LEGUMINOS.^. LXX. Trifolium. 



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118 T. SPUMOSUM (Lin. spec. 1085.) stem spreading, hranclied; This plant comes very near T. spumbsum in tlie want of the uni- 

 leaflets obovate or obcordate, nearly entire; stipulas broad, versa! involucrum to the head of tlie flowers. 



very acute ; heads of flowers ovate, thick, nearly sessile ; ca- 

 lyxes scarious, inflated, striated, transversely veined ; the seg- 



Twr^iJ-calyxed Trefoil. FI. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. PI. ^ ft. 

 124 T. Tu MENS (Stev. in Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 217.) stems 



ments setaceous and diverging, about equal in length to t':e procumbent, quite smooth ; leaflets obovate, somewhat emargi- 



corolla; bracteas lanceolate, sliorter than the calyx ; legume 4- nate ; heads of flowers roundish; peduncles longer than the 



seeded; seeds ovate-globose. ©. H. Native of the south of leaves; calyx w^hen in fruit inflated, membranous, pubescent ; 



Europe. Gsertn. fruet. t. 153. Savi, obs. trif. 82. — Cup. the segments setaceous, and nearly equal, shorter than the tube. 



panph. t. Q9. f. 1, Flowers pale-red- 



Frotliy Trefoil. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1771. PI. prostrate. 



119 T. resupina'tum (Lin. spec. 1086.) stems prostrate; 

 leaflets obovate, sharply serrvdated, spotted at the base ; stipulas 

 short, linear-lanceolate, acute ; heads hemisj^herical, at length 

 globose ; peduncles longer than the petioles ; flowers nearly 

 sessile ; calyxes scarious, inflated after flowering, longitudinally 



0. ? H. Native of Iberia. This species differs from 2\ phy- 

 sodes in being more slender, in the leaflets being more acute at 

 the base, in the flowers being fewer, heads smaller, peduncles 

 longer, and especially in the teeth of the calyx being smaller. 

 Flowers reddish. 



SwcUhrg-C'dlyKed Trefoil. PI. procumbent. 



125 T. ala'xum (Biv. stivp. rar, 4. p. 14.) stems decumbent, 



and transversely veined ; the segments lanceolate, reticulated, glabrous, striated ; leaflets obovate, obtuse or emarginate and 

 and very acute, shorter than the corolla; legumes usually 2- serrulated; heads of flowers globose, terminal ; peduncles twice 

 seedtd; seeds irregularly subcordate, bay-coloured. 

 Native of the south of Europe, 

 with a fio;ure. Savi, obs. trif 79, 



139. 



©. H. the length of the superior leaves ; stipulas very long, subulate at 

 Sturm, deutschl. fl. 1. fasc. 16. the apex ; calyx much inflated after flowering, reticulated, rather 



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T. bicorne, Forsk. fl. aegypt. 

 Clus. hist. 2. p. 247. — Barrel, icon. 872. Nearly allied 

 to T. suaveoletis, but difl^ers in the peduncles being shorter and 

 in tlie calyxes being inflated. The corolla of this species is 

 turned upside down, hence the specific name. Flowers pale-red, 

 Resupinate-f{o\xere(i Trefoil. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1713. PI. pr. 

 120 T. FRAGi' FERUM (Lin. spec. 1086.) stem prostrate, creep- 

 leaflets obcordate, denticulated ; stipulas ovate, elongated 

 at die apex ; heads of flowers ovate-globose, on long peduncles ; 

 nowers sessile ; calyxes inflated after flowering, membranous, 

 reticulated, pilose ; the segments unequal, shorter than the corolla 

 and reticulated ; bracteas small, lanceolate ; legume 2-seeded. 

 4* il- Native of Europe, in meadows. In England in moist 

 meadows and pastures in black boggy soil. Savi^ obs, trif 76. 

 r Pi^T^' Jeutschl. fl. 1. fasc. 16. icon. Smith, engl. hot. 1050. 

 y^ rl dan. 1042. Curt. fl. lond. 2. t. 55. Stems prostrate, root- 

 Jjjg) extending a considerable length. Flow^ers rose-coloured. 



he heads when in seed resemble strawberries ; hence the speci- 

 ^ nc name. 



^^^'ft^proliferum (Bernard in litt.) flowers 6-8 in a whorl, 

 beneath the head of flowers. 



Strawbernj-hearing Trefoil. ^ Fl. June, Au 

 prostrate. 



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pilose, the segments setaceous, and nearly equal, shorter than the 

 corolla. %. H. Native of Sicily, about Palermo. T. Cupani, 

 Tineo, pi. rar. sic. pug. 1. p. 16. — Cup. panph. t. 07. f 1. 

 Schrank, in fl. 1819. p. '387. Flowers reddish. 



Wiufrcd Trefoil. Fl. June, Aui?. Clt. 1820. PI. decumbent. 



126 T. Bona NNi (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 218.) stems 

 creeping; leaflets obovate, retuse ; calyx tomentose, the lower 

 teeth setaceous, straight, and conniving ; heads of flowers round- 

 ish. % . H. Native of Sicily. 



BonannVs Trefoil. PI. creeping. 



127 T. DEPAUPERA^TUM (Desv. joum. bot. 1814. vol. 4. p. 69.) 

 plant many-stemmed, decumbent ; stems simple; leaflets linear, 

 somewhat cuneiform, glabrous, toothed at the apex ; heads 

 pedunculate, terminal, few-flowered; involucre 1-leaved, en- 

 tire, truncate ; calyx glabrous ; vexillum when in fruit inflated. 

 0. ? F. Native of Peru (Dombey). Tliis species has the habit 

 almost of T.JiU forme of Poir. diet, supjd. 5. p. 385. 



Depauperated Trefoil. PI. decumbent. 



Sect. VI. Luptna^ster (from luphnts^ a lujiine, and astcr^ an 

 aflSxed signification, like. Some of the species contained in this 

 section have the habit oi Lvjvnes). Ser. mss. in 1). C. prod. 2. 

 p. 203. Lupinaster, Moench. meth. suppl. p. 30. Flowers 



T. TOMENTOsxjM (Lin. spec. 1086.) stems prostrate ; leaf- large ; the petals coriaceous and permanent, red, white or yellow. 



I e s obcordate, cuneiform, sharply-serrulated ; stipulas lanceo- 

 1 ate, acu:e, scarious ; heads of flowers globose, on very short 

 ^ \^a.} bracteas small, lanceolate ; flowers sessile ; 



n ated after flowering, membranous, reticulated, tomentose, the 

 gments shorter than the corolla ; legume 1 -seeded ; seeds ir- 



Carycinc segments subulate, erect. Leaves having 3 coriaceous 

 leaflets, rarely 5-7, reticulated with numerous nerves, 

 calyxes 128 T. Chile'nse (Hook, in Beech, voy. p. 18.) stem diffuse, 



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?" '•'ly ^o'-date, green, shining, 

 south of Europe. Savi, obs. ^ 

 ^onsp. 265, t, 264. Flowers purplish. 



/o/He«/o5e Trefoil. " 

 122 T. 



Barrel. 



nror I' ^"YsoDEs (Stev. in Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 217.) 

 1 ocmnbent, slender : Ipjiflpt^ nvnt^ ol^tnc^ cpmilarpd. i 



glabrous : leaflets narrow, oblong-obovate, sliarply-denticulated, 



quite smooth, equal in length to the petiole ; sti])ulas oval, mem- 



©.? Native of the branous, nerved, pectinately-fringed ; heads of flowers on long 



peduncles ; involucrum shorter than the flowers, multifid,awned; 

 calyx campanulate, the segments tridcntate and awncd, the mid- 

 dle tooth longer tlian the rest, about equal in length to the 

 corolla. 7/. H. Native of Chili, about Conception. Nearly 



icon, 864. 



Magn. 



Fl. June, July. Clt. 1640. PL prostrate. 



stems 



-'•^ , stipulas narrow, acuminated ; 



infli?/ P.^^""^>^!' -^0"t equal in 



leaflets ovate, obtuse, serrulated, mucro- allied to T. fimbratum of Lindl. in bot. reg. 1070. 



heads of flowers roundish. 



Chili Trefoil. PI. diff'use. 



inflated wh 



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•etao ^" ^" fl uit, membranous, pubescent ; the segments 



^. ceous, and about equal the length of the tube. 



length to the leaves; calyx 129 T. umflorum (Lin. amocn. 4. p. 285. spec. 1085.) plant 



tufted, creeping; stems very short; leaflets 3, ovate, acumi- 



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ria. Flowers reddish. 



11. H. 



Na- nated, tootlicd, nerved ; stipulas sheathing, end in 



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fi/at/rfery-calyxed Trefoil, 

 procumbent. 



acumen ; flowers axillary, solitary, on short peduncles ; calyx 



Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. cylindrical, striated ; tlie segments short, subulate, and nearly 



equal ; corolla very long, much longer than the calyx ; legume 



^leaflet \ "^^'^^^^um (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 210.) stems erectish ; 

 i of flov^ *^"ovate, obcordate, almost entire ; stipulas acute ; heads 

 t*eou(i'r!j°^^^*^' *=^^ffy; calyx globose, smooth, the teeth scta- 

 ' Cauc-,«! I, '"^^'"'"''^'^ 5 Pet^^s mucronate. 0. H. Native of 



"* between the rivers Kuba and Jcgorlik. Flowers white. 



2-seeded ; seeds ovoid, apiculated. 7/ . H- Native of Syria, 

 Provence, and Italy — Buxb. cent. 3. p. 17. t. 31. f. 1. T. 

 Buxbaiimi, Sternb. in flora. 1820. p. COO. Flowers having the 



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of vexillum blue, and the keel and wings purple. 



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