304 ORDER 46. LEGUMINOUS. 



bent at a right angle with the ovary, pubescent or villous along the in- 

 side next the free stamen ; legume oblong, several-seeded. Herbaceous, 

 mostly climbing. Lvs. abruptly pinnate, of 1 to several pairs of leaflets. 

 Petioles produced into tendrils. Pods axillary. 



* Leaflets a single pair Southern, No. 1 Exotic, Nos. 6 3 



* Leaflets commonly three pairs. Perennial Nos. 2, 3 



* Leaflets commonly 5 pairs. Perennial Nos. 4, 5 



1 L. pusillua Ell. St. winged ; Ifts. 2, linear-lanceolate, acuto at each end ; stip. 

 conspicuous, lance-falcate, half-sagittate ; ped. long, 1 to 3-flo\vered. S. Car. to 

 La. A weak, scrambling vine. Lfts. H to 2' long, 4 to G" wide; stip. about a 

 third as long. Tendrils branching. Fls. purple. Leg. linear-oblong, 15 to 20- 

 seeded. Apr., May. 



2 L. ochroleucus Hook. St. slender ; Ifts. about 3 pairs, broadly ovate ; stip. 

 semi-cordate, large; ped. 7 to IQ-flowered, shorter than the leaves. A small, delicato 

 species, rare, in shady places and on river banks, N. J. to "Wise., N. to Arc. 

 circle. St. 2 to 3f long, leaning or climbing on other plants. Lfts. 1 to l' long, 

 f as wide, twice larger than the stipules. Corolla yellowish-white (ochroleucous). 

 Jn., Jl. (L. glaucifolius. Beck.) 



3 L. paluatris L. St. winged ; stip. semi-sagittate, ovate, mucronate ; Ifts. 2 or 

 3 pairs, oblong-ovate, mucronate ; ped. 3 to 5-flowered, longer than the leaves. 

 A slender climber, found in wet meadows and thickets, N. Eng. to Or. Si. 

 slender, square, broadly winged at the angles, supported by the tendrils. Lvs. 

 pinnate-cirrhous ; Ifts. broad, or narrow-ovate. Fls. drooping, rather large, varie- 

 gated with blue and purple. Jn., Jl. 



ft. MYRTIFOLIUS Gray. St. square, often slightly winged, weak ; Ifts. oblong- 

 lanceolate, rather obtuse. Can. to Md. and Ind. Ms. pale purple. (L. 

 myrtifolius Muhl.) 



4 L. venostis Muhl. St. 4-angled; stip. semi-sagittate, lanceolate., very small; 

 ped. 8 to 16-flowered, shorter than the leaves; Ifts. 4 to 7 pairs, somewhat alter- 

 nate, obtusish, mucronate. In shady grounds, Can. and U. S. St. erect, 2 to 3f 

 high, mostly smooth. Ped. axillary, 3 to 5' long. Lfts. ovate, 1 to 2' by 1', 

 the veins conspicuous. Fls. rather largo and showy, purple. Leg. Hat and 

 narrow. Jn., Jl. 



5 L. maritinms Bw. BEACH PEA. St. 4-angled, compressed; petioles flat 

 above; stip. cordate- hastate, nearly as large as the 8 to 12 ovate leaflets; ped. many- 

 flowered. A pale green creeping plant, resembling the common pea, found on 

 sandy shores, N. Y. to Lab., W. to Oreg. St. rigid, 1 to 2f in length. Stip. con- 

 nate. Lvs. ending in a branching tendril, the lower pairs of leaflets largest. 

 Fls. large, blue. May Jl. (Pisum maritimum Ph.) 



6 L. latifolitts L. EVEULASTIXG PEA. Ped. many-flowered; If is. 2, lanceo- 

 late; joints membranous, winged. 1 A very showy plant for gardens and 

 arbors, native of England. St. Gf long, climbing, winged between the joints. 

 Fls. large, pink, clustered on a peduncle G to 10' in length. Jl., Aug. 



7 L. odorattis L. SAVEET PEA. Ped. 1-flowered; Ifts. 2, ovate-oblong] leg. 

 hirsute. (I) A well known garden flower, native of Sicily. The flowers appear 

 in June, are large, variegated with 'red and white. Very fragrant. 



8 L. sativus L. CHICK PEA. Ped. I -flowered; Ifts. 2 to 4; leg. ovate; com- 

 pressed, with two winged margins at the back. CD Native of S. Europe, where it 

 Las been sometimes cultivated for food ; but it proves to be a slow poison, both 

 to man and beast, producing ultimately entiro helplessness, by rendering tho 

 limbs rigid, but without pain. 



16. VIC'IA, L. VETCH. (Celtic ywig, whence, Gr. fiuuov, Lat. vicia, 

 Fr. vesce, and Eng. vetch.) Calyx tubular, with the 3 inferior segments 

 straight, and longer than the 2 above ; vcxillum emarginate ; stamens 

 10, diadelphous (9 and 1) ; style filiform, bent at right angles with the 

 ovary, villous beneath the stigma on the outside (next the keel) ; legume 

 oblong, several-seeded. Herbaceous, mostly climbing. Lvs. abruptly 



