LEGUMIN0S&-PAPILI0NACE2E. 



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backwards, and rigid and indurated. The whole length of its 

 posterior face is bearded. 



The Peas 1 (Fr., Pots) have nearly all the characters of Ficia, 

 from which they only differ in the form of the style, which here also 



Piswm sativum. 



Fig. 145. 

 Androceum and gynaeceum. 



Fig. 144. 

 Flower. 



Fig. 146. 



Gynseeeum (j) 



is broad, but instead of remaining flat is bent longitudinally into a 

 gutter, whose hollow looks towards the back of the flower. 



To this series also belong the Chickpeas 2 (Fr., Chickes, Ciclics ; 

 fig. 14S), in which the wings of the corolla are free, while the style 

 is slender and beardless ; and the fruit is a turgid, bladder-like pod, 

 containing but few seeds with straight radicles. There remains the 

 abnormal genus Abrus (Fr., Idcme-UegUsse*), which has a twining 

 stem, woody at the base, and only nine monadelphous stamens to 

 its flowers. The gynreceum has a glabrous style with capitate 

 stigma. This genus has been made by several authors the type of 

 a distinct series, Abrinece, placed doubtfully by some next P/taseolete, 



rus, Cicereula, Navidura, and Lastila. His 

 Orobosce includes the genera Clymenum, Urn- 

 phiosa, Lens, Aphaca, and Oroibus. I believe 

 that no one else admits this incredible multiplica- 

 tion of genera. 



1 Pimm T., Inst, 394, t. 215.— L., Gen., n. 

 870 (part.).— J., Gen., 360.— Lamk:., Bid., v. 

 455; Suppl., iv. 452; III., t. 633.— G.tcbtn., 

 Fruct., ii. 331, t. 152.— DC, Prodr., ii. 368. - 

 Endl., Gen. n. 6759.— B. H., Gen,, 527, n. 187. 

 [Yicia is strictly Vetch (Fr., Vesce), Lathyrus 

 "Vetchling," or " Everlasting-pea" (Gesse), and 

 Pisum "Pea" (Puis); but all four terms are 

 used for different species of Lathyrus in English. 

 So " Tare" is applied to certain species of La- 

 thyrus, Frvum, and Ficia.'] 



2 Cicer T., Inst., 389, t. 110.— L. Gen., n. 



875.— Gjeetx., Fruct., ii. 326. t. 151.— DC, 

 Mem, Legum,, t. 54 ; Prodr., ii. 354. — Endl., 

 Gen,, n. 6578.— B. H., Gen., 521, n. Is:;. 



3 L., Gen, Mant.,n. 12S6.— G eh i v. Fruct., 

 ii. 328, 1. 151. — Lamk., Diet., i. 3; 1(1., i. 608, 

 fig. 1.— DC., Prodr., ii. 381.— Endl., Gen., n. 

 6698.— B. II., Gen., 527, n. 188.— H. lis., in 

 Diet. Encycl.des Sc. Medic, i. 245. The reader 

 will sec that we here follow what we believe to 

 be the best course in treating the very natural 

 orders, such as Papilionacea. After a detailed 

 description of the chief type of the series, we 

 run quickly over the other genera. All details o( 

 their organization and bibliography will be given 

 in the Genera (pp. 22!) ,V Beq.), in order to 

 avoid repetitions. This plan we shall follow in all 

 the other series of this suborder. 



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