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DIADELPHIA DECANDRTA. 



spicis densis, ovalis ; 

 calycis cleiite infimo, 

 tubo coiollae monope- 

 talne, inaequalis, bre- 



viore. 



ovate; lower tootli of 

 the calyx shorter than 

 the tube of the mon- 

 opetalous, unequal co- 

 rolla. 



Sp. pi. 3. p. 1366, Pursh 2. p. 478. 



Root perennial. 



Stem ascending or erect, 2 



Flowers in ovate heads on short 



3 feet high. 



Leaves 



ovate, finally serrulate, nearly glabrous. 



peduncles. Cali/.v and Bracteas very hairy. Corolla bright purple, much 



longer than the calyx. 



This,perhaps the most valuable species of Trifolium, is found occasion- 

 lly in the low country of Carolina, like the preceding species it grows 

 luxuriantly in the spring but disappears during the steady heat of summer. 

 Grows in close rich soils. 



Flowers April — May. 



Red Clover. 



4. Reflexum. 



T. decumbens, pu- 

 bescens; foliolis obo- 

 vatis ; stipulis oblique 

 cordatis; capitulis mul- 

 tifloris ; floribus pe- 

 dunculatisjdemum om- 



Decumbent, pubes- 

 cent; leaflets obovate: 

 stipules obliquely cor- 



date 



? 



heads 



many 



flowered : flowers on 



5 



nibus reflexis 



? 



le 



u 



minibus sub 4-sper- 



pedicels, all finally re- 

 flected; pod generally 

 4-seedecl. 



mis. 





Willd. Sp. pi. 3. p. 1357- Walt. p. 183. Mich. 2. p. 59. P"*^^'^ 



2. p. 477» 



Lea 



■ery 



Stem herbaceous, decumbent, 12 — 18 inches high, ^ ^ 

 ves temate, somewhat rhomboidal, pubescent, the upper ones acutej 

 tlie lower emarginat^. Petals 3 — 4 inches long. Flowers in compact, 

 oblong heads, after expansion reflected; common peduncle scarcely an m^" 

 long. Calyx hairy, with the segments nearly equal, VexiUum of tue 

 corolla twice as long as the calyx, rose coloured : Wings and keel snoit, 

 nearly white. Legume glabrous, compressed, slightly winged, 4-seeueu» 



This species of Trifolium, which under the name pf Buffalo Clover, 

 grows I believe freely in the upper districts of Georgia, is rare in tp^ 

 low countr}\ Its leaves and flowers are larger than those of any other o 

 our species. With our cattle it does not appear to be a favorite food. 



Grows in close soils. 



Flowers April— May. 



