lATHTETTS. 95 



straight as long as their tube, pods linear glabrous, seeds nearly 

 cubical tubercular, bile short oblong. — K B. 30. iSt. 31. 12. — 

 St. procumbent, 3 — 6 in. long. Fl. small, purple. — Dry gravelly 

 and sandy places. A. V. VI. TE. S. I. 



14. Lath'ykus Linn. Vetchling. 

 * Wo true lea/lets. 



1. i. Aph'aca (L.) ; ped. 1-fl., petioles leafless forming tendrils, 

 stip. very large Uqflike hastate-ovate. — E. B. 1167. — St. weak, 

 climbing. Fl. yellow, rarely 2 together. Remarkable fpr its 

 want of ]., which are replaced by the stipules, rarely 1 or 2 

 elliptic leaflets occur. Pods subfaloate; seed smooth, com- 

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



— vm. ' E. 



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

 but leafless linear-lanceolate, no tendrils, stip. minute subulate. 

 — -B. -B. 112. — St. mostly erect. Petioles grasslike. Fl. purple 

 on long stalks. Pods cyhndrical ; .seeds tubercled, round ; hile 

 small, oval. — Bushy grassy places, rare. A. VI. E. 



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



[L. sphar'icus (Retz.) ; ped. 1-fl. with a long point shorter 

 than the petiole, Its. linear-lanceolate, seeds globose ; has been 

 found in Hertfordshire.] 



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

 hairy, seeds globose tubercled. — E. B. 1255. — St. winged, climb- 

 ing to the height of 1 or 2 feet. Pods linear-oblong, covered 

 with bulbous hairs. Fl. 2 or 1, pale blue with a crimson stan- 

 dard. Hile oblong. — Rare. Essex. Surrey. A. VI. VII. E. 



4. L. praten'sis (L.) ; st. angular, ped. many-flowered, Its. lan- 

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

 liquely veined, seeds globose smooth. — E. B. Q7Q. — Creeping. 

 St. 2 — 3 feet high, climbing, not winged. Pods linear-oblong, 

 compressed. Fl. racemose, drooping, bright yellow. HUe 

 small, oblong. — Moist meadows and pastures. P. VII. VIII. 



E. S. I. 



t5. Z. tuber dsus (L.) ; st. angular, ped. long many-flowered. 

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

 veined, seeds globose smooth. — 8y. E. B. 401. — Creepmg and 

 tuberous. St. about 2 ft. high, not winged. Fl. 2—6 together, 

 purple. Pods linear-oblong, subcylindric. Hile small. — Hedges 

 and fields. Abundant at Pyfleld, Essex. P. VIH. E. 



