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175. TRIFOLIUM. 



18. clypeatum. "Teeth of Cal. ovato- 

 lanceolate, acute, at last spreading ; lowemiost 

 very large. (Cor. very large, liim. Herba- 

 rium.) Stem ascending. Stip. ovate. Lts. 

 obovate, obtuse, a. 6. Fl. purple. Mont 

 Louis and St. Beat in tlie Pyr. Bonifacio in 

 Cors." — Lois. 



19. squarrosum. Teeth of Cal. triangu- 

 lar ; shorter equalling tube ; lowermost twice 

 as long, at last recui-ved. Heads ovate. Stip. 

 somewhat membranous, with long acumen. 

 Lts. lanceolate "or oval. Fl. wliite. a. 5, 6. 

 Cult. It. 



20. alexandrinum. Cal. of Fr. ovato- 

 campanulate, membranous. Teeth somewhat 

 falcate, soft ; (tw^o upper united, DC. ;) lower- 

 most inflexed. Lts. oblong or lanceolate. 

 Standard twice keel. a. 6, 7. Clay. Between 

 Pantaleone and Zaule near Ti-ieste. The Speci- 

 men in Linnceus's ILerhanmn has axillary 

 naked heads from a pair ofL., and is nearer to 

 supinum than to maritimum. 



*** Lowermost teeth Z-nerved, others 1- 

 nerved, half as long. Fl. ivhite or yellowish. 



21. longestipulattiin. " Lower teeth 

 equalling monopetalous corolla. Heads ovate, 

 not far from upper pair of L. Stip. narrow. 

 Tails lineari-subulate. Lts. oblongo-elliptic. 

 a. 5. Fields and pastures. Bonifacio." — Lois. 



22. pannonicum. Veiy hairy. Cal. glan- 

 dular. Teeth setaceous, equalling tube ; lower- 

 most falling short of corolla. Heads ob- 

 longo-oval, distant fi'om paii- of L. Stip. with 

 a very long, linear tail. Lts. oblongo-lanceolate, 

 ciliate, nearly entire, p. 7, 8. Meadows. 

 Pdm. Carniola. 



j8. barhatum. Cal. densely silky. Lts. lan- 

 ceolate. Mtp. 



23. cinctum. Lowermost Teeth of Cal, 

 very large, but falling far short of coroUa. 

 Heads ovate, stalked. Stip. broad, nervose ; 

 the upper somewhat palmate. Lts. oblong, 

 villous, a. Wc^. 



24. ochroleucum. Lowermost Teeth of 

 Cal. equalling tube, about half as long as co- 

 rolla. Heads oval, nearly sessile. Stip. nan-ow, 

 nei-vose. Tail lanceolato-subulate. Lts. oblong. 

 p. 7. Firy meadows. 



**** Teeth \-nerved, on a triangular hose, 

 which often has 3 nerves. 



t Flower large, three or four times tide of 

 caJyx. Teeth setaceous. 



25. mediuiu. Lowermost Tooth of Cal. 



twice as long as upper, falling short of mono- 

 petalous coroUa. Side teeth inteimediate. 

 Head lax, stalked. Stip. tapering into subu- 

 late tail. Lts. oblong, p. 6, 7. Shade. 



26. pratense. 4 Cal. Teeth equal ; lower- 

 most twice as long, shorter than monopetalous 

 corolla. Heads fuU, subglobose, nearly sessile. 

 Stip. broad, with abrupt, setaceous tail. Lts. 

 eHiptico-oblong, nearly entire, p. 6, 7- Woods 

 and pastures. 



j8. microphyllum. L. smaller, denticulate. 



27. noricum. Teeth of Cal. lineari-seta- 

 ceous, not veiy unequal; lowermost half as 

 long as corolla. Heads globose, sessile, nod- 

 ding. Stip. ovate, mth triangular acumen. 

 Lts. oblongo-lanceolate, quite entire, p. 7- 

 High. Alps, of Tyr. and Camiola. 



28. pallidum. All Cal. Teeth neaily equal, 

 longer than tube, and shorter than monopetalous 

 coroUa. Heads subglobose, sessile, erect. Stip. 

 broad, with setaceous tail. Lts. elliptico-sub- 

 rotund, denticulate. Hairs spreading. (Seeds 

 2? Guss.) a. b. 5, 6. Meadows. It. Trieste. 



29. ilavescens. " Cal. Teeth nearly equal, 

 shorter than monopetalous corolla. Heads 

 globose, sessile, erect. Stip. broad, with seta- 

 ceous tail. Lts. obovate ; of upper L. denticu- 

 late, a. b. 5, 6. Open woods. Sic." — Guss. 

 Habit of T. pratense, but Fl. always yellow- 

 ish, and Cal. Teeth nearly equal. 



ft Flower small, hardly twice as long as 

 tube of calyx. Teeth subulate, nearly 

 equal. 



30. saxatile. Cal. villous. Teeth erect, as 

 long as corolla. Heads lax, subglobose, sesgile. 

 Stip. ovate. Acumen tiiangular. Lts. very 

 small, cuneate, refuse, (a. or b. DC. p. Koch.) 

 7, 8. Very high stony. VaU. Simp. Dau. 



31. Bocconii. Teeth of Cal. shorter than 

 tube, equaUing corolla ; porrect in the fniit. 

 Heads generally in pairs. Stip. with lanceo- 

 lato-subulate tail. Lts. broad, obovate, den- 

 ticulate at top. a. 7- F)ry. s. Eur. Cornwall. 



32. striatum. Teeth of Cal. haK as long 

 as tube, spreading in the fruit. Heads ovoid, 

 compact, on short branches, and apparently 

 axillary. Stip. broad, ■with short acumen. 

 Lts. broad, obovate, denticulate at top. a. 6. 

 Lry. 



The above is the usual fonn. I have it : — 



1. Heads ovate, single, fi-om 1 or 2 L. 



2. Heads cylindrical, each fi-om its L. 



3. Heads in pairs, each with its L. 



