LEGUMINOS^. 



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ii. Standard smooth. 



a. Teeth of Cal. nearly equal. Sp. 32-45. 



b. Teeth unequal, 3 and 2, all far shorter 

 than tube. Sp. 46. 



c. CalyxTeethS, 2, audi. Sp. 47-52. 



A. Upper part of Style equalbj hairy all 

 round. Lis. with divey-f/ing veins. 



■ This section, with Orobus syhaticus, should 

 perhaps be united to ISroum ; but I have pre- 

 served the Linna3an genera, till a better ar- 

 rangement is settled. 



1. cassubica. Teeth of Cal. unequal, 

 shorter than tube. Rao. many -flowered, hardly 

 equalling L. Lts. numerous, ovali-oblong. 

 Lower Stip. semihastate. Margin entire. Leg. 

 elliptic, p. 6, 7- Mountain woods, s. Eur. 



2. sylvatica. Teeth of Cal. unequal, 

 shorter than tube. Rac. many-flowered, ex- 

 ceeding L. Lts. numerous, ovato-oblong. 

 Lower Stip. broad, laciniate. Leg. obtusely 

 lanceolate, p. 6-8. Woody hills. 



3. pisiformis. Teeth of Cal. unequal, 

 shorter than tube. Rac. many -flowered, equal- 

 ling L. Lts. about 10, broadly ovate ; lower- 

 most close to stem. Stip. broad, inciso-dentate. 

 Leg. oblong, p. 5, 6. Woody hills, m. Em-. 



H. Style bearded. Racemes on long sialics. 



i. Upper Teeth of Calyx minute, on a broad 

 base. 



a. Veins of Lts. divergent. Stipules broad, 

 dentate. 



4. dunaetorum. Rac. 6-12-flowered. 

 Blade of standard about half as long as haft. 

 Lts. 6-10, elliptico-ovate. Leg. oblong, com- 

 pressed, p. 7, 8. Mountain woods, m. 

 and s. Eur. 



5. altissima. Rac. with 8-16 nodding 

 flowxrs. Blade of Standard longer thanhaft. Lts. 

 6-12, elliptico-ovate. Leg. oblong, acuminate. 

 p. 5, 6. Jiltna, MUo, Randazzo, Sic. 



6. polysperma. El. 8-10, separate, erect. 

 Blade of Standard longer than haft. Lts. 

 8-16, oblong, with long abrupt points. Leg. 

 lineari-lanceolate. Seeds 14-20. p. Thickets. 

 Bagnoh, Astroni near Naples. 



b. Outer veins of Lts. nearly parallel to 

 midrib. Stipules semihastate. 



7. ochroleuca. Hairless. Rac. many- 

 flowered, exceeding L. El. yellow. Blade of 

 Standard equal to haft. Lts. 8-30, oblong. 



Leg. hairless. Seeds oval. p. 5, 6. Rocky 

 calc. K. Nap. Sic. 



8. consentina. " Rac. many-flowered, 

 exceeding L. El. remote, yellowish. Stem 

 and L.-stalks pubescent. Lts. linear, truncate, 

 mucronate ; the lower elliptic. Stip. semi- 

 sagittate. Calabria, at Ealde della SUa, and 

 between Cosenza and Rogliano. Dift'ers fi-om 

 ochroleaca in its broader L., shorter racemes, 

 larger flowers, and by being everywhere vil- 

 lous."— Ten. 



9. Cracca. Stem haii-y. Rac. crowded, 

 exceeding L. Fl. bhie. Blade of Standard 

 equal to haft. Lts. about 20, oblortg. Hairs 

 adpressed. Leg. on a stij^e, falling short of 

 calyx, p. 6, 8. Hedges and thicJcets. Not 

 in Sicily. 



10. Gerardi. Stem hairy. Rac. crowded, 

 exceeding L. Fl. blue. Blade of Standard 

 equal to haft. Lts. 20-30, oblong. Hairs 

 spreading. Stipe of oblong Leg. exceeding 

 calyx, p. 6, 7. Thickets, s. Eur. 



11. elegans. " CaL coloured. Base gib- 

 bous. Teeth cUiate, triangular ; middle lower 

 Tooth longer and narrower, as long as tube. 

 Sialics 10-30-tlowered, exceeding L. Fl. se- 

 cund, somewhat approximate, blue. Keel ■with 

 a bloody spot on each side. Lts. 16-24, linear, 

 awned with adpressed hairs. Stip. entire ; 

 lower semisagittate ; upper linear. Leg. ob- 

 longo-lanceolate, obsoletely nerved, pendulous. 

 Seeds compressed, globose, p. 5, 6. Open hills 

 and thickets. Sic." — Guss. 



12. tenuifolia. Rac. many-flowei'ed, far 

 exceeding L. Fl. purplish. Blade of Standard 

 twice as long as haft. Lts. about 20, linear, 

 acute. Leg. lanceolate, p. 6-8. Woody. Fr. 

 Ger. 



13. biennis. "Teeth of Cal. unequal. 

 Sialics many-flowered, hardly exceeding L. 

 Partial sialics very long. Lts. (about 12 ?) 

 lanceolate, hairless. The common Stalk sul- 

 cate. Stip. semisagittate, acute. Leg. ascend- 

 ing, compressed, short, hairless, p. Sea-side 

 thickets. Fusai'o. Like V. Pseudo-Cracca." — 

 Ten. 



14. ambigua. " Nearly smooth. Stalks 

 6-16-flowered, exceeding L. Lts. 8-16, oval. 

 Stip. semisagittato-lanceolate, often dentate. 

 Leg. oval, compressed, a. 3-5. Grassy hills. 

 Sic. Differs from Sp. 15, in being stouter, 

 the lower Stipules broader, more frequently 

 toothed, the Lts. 2 or 3 times as broad, Fl. 

 larger and not spotted. Standard more dilated 



