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194. HEDYSARUM. 



oUong ; of lower L. obcordate, olituse. Rac. 

 ovate. StaUc exceeding L. EL. 3-10, all on 

 short stalks. Standard equal to keel. Joints 

 of Leg. orbicular, pubescent, and with hooked 

 prickles, a. 4, 5. Argillaceo-calcareous hills ! 

 Sic. Cors. 



6. obscurum. Erect. Lts. 5-9 pair, ovate. 

 Stip. united, sheathing. Bracts longer than 

 flower-stalk. Leg. pendulous, quite smooth, p. 

 7, 8. Moist mountain pastures. Alps from 

 Austria to Provence. 



195. ONOBRYCHIS. 



1. sativa. Nearly erect. Stip. mostly dis- 

 tinct. Leg. rugose, somewhat aculeate. (Teeth 

 only half as long as the crest, Koch.) Spike 

 elongated. Keel shoiier than standai-d. Wings 

 not exceeding calyx. (Cal, about equal to co- 

 rolla, J. W.) Lts. mucronate, neaily hairless. 

 p. 6, 7. Chalky hills. 



3. montana. "Subdecumbent. Stip. united 

 opposite L. Leg. rugose, denticTilate at back. 

 Sides rugose, downy. Spike short. Keel longer 

 than standard. Wings shorter than calyx. Lts. 

 cuneato-lanceolate, mucronate, hairless. p. 

 6, 7. High meadows. Alps. Pyr." — DC. Ac- 

 cording to Koch, the comparative length of 

 keel and standard is not to be trusted. 



3. arejiaria. "Ascending. Leg. keeled, 

 reticulate, with an elevated disc, aculeate. The 

 intermediate marginal prickles subulate, in 

 length equalling breadth of the crest. Wings 

 shorter than calyx, p. Open calcareous hills. 

 Trieste, s. Switz." — Koch. He quotes BC, 

 who sags " dorso subdenticulato." 



4. conferta. "Declining. Stip. mostly 

 distinct. Leg. hoary, rugose. Prickles of the 

 sides short; of the back long. Rac. ovate. 

 Keel as long as standard. Wings shorter than 

 calyx. Lts.oblongo-elLiptic,mucronulate, downy 

 beneath, p. Mountains. Abruzzi." — DC. 



5. supina. " Diffuse, somewhat hirsute. 

 Leg. villous, rugose, somewhat aculeate, crista- 

 to-dentate on the back. Spike ovato-oblong, 

 stalked. Wings and keel shorter than calyx. 

 Lts. oblong, hardly mucronulate. p. 6. Mea- 

 dows and uncult. Vallais. Prov. Dau." — DC. 



6. alba. " Stem erect, velvety. Leg. 

 downy, crested with somewhat long prickles. 

 Disc rugose, with short pricldes. Spike cy- 

 lindi-ical. Wings shorter than calyx. Keel 

 exceeding calyx. Lts. linear, mucronate, silky 

 beneath, p." — DC. Calc. hills. Gargano. 

 lapygia. — Ten. 



7. saxatilis. Ascending, Leg. hairless, 

 with an entire crest. Disc rugose, without 

 prickles. Lts. linear, p. 5, 6. Open, stony 

 hills. Prov. Nice. 



8. Caput Galli. Erect or diffuse. Leg. 

 downy, everywhere pxickly. Spike few-flowered. 

 Cal. about equalling corolla. Lts. oblong, mu- 

 cronate, pubescent, a. 5. Rough, s. Em-. 



9. Crista Galli. Supine. Leg. hairless. 

 Crest in oblong, flat, toothed divisions. Disc 

 somewhat prickly. Spike few-flowered. Cal. 

 about equal to corolla. Lts. obtuse or refuse, 

 pubescent, a. Open, rough, s. Eur. — DC. ; 

 but I find it in no partial Mora. 



10. sequidentata. "Erect, nearly smooth. 

 Leg. hairy. Disc with short spines. Crest 

 divided into nearly equal, entire teeth. Spike- 

 stalk of Er. twice as long as L. Flowers dis- 

 tant. Lower Lts. obovate ; upper oblong, 

 somewhat pubescent, a. 3, 4. Dry calc. hills. 

 Alicata. Palmi." — Guss. 



11. depressa. "Diffuse. Leg. quite hair- 

 less, very prickly. Pricldes nearly equal. Hol- 

 lows between the prickles of the disc smooth. 

 Rac. few-flowered, as long as L. Cal. equal to 

 corolla. Keel shorter than standard. Lts. 

 cuneato-obovate, refuse or mucronate, hairless. 

 Sic." — Guss. from Peesl. 



Tribe IV. VICIEJE. 



196. CICER. 



1. arietinum. Cal. hardly gibbous. Teeth 

 equalling wings. AH L. unequally pinnate. 

 Lts. serrate, a. 6, 7. Escapes in s. Eur. 



197. VICIA. 



A. Upper part of Style equally hairy all 

 round. Sp. 1-3. 



B. Style bearded. Rac. on long stalks. 



i. Upper Teeth of Cal. minute, on a broad 

 base. 



a. Veins of Lts. divergent. Stip. broad, 

 dentate. Sp. 4-6. 



b. Veins nearly parallel to midi'ib. Stip. 

 semihastate. Sp. 7-16. 



ii. Upper Teeth of Cal. triangular, much 

 shorter than lower. Sp. 17-20. 



iii. Teeth of Cal. nearly equal. Sp. 21-27- 



C. Style bearded. El. nearly sessile. 

 i. Standard hairy. Sp. 28-31. 



