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depressed, 3 6 flowered. Cal. with the 2 upper teeth converginr/. 

 Standard obovate, claw dilated and vaulted near the middle. Fl. 

 yellow. At the sea coast the leaves become fleshy. 



Very common. In pastures and waste places. (B) P. 6 8. 



2. L. MA.JOR, Scop. Narrow-leaved Birds-foot Trefoil. Stems 

 decumbent or ascending, branched, 1 3 ft. high, more luxuriant 

 than the former, glabrous or slightly hairy. Ped. very long. 

 Fl. -heads umbellate, depressed, 6 12-flowered. Standard with 

 the claw not dilated, linear. The 2 upper teeth of the calyx 

 diverging. Fl. yellow. 



Common. In meadows and by the sides of ditches. (B) P. 7 8. Paisley 

 Canal bank ; Possil marsh, &c. 



10. ORNfTHOPUS. Bird* s-foot. 



0. PERPUSILLUS, L. Stems numerous, decumbent, spreading. 

 Le. pinnate, pinnules 6 9 pairs, oval, hairy. Fl. small, white, 

 with crimson veins ; springing from a pinnate bract. Legumes 

 curved upwards, beaded, resembling a bird's claw. 



~Sot common. Dry gravelly and sandy soil. (B) A. 5 7. Sand-pits, Tollcross; 

 Bowling, &c. 



11. VICIA. Vetch, tare. 



A. Peduncles short, few flowered. 



1. V. LATHYRoiDES, L. Spring Vetch. Stems decumbent, 

 spreading, 3 6 in. long. Le, compound, with 2 4 pairs of leaf- 

 lets ; lower ones obovate or oblong, retuse with a mucro. Stip. 

 entire, not spotted, half sagittate. Cal. teeth subulate. Fl. 

 small, pale purple. Standard smooth. Legume compressed, 

 acuminate, \ to an inch long. Seeds with prominent points. 



Not common. Dry pastures and sandy places. Cumbrae and Arran. (B) A. 

 56. 



2. V. SATIVA, L. Common Cultivated- Vetch. Stem weak, 

 climbing or ascending, 2 3 feet high. Leaflets in 5 7 pairs, 

 obcordate ; upper ones often linear, retuse and mucronate. Stip- 

 ules toothed, often with a dark spot. Fl. axillary, in pairs, nearly 

 an inch long ; standard lilac ; wings deep purple. Legume 2 3 

 in. long, pubescent, rarely smooth. 



Sides of fields where the plant has been cultivated, or amongst corn. Much 

 used as a fodder plant. (B) A. B. 5 6. 



Var. anyustifolia, Roth. A very slender plant, with narrow le. , 

 and single axillary flowers, of a crimson or purple colour. 



Frequent. In sandy pastures and by road sides. (B) A. B. 5 7. Possil 

 quarry; Paisley Canal bank; Gourock; Cumbrae and Arran. 



3. V. SEPIUM, L. Bush-Vetch. Stem weak, trailing or climb- 

 ing, 1 2 ft. high. Le. with 4 8 pairs of ovate-obtuse mucronate 



