180 THE PEA FAMILY. 



14. Common Tare — {Ervxim hirsutum.) 

 Cornfields and on moors, very common, and equally unattractive. 

 Borders of Carrington Moss, every year. Fl. June, July. Annual. 

 Curtis, i. 54; E. B. xiv. 070; Baxter, v. 322. 



15. Smooth-podded Take — (Ervum teiraspSrmum.) 

 In similar situations, but less frequent. Chiefly about Chorlton, 

 Withington, and Northen. Fl. June, July. Annudl. 

 Curtis, i. 55 : E. B. xvii. 1223. 



16. Ceimson Heath Vetch — {Orobus tuberosus.) 



Thickets and edges of woods, accompanying the primrose and the 



blue-bell, in that sweet season when the woods, though green, are 



shadeless. 



Curtis, i. 53 ; E. B. xvii. 1153 ; Baxter, vi. 433. 



The petals ars of a lively crimson when they expand, hut as they wither, turn 

 blue. The young legumes are remarkable for their red colour. 



17. Meadow Lotus — {Lotus comiculdtus.) 

 Meadows and pastures, common, delighting in grassless edges of 

 rough banks, where nothing shall intercept the sun. 



Nowhere does this refulgent little plant seem to enjoy itself more 

 thoroughly than on the sunward slopes of railway cuttings, where it 

 often forms patches a yard across, looking like waves of molten gold. 

 Fl. July, August. 



Curtis, i. 129 ; E. B. xxx. 2090; Baxter, iv. 249. 

 The flowers vary sometimes to a tawny orange colour, and are usually pink 

 upon the outside before expansion. At Lymm the plant is called Ground honey- 

 suckle. 



18. Slender Lotus* — {L6tus tenuis.) 



Dry pastures and waste places, chiefly in the district lying to the 

 left of the Bowdon Railway. Fl. July. 



E. B., Supp. i. 2015. 



19. Great Coronet Lotus — [Lotus major.) 

 Moist, shady banks of ditches, supported by taller and stronger 



• This can scarcely be deemed anything more than a slender, narrow-leaved 

 variety of the common meadow lotus. 



