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entire. Spike erect, many-flowered. Cal. as 

 long as wings and keel. a. 5-8. Meadows 

 and fields. 



p. IFilldenovii, Bcenn. Leg. covered with 

 jointed, glandular hairs. 



10. apennina, J. W. Procumbent. Leg. 

 subulate, spii'al, 1 - seeded ? longitudinally 

 veiaed ? Lts. rbombeo-subrotund, acutely den- 

 ticulate. Stip. ovate, deeply dentate. Rac. 

 erect, dense, many-flowered. Cor. twice as 

 long as calyx, iv. b. ? 6. Meadows. Guada- 

 gnolo. TJds is, perhaps, the M. Willdenovii of 

 Gussone. 



D. Legume spiral, closed. Edge thin, un- 

 armed. 



11. obscura. Leg. of 1 or l^ tui-ns, 2- 

 seeded. Veins radiating, anastomosing in an 

 irregular flexuose nerve near the outer margin. 

 Stip. semiovate, acuminate, deeplydentate. Rac. 

 many-flowered, a. 4, 5. Sandy shores, s. Eur. 



/8. spinosa, Guss. With a few setaceous 

 Spines on the fruit. Sand. s. Sic. 



12. £Ielix. Leg. of 2-3 close turns, 2- 

 4-seeded. Veins radiating, uniting in a strong 

 wavy nerve within the outer margin. Stip. 

 somewhat semisagittate, lacero-dentate. Rac. 

 3-5-flowered. a. 4, 5. Sandy hills and shore. 

 Nap. e. Sic. 



j8. spinulosa, Guss. With a few setaceous 

 Spines on fruit. Cuma. Cape Miseno. 



13. scutellata. Leg. convex below, pre- 

 senting its spii-al edge on the upper face of 

 helix. Veins numerous, prominent, reticulate. 

 No lateral nerve. Stip. semisagittate. Stalks 

 1-8-flowered. a. 5, 6. Eiume. It. 



14. cuueata, J. W. Leg. with 6-9 tmnis ; 

 4 or 5 of which are nearly equal, forming an 

 ellipsoid. Helix as long as broad. Veins without 

 a lateral nerve, radiating. Lts. cuneate. Stip. 

 setaceo-multifid. a. 6. TivoU. Query, if imr. 

 of orbicularis. 



15. orbicularis. Leg. at first crooked ; 

 afterwards forming a very compressed, lenti- 

 form helix of 5-7 turns, of which the middle 

 one is largest. No lateral nerve. Veins radiat- 

 ing. Seeds many, punctulato-rugose. Lts. 

 obcordate. Stip.laciniate. Stalks 1-3-flowered. 

 a. 4-6. Fields, s. Eur. 



16. marginata. Leg. compressed, flat on 

 two sides. Tm-ns about 6. Margins distant, 

 with transverse veins, thickened towards the 

 edge. Stalks 1-3-flowered, shorter than L. 

 Stip.setaceo-pimiatifid. a. 5,6. Fiume. — Koch. 



17. Soleirolii. Leg. plano-convex, longi- 

 tudinally reticulate. Lts. rhombeo-obovate, 

 denticulate, nervose. Stip. pinnatifido-dentate. 

 Divisions setiform. Rac. of many large flowers. 

 Divisions of Cal. villous, setaceous, a. Near 

 Calvi in Corsica. 



E>. Edge thickened, \-nerved. No Spines. 



18. su£&uticosa. Prostrate, somewhat 

 woody. Leg. downy, with about 2 turns. No 

 lateral nerve. Veins slender, arcuato-reticulate. - 

 Seeds ii'regularly cordate. Lts. rhombeo- 

 subrotund. Stip. semiovate, dentate, p. 6, 7. 

 Bareges. 



19. leiocarpa. Prostrate, somewhatwoody. 

 Leg. smooth, of 2-4 turns, with strong longi- 

 tudinallyreticulate veins. Seeds nearly reniform. 

 Stip. broadly lanceolate, nearly entire, p. 5. 

 Calc. hills. Narb. Corbieres. 



20. elegans. Helix flat at each end, with 

 2 or 3 tm-ns. Veins transversely reticulate. 

 Margin obtuse. Lts. rhombeo-obovate. Stip. 

 lanceolate, dentate. Stalks 2-4-flowered. a. 

 4, 5. Open calc. hills. Sic. 



21. striata. Leg. flat on two sides, hair- 

 less, somewhat muricato-tuberculate. Outer 

 suture convex, 1-nerved. Helix longer than 

 broad. Turns 3 or 4. Stalks 1-6-flowered, 

 exceeding L. Stip. ciliato-dentate. a. 4, 5. 

 Fields, s. Coast of Sic. — Guss. 



22. tornata. Diffuse. Leg. truncate at 

 each end. Outer suture flat. Helix longer 

 than broad, hairless. Tm'ns 5, 6, close. Seeds 

 reniform, truncate, orange colour. Lts. obo- 

 vate. Stip. ciliato-dentate. Stalks 1-5-flowered, 

 exceeding L. a. 4, 5. Coasts. Sic. 



j8. muricata. Sic. 



P. Legume spiral. Edge thick, ^-nerved, 

 often with prominent veins or tubercles. 

 Helix compact, the edges touching. 



23. turbiuata. Diifuse. Helix convex at 

 each end. Margin lined. Lts. rhombeo-ovate. 

 Stip. lanceolate, dentate. Sialics about 2- 

 flowered. a. 4, 5. Corn. e. Sic. 



24. tuberculata. Procumbent. Helix el- 

 lipsoid, flattened at base. Tm'us 3-5. Veins 

 none. Suture very thick, triangular, scaly 

 when old. Tubercles or short spines swelling 

 at base. Seeds reniform, truncate. Stip. lan- 

 ceolate, dentate. Stalks 1-3-flowered. a. 4-6. 

 Cult. Istria. s. and e. Sic. 



25. trizucatulata. Helix' cyhndiical, com- 

 pact. Sutiu'e with a broad keel. Spines re- 



