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ters. Summer. An escape from gardens. New England to 

 , Dist. Col. Native of Europe. Fig. 216. 



217. Pale Yetchling. Lathyrus ochroleucus. Stem 1-25^ 

 ft. long, slightly angled. Leaflets 3-5 pairs, 1-2 in. long. 

 Flowers yellowish-white, in a long-stalked meagre cluster. 

 Pods scarcely i in. long, smooth. June. Quebec to British 

 Columbia., N. J., 111., etc. 



218. Meadow Pea. Lathyrus pratensis. Stem 1-3 ft. weakly 

 climbing. Leaflets only a single pair, but 2 leaf-like stipules, 

 making it appear as with 2 pairs. Flowers more numerous 

 than in the preceding, yellow. Pod i-i>^ in. long, smooth. 

 July. New Brunswick, N. Y., New England, and Ontario. 

 Fig. 218. 



219. Carolina Vetch. Vicia caroliniana. Stem 2-3 ft., 

 climbing or trailing. Leaflets 8-18, scarcely i in. long, oblong. 

 Flowers nearly white, >4-^ ^^- ^ong. Pod ^-i^ in. long, 

 smooth. June. Ontario to Minn., south to Georgia, Kan., and 

 Miss. 



220. Beach Pea. Lathyrus maritimus. Stem nearly prostrate, 

 angled, coarse. Leaflets 6-12, sharp pointed, 1-2 in. long, 

 bluish-green. Flowers 6-10 purple and showy, about i in. 

 long. Pod iy2-S in. long, veiny. Summer. Sea beaches. 

 Labrador to N. J., and shores of the Great Lakes. Fig. 220. 



