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The BRITISH HERBAL. 
branes, or little Jeaves, at their infertion on the 
ftalk ; and they are of a greyiih green colour. 
The tendrils for climbing rife irom the center 
of the two leaves, as from the end of the rib in 
the pea kind. 
The flowers are large, and of a bright and beau- 
tiful red, with a deeper tinge in the middle: they 
are fupported feveral together on long footftalks. 
The pod is long and fli::nder, and the feeds are 
numerous and fmall. 
It is found in woods, principally in our nor- 
thern counties, and flowers in June. 
C. Eauhine calls it Lathyrus ktifolius. Others, 
Lathyrus flore rubra fpeciofiore. Our Englifli wri- 
ters call it Peafe everhifting : but that is a very 
improper name, it not being of the pea kind. 
• 2. Great, narrow leaved Vetchling. 
Lathyrus angujtifolms major. 
The root is compofed of numerous, flender, 
long fibres, and takes great hold in the ground. 
The ftalks are numerous, angular, and weak : 
they are of a pale green, edged lharpiy, and 
jointed -, and, when they have lupport, will rife 
to four feet in height. 
The leaves are placed at diftances, and two 
always ftand together at the end of a fliort kind 
of rib, with a tendril between them: they are 
narrow, ribbed, fharp-pointed, and of a pale green. 
The flowers are fmall, and of a mixed colour, 
partly white, and partly red. The red is in va- 
rious degrees, and fometimes there is fcarce any. 
The pods are thicker than in the former fpecies, 
and the feeds are round and large. 
Ic is found among bullies in many parts of the 
kingdom, and flowers in Augufl:. 
C. Bauhine calls it Lathyrus fylvejlris major. 
J. Bauhine, Lathyri mnjoris fpt^tla Jlure ruhmcc OS 
albido minore Dumetorum Jive Germanicus. 
3. Yellow Vetchling. 
Lathyrus fyhejiris luteus vulgaris. 
The root is long, (lender, and full of fibres. 
The ftalk is angulateu, weak, and hangs about 
in an irregular form, not upright, nor quite trail- 
ing on the ground ; it is of a pale green, and 
edged. 
'i'he leaves fland at diftances, and are each 
compofed of a Angle pair, fupported on a kind 
of fliort rib, and having a tendril iliooting out 
from their center. At the infertion of the rib or 
ftalk which fupports them, there are aifo a pair 
ol fiiort leaves. 
The flowers are placed on fliorc footftalks, four 
or five together, rifing from the bolbms of the 
leaves : they are large, and of a pale yellow. 
'I he pods are flcndcr : the feeds are fmall, 
roundifli, and black. 
It is common among our bufhes, and in paf- 
tures, and flowers in June, 
C. Bauhine calls ic Lathyrus fylvejlris luteus fo- 
liis vicice: a name very inex'prellive, for the leaves 
do not at all anfwer that defcription. Others call 
it Lathyrus luteus fylvejiris. 
4- Rough-podded Vetchling, 
Lathyrus filiqua hirfuta. 
The root is compofed of numerous, flender, 
tough, and irregular fibres. 
The ftalks are weak and angulated, and they 
fupport chemfclves irregularly to the height of a 
foot and half, or they will grow much taller when 
they can climb. 
The leaves are narrow, hard, and ribbed : they 
ftand two together, with a tendril at the end. 
The flowers are fmall, and of a mixed red and 
white colour : they ftand feveral together on very 
long, flender footftalks. 
The pods ate an inch and half long, and con- 
fiderably broad : the feeds are fmall, bJackifh, 
and nearly rouud. 
It is found on the edges of ploughed fields in 
our midland counties, and flowers in Auguft. 
C. Bauhine calls ic Lathyrus angujlifolius filiqua 
hirfuta. 
DIVISION II. FOREIGN SPECIES. 
T. Garden Vetchling. 
Lathyrus fativus flore purpurea. 
The root is long, flender, and furnifhed with 
many fibres. 
The ftalks are numerous, thick, and ribbed, 
of a pale green, and very much branched : when 
fupported by flicks, they will rife to five feet 
high. 
The leaves are placed two together on a ribbed 
footftalk, and that is terminated by a tendril, which 
takes its rife between them. 
There is a broad film on each fide at the infer- 
tion of the rib to the ftalk. 
The flowers are large and purple : they ftand 
on long, flender footftalks, ufually one on each, 
but fometimes two. 
The pod is fliort, thick, and ribbed, and fur- 
rowed on the back : the feeds are very large, and 
roundifh. 
It is a native of the Eaft, and is cultivated in 
gardens and fields in Germany, and fome parts of 
Italy. It flowers in July, and the feeds ripen in 
Auguft. 
C. Bauhine calls it Lathyrus fativus fiore pur' 
puree. Dodonsus, Aracus five cicera. 
2. Peafe Earchwort. 
Lathyrus foliis ovatis radice tuberofa. 
The root is thick, oblong, and irregularly tu- 
berous : frequently thefe thick knobs are near the 
furface, but at other times they are fattened to 
the ends of the fibres, and lie at a great depth : 
they are brown on the furface, white within, and 
of a fweet and very pleafant tafte. 
The ftalks are edged, weak, and three or four 
feet long: they trail upon ' the ground, or fup- 
port themfelves among the bufhes. 
The leaves grow two together, as in the others ; 
but they are fliort and broad, of an oval figure, 
and obtufe at the ends. 
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