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mouth contracted; teeth shorter than the petals. DlSTRiu. Europe from 

 Gothland southwards, N. Africa. 



10. T. sca'brum, L. ; pubescent, leaflets narrowly or broadly obovate, 

 stipules rather rigid, free portion short triangular-subulate, heads terminal 

 and axillary sessile ovoid, calyx -tube ribbed, teeth triangular spinescent 

 1 -nerved erect in flower lengthening spreading rigid and recurved in fruit. 

 Sandv and stony pastures, &c., in England ; E. coast of Scotland, from Forfar 



southwards ; E. of Ireland, very rare ; fi. May-July. Annual. Stems 4-10 in., 

 rigid, stout, prostrate, zigzag. Leaeex very shortly petioled, leaflets \-\ in., 

 ri ..-id. strongly-nerved, toothed. Jlmdx : ^-| in. long, broadest in the middle. 

 Flowers minute, white. Calyx-tube purplish; teeth equalling ths petals. 

 Pod minute. DISTRIB. Europe from Belgium southwards, N. Africa. 



SECTION 3. Heads many-flowered, usually axillary, rarely axillary and 

 terminal ; pedicels distinct, short or long, bracteate. Calyx not inflated ; 

 throat naked ; teeth equal or the upper longest. Pod 2-4-seeded (1 -seeded 

 in T. strictum and through imperfection in others). 



11. T. glomera'tum, L. ; glabrous, leaflets obovate acute or obcordate, 

 stipules ovate with long points, heads axillary and terminal sessile globose, 

 calyx-teeth short ovate 1 -nerved spinescent reticulated spreading in fruit. 

 Gravelly and sandy pastures, &c., rare, from Norfolk and Denbigh south- 

 wards ; fl. June. Annual. Stems 6-12 in., prostrate, spreading, slender. 

 Leaflets ^-3 in., -nerves fine but strong-toothed. Heads \ in. diam., distant. 

 Flowers blue-purple, subsessile. Calyx-teeth nearly equal, shorter than the 

 corolla, contracted at the base. Standard persistent, scarious, striate. - 

 DISTRIB. Europe, W. of France, and from Spain to Turkey, N. Africa. 



12. T. suffoca'tum, L. ; glabrous, petioles very long, leaflets obcordate, 

 stipules ovate acuminate, heads sessile ovoid, calyx campanulate, teeth not 

 spinescent recurved in fruit exceeding the corolla. 



Bandy and gravelly pastures, especially near the sea, rare, from Anglesea and 

 Suffolk to Cornwall and Kent ; fl. June-July. Annual. Stems 2-6 in., pros- 

 trate, spreading, slender. Leaflets | J in., toothed, nerves faint ; petioles 

 1-3 in. Heads in. diam., often confluent, axillary and terminal. Flowers 

 minute, whitish. Standard persistent, scarious. Calyx membranous ; teeth 

 herbaceous, lanceolate, as long as the tube. DISTRIB. S. of France, Portugal, 

 Italy to Greece, Hungary, N. Africa. 



13. T. stric'tum, Waldst. and Kit. ; glabrous, petioles veiy short, leaf- 

 lets linear-lanceolate, stipules broadly ovate acute toothed, heads peduncled 

 globose, calyx-tube campanulate, teeth subulate spinescent nearly equal 

 spiviiding in fruit. 



Rocky banks near the sea, very rare ; Lizard rocks, Anglesea (once seen), 

 Jersey; native? Watson; fl. June-July. Annual. Stems 2-6 in., few, 

 ascending. Leaflets ^-1 in., toothed ; nerves slender. Heads |-^ in. broad, 

 terminal and axillary ; peduncles i-1 in., strict. Flowers fa in., rose-purple. 

 ('ui-ii/la longer than the calyx. Pod obliquely orbicular, compressed, 

 beaked, dorsal suture much thickened, 1-seeded. DISTRIB. S. of France, 

 Bohemia, Italy and Turkey ; N. Africa. 



T. HY'BRIDUM, L. ; almost glabrous, leaflets obovate or oblong, stipules 

 oblong tips triangular, heads axillary peduncled globose, pedicels elongate 



