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Tribe VII. ASTRA GALEJE. 
The Milk- Vetch Tribe. 
Stam. diadelphous 9jl. Pod more or less 2 -celled longitudi- 
nally, continuous bivalve dehiscent. — Herb, or sufFr. L. odd-pin- 
nate. FI. mostly racemose or capitate. Cot. aerial leafy. 
19. Biserrula. Cal. 5-fid. Keel obtuse. Pod 2 -celled de- 
pressed flat, the valves compressed with a sinuate-toothed 
dorsal keel. — Herb. FI. in racemose heads. 
20. Astragalus. Cal. 5-toothed. Keel obtuse. Pod im- 
perfectly 2 -celled by the indexed margin of the lower barren 
suture, the valves rounded and plain or even at the back . — 
Herb, or sufir. FI. racemose or capitate, rarely axillary. 
Tribe VIII. VIC LEAF. 
The Vetch Tribe. 
Stam. halfway monadelphous or diadelphous 9|1. Pod 1- 
celled continuous bivalve dehiscent. — Herb. St. mostly climbing 
with leaf-tendrils. L. even-pinnate (except sometimes in Cicer), 
the petiole produced into a tendril, awn or point. Infl. axillary ; 
fi. racemose or by abortion solitary. Cot. thick fleshy, subter- 
ranean except in Faba. Primordial l. alternate. 
tff21. Cicer. Style smooth filiform. Pod inflated mem- 
branous 2 -seeded. Seeds globosely ovate gibbous beaked or 
pearshaped. — St. scarcely climbing. L. odd- or even-pin- 
nate j lfts. many serrate. FI. small w. grey or lilac. 
22. Ervum. Style filiform hairy or pubescent upwards, not 
bearded. Pod short oblong few-seeded. Seeds globose. — St. 
climbing with branched tendrils. Lfts. many small entire. 
FI. small inconspicuous white, pale bluish-grey or lilac. 
23. Vicia. Style filiform or subcompressed smooth or 
pubescent bearded mostly on the under or outer side with 
a more or less distinct pencil or tuft of hairs below the tip. 
Pod linear-oblong. Seeds several or many subglobose ; 
hilum lateral. — St. climbing with branched tendrils. Lfts. 
many, rarely few, rather small. FI. rather small conspicu- 
ous, often rose or purple, rarely v. or y. 
24. Faba. Like Vicia, but pod large coriaceous, someichat 
inflated, and spongy within. Seeds few compressed oblong ; 
hilum terminal ; cot. aerial. — St. erect not climbing. Tendrils 
simple or 0. Lfts. few large. FI. greyish-w. and black. 
(Has some affinity with Lupinus in the pod and aerial 
cotyledons.) 
25. Lathyrus. Style dilated and flattened upwards, hairy or 
