food f for stock,—both herbage and 
PULSE FAMILY. 105 
Obs, The summers are pea a for this pian. in bE ON = 
where it is sometim mes seen in gardens, as a curiosity : but, in the South- 
d fon 
- The seeds,—eithe 
legumes—are quite a favorite mith pas n, and others ; ¢ pai large 
ays of them are consumed a public gatherings. ” The seeds 
e said, also, to yield a valuable o i 
10. FA’BA, Tournef. Horss-pran. 
[The Latin name for a Bean ; appropriated to cate 
Calyx tubular, 5-cleft—the two upper segments shorter. Style bent 
praitdn at a right angle with the ovary ; stagma v parks Legume large, 
coriaceous, somewhat tumid. Seeds oblong, subeo pressed, with 
hilum at one heres Stem erect. Tendrils simpie ad i sary obsolete. 
1. F. von 8, Moench. Leaflets 2-4, oval, mucronate; stipules semi- 
migtiicle: Sthawaly ovate. 
Common Fapa. Horse Bean. Windsor Bean. 
Fr. Féve de Marais. Germ. Die Sau-Bohne. Span. Haba. 
simple, smooth. Leaflets 2-3 inches long, entire, — 
annual. Stem 1-2 feet high 
mason tendrils emp a large. Flowers in simple pote axillary racemes. 
Corolla white, with a lar dae on each wing. Legume 2-3 inches long, torulose. 
Gardens : cultivated. er Je -duly. Fr. August. 
Obs. This bean—orii mde m the shores of the Caspian Sea— 
Epi bi cultivated A: the fable, ut is not b generally admired. 
The a strong an a 
ll. ER’VUM, Tournef Lenrtt. 
{The Latin name for a species of Vetch or Tare.] id 
Calyx 5-parted; segments lance- ndisare: wate about as long as the 
we Style sa: © ce glabrous. Legume 2 - 4-seeded. ; 
. E. Lens, L. t, branching : leafs — oblong, some- 
ais pilose ; stipules obliquely brates anceola a 
axillary, 2- 3-flow yas ae legumes broad, short, finely soto smooth, S 
nticular | 
Lentil. 
Fr. La Lentille. Germ. — ss Span. Lenteja. a> 
Root annual. Stem 6~12 inches high. 6 or 8 pairs, half an inch oe 
drils 1 imple. Corolla white or =f pe pure wg tnt about half an inch long. Seeds 
early sim 
28 orbicular, compressed, white or tawny yell 
ardens :'cultivated. ‘Native of Europe. FL “June - July. Fr. August. 
oa This Vetch is cultivated pipritay abies chi, bee a8 
is Sometimes seen in gardens fare pbk. pe : 
the attention of American agriculturists. FE echaanont ea wie 
tils are a tolerable see Ae ene Po Sat aaa 
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