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200. LATHYRUS. 



less. Seeds about 10, sniootli. Hilum ovato- 

 oblong. Stem4-edged. Lts. ensiform, nerved. 

 a. 3-5. Dry open. s. Fr. It. 



13. stans. Stalks 1 -flowered, shorter than 

 L.-stalk, -with joining near the base, and a 

 small bracteole instead of awn. Leg. linear, 

 venoso-striate, haiiiess. Seeds 10-15, smooth. 

 Hilum neai'ly circular. Ovary hairless, a. 

 6, 7. Corn. Tiume. Osero. 



13. inconspicuus. Stalks very short, 1- 

 flowered, wath minute bracteole. Cor. very 

 smaU, flat, venoso-striate. Leg. linear, downy. 

 Seeds 8-15, smooth. Lts. lineari-lanceolate, 

 finely nerved, a. 6, 7- Istr. It. Rous. Lang. 



14. micrantlius. " Stalks 1-flowered, very 

 short. Cal. nearly as long as corolla. Leg. 

 straight, spreading, cylindrical, somewhat vil- 

 lous. Stem 4-edged. Lts. lineai-i-lanceolate. 

 Tendrils simple, very short. Standard purple. 

 a. ? Fields. Provence. Perhaps a var. of 

 L. inconspicuus." — DC. 



15. angulatus. Smooth. Stalks I-flow- 

 ered, filiform, equalling L., awned near the top. 

 Cal. Teeth acute, as long as tube. Leg. linear, 

 without veins or hairs . Seeds 1 0-1 5, tubercled. 

 Stem 4-edged. Lts. linear, acuminate. Ten- 

 drils trifid. a. 6. Vineyards and corn. Fr. 

 Trieste. VaU. 



16. annuus. Smooth. Stalks 1-2-flow- 

 ered, generally shorter thari L. Bracteole very 

 small. Cal. Teeth lanceolate, hardly longer 

 than tube. Fl. yellow. Leg. oblong. Seeds 

 6-8, tubercled. Stem winged, a. 5, 6. Ctdt. 

 mdt. Fr. adr. Ger. It. 



17. Cicera. Stallfs 1-flowered. Bracteole 

 very small. Cal. Teeth lanceolate, two to three 

 times as long as tube. Fl. purplish. Leg. 

 oblong, straight, and channeled on the back, 

 nearly four times as long as broad, reticulate, 

 hairless. Seeds about 4, smooth. Stem winged. 

 Lts. lineari-lanceolate. a. 4-6. Cult. mdt. 

 Fr. adr. Ger. It. 



18. safcivus. Stalks 1-flowered. Brac- 

 teole very small. Teeth of Cal. lanceolate, 

 two to three times as long as tube. Leg. ovate, 

 winged and arched on the back, about tvrice as 

 long as broad. Seeds 4-5, smooth. Stem 

 winged. Lts. lineari-lanceolate. a. 5, 6. 

 Fields, m. Eur. 



19. erytlirinus. " Stalks 1-flowered, ex- 

 ceeding L.-stalk. Leg. oblongo-lanceolate, 

 compressed, nerved, not winged. Seeds angular. 

 Stems 4-cdged. Lower Lts. lanceolate ; upper 



long, linear. Tendrils of lower L. wanting; 

 of upper 2-3-cleft. Stip. semisagittato'lan- 

 ceolate. a. 3-5. Open hills. Sic," — Guss. 



20. setifolius. StaUcs 1-flowered, fiHform, 

 shorter than L., with a minute bract near the 

 top. Teeth of Cal. acute, as long as tube. Leg. 

 semioval, reticulate, hairless. Seeds globose, 

 warty. Stem 4-edged. Lts. very nan-ow. a. 

 4-6. Stony, mdt. Eur. 



21. hirsutus. Stalks 1-3 -flowered, awned, 

 exceeding L. Teeth of Cal. triangular, acumi- 

 nate, nearly equal, as long as tube. Leg. oblong, 

 hirsute, veinless. Seeds about 6, globose, ver- 

 rucose. Stems winged. Lts. elliptico-oblong. 

 a. 6, 7- Corn. m. and s. Eur. 



22. liirtus. " Stalks 1-flowered, hardly 

 exceeding L. Teeth of Cal. ovate, as long as 

 tube. Leg. oblongo-obovate, hirsute. Stems 

 4-edged (not winged). Seeds verrucoso-punc- 

 tate. Lts. oblong or obovate. Stip. semi- 

 sagittato-Hnear, hardly equalling L.-stalk. a. 

 DC. Lucania and Calabria." — Ten. 



23. odoratus. Stalks 2-3-flowered, far 

 exceeding L., not awned. Teeth of Cal. broad, 

 longer than *ube. Leg. oblong, veinless, hir- 

 sute. Seeds globose. Stems winged. Lts. 

 ovate, a. 5. Moist hedges and thickets. Sic. 



c. More than one pair of Lts. 



24. grandiflorus. Nearly smooth. Stalks 

 1-3-flowered, exceeding L. Teeth of Cal. very 

 unequal, shorter than the broad, campannlate 

 tube. Standard large, transversely elliptic. 

 Leg. oblongo-linear, hairless, reticulate. 

 Stem angular. Lts. 5 pair. Stip. lineari- 

 lanceolate, semisagittate. p. 4-6. Woody 

 hills. Sic. — Guss. 



B. Standard with a projection on each side 

 of base. Lower L. -stalks without Lts. 

 Stem and L. -stalks winged. 



25. alatus. Stalis 2-3-flowered, exceeding 

 L. Teeth of Cal. unequal, shorter than tube. 

 Leg. flat, closely reticulate, haiiiess. Seeds 

 many, angular, mottled. Lts. 6-8, lanceolato- 

 oblong. Stip. lanceolate, miequaUy sagittate. 

 a. Corti and hedges. Naples. 



26. Clymenum. Stalk 2-6 -flowered, 

 equalling L. Teeth of Cal. unequal ; longer as 

 long as tube. Leg. oblong, compressed, slightly 

 reticulate, the seminiferous sutm'c tumid. Seeds 

 mottled, compressed. Lower Lts. 5-6, oblong. 

 Stip. semisagittate. a. 5, 6. Fields, mdt. 

 Fr. It. 



