CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 91 



T. PRATENSE, L. Red Clover. 



Fields and pastures ; common. Naturalized from Europe. 



T. repens, L. White Clover. 



Common everywhere in fields, pastures, and by waysides. 

 Naturalized from Europe, and possibly indigenous northward. 



T. HTBRIDUM, L. Alsike Clover. 



Eoadsides and fields; becoming common. This beautiful 

 clover was rare on the Island ten or twelve years ago. Since 

 that time it has appeared in increasing abundance every year. 

 It does not seem, however, to be cultivated, or introduced inten- 

 tionally. Naturalized from Europe. 



T. AGRAEIUM, L. Hor Clover. 



Infrequent in fields and by roadsides. Southwest Harbor 

 (Rand, Harriet A. Hill) ; — Seal Harbor (Redfield) ; — Bar 

 Harbor (Mary Minot) ; — Beech Hill (Eand) . Adventive from 

 Europe. 



T. PROCUMBENS, L. Low Hop Clover. 



Common in fields and by roadsides. Naturalized from 

 Europe, but appearing indigenous. Small, simple, erect forms 

 are common. This is ''the real Irish Shamrock" of the news- 

 papers, a long account of which appears regularly every two or 

 three years. The error has been exposed so many times that it 

 seems almost needless to refer to it here. (See Oxalis Acetosella, 

 page 88.) 



MELILOTUS, Juss. Melilot. 



M. OFFICINALIS (L.), Willd. 



Sparingly introduced in grass fields. Seal Harbor (Lizzie 

 Churchill). Adventive from Europe. 



M. ALBA, Lam. 



By waysides and in waste ground ; more common than the 

 last. Goose Cove (Wm. C. Lane); — Bar Harbor (F. M. 



