292 DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. [CL. XVII. 



each with, two elliptical leaflets ; stem winged. Stem climbing, 



three or four feet long : flowers large, rose-coloured. Perennial . 

 flowers in July and August : grows in woods: rare, and appa- 

 rently not indigenous. Eng. Bot. vol. xvi. pi. 1108. Eng.Fl. vol. 

 iii. p. 277. 1045. 



7. L. palustris. Blue Marsh Vetchling. Tendrils branched, each 

 with several lance-shaped segments ; stipules lance-shaped ; stem 



winged. Flowers variegated with blue and purple. Perennial : 



flowers in July and August : grows in wet meadows and thickets : 

 rare. Eng. Bot. vol. iii. pi. 169. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 278. 1046. 



10. VI'CIA. VETCH. 



Calyx inferior, tubular, unequal, with five acute segments, the 

 two uppermost shorter. Corolla of five petals ; standard largest, 

 oval, ascending, the sides deflected, the back somewhat keeled ; 

 wings oblong, approaching each other, shorter than the stand- 

 ard ; keel rounded, compressed of two united petals, with sepa- 

 rate claws. Filaments ten ; nine united into a compressed tube, 

 open at the upper edge, the other hair-like, separate ; anthers 

 small, roundish, Germen oblong, compressed. Style short, 

 ascending at a right angle, cylindrical ; stigma obtuse, with a 

 tuft of hairs in front, below the summit. Legume long, com- 

 pressed, pointed, one-celled, with two leathery, stiffish valves. 

 Seeds several, roundish. Name, bikion, in Greek. 355. 



* Stalks long, many-flowered. 



1. V. sylvdtica. Wood Vetch. Leaflets elliptical ; stipules cres- 

 cent-shaped, deeply-toothed. Stems numerous, climbing, five 



or six feet long : flowers numerous, in clusters longer than the 

 leaves : petals bluish- white, veined with blue. Perennial : flowers 

 in July and August : grows in bushy places and hedges : frequent. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 79. Eng. FL vol. iii. p. 279. 1047. 



2. V. Crdcca. Tufted Vetch. Flowers in imbricated clusters ; 

 leaflets lance-shaped, downy ; stipules half arrow-shaped, nearly 



entire. Stems two or three feet long : flowers variegated with 



purple and blue. An excellent pasture plant. Perennial : flowers 

 in July and August : grows in thickets, hedges, and pastures : 

 common. Eng. Bot. vol. xvii. pi. 1168. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 280. 



1048. 

 ** Flowers axillar, nearly sessile. 



3. V. sativa. Common Vetch. Flowers nearly sessile, commonly 

 in pairs, leaflets oblong, lower ones abrupt ; stipules toothed, im- 

 pressed with a dark spot; seeds smooth. Stems procumbent or 



climbing, from two to three feet long : leaflets from six to ten : 

 flowers variegated with crimson, blue, and white. Perennial: 

 flowers in May and June : grows in corn-fields : frequent. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. v. pl/334. Eng'. FL vol. iii. p. 281. 1049. 



4. V. angustifolia. Narrow-leaved Crimson Vetch. Flowers soli- 

 tary, nearly sessile ; leaflets about six, linear, lower ones inversely 

 heart-shaped ; stipules impressed with a pale spot ; seeds smooth. 



Flowers crimson, white at the keel. This is probably a starved 



variety of the preceding. Annual : flowers in June : grows in 

 pastures: frequent. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 282. Eng. Bot. Suppl. pi. 

 2614. 1050. 



