Plants of the Punjab. 265 
Heres, Erect, with ALTERNATE STIPULATE COMPOUND LEAVES. 
Lathyrus altaicus, 
LEGUMINOS#. 
Pes, Le i. 130: 
Himalaya, 
6-8,000 ft. 
Chenab Valley 
(Royle). 
Lathyrus luteus, 
LEGUMINOS&. 
Bel, 12-180; 
Himalaya, 
8-10,000 ft. 
Mashobra, 
Mahasu, Matiana. 
Hattu (Collett). 
Salt Range. 
Phaseolus Mungo, 
Phaseolus calearatus, 
Cassia occidentalis, 
Cassia Sophera, 
Cassia Tora or 
obtusifolia, 
Fetid Cassia, 
Panwar, chakunda. 
LEGUMINOS&. 
ep 1265. 
The Plains to 
5,000 ft. 
Naldera. 
Sutle) Valley 
(Collett). 
Kangra Valley. 
PETALS UNUNITED. 
LEAFLETS MANY. 
small, perennial, smooth; leaves 2-8 in., terminated 
by a long tendril, stipules lanceolate with a tail-like point, 
slightly toothed, leaflets 6-8, 3-¢ in., broad, oblong, thin 
with a bluish waxy gloss; flowers 3 in., reddish, in 3-6- 
flowered loose one-sided racemes on stalks, 2-4 in. long, 
calyx 3 in., 5-toothed, upper teeth triangular, lower linear, 
petals 5, standard broad, keel shorter than the wings, 
stamens 10, upper free, others united, style flattened, 
bearded on the inner side; pod cylindrical or flattigh. 
medium size, perennial, smooth, leaves 8-5 in., ending 
in a bristle, stipules large, leafy, base 2-lobed, leaflets 6-8, 
2-4 in. long, thin, short-pointed, pale green, flowers 1 in., 
yellow, in 6-12-flowered stalked racemes, equal to or longer 
than the leaves, calyx 3-3 in., teeth 5, upper triangular, 
lower lanceolate, pod 2-3 in., linear, beaked, seeds many ; 
other wise like the last species. 
see Prostrate Herbs, Alternate, Stipulate, Compound. 
gee Prostrate Herbs, Alternate, Stipulate, Compound. 
see Shrubs, Hrect, Alternate, Stipulate, Compound. 
see Shrubs, Erect, Alternate, Stipulate, Compound. 
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large, annual, shrub-like, foetid; leaves 2-4 in, 
stalked, stipules. # in., linear, soon falling off, main leaf 
stalk grooved, conical gland between the lowest pair of 
leaflets, leaflets 6, 1-2 in. long, ob!ong-ovate with a broad 
triangular tip, obliquely rounded at the base, thin, green, 
smooth or rather velvety on both surfaces ; flowers In. long, 
bright yellow, in nearly sessile axillary pairs, calyx divided 
into 5 nearly to the base, lobes green, petals 5, nearly 
equal, stamens 10, 7 perfect, 3 minute, abortive, style in- 
curved ; pod 8-10 in., nearly cylindrical, divided by oblique 
partitions, sutures broad, seeds 80-35, flattened, brown, 
shining. ‘The leaves, seeds and roots are used, the first ag 
an aperient, the second as a substitute for coffee, and the 
third as a cure for dhobie’s itch. It is a very common weed 
which flowers during the rains. 
