96 I. VEGETABLES.— Leguminos/e. 



Laburnum, Cytisus laburnum. Leaves diuretic, resolvent. — 

 C. cajan. Seeds, pigeon pea, Angola pea, error, used as food, 

 strong tasted ; young shoots pectoral ; roots aromatic. 



Hairy shrub trefoil, Pseudo-cytisus, Cytisus hirsutus. 

 Leaves cooling, diuretic. 



White lupine, lupimcs, L, alhus. Seeds rather bitter, em- 

 menagogue, vermifuge ; used as food, and externally in resolvent 

 poultices. 



Wild lupine, Lupinus sylvestris, L. varius. Seeds bitterish, 

 but nutritive. 



*Rest-h ARROW, Cammock, Petty ivhin, Ononis, Anonis, Resta 

 hoviSf Ononis spinosa. Root diuretic, detersive, aperient; used in 

 decoction. 



Araciiis HYPOG.f:A. Seeds, earth peas, pindars, ground 

 nuts, nourishing, yield oil, made into chocolate; root sweet. 



*KiDNEY VETCH, AnthylUs vulneraria; — Dalea enneaphylla. 

 Dye yellow. 



Paraguay tea, Psoralia glandulosa. Leaves stomachic, vul- 

 nerary, vermifuge. 



Stinking trefoil, Trifolium hituminosum, Psoralia hitu- 

 minosa. Leaves diuretic, aniicancerous; seeds yield oil. — P. 

 pentaphylla. Root, Spanish contrayerva. contrayerva, slightly 

 aromatic, taste sharp, used in typhoid fevers. 



Mountain Liquorice, Alpine trefoil, Trifolium Alpinum, 

 Root sweet. 



*Hare's foot, Lagopus, Pes lepo7'inus, Trifolium arvense. 

 Leaves pectoral, antidysenteric. 



Field trefoil, Lotus urhana, Trifolium odoratum, T. cceru- 

 leum. Herb diuretic, vulnerary, anodyne. 



*CoMMON trefoil, TrifoUum, Lotus herba sylvestris, Tpra- 

 tense. Herb laxative. 



*Melilot, Melilotus, Trifolium meli lotus officinale. Herb 

 pectoral, discussive, causes the peculiar flavour of the schab-ziger, 

 or scraped cheese of Germany. 



Italian melilot, Melilotus vera, Trifolium melilotus Italica, 

 Herb suppurative. 



*Lucerne, Medicago sativa. Seeds dye yellow. 



*Little yellow trefoil, Melilot trefoil, Trifolium luteum 

 minimum, Medicago lupidina. Herb lenifying. 



Sea kidney vetch, AnthylUs, Medicago circinata. Herb 

 used in dysury. 



Fenugreek, Maytee, Pmmm GrcBcum, Trigonella fxnum. 



