180 Ji. LBGTJMiNOSJ!. (J. G. Baker.) \Lathyms. 



2 linear or lanceolate, flowers solitary, pods oMong winged on the back. Moxb. 

 Fl. Ind. iii. 321 ; Wall. Cat. 5953 ; Bmth. in Boyle HI. 200 ; Soiss. Fl. Orient, 

 ii. 606. 



Spread througli the northern provinces, ascending from the plains of Benoai to 

 4000 ft. in KtTMAON. Often cultivated.^ — ^Distbib. Europe, Orient, Trop. Africa. 



Glabrous, much branched. Stipules broad, entire ; petiole winged ; leaflets ^-4- in., 

 broad. Peduncle rather longer than the petiole. CcSyx f-J in. ; teeth lanceolate, 

 subequal, twice the tube. Corolla | in., red, bluish or white. Pod H in., long, glab- 

 rous, 4-S-seeded, the dorsal suture with a narrow spreading wing on each side. 



The allied L. tingitaazcs, Linn., also much cultivated, with oblong leaflets and a 

 linear many-seeded pod, is included in the set of Nilghiri plants distributed by Ho- 

 henacker, but has no claim to be considered a native. 



3. Ii. splieericus, Metz.; DC. Prodr. ii. 372; annual, stems wingless, 

 leaflets 2 narrow-linear, flowers solitary, pods linear wingless many-seeded. 

 Boiss. Fl. Orient, ii. 613. L. angulatus, Benth. in Boyle III. 200. 



North-West Provinces, ascending from BrNUELKUNDand the Punjab to 5500 ft. in, 

 KuMAON. — DisTKiB. EuTopc, Orient, Abyssinia. 



Stems glabrous, very slender, very copiously branched. Stipules linear, caudate ; 

 petiole ^J in., winged ; leaflets very narrow, reaching 3 in. long. Peduncle shorter 

 than or a little exceeding the petiole, with a conspicuous linear bracteole. CalyiF 

 under ^ in. ; teeth equal, as long as the tube. Corolla reddish, twice the calyx. Pod 

 2 in. long, 10-12-seeded. 



4. Xi. pratensis, lAnn. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 370 ; perennial, leaflets 2 lanceo- 

 late, flowers many in long-pedimcled racemes, calyx-teeth subequal. Bmth. in 

 Boyle III. 200 ; Bmss. Fl. Orient, ii. 615. 



West H twat . a yas, temperate zone, alt. 6-8000 ft. ; Kashmir, Gtjewhai,, SnaA. — 

 DiSTEiB. Europe, Orient, Abyssinia. 



Stems slender, wingless, very difiiise. Stipules large, lanceolate-caudate ; petiole 

 distinct, angular. Peduncles oft«n much exceeding the leaves. Calyx \ in. ; teeth 

 all linear, as long as the calyx. Corolla yellow, 3 times the calyx. Pod linear. L, 

 cashmericus, Eoyle MSS., is a form with pubescent stems and calyx. 



5. Ii. altaicus, Led. Fl. Alt. iii. 356 ; perennial, leaflets 6-8 oblong, 

 flowers few in long-peduncled racemes, calyx-teeth very imequal. Bed. Ic. Pl^ 

 Boss. t. 53. L. ovatus, Boyle III. 200. 



West Himaiatas, temperate region ; Baltal and Chenab valley, 6-8000 ft, Boykr 

 Thomson, Jacguemnnt. — Distrib. Siberia. 



A suberect glabrous perennial, |-1 ft. high. Leaves 2-3 in. long ; leaflets glaucous, 

 membranous, venose, ^-J in. broad; stipules lanceolate-caudate slightly toothed. 

 Bacemes seeund, laxly 3-6-flowered ; peduncles 2-4 in. long. Calyx | in. ; lower teeth 

 linear, nearly as long as the tube ; upper deltoid. Corolla reddish, twice the calyx. 



SiTBGEif. 2. Orobus, lAnn. Petiole terminated by a mere bristle. 



6. Ii. inconsplcuus, Linn.; DC. P-odr. ii. 372; annual, leaflets 1-2 

 narrow linear, flowers solitary subsessile in the axils of the leaves. L. erectus,. 

 Lag. ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, ii. 613. 



Kashmir, 4-5000 ft., Tliomsan, Falconer. Scinde, Stocks. 



Habit of L. sphiericus, with which it coincides in stem, leaflets, pod and stipules.. 

 Petiole very short, not winged ; leaflets 1-11 in. long. Calyx J in. ; teeth subequal, 

 lanceolate-subulate, as long as the tube. Corolla lilac, twice the calyx. 



7. It. luteus, Baker ; peremiial, leaflets 6-8 oblong, flowers in peduncled: 

 racemes. Orobus luteus, Idnn. .• DC. Prodr. ii. 378, 0. teyigatus, W. ^ X. PI. 



