292 DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. [CL. XVII. 



each with two elliptical leaflets ; stem winged. Stem climbing, three 



or four feet long: flowers large, rose-coloured. Perennial: flowers in 

 July and August : grows in woods : rare, and apparently not indigenous. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xvi. pi. 1 108. Eng . Fl. vol. iii. p. 277. 1045. 



7. L.palustris. Blue Marsh Vetchling. Tendrils branched, each with 

 several lance-shaped segments ; stipules lance-shaped ; stem winged. 



Flowers variegated with blue and purple. Perennial : flowers in 



July and August : grows in wet meadows and thickets : rare. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. iii. pi. 169. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 278. 1046. 



10. VI'CIA. VETCH. 



Calyx inferior, tubular, unequal, with five acute segments, the 

 two uppermost shorter. Corolla of five petals ; standard largest, 

 oval, ascending, the sides deflected, the back somewhat keeled ; 

 wings oblong, approaching each other, shorter than the standard ; 

 keel rounded, compressed of two united petals, with separate claws. 

 Filaments ten ; nine united into a compressed tube, open at the 

 upper edge, the other hair-like, separate ; anthers small, roundish. 

 Germen oblong, compressed. Style short, ascending at a right 

 angle, cylindrical ; etigma obtuse, with a tuft of hairs in front, 

 below the summit. Legume long, compressed, pointed, one-celled, 

 with two leathery, stiffish valves. Seeds several, roundish. Name, 

 bikion, in Greek. 355. 



* Stalks long, many-flowered. 



1. V.sylvdtica. Wood Vetch. Leaflets elliptical ; stipules crescent- 

 shaped, deeply-toothed. Stems numerous, climbing, five or six feet 



long : flowers numerous, in clusters longer than the leaves : petals 

 bluish-white, veined with blue. Perennial : flowers in July and August: 

 grows in bushy places and hedges : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 79. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 279. 1047. 



2. V. Crdcca. Tufted Vetch. Flowers in imbricated clusters; leaflets 



lance-shaped, downy ; stipules half arrow-shaped, nearly entire. 



Stems two or three feet long : flowers variegated with purple and blue. 

 An excellent pasture plant. Perennial : flowers in July and August : 

 grows in thickets, hedges, and pastures : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xvii. 

 pi. 1168. Eng. Ft. vol. iii. p. 280. 1048. 



** Flowers axillar, nearly sessile. 



3. V. saliva. Common Vetch. Flowers nearly sessile, commonly in 

 pairs, leaflets oblong, lower ones abrupt ; stipules toothed, impressed 



with a dark spot ; seeds smooth. Stems procumbent or climbing, 



from two to three feet long : leaflets from six to ten : flowers variegated 

 with crimson, blue, and white. Perennial : flowers in May and June : 

 grows in corn-fields : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. v. pi. 334. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. iii. p. 28 1. 1049. 



4. V. angustifolia. Narrow-leaved Crimson Vetch. Flowers solitary, 

 nearly sessile ; leaflets about six, linear, lower ones inversely heart- 

 shaped; stipules impressed with a pale spot ; seeds smooth. Flowers 



crimson, white at the keel. This is probably a starved variety of the 

 preceding. Annual : 'flowers in June : grows in pastures : frequent. 

 Eiig. Fl. vol. iii. p. 282. Eng. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2614. 1050. 



