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BRITISH WILD FLOWERS. 
THE ROUGH-PODDED PURPLE VETCH. (V. bithynica, Lin.) 
This species bears considerable resemblance to V. Icevigata , blit it is always distinguished by the roughness 
of its pod. Its flowers are purple, and they are produced in July and August. The plant is a perennial, and 
it is only found on the sea-coast in Dorsetshire and Hampshire, and near Doncaster in Yorkshire. 
GENUS XY. 
THE VETCH LING. (Lathyrus, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Stipules half-sagittate. Leaves abruptly pinnate, of from one to three 
pairs, with a tendril in place of the terminal leaflet. Peduncles 
axillary. [Dec.) 
Generic Character. —Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, the two upper 
lobes the shortest. Stamens diadelphous. Style flat, dilated at the 
end, villous or pubescent in front. Pod oblong, many-seeded, 2-valved, 
1-celled. Seeds round, or angular. — Climbing herbaceous plants. 
Description, &c. —This genus is distinguished from Vicia by the style being flat and dilated at the end, 
instead of being thread-like, and with a tuft of hairs beneath the stigma ; and by the calyx being bell-shaped, 
instead of tubular. The species are nearly all highly ornamental, and part are perennials, and part annuals. The 
name of Lathyrus was applied to a leguminous plant by Theophrastus. 
THE NARROW-LEAVED EVERLASTING PEA. (Lathyrus sylvestris, Lin.) 
tate, shorter than the leaf. Peduncles 3 to 6-flowered, the length of 
the leaf. Pods reticulated longitudinally. Seeds roundish, scabrous. 
[Lindley .) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 805; 2nd ed., t. 1004. 
Specific Character. —Quito smooth. Stems prostrate, winged. 
Leaflets linear-lanceolate, acuminate, coriaceous. Stipules half-sagit- 
Description, &c. —This is a very elegant climbing plant, the stems of which have large leafy wings; but 
the flowers are pale, and frequently have a greenish tinge. The species is a perennial, and grows abundantly in 
almost every part of England, producing its flowers in July and August. 
2. —THE BROAD-LEAVED EVERLASTING PEA. (Lathyrus latifolius, Lin.) 
Engravings. —Eng.Bot., t. 1108 ; 2nd ed., t. 1005; and our Jig. 3, j three or five prominent veins. Stipules broad, half-sagittate. Peduncles 
in PI. 29. many-flowered, longer than the leaves. Pods reticulated longitudinally. 
Specific Character. —Quite smooth. Stems prostrate, winged. ( Lindley .) 
Leaflets elliptical, somewhat glaucous, obtuse and mucronate, with i 
Description, &c. —This splendid plant is only rarely found wild in the north of England ; but it is tolerably 
common in woods and thickets in the south. It is very nearly allied to the preceding species, from which it 
differs only in the shape of its leaflets, and in the brilliant dark crimson of its flowers, which are produced in 
July and August. The plant is a perennial, and when once introduced it spreads so rapidly, that it is extremely 
difficult to eradicate it. 
THE MARSH EVERLASTING PEA. (L. palustris, Lin.) 
This species, which is also a perennial, grows abundantly in boggy ground in the eastern counties of England. 
The flowers are of a bluish purple, and they are produced from June till September. 
3.— THE YELLOW EVERLASTING PEA, OR MEADOW VETCHLING. (Lathyrus pratensis, Lin.) 
veins. Stipules sagittate, ovate, shorter than the leaflets. Peduncles 
many-flowered, twice as long as the leaves. Calyx ribbed, with nearly 
equal teeth, the length of the tube. Pods obliquely reticulated. 
Engravings. — Eng. Bot., t. 670 ; 2nd ed., t. 1003 ; and our fig. 4, 
in PI. 29. 
Specific Character. —Nearly smooth. Stems rather erect, four- 
cornered. Leaflets oblong or linear-lanceolate, with there prominent 
Seeds round, polished. [Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —This beautiful plant is common in moist meadows and pastures in every part of England. 
When it can find any support, it grows three or four feet high; but generally it is a dwarf plant. Like the 
