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O. CAMPESTRIS. Fig. 321. 
Leaves tufted, rather silky. Ileads many-flowered. Clova Mountains, 
Angus. 2-4 in. Perenn. July. Pale yellow, wings purplish. (|) 
E. £. 1.2522. E. B. 2. 1025. II. Am. 107. Bab. 81. Lind. 79. 
Genus 11. Astragalus. 
A. glycyphyllos. Milk-Vetch. Fig. 322. 
Stem prostrate. Pods curved. Flowers in spikes. Woods and dry 
fields. Leaves have a sweetish taste. 6 in.-2 ft. Perenn. July. 
Dingy yellow, (f) E. B. 1. 203. E. B. 2. 1022. H. fy Am. 107. 
Bab.\ 81. Lind. 78. 
A. hypoglottis. Purple Milk-Vetch. Fig. 323. 
Stem prostrate. Pods ovate. Flowers in round heads. Dry alpine 
pastures. 2-6 in. Perenn. July. Purple, (f) E. B. 1. 274. 
E. B. 2. 1023. H. §■ Am. 108. Bab. 81. Lind. 78. 
A. alpinus. Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fig. 324. 
Stem ascending. Pods elliptical, clothed with black hairs. Flowers 
in scanty racemes. Clova Mountains, Angus. 6 in.-l ft. Perenn. 
July. White, tinged with purple, (f) E. B. Supp. 2717- E.B. 
2.1023*. H. fy Am. 108. Bab. 81. Lind. 3 23. 
Genus 12. Ornithopus. 
O. perpusillus. BircTs-foot. Fig. 325. 
Stems spreading. Pods jointed, compressed, curved. Foot-stalks 
with a bract at the apex. Dry pastures; common. 2-6 in. Ann. 
June. White streaked with red, keel green. (^) E.B. 1. 369. 
E. B. 2. 1019. H. Am. 108. Bab. 86. Lind. 87. 
O. ebracteatus. Joint-Vetch. Fig. 326. 
Stems prostrate. Pods jointed, cylindrical, curved. Foot-stalks 
without bracts. Channel Islands and Scilly. Ann. July and Aug. 
2-4 in. Yellow. (§) E. B. Supp. 2844. H.fyAm. 108. Bab. 86. 
Lind. 324. 
Genus 13. Hippocrepis. 
H. comosa. Horse-shoe Vetch. Fig. 327. 
Flowers in umbels. Pods jointed ; the joints curved like a horse¬ 
shoe. Chalky hills. 4-6 in. Perenn. May-Aug. Yellow, (f) 
E. B. 1. 31. E. B. 2. 1020. H. Am. 109. Bab. 86. Lind. 88. 
Genus 14. Onobrychis. 
O. sativa. Saintfoin. Fig. 328. 
Stems elongated. Pods one-seeded. Plant hairy. Chalk hills. 
Cultivated for fodder. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June and July. Crimson 
and white, (f) E. B. 1. 96. E. B. 2. 1021. H. Am. 109. 
Bab. 87. Lind. 88. 
Genus 15. Vicia. 
Y. sylvatica. Wood Vetch. Fig. 329. 
Stems climbing. Leaflets oval. Stipules deeply toothed at the base, 
"^lowers in racemes. Woods and hedges. 5-6 ft. Perenn. July. 
White with blue streaks, (f) E. B. 1. 79. E. B. 2. 1008. H. 
Am. 112. Bab. 82. Lind. 8 4. 
V. Cracca. Tufted Vetch. Fig. 330. 
Stem slender, climbing. Leaflets lanceolate. Stipules entire. Flowers 
in close racemes. Hedges; very common. 3-5 ft. Perenn. July 
and Aug. Purplish blue, (f) £'.£.1.1168. £'.£.2.1009. H . 
Am. 112. Bab. 83. Lind. 84. 
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