21 FAMILIAR WILL FLOWERS. 



The standard after flowering continues to increase in size, 

 and falls over in the way we have just mentioned. The 

 calyx is very minute in size, membraneous in texture, 

 yellowish in tint, and terminating in fine teeth, the upper 

 two of which are shorter than the others. Each pod is 

 found to contain a single shining and reddish-brown seed. 



The hop trefoil is ordinarily to be found preferring rather 

 dry situations, such as railway embankments, roadside slopes, 

 dry pastures, open downs, and the like, and in such situ- 

 ations is abundant almost everywhere. Its blossoms may 

 be found from the middle of June to the end of August. 

 Though a detached portion, such as we are obliged to 

 figure, suggests the idea of a somewhat insignificant 

 flower, one that might readily be overlooked, this result is 

 not practically likely to happen, for the plant has a way of 

 spreading that makes it in the mass sufficiently striking, 

 and when we come across some yards of it on a dry and 

 gravelly bank there is no fear of its being overlooked. 



