292 ■ LEGUMINOS^. (PULSE FAMILY.) 



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

 and in lower districts of interior. 



2. L. Apliaca, L. © Showarib-el-Busein. Fig. 151. 



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

 flaccid, prostrate or ascending, angled. Stipules 

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

 2-auncled. Peduncles l-flowered, longer than 

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

 broad, somewhat falcate, netted-veined ; seeds 

 uniformly brown — Spring — Fields ; common 

 throughout. 



Seeds marbled 

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

 Bl.) 



Var. biflorus, Post. Peduncles mostly 2- 

 flowered — Marash ; Kessab ; Sarada. 



3. lut, stenolobus, Boiss. Glabrous or 

 appressed hirtulous ; stems diffuse, angled. 



&ti\)\\\e^ ohlong -lanceolate, acute, with long, acute, Pod of L, Aphaca. 

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

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



4. L.. ]Vi$§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. Li. anuuus, L. © .3 to .6; stems ascending or climbing, 

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

 linear-lanceolate, shorter than 'petiole. Leaflets linear-lanceolate, often 

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

 coTo\\2,yeUoio, .012 long; pod linear, netted-veined, with straight 

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

 common. 



Var. IIiero§olyinitanus, Post. Peduncles 2-3-flowered. 

 Standard yellowish-pinlc. 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. 1«, 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 l-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 — SjDring — Fields ; common. 



Var. liiieatus, Post. Leaflets linear-lanceolate, .002 to .003^ 

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

 with a prominent midrib — Khan llatrurah ; Hauran ; Aintab. 



y. L. amoeiius, Fenzl. © .2 to .6, stems diffuse or climbing, 

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



