82 FLORA OF MICHIGAN. 



*226. P. Senega, L. Seneca Snakeroot. Th. 



Banks; not common. 



227. var. latifolia, Torr. & Gray. 



.flnbbardston ; Flint. Rare. 



*228. P. saiiguiiiea, L. C. & S. 



fielding ; Ionia; Flint ; Macomb Co., etc. Local, but usually abundant wh: found at all. 



229. P. cruciata, L. S. 



8. Mich., Wright Cat. Rare. 



* 230. P. vertieillata, L. C. & S. 



Flint; Macomb Co.; Wayne Co., etc. Gammon in some places, rare in others. The fresh roots have 

 the smell of wintergreen, or Spiraea lobata. 



XXIX. LEGUMINOS^E. PULSE FAMILY. 



87. BAPTISIA, Vent. FALSE INDIGO. 



*231. B. tinctoria, R. Br. Wild Indigo. C. & S. 



Woodward Lake, Ionia Co,; Flint; Macomb Co.; Ann Arbor, Winch. Cat.; etc. Abundant in places 

 but not well distributed; much commoner than the next species. 



232. B. leucaiitha, Torr. & Gr. S. 



Calhoun Co., Winch. Cat. ; Ann Arbor, Allmendinger Cat.; Shore of Lake Erie, Goldie, Cana- 

 dian Catalogue. Rare. 



88. LUPINUS, Tourn. LUPINE. 



* 233. L,. pereimis, L. Wild Lupine. C. & S. 



Abundant in light sand. Flowers, a fine blue-purple, varying to light pink, in May and June forming 

 great masses of color. 



234. var. occideutalis, Watson. 



Benton Harbor, Wheeler. 



89. TRIPOLI UM, Tourn. CLOVER. TREFOIL. 



*235. T. ARVENSE, L. Rabbit-foot or Stone Clover. 

 Becoming naturalized in light soil. 



*236. T. PRATENSE, L. Red Clover. Th. 



Meadows and fields. 



* 237. T. MEDIUM, L. Mammoth Clover. Zigzag Clover. 



238. T. stoloniferum, Muhl. Running Buffalo Clover. 

 Kalamazoo, Tuthill. Introduced (?) 



*239. T. repeiis, L. White Clover. Th. 



Meadows, pastures, and road-sides. Very common, 



* 240. T. HYBRIDUM, L. Alsike Clover. Th. 

 Escaped from cultivation. 



241. T. AGRARIUM, L. Yellow or Hop Clover. Th. 



Port Huron, C. K. Dodge; Keweenaw Co., F. Not common. , 



*242. T. PROCUMBENS, L. Low Hop-C. C. & S. 



Ionia, etc. Blossoms bright yellow and very pretty. Infrequent, 



9O. MELILOTUS, Tourn. MELILOT. SWEET CLOVER. 



* 243. M. OFFICINALIS, Willd. Yellow Melilot. C. & S. 

 Rare. 



* 244. M. ALBA. Lam. White Melilot. L. P. 

 More common than the preceding, but only occasional. 



