Medicago. diadelphia decandria. 389 



A native of Bengal, and, with the last, appears during' the 

 dry season only. 



TRIGONELLA. Schreb. gen. N. 1218. 

 Banner and icings sub-equal, expanding in form of a tlirce- 

 pctalled corol. 



1. T. Ijidica. Willd. iii. 1403. 



Herbaceous, procumbent. Leaflets lanceolar, entire. 

 Peduncles axillary, from two to four-flowered. Legumes 

 straight, cuspidate. 



Lotus madraspatensis, &c. Pliik. Aim. t. 200./. 7. good. 



A native of Coromandel. In flower all the year. 



2. T. Foenum grtccum. 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, iidand provinces. 



3. T. corniculata. Willd. iii. 1400. 



Annual, diffuse. Leaflets obovate, serrate. Sttpnles lan- 

 ceolate-dentate. Peduncles longer than the leaves. Heads 

 many-flowered. Legumes sickle-shaped, smooth, many- 

 seeded. 



Sa7is. Lunkaika. 



Beng. Piling. The plant is cultivated as a pot-herb dur- 

 ing the cold season. 



MEDICAGO. Schreb. geji. N. 1214. 



Legume compressed, bent in. Keel bent down from the 

 banner. 



