94 25. LBSITMINOSJE. 



14. LiTE'TEtrs Linn. Vetchling. 

 * No tnie leaflets. 



1. L. ApJi'aca (L.) ; p'ed. 1-fl., petioles leafless forming tendrils, 

 stip. very large leafUke cordate-sagittate. — St. weak, climbing'.' 

 Fl. yellow, rarely 2 together. Eemarka'ble for its want, of 1., 

 which are replaced by the stipules ; rarely 1 or 2 lanceolate 

 leaflets may be found. Pods subfaloate ; seed smooth, com- 

 pressed.-^Sandy and gravelly fields in the South, rare. A. V. 



— yiii.' E. 



2. L. Nissdlia (L. ) ; ped. long 1 — 2-flowered, petioles leaflike 

 linear-lanceolate without Its. or tendrils, stip. minute subulate. — 

 St. mostly erect. L. grasslike. Fl. purple on long stalks. Pods 

 cylindrical : seeds tubercular, round ; hile small, oval, — Bushy 

 grassy places, rare. A. VI. E. 



** Petioles with one pair of leaflets etnd a tendril. 



3. L. hirsutus (L.) ; ped. 2-flowered, lis. linear -lanceolate, pods 

 hairy, i seeds gloljose tubercular. — St. winged, climbing to the 

 height of 1 or 2 feet. Pods linear-oblong, covered with bulbous 

 hairs. Fl. sometimes solitary, pale blue with a crimson stan- 

 dard. Hile oblong. — Eare. Essex. Somerset ? A. VI. VII. 



E. 



4. L. praten'sis (L.) ; st. anr/tdar,ped. many-flotivred. Its. lan- 

 ceolate mucronate slightly silky, calyx-teeth svhulate, pods ob- 

 liquely veined, seeds globose smooth. — St. 2 — •'> feet high, 

 climbing, not winged. Pods linear-oblong, compressed. M. 

 racemose, drooping, bright yellow. Hde s?nall, oblong. — Moist 

 meadows and pastures. P. Vll. VIII. E. S. I. 



t5. i.. tuberdsus (L.) ; st. angular, ped. long many-flowered. 

 Us. obovate- oblong mucronate, upper cal.-teeth triangular, pod net- 

 veined, seeds globose smooth. — ^St. about 2 ft. high, not winged. 

 Fl. 3 — 5 together, purple. Pods linear-oblong, sub'cylindric. 

 Hile small. — Hedges and fields. ' Abundant at Fyfield, Essex. 

 P. VIII. E. 



6. L. sylves'tria (L.) ; st. winged, ped. many-flowered. Its. 

 linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, calyx-teeth tricmgitlar-subulate, 2 

 upper ones short, pods net-veined, seeds compressed smooth 

 nearly half surrounded by the hile. — St. clianbing to the height 

 of 5 — 6 feet. Pods linear- oblong, curved. Fl. greenish veUow 

 variegated with purple. Broader-leaded varieties often pass for 

 L. latif alius. 'Woods and thickets. P. YH. — IX. E. S. 



\L. latifolius (L.) ; st. winged, ped. many-flowered. Its. elliptic 

 pointed, " seeds tubercular-rugose ^ swrounded by the hile." — 



