272 DIADELPHIA — DECANDRIA. [Astragalus. 



9. V. sepiitm, L. (Bush Vetch) ; flowers mostly in fours some- 

 what stalked, legumes upright glabrous, leaflets ovate obtuse 

 gradually smaller upwards upon the petiole. E. Hot. t. 79. 



Wooils and shady places, frequent. Fl. June, July. 1^ . — 1 — 2 ft. high. 

 Leajiets largo. 



10. V. Bithynica, L. {rough-podded purple Vetch) ; flowers 

 stalked mostly solitary, legumes upright rough, petioles with 

 two pairs of lanceolate leaflets, stipules toothed. E. Bot. t. 1 842. 



Bush}' places in gravelly soil, mostly near tlie sea, but rare. Near 

 Doncaster ; in Dorsetshire and Hampshire. Fiindsbury, Kent. Near 

 Cardiff, J. E. Bowman. Fl. July, Aug. If. .—Floivers purple, all but 

 the wings which are whitish. 



12. Ervum. Lhm. Tare. 



1. E. hirsictum, L. (hairi/ Tare); peduncles many-flowered, 

 legumes hairy 2-seeded, leaflets linear-oblong truncated. E. 



Bot.t. 971. 



Cornfields and hedges; too frequent. Fl. June. 0. — Sterns^ 2 — 3 



feet long, weak, straggling and climbing. Leajiets numerous. Floivers 

 very insignificant, purplish-blue. 



2. E. tetraspermum, L. {smooth Tare); peduncles 2 -flowered, 

 legumes glabrous 4-seeded, leaflets linear-oblong obtuse. E. 

 Bot. t. 1223. 



Moist corn-fields, hedges, &c. Fl. June. ©.—Smaller and slenderer 

 than the last. Leajiets fewer. 



13. Astra'galus. Linn. Milk-vetch. 



1. A. ghjcjjphyllus, L. {sweet Milk-vetch); stem prostrate, le- 

 gumes somewhat triangular curved sessile glabrous, leaves 

 lon'>-er than the peduncles, leaflets oval. E. Bot. t. 203. 



Woods and tliickets, in a gravelly or calcareous soU ; rare in Scot- 

 land : about Edinburgh. Fl. Jul}'. "4.— Well distinguished by its size. 

 Stem prostrate, 2—3 feet long. Leaves with large, ovate, acute stipules. 

 Flowers dingy yellow. Legumes an inch or more in length, curved. 



2. A. hypoglottis, L. {purple Mountain Milk-vetch); stem 

 prostrate, leaflets slightly emarginate, legumes erect capitate 

 hairy their cells 1 -seeded. E. Bot. t. 274. 



Dry gravelly or chalky pastures ; chiefly in the E. of England and 

 Scotland, as far N. as "Blair in Athol. Fl. July. If..— Stem weak, a 

 few inches in length. Leajiets ellij^tic-ovate, retuse, hairy. Peduncles 

 lono-er than the leaves, curved upwards. Heads of Jiowers large, in 

 proportion to the size of the plant, bluish-purple, souietimes white. Le- 

 gumes ovate, acuminate, hairy. 



3. A. alpinus, L. {alpi7ie 31ilk-vetch) ; pubescent, stem as- 

 cending, leaflets elliptical, stipules ovate free, legumes elliptical 

 stipitate pendulous clothed with black hairs. Grah. in E. Bot. 

 Suppl. t. 2717. — Phaca astro galina, DC. and others. 



Head of the Glen of the Dole, Clova ; Mr Brand, Br Greville, Dr 

 Graham. Fl. July. If .—This interesting addition to the British Flora 

 was made in 1831, upon ground frequently visited by Botanists of no 



