Medicago. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA, — 889 
A native of Bengal, and, with the last, appears during the 
dry season only. 
TRIGONELLA. Schreb. gen. N. 1218. 
Banner and wings sub-equal, expanding in form of a three- 
petalled corol. 
1. T. Indica, Willd, iii. 1403. 
Herbaceous, procumbent. Leaflets lanceolar, entire. 
Peduneles axillary, from two to four-flowered. Legumes 
straight, cuspidate. 
Lotus madraspatensis, &c. Pluk, Alm. t. 200. f. 7. good. 
A native of Coromandel. In flower all the year. 
2. T. Foenum grecum. Willd. iii, 1402. 
Annual, erect. Legumes sessile, long, straight, with fili- 
form point. 
Arab. Hulbeh. 
Beng. Methee. 
Teling. Mentee. 
Is much cultivated in many parts of India, particularly in 
the higher, inland provinces. 
3. T. corniculata, Willd. iii. 1400. 
Annual, diffuse. Leaflets obovate, serrate. Stipules lan- 
ceolate-dentate. Peduncles longer than the leaves, Heads 
many-flowered. Legumes sickle-shaped, smooth, many- 
seeded, 
Sans. Lunkaika. 
Beng. Piring. The plant is cultivated as a pot-herb dur- 
ing the cold season, | 
_" MEDICAGO. Schreb. gen. N. 1214. 
Legume compressed, bent in. Keel bent down from the 
banner. gol 
