1852 TKIPOLIUM 



Clover of fields and waste places. The T. odoraliim of 

 some seedsmen is evidently Melilotus. Allied genera 

 are Lespedeza, Medicago and Melilotus. 



A. Flowers in a long spike. 

 incamitum, Linn. Crimson or Scarlet Clover. 

 Fig. 499, Vol. 1. Annual, erect, 1-3 ft. high, soft-hairy: 

 Ivs. long-stalked, the Ifts. broadly obovate and denticu- 

 late and sessile or nearly so by a cuneate base, the 

 stipules large and thin and veiny and somewhat toothed: 

 heads becoming 2-:i in. long, very dense: fls. sessile, 

 I and showy, the calyx sharp-toothed and 



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2570. Trifolium repens— the White Clov 



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hairy S En BM '_'h - \ii , | m si, , 1 ices 

 Now mu< h used as a COM I i | n i 1 il ^ < lei 

 Ciops It IS very ',ho«\ x I i n I 1 i ll K ire 



sown at mulsummer or 1 111 i il |l ii^ii \l i \i itted 



rilbens, Linn Perennial, 20 m or less tall, in clumps 

 the stems erect Ivs short stalked, the Ifts oblong 

 lanceolate and strongly denticulate, the stipules long 

 lanceolate, heads usually in pairs, becoming 3-i m. 

 long: fls. purplish red, showy.— Eu. Attractive orna- 

 mental species. The heads become silky after flower- 

 ing. There is a white-Hd. form. 



AA. Flowers in globular or ovate heads. 

 B. Corolla yelloic. 

 fillf6nne, Linn. Yellow Suckling Clover. Annual, 

 of diffuse growth; Ifts. obovate or obcordate, somewhat 

 denticulate, the terminal one stalked, the stipules 

 broadly ovate: peduncles long and filiform, bearing ses- 

 sile yellow fls. in umbel-like heads, the calyx-lobes un- 

 equal. Eu. — Sometimes used for forage or grazing. 



BB. Corolla white or ochroleiicous {yellowish white). 



Alexandrlnum, Linn. Eotptian Clover. Annual, 

 with few appres.sed hairs, the stems tall, erect or as- 

 cending and branching: Ivs. numerous, the Ifts oblong 

 or lanceolate and somewhat denticulate, the stipules 

 lanceolate-subulate and partly free from the petiole 

 head stalked or sessile, ovate, becoming oblong conic m 

 tr. : fls. ochroleucous. Egypt, Syria, etc. 



Pann6nicum, Jacq. Hungarian Clover. Perennial 

 very hairy, the stems usually simple, 2 ft.: Ifts lanct 

 oblong and subacute to refuse, ciliate and entire the 

 stipules narrow and longer than the short petioles 

 heads ovate-oblong stalked: fls. pale yellowish white or 

 creamy yellow. Eu., Asia. —Handsome plant for the 

 border; also recommended for forage. 



rSpens, T.inn. White Clovkk. Fia-. S.'iVn, l/ow creep- 

 ing elaluMii- II. r. iniLiI ; h s. Innij- -1 iilk.'d. tin- Ifts. ob- 

 cordati- in.'. .i ■,-: i...,i1m',i, i hr ^i iimlr^ Mnall and 



small mill l..i~, : ii .. i 



to be native j.i ih> 



Canada, but niitinuM,. 

 lawns, and in smur |i;iri 

 forms with red ami |.iit 



by most authorities to be the shamrock of Ireland. A 

 form of il is offered by Blanc, as T. minun, "the genu- 

 ine Irish shamrock." See Shamrock. 



BBB. Corolla rose-tinted or red. 

 c. Individual fls. pedicehd. 



hjbridum, Linn. Alsike or Swem-h i i . i i. As- 

 cending or nearly erect, 1-3 ft. hit;li. i _ ,i 



brous: Ivs. long-stalked, the Ifts. obin ,.: , 



stipules ovate-lanceolate and thin: li.i !- -m HI .iiid 

 loose, nearly globular, long-stalked: Hs. rose-i-ulureii or 

 sometimes white on the top of the head. Eu. B.M. 

 t7i)2. — A good forage plant: also naturalized. Thrives 

 bust on moist lands. Very hardy. Perennial. 

 cc. Individual fls. sessile. 

 D. Plant perennial. 



pratfense, Linn. (2". pmtfnse perinna,B.OTt.). Com- 

 mon Ked Clovek. Pka-Vine Clover. Cow-gkass. 

 Fig. 2571. Ascending :uiil s.iiiuwlKit hairy, 1-1>^ ft. : Ivs. 

 long-stalked, the Ifts. nvnl mi- ohc.vate and sometimes 

 notched at the end an.l the l.l.idr marked with a large 

 spot, the stipules brn:i.l hut with a bristle point: heads 

 globular-ovate, sessile: fls. red-purple. Eu., but every- 

 where introduced, and much grown for pasturage hay, 

 and green manuring. 



medium, Linn. Mammoth or Zigzag Clover. Stouter 

 and less erect: Ifts. oblong and entire ami without 

 spots: heads usually stalked, and fls. rather deeper 

 colored. Eu., and introduced, and much grown by 

 farmers. 



DD. Plant annual. 



resupinitum, Linn. (T. suaveolens, Willd.). Annual, 

 diffuse or trailing glabrous plant: Ifts. obovate and ser- 

 lulate and as long as the petiole, the stipules lanceolate- 

 acuminate: heads globose, with rudimentary involucre: 

 fls. purple. Greece, Egypt to Persia. — Grown for orna- 

 '"''■^'^- L. H. B. 



TEIGONfiLLA (Lntin, o 7,7/7,. t,-;„,u,l,.: prA),,,),Iv re- 

 ferring to the Sha| I Ihr |l^ /,,,,,„,,,,,,, lurlmlrs 



Fenugreek, which s' ■ I i : i i i , ; .us 



genus of about 50 sp.. ., , , i, 



of the legume family, bciii- di-i in-iii-li. d Irc.iu the 

 clovers and allied plants mainly li\- tlif tari that the Ivs. 

 are pinnately trifoliolate aii<l iiv ih.- ..htus,. kiel of the 

 flower. The inflorescence and po.i art- t<iu various to be 

 described here. Bentham and Hooker divide the genus 

 into 6 sections, of which Fenugreek and other species 

 form a section characterized by having whitish, subses- 

 sile fls. and a thick, oblong or linear pod which has a 

 long beak and obliquely longitudinal veins. 



Foenum-Oraecum, Linn. Fenugreek, which see. 

 White-fld. annual, 1-2 ft. high, blooming in June and 

 August. Distinguished from other species in its sec- 

 tion by the erect, unbranched stem and obovate Ifts., 

 which are obscurely dentate. Stipules lanceolate-fal- 

 cate, entire: calyx pilose: pods falcate, twice as long 

 as the beak. Eu., Orient. w m 



TRtLISA (anagram of Liatris). Compisitir. Here 

 belongs a native perennial herb known as the Vanilla 

 Plant, from the odor which the leaves emit when 

 bruised. It is not, however, the vanilla plant of com- 

 merce (see Vanilla). Trilisa is a genus of two species 



