LEGUMINOS^:. LXV. MEDICAGO. 



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veined, pubescent. I/ . H. Native of Caucasus, in mountain 

 meadows. Flowers violet and yellow. Calyx clammy. 



far. /3, Panzeriana (Ser. mss. D. C. prod. 2. p. 174.) stem 

 pilose, but the rest of the plant is quite smooth ; leaflets obcor- 

 date, cuneiform. M. glutindsa, Panzer, in litt. 



Clammy Lucern. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



SECT. II. SPIROCA'RPUS (from airupa, spcira, a spire, and 

 Kapvor, karpos, a fruit ; in reference to the fruit of all the species 

 being spirally twisted (f. 30. c.). Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 1 74. Legume twisted into an orbicular form (f. 30. c.), 

 pilose, or glabrous, with the margins either entire, wrinkled, or 

 spiny. Leaves trifoliate. 



1. Legumes n'ith thin, unarmed margins. 



19 M. OBSCU'RA (Retz, obs. fasc. 1. p. 24. t. 1.) stems decum- 

 bent ; leaflets obovate-rhomboid, denticulated, having numerous 

 prominent nerves ; stipulas lanceolate, profoundly toothed ; pe- 

 duncles racemose, many-flowered ; legume reniform, or twisted 

 into an orb, quite entire, glabrous, radiately veined, 2-seeded. 

 O- H. Native of the south of France. M. lenticularis, Desr. 

 in Lam. diet. 3. p. 630. Seeds exactly reniform, brown. 



far. ft, triflbra (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 174.) peduncles 3- 

 flowered ; leaflets very acutely toothed ; legume somewhat co- 

 riaceous, twisted into a round form, having prominent nerves. 



Obscure Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1734. PI. procumb. 



20 M. INTERMEDIA (D. C. herb.) the same as the last species, 

 but differs in the legumes being furnished with warted nerves, 

 and in the seeds being yellow. Q. H. Native about Naples. 

 M. obseura, var. y, rugulosa, Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 174. 



Intermediate Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. pr. 



21 M. LJEVIS (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 213.) procumbent; leaflets 

 obovate, toothed ; stipulas dentately-pinnatifid, the segments 

 bristle-formed ; peduncles many-flowered ; legume unarmed, 

 cochleate, orbicular, flat. Q. H. Native of the north of Africa, 

 in fields. M. helix, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1409. Legume nearly 

 like that of M . obscilra. 



Smooth Medick. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl.tr. 



22 M. OKBICULA'RIS (All. ped. no. 1150.) stems diffuse; 

 leaflets obcordate, toothed at the apex ; stipulas jagged, the 

 segments very narrow and diverging ; peduncles 1-2-flowered ; 

 legumes cochleate, compressed, glabrous, irregularly and reticu- 

 lately veined, many-seeded ; seeds subtriangular, rugged from 

 dots. O-H. Native of the south of Europe. M. orbiculata, 

 J. Bauh. hist. 2. p. 384. Gtertn. fruct. 2. p. 155. Mor. hist. 

 2. t. 15. f. 2. M. polymorpha a, Lin. spec. 1097. 



Var. /3, microcdrpa (Moricand, herb.) fruit smaller. 

 Orbicular-fruited Medick. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1688. PI. difF. 



23 M. MARGINA'TA (Willd. enum. p. 802.) procumbent ; 

 leaflets obovate, dentate ; stipulas divided into many setaceous 

 segments ; peduncles usually 2-flowered ; legume unarmed, 

 twisted into an orbicular, flat form, the circles loose. Q. H. 

 Native of the south of Europe. Moris, hist. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 2. 

 This species is very like the preceding, but differs in the legumes 

 being flat on both sides. It is perhaps only a variety of M. or- 

 bicularis. 



Margined Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. trail. 



24 M. APPLANA'TA (Willd. suppl. p. 52. ex Horn. hort. hafn. 

 suppl. p. 85.) procumbent; leaflets obovate, toothed; stipulas 

 divided into many setaceous segments; peduncles usually 1- 

 flowered; legumes unarmed, orbicular, flattish on both sides, 

 and ciliated on the margins, the circles distant and large, 0. H. 

 Native of ? Perhaps only a variety of M . orbicularis. 



Flat-podded Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1810. PI. trail. 



25 M. SCUTELLA'TA (All. ped. no. 1155.) pilose ; stems dif- 



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fuse ; leaflets obovate, toothed around ; stipulas lanceolate, 

 toothed ; peduncles 1-2-flowered ; legume cochleate, many- 

 seeded, hemispherically convex above, but flat below, beset with 

 dense, oblique, reticulated veins ; the veins thin at the margins, 

 and anastomosing; seeds large, kidney- shaped, smooth, brown. 

 Q. H. Native of the south of Europe. Gajrtn. fruct. 2. t. 

 155. f. 7. J. Bauh. hist. 2. p. 384. with a figure. Moris, hist, 

 sect. 2. t. 15. f. 3. M. polymorpha /3, Lin. spec. 1097. 



Dish-like-yodded Medick. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1562. PI. diff. 



26 M. RUGOSA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 632.) procumbent ; leaflets 

 obovate-rhomboid, denticulated towards the apex ; stipulas lan- 

 ceolate, toothed; peduncles 2-4-flowered ; legume having 2-3 

 circles, obliquely and reticulately veined, the veins becoming 

 thicker towards the margins, but the margin is smooth and 

 thinner ; seeds reniform, compressed, dark, truncate at the apex. 

 O' H. Native of the south of Europe. M. elegans, Willd. 

 spec. 3. p. 1408. Moris, hist. 2. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 4. 



Wrinkled-fruited. Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1680. PL pr. 



27 M. SAXA'TILIS (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 225.) procumbent ; 

 leaflets oblong-cuneiform, toothed at the apex, rather pubes- 

 cent ; stipulas subulate, a little toothed ; peduncles few-flow- 

 ered ; legume cochleate, veiny, with the margins beset with spiny 

 denticulations, glabrous. I/. H. Native of Tauria, on rocks. 

 Legume about the size of that of M. rupestris, but the form is 

 different, the windings being only 3 or 4. 



Rock Medick. Fl. June, Aug. PL procumbent. 



2. Legumes with thickened, unarmed margins. 



28 M. TORNA'TA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1409.) stems diffuse ; 

 leaflets obovate, denticulated ; stipulas ciliately-toothed ; pe- 

 duncles many-flowered ; legume twisted into a cylindrical form, 

 truncate at both ends, glabrous, with thick, smooth, nerveless 

 margins, having the circles almost concrete ; seeds kidney- 

 shaped, truncate at the apex, smooth, orange-coloured. Q. H. 

 Native of the south of Europe. M. polymorpha y, tornata, Lin. 

 spec. 1098. 



Turned-podded Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1658. PL diff'. 



29 M. TURBINA'TA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1409.) stems diffuse; 

 leaflets obovate-rhomboid, toothed ; stipulas lanceolate, toothed ; 

 peduncles usually 2-flowered ; legumes twisted into an ovate 

 form, convex at both ends, with thick, lined, somewhat concrete 

 margins ; seeds kidney-shaped, truncate at the apex, pale-yellow. 

 O- H. Native of the south of Europe. M. polymorpha i, tur- 

 binata, Lin. spec. 1098. Moris, hist. 2. p. 153. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 5. 



Turbinate-podded Medick. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1680. PL difl'. 



30 M. TUBERCULA'TA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1410.) stems pro- 

 cumbent; leaflets obovate-rhomboid, toothed; stipulas lanceo- 

 late, toothed ; peduncles 1-2-flowered; legume twisted into an 

 ovate form, with thick, subconcrete margins, bearing a double 

 row of tubercles, leprous in the summer ; seeds reniform, trun- 

 cate at the apex, yellow. Q. H. Native of the south of 

 Europe. M. magna turbinata, J. Bauh. hist. 2. p. 385. f. 1. 

 Moris, hist. sect. 2. t. 15. f. 6. ? 



Tuberded Medick. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1658. PI. pr. 



31 M. OLIV^EFORMIS (Moris, elench. sard. 1827. fasc. 1.) pu- 

 bescent ; leaflets somewhat rhomboidal-obovate, denticulated ; 

 stipulas lanceolate, toothed ; peduncles few-flowered ; legumes 

 cochleate, ovate, pubescent, having 6-7 turnings, with very thick, 

 reticulated, warted, or tubercled margins. () H. Native of 

 Sardinia. 



Olive-formed-podded Medick. PL prostrate. 



32 M. STRIA'TA (Bast, journ. bot. 1814. 3. p. 19.) stems pro- 

 cumbent ; leaflets obovate, denticulated ; stipulas lanceolate, 

 toothed ; peduncles 5-6-flowered ; legumes with 3-5 circles, 

 twisted into a cylindrical form, having thickened margins, beset 



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