LEGUMINOS,. CLIX. ONOBRYCHIS. 



30.) 



Sand Saintfoin. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. 1 foot. 



10 O. MAREOTICA (Steven, in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 345.) 

 stems erect ; leaflets linear, mucronate, glabrous ; racemes cy- 

 lindrical, very long ; wings shorter than the calyx; keel about 

 equal in length to the vexillum ; legumes villous, prickly on the 

 back, and with the sides wrinkled and prickly. Tj.. H. Native 

 of the Mareotic marsh in Egypt. Lobes of calyx long and 

 villous. Prickles on the legumes arranged in two rows on each 

 side. Flowers pale red. Very nearly allied to 0. alba, but 

 differs from it in being glabrous. 



Mareotic Saintfoin. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 foot. 



HO. A'LBA (Desv. 1. c.) stem erect, velvety ; leaflets linear, 

 mucronate, clothed with silky-pubescence on the under surface ; 

 spikes of flowers cylindrical ; wings shorter than the calyx ; keel 

 a little longer than the vexillum ; legumes pubescent, crested on 

 the back, and furnished with longish prickles, but with the disks 

 wrinkled, and furnished with short prickles. I/ . H. Native of 

 Hungary, on calcareous mountains, and of Abruzzo by way sides. 

 Hedys. album, Waldst. et Kit. pi. hung. 2. t. 111. Stem an- 

 gular. Upper leaves sessile. Flowers white. 



JFMe-flowered Saintfoin. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1804. PI. 1 ft. 



12 O. ECHINA'TUM ; stem nearly erect, velvety ; leaves all pin- 

 nate, petiolate ; leaflets linear, mucronate, pilose above, and 

 clothed with silky pubescence beneath, elegantly nerved ; spikes 

 of flowers cylindrical, short; wings falcate, acuminated, not half 

 so long as the calycine teeth ; legume 1 -seeded, crested, and 

 prickly on the back, with the sides pitted and prickly in front. 

 If. . H. Native of Calabria, on calcareous hills. Hedysarum 

 echinatum, Guss. pi. rar. p. 301. Flowers flesh-coloured. 



Echinated-podded Saintfoin. .Fl. June, July. Clt. 1831. PI. 

 1 foot. 



13 O. PETILE'A (Desv. 1. c.) stem erect; leaflets linear, mucro- 

 nate ; spikes cylindrical, on long peduncles ; wings twice the 

 length of the calyx ; keel a little shorter than the vexillum ; 

 legumes crested, and denticulated on the back, but wrinkled and 

 toothless on the sides. "%. . H. Native of Caucasus, among 

 calcareous rocks. Hedys. petrae v um, Bieb. fl. taur. et suppl. 

 1453. Corolla white, but with the keel tipped with purple. 

 There are two varieties of the species, the one having the legumes 

 and leaves quite smooth, and the other having the under side of 

 the leaves and the legumes pubescent. 



Rock Saintfoin. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. 1| foot. 



14 O. GRA'CILIS (Bess. enum. pi. volh. p. 74.) stems ascend- 

 ing ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, mucronate, with the mid-rib 

 usually beset with adpressed pili above ; wings of flower hardly 

 longer than the tube of the calyx ; legumes roundish, canescent, 

 toothed with prickles on the back, and with the sides reticulately 

 wrinkled. !(.. H. Native of the south of Podolia. O. petrae'a, 

 Bess. enum. p. 27. Flowers small, pale, the vexillum streaked 

 with pale red and yellow at the base, but having the keel tipped 

 with purple. 



Slender Saintfoin. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. ascending. 



15 O. SAXA'TILIS (All. pedem. no. 1191. t. 19. f. 1.) stem 

 ascending ; leaflets linear, mucronate ; spikes cylindrical, pedun- 

 culate ; wings longer than the calyx ; keel a little shorter than 

 the vexillum ; legumes glabrous, crested, and entire on the back, 

 and wrinkled on the sides. If.. H. Native of Provence, Dau- 

 phiny, Nice, and Spain, on hills and among rocks. Hedys. 

 saxatile, Lin. spec. 1059. O. tenuifolia, Moench. Hedys. mi- 

 crocarpum, Dufour, in litt. Flowers white. There are varieties 

 of this species with glabrous and silky-villous leaves, and gla- 

 brous and pubescent legumes. 



Stone Saintfoin. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1790. PI. ascending. 



16 O. ERIOPHORA (Desv. I.e.) stems trailing ; leaflets linear, 

 , acute, pubescent ; legumes clothed with hoary tomentum, crested 



and prickly on the back, and wrinkled and prickly on the disks, 



VOL. II. 



the prickles are hairy, and disposed in 3 rows. I/ . H. Native 

 of Spain. Hedys. eriophorum, Pourr. Flowers red ? 

 Wool-bearing Saintfoin. PI. trailing. 



17 O. CRINI'TA (Desv. 1. c.) stems trailing; leaflets ovate, ob- 

 tuse, pubescent, hoary ; legumes prickly on both sides; prickUs 

 pubescent. 7/.H. Native of the Levant. 



Hairy Saintfoin. PI. trailing. 



18 O. HO'RRIDA (Desv. 1. c. t. 22.) stems declinate ; leaflets 

 linear, acuminated, pubescent ; legumes crowded, large, lunate, 

 bearing spines ; spines acute, pubescent, longer than the crest on 

 the back of the legumes, y. . H. Native of Barbary. 



Horrid Saintfoin. PI. declinate. 



19 O. STENORIII'ZA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 346.) stem erectish ; 

 leaflets oblong-linear, mucronate, 3-4 pairs, clothed with silky- 

 hoary down beneath ; legumes crowded, clothed with hoary villi, 

 and beset with prickles on all sides ; the prickles pubescent. 

 3. H. Native of Spain in the kingdom of Valentia, in arid 

 places. Hedys. stenorhizum, Dufour. in litt. Root long, slen- 

 der, simple. This plant differs from all the other species of the 

 genus in the leaves having only 3 or 4 pairs of leaflets. Flowers 

 unknown. 



Slender-rooted Saintfoin. PI. 1 foot. 



20 O. cVpuT-GA'LLi(Lam. fl.fr. 2. p. 651.) stems erect; leaf- 

 lets oblong or cuneate-obovate, mucronate, pubescent ; spikes 

 few-flowered ; wings rather longer than the calyx ; keel a little 

 shorter than the vexillum ; legumes rather pubescent, very 

 prickly on all sides. Q. H. Native of the south of Europe, in 

 rugged exposed places. Hedys. caput-galli, Lin. spec. 1059. 

 Lob. icon. 2. p. 81. f. 1. Flowers flesh-coloured. 



Cock's-head Saintfoin. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1731. PI. 1 foot. 



21 O. CRI'STA-GA'LLI (Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 652.) stems trailing ; 

 leaflets cuneate, oblong or obovate, obtuse or retuse, pubescent ; 

 spikes few-flowered ; calyxes about equal to the corolla ; wings 

 and keel about the same length as the vexillum ; legumes gla- 

 brous, crested on the back ; the crest parted into broad, flat, 

 oblong, toothed segments, having the disks wrinkled, and rather 

 prickly. O- H. Native of the south of Europe, in rugged ex- 

 posed places. Gaertn. fruct. 2. t. 148. Hedys. crista-galli, Lin. 

 syst. 563. Flowers pale red. 



Cock's-comb Saintfoin. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1710. PI. proc. 



22 O. FOVEOLA'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 346.) stems trailing ; 

 leaflets cuneate-oblong, mucronate, villous ; racemes few-flow- 

 ered, hardly twice the length of the leaves ; legumes pubescent, 

 crested on the back ; the crest divided into 3 or 4 entire unequal 

 segments ; disks reticulated, with prominent, prickly, villous 

 nerves, the hollows between the nerves deep and glabrous. O- 

 H. Native of Sicily, on arid hills. Flowers pale red ? 



Foveolate-poddeA Saintfoin. Fl. June, July. PI. tr. 



23 O. *QUIDENTA V TA (D'Urv. enum. pi. archip. p. 90.) stem 

 erect ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, mucronate, rather pubescent ; 

 peduncles 3 or 4 times longer than the leaves ; legumes gla- 

 brous, somewhat orbicular, with the disks wrinkled and some- 

 what arched ; the back crested, with the crest divided into equal 

 entire teeth. O. H. Native of the islands of Candia and Melos 

 on hills. O. Cretica foliis viciae, fructu magno cristato et acu- 

 leato, Tourn. 26. Hedys. aequidentatum, Smith, fl. graec. prod. 

 3. p. 1752. O. cristata, Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 83. 

 t. 23. Flowers red, having the vexillum streaked with blood- 

 colour. 



Equal-toothed-crested Saintfoin. PI. 1 foot. 



f Species belonging to section Eubrijchis, but are not suffi~ 

 ciently known. 



24 O. ECHI'NUS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 346.) stems glabrous ; leaf- 

 lets linear, rather pilose, mucronate ; raceme terminal ? simple ; 

 calyx villous ; legumes thick, lanuginous, very prickly on all 



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