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leaves reduced to grass-like, linear, parallel-veined phyllodes, 3 — 6 

 in. long, without tendrils ; flowers small, deep crimson. — Grassy 

 places in the south ; not common. — Fl. May — July. AnnuaL 



lAthyrus prat£nsis (Meadow Vetchling). 



** Leaflets 2 : with tendrils : flowers rarely solitary 



3. L. hirsiitus (Rough-podded A^etchling), with its flowers pale 

 blue, with a crimson standard, in pairs, and hairy pods, occurs, very 

 rarely, in Essex and Surrey. — Fl. June, July. Annual. 



4.* L. sphcericus, with solitary flowers, has been found in 

 Hertfordshire. 



