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notice. For instance, the Tetragonolobus, often 

 classed under Lotus, a bright yellow flower, which 

 does not deserve so cumbersome a name, has a four- 

 winged pod. You may find it in the damp places all 

 along the Var. I have also gathered it at Carras, 

 near Nice, close to where the tram stops, and in a 

 ditch by the high road at Tourettes. It prefers moist 

 ground. Scorpiontail (Scorpiunts), on the other hand, 

 grows where the ground is dry. It is fairly common. 

 The plant derives its name from the curious curly 

 pod. The leaf is simple (unifoliate) : either it is a 

 flattened-out leaf-stalk (phyllode), or else the terminal 

 leaflet only is developed. To appreciate the delicate 

 vein ing on the thin disc of the Tngonella you must 

 hold it to the light. This genus seems to prefer the 

 Italian side of the frontier. 



Fig. 85. GROUP OF MEDIC FRUITS. 



A Scutellata. B Frutieosa. C Xigra. D Orbicularis. 



E Lupulina. F Tribuloides. G Denticulata. H Minima. 



