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Vicia tetrasperma, like the last, but smooth, may also occur in 

 Maryland. Also from Europe and sparingl) introduced in the north- 

 ern states; found in District of Columbia. 



Hairy vetch, Vicia Vlllosa, a cultivated annual vetch with long 

 spikes of purplish flowers like Vicia Craccn, but quite hairy, sometimes 

 grows spontaneously around fields where it has been cultivated. (Fig- 

 ure 17). 





Hairv Vetch (1 • illetln 15, 



toll - ilture. 



Division of Apros- 



Wild pea, Lathy rus venosus. A short perennial vine with pinnate 



leaves ending in a tendril and pea-like p growing on 



moist north and west of Maryland is rare here along the Poto- 



mac. It is verv valuable in wild p 



