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upwards, and more deeply emai'ginate." — 

 Guss. 



15. dasycarpa. " Nearly smootli. Upper 

 Teeth of Cal. very short ; lower acute, nearly 

 equal to tube. Stalks many- (10-20) flowered, 

 somewhat exceeeding L. Lts. 12-20, oblongo- 

 lanceolate. Stip. semisagittato-lanceolate; lower 

 dentate. Leg. broadly oval, compressed. Seeds 

 globose, a. 3, 5. Grassy hills, thickets, and 

 sandy shores. Sic. Nap." — Guss. 



16. villosa. Villous. Eac. many-flow- 

 ered, somewhat lax, exceeding L. Fl. pur- 

 plish. Blade of Standard half as long as 

 haft. Lts. 12-16, Kneari-lanceolate. Margin 

 of Stip. entire. Leg. eUiptico-rhomboid. a. 

 5-7. Corn. m. and s. Em. 



ii. Upper Teeth of Calyx triangular^ much 

 shorter than lower. 



17. Pseudo-Cracca. Diifuse, downy. 

 Eac. lax, 6-12-flowered, exceeding L. PI. ap- 

 proximate, neaily of one colour. Blade of 

 Standard about half as long as haft. Lts. 8-14. 

 Lateral veins nearly parallel to midrib. Stip. 

 dentate. Leg. elliptic, short, hauless. a. 3-5. 

 Sandy cult. It. 



18. atropurpurea. Downy. Eac. 4-12- 

 flowered, crowded, hardly exceeding L. Fl. 

 tipped with dark pm-ple. Blade of Standard 

 about haK as long as haft. Lts. 8-14, oblong. 

 Leg. oblong, very hirsute, a. 4, 5. Cult. 

 s. and e. Sic. s. e. It. Toulon. 



19. perennis. " ViHous. Teeth of Cal. 

 setaceous, hairy, as long as tube. Stalks few- 

 flowered, equalling L. Stems 4-edged. Lts. 

 oblongo -lineal', mucronate. Cirrhi nearly sim- 

 ple. Stip. semisagittato-lanceolate, generally 

 dentate at base. (Fl. dark pm'ple, Lois.) Styles 

 long, somewhat clavate. Leg. oblong, com- 

 pressed, pubescent, reticulate. Seeds round, 

 compressed, bay. p. Corn. Elne in Eous. 

 Isl. of Hyeres. Perhaps not distinct from 

 V. atropm-pm'ea." — Dubt. 



20. onobrychoides. Eac. of 6-12 dis- 

 tant flowers, far exceeding L. Tl purple. Blade 

 of Standard about half as long as haft. Lts. 

 12-20, linear. Lateral veins nearly parallel 

 to midrib. Leg. lineari-oblong. b. 5, 7- Corn. 

 Vail. Istr. It. s. Tr. 



iii. Teeth of Calyx nearly equal. 



21. disperma. Cal. nearly equalling co- 

 rolla! Eac. 2-6-flowered, shorter than L. 

 Lts. 16-20, lineari-oblong. Leg. oblong, com- 

 pressed, hairless. Seeds variegated, a. Stony. 

 mdt. Fr. Cors. 



22. argentea. " Hoary. Teeth of Cal. 

 nearly equal, as long as tube. Stalks many- 

 flowered, somewhat exceeding L. H. secund, 

 lax. Stem 4-edged. Lts. oblongo-linear, mu- 

 cronate. Cirrhi ! Stip. semisagittato-lan- 

 ceolate. Style long, somewhat club-shaped. 

 Leg. oblong, compressed, downy, p. Mon- 

 tague de Castanese, Pyr." — Dubt. 



23. Bivonee. "Pubescent. Teeth of 

 Cal. setaceous, nearly equal. Stalks 3-11- 

 flowered, shorter than L. Lts. 6-18, oblong, 

 somewhat obtuse, mucronate. Stip. broad, 

 inciso-dentate. Leg. oblong, compressed, some- 

 what pubescent. Seeds globose, a. 4, 5. 

 Hedges and grassy hills. Sic. Luc." — Guss. 

 " Stip. not always dentate." — Ten. 



24. glauca. " Teeth of Cal. nearly equal, 

 setaceous. Stalks 4-8 -flowered, at last exceed- 

 ing L. Lts. 6-10, oblong, glau.cous, pubes- 

 cent. Sti]!. semisagittate, entire. Stems hairless. 

 Leg. hairless, oblong, somewhat turgid. Seeds 

 globose, p. 5, 6. Stony hills. Madonie." — Guss. 



25. triflora, Guss. "Heirless. Lateral 

 lower Teeth of Cal. lineari-lanceolate ; middle 

 Tooth longer and narrower. Stalks 2-5-flow- 

 ered, shorter than L. Stem angular. Lts. 

 6-14, lineari-oblong, pointless. Stip. bipar- 

 tite. Divisions subulate, nearly entire. Leg. 

 oblong, compressed, nervoso-reticulate. a. 4, 5. 

 Ctilt. Sic."— Guss. 



26. syrtica. " Stem flexuose, striate. 

 Lts. 8-12, distant, nearly smooth, linear. 

 Stip. semisagittate, somewhat laciniate. Stalks 

 in pairs : one short, 1 -flowered ; the other 

 3-4-flowered, shorter than L. Teeth of Cal. 

 linear, as long as tube. a. Corn. Dax." — 



DUBY. 



27. bithynica. Teeth of Cal. as long as 

 tube. Stalks 1-2-flowered, sometimes exceed- 

 ing L. Lts. 2-6, oblongo-lanceolate. Stip. 

 semihastate, dentate. Leg. oblong, villous, a. 

 5, 6. Clayey borders. Eng. Pr. adi-. G. It. 



C. Style bearded. Flowers nearly sessile. 

 i. Standard hairy. Plants annual. 



28. panuonica. Lowermost Teeth of 

 Cal. as long as tube. PI. 2-4. Lts. 10-16, 

 oblong. Stip. lanceolate, marked beneath. 

 Leg. oblong, haiiy, deflexed. a. 5, 6. Fields. 



Austr. Istr. 



29. striata. " Hauy. Teeth of Cal. 

 awned, longer than tube. PI. 2-4, pendulous. 

 Standai'd silky. Lts. mucronate; the upper 

 oblong, acute; lower obovate, retuse. Stip. 



