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generally glandular-pubescent, leaves odd-pinnate. 



* Annitals. 



1. C. pinnatifidum, Jaub. et Sp. .05 to .1, glandular- 

 hirsute. Leaflets 3-4 pairs, minute, wedge-obovate to oblong, deeply 

 dentate- incised or pinnatijid ; stipules much shorter than petiole, dentate 

 or pinatipartite, the uppermost lanceolate.. Flowers violet, ,007 long ; 

 pod ovate, .01 to ,014 long, 1-3-seeded — Spring — Hillsides ; rare. 



2. C, arietinum, L. Chick-Pea. Hummus. .3 to. 4, glan- 

 dular-hirsute, erect. Leaflets 3-8 pairs, oblong, serrate ; stipules semi- 

 sagittate, deeply 2-3-fid. Flowers bluish to white, .005 long ; pod 

 ovate-oblong, .02 long, 1-2-seeded — Spring — Cultivated everywhere. 

 The roasted seeds are known as Quddmi. 



* * Perennials. 



3. C. ervoides, Sieb. 21 .1 to .3, minutely glandular-hairy ; 

 rhizome thickish, producing filiform, naked trunklets, and dwarf, 

 slender stems. Leaflets 1-3 pairs, small, cuneate, 3-5-fid, fan-shaped, 

 prominently nerved ; stipules half-ovate, unequally toothed or cut. 

 Flowers violet, .007 long ; pods ovate-rhomboid, .01 long, 1-2-seeded 

 — Summer — 



Var. Libanoticum, Boiss. Stems short, densely leafy ; stip- 

 ules as long as or longer than short petioles — Alpine summits of Leba- 

 non and Antilebanon. 



44. VICIA, L. Vetch. Lublyah. Kirsenneh. 



Calyx-tube usually oblique at base, teeth equal or unequal. Stan- 

 dard usually notched, obovate or oblong ; wings adherent to keel. 

 Mouth of staminal tube oblique. Style equally hairy all around near 

 its tip, or bearded with a cluster of hairs near tip, or rarely glabrous ; 

 stigma terminal. Pod more or less flattened, 2-many-seeded — Annual 

 or perennial herbs, with abruptly pinnate, cirrhose or aristate leaves, 

 rarely odd-pinnate. 



* Floioers 1-2, nearly sessile in axils, rarely racemed. 

 t Pod not denticulate at sutures. Leaves tendril-bearing. 

 X Hilus of seed opposite radicle. Corolla yelloic. 

 § Standard hirsute. 

 1. V. hybrida. 



§ § Standard glabrous. 



3. V. lutea, 3 sericocarpa, 4 galeata, 5 ISToeana. 



X X Hilus of seed near radicle. 



§ Calyx regular. Corolla purple or violet. 



If Seeds smooth. 



6. V. sativa, 7 augustifolia. 



^ IT Seeds tubercled. Tendril simple orforlced. 

 8. V. lathyroides, 9 cuspidata. 

 § § Calyx irregular, upjper teeth con7iixent. Corolla tsiolet or yellow. 

 10. V. mollis, 11 peregrina, 12 Michauxii, 13 Aintabensis. 



