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stamens is clasped by the insect above, and when 
the carinz are depressed they separate slightly, but 
are placed close to the column, and spring back and 
grasp it. Bees in general are the chief visitors. 
The pedicel rots, and the seeds, which do not fall 
separately, are dispersed close to the plant, which is 
an annual. 
Hart’s, King’s, or Plaister Grass, Whittle Grass, 
Heart Wort, King’s Crown, Laburnum, are names 
given to Melilot in different places. 
Garlands and chaplets of Melilot were worn in 
ancient Greece. There is a quaint legend that the 
Melilot sprang from the blood of a lion slain by the 
Emperor Hadrian. 
Formerly Melilot was much cultivated in order to 
obtain the perfume for which it is noted. Gruyere 
cheese owes its flavour to Melilot. The flowers and 
seeds are bruised and mixed with the curd before 
being pressed. 
THE RED CLOVER (Trifolium pratense). 
Common as it is, I think the Red Clover is one of 
the most beautiful meadow-plants, especially when, 
as is often the case, it is found in extensive patches, 
with its numerous clusters of red or pink flowers, 
with their fragrant smell. 
So general is this plant that it grows in every part 
of the British Isles, as far north as the Shetland 
Islands. And in the Highlands it may be met with 
at a height of nearly two thousand feet. 
