316 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



45; Europe, 61; Russian Europe, 22; North America, 10-12; 

 Mid. Calif., 6; Canada, 6; S. Sts., 7; Rocky mts., 3; E. Sts., 3; 

 W. Tex., 5; PI. King., 1; PL Wheel., 1. 



Fossil species: Ervites, (Saporta) Tertiary of Aix. 

 Lower Oligocene. 



Ticia americana MUHL. Willd. Spec. Ill, 1096 (1802). 



Orobus diffusus NUTT. Fras. Cat. (1813). 



Vicia sylvatica NUTT. Gen. II, 97 (1818). 



V. tridentata SCHW. Appx. Long. Exp. 116 (1825). 



V. sparsifolia and oregana NTJTT. T. and G. Fl. I, 270 (1838). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 143; Britt., Fl. N. J. 88; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 130; Coult., Fl. Colo. 72; Upham, Fl. Minn. 46; Brew, and Wats., 

 Fl. Calif. I, 157; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 121, 512; Greene, Fl. Fran. 3; Wats., King 

 Exp. 78; Roth., Wheel. Exp. 162m mr.; Cov., Fl. Ark. 176; Wats., Bibl. 

 Ind. I, 267. 



North America: N. Br., Niagara river, N. of Lake 

 Superior, Brit. Col. to Pac. and Alaska; S. to Washington, 

 Oregon, Calif, and N. Mexico; E. to Minn., Ark., Kan., Neb., 

 Ind., N. Y. andN. J. 



Minn, valley: Forest district and W. to Chippewa 

 valley; moist woods and banks. 



HERB. : Bollard 780, Swan lake, Carver Co. ; Bollard 

 472, Prior's lake, Scott Co. ; Bollard 631, Chaska, Carver Co. ; 

 Bollard 363, Helena, Scott Co. ; Bollard 215, Jordan, Scott Co. ; 

 Bollard 109, Carver; Bollard 690, Waconia; Taylor 676, Minne- 

 sota lake; Taylor 270, Janes ville; Taylor 69, Elysian; Sheldon 

 150, Madison Lake; Holzinger 59, Winona Co.; Hohinger 60, 

 Winona; Herrick 79, Minneapolis; Hammond 14, Lake City; 

 Herb. Sheld. 1899, Minneapolis; Herb. Moyer 63, Black Oak lake, 

 Chippewa Co. 



Vicia caroliniana WALT. Fl. Car. 182 (1788). 

 V. parviflora MICHX. Fl. N. Am. II, 60 (1803). 

 Cracca caroliniana ALEF. Bonplandia IX, 124 (1861). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 143; Britt. Fl. N. J. 88; Chap., 

 Fl. S. St. 98; Upham, Fl. Minn. 46; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 120, 512; Cov., Fl. 

 Ark. 176; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 268. 



North America: Ont. to N. Y. and N. J.; S. to Ga.; 

 W. to Minn., Kan. and Ark. 



Minn, valley: N. E. district and probably to Blue 

 Earth Co. ; edges of woods and river banks. 



HERB.; tKassube 55, Minnehaha; Herb. Sheld. 1898, 

 Minneapolis. 



Vicia cracca LINN. Spec. 735 (1753). 



Ervum cracca TRAUTV. Fl. Sib. 46 Act. Hort. Petr. V, 1, (1877). 



