DIADELPHIA— DECANDRIA. Ononis. 267 



slightly heart-shaped, striated with numerous ribs, keeled 

 and compressed at the back, depressed at the sides ; 

 wings obovate, but half the length of the standard ; keel 

 of 2 converging petals, rather abrupt, pointed, a httle 

 longer than the wings. Filam, 10, united into one cy- 

 linder, splitting along the upper edge. Aiith, roundish. 

 Germ, oblong. Style cylindrical, ascending. Stigma 

 small, obtuse. Legume oblong-rhomboid, turgid, sessile, 

 scarcely longer than the calyx, of 1 cell, and 2 rio-id, 

 elastic valves. Seeds few, kidney-shaj)ed, roughish. 

 A numerous Europaean or African genus, herbaceous or 

 shrubby, occasionally spinous ; with sharply toothed, 

 mostly ternate, leaves; \nYge stipulas ; and handsome, I'ed 

 or yellowish, st^lk^d Jloisoers. Herbage mostly glutinous, 

 and often fetid. 



1. O.arvensis. Common Rest-harrow, or Cammock. 

 Stem hairy. Branches at length spinous. Flowers mostly 



solitary. Leaves generally simple ; entire towards their 



base. 



O. arvensis. Linn. Sijst. Nat. ed. 12. v. 2. 478. Si/st. Veg. ed 14. 



651. Light/. 3S6. Ft. Br.7bS. Engl.Bot. v. 10. t. 682. Hook 



Scot. 2\2. 

 Anonis n. 3.56. Hall. Hist. v. 1 . 155. 

 a. Ononis incrmis a. Htuh. 312. 

 O.arvensis. mth.627. Siblh. 220. Abbot Xi^b. 

 Anonis non spinosa ])urpurea. Raii Syn. 332 ; excliuling ihe re- 

 ference to J. Bauhin, which belongs to O. hirdna of Jacquin. 

 /3. Ononis spinosa /3. Linn. Sp. PI. 1006. 

 O. spinosa. Linn. Syst. Veg. ed. 14. 65 1 . IVilld. v.3. 1)89. Hitds. 



312. With.G27. Sibth. 220. Abbot {-yb. Mart. Rust. t. \29. 



Fl. Dan. i. 783. Bull. Fr. t. 1 05. 

 Ononis. Dalcc/i. Hist. 4 18. f. Matth. Valgr. v.2.37 . f. Camcr 



Fpit. 443./. 

 Anonis. Fuclis. Hist. 60./. /r. 35./. Rir. Tclrap. Irr. t. liS. 

 A. spinosa, floro purpurco. Raii Syn. 332. 

 A. sivc Resta bovis. (icr. Km. 1322. /'. 

 A. sivc Resta bovis vulgaris, purpurea et alba sjiinosa. Baiiii. 



Hist. V. 2.31)1./, transj)(>scd uilh that o/ Epimt'diuni. 

 y. Ononis rei)cns. Linn. Sp. Rl. 1006. Syst. I'eg. cd. 14. 651, 



Willd.v.3.*d\)0. Light/. 387. 

 O. incrmis /3. Huds. 313. 

 O. arvensis var. 2. IFith. 628. 

 Anonis procumbcns maritima nostras, foliis hirsutic |)ubesrcnfil)iis. 



Raii Syn. 332. Plnh: Ahnag. 33. 

 A. tnaiitinui i)rocumbcns, foliis hirsutic pulASfiiuibus. Dill. 



FIth. 21). ^25. 



