Melilotus.] LEGUMINOS (Harv.) 161 
culate, striate; stipules broadly ovate, subacute ; peduncles axillary, 
longer than the leaves ; heads small, 10-15 flowered, subglobose, yel- 
low ; flowers deflexed, subsessile, the vexillum folded over the ale and 
keel, scarcely furrowed ; calyx minute, its limb very unequal, the upper 
segments much shorter than the lower, glabrous ; legume one seeded. 
DC. Prod. 1. c. Benth. Handb. p. 170. T. minus, L. Bot. t. 1256. T.jili- 
Jorme, LE. & Z. 1510. Pappe! 134. 
Has. Naturalized (from Europe). About Table Mountain ; Hott, Holland ; and 
near Tulbagh, L. § Z. Cape Flats, Dr. Pappe. (Herb. D., &e.) 
Near 7’, agrarium, but much more slender, with smaller flowers and fewer of 
them in the heads. 7. filiforme, L. is a still smaller plant, with 2-3, rarely 5 flowers 
in the head, on pedicels as long as the calyx. Ee 
XXVIII. MELILOTUS, Tournef. 
Calyx campanulate, subequally 5-toothed. Corolla deciduous. 
Vewillum and ale longer than the obtuse carina. Stamens diadelphous. 
Legume oval or oblong, 1-4 seeded, longer than the unaltered calyx, in- 
dehiscent. Hndl. 6510. DC. Prod. 2, p. 186. 
Annual or biennial, rarely perennial, strongly scented herbs, chiefly found wild in 
the Mediterranean region, whence some of the commoner have been dispersed 
throughout the temperate zones. Leaves pinnately trifoliolate, the leaflets sharply 
and coarsely toothed. Stipules adnate with the base of the petiole. Flowers small, 
yellow, cream-coloured or white, in long axillary or terminal racemes. Name from 
mel, honey, and lotus ; the flowers are frequented by bees. English name, ‘‘melilot.” 
1. M. parviflora (Desf. Fl. Atl. 2, p. 192); diffuse or ascending; 
leaflets of the lower leaves broadly obovate, of the upper cuneate-oblong, 
all toothed; stipules lanceolate or subulate; flowers densely racemose, 
very minute, pale yellow ; calyx teeth subequal, ovate ; legumes oval, 
obtuse, irregularly wrinkled, one seeded. DC. Prod. 2, p. 187. E.§ Z. 
Wo. 1506. H. Mey. Comm. Drege. p. 91. M. indica, Thb. Fl. Cap. p. 609. 
_ Has. Sandy places near the coast. About Table, Simon’s, and Algoa Bays, 
E. & Z.! Greenpoint, Dr. Pappe! Boschekloof and Klipberg, &c., Drege. (Hb. D., &c.) 
A common weed in sandy ground, introduced from Europe, and now dispersed 
over most parts of the globe. Stems 6-12 inches high, the branches spreading at 
base, and often procumbent, their ends curved upwards. Leaflets variable in shape, 
and in their serratures ; in our specimens sharply and coarsely serrated. Racemes 
1-2 inches long, on peduncles 1-1} inch, the flowers } line to 1 line long, on minute, 
ing pedicels. Calyx glaucous green. Whole plant very strongly scented. 
XXIX. TRIGONELLA, L. 
mpanulate, 5—toothed. Corolla deciduous ; verillum and ale 
carina obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Legume linear or 
inéar, compressed or terete, acuminate, many seeded. Endl, 
Gen. 6508. DC. Prod. 2, p. 181. 
Strongly scented herbs, chiefly natives of the Mediterranean and Caucasian re- 
gions. Leaves pinnately-trifoliolate, the common petiole extending beyond the pair 
of leaflets. Stipules adnate with the base of the petiole, often toothed or lacerate. 
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Flowers either racemose, umbellato-capitate, or subsolitary. Name from tpeis,— 
three, and ‘ywria, an angle ; in many species (not in 7’. hamosa), the carina is very 
small, and the 3 other petals conspicuous, spreading three ways. 
“1. T. hamosa (Linn, sp. 1094); procumbent; leaflets cuneate-obovate 
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