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Var. ^. tenuifolius, Bab. — Leaflets elliptic-lauceolate, acute. — 

 Burrafirth^ Unst, Shetland.' — Eclmonston^ Fl. Shetland^ p. 31, 



Sect. II. — Roots annual or perennial ; peduncles 1-3- or many-flowered. 



L. palustris, L. Marsh Everlasting Pea. — e.b, 169. l.b.s. 

 309. 



A. 6. C. 12. Lat. 51-54°. Alt. 0-100 yds. Tera. 50-48°. 



Stems slender^ winged. Leaflets linear-lanceolate, jjointed, in 

 2-3 2^airs, common petiole terminating in a slender, branching 

 tendril; stipules half arrow-shaped, often very slender (setaceous). 

 Flowers bluish, one, three, or several on a slender common pe- 

 duncle, which is rather longer than the leaves. Calyx-teeth un- 

 equal ; the upper short, triangular, converging. Legume linear, 

 smooth, compressed, cuneate at the base, strongly reticulate. 

 Seeds round, compressed ; hilum equal to \ of the circumference 

 of the seed. .•<^' - . 



Boggy meadows in the west of England. Perennial; June- 

 August. 



Var. 13. linearifolius, Sering. — Leaves narrow, linear-lanceolate, 

 acute. — Has this variety been observed in England ? 



L. hirsutus, L. Rough-podded Vetchling. — e.b. 1255. l.b.s. 

 307. 



A. 2. C. 2. Lat. 51-52°. Alt. 50 yds. Tern. 50-49°. 



Stem slender, with narrow wings, slightly branched. Leaves 

 on a short not-winged petiole, ending in a tendril, consisting of 

 a single pair of elliptical or oblong-linear leaflets; stipules narrow, 

 half arroAV-shaped. Pcdvmcles 1-2-flowered, longer than the 

 leaves. Calyx-teeth nearly equal, ovate, acuminate. Legume 

 oblong, compressed, keeled, covered with long woolly hairs, which 

 grow out of a tubercular base. Seeds round, tubercular, with 

 a short hilum. 



East of England ; rare. Annual ; June- August. Essex, not 

 far from Southend. 



L. Nissolia, L. Crimson Vetchling. — e.b. 112. l.b.s. 306. 

 A. 6-10? C. 20. Lat. 50-53°. Alt. 100 yds. Tem. 51-48°. 



Stems rigid, slender, erect, angular, not ivlnged. Leaves and 

 stipules ? abortive (the petiole is elongate, flattened, and leaf-like) ; 

 leaf-like petioles linear-lanceolate, tapering, ribbed, quite entire ; 

 stipules minute (Sm.). Flowers usually solitary, on a long filiform 

 peduncle, shorter than the leaf (petiole) . Legume oljlong-linear, 



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