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standard with an obovate blade 4-5 cm. long; pods linear or linear-oblong, 8-11 cm. 

 long. Differs from C. Mariana in the broad bractlets, the sharply acuminate calyx- 

 lobes, the short-clawed keel-petals and the larger and more-flattened pod. 



In pine lands, southern peninsular Florida. Naturalized from the tropics. All year. 



Page 653, after Phaseolus smilacifolius, insert : 



4. Phaseolus vulgaiis L. Stems erect or twining: leaflets 3, the blades 5-12 

 em. long, broadly ovate, or that of the terminal one rhombic-ovate or orbicular-ovate, 

 mostly acuminate: panicles cluster-like, few-flowered: middle lobe of ^the lower calyx- 

 lip triangular-lanceolate: standard white to purple; blade 12-15 mm. wide; wings 

 14-17 mm. long: pods linear, straight or slightly curved. This and the following 

 species are naturalized annuals. 



In waste places and fields, locally naturalized in the Gulf States and Georgia. Native 

 of Europe. STRING, POLE, or KIDNEY BEAN. 



5. Fhaseolus lunatus L. Stems twining or rarely erect: leaflets 3, the blades 

 4-9 cm. long, triangular or rhombic, mostly acute: panicles elongated, raceme-like, 

 many-flowered: middle lobe of the lower calyx-lip broadly deltoid: standard greenish 

 white; blade 7-10 mm. wide: wings 8^10 mm. long: pods broad, scimitar-shaped. 



In fields, thickets and waste places, locally naturalized in the Gulf States. Native of 

 Europe. LIMA BEAN. 



Page 654, after Vigna, insert: 



50a. DOLICHOS L. 



Vines resembling Phaseolus and related genera, and with a calyx similar to that 

 of Phaseolus. Corolla with a prominently appendaged standard, very broad wings 

 and narrow keel-petals, which are bent at right-angles, but not coiled. Pods linear 

 to scimitar-shaped. Differs from Vigna in the terminal style. 



1. Doliohos Lablab L. Foliage glabrous or nearly so. Stem spreading or 

 climbing : leaflets 3 ; blades broadly ovate, or that of the terminal one ovate-renif orm, 

 5-13 cm. long, acute or short-acuminate: bracts ribbed: calyx 9-11 mm. long; lobes 

 of the lower lip lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate: corolla purple, violet or white; blade 

 of the standard 16-21 mm. wide; wings 1721 mm. long: pods oblong, 6-8 cm. long. 



In pine lands and waste places, peninsular Florida. Naturalized from the East Indies. 

 BLACK BEAN. EGYPTIAN BEAN. HYACINTH BEAN. 



Page 655, after description of Canavalia gladiata, strike out reference to Okla- 

 homa, and add: 



3. Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. Foliage glabrous or nearly so. Stems high- 

 climbing, much-branched: leaflets 3, the blades ovate to rhombic, mostly 8-15 cm. 

 long, racemes several-flowered: pedicels very stout: calyx 14-17 mm. long, the tube 

 glabrous, the middle lobe of the lower lip abruptly long-tipped: corolla purple, often 

 pale: pods linear, 20-30 cm. long, nearly straight: seeds oval, white. Differs from 

 C. gladiata in glabrous calyx with its long-tipped lower lobe. 



In thickets, Oklahoma. Naturalized from the tropics. Summer. JACK BEAN. 



Page 656, after Vicia Cracca, insert: 



3a. Vicia villosa Roth. Annual or biennial, villous. Stems 1 m. long or less: 

 leaves 12 cm. long or less; blades short-petioled ; stipules lanceolate; leaflets 12-20, 

 the blades oblong, varying to oblong-lanceolate or linear, 1-2.5 cm. long, obtuse or 

 abruptly pointed : peduncles short : racemes 5-12 em. long, many-flowered : calyx 9-12 

 mm. long; lower lobes setaceous: corolla violet and white, 17-21 mm. long: pods ob- 

 long, 2-2.5 cm. long. Differs from V. Cracca in being annual or biennial, and in the 

 nearly or quite twice larger flowers with the setaceous lower calyx-lobes. 



In cultivated grounds and on roadsides, Pennsylvania to Georgia. Naturalized from 

 Europe. Spring to fall. 



Page 656, after Vicia Texana, insert: 



9a. Vicia sparsifc-lia Nutt. Perennial, gla,brous or nearly so, the branches 

 decumbent or reclining: leaves 5-9 cm. long; rachis usually terminating in a forking 

 tendril; leaflets 8-14, the blades linear or broadened upward, usually obtuse and 

 abruptly pointed: peduncles shorter than the subtending leaves, mostly 3-^t-flowered : 

 pedicels 1-2 mm. long: calyx sparingly pubescent; tube campanulate, about 4 mm. 

 long; lobes shorter than the tube, those of the upper lip deltoid, those of the lower 



