Leguminosae. 5 1 



VIC'IA HIRSU'TA (104). Hairy Tare. 6—8. Peduncles long few 



(381) (1 — 6) flowered, leaflets 6 — 8 pairs obtuse, flowers small pale blue, pod 

 hairy 2-seeded. Hedges and waste places. 



Vic'ia lu'tea (16). Yellow Vetch. 6 — 8. Stems 6 — 18 in. prostrate 

 (388) tufted, leaflets 5 — 7 pairs linear oblong, flowers solitary sessile pale 

 yellow, pod hairy. [L. 



VIC'IA LATHYROI'DES (52). Spring Vetch. Stem 6—8 inches 



(393) spreading glabrous, leaflets 2 — 3 pairs oblong or obovate obtuse or 

 notched, flowers small solitary sessile lilac, pod glabrous, seeds granu- 

 lated. Dry pastures and roadsides. 



VIC'IA TETRASPER'MA (72). Slender Vetch. Stems 1-2 ft. 



(382) slender, leaflets 3 — 6 pairs narrow, flowers small pale blue, peduncles 

 long slender with I — 6 flowers, pod flat usually with 4 seeds. Hedges^ 

 cornfields, etc. 



Vic'ia bithyn'ica (17). 5 — 6. Stems i — 2 ft. weak angular, leaflets i — 2 



(394) pairs oblong or linear, flowers solitary or 2 together pale purple, pod 

 I^ in. long hairy. [CI. 



YM\.—LATHYRUS. 



Style flattened bearded only on its inner face (generally resembling Vicia). 

 With tendrils, 235 



Without tendrils, 236 



235 Flowers yellow, , L. pratensis. 



235 Flowers purple or blue, 236* 



236 Petioles linear, leaflets none, ... L. Nissolia. 



236 Leaflets 2 — 4 pairs, . . . . . L. macrorrhizus. 



236*Leaflets i pair, L. sylvestris. 



236*Leaflets 2 — 3 pairs, ....... L. palustris. 



LATH'YRUS PRATEN'SIS (109). Meadow Vetch. 6-9. Stem 



(399) angled I — 2 ft. leaflets lanceolate l pair, stipules very large, tendrils 



short, flowers yellow 3 — 12 in a raceme. Hedges and meadows. 



LATH'YRUS SYLVES'TRIS (60). Everlasting pea. 6—8. Stem 



(402) winged 3 — 5 ft. leaflets 4 — 6 in. lanceolate i pair, peduncles 6 in. 

 long. Mowers purplish 3 — 10 in a loose raceme. Fig. p. 50. 



Lath'yrus Nisso'lia (49). Grass Vetch. 5 — 6. Leaves o, petioles 

 (396) linear 3 — 6 in. leaflike, peduncles slender i — 4 in. i -flowered, flowers 

 crimson. [W. Tb. Nt. F. C. CI. 



LATH'YRUS MACRORRHI'ZUS (99). Tuberous Bitter Vetch. 5—7. 



(405) Stem winged, leaflets elliptic oblong 2 — 4 pairs, tendrils o, stipules 



^-sagittate, flowers crimson in long-stalked racemes. Copses and thickets. 



Lath'yrus palus'tris (20). Marsh Vetch. 6 — 8. Stem winged 2—4 ft. 



(403) leaflets 2 — 3 pairs linear elliptic, flowers purple fading to blue. [C. 



