102 LEQUMINOSJS. [ViciA. 



narrow, oblong, acuminate at both ends, beaked, 4-8-seeded. Seeds witli a 

 short hilum. DISTKIB. Europe from Holland southwards, N. Africa, \\ . 

 Asia. 



Sub-sp. LJEVIGA'TA, Sin. (sp.), which differs from the type by its glabrous 

 standard and pod, once found on the beach at Weymouth, is now extinct. 



8. V. sati'va, L. ; annual, flowers 1-2 axillary subsessile, calyx-teeth 

 nearly equal as long as the tube, pod sessile silky. 



Hedges and roadsides, but usually the remains of cultivation ; ascends to 

 upwards of 1,000 ft. in the Highlands ; fl. April-June. Annual, sparsely 

 hairy. Stems many, trailing or climbing, stout in the cultivated form, 

 slender in the wild. Leajlets variable, in 5-6 pairs, &- in., ,- in. broad. 

 Stipules ^-hastate, toothed or entire, often with a dark blotch. Pods 1-3 in., 

 linear, 4-10-seeded, slightly hairy, broadest in the cultivated forms. >,,</* 

 variable in size and colour, small in the wild state, smooth ; hilum linear. 

 DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia to India, N. America. The typical 

 form is only known as a cultivated plant. 



Sub-sp. sati'va proper ; stout, leaflets linear-obovate obtuse truncate or excised 

 at the tip, nerve long-awned, flowers $ in. pale purple, pods 2-3 in. ascend- 

 ing imperfectly septate, seeds \ in. diam. Occurs as a relic of cultivation. 



Sub-sp. ANGUSTIFO'LIA, Roth (sp.); leaflets acute or obtuse, flowers - in. red 

 or dark purple, pods 1-2 in. spreading, seeds in. diam. VAR. 1, gujitu'ltx, 

 Koch (sp.) ; stout, leaflets of upper leaves oblong, flowers usually in pairs, 

 pods 1^-2 in. bursting the calyx. VAR. 2, Boba/tii, Forst. (sp.); slender, 

 leaflets of upper leaves narrow, flowers usually solitary, pod 1-1 in. not 

 bursting the calyx. V. angustifo'lia, Sm. DISTKIB. Eurupe, N. Africa, 

 N.W. India. 



** Leaflets few. Calyx not yibboiis at the base. 



9. V. lathyroi'des, L. ; annual, flowers solitary sessile, calyx-ti etli 

 equal nearly as long as the tube, pod sessile glabrous. 



Dry pastures and roadsides, local from Moray and Ross southwards ; S. and E. 

 of Ireland, very rare ; fl. May-June. Hairy. Stems (5-8 in., spreading, 

 slender. Leaves -1 in. ; leaflets |-^ in., 2-3 pair, linear-oblong or obovate, 

 acute obtuse or notched ; stipules ^-sagittate ; tendrils simple or 0. /'/., , ri 

 ^ in., lilac. Calyx funnel-shaped ; teeth subulate. Pods ^-1 in., linear, 

 tapering at both ends, beaked, 8-12-seeded. Seeds obtusely angled, granu- 

 late ; hilum very short. DISTKIB. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia. 



10. V. bithyn'ica, L. ; perennial, peduncles 1- rarely 2-3-flowered, 

 pedicels as long as the calyx, calyx-teeth unequal subulate, pod shortly 

 stipitate reticulate hairy. 



Bushy sea-cliffs, rare and local, from Flint and York, southwards ; fl. May- 

 June. Stems 1-2 ft., many from the root, glabrous, except at the tips, 

 trailing or climbing, flexuous. Leases 1^-2 in., exclusive of the tendril ; leaf- 

 lets variable, $-2$ in., J-i in. broad, obtuse and mucrouate or acute or 

 acuminate; stipules large, ^-sagittate; tendrils elongate, branched. V'M/./,, - 

 cles ^-3 in., and pedicels hairy. Flowers '4 in., pale purple, wings paler. 

 Calyx hairy, longer than the tube, very slender. Pod the largest of the 

 British species, 1 in. by ^ in. broad, abruptly beaked, 4-6-sceded. *..</.- 

 large, in. diam., dark-brown. DISTKIB. W. and S. Europe, N. Africa. 



VAR. 1, latifo'lia, Syme ; leaflets ovate or oblong, stipules all toothed. VAR. 2, 

 angustifo lia, Syme ; leaflets linear acuminate, upper stipules sparingly 

 toothed. 



