66 Pulse (Leguminbsm.) [No. 7 



Fig. 34. — Veiny Vetchling. L. venbsus, Muhl. 



Flowers, purple one half to two thirds inch long, in 

 many-blossomed clusters. Cluster-stems, three to 

 five inches in length. Calyx, teeth very unequal. 

 June, July. 



Leaflets (four to six pairs), one and a half to two inches in 

 length, egg-shape to long oval. Stipules, very small 

 and narrow ; at the base, half arrow-shaped ; at the 

 apex, pointed. 



Pod, flat and narrow, several-seeded. 



Found, in shady places from Georgia to Mississippi and 

 northward. 



A stout climber, smooth or slightly downy. Stem four- 

 angled, two to three feet in length. 



Fig- 35- — Swamp Vetchling. L. paUstris, L. 



Flowers, purple, sometimes variegated with blue and 

 purple ; one half inch or more long, in clusters of 

 two to six blossoms. Cluster-stems, longer than the 

 leaves. 



Leaflets, two to four pairs, one to two inches in length, 

 narrow or line-like. Apex, pointed. Stipules, lance- 

 shape, with apex and base pointed. June and July. 



Found, in moist ground from Nova Scotia to New Jersey 

 and westward across the continent. 



Pod, several-seeded. 



A slender climber, smooth or nearly so, the square stem 

 oftenest broadly winged at the angles, two to four feet in 

 length. 



The variety called Myrtle-Leaved Vetchling (var. myrti- 

 fUius, G. ; L. myrtifblius, Muhl.) has the leaflets egg- 



