198 THE FLORA. 



7 T.aiven'se. Rabbit-foot C. Heads cylindrical, very hairy. Lfta. narrow obovate 



8 T. praten'se. Red C. Leaflets spotted, oval. Heads roundish, sessile. Flowers 



rose-red, or white, e. t (Figs. 447-456.) 



9 T.me'dium. Zigzag C. Lfts. oblong. Heads roundish, stalked. Fls. deep purple, r 



10 T incarna'tum. Hose Trefoil. Lfts. round-ovate. Heads oblong. Fls. rose-red. \ 



6. LUPI'NUS. Lupine. 



Calyx deeply 2-Iipped, upper lip 2-cleft, lower entire or 3-toothed. 

 Wings united towards the top, keel acuminate. Stamens monadelphous, 

 the filaments forming an entire sheath. Anthers alternately oblong and 

 globose. Pod leathery and knotted. Herbs, with leaves palmately 5-15- 

 foliate, rarely simple. 



1 L. peren'nis. Commnn L. Root creeping, perennial. Stem erect, l-2f. high, 



hairy. Leaflets soft-downy, 7-11, oblanceolate, 11-2' long, broadest above 

 the middle. Flowers alternate, in an erect, terminal raceme, blue, varying to 

 white. It is often called Sun-dial, from the fact of its leaves turning to face 

 the sun from morning till night. Several other species are cultivated in 

 gardens. May, JVM. (Fig. 8.) 



2 L. vUlo'sus. Mullein L. Stem erect, l-2f., terminating in a showy raceme. Leaves 



aimple, clothed in a dense coat of silky wool as well as the stem. S. 



7. LESPEDE'ZA. Bush Clover. 



Calyx 5-parted, with 2 bractlets at base, the sepals nearly equal. Keel 

 *ery obtuse, on slender claws. Stamens diadelphous (9 & 1). Legume 

 .ens-shaped, small, flattened, unarmed, one-seeded, not opening. 11 Leaves 

 -rinnately trifoliate. Flowering in Aug., Sept. 



H Flowers in dense spikes, whitish, with a purple spot on the banner.... 1, 2 

 II Fls. racemed, &c., violet or purple. Some of the fls. with no corolla. . . .a 



a Stem prostrate, trailing, diffuse. Leaflets oval.... 3 



a Stem erect and mostly branched, l-8f. high 4, 5 



1 L. capita'ta. Head />'. Leaflets elliptical, silky. Spikes shorter than leaves. 



fctem nearly simple, 2-4f. 



2 L. hirta. Hairy B. Leaflets roundish-oval. Spikes longer than leaves. 



Stem branching, very hairy. 

 i L. repeats. Creeping B. Downy more or less, except the upper side of the leaves 



whih is always smooth. Stems slender, many. 

 4 L. viol//oei Violet B. Smoothish. Leaflets oval, varying tc Dblong and l-ncar 



obtuse, icronate. Corolla 3-4" long. Varies greatly. 

 6 I>. Steu-'rt 'lant velvety or downy. Lfts. round'sh-obovate. Variable. 



