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TRIFOLIUM fimbriatum. 
Fringed Clover. 
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. Lecuminosx. Tribus Lote Decandolle. 
TRIFOLIUM L.— Calyx tubulosus persistens eglandulosus 5-fidus, 
laciniis subulatis. Carina alis et vexillo brevior. Stamina diadelpha. . Legu- 
men parvum, vix dehiscens, sæpius ovatum. 1-2-spermum, calyce brevius et 
ab eo tectum, rarius oblongum 3-4-spermum calycem paululúm superans. 
He;be. Stipule petiolo adnate. Folia palmatim 3- aut rarissimè 5-folio- 
lata. Flores capitati aut dense spicati, bracteati, purpurei, albi, aut ochro- 
leuci. Petala in quibusdam omnia, inter se basi coalita. Decandolle prodr. 
2. 189.:- 
8. Eutriphyllum. 
Flores capitati; capitula ovata, ik re sessilia, sæpè bracteata; 
calyx non inflatus villosus. Seringe in Dec. prodr. 2. 192. 
T. fimbriatum; caulibus prostratis glabris, foliolis ovalibus setaceo-denticu- 
latis glaberrimis, capitulis longè pedunculatis, involucro floribus breviore 
stipulisque multifidis aristatis, calyce turbinato: laciniis pungentibus 
tubi corollee longitudine, seminibus subrotundis atris. ; 
Prostratum, undique glaberrimum. Foliola rubro-marginata. Stipule 
pallide; inferiores lineares, magis integre, aristate ; superiores dilatate, 
inequaliter pectinato-fimbriate, laciniis atro-viridibus. Bractee multifide, 
aristate, capitulo mult) breviores. Calycis dentes tubo corolle «quales, 
 pungentes. Petala purpurea, basi connata ; vexillo lineari emarginato. 
Legumen cuneatum, dispermum. © ` 
A pretty new hardy perennial species of Clover, dis- 
covered in the neighbourhood of the Colombia River, by 
Mr. David Douglas, by whom seeds were sent to the 
Horticultural Society in 1826. It flowers in September 
and October, and seems well adapted for ornamenting 
rock-work. Our drawing was made in the Chiswick 
Garden. 
The nearest affinity of this species is with T. involu- 
cratum of Willd., which we conceive to be entirely different 
