6 14 377. Vicia. 63. LEGUMINOSAE. 
PI. ex. cal . 
a. Cracca. Peduncles long , many-flowered ; calyx-teeth 
short ; stigma bearded all over ; perennial . 
1 . Fza’a sylvatica . Wood vetch . 
Peduncles many-flowered, longer than the leaves ; leaflets 
illiptical, oblong, rather pointed; stipules lunate, bristle- 
like, toothed. 
Cracca q. Vicia sylvatica multiflora maxima, Raii Syn. 322, 4. 
Vicia sylvatica, Lin. S. P. 1035. 
Mountainous woods and hedges ; perennial ; July, Aug. 
Root branchy ; stem much branched ; leaves many-paired, 
tendril branched ; flowers spreading, white, purple or blue 
veined with flesh-colour; legumen bald, 4-seeded. 
2. Vicia multiflora. Many-flowered vetch . 
Peduncle many-flowered, longer than the leaves ; flowers 
embricated; leaflets linear, rather woolly; stipules nearly 
arrowshape, linear, lanceolate, not cut. 
Cracca, Raii Syn. 322, 3. 
Vicia multiflora seu spicata, Park. 1072. 
Vicia Cracca, Lin. S. P. 1035. 
Tufted vetch. 
Woods, hedges, and fields ; perennial ; July and August. 
Root creeping ; stem weak ; leaves many-paired, silky ; 
peduncles branched ; stipules villous ; calyx coloured, rather 
naked ; legumen bald. 
b. Ervum. Peduncles long, few-flowered ; calyx-teeth long , 
unequal ; stigma capitate , bearded all over ; annual. 
3. Vicia tetrasperma. Four-seeded vetch. 
Peduncle 2 or 3-flowered, as long as the leaves ; leaflets 
oblong, truncate ; legumen bald, 4-seeded. 
Cracca minor siliquis singularibus, flosculis caerulescentibus, Raii Syn. 
322,3. 
Ervum tetraspermum, Lin. S. P. 1039. 
Smooth tare. 
Fields and hedges ; annual ; June. 
Root fibrous ; stem upright, branchy, hairy ; leaflets 
many, alternate ; tendrils 2-cut ; stipules inclining to has- 
tate; flowers pale purple; standard streaked. 
|3. major. Flowers large ; legumen 5 to 7-seeded. 
4. Vicia hirsuta. Hairy vetch. 
Peduncles 3 to 7-flowered, as long as the leaves; leaflets 
hairy, blunt; legumen hairy, 2-seeded. 
