Platits of the Punjab. 



251 



Herbs, Erect, with Alternate Stipulate Compound Leaves. 



Petals ununited. 



Trigonella Emodi, 



Leguminos^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 88. 

 Himalaya, 

 4-11,000 ft. 

 Kashm'r. 

 Marali. 

 Baluchistan 

 (Hughes-BuUer). 



Leaflets two-three. 



medium size, often robust, smooth, much branch- 

 ed, leaflets 3, i-| in. long, ovate with a broad tip, deeply- 

 toothed, stipules hnear, bristly, deeply toothed, flowers 

 4-6, rarely 12, racemes on stalks 1-2 in. long, termi- 

 nating in a distinct point, calyx i-i in., smooth, teeth 

 linear, as long as the tube, corolla t^^•ice or thrice as long as 

 the calyx, pod |-| by ^-^ in., hnear-oblong, smooth, 

 straight, seeds 4-6 ; otherwise Uke the last described 

 species. 



Trigonella 

 corniculata, 



LEGUMINOSiE. 



F. B. I. ii. 88. 

 The Plains to 

 12,000 ft. 

 Kashmir. 

 Simla (CoUett). 



very Hke the last species, but the calyx 

 shorter, the pod is recurved instead of straight. 



teeth 



are 



Melilotus parviflora, 

 or indica, 

 MelUot, 



Si)iji, metlia. 



Legumixos.e. 



F. B. I. ii. 89. 



The Plains to 



3,000 ft. 



Jangi. 



Mianwali District. 



medium size, annual, slender, leaves pinnately com- 

 pound, leaflets \-\ in., ovate or oblong, only upper parts 

 toothed, base entire, lateral leaflets nearly sessile, terminal 

 one stalked, nerves prolonged to the teeth, stipules linear, 

 long-pointed, united to the leafstalk, apex notched; 

 flowers jVj in., yellow, in long axillary racemes, 1 in. long, 

 in fruit lengthened to 2 in., calyx -^ in., teeth 5, triangular, 

 petals 5, ^'^ in., soon falling off ; pod y^-i in., tipped by the 

 style, one-seeded. This plant is a common weed in 

 cornfields, and is sometimes cultivated as a fodder 

 crop. 



Melilotus alba, 

 White Melilot, 



Leguminos.e. 

 F. B. I. ii. 89. 

 The Plains to 

 13,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Mianwali District. 



very like the last species, but more robust and taller, 

 racemes, flowers and pod are larger, and the latter is often 

 2-seeded. This plant is also used for fodder, and is 

 fragrant when drying. 



