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three feet afunder, for they grow very large they de- 
cay to the ground every autumn, and come up again 
the following fpring, but the roots will continue ma- 
ny years, and require no other culture but to clear 
them from weeds, and to dig between the roots 
every fpring. 
LATHYRUS. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 394. tab. 216, 
217. Lin. Gen. Plant. 781. Chichling Vetch; in 
French, Gejfe , 
The Characters are, 
The flower has a b ell- fh aped empalement of one leaf 
cut into five parts at the top , the two upper being fhort , 
and the under longer . The flower is of the butterfly kind. 
The ftandard is heart-fhaped , large , and reflexed at the 
point. The wings are oblong and blunt ; the keel is half 
round , the fize of the wings. It hath ten flamina , nine 
of them joined , and one feparate , crowned by roundijh 
fummits. It hath an oblong , narrow * comprejfed germen, 
fupporting a rifling ftyle , which is flat, and the upper 
part broad , with an acute point , crowned by a hairy 
fligma. The germen afterward becomes a long comprejfed 
pod , ending in a point , having two valves , and filled 
with roundijh feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the third fe&ion of 
Linnaeus’s feventeenth clafs, intitled Diadelphia De- 
candria which includes thofe plants whofe flowers 
have ten ftamina formed in two bodies. 
The Species are, 
1. Lathyrus ( Sativus ) pedunculis unifloris, cirrhis di- 
phyllis, leguminibus ovatis compreffis dorfo bimar- 
ginatis. Hort. Cliff. 367. Chichling Vetch with one 
flower upon a foot-ftalk , tendrils having two leaves , and 
oval comprejfed pods with two borders on their back part. 
Lathyrus annuus, flore ca;ruleo, Ochri filiqua. H. L. 
Annual Chichling Vetch with a blue flower , and a pod like 
Ochrus. 
1. Lathyrus {Cicero) pedunculis unifloris, cirrhis di- 
phyllis, leguminibus ovatis compreffis, dorfo canali- 
cuiatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 730. Chichling Vetch with one 
flower upon a foot-ftalk , two-leaved tendrils , and an oval 
comprejfed pod a little channelled on the back. Lathyrus 
fativus flore purpureo. C. B. P. 344. Cultivated Chich- 
ling Vetch with a purple flower. 
3. Lathyrus ( Setifolius ). pedunculis unifloris, cirrhis 
diphyllis, foliolis fetaceo-linearibus. Lin. Sp. 1031. 
Chichling Vetch with one flower upon a foot-ftalk, a two- 
leaved tendril, and linear briftly lobes. Lathyrus foliis 
anguftis, floribus fingularibus coccineis. Seg. PI. 
Veron. Chichling Vetch , with narrow leaves and fingle 
fcarlet flowers. 
4. Lathyrus (. Parifienfus :) pedunculis unifloris, cirrhis 
polyphyllis, ftipulis lanceolatis. Hort. Cliff. 368. 
Chichling Vetch with one flower upon a foot-ftalk , a 
many-leaved tendril, and fpear-fhaped ftipuU. Clyme- 
num Pariflenfe flore caeruleo. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 396. 
Chichling Vetch of Paris with a blue flower. 
5. Lathyrus ( Hifpanicus ) pedunculis bifloris, cirrhis 
polyphyllis, foliolis alternis. Hort. Cliff. Chichling 
Vetch with two flowers upon a foot-ftalk, a many- 
leaved tendril, and the lobes placed alternate. Clyme- 
num Hifpanicum, flore vario filiqua articulata. 
Tourn. Inft. R. H. 296. Spanijh Chichling Vetch, with 
a variable flower and jointed pod. 
6. Lathyrus ( Odoratus ) pedunculis bifloris, cirrhis 
diphyllis, foliis ovato-oblongis, leguminibus hirfutis. 
Hort. Cliff. 368. Chichling Vetch with two flowers on 
a foot-ftalk , a two-leaved tendril, oblong oval leaves , 
and hairy pods. Lathyrus diftoplatyphyllos hirfutus, 
mollis, magno & peramasno flore odore. Hort. Cath. 
The jweet-feented Pea. 
7. Lathyrus ( Hirfuta ) pedunculis bifloris, cirrhis di- 
phyllis, foliolis lineari-lanceolatis, leguminibus hir- 
futis, feminibus fcabris. Flor. Leyd. Prod. 363. 
Chichling Vetch with two flowers on a foot-ftalk, a two- 
leaved tendril, narrow fpear-fhaped lobes, hairy pods, 
and rough feeds. Lathyrus anguftifolius filiqua hir- 
futa. C. B. P. Narrow-leaved Chichling V etch with a 
hairy, pod . 
8. Lythyrus ( Tingitanus ) pedunculis bifloris, cirrhis 
diphyllis foliolis alternis lanceolatis. Flor. Leyd. 
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Prod. 263. Chichling Vetch with two flowers on a 
foot-ftalk, a two-leaved tendril, and fpear-fhaped alter- 
nate leaves . Lathyrus Tingitanus filiquis orobi flore 
ample ruberrimo. Mar. Hift. 2. 55. Chichling Fetch 
of Tangier , with a bitter Vetch pod, and a large red 
flower. 
9. Lathyrus {Annuus) pedunculis bifloris, cirrhis di- 
phyllis, foliolis enfiformibus, leguminibus glabris, 
ftipulis bipartitis. Amcen. Acad. 3. p. 417. Chick- 
ling Vetch with two flowers on a foot-ftalk, a two-leaved 
tendril, fword-fhaped lobes , fmooth pods , and a bifid fit- 
pula. Lathyrus luteus latifolius, Bot. Monfp. Yellow 
broad-leaved Chichling Vetch. 
10. Lathyrus ( Tuberofus ) pedunculis multifloris, cir- 
rhis diphyllis, foliolis ovalibus, internodis nudis. Hort. 
Cliff. 367. Chichling Vetch with many flowers on a foot- 
ftalk, a two-leaved tendril, oval leaves , and naked be- 
tween the joints. Lathyrus arvenfis repens tuberofus. 
C. B. P. 344. Creeping Field Chichling Vetch with a 
tuberous root. 
11. Lathyrus (. Pratenjis ) pedunculis multifloris, cir- 
rhis diphyllis, foliolis lanceolatis cirrhis fimpliciffi- 
mis. Hort. Cliff. 367. Chichling Vetch with many 
flowers on a foot-ftalk , a two-leaved tendril, fpear- 
fhaped leaves , and fingle tendrils. Lathyrus luteus fyl- 
veftris dumetorum. J. B. 2. p. 304. Yellow wild 
Chichling Vetch of the woods. 
12. Lathyrus ( Heterophyllus ) pedunculis multifloris, 
cirrhis diphyllis tetraphyllifque, foliolis lanceolatis. 
It. W. Goth. 75. Chichling Vetch with many flowers on 
a foot-ftalk, a two-leaved, and fometimes four-leaved ten- 
dril, and fpear-fhaped leaves. Lathyrus major Narbo- 
nenfis anguftifolius. J. B. 2. 304. Greater Chichling 
Vetch of Narbonne with narrow leaves. 
13. Lathyrus ( Latifolius ) pedunculis multifloris, cir- 
rhis diphyllis, foliolis lanceolatis, internodiis membra- 
naceis. Hort. Cliff. 367. Chichling Vetch with many 
flowers on a foot-ftalk, a two-leaved tendril , fpear-fhaped 
leaves, and a membranaceous ftalk between the joints. 
Lathyrus latifolius. C. B. P. 344. Broad-leaved Chich- 
ling Vetch, commonly called Everlafiing Pea. 
14. Lathyrus ( Magnoflore ) pedunculis multifloris, 
cirrhis diphyllis foliolis ovato-lanceolatis, internodiis 
membranaceis, Chichling Vetch with many flowers on a 
foot-ftalk , a two-leaved tendril , oval fpear-fhaped leaves, 
and a membranaceous ftalk between the joints. Lathy- 
rus latifolius minor flore majore. Boerh. Inch alt. 2, 
p. 42. Smaller broad-leaved Chichling Vetch with a 
larger flower, or large, red , flowering, Everlafiing Pea. 
1 5. Lathyrus ( Piftformis ) pedunculis multifloris, cir- 
rhis polyphyllis, ftipulis ovatis, baft acutis. Hort. 
Upfal. 217. Chichling Vetch with many flowers on a 
foot-Jialk , a many-leaved tendril, and oval flipule acute at 
the bafle. 
1 6. Lathyrus (Nijfolia) pedunculis unifloris, foliis 
flmplicibus ftipulis fubulatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 729. 
Chichling Vetch with one flower on a foot-ftalk , jingle 
leaves , and awl-jhaped ftipula. Niftblia vulgaris. Tourn. 
Inft. 65b. Crimfon Grafs Vetch. 
17. Lathyrus {Amphicarpos) pedunculis unifloris calyce 
longioribus, cirrhis diphyllis fimpliciffimis fubtus ve- 
nofls. Chichling Vetch with fingle flowers upon a foot- 1 
ftalk, which are longer than the empalement, and a two- 
leaved fingle tendril. 
18. Lathyrus ( Aphaca ) pedunculis unifloris, cirrhis 
aphyllis, ftipulis fagitto-cordatis. Lin. Sp. 1029. 
Chichling Vetch with one flower on each foot-ftalk, a ten- 
dril without leaves, and a heart arrow-fhaped flipula. 
Aphacha. Lob. Ic. 2. p. 7 °. 
19. Lathyrus {Americana) pedunculis bifloris, foliis 
reniformibus fimpliciffimis fubtus venofis. Chichling 
Vetch with two flowers upon a foot-ftalk, and kidney - 
ft: aped fingle leaves, which are veined on their under fide. 
Niffolia Americana procumbens, folio rotundo, flore 
luteo. Houft. MSS. Trailing American Nijfolia, with a 
round leaf and a yellow flower. 
The firft fort grows naturally in France, Spain, and 
Italy ; this is an annual plant, with a climbing ftalk 
about two feet high. The leaves come out at each 
joint, alternate ; they are compofed of two long narro w 
lobes, 
