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1. Perennis. 
L. perennis, re- 
pens ; caule foliisque 
glabriusculis ; foliis 
digitatis ; foliolis (8 — 
9) lanceolatis, obtusi- 
usculis ; calycibus al- 
ternis, inappendicu- 
latis ? labio superiore 
emarginato, inferiore 
integro. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 1022. Walt. 180. Mich. 2. p. 55. Pursh 2. p. 467* 
Root perennial, stoloniferous. Stem herbaceous, procumbent, slightly 
pubescent, branching. Leaves 7 — 9, parted to the base, segments lance- 
olate or obovate, glabrous above, hairy underneath. Petioles 2 — 6 inch- 
es long. Stipules 2, at the base of each petiole,” subulate, persistent. Ra- 
cemes simple, clustered, (4 — 6) near the termination of the branches. 
Bracteas as long as the bud. Calyx 2 lipped, pubescent, the upper lip 2 
cleft, with acute segments, the lower longer, keeled, 3 cleft, the lateral seg- 
ments setaceous, very small. Corolla of a beautiful violet colour. Petals 
nearly equal, vexillum reflected, spotted in the centre, carina fringed along 
the margins. Stamens 10, monadelphous. Filaments unequal. 
This species appears to me to have two very small setaceous segments 
at the base of the calyx. 
Grows in light poor sandy soils. 
Flowers April. 
Perennial, creeping; 
stem and leaves near- 
ly glabrous; leaves di- 
gitate ; leaflets 8 — 9 
lanceolate, obtuse; ca- 
lyx alternate, without 
lateral segments ? the 
upper lip emarginate, 
the lower entire. 
2. VlLLOSUS. 
L. villosus, sericeus; 
foliis simplicibus, ob- 
longo-lanceolatis ; pe- 
tiolis stipulisque fili- 
formibus, densissime 
lanuginosis ; calyce 
appendiculato. Nutt. 
Villous, silken ; 
leaves simple, oblong, 
lanceolate ; petioles 
and stipules filiform, 
densely lanuginous ; 
calyx with lateral seg- 
ments. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 1029. Pursh 2. p. 468. Nutt. 2. p. 93. 
L. Pilosus. Walt. p. 180. Mich. 2. p. 56. 
