LEGUMINOSZi-PAPILIONACEA. 195 
backwards, and rigid and indurated. The whole length of its 
posterior face is bearded. 
The Peas’ (Fr., Pois) have nearly all the characters of Vicia, 
from which they only differ in the form of the style, which here also 
Pisum sativum. 
Fia. 145. 
Androceum and gynzceum. 
Fie. 146. 
Gynzceum (2). 
is broad, but instead of remaining flat is bent longitudinally into a 
gutter, whose hollow looks towards the back of the flower. 
To this series also belong the Chickpeas? (Fr., Chiches, Ciches ; 
fig. 148), in which the wings of the corolla are free, while the style 
is slender and beardless; and the fruit is a turgid, bladder-like pod, 
containing but few seeds with straight radicles. 
There remains the 
abnormal genus Abrus (Fr., Liane-Reglisse’), which has a twining 
stem, woody at the base, and only nine monadelphous stamens to 
its flowers. 
The gynzceum has a glabrous style with capitate 
stigma. This genus has been made by several authors the type of 
a distinct series, Adrinee, placed doubtfully by some next Phaseolee, 
rus, Cicercula, Navidura, and Lastila. His 
Orobose includes the genera Clymenuwm, Gra- 
phiosa, Lens, Aphaca, and Orobus. I believe 
that no one else admits this incredible multiplica-_ 
tion of genera. 
1 Piswm T., Inst., 394, t. 215.—I.., Gen, u. 
870 (part.).—J., Gen., 360.—Lamx., Dicti, v. 
455; Suppl. iv. 452; JU., t. 633,—GmzRTN., 
Fruct., ii. 331, t. 152.—DC., Prodr., ii. 368.— 
Enpt., Gen, n. 6759.—B. H., Gen., 527, n. 187. 
[Vicia is strictly Vetch (Fr., Vesce), Lathyrus 
“Vetchling,” or “ Everlasting-pea” (Gesse), and 
Piswn “Pea” (Pots); but all four terms are 
used for different species of Lathyrus in English. 
So “Tare” is applied to certain species of La- 
thyrus, Ervum, and Vicia.) 
2 Cicer T., Inst., 389, t. 110.—L. Gen, n. 
875.—GzEtN., Fruct., ii, 326, t. 151.—DC., 
Mém. Légum.,t. 54; Prodr., ii. 354,—Envt., 
Gen, n. 6578.—B. H., Gen., 524, u. 183. 
3 L., Gen. Mant., n. 1286.—Gmerrn., Fruct., 
ii, 328, t. 151.—Lamx., Dict., 1.3; Ill., t. 608, 
fig. 1L—DC., Prodr., ii. 381—Enp1., Gen., n. 
6698.—B. H., Gen., 527, n. 188.—H. Bn.,, in 
Dict, Encyet. des Sc, Médic., i. 245. The reader 
will see that we here follow what we believe to 
be the best course in treating the very natural 
orders, such as Papilionacee. After a detailed 
description of the chief type of the series, we 
run quickly over the other genera. All details of 
their organization and bibliography will be given 
in the Genera (pp. 229 & seq.), in order to 
avoid repetitions. This plan we shall follow in all 
the other series of this suborder. 
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