838 DIADELPHIA. DECANDMA. Lathyuus. 
minute, one at the base of each flower. Calyx divided almost to the 
base; segments equal, smooth, nearly as long as the blossom, strap- 
spear-shaped. Blossom greenish yellow at the base. Woodw. ( Legume 
compressed, smooth. E.) The stipulae in this plant supply the place of 
leaves, and as such they might be considered, but the real leaves ’ are 
very minute, and only exist, according to Curtis, for a short time after 
the sprouting of the seed. Flowers yellow, small. 
Yellow Vetchltng. Sandy corn-fields and meadows. Histon, near 
Cambridge, and between Norwich and Bungay. Mr.Woodward. (Malton 
fields. Teesdale. Corn-field at Monckton, near Rippon. Mr. Brunton. 
Corn-fields near the chalk pits, Newport; and in corn near Ongar and 
South End, Essex. Mr. Forster, jun. Sunderland Ballast Hills. Mr. 
Winch. Alne Hills, Cleve, and Littleton, Warwickshire. Purton. E.) 
A. June—Sept.* 
L. nissc/lia. Leaves simple, without tendrils: stipulae awl-shaped. 
(Curt. E.)— E. Bot. 11 2—Buxh. iii. 45. 1— Dod. 529. 4— Lob. Ohs. 518. 2, 
and Ic. ii. 71. 1— Ger. Em. 1249. 2— Park. 1079. 4— J. B. ii. 309. 1. 
Stem upright, (supported by other plants,) simple, angular, twisted, 
slightly hairy. Leaves alternate, smooth, sword-shaped, resembling 
those of Grass. Stipules in pairs, at the base of the leaves. Fruit-stalks 
axillary, slightly hairy, shorter than the leaves, with rarely more than 
one flower. E.) Blossom beautiful crimson. Legume strap-shaped, 
slightly downy, terminated by a straight style. Woodw. (What are 
usually termed leaves in this species, are by He Candolle considered as 
dilated petioles : and see a further illustration in FI. Lond. E.) 
Crimson Grass Vetch or Vetch'ling. Borders of corn-fields and pas¬ 
tures. Ripton, Huntingdonshire. Mr.Woodward. (Thelveton Church¬ 
yard, near Diss, Norfolk. Mr. Walker. At Sigglesthorne in Holderness. 
Mrs. Wharton. In an old chalk pit, by the road from Houghton to 
Amberley. Mr. Borrer. In Higham hill field, and near Hagger lane, 
Walthamstow. Mr. E. Forster, jun. in Bot. Guide. Near the turnpike 
on the new road to Folkstone. Rev. J. D. Glennie, in Smith’s Obs. E.) 
Woods at Belmont, Staffordshire. Mr. Pitt. Hadsor wood, near Droit- 
wich. Mr. Baker. About Teignmouth. Mr. Martyn. Borders of a corn¬ 
field near Wick Cliffs, Somersetshire. Rev. G. Swayne. Coton-field, 
Stafford, in the hedge bank on the upper part. A. May.t 
(2) Fruit-stalks with more than one flower. 
L. hirsu'tus. Fruit-stalks mostly two-flowered: tendrils with two 
leaves : legumes hairy: seeds rough. 
(E. Bot. 1255. E.)— J. B. ii. 305— Biv. Tetr. 41, L. siliquis hirsutis. 
* The seeds, both of this and of all the other species, are nutritious, either eaten in 
broth or made into bread. 
t (The name appropriated by Tournefort to a genus, now used to designate our species, 
was bestowed to commemorate Mr. G. Nissole, a French Botanist, whose zeal induced 
him to adopt the ingenious expedient of searching the siftings of grain imported from 
foreign parts, by growing which he obtained many curious exotics. Glossaire Botanique. 
The leaves are so like those of grass, that unless the plant be in flower it may readily be 
overlooked. (Its beauty would recommend it to a place in our gardens, were it not of 
very short duration. Like several other leguminous plants, it is particularly subject to the 
depredations of a species of Curculio. E.) 
