116 THE PEAFLOWER TRIBE. 
b. LZ. crassifolius, Pers. Low and spreading, often tufted at the 
base, glabrous or nearly so, usually with 5 or 6 rather large flowers to 
the umbel. Leaflets broad, and often glaucous, especially near the sea, 
where they become much thicker. In open pastures and on dry, sunny 
banks. . 
c. L. villosus, Coss.and Germ. Like the common variety, but covered 
with long spreading hairs. In dry, sunny situations, common in 
southern Europe, but in Britain found only in Kent and Devon. 
d. ZL. tenuis, Waldst and Kit. Slender and more branched than the 
common form, with very narrow leaflets. In poor pastures and grassy 
places, chiefly in south-eastern Europe. Rare in Britain, and always 
running much into the common form. JZ. decumbens, Forst. 
2. L. angustissimus, Linn.'(fig. 267). Slender J.—An annual, more 
slender and branched than JZ. corniculatus, always hairy, and with > 
smaller leaflets. Peduncles short, the flowers scarcely above half the 
size of those of Z. corniculatus, often solitary or 2 together, very 
seldom 3 or even 4 in the umbel. Calyx-teeth longer than the tube. — 
Pod slender, 8 or 9 lines long. 
In meadows, pastures, and fields, very common in southern Europe, 
extending eastward in southern Russia to the Altai, and northward 
along the coasts of western Europe to the Channel. In Britain, only 
on the south coast of England, extending eastward to Kent. fl. early 
in summer, and often again in autumn. L. hispidus, Desf., is a larger, 
more hairy variety, having often 3 flowers to the umbel, with a thicker 
pod, often less than 6 lines long. It has the same range as the more 
slender variety. 
X. ANTHYLLIS. ANTHYLLIS. 
Herbs, with pinnate leaves, and yellow, red, or purple flowers in 
crowded heads or umbels, with a deeply divided bract close underneath. 
Calyx inflated, with 5 small teeth. Stamens all united in an entire 
sheath. Pod enclosed in the calyx, with few seeds. 
A genus of few species, chiefly from the Mediterranean region, allied 
to Lotus in inflorescence, to Genista in its stamens, and easily distin- 
guished by the calyx. 
1. A. Vulneraria, Linn. (fig. 268). Kidney Vetch, Lady’s-fingers.— 
‘Stock perennial, and often tufted, with spreading or ascending stems, 
from a few inches to a foot long; the whole plant more or less clothed 
with short, appressed, silky hairs. Leaflets narrow and entire, 6 lines 
long or more; in the upper leaves often numerous_.and not very un- 
equal; in the lower leaves the terminal leaflet is usually oblong, an inch 
long or more, with very few much smaller ones along the stalk; or in 
_ the first leaves the terminal one stands alone. Flower-heads usually in 
pairs at the ends of the brarfches, each one surrounded by a digitate, 
leafy bract; the flowers numerous and closely sessile. Calyx hairy, 
much inflated, and contracted at the mouth. Corolla small, varying 
from a pale or bright yellow to a deep red. 
In dry pastures and rocky stony places, chiefly in hilly districts, 
throughout Europe and western Asia, from the Mediterranean to the 
Arctic Circle. Ranges generally over Britain, although here and there 
considerable districts may be without it. Fl. summer, commencing early. 
