472 Mr. Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables, 



PISUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 779. 



Pzsum petiolis supra plamuscults, caule angulato, stiptdis 

 sagittatis^ pedunculis multifloris. Syst. Nat. 



SEA PEA. Blossoms pale red and purple. On sandy beaches 

 near the sea. July — August. They are esculent. 



Pisum petiohs decurrentibus membranaceis diphyllis pedun- 

 culis unifloris. Syst. Nat. 



PIED PEA. Blossoms red, purple and white. In rich moist 

 land. June — July. 



OROBUS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 780. 



Orobus pinnatis ovatis stipulis semisagittatis integerrimis, caule 

 simplici. Syst. Nat. 



PEASELING. Blossoms purple. Near New-Mills in Dan- 

 vers. June — July. 



Oribus foliis pinnatis lanceolatis, stipulis semisagittatis integer- 

 rimis, caule simplici. Syst. Nat. 



WOOD PEAS. Heath Peas. Blossoms red and yellow. In 

 shrub-oak and pine land. July. 



It is said, that the roots, when boiled, are savory and nutri- 

 tious — Ground into powder, they may be made into bread. — 

 That they are held in high esteem by the Highlanders in Scot- 

 land, who chew them as people do tobacco, and find that they 

 prevent the uneasy sensation of hunger. They imagine, that 

 they promote expectoration, and are very efficacious in curing 

 disorders of the lungs. They know how to prepare an intoxi- 

 cating liquor from them. 



Orobus caulibus decumbentibus hirsutis ramosis. Syst. Nat. 

 WOOD PEASELING. Blossoms redish white. Borders of 

 wood land. July. 



LATHYRUS. 



