LEGUMINOS^ 6 1 



Melilotus messanensis, All. Native of damp ground 

 in the Mediterranean region, becoming a weed on cul- 

 tivated ground there and in the East. It has occurred 

 in England several times in connection with aliens 

 imported with foreign corn. 



Melilotus of5.cinalis, Lam. Probably native in Europe,, 

 but not reaching England in that state. Throughout 

 Britain it is fairly common as a waste ground in- 

 troduction. 



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Melilotus sulcata, Desv. A weed of cultivation of 

 the Mediterranean area. It has occurred in England 

 as a wool introduction, and also in one or two localities 

 where its presence might probably be traced to the im- 

 portation of merchandise from the Mediterranean region. 



[Onobrychis viciaefolia, Scop. The species is, and has 

 long been, cultivated in various parts of Europe, especially 

 on dry calcareous soil. It is frequently found in England 

 as a relic of such cultivation, persisting for many years 

 where once sown. In many southern counties it is 

 recorded as growing wild, amid natural surroundings,. 

 on the chalk and limestone downs, and is regarded by 

 local botanists as indigenous. It may, in some of these 

 localities, be a survival of forgotten sainfoin cultivation, 

 but in the absence of geographical evidence to the con- 

 trary — for it is nowhere of more native appearance — it 

 may be treated as a British native.] 



Ononis mitissima, L. Native of sea sands and stony- 

 places in the Mediterranean area and Western Asia, 

 It has been recorded as a casual in Britain, introduced 

 with foreign seed. 



