1004 LATHYRUS. [CLASS XVII. ORDER 111, 
Vetch. Peduncles one or two flowered; petioles leaflike, linear 
lanceolate, without tendrils; stipules small, subulate. 
English Botany, t. 112.—English Flora, vol. iii. p. 274.—Hooker, 
British Flora, ed. 4. vol. i. p. 269.—Lindley, Synopsis, p. 86. 
Root fibrous, Stem erect, from one to two feet high, smooth, 
angular, striated, simple. Petioles linear lanceolate, sessile, striated, 
entire, with a tapering point, resembling leaves. Stipules very 
small, awl-shaped, sometimes wanting. Inflorescence slender erect 
peduncles, arising from the axis of the upper leaves, and bearing one 
or two bright crimson flowers. Calyw tubular, with a conical base, 
teeth nearly equal, lanceolate. Legume long, linear, nearly eylin- 
drical, pendulous, many seeded, smooth, 
Habitat.—Bushy places and grassy borders of fields in various 
parts of England ; but not very common. 
Annual; flowering in May. 
This species is remarkable from its linear dilated petioles resem- 
bling and performing the office of leaves, which are grass-like, and 
when the plant is growing amongst grass, and before it is in flower it 
is very apt to be overlooked. The flowers are a beautiful bright 
crimson, more or less variegated with white and purple. 
*« Leaves with one or many pairs of leaflets, peduncles two or many 
flowered. 
3. L. hirsu'tus, Linn. (Fig. 1169.) Rough Podded Vetchling. 
Peduncles two flowered, longer than the leaves; petioles winged, and 
bearing a pair of lanceolate leaflets; legumes linear oblong, hairy, the 
hairs with a bulbous base ; seeds globose, rough. 
English Botany, t. 1255.—English Flora, vol. ili. p. 275.—Hooker, 
British Flora, ed. 4. vol. i. p. 269.—Lindley, Synopsis, p. 86. 
Root small, tapering. Stem about two feet high, somewhat hairy, 
winged, leafy, branched. Leaves with winged petioles, terminating 
in a branched tendril, and bearing a pair of lanceolate leaflets, three 
ribbed and veiny, quite smooth, or somewhat hairy. Stipules narrow, 
half arrow-shaped, and slightly hairy. Jnjlorescence slender axillary 
peduncles, longer than the leaves, and bearing two, sometimes one, 
rarely three flowers, which have the standard bright crimson, the 
wings pale blue, and the keel white. Calyw hairy, cut into deep 
narrow lanceolate segments. Legume broadly linear oblong, clothed 
with hairs, having a bulbous base. Seeds globose, rough, with 
elevated tubercles. 
Habitat.—Cultivated fields; rare. Essex, and between Bath and 
Bristol. 
Annual ; flowering in July. 
4. L. pra'tensis, Linn. (Fig. 1170.) Meadow Vetchling. Peduneles 
many flowered, longer than the leaves ; petioles angular, terminating 
in a branched tendril, and bearing a pair of three ribbed lanceolate 
