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L. angulatus L. (Plate XIV). A slender annual, 1-2 ft. high. Leaflets i pair, 

 linear, acute, upper tendrils branched. Flowers small, solitary, purple, on 

 peduncles articulated near the top and having a long bristle. Pod linear. Seeds 

 cubical, tubercular. The plant is too slender to admit of reduction in the figure. 



Waste ground and cultivated fields, rather rare. May-June. 



L. pratensis L. Meadow Vetchling. Leaflets lanceolate, acute ; stem 

 angled but not winged. Stipules large. Peduncles 3-10 flowered. Flowers 

 yellow, often veined with reddish-brown. Pod short, black when ripe. 



Grassy places and banks, common. May-July. 



L. tuberosus L. Tuberous Vetchling. Root with ovoid tubers. Leaflets 

 oblong or broadly lanceolate, glabrous, i pair. Stem climbing, angular. Ped- 

 uncles long, 3-5 flowered. Flowers rather large, bright rose coloured. Pod 

 linear cylindrical, glabrous, fawn coloured when ripe. 



Crops and borders of fields, rare. May-June. 



L. sylvestrisL. Everlasting Pea. Climbing species 3-6 ft. long, glabrous. 

 Leaflets linear-lanceolate, r pair. Wings of petiole narrower than those of the 

 stem. Peduncles bearing 4-8 rather large flowers, dirty rose with greenish keel. 

 Pods long, compressed, glabrous, with 3 inconspicuous ridges on the back. 



Mountain woods and thickets. June-August. 



L. latifoliusL. Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea (Plate XIII). Stem climbing, 

 broadly winged. Leaflets in i pair, oblong-lanceolate, thick, on a winged 

 petiole. Flowers very large, bright magenta colour, 4-12 in a loose raceme, longer 

 than the leaves. Peduncles long and robust. Pod broad and long, glabrous, 

 with 3 ridges on the back. Seeds slightly tubercular. 



Borders of fields, under olives, woods, etc., from the shore to the lower 

 mountains. June-August. The var.angustifolius, illustrated on Plate XIII, is 

 merely a narrow-leaved form. 



L. tingitanusL. Stem climbing, 2-3 ft. long, robust, angled. A pair of 

 oblong leaflets. Flowers very large, rich reddish-purple (the colour of the ordin- 

 ary, old-fashioned Sweet Pea), i or 2 on peduncles about as long as the leaves. 

 Pod large with depressed suture. 



Waste places, very rare. May-June. This beautiful Pea is a native of 

 Southern Spain, N. Africa, and Madeira. It is naturalized on the Isle of Por- 

 querolles, though getting interfered with by building operations. 



L. annuus L. (Plate XIV). Annual. Stems winged, climbing. Petiole 

 ending in a branched 'tendril, and with a pair. of linear-lanceolate or linear leaflets 

 (variable). Peduncles about as long as the leaves. Flowers 1-3, dull yellow, 

 with brownish stripes on the standard. Pods channelled on the back. Seeds 

 tubercular, rugose. 



Fields and uncultivated ground. May June. 



*** Petioles with 2-6 Pairs of leaflets. 



L. ciliatus Guss. has 2-3 pairs of linear-obtuse leaflets and small solitary 

 pale blue flowers. It is a rare slender annual, found near Toulon and Le Luc. 



L. montanus Bernh. A very variable plant, about a foot high, with winged 

 stem and inflated nodes on the underground stolons. Leaves with 2-3 pairs of 

 linear-oblong leaflets, glaucous beneath ; but sometimes the leaflets are quite 

 linear (var. angustifolia) and occasionally broadly oval. Inflorescence 4-6 

 flowered, equalling the leaves. Corolla crimson or purple-red, turning later a 

 dull blue. Pods linear, glabrous, black when ripe. 



Woods and shady places in the lower mountain region, especially in the 

 Chestnut zone. April-June. 



L. vernus Bernh. A glabrous impedes about i ft. high, with angular stem. 

 Leaves with 2-4 pairs of oval acuminate leaflets, green on both sides, shining 

 and often ciliate. Flowers reddish-violet, then bluish, larger than the last. 

 Pods linear, glabrous, brown when ripe. Seeds yellow. 



Mountain wood's, especially limestone. April-May. 



