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LEGUMINOS^. (PULSE FAMILY.) 



globular, smooth — Spring — Hedges and fields ; common along coast 

 and in lower districts of interior. 



Fig. 151. 



2. L(. Aphaca, L. © Shoicarib-el-Busein, 

 Hamdm-el-Bourg , .3 to .6, giaucescent ; stems 

 flaccid, prostrate or ascending, angled. Stipules 

 often .02 long, .014 broad, ovate, truncate at base, 

 2-auricIed. Peduncles 1 -flowered, longer than 

 tendril; corolla yellow ; pod linear, .03 long, .005 

 broad, somewhat falcate, netted-veined ; seeds 

 uniformly brown — Spring — Fields ; common 

 throughout. 



Yar. marmoratHS, Post. Seeds marbled 

 with black — Beirut. (X. polyanthus, Boiss. et 

 Bl.) 



Var. 1>iflorii§, Post. Peduncles mostly 2- 

 flowered — Marash ; Kessab ; Sarada. 



3. L<. stenolol)U§, Boiss. Glabrous or 

 appressed hirtulous ; stems diffuse, angled. 



&ti-p\\\Q?, oblong -lanceolate, acute, icith long, acute, Pod of L, Aphaca. 

 auricles. Peduncles 1-flowered, long ; corolla yellow ; pods. 02 long, 

 .003 broad ; seeds .002 long, oblong — June — Woods; Cassius. 



4. Lr. ;^^is§olia, L © .2 to .4, stems rigid, erect, simple. 

 Peduncles filiform, 1-2-flowered, shorter than petiole ; corolla reddish, 

 .01 long ; pod linear, .05 long, .003 broad, with longitudinal nerves ; 

 seeds 12-18, ovate, warty — Spring — Fields ; Lebanon and Antileba- 

 non. 



5. L<, aiiiiniis, L. © .3 to .6; stems ascending or climbing, 

 winged, especially toward apex. Stipules semi-sagittate, narroiely 

 linear-lanceolate, shorter than 2^etioU. Leaflets linear-lanceolate, often. 

 .1 long, and .014 broad. Peduncles 1-3-flowered, shorter than leaf ; 

 coio\\2i yelloic, .012 long; pod linear, netted-veined, with straight 

 upper border, and six, coarse-tubercled seeds — Spring — Fields ; 

 common. 



Var. IIiero§olymitanns, Post. Peduncles 2-3-floyvered. 

 Standard yeJlowish-joinlc. Pods .06 to .07 long, .005 broad, 6-10-seed- 

 ed — Common. {L. Hierosolymitanus, Boiss.) 



Var. Cassius, Post. Leaves narrower. Flowers pinkish. Pods 6-7- 

 seeded — Less common than last. {L. Cassius, Boiss.) 



6. L. Cicera, L. © .2 to .5; stems ascending or climbing, nar- 

 rowly winged. Stipules semi-sagittate, oblong -lanceolate, usually a 

 little longer than petiole ; leaflets linear-lanceolate to linear. Pedun- 

 cles 1-flowered, shorter than leaves ; corolla red, .015 long ; pod 

 oblong, .025 long, .006 to .01 broad, upper border nearly 2-winged ; 

 seeds 4-5, glabrous —Spring — Fields ; common. 



Var. lineatus, Post. Leaflets linear-lanceolate, .002 to .003 

 broad. Pods .02 to .03 long, .01 broad, oblong -i^hombic, vahes marlced 

 with a prominent midrib — KhanHatrurah ; Hauran ; Aintab. 



7. Ij. amoeiins, Fenzl. © .2 to .6, stems diffuse or climbing, 

 winged. Stipules semi-sagittate, oblong-lanceolate, usually a little 



