DI ADEL PH I A DECANDRIA. iji 
V I C l A. Vetch. 
The cup is monophyllous, tubulated, ere£l, femlquln. 
quifid, acute; the upper divifions are Ihorter and con- 
nivent, and all of an equal breadth. The flower is 
papilionaceous. The vexiiium is oval, the unguis is 
broad and oblong, emarginated at the apex with a point, 
reflex at the fides. The two wings are cblong, eredl, 
femicordate with an oblong unguis, fliorter than the 
vexiiium. The keel is fnorcer than the wings, the tail 
is oblong and bipartite, the ventricle is compreflTedly' 
orbiculated. There are ten filaments, nine joined 
and one Angle, having ered, roundifn, four-furrowed 
anthertE. The glandule of the nedLariurn within the 
compound ftamen and germen is iliort, acuminated, and 
rifes out of the receptacle. The germen is linear, com- 
prefled and long; thefliyle is flender, fhort, and rifes to 
the eredl angle, the fliigma is obtufe and. bearded under 
the apex. ITe legumen is long, ccriaceous, has two 
valves, is unilocular and terminated with a point, con- 
taining many roundifli feeds. 
Cracca. ^ufudVetch many flowers on the pe- 
duncles which are imbricated, the leaves are lanceolated 
and hairy, and the itipulaj are entire. In woods and 
hedges. Fer. July-, Aug. 
Syhatica. Tufted fVood Vetch wih. many flov/ers on 
the peduncles, oval leaves, and denticulated fdpulae. 
In the woods about Greta- Bridge., Tcrkfn. Near K:rkby 
Lorfdale Bridge., BVefi. Per. Juh\ Aug. 
Sepium., Bufh Vetch with ered pods on partial foot- 
flialks, ovate, entire leaves, the exterior ones decreafing. 
In woods, hedges, meadows, and paflures. Per. May. 
Sativa. Common Vetch, or Tare, with ered pods grow- 
ing by pairs, and fitting clofe to the ftalks, blunt lobes 
to the leaves and fpotted ftipulse. An. May, June. 
Lathyreides. Strangle Tare, or Wild Vetch, with ered^ 
fmooth, folitary pods, fitting clofe to the fialks, fix lob- 
ed and the inferior ones obcordate. In dry pailures, 
tfpecially in a fandy foil. An. Mlay. 
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