I VICIA, LATHTRUS. 85 
) 9. V. hjb 'rida (L.) ; fl. solitary axillary, leaflets obovate emar- 
i senate apiculate in 5 — 7 pairs, ctdyx-teeth unequal spreading 
i subulate longer than their tide, standard hairy, pod ovate-oblong 
, hairg.—K B. 482. St. 32. 3.— St. ascending, 1 foot long. Fl. 
I reddish yellow. Hairs on the pods simple. " Seeds round with 
i a short htlum." I have seen no native specimens. — On Glaston- 
j bury Tor Hill. Swan Pool, Lincohi. P. VI. VII. E. 
J 10. V. lutea (L.) ; fl. solitaiy axillary, leaflets elliptic-lanceo- 
late acute or rounded at the end apiculate in 5 — 8 pairs, calyx- 
teeth unequal, upper ones very short and ciu-ved upw.ards, lower 
one longer than the tube, standard glabrous, pods elliptic-oblong 
hairy.— £ B. 481. St. 31. 13.— St. procumbent, 1—2 feet long. 
Fl. sulphur-coloured. Hairs on the pods bulbous. Seedb 
roimd, compressed, with a short hilum. L. varying greatly in 
hairiness. — Pebbly gi-ound near the sea. P. VI. — VIU. E. S. 
11. V. sativa (L.) ; Jl. arillary solita^-y or in pairs, leaflets in 
5 — 7 pairs elliptic-oblong retuse or obcordate mucronate, upper 
ones narrower or linear ti'uncate mucronate, calyx-teeth equal 
lanceolate-subulate long equalling their tube, standard gla- 
brous, pods linear slightly silky, seeds globose smooth. — Seeds 
slightly compressed ; hilum linear, occupying about ^ of the cir- 
cumference. — a. V. sativa (Sm.) ; Icajlets all elliptic- or ohovate- 
oblong, the lower ones shorter and broader, fl. usually in pairs, 
pods mostly parallel to the st., st. 1 — 1| foot high. E. B. 334. 
iSiC. 31. 10. — /3. V. angustifolia (Roth) ; leaflets of the upper 1. 
linear-lanceolate, lower ones obovate retuse or obcordate, fl. 
solitary or in pairs, pods mostly patent, st. slender. B. S. 2614. 
St. 31. 11. — y. V. Bobartii (Foi-st.) ; leaflets of the upper 1. linear, 
fl. solitaiy, pods patent, st. prostrate. E. B. S. 2708. V. angusti- 
, folia Sm. — /3. and y. in di-y places, a. is a doubtful native, 
perhaps only an escape from cultivation. A. V. VI. Commmi 
Vetch. E. S. I. 
' *••* Style bearded heloto the stigma; calyx not gihbotts. 
12. V. lathy rofides (L.) ; fl. axillary solitary, leaflets in 1—3 
pairs obovate or oblong retuse mucronate, calyx-teeth subulate 
straight as long as their tube, pods linear glabrous, seeds nearly 
cubical tubercular, hilum short oblong.— B. 30. St. 31. 12. — 
St. procumbent, 3 — 5 in. long. Fl. smaU, pui-ple. — Dry gravelly 
and sandy places. A. V. VI. E. S. I. 
13. Lath'thus Linn. VetchHng. 
* No true leaflets. 
■ 1. L. Aph'aca (L.) ; ped. 1-^., petioles leafless forming tendrils, 
tHp. very large leaflike cordate-sagittate. — E. B. 1167. — St. 
weak, climbing. ¥1. yellow, rarely 2 together. Remarkable 
