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4. Lathyrus inconspicuus, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 180. Annual, 
glabrous ; stems trailing, 6-18 in. Rachis ending in a bristle. 
Leaflets 2, narrowly lanceolate, 1-3 in. Stipules narrow, base 
2-lobed. Flowers bright red, J in., solitary. Pod 1-14 in. ; seeds 
10 - 12 . 
Simla ; April, May. — Punjab, ascending to 6000 ft. 
5. Lathyrus luteus, Baker ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 180. Perennial, gla- 
brous ; stems nearly erect, 2-3 ft. Leaves 3-5 in. ; rachis ending 
in a bristle ; leaflets 6-8, ovate-lanceolate, about 3 xl| in., acute; 
stipules large, leaf-like, base 2-lobed. Flowers bright yellow, 
tinged with orange, 1 in. long, in stalked racemes. Pod 2-3 in. ; 
seeds numerous. 
Mushobra, woods above the Waterworks Road, Mahasu, Matiana ; May, 
June. — W. Himalaya, 8000-10,000 ft. — Temperate Asia, Europe. 
26. AMPHICARPiEA. From the Greek amphi, both, and 
carpos, fruit, referring to the two kinds of pod borne by A. monoica. 
— Himalaya, Chinh, Japan, N. America. 
Amphicarpsea Edgeworthii, Benth . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 181. A 
pubescent herb ; stems very slender, twining. Leaves of 3 leaf- 
lets ; leaflets thin, broadly ovate, nearly equal, about x 1 in., 
entire, acute, terminal one stalked, lateral nearly sessile. Flowers 
axillary, about -§■ in. long, pale lilac, sometimes 1-sexual or without 
petals (cleistogamic), solitary or in pairs or short racemes. Calyx 
tubular ; teeth 5, distinct, the two upper ones the shorter. Petals 
much longer than the calyx : standard obovate, erect, spurred at 
the base ; keel slightly incurved, obtuse, nearly as long as the 
wings. Upper stamen free, others united. Style incurved, gla- 
brous ; stigma small. Pod flat, hairy, about 1 in., acute ; seeds 
2-4. 
Simla, in woods, 5000-6000 ft. ; August, September. — China, Japan. 
Closely allied to the N. American A. monoica , Elliott, which bears two kinds 
of pod : ( 1 ) as above described, and ( 2 ) one-seeded, orbicular pods about 5 in. 
diam., which are produced near the base of the stem or on plants with prostrate 
stems, and bury themselves in the ground. See Darwin’s Forms of Flowers, 
p. 827. The Simla species probably produces both kinds of pod, though there 
is no record of it. 
27. SHTJTERIA. In honour of D. Shuter, medical officer, 
Madras Presidency, at the end of the eighteenth century and 
beginning of the nineteenth. — India, China, tropical Africa. 
Shuteria involucrata, Wight & Am. Prodr. 207 ; FI. Br. Ind. 
ii. 181, under S. v'estita. A more or less hairy herb ; stems 
slender, twining. Leaves of 3 leaflets ; leaflets nearly equal,. 
