No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 257 



Rare. Waste places: Bridgeport (Eames), Stamford (W. 

 H. Hoyt) . July — Aug. Fugitive from the Old World. 



This is one of the oldest, and is still one of the important 

 food-plants for man, especially in the warmer parts of the 

 Old World and the Orient, although but little cultivated in 

 this country. 



LATHYRUS L. Vetchling. Everlasting Pea. 



Lathyrus maritimus (L.) Bigel. (of the sea). 

 Beach Pea. 



Common on beaches and sand dunes along the coast. June 

 — Aug. 



Is found rarely with pure white flowers. The young spring 

 shoots make an excellent pot-herb. 



Lathyrus palustris L. (of marshes), var. linearifolius Ser, (very 



narrow-leaved). 

 Marsh Pea. 



Local. Borders of salt marshes in Groton, Waterford and 

 Old Lyme (Graves), Old Saybrook (Harger). June — July. 



Lathyrus latifolius L. (broad-leaved). 

 Perennial or Everlasting Pea. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides : Groton, 

 Norwich and Preston (Graves), Guilford (G. H. Bartlett), 

 Southington (Bissell), Bridgeport (Eames). June — Aug. 

 Adventive from Europe. 



An old-fashioned garden flower, hardy under almost all 

 conditions of soil and light. 



Lathyrus pratensis L. (of meadows). 

 Yellow Vetchling. 



Rare. In grassland: Hartford, well established in and 

 near an old cemetery (H. S. Clark). July. Adventive from 

 Europe. 



PISUM L. Pea. 



Pisum sativum L. (sown). 

 Garden Pea, 



Rare. Waste places as an escape from cultivation. June 

 — July. Fugitive from Europe. 



