Orobus

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Read about Orobus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Orobus (an old Greek name). Leguminosae. A genus not now kept separate, and referred mostly to Lathyms, from which it was distinguished largely by its erect habit and lack of tendrils; some of the species now go to Vicia. Five species-names were found by Beal (Study of Genus Lathyrus, Cornell Bulletins) to be offered by American seedsmen: O. niger (-Lathyrus niger), O. vernus (-Lathyrus vernus), O. lathyroides (probably-Vicia oroboides), and O. albus and O. superbus which are probably horticultural forms of Lathyrus vernus. Abroad there are also listed O. aurantiacus, which may be Vicia aurantia; O. canescens, O. azureus, O. varius, O. Smithii with "creamy yellow fls., dwarf grower," which probably belong in Lathyrus. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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