DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA, 
$ 
. 575. MELILOTUS,  Tournef.inst. p. 407. t, 229. 
1. M. caule erecto, foliolis obovatis serratis, spicis axillari- 
bus paniculatis, leguminibus dispermis rugosis acutis. 
Trifolium officinale. Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1355. 
icon. Fl. dan. 934. Mart. fi. rust. t. 72. 
On the gravelly shores of rivers: Pensylvania to Virgi- 
nia d. ©» June, July. v.v. Flowers white. 
.576, TRIFOLIUM. Gen, pl. 1211. 
l. T. procumbens, pubescens; foliolis obovatis, stipulis 
: ve cordatis, capitulis multifloris, floribus pedi- 
. cellatis demum omnibus reflexis, leguminibus sub-3- 
spermis.— Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1357. 
On dry hills and among rocks : Pensylvania, Kentucky, 
and the Carolina mountains. Y. June, July. v.v. 
Flowers of a fine purplish-red, 
2. T. repens; foliolis ovato-oblongis emarginatis serrula- 
tis, capitulis umbellaribus, calycinis dentibus subz- 
qualibus, legaminibus i permis, —W illd. sp. pl.3. 
, p. 1359. 
Icon. Fi. dan. 990. Mart. fl. rust. 34, 
In fields, pastures, and cleared lands on the mountains. 
_ JJ. May—Sept. v. v. This species, generally known 
— -by the name of White Clover, makes its appearance 
— -wherever lands are cleared of timber, in the most re- 
mote parts of the country; I have seen it springing 
forward on new plantations, from sixty to one hun- 
-dred miles distant from any place where it naturally 
was found. A number of plants of this description 
have struck my attention, among which are Verbas- 
cum Thapsus and Senecio hieractfolius in particular, 
whose dissemination is really problematical. 
3. T. erectum, pusillum ; foliolis rotundato-obcordatis gla- 
bris margine ciliatis crenulatis, stipulis bifidis, capitu- 
lis umbellaribus pedunculatis reflexis paucifloris, co- 
rollis vix exertis, leguminibus subtrispermis,—- Mich. 
ih. amer, 2. p. 58... E 
T. arvense. Walt. fl. car. 183. 
T. comosum. Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 1360? 
In sandy fields, near Charlestown, South Carolina. X. 
477 
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officinalis. 
reflexum. 
repens. 
carolinianum. 
Jane—Aug. v.s. Flowerssmall, white. In Lam. | 
encycl. 8. p. 2. it has been suggested, that T, como» 
