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25. LEG-TTSd:iros.«. 
for its total want of 1. whicli are replaced by the stipules ; rarely 
1 or 2 lanceolate leaflets may be found. Pods subfalcate ; seed 
smooth, compressed. — Sandy and gravelly fields in the South, 
rare. A. V.— Vm. E. 
2. L. Nissolia (L.) ; ped. long 1 — 2-flowered, petioles Uajlike 
linear-lanceolate without Its. or tendrils, stip. minide subulate. — 
JE. B. 112. — St. mostly erect. L. grasslike. Fl. pui-ple on long 
stalks. Pods cylindrical ; seeds tubercular, round ; hilum small, 
oval. — Bushy gi-assy places, rare. A. VI. E. 
** Petioles with one pair of leaflets and a tendril. 
3. L. hirsutus (L.) ; ped. 2-flowered, Its. linear-lanceolate, pods 
hairy, seeds globose tubercular. — E. B. 1255. — St. winged, climbing 
to the height of 1 or 2 feet. Pods linear-oblong, covered with 
bulbous hau's. Fl. sometimes solitary, pale blue with a crimson 
standard. Hilum oblong. — Rare. Essex. Somerset ? A. VI. 
VII. E. 
4. L. jiraten'sis (L.) ; st. angular, ped. many flowered, Its. lan- 
ceolate mucronate slightly sUky, calyx-teeth subulate, pods ob- 
liquely veined, seeds globose smooth. — U. B. 670. — St. 2 — 3 feet 
high, climbing, not winged. Pods linear-oblong, compressed. 
Fl. racemose, drooping, bright yellow. Hilum small, oblong. — 
Moist meadows and pastures. P. VH. VIII. E. S. I. 
fS. Z. tuberdsus (L.) ; .s^. angtdar, ped. long many-flowered,." 
Its. obovate-ohlmig mucronate, upper cal.-teeth triangidar, pod. 
net-veined, seeds globose smootn. — St. about 2 ft. high, not- 
\vinged. Fl. 3 — ^5 together, pui-ple. Pods liuear-oblong, sub- 
cylindric. Hiluni small. — Hedges and fields. Abundant at 
Fyfield, Essex. P. YIR. E. 
6. L. sylves'tris (h.) ; st. loinged, ped. many-flowered, Its. 
Knear-lanceolate or lanceolate, caly.i-teeth triangidar-subidate, 2 
upper ones short, pods net-veiued, seeds compressed smooth nearly 
half surrounded by the hilum. — KB. 805. — St. climbing to the 
height of 5 — 0 feet. Pods linear-oblong, cm-ved. Fl. greenish 
yellow variegated with purple. Broader-leaved varieties often 
pass for L. latifolius. — Woods and thickets. P. VU. — IX. E. S. 
[_L. Iatif6lim (L.) ; st. winged, ped. many-flowered, Its. elliptic 
pointed, " seeds tubercular-rugose ^ surrounded by the hilum. — 
E. B. 1108. — St. climbing 5 or (5 feet. Fl. rosy pui-ple, large.-^ 
A very doubtful native. P. VH. VIII.] E. S. 
• * * Petioles xoith 2 or more jjairs of leajlets and a tendril. 
7. L. palua'tris (L.) ; st. winged, ped. long many-flowered, Its. 
in 2 or 3 pairs linear-lanceolate acute, stip. haJf-airowshaped 
lanceolate, " pods linear-oblong compressed ; seeds round com- 
