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rarely dilated phyllodineous ; leaflets either all foliaceous {Orodus), 

 or 1-5 or oo, superior transformed into small bristles or simple or 

 branched tendrils ; stipules foliaceous, sagittate or semisagittate, 

 rarely entire at base, sometimes (in absence of leaflets) large leaf- 

 like; flowers 1 subracemose on spuriously axillary 1- oo -flowered 

 peduncles ; bracts minute caducous ; bractlets {Northern Hemisphere, 

 South America 1 ). 



4. Pisum T. 3 — Flowers of Lathyrus ; germen oo-ovulate ; style 

 dilated from base upwards, more or less hardened, inflexed ; margins 

 much reflexed ; posterior face longitudinally bearded along middle, 

 angular through reflexion of margins, subcarinate, rather prominent 

 posteriorly; apex oblique stigmatiferous. Legume (of Lathyrus) 

 compressed 2-valved. Seeds oo, globose or subglobose ; funicle 

 dilated into a thin arched aril covering oblong hilum ; embryo 

 fleshy ; cotyledons thick ; radicle inflexed. — Glabrous herbs, re- 

 sembling Lathyrus in appearance ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets 1-3-jugate, 

 superior ending in a small bristle, or simple or branched tendril ; 

 stipules broad foliaceous, semicordate or sagittate ; flowers 4 solitary 

 or few, subracemose on spuriously axillary peduncles ; bracts minute 

 caducous ; bractlets {Mediterranean, Western Asia'). 



5. Cicer T. 6 — Receptacle cupuliform, lined by a crenulate disk 

 slightly projecting beyond its margin. Calyx gamosepalous, more 

 or less gibbous above ; lobes 5, nearly equal, or 2 superior connivent 

 a little shorter. Petals free ; standard ovate or suborbiculai , 

 either narrowed into a broad claw or subsessile ; limb subspathulate 

 at base ; wings obliquely obovate ; keel curved, obtuse or rather 

 acute. Stamens 10, 2-adelphous (9-1); filaments more or less 

 dilated above ; anthers uniform. Germen sessile (in some flowers 

 abortive) 2- oo-ovulate ; style curved or inflexed, beardless; apex 

 capitate stigmatiferous. Legume sessile, surrounded at base by 

 calyx, ovoid or oblong, turgid, continuous within, 2-valved. Seeds 

 1-oc, globose or irregularly obovoid : funicle not dilated at minute 



1 White, yellow, phik, violet, or blue. 5 Species 2. DC, Prodr., ii. 368(excl n. 0.— 



2 Species about 90. DC, Prodr., ii. 369, Sibth., Fl. Grcec, t. 687, 688.- Jaub.&Spach, 

 376.— Walp., Bep., i. 718, 723; ii. 886, 8S7 ; III. Plant. Orient., I. 4.6.— Gben. & Godb., Fl. 

 Ann., i. 214, 245 j ii. 403; iv. 530, 531. de Fr., i. 177.— Walv., Rep., i. 712; Li. 886. 



3 See p. 195. 6 See p. 195. 



4 Handsome, white, pink, or purple. 



