478 niADELPHiA DECANDRiA. Trifollucn. 



swTO of Linnaeus and the present plant are the same^ 

 and I believe with very good reason, as I suppose the 

 little difference between them may have been occa- 

 sioned by culture. 

 microcepha- 4. T. adscendens, pubescens ; foliolis obovatis emarginatis 

 lum. denliculatis, stipulis ovatis acuminatis, capitulis pusil- 



lis pedunculatis pauciflnris, floribus sessilibus, invo- 

 lucris ovatis aristatis, calycibus aristatis longitudine co- 

 rollae. 

 On the banks of Clarck's river. M. Lewis. % . July. 

 V. s. in Herb. Leivis. Flowers exceeding small, pale 

 purple. 

 pratense. 5. T. adscendens, glabriusculum; foliolis ovalibus subinte- 



gerrimis, stipulis aristatis, spicis densis ovatis, calycis 

 dente infimo tubo corollae monopetalae inaequalis bre- 

 viore.— IFilld. sp.pl. 3. p. 1366. 

 Icon. Fl. flan. gsg. Mart. Jl. rust. 3. 

 In fields and woods, frequent. % . May — Sept. v. v. 

 Common Red Clover is apparently in a native state, 

 but very probably has been introduced. 

 pensylvani- 6, T. adscendens ; caule ramosissimo flexuoso, foliolis ova- 

 cum, to-ellipticis obtusis integerrimis, stipulis aristatis, spi- 



cis ovato-cylindraceis solitariis densis, calycis dente 

 infimo corollae monopetalae breviore. — Willd. enuin. 



P- /93. 



In woods and fields : Pensylvania to Virginia. "2/ . June 

 — Sept. V. V. Resembles T. medium very much ; flow- 

 ers a fine red. It is known by the name of Buffalo 

 Clover. 

 arvense. 7. T. erectum, ramosissimum, villosum ; foliolis lineari- 



lanceolatis apice serrulatis, stipulis connatis apice su- 

 bulatis, spicis villosissimis subcylindraceis, dentibus 

 calycinis setaceis corolla longioribus. — IVilld. sp. pi, 3. 

 p. 1373. 



Icon. Fl. dan. 724. Curt.fflond. 50. 



In dry and sandy fields : Canada to Virginia. G- •July, 

 Aug, V. V. Flowers small, white ; the wings have a 

 red spot. 

 agrarium. 8. T. erectum, subpubescens ; foliolis lanceolato-cnneatis 



obtusis : intermedio sessiJi, stipulis lanceolatis acu- 

 tis, spicis ovalibus imbricatis, vexillis deflexis persis- 

 tentibus, galycinis dentibus subulatis gtabris inaequali- 

 hus—lV'illd. sp'.pl. 3. p. 1382. 



T, aureum. Pollich.Jl. palat.n. 7O8. 



