LEGUMINOS^: 121 



ANTHYLLIS L. 



Rather dwarf herbs, with pinnate leaves and yellow, red, or 

 purple flowers, in crowded heads, with a deeply divided bract close 

 underneath. Stipules small or o. Calyx inflated, with 5 small 

 teeth. Stamens united in an entire sheath. Pod enclosed in the 

 calyx. 



A small genus, chiefly from the Mediterranean region. 



Anthyllis montana L. 



Stem woody at the base, ascending, 6-12 inches high, tufted, 

 covered with silky wool like the whole plant. Leaflets in 8-20 pairs, 

 all the same size. Bracts shorter than the head of flowers, which is 

 about i inch in diameter. Flowers 15-16 mm. long, rose-coloured. 

 Calyx with plumose, unequal teeth, suddenly spreading. Occasion- 

 ally the flowers are a deep carmine. 



Rocks and hot stony places on limestone from 4500-6500 feet. 

 May to July. 



Distribution. Jura, Central and Western Alps, Cevennes. 

 Pyrenees, Algeria. Very rare in Switzerland (Saleve). 



In cultivation it is best planted between blocks of limestone in a 

 well-drained, sunny position. 



Anthyllis Vulneraria L. Lady's-fmgers. (Plate XVII.) 



Radical leaves with 1-4 leaflets ; stem-leaves with 4-10 small 

 leaflets, the terminal one being large. Calyx greatly swollen, with 

 oblique mouth and short triangular teeth. Petals golden yellow or, 

 in the Alps, nearly white (var. alpestris Heg.) [Plate XVII.], or 

 partly blood-red (var. rubriflora Koch =A. Dillenii Schultz). A 

 polymorphic species. 



Pastures and dry hillsides, sometimes very abundant and covering 

 large areas. May to August. 



Distribution. Europe, Western Asia, N. Africa. In Norway it 

 almost reaches the birch limit. 



LOTUS L. 



Leaves pinnately or palmately 4-5 fid. Stipules minute or 

 o. Calyx not inflated, 2-lipped or with 5 nearly equal teeth. 

 Flowers usually yellow, in capitate or umbellate, axillary cymes. 

 Legume septate between the seeds. About 50 species widely 

 distributed over the world. 



Lotus corniculatus L. Bird's-foot Trefoil. 



A small glabrous plant, 3-8 inches high, tufted, but very variable 

 in habit. Leaves very shortly petioled. Flowers very shortly 

 pedicelled, bright yellow, often streaked with crimson and turning 

 green when dry, 5-10 flowers in a decumbent umbel or head about an 



