27G DIADEI.l'HIA — DECANDUM. [Trifolium. 



Salt-marshes on the East as far north as Norfolk, and South coast of 

 England, as far as Somersetshire. Newport, Monmouthshire, J. E. 

 Bowman. Near Kilbarick Church, Ireland. Fl. June, Jn!\'. ©. 



8. T. * stelldtum, L. {starry -headed Trefoil) ; heads terminal 

 globose stalked hairy, calyx-teeth longei* than the corolla 

 setaceous at length dilated veined and spreading, its tube closed 

 with hairs, stipules broadly ovate crenate ribbed, leaves obcor- 

 date. E. Bot. t. 1545. Hook, in Fl. Land. N. S. t. 95. 



Sea-coast, Sussex, between Shoreham harbour and the sea, in great 

 plenty. Fl. July, Aug. 0. — A singular and beautiful species, with 

 long calyces, and, at first, straight, setaceous teeth, which conceal the 

 small cream-coloured corolla, and then become greatly enlarged, spread- 

 ing in a stellated manner. 



9. T. arvense, L. {Hares-foot Trifoil) ; heads very hairy soft 

 nearly cylindrical terminal stalked, calyx-teeth longer than the 

 corolla permanently setaceous, at length somewhat spreading, 

 stipules ovato-acuminate, leaflets lanceolate obtuse, stems erect 

 much branched. E. Bot. t. 944. 



Corn-fields and dry pastures, abundant. Fl. July, Aug. ©. — Stem 

 6 — 12 inches high. Flowers very minute, almost white. Remarkable 

 for its numerous, subcylindrical, soft, hairy heads or spikes. 



10. T. scdbrum, L. (rough rigid Trefoil) ; heads terminal and 

 axillary sessile ovate, calyx-teeth unequal subulate very rigid 

 1-nerved at length patent, leaflets obcordate serrulate, stems 

 procumbent. E. Bot. t. 903. 



Chalky or dry sandy fields, in several parts of England. Anglesea. 

 Sea-shores, near Edinb. and Dunbar. Fl. May, June. 0. — A small 

 spreading plant, with many terminal and axillary, sessile, ovate heads, 

 very rigid in fruit. Leaflets strongly nerved. 



11. T. glomerdtimi, L. {smooth round-headed Trefoil); heads 

 terminal and axillary sessile globose, calyx- teeth ovate very acute 

 leafy veiny at length reflexed, leaflets obcordate toothed, stems 

 procumbent. E. Bot. t. 1063. 



Gravelly heaths and pastures in the East and South of England. Fl. 

 June. 0. — Similar to the last ; but with rounder heads, and broader, 

 greener, and more foliaceous and spreading teeth to the calyx. 



12. T. suffoedtum, L. {suffocated Trefoil); heads lateral sessile 

 roundish, petals shorter than the membranaceous faintly striated 

 calyx whose teeth are broadly subulate spreading, legumes two- 

 seeded. E. Bot. t. 1049. 



Sandy sea-shores, rare. On the coasts of Norfolk and SufiFolk. Hast- 

 ings. Anglesea. S. Kent. Fl. June, July. — Stems 3 — 4 inches 

 long. Remarkable for its dense sessile /iea^s of inconspicuous _/?oii)er*, 

 and for its thin, delicate, scarcely striated calyx. 



13. T. striatum, L. {soft knotted Trefoil); downy, heads termi 

 nal and axillary ovate subsolitary sessile, calyx striated very rigid 

 hairy with unequal straight small setaceous teeth, leaflets obcor- 

 date nearly entire, stems ascending. E. Bot. t. 1843. 



