. Elementary botany : theoretical and practical. A text-book designed primarily for students of science classes connected with the science and art department of the committee of council on education . Botany. Leguminosce 163 Lathyrus, Peas and Vetchlings. Leaves inparipinnate, ending in tendrils, with few leaflets, and sagittate or half-sagittate stipules; stamens diadelphous, style flattened above. Several species used as fodder plants. The Sweet-pea (Z. odoratus) and Everlasting Pea (Z. latifolius) are exotic species. The edible Pea is separated into another genus, Pisum. Lotus, Bird's-foot
. Elementary botany : theoretical and practical. A text-book designed primarily for students of science classes connected with the science and art department of the committee of council on education . Botany. Leguminosce 163 Lathyrus, Peas and Vetchlings. Leaves inparipinnate, ending in tendrils, with few leaflets, and sagittate or half-sagittate stipules; stamens diadelphous, style flattened above. Several species used as fodder plants. The Sweet-pea (Z. odoratus) and Everlasting Pea (Z. latifolius) are exotic species. The edible Pea is separated into another genus, Pisum. Lotus, Bird's-foot Trefoil. Leaves trifoliate, with large leaf- like stipules; stamens diadelphous; calyx with five equal teeth; legume imperfectly many-celled. A good fodder plant. Medicago, Medick or Lucerne. Leaves trifoliate; stamens diadelphous; legume more or less spirally twisted (fig. 299),. Fig. 299.—Twisted legume of FiG. 300.—Abbreviated inflorescence of Lucerne (Metiicago saiivd). Clover. sickle-shaped, indehiscent. Much cultivated as a fodder plant, especially M. satwa, the Lucerne. Melilotus, Melilot. Leaves trifoliate; flowers in long loose racemes; stamens diadelphous ; legumes with one or very few seeds, longer than the calyx. Fodder plants. Onobrychis, Sainfoin. Leaves imparipinnate; stamens di- adelphous ; legume flat, hard, one-seeded, and indehiscent. A valuable fodder plant. Sarothamnus, Broom. Leaves trifoliate, three digitate leaflets; stamens monadelphous; calyx campanulate, with two lips, minutely toothed; legume flat, many-seeded. Trifolium, Trefoil or Clover. Leaves trifoliate; flowers in abbreviated heads (fig. 300); stamens diadelphous; legume few. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Edmonds, Henry. London and New York : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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