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his other Lathyr ? s have, whereby he breaks his 
own order of treating of thefe Plants, in which he 
determined to treat of all liich Pulfes as had Claf- 
pers together, whereas this has none ; and fuch as 
had none, by themfelves ; Crimfon Flower’d Oro- 
bus, or Grafs Leav’d OrobtfS. 4. 0 rob as Sy he fins 
Narbonenfe 0 rob as Cicereus •, Orobus Sc mine, 
obtufo Triangulo Bauhini Cicer Orobeum Theo- 
phrafti Lobelio -, Cornered or French Orobus. ' Third- 
ly , Orobus Sylvarum , vel Sylvaticus , Wood Oro- 
bus, viz. 5. Orobus Sylvaticus latifolius ■, Orobus 
Sylvaticus major purpureas ■, Orobus Pannonicus 
Clufij $ Orobus Sylvaticus Bauhini Orobus Syl- 
veftris vernus Thalij ■, Pha/elus Lobelij ; Phafeo- 
lus Sylvarum Lugdunenfis ■, Arachus Doaonai and 
Afiragalus Column* ■, The broad Leav’d greater, or 
Purple Wood Orobus. 6. Orobus Sylvaticus Angufii- 
folius \ Orobus Tertius Qufij , Orobus Sylvaticus mi- 
nor ; Narrow Leav’d, or fmaller Wood Orobus. 
round, long Cods , no bigger than the Tag of a Point , 
bunched out in 3 or 4 parts , in which the Grain H 
contained , which kalmofi full round, /mail, and of 
a pale color, and bitter in Taftc. 
IV. The fecond, or Orobus, or bitter Vetch of 
Candy. This in its Root , Stalks, Branches, Wing- 
ed Leaves, Flowers and Grain, as alfo in its man - 
ner of growing, is altogether like the former • but 
whereas Matthiolus fays, it is lefferthan the firfi, 
I have always obferved it to be rather larger 4 other- 
wife the difference is fo little between them, that 
felting afidethe Name, and Natural place of Growth , 
/ fhould take them to be but one Kind or Species. 
V. The third, or Crimfon Flower’d Orobus, or 
Grafs Leav’d bitter Vetch. Its Root is long and 
fender, with Jome fibres adjoining to it, which 
perifhes with us in Winter. This Wild Orobus or 
Pulfe, rifes up with fever al Branches, near two 
Feet high, efpectally if it grows in any Fertil Soil \ 
‘ the Defcriptions. 
III. The firlt, or our common Garden Orobus, 
or Bitter Vetch. Its Root is fmall, andperifhes every 
Tear. It is a fmall Pulfe, J, hooting forth divers 
weak flendcr Branches, leaning to the Earth , and 
fcarcely rifing above a Foot high , befet on all fides 
with many winged Leaves, each of which fmall ones 
are very fmall, and fet on a middle Rib, a little 
Vetch Bitter, Common. 
0 R, 
Orolms Veras. 
long, narrow, and Osar p pointed, fat one againfi a- 
not her as, other Ketches, Cicers, See. The Flowers 
are fmall and whit ifh, (thd‘ fome nay fay Pur- 
ple) (landing fingle, every one by it felf at the 
Joints with the Leaves. After which, come fmall 
Vetch Bitter, Crimfon: 
O R, 
Vetch Grafs Scarlet. 
which are befet unorderly t with many long and nar- 
row dark green Leaves, fmaller than many Graffes . 
At the tops of the Stalks and Branches , grow pret» 
ty large Peafe Bloffom’d Flowers, of an Orient fhi- 
ning Crimfon color , ( but Parkinfon fays, that he 
had \ fome in his Garden which came from Seed, 
whichhad white Flowers.) After which, came fmall, 
flendcr, long, and almofi: round Cods, containing 
within them fever al hard blaokifh Grains. 
VI. The fourth, or cornered, or French Orobus. 
It s Root is long, flender, and Fibrous, which fends 
up a weak or leaning hollow Stalk, half a Tard high , 
fet at the Joints with many Winged Leaves , having 
other fmall heave*, long, narrow, and fharp pointed, 
fet 
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