LEGUMINOS^. 



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27. tenuifolius. Stalk 2-3 -flowered, ex- 

 ceeding L. Teeth of Cal. nearly equal, shorter 

 than tube. Leg. oblong, compressed, hairless. 

 Seeds smooth, grey with black spots. Lower 

 L. -stalks linear, acuminate; upper with 5-6 

 linear L. Lower Stip. very small or wanting ; 

 upper semisagittate, large, a. 3, 4. Fields, 

 woods, and thickets. Sic. 



28. articulatus. Sialic 2-3-ilowered, 

 equalling L. Teeth of Cal. nearly equal, shorter 

 than tube. Leg. knobby, slightly reticulate ; 

 seminiferous suture tumid. Seeds compressed, 

 velvety, black. Lower L. -stalks linear, acmni- 

 nate ; upper with about 6 linear Lts. Stip. 

 semisagittato-lanceolate. a. s. Fr. Cors. 



29. purpureus. "Stalk 1 -flowered, shorter 

 than L. Lower Petioles lanceolate ; upper 

 with 4-6 ovato -lanceolate Lts. Stip. semi- 

 sagittato-lanceolate. Corn. e. Calab. L. alatus 

 of Fl. Gr. Ft. of the size of those of L. odo- 

 ratus."— DC. 



30. Ochrus. StaUv short, 1-flowered. 

 Teeth of Cal. somewhat unequal, as long as 

 tube. Leg. winged on the seminiferous suture. 

 Seeds nmnerous. Lower Petioles broad ; upper 

 with two or three ovate Lts. Lower Stip. ; 

 upper ovate, a. 4, 5. Corn. mdt. Fr. It. 



201. OROBUS. 



A. Style flattened above, hairy on one side. 

 (O. atropnrpureus seems hardly to agree 

 with this.) 



i. One pair of Lts. 



1. hirsutus. Hirsute. Rac. few^-flowered, 

 tmce as long as L. Teeth of Cal. subulato-seta- 

 ceous, nearly equal, much longer than tube. 

 Leg. compressed, hirsute. Lts. ovate, acute, 

 with parallel nerves, p. Woods. Sila in 

 'Calabria. 



ii. Several pair of broad Lts. 



2. vermis. Stalks many-flowered. Fl. 

 somewhat secund, nodding. Upper Teeth of 

 Cal. very short ; lower lanceolato-triangular, 

 hardly as long as tube. Leg. smooth. Lts. 

 4-6, elliptic, acuminate, somewhat 3-nerved. 

 p. 4, 5. TFoods. Fl-. Ger. It. Lorraine. 



8. variegatus. Stalks many-flowered. 

 Upper Teeth of Cal. very short ; lower lan- 

 ceolate, as long as tube. Leg. rough with 

 glands. Lts. 4-6, ovate, acuminate, somewhat 

 3-nerved. p. 4, 5. TFoods. Trieste, s. It. 

 and Islands. 



4. luteus. Rhizoma horizontal, with fili- 



form fibres. Stalks many-flowered, ascending, 

 hardly as long as L. Teeth of Cal. unequal, 

 shoii,. Leg. sessile. Seeds mottled, globose. 

 Lts. 6-10, elliptic, glaucous beneath. Stip. 

 dentate at base. p. 5, 6. Mountain vioods. 

 Fr. s. Ger. n. It. 



5. niger. Rac. about 6-flowered, exceeding 

 L. Upper Teeth of Cal. very .short ; lower 

 subulate, about one-third as long as tube. Leg. 

 obscurely reticulate. Style geniculate. Stem 

 angular, flexuose. Lts. 6-12, oval or ovate, 

 not ner\'ed. Stip. lineari-lanceolate. p. 6, ?• 

 Woods, s. and m. Eur. 



6. Jordani. " Root of fasciculate tubers. 

 Stalks 4-6-rtowered, twice as long as L. Style 

 geniculate. Leg. flat, hauless. Lts. 6-8, ob- 

 longo-lanceolate, cuspidate. Stip. semisagit- 

 tato-subulate. p. Moist meadows. Lucania." 

 —Ten. 



7. tuberosus. Smooth. Rhizoma with 

 detached rounded tubers. Rac. 2-4-flowered, 

 hardly exceeding L. Upper Teeth of Cal. short 

 and broad, ovate ; lower lanceolate, shorter 

 than tube. Leg. compressed, obscurely reticu- 

 late. Lts. 6, oval, oblong, lanceolate, or even 

 linear, 3-5-nerved. Stip. semisagittate. p. 

 4,5. Woods. 



iii. Lts. numerous, very narrow. 



8. varius. " Stem winged, somewhat 

 branched towards the top. Lts. about 8, Kneari- 

 lanceolate. Stip. semisagittate. Margin entire. 

 p. Woods. Near the chapel of Madonna della 

 Corona at the foot of Mte. Baldo. Standard 

 purple. Wings and Keel yelloioish." — Poll. 

 very rare. 



9. canescens. Stallcs 3-5-flowered, twice 

 as long as L. Teeth of Cal. nearly equal, trian- 

 gular, shorter than tube. Leg. straight, com- 

 pressed, longitudinally reticulate. Stem 4 -edged. 

 Lts. about 6, linear, many-nerved. Stip. semi- 

 sagittato-subulate, about as long as common 

 stalk, p. 6. Dan. Prov. Pyr. 



10. albus. Rhizoma horizontal, with club- 

 shaped fibres. Rac. 5-8-flowered, exceediug L. 

 Teeth of Cal. lanceolate ; lower much longest. 

 Leg. compressed, somewhat flexuose. Style 

 linear. Stem angular, winged at top. Lts. 3 

 pair, linear, nerved. Stip. semisagittate, broad, 

 much shorter than common stalk, p. 5, 6. 

 3Ioiintain meadows, s. e. G. Abruzzi. Lucania. 



11. angustifolius. " StaUis many-flow- 

 ered, exceeding L. Fl. yellow. Stem simple. 

 Lts. 2-3 pail', ensiform, acute, nearly sessile. 

 Stip. sul)ulate. p. Vicentine. Pdm." — Poll. 



