Medicago.] DIADELPHIA — DECANDIUA. 279 



4. L. angustissimus, L. (slendei' Bird's-foot-trefoil) ; villous, 

 flowers solitary or in pairs or 3 — 4 in a head, their peduncles about 

 twice as long as the leaves, leaflets ovato-lanceolate, calyx-teeth 

 very long, stems procumbent, legumes very slender. — a. minor; 

 Jieads 1 — 2-flowered, peduncles short. L. hispidus, Desf. ? — 

 L. diffusus, E. But. t. 925 — /3. major ; heads 3 — 4-flowered, 

 peduncles elongated, legumes shorter and broader. 



South of England, very rare — a. On the rocky beach at Hastings, 

 Sussex : at Kingsteigntou and Bishopsteignton, Devon. Strand, near 

 Passage, Ireland. The St Vincent's-Rocks station, mentioned by Smith, 

 is considered to belong to L. tenuis. — /3. Cornwall, near the Lizard and 

 Penzance. Dartmouth, and Channel islands ; 3Ir Jos. Woods. Fl. 

 May, June. 0. — Flowers much smaller and general aspect very different 

 from any of the preceding. 



22. Medicago. Linn. Medick. 



1. M.*falcuta, L. (^yellow SicMe Medick); decumbent, nearly gla- 

 brous, leaflets ovato-oblong toothed, peduncles racemed, legumes 

 falcate and very slightly twisted glabrous. E. Bot. t. 1749. 



Pastures and borders of fields. Fl. June, July. If. — Flowers yeWow. 



2. M.*sativa, L. {^purple Medick or Lucerne); erect, glabrous, 

 leaflets obovato-oblong toothed, peduncles racemed, legumes 

 loosely spirally twisted. E. Bot. t. 1749. 



Dry gravelly banks and pastures, not wild. Fl. June, July. 1]!. — 

 This has \)\ix\)\q flowers and a spirally-twisted pod, and bears much re- 

 semblance to the preceding, having been suspected to be only a culti- 

 vated state of it. In habit, the two differ remarkably from the following. 



3. M. ItipuUna, L. (hlack Medick or Nonstick) ; procumbent, 

 leaflets obovato-cuneate, stipules nearly entire, flowers capitato- 

 spicate, legumes kidney-shaped 1 -seeded. E. Bot.t. 971. 



Abundant in waste grounds and cultivated fields. Fl. May — Aug. ©. 

 — A valuable plant in agriculture, very similar in habit to TrifoUum 

 filiforme. Flowers crowded, small, yellow. Legumes small, rugged, 

 of a black colour when ripe. 



4. M. maculdtn, Sibth. {spotted Medick); procumbent, leaflets 

 obcordate, stipules toothed, peduncles 3 — 5-flowered, legumes 

 compactly spiral compressed, the spires furrowed at the edge 

 and fringed with a double row of long spreading curved spines. 

 — M. pohjmorpha, E. Bot. t. 1616. 



Gravelly pastui'es in the middle and south of England. Ormeshead, 

 N. Wales. Fl. May, June. 0. — Leaflets marked with a purple spot 

 in the centre. 



5. M. muricdta, All. {jiat-tootlied Medick); procumbent, 

 leaflets obcordate downy, stipules toothed, peduncles 1 — 3-flow- 

 ered, legumes compactly spiral subglobose, the spires keeled at 

 the margin and fringed with a close double row of short subu- 

 lated curved spines. — M. polymorpha, ^. L. 



On the sea-bank, Orford, Suffolk ; JRuij. Fl. June, Jidy. 11.— Leaves 

 hoary with fine pubescence. In common with Sir J. E. Smith, I have 



