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M. lupulina. Black Medick. Nonsuch. Fig. 291. 
Stems procumbent. Leaflets obovate. Pods kidney-shaped, rugged, 
one-seeded. Flowers in close ovate spikes. Fields; common. Cultivated 
for fodder. G in.-l ft. Ann. May-Sept. Yellow, (f) E. B. 
1.971. E.B. 2. 1048. II. Am. 98/ Bab. 74. Lind. 83. 
M. maculata. Spotted Medick. Fig. 292. 
Stems spreading. Leaflets obcordate. Pods coiled like a snail-shell, 
with long curved spines. Stalks few-flowered. Fields; common. 
4-8 in. Ann. May and June. Yellow, (f) E. B. 1. 1616. E.B. 
2. 1049. B. Am. 98. Bab. 7 4. Lind. 83. 
M. denticulata. Reticulated Medick. Fig. 293. 
Stipules toothed. Pods spiral, flat, with spines. A variety of maculata. 
Sandy places. 4-8 in. Ann. April-July. Yellow. (§) E. B. 
Supp. 2634. E. B. 2. 1049**. II. Am. 99. Bab. 75. Lind. 324. 
M. minima. Little Medick. Fig. 294. 
Hairy. Stipules nearly entire. Pods closely spiral, subglobose, spiny. 
A variety of maculata. Waste places; rare. 2-6 in. Ann. June 
and July. Yellow, (f) E. B. Supp. 2635. E. B. 2. 1049*. H. 
Am. 98. Bab. 74. Lind. 83. 
Genus 7. Melilotus. 
M. officinalis. Yellow Melilot. Fig. 295. 
Stems erect. Petals nearly equal. Fields and waysides. Cultivated 
for fodder. 2-3 ft. Ann. June and July. Yellow, (f) E. B. 
1. 1340. E. B. 2. 1026. H. Am. 99. Bab. 75. Lin'd. 79. 
M. leucantha. White Melilot. Fig. 296. 
Stems erect. Vexillum longer than the keel and wings. A variety 
of officinalis l Sandy fields. 2 ft. Ann. July. White. (^) E.B. 
1.2689. E.B. 2.1026. H. Sr Am. 99. Bab. 75. Lind. 324. 
Genus 8. Trifolium. 
T. ornithopodioides. Bird's-foot Clover. Fig. 297. 
Stems spreading. Stalks 2- or 3-flowered. Pod 3-seeded, twice as 
long as the calyx. Heaths. 2-4 in. Ann. July. Pink, (f) 
E.B. 1. 1047. E. B. 2. 1027. II. Am. 100. Bab. 78. Lind. 82. 
T. repens. White Clover. Butch Clover. Trefoil. Fig. 298. 
Stems creeping. Leaflets obcordate or obovate, usually with a dark 
spot at the base, bordered by a light line. Flowers in close round heads 
on long stalks. Legumes covered by the calyx, 4-seeded. Pastures; 
abundant. Grown for fodder. 2-9 in. Perenn. May-Sept. White. 
(£) E. B. 1. 1769. E. B. 2. 1028. II. Am. 100. Bab. 78. 
Lind. 79. 
T. subterraneum. Subterraneous Trefoil. Fig. 299. 
Heads 3- or 4-flowered, with short palmated fibres growing from the 
apex of the stalk and covering the pods, which, when ripe, are often 
buried in the ground. Fields. 3 in. Ann. May. White. (&) 
E. B. 1. 1048. E. B. 2. 1029. H. ^ Am. 103. Bab. 77. Lind. 80. 
T. ochroleucum. Sulphur-coloured Clover. Fig. 300. 
Stems ascending, downy. Leaflets obcordate. Pastures. 1-1 £ ft. 
Perenn. July and Aug. Cream-colour. (|) E.B. 1. 1224. E. B. 
2. 1030. H. <$’ Am. 101. Bab. 76. Lind. 80. 
