LEGUMINOS^. 



101 



exceeding L. Leg. bowed, terete, p. Open 

 hills. Avezzano. 



iii. 'Flowers purplisJi or vjhite. 



9. cretica. Herbiaceous, ascending. Stip. 

 veiy small, acute. Lis. 11-13, cuneate, retuse ; 

 lowest remote from stem. Umbel 3-6-flowered. 

 a. 5, 6. Grassy banks. It. 



10. varia. Herbaceous, diffuse. Stip. very 

 small, acute. Lts. 9-13, oblong, mucronate ; 

 lowest near stem. Umbel 16-20-flowered. Leg. 

 erect, p. 6, 7- Lri/ meadows and pastures. 

 s. and m. Eur. 



190. ASTROLOBIUM. 



1. ebracteatum. Fl. about equalling L. 

 L. all pinnate. Lts. numerous, equal, elliptic- 

 oblong ; lowest remote from stem. Leg. terete, 

 cm-ved. a. 4, 5. Sand. Jersey, w. IV. It. 



2. repandum. H.-stalks somewhat shorter 

 than L. Stip. joined, sheathing. Lower L. 

 simple, oval, emarginate; upper pinnate. 

 Lowermost Lts. near stem, subrotund. Lo- 

 mentum incurved, a. 4, 5, Sandy shores. 

 s. Sic. 



3. scorpioides. Fl.-stalks longer than L. 

 Stip. joined, sheathing. L. ternate. Lower Lts. 

 subrotund, veiy small; terminal large, oval. 

 a. 5-7. Fields. Coasts of Mdt. 



191. ORNITHOPUS. 



1. compressus. Fl. -stalk shorter than L. 

 Lts. villous. Leg. compressed, longitudinally 

 reticulate, curved at top. Joints oval. Fl. yel- 

 low, a. 4, 5. Sand. s. Fr. It. 



3. perpusillus. Fl. -stalk longer than L. 

 Lts. somewhat villous. Teeth of Cal. not half 

 as long as tube. Leg. somewhat compressed, 

 hairless, nearly straight. Beak very short. 

 Joints subrotund. Fl. pink and white, a. 

 5, 6. Sandy. Not at Rotne nor in Sic. 



3. roseus. Fl.-stalks longer than L. Teeth 

 of Cal. nearly as long as tube. Leg. somewhat 

 compressed, reticulate. Beak nearly as long as 

 last joint, a. 5. Sandy. La Teste. Mt. de 

 Marsan. w. Fr. 



192. HIPPOCREPIS. 



A. Perennial. Sinus of Fruit less than 

 half a circle. 



1. cotuosa. Herbaceous, diflfnse. Stalk of 

 Umbel exceeding L. Leg. curved, sinuate on 

 both sides, p. 5-7. Cal c. banks. Not in Sic. 



2. glauca. Herbaceous, ascending. Stalk 

 of Umbel exceeding glaucous L. Leg. some- 

 what curved, sinuate only on one side. Joints 

 always 5. p. 5, 6. Calc. rocks. Mte. Ma- 

 gello. Sic. 



B. Annual. Sinus of Fruit more than half 

 a circle. 



3. multisiliquosa. Stalks 2-4-flowered, 

 shorter than L. Leg. nearly smooth, very 

 much cmwed. a. 3-5. Sandy shores, open, 

 stony, or sandy. Sic. 



4. ciliata. Stalks 2-6-flowered, shorter 

 than L. Legimie at last almost straight, tu- 

 berculato-hispid at the seeds, a. 4-6. Dry 

 calc. s. Fl'. It. Probably a var. ofH. multi- 

 siliquosa. 



5. unisiliquosa. Fl. axillary, sessile, so- 

 litaiy. Leg. cm-ved. a. 3-5. Calc. hills and 

 fields, s. Fr. It. 



6. velutina. Stalks 1-2-flowered, shorter 

 than L. Leg. velvety, glandolar at joinings. 

 Extremities of the sinus produced into horns ! 

 a. Port Juvenal. — Duby. 



193. SECURICtERA. 



1. Coronilla. MoMt of a Coronilla. a. 

 5, 6. Fields and dry meadows, s. Eur. 



194. HEDYSARUIVr. 



1 . coronarium. Stem diffuse. Lts. 3-5 

 pair, elliptic, downy beneath and on margin. 

 Rac. oblong, crowded. Wings, standard, and 

 keel nearly equal. Leg. prickly, haiiiess. p. 5. 

 Meadows, vineyards. It. 



2. humile. Stem neai'ly erect. Lts. 7-9 

 pair, lineari-cuneate. Fl. in racemes. "Wings 

 not exceeding half keel. Standai'd shorter than 

 keel. Leg. of two or three rounded, tubercled, 

 and villous joints, p. (Cev. Mtp., Gouan.) 

 (Dax, Gekaed.) (Sic, DC.) 



3. pallidum. Procumbent. Lts. 6-7 pair, 

 elliptico-orbicular, pubescent. Spikes oblong. 



crowded. 



Standard as long as keel. 



Wings 



shorter. Leg. with rounded, prickly joints, 

 p. 5. Canal of Fusaro near Naples. 



4. spmosissimum. Stem diffase. Lts. 

 5-7 pair, oblong, emarginate, (acute, Guss.) 

 Heads 3 -flowered; the lateral sessile. Wings 

 shorter than keel and standard. Leg. pubes- 

 cent, with hooked prickles, a. 5. Mars. 

 Frejus. K. Nap. 



5. capitatuiu. Decumbent. Lts. 6-7 pair. 



