LEGUMINOSiE. 



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small. Fl. sessile, solitary. Lts. acutely ser- 

 rate, a. 6, 7. Qipen stony, mdt. I'r. Veglia. 



3. monspeliaca. Leg. crowded in a sessile 

 umbel, curved, compressedly cylindrical, divari- 

 cate. Stip. lineari-subplate. a. 5, 6. Dry. 

 Pai-is. s. Fr. 



4. polycerata. Leg. nearly sessile, in a 

 sessile umbel, erect, nearly straight, linear. 

 Stip. lanceolate, a. Nice. Prov. Lang. 



5. ornithopodioides. Prostrate. Leg. 

 compressed, somewhat falcate, twice as long as 

 calyx. 11. 2-4, in a stalked umbel. Lts. 

 denticulate. Stip. entire, very acute, a. 6, 7- 

 Barren pastures. Norm. Lorr. Anjou. Pyi-. 

 Eng. rare. 



6. hybrida. Leg. stalked, falcate, reticu- 

 lato-venose. Fl. 2-5, in a stalked raceme. 

 Stip. denticulate. Lts. entii'e. p. 6. Corbieres. 

 Bayonne. 



7. comiculata. Ei-ect. Leg. compressed, 

 decliaed, somewhat falcate, transversely veined. 

 Eac. many-flowered. Stem erect, a. 6, 7. 

 JJncult. Prov. Nice. s. Dau. It. Fiume. 



174. MELILOTUS. 



A. Legume beaked, and longitudinally 

 nerved. 



1. cserulea. Leg. oblongo-obovate. Seeds 

 2. Rac. subrotund, stallvcd. Fl. erect. Lower 

 Stip. dilated at base. a. 6, 7. Meadows in 

 the Wochein in Carniola. 



2. uncinata. Leg. ovate, 1-seeded. Beak 

 curved. Fl. in a dense spike, a. Libom-ne 

 near Bordeaux. 



3. littoralis. Leg. attenuate at each end, 

 transversely reticulate. Umbel stalked. (Stalks 

 spinous, DC.) a. 4, 5. Stony coasts. Santa 

 Croce near the Torre del Bracetto, s. Sic. 



DC. joins these three to TrigoneUa. 



B. Legume lacunoso-rugose. 



4. officinalis. Leg. ellipsoid, somewhat 

 gibbous, mucronate. Seeds 2, unequally cor- 

 date, quite smooth. Wings equalling standard 

 and keel. Teeth of Cal. unequal. Stip. entire, 

 setaceous. Lts. oblongo-lanceolate, obtuse, a. 

 7, 8. Waste. 



5. dentata. Leg. ovoid, somewhat acute, 

 compressed on the upper sutm-e. Seeds 2, 

 smooth. Wings shorter than standard, ex- 

 ceeding keel. Stip. inciso-dentate. Lts. ob- 

 longo-lanceolate, irregularly subspinuloso-ser- 

 rate. a. b. 7-9. Meadows and uncult. e. G. 



"Not the Kochiana of DC." Koch ; hut the 



descriptions are similar. 



6. arvensis. Leg. ellipsoid, mucronate, 

 hairless. Seed 1, oval, smooth. Keel shorter 

 than wings and standard. Stip. setaceous, en- 

 tire. Lts. of lower L. obovate ; of upper nearly 

 lanceolate, p. 6-8. Fields. Fr. 



7. altissima. {macrorhiza, KoCH.) Leg. 

 ellipsoid, acuminate, haii-y. Seed 1, broadly 

 oval, finely dotted. Wings and Keel equalling 

 standard. Stip. setaceous, entire. Lts. of 

 lower L. oblong ; of upper linear, p. 6-8. 

 Fields. Fr. G. 



8. alba. Leg. subglobose, acuminate, hair- 

 less. Seed 1, oval, finely dotted. Wings and 

 Keel shorter than standard. Stip. setaceous, 

 quite entire. Lts. oblongo-lanceolate ; of lower 

 L. obovate. b. 7-9. Uncult. m. Eur. 



9. parviflora. Leg. globose, very obtuse. 

 Seed 1, closely adhering to legume, dotted. 

 Keel and Wings nearly as long as standard. 

 Flowers minute, in a dense spike. Stip. lineari- 

 setaceous. Lower Lts. obovate ; upper oblong. 

 a. 6, 7. Cult. s. Eiu-. 



10. gracilis. Leg. globose, very obtuse, 

 haii'less. Seeds 1 or 2, subglobose, compressed, 

 dotted. Wings equal to keel and standard. 

 Teeth of Cal. nearly equal, hardly shorter than 

 tube. Stip. somewhat setaceous. Lts. obovate, 

 narrow, a. 5, 6. Stony, mdt. Fr. It. Istr. 



11. elegans. Leg. ovoid, plicato-rugose, 

 somewhat lacunose. Seed 1, adhering to le- 

 gume, subglobose, hardly refuse, finely dotted. 

 Teeth of Cal. nearly as long as tube. b. ? 

 Cors. Seems from description very near to 

 M. parviflora. 



12. italica. Leg. globose, vermiculato- 

 rugose, somewhat corky. Seeds 1 or 2, sub- 

 globose, compressed, dotted. Wings and Keel 

 equal, shorter than standard. Teeth of Cal. 

 unequal. Stip. lanceolate, acute, somewhat 

 laciniate at base. Lts. obovato-subrotund. a. 

 4, 5. Rome. Ostia. Cors. Sic. 



C. Legume arcuato-rugose. 



13. sulcata. Leg. ovoideo-subglobose. 

 Seeds 1 or 2, suborbicular, finely dotted. Fl. 

 not crowded. Stip. Lineari-subulate, laciniato- 

 dentate. Lts. obovate; uppermost nearly 

 linear, a. 3-5. JJncult. Mtp. Bord. It. 



14. compacta. Leg. obovoid, tiled down- 

 wards. Seed 1, finely dotted. Teeth of Cal. 

 nearly equal. Fl. crowded. Stip. subulate, 

 laciniato-dentate. Lts. obovato-cuneate, some- 



