Pl.ex.cal. 63. LEGUMINOS^. 364. Ononis. 597 



Anonis spinosa, florc purpureo, Raii Syn. 338, 1 ; Park. 994. 

 Anonis sive Resta bovis, Ger. em. 1322, I. 

 Ononis spinosa, Lin. Syst. Veg, ed. 14, 651. 

 Cammock. Ground furze. Rest harrow. 



Roots in decoction recommended in gravelly complaints. 



E. inermis. Branches hairy ; spines ; powers in pairs, 

 shorter than the leaves. 



Anonis non spinosa purpurea, Raii Syn. 333, 2. 



Odour like a goat, but not the O. hircina of Jacquin. 



IV. 365. ANTHYLLIS. Dioscorides. Kidney-vetch. 



Calyx ovate, oblong, inflated in the middle, persisting, 

 5-toothed, mouth connivent; stamens monadelphous j legu- 

 men small, 1 or 2-seeded, closed up in the persistent calyx. 

 — Flowers yellow, in heads ; leaves pinnate. 



Anthyllis leguminosa. Podded kidney-vetch. 



Stem herbaceous ; leaves lyrately pinnate, leaflets not in 

 -the least cut ; head terminal, double. 



Vulneraria rustica, Raii Syn. 325, 1 . 

 Anthyllis leguminosa, Ger. cm. 1240, 1. 

 Antliyllis leguminosa vulgaris, Park. 1393. 

 Anthyllis vulneraria, Lin, S. P. 1012. 

 Ladies Jinger, 



Chalk and sandy pastures ; perennial ; July and August. 



Root woody ; steyn hairy ; hairs close to the stem ; leaves 

 glaucous, hairy underneath ; head many-flowered, bracteo- 

 lated; bracteas palmate; calyx white, hairy; corolla gold 

 yellow. 



i3. coccinea. Flowers scarlet. 



Vulneraria supina, flora coccineo, Dillen in Raii Syn. 395, 2. 



B. Trifoliate. Cotyledons always rising out of the 

 earth, mostly formed like seed-leaves; leaves ternate, or 

 pinnate with an odd one; stamens diadelphous; legumen 

 1 -celled. 



V. 366. TRIFOLIUM. Phny. Tnfoik^ 



Calyx persisting, tubular, 5-toothed ; heel sii^nple, shorter 

 than the wings or standard; legumen very small, 1 pr 

 2-seeded, covered with the calyx. — I^eaves ternate ;j^o?//ers, 

 in heads. 



