DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Lathyrus. 207 



LA'THYRUS. Vetchling, and Everlasting Pea. 



* Flowers mostly solitary. 



L. 'Aphdca. Yellow V. Stalks single-flowered. Ten- 

 drils without leaves. Stipulas between heart and 

 arrow-shaped. E. B. II67. Pn. fig. C. 5. 51, 

 Aphaca. G. E. 1250. 



Borders of sandy, or gravelly fields. ** Under the hedge, south side 

 of the road, going fi-om St. Clement's to Cowley Marsh. Hedge 

 on the south side of the same Marsh. B.%\ Between the Roman 

 Catholic Chapel, and the Asylum. Meadow near the Iffley 

 Road. R. W. Between Caversham and Mapledurham. Sb. 



An. June. 



Ls. none. Tendrils springing from a pair of large, opposite, stalk- 

 less, leaf-like stipulas of an oblong triangular form. FL droop- 

 ing, lemon-coloured, stalks long. Herbage glaucous tinged. 

 Seeds of this, and the other species nutritious. 



L. Nissolia. Crimson V. Grass Vetch, Stalks 

 mostly single-flowered. Leaves simple, without tendrils. 

 Stipulas awl-shaped. E. B. 112. C. 6. 51. Ervum 



sylvestre. G. E. 1249. 



Bushy places, grassy borders of fields* * Nuneham, on the right hand 

 side of the London Road, near the four mile stone. Southleigh. 

 Sb. Between the old and new road to Ensham, about half a mile 

 from the Bridge. Near old stone-pits about half a mile, S.W. 

 from South Hinksey. Bx. 



An. June. 



Distinguished by its simple, grassy Is. Fl. rich crimson. Pods 

 long, linear. Plant, unless in flower, easily overlooked : beau- 

 tiful plant in blossom. 



* * Flowers numerous on each stalk. 



L. pratensis. Yellow Meadow V. Stalks many- 

 flowered. Tendrils mostly simple, each bearing a pair 

 of spear-shaped leaflets. E. B. 67O, C. 3. 44. 



Meadows, pastures, thickets. 

 Per. June. 



Stems angular, smooth, two or three f. Stip. unequally arrow- 

 shaped, stem-embracing. Fl. large, bright yellow, on long, 

 erect stalks. 



This vetch supplies excellent fodder, early and late, makes good 

 liay, and thrives on a clay soil. First sow the seeds, then part the 

 roots. Said, however, not to be agreeable to cattle : besides pro- 

 ducing very few seeds. 



L. sylvestris. Narrow-leaved, Everlastiny P. Stalks 

 many-flowered. Tendrils branched, each bearing a 



