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Daisy, and other w idrsprtad pratal s[)L'cies, t^rowin^" lu.xuriantK' also 

 on banks, such as railway cnihanknicnts or ciittini^s. 



The slender, numerous stems orow in close clusters, and are 

 branched, the leaflets, which are in threes, are e<it;-sha])ed antl smooth, 

 but hairy here and there. The stems are liall'-erecl antl somewhat 

 square-stalked. The leatlets are only shorilv stalked. llie sti|)ules 

 (in pairs) are n.irrowly elliptical, endini; in a point. 



rhe flowers vary in colour from red to lemon colour, and in 

 number from 5 to 10, but are usually i^olden yellow, and borne on short 









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Howerinor branches, in a .sort of umbel, the heads being bent down. 

 The caly.x is not quite half as long as the corolla, and at first the 

 teeth are pressed together and erect, and are triangular below, awl- 

 shaped above, the points of the two upper teeth meeting together. 

 The pods are cvlinilrical, separated by di\'isions between the seeds, 

 and two-valved. 



Sometimes the plant is a foot or more in height, but usually 

 4-6. in. The flowers may be seen from May to Se])tember. Bird's 

 Foot Trefoil is perennial. 



In this common flower we have a type of the relation of parts to 

 insect visits typical of flowers like the Pea in general. There are five 

 petals, of which the upper is erect and called the standard. Below 



