IH.ex.cal. 63. LEGUMINOS^. 376. Orobus. 61S 



1 . Orohus sylvaticus. IVood peaselbig. 

 leaves pinnate, hairy, 7 to 10-paired; leaflets ovate, 



oblong; stipules nearly arrowshape ; stem branched, trail- 

 ing, hairy at bottom. 



Orobus sylvaticus nostras, .Krtii Syn. 324, 1. 



Orobus sylvaticus, Z/iw. S. P. 1029. 



Vicia Cassubica, Fl. Dan. 98, not of Linnaeus. 



Mountainous woods and hedges ; perennial ; May, June. 



Root woody; stems many, slightly branched; tendrils 

 very small; leaflets ovate, pointed, hairy beneath ;^0Myer5 

 many, racemous, 1-sided, yellowish with purple lines; calyx 

 hairy ; legumen ovate, bald, 3-seeded. 



$. simplicif alius. Leaves very large, simple; plant barren. 



2. Orobus tulerosus. Tuberous peaseling. 

 Leaves pinnate, 2 to 4-paired ; leaflets lanceolate, pale, 



glaucous beneath; stipule nearly arrowshape, 4 or 5-toothed; 

 stem simple, winged. 



Orobus sylvaticus foliis oblonjjis glabris, Rail Syn. 324,2. 



Astragalus sylvaticus, Ger. em. 1237, 2. 



Lathyrus sylvestris lignosior, Park. 1072. 



Orobus tuberosus, Lin. S.P. 1028. 



Heath pea. Wood pea. Cor-meille, Highlanders. 



Heaths and pastures ; perennial ; May and June. 



Root tuberous; stem, angular; leaves not ending in a 

 tendril ; leaflets blackish green, bald, flat ; flowers racemous, 

 one-rowed, purplish red growing blue ; legumen many 

 seeded ; style persisting. — Tubers nutritive. 



3. Orohus tenuifolim. Fineleaved peaseling. 

 Leaves pinnate, 2 or 3-paired; leaflets slender, linear, 



pointed, grooved above; stipules lanceolate, pointed, toothed 

 at bottom. 



Orobus tuberosus &, Willd. S. P. 

 Orobus tenuifolius, Roth Fl. Germ. 1305. 



Sandy places; perennial; May and June. 

 Root tuberous ; stem 9 inches high, weak, 4-angled be- 

 low, winged above; flowers small, light-coloured. 



XVI. 377. VICIA. Pliny. P'eich 



Calyx tubular, 5-cut ; 2 upper lobes short ; style thread- 

 like, in a right angle with the ovary, hairy above and be- 

 low the tip } legumen oblong, many-seeded. 



