woods and banks. 



Herb. : Ballard 780, Swan lake. Carver Co. ; Ballard 

 472, Prior's lake, Scott Co. ; Ballard 631, Chaska, Carver Co. ; 

 Ballard 363, Helena, Scott Co. ; Ballard 215, Jordan, Scott Co. ; 

 Ballard 109, Carver; Ballard 690, Waconia; Taylor 676, Minne- 

 sota lake; Taylor 270, Janesville; Taylor 69, Elysian; Sheldon 

 150, Madison Lake; Holzinger 59, Winona Co.; Hohinger 60, 

 Winona; Herrick 79, Minneapolis; Hammond 14, Lake City; 

 Herb. Sheld. 1899, Minneapolis; Herb. Moyer 63, Black Oak lake, 

 Chippewa Co. 



Vicia caroliniaiia Walt. Fl. Car. 182 (1788). 

 F. parvijlora MiCHX. Fl. N. Am. II, 60 (1803). 

 Cracca caroliniana Alef. Bonplandia IX, 124 (1861). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 143; Britt. Fl. N. J. 88; Chap., 

 Fl. S. St. 98; Upham, Fl. Minn. 46; Mac, Fl. Can. I, 120, 512; Cov., Fl. 

 Ark. 176; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 268. 



North America: Ont. to N. Y. and N. J.; S. to Ga. ; 

 W. to Minn, , Kan. and Ark. 



Minn, valley: N. E. district and probably to Blue 

 Earth Co. ; edges of woods and river banks. 



Herb. ; ?Kassube 55, Minnehaha; Herb. Sheld. 1898, 

 Minneapolis. 



Vicia cracca Linn. Spec. 735 (1753). 



Ervum cracca Tuautv. Fl. Sib. 46 Act. Hort. Petr. V, 1, (1877). 



