48 23. LEGUMINOS^E. 



leaflets, becoming gradually smaller to where the petiole ends 

 in a tendril. Cal. hairy, teeth unequal. Fl. 3 6 in a short, 

 unilateral raceme. Standard smooth, twice as long as the cal. , 

 f of an inch long ; pale or livid purple. 



Common. In bushy places, borders of fields and woods. (B) P. 68. Banks 

 of Clyde, Kelvin, and Cart. 



B. Peduncles elongated, many-flowered. 



4. V. CRACCA, L. Tufted- Vetch. Stein weak, trailing or 

 climbing, branched 2 4 ft. high. Le. with 8 12 pairs of lanceo- 

 late leaflets. Stip. half -arrow shaped. Fed. longer than the le. , 

 with 10 30 fl. in a unilateral raceme. Fl. imbricated, bright 

 bluish purple. 



Very common. In hedges and borders of fields. (B) P. 6 8. Paisley Canal 

 bank; Cathcart, &c. 



5. V. O'ROBUS, L. Wood Bitter -Vetch. Stem erect, not 

 climbing, 1 2 f,t. high. Le. with 6 12 pairs of oblong or elip- 

 tical leaflets, mucronate, without tendrils; petiole ending in a 

 subulate point. Stip. half-arrow shaped, frequently toothed at 

 the base. Fed. at length exceeding the leaves, with 5 20 fl. in 

 a short compact raceme. Fl. white, blotched with purple at the 

 apex. 



Rare. Cartlane crags on the Mouse; "Woods at the Falls of Clyde," Ifopk. 

 (L) P. 56. 



6. V. SYLVATICA, L. Wood- Vetch. Stem weak, trailing or 

 climbing, 2 4 feet high. Le. with 6 10 pairs of broadly elliptic- 

 oblong mucronate leaflets ; tendrils simple or branched. Stip. | 

 lunate, laciniate at the base. Fed. exceeding the leaves, with 

 6 18 fl. in a lax unilateral raceme. Fl. large, white, with purple 

 veins ; very elegant, 



Rare. " Cartlane crags," Liglitfoot. Rocks between Corhouse and Bonning- 

 ton on the Lesmahagow side of the Clyde; rocks by the Avon, Hamilton," Pair.; 

 Island of Arran. (B) P, 68. 



C. Peduncles elongated. Flowers few and very small. 



7. V. TETRASPERMA, Moench. Slender-Tare. Stem weak, 

 branched or simple, 1 3 ft. high. Le. with 3 6 pairs of linear, 

 obtuse and apiculate leaflets ; petioles usually ending in branched 

 tendrils. Fed. 1 2-flowered, equalling the leaves. Fl. small, 

 pale blue. Legume usually smooth, with 3 5 globular seeds. 



Rare, Corn fields and hedges. (E) A. 6 8. Near Cambuslang ; banks of the 

 Clyde at Dalziel Camp, and below Govan. 



8. V. HIRSUTA, Koch. Hairy-Tare. Stem weak, simple or 

 branched, climbing 1 2 ft. high. Le. with 6 10 pairs linear - 

 obloug leaflets, truncate-emarginate, and apiculate at the apex ; 

 petiole ending in a branched tendril. Stip. of the lower leaves 



