220 XLVII LEGUMINOSZ. Vicia. 
nirsute——@ A well known garden flower, native of Sicily. The flowers ap- 
pear in June, are large, variegated with red and white. Very fragrant. 
8. L. sativus. Chick Pea.—Peduncles 1-flowered; Ifts. 2—4; leg. ovate, 
compressed, with 2 winged margins at the back—qd) Native of S. Europe, 
where it has been sometimes cultivated for food; but it proves to be a slow poison 
both to man and beast, producing ultimately entire helplessness, by rendering 
the limbs rigid, but without pain. 
2, VICIA. 
Celtic gwig, whence Gr. Bixtov, Lat. vicia, Fr. vesce, and Eng. veteh. 
Calyx tubular, with the 3 inferior segments straight and longer 
than the 2 above; vexillum emarginate; stamens 10, diadelphous 
(9 and 1); style filiform, bent at right angles with the ovary, villous 
beneath the stigma on the outside (next the keel); legume oblong, 
several-seeded.— Herbaceous, mostly climbing. Leaves abruptly pin- 
nate, with several pairs of leaflets and a branching tendril. Peduncles 
axillary. 
1. V. Americana. Muhl. American Vetch. 
Smooth ; ped. 4—8-flowered, shorter than the leaves; stip. semi-sagittate, 
deeply dentate ; /fts. 10—14, elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, veined, some- 
what alternate; Jegwmes oblong-linear, compressed, reticulated.—N. Y. W. to 
the R. Mts. Stems slender, 1—3f long. Leaflets 1’ by 5”, subsessile. Flow- 
ers blue or purple. Lower calyx teeth broad-lanceolate, much longer than the 
2upper. Style very hairy at the summit. May. 
2. V. Caronintina. Walt. Carolinian Vetch. 
Ped. many-flowered; fis. distant; teeth of the calyx shorter than the tube, 
the two upper very short; sty. hairy at the summit; //ts. 8—12, linear-oblong, 
smoothish; leg. not reticulated, oblong—Woods and river banks. A slender 
climber, 4—6f long. Leaflets about 8’ by 2—3”. Flowers pale-blue, the ban- 
ner tipped with deep purple. May. 
3. V. cracca. Tufted Vetch. 
Fis. in imbricated spikes; /fts. lanceolate, pubescent; stzp. semi-sagit- 
tate, linear-subulate, entire—A slender climber, 2—3f long, about fences, 
hedges, thickets, &c., lat. 39° toCan. Stem square, downy. Leaves of many 
pairs of downy, mucronate leaflets, with a branched tendril at the end of the 
principal stalk. Leaflets 6—8” by 2—3”, petiolulate. Flowers blue and purple, 
in a long, dense, one-sided raceme. July. 
4, V. TETRASPERMA. Loise]l. (V. pusilla. Muhl. Ervum. Linn.) Slen- 
der Vetch. 
Ped. about 2-flowered; calyx teeth lanceolate, shorter than the tube; leg. 
smooth, 4-seeded; /fts. 4—6, small, linear; stip. lanceolate, semi-sagittate-— 
Slender and delicate plants, banks of streams, &c., Can. to Penn. Stems al- 
most filiform, 1—2f long. Leaflets 5—10” by 1’, acute or obtuse. Flowers 
very small, bluish-white, on filiform peduncles. Legumes 4—6” long, 4,some- 
times 5-seeded. 
5. V. sativa. Common Vetch. Tares. 
Fis. solitary or in pairs, subsessile; //ts. 10—12, oblong-obovate, often 
linear, retuse, mucronate; stip. semi-sagittate, subdentate, dotted; leg. erect, 
roundish, reticulated, smooth.—q@ A slender, climbing plant, found in cultivat- 
ed fields, introduced from Europe. Stem decumbent or climbing, 2—3f long. 
Leaflets 8—12” by 1—4’’, lower ones near the base of the petiole. Flowers 
pale purple, half as long as the leaves. Legumes 1—2’ long. Jn.§ 
6. V. Faza. Willd. (Faba vulgaris. Manch.) Coffee Bean. Windsor Bean, 
§c.—St. rigidly erect, with axillary, many-flowered racemes; //fts. 2—4, oval, 
entire, mucronate or acute; tendrils obsolete; stip. semi-sagittate, dentate at 
base.—Native of Egypt. This species is frequently foundin gardens, but not 
so much admired as Werinetty for the table. Stemsimple, 1—2f{high. Flowers 
