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172. MEDICAGO. 



Middle Nerve narrow. Spines grooved, radi- 

 ating ; the • lower deflexed. Lts. obcordate. 

 Stip. dentate, a. 5, 6. TJncult. Osero. It. 



b. Legume veined all over. 

 41. flexuosa. Smooth. Helix rather 

 loose, of 2 turns, depressed. Leg. reticulate. 

 Spines cui'ved, short. Lts. obovate, retuse. 

 Stip. cUiato-dentate. Stalks many-fiowered. 

 a. Open hills. Miseno. Matese. — Ten. 



43. apiculata. Helix depressed, of 2-3 

 loose turns. Leg. lacunoso-reticulate. Outer 

 Suture thin, obtuse. Spines short, straight, 

 divergent. Seeds yellow. Stalks many-flow- 

 ered. Stip. pinnatiiido-dentate. a. 4, 5. Open 

 grass. Nice. Sic. Var. of denticulata ? 5, 6. 

 Cult. Ger. 



43. denticulata. Helix of 2-3 loose tui-ns. 



Leg. lacunoso-reticulate. Spines nimierous, 

 spreading, hooked. Stip. pinnatifido-dentate. 

 a. 5, 6. Corn. Khine. Istr. 



These three are prohally one species. 



44. maculata. Helix somewhat oblate, 

 rather loose, of 4-5 turns. Leg. longitudinally 

 nerved. Spines numerous, curved, not hooked, 

 spreading, grooved. Stalks 1-2-flowered. 

 Seeds yellow. Fl. 3-5. a. 4-6. Gravelly 

 meadoivs. 



45. Terebellum. Prostrate. Helix cylin- 

 drical, of 5 loose turns, flat at each end. Leg. 

 reticulate. Spines short, straight, radiate. 

 Seeds black. Lts. obovate, retuse. Stip. cili- 

 ato-dentate. a. 5, 6. Fields and micult. 

 Spa. mdt. Fl". Cors. Sic. 



46. pentacycla. Hehx oblong, convex at 

 each end. Tui-ns 5. Leg. lacunoso-reticulate. 

 Nerves nearly equal, rather close. Spines 

 grooved, spreading, hooked. Stip. ciliato-den- 

 tate. Stalks 2-5-flowered. a. TJncult. Narb. 

 Perp. Isl. of Hyeres. 



iii. Bach of Legume flattened, not occu- 

 pied by the spines. Helix ellipsoid, loose. 

 Spines reflexed. 



47. tenoreana. {caneellata of Tenore.) 

 Midiib of Leg. much dilated. Spines slender, 

 subulate, slightly grooved. Veins indistinct. 

 Stip. dentate. StaEis 2-flowered. a. 4, 5. 

 Bocky. Sic. Capri. 



48. prsecox. Midi-ib of Leg. dilated. Spines 

 curved, grooved. Veins prominent, longitudi- 

 nal. Stip. ciliato-dentate. Stallcs 1-2-flow- 

 ered. a. 3, 4. Frejus. 



49. coronata. Helix small, ellipsoid, very 



loose. Midi-ib much dilated. Stip. lanceolate, 

 entire. Stalks 4-8 -flowered, far exceeding L. 

 a. 5, 6. Fields, mdt. Fr. 



I. Baclc 1-nerved. Spines grooved, arising 

 from the bacTc and from a lateral vein. 

 i. Helix trencher-shaped. 



50. muricoleptis. Turns of Helix 4 or 5 ; 

 the last vnthout spines. Spines slightly grooved. 

 Seeds dark chocolate. Stip. ciliato-dentate. 

 a. 4, 5. Pastures andnncult. Rome. Sic. 



ii. Helix ellipsoid or subglobose. 



51. ciliaris. Prostrate. Helix eUipsoideo- 

 globose. Leg. membranous, coarsely reticu- 

 late. Margin dilated, lateral. Nerves very 

 small (wanting, Koch). Spines conical, firm, 

 at first spreading, slightly grooved. Seeds 

 very large, black. Stip. ciliato-dentate. a. 

 4, 6. Grassy coasts. Sic. 



52. intertexta. "Procumbent. Stalks 

 about 2-flowered. Helix haii-y, ovato-disci- 

 fonn? Leg. obliquely reticulate. Margin 

 thin ? Spines thick, straight, grooved at base, 

 adpressed. Lts. obovate, dentate. Stip. ciliato- 

 dentate. a. 5, 6. Fields, mdt. Fr. According 

 to Lam., perhaps a variety o/" ciliaris." — DC. 



53. carstiensis. " Stalks many-flowered, 

 about equalling L. Helix hauiess, ovato-cy- 

 lindrical. Tm-ns about 5. Veins radiating in 

 the middle, reticulate. Margin slightly chan- 

 neled. Spines setaceous, straight, divergent. 

 Stip. acutely dentate. Lts. obovate, retuse. 

 p. 5, 6. Eoiigh hills. Carniola. lower Styria. 

 Carinthia. adr. G." — Koch. 



54. crinita. Helix ellipsoid, hairless, com- 

 pact. Turns 5. Spines setaceous, straight, 

 adpressed, exceeding helix. Lts. rhombeo- 

 obovate. Stip. inciso-dentate. Sic. Var. of 

 M. Echinus ?— Guss. 



55. Echinus. Prostrate. Helix subglo- 

 bose. Tui-ns 7, strongly veined. Spines 

 curved, grooved, adpressed, exceeding heHx, 

 very numerous. Stip. lanceolate, somewhat 

 ciliato-dentate. Seeds black, a. 4, 5. Corn 

 and grass. Nice. Sic. and K. Nap. 



173. TRIGONELLA. 



1. Fcenuxn-grsecum. Leg. falcate, twice 

 as long as beak. Seeds about 20, large, ovoid. 

 Fl. sessile, solitary or in pairs. Lts. denticulate. 

 a. 6, 7. Fields. Mtp. The black flelds in Mor. 



2. gladiata. iprostrata,J)C.) Leg. falcate, 

 longer than beak. Seeds 6 (about 10, Koch), 



