304 Okdeb 4U.— LEGUiIINOS.<32. 



bent at a right angle with the ova.rj, pubescent or villous along the in- 

 side next the free stamen ; legume oblong, several-seeded.— Herbaceous, 

 mostly climbing. Lvs. abruptly pinnate, of 1 to several pairs of leaflete. 

 f^etioles produced into tendrils. Pods axillary. 



* Leaflets a single pair Southern, Nn. 1 Exotic, Nos. 6 — S 



* Le.iflets commonly tbroo pairs. I'urcnnial N03. 2, ;{ 



* Leaflets commonly .0 pair.i. rcrcnnial Nos. 4, t> 



1 L. puBillua Kll. St. wiBged; Ifts. 2, linear-lanceolate, aouto at each end; stip. 

 conspicuous, lance-faleate, lialf'-sagittate ; ped. long, 1 to 3-flowerod. — S. Car. to 

 La. A weak, scrambling vine. Lfta. IJ to 2' long, 4 to G" wide; atip. about a 

 third as long. Tendrils brandling. Fls. purple. Leg. linear-oblong, 15 to 20- 

 seoded. Apr,, May. 



2 L. ochroleuous Hook. St slender ; Ifts. about 3 pairs, broadly ovate ; stip. 

 senai-cordate, large ; ped. t to 10-flowered, shorter than the leaves. — A small, delicate 

 .■species, rare, in shady places and on river banks, N. J. to Wi^c, N. to Arc. 

 circle. St. 2 to 3f long, leaning or climbing on otiicr plants. Lfts. 1 to IJ' long, 

 J as wide, twice larger than the stipules. Corolla yeUowish-white (oclu'oleuoousj. 

 jn., Jl. (L. glaucifoMus. Beck.) 



3 L. paWstria L. St. winged ; stip. semi-sagittate, ovate, raucronate ; lfts. 2 or 

 3 pairs, obloug-ovato, mucronate ; 2>ed. 3 to 5-flowered, longer than the leaves. — 

 A slender climber, found in wet meadows and thickets, N. Eng. to Or. St. 

 slender, square, broadly winged at the angles, supported by the tendrils. Lvs. 

 pinnate-cirrhous ; lfts. broad, or narrow-ovate, i'ls. drooping, rather large, varie- 

 gated with blue and purple. .Jn., J!. 



/3. MTBTiFOlilus Gray. St. square, often slightly winged, weak ; lfts. oblong- 

 lanceolate, rather obtuse. — Can. to ild. and Ind. Fls. pale purple. (L. 

 myrtifolius Muhi.) 



4 li. venoBua Muhl. St. 4.-aDgled; stip. semi-sagittate, lanceolaie, very smdU; 

 pod. 8 to 1 6-flowered, shorter than the loaves ; lfts. i to 'i pairs, somewhat alter- 

 nate, obtusish, mucronate. — In shady grounds. Can. and U. S. St. erect, 2 to 31 

 high, mostly smooth. Ped. axillary, 3 to 5' long. Lfts. ovate, IJ to 2' by 1', 

 the veins conspicuous. Fls. rather large and showy, purple. Leg. flat and 

 narrow. Jn., Jl. 



5 L. maritlmus Bw. Beach Vea. St. 4-angled, compressed; petioles )ii;c 

 above ; stip. cordate- hastate, nearly as large as the S to 12 ovate leaflets; ped. many- 

 flowered. — A pale green creeping plant, resembling the common pea, found on 

 eandy shores, N. Y. to Lab., W. to Oreg. St. rigid, 1 to 2f in length. Stip. con- 

 nate. Lvs. ending in a branching tendril, the lower pairs of leaflets largest. 

 Fls. large, blue. May — Jl. (Pisum maritimum Ph.) 



6 L. latifoHtiB L. EVEiiLAsriyo Pea. Ped. many-flowered ; lfts. 2, lanc<-c- 

 late; joints membranous, winged. — y A very showy plant for gardens and 

 arbors, native of England. St. Gf long, climbing, winged between the joints. 

 Fls. large, pink, clustered on a peduncle 6 to 10' in length. Jl., Aug. 



7 L. odoratus L. Sweet Pea. Fed. 2-flowered; lfts. 2, ovaie-ohlong ; leg. 

 hirsute. — T) A well known garden flower, native of Sicily. The ilowei's appear 

 in June, are large, variegated with red and white. Very fragrant. 



8 Ii. sativus L. Chick Pea. Fed. l-flowered; Iftg. 2 to 4; leg. ovate; con,- 

 pressed, with two winged margins at the back. — (D Native of S. Eiuropo, where it 

 has been sometimes cultivated for food; but it proves to be a slow poison, lx)ih 

 to man and beast, producing ultimately entire helplessness, by rendering the 

 limbs rigid, but without pain. 



i6. VIC'IA, L. Vetch. (Celtic gwig, whence, Gr. (iiKiov, Lat. vic-ia, 

 Fr. (T.iff, and Eng. vetch.) Calyx tubular, with the 3 inferior segments 

 straight, and longer than the 2 above ; vexillum cmarginatc ; stamens 

 iO, diadelphous (9 and 1) ; style filiform, bent at right angles with the 

 ovary, villous beneath the stigma on the outside (next the keel) ; legume 

 oblong, several-seeded. — Herbaceous, mostly climbing. Lvs. abruptly 



