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•pressed.— Sandy and gravelly fields in the Soutli, rai'e. A. V. 

 —YUI. ■' o .7 E. 



2. L. Nmdlia (L.) ; ped. long 1— 2-flowered, petioles haflike 

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

 — E.B.YVi. — St. mostly erect. Petioles gi'asslike. Fl. purple 

 on long stalks. Pods cylindrical ; seeds tubercled, round ; bile 



•smaU, oval. — Bushy grassy places, rare. A. VI. E. 



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



3. L. hirsiitus (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 liaear-oblong, covered 

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

 dard. Hile oblong.--Rare. Essex. Somerset? A. VI. TIL 



E. 



4. L. praten'sis (L.) ; st. angular, ped. many-_flowered,lts.l9.n- 

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

 liquely veined, seeds globose smooth. — E. B. 670. — Creeping. 

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

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

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



E. S. I. 



t5. L. tuber6ms (L.) ; st. angular, ped. long many-flowered. 

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

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

 tuberous. St. about 2 ft. high, not winged. Fl. 2 — 5 together, 

 purple. Pods linear-oblong, subcylindric. Hile smaU. — ^Hedges 

 and fields. Abundant at Fyfield, Essex. P. VIII. E. 



6. L. sylves'tris (L.) ^ st. winged, ped. many-flowered, Its. 

 linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, calyx-teeth tria7igular-subulate, 2 

 upper ones short, pods net-veined, seeds compressed roughish 

 nearly half surrounded by the hile. — E. B. 805. — St. climbing 

 to the height of 5 — 6 feet. Pods linear-oblong curved. Fl. 

 greenish yellow vai'iegated with purple. Broader-leaved varie- 

 ties often pass for L. latif alius which diflers by its elliptic pointed 

 Its. and rougher seeds with a shorter hile, but is not a native. 

 —Woods and thickets. P. VII.— IS. E. S. 



*** Petiole? with 2 or more pairs of leaflets and a tendril. 



7. L. palus'tris (L.) ; st. winged, ped. long many-flowered, Its. 

 in 2 or 3 pairs linear-lanceolate acute, stip. half-arrowshaped 

 lanceolate, pods linear-oblong compressed ; seeds globose smooth 



