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bulate ; the upper longer and recurved. Cor. 

 persistent. Standard with a long claw, emar- 

 ginate, bent down after the flowering, dilated 

 at the end. Style hooked, continued from the 

 nearly straight lower margin of the legume. 

 Stems numerous, diffuse. Tail of Stip. Uneari- 

 subulate, herbaceous, a. s. and s. w. Fr. — 

 Extractedfrom Cossoti, who y Ives no character. 



iii. Inner stalks much longer than tube of 

 '^alijx. 



64. repens. Cal. Teeth lanceolate, decidedly 

 shorter than tube, about half as long as co- 

 rolla. Stem solid, creeping. Stip. scariose, with 

 abrupt acumen. Lts. obovate, serrulate, p. 

 5-9. Meadoios, §"c. 



65. ni^escens. Cal. Teeth triangular, 

 decidedly shorter than tube, about half as long 

 as corolla. Stem solid, ascending. Stip. broad. 

 Lts. oblong, acutely denticulate. Leg. some- 

 what exsert, (crenate on lower margin, Koch.) 

 Seeds 4. a. 3-5. Meadows and fields. s.Em". 



66. hybriduxn. Cal. Teeth subulate, about 

 ec[ual to tube, half as long as coroUa. Stem hol- 

 low, ascending. Stip. ovate, with sharp acu- 

 men. Lts. rhombeo-elliptic, obtuse, serrulate, 

 with 20 or 30 veins at margin on each side. 



p. 5-8. Moist nieadoh 



Ger. 



67. elegans. Cal. Teeth setaceous, some- 

 what longer than tube, shorter than coroUa. 

 Stem solid, ascending. Stip. leafy, with long, 

 narrow acumen. Lts. obovate, denticulate, with 

 40-60 veins at margin on each side. Seeds 2. 

 p. 6, 7. Rills, s. Eur. — Koch. 



68. angulatum. Cal. Teeth setaceous, 

 twice as long as tube, nearly equalling scored 

 coroUa. Stem angular, solid, decmnbent. Stip. 

 scariose. Lts. obovate, acutely serrate. Leg. 

 exsert. Seeds 4, yellowish, a. 4, 5. Grassy 

 hills. Mtp. Monti San Giuliano and Calata- 

 fimi in Sic. ? 



69. michelianum. Cal. Teeth setaceous, 

 three or four times as long as tube, about half 

 as long as corolla. Stem hollow, ascending. 

 Stip. leafy, lanceolate, acute. Lts. obovate, 

 serrulate. Leg. exsert. Seeds 2. a. 5. Moist 

 meadows. Nantes. Pisa. 



G. Mowers not in heads. Calyces on hracteo- 

 late stalks. Flower large, coriaceous, 

 l^ersistent, ^purple or ivhite. 



70. savianum. El. 1 or 2. Stalks shorter 

 than calyx, recm-ved and thick when in fruit. 

 Cal. Teeth acute, recm-ved. Stip. scariose, white. 

 Lts. elliptic, nerveless, with long acumen. 



Seeds 5-7. p. 5, 6. Dry, open. Manda- 

 nici Bafia, Sic. 



71. uniflorum. PI. 1 or 2. Stalks longer 

 than tube of calyx, slender. Cal. cylindrical. 

 Teeth short, subulate, equal. Stip. sheathing, 

 with long acumen. Lts. ovate, acuminate. 

 Seeds 2. p. 5, 6. Dry, open. Mars. 



72. alpinum. El. in umbels, with an in- 

 ferior whorl. Cal. campanulate. Teeth equal, 

 setaceous, very long, falling short of corolla. 

 Stip. linear, acute. L. on long stalks. Lts. 3, 

 lineari-lanceolate, denticulate. Seeds 2. p. 

 6-8. High. w. and m. Alps. 



73. Iiupinaster. El. in umbels. Cal. 

 campanulate. Teeth longer than tube, shorter 

 than corolla. Stip. membranous, broad, acu- 

 minate. L. sessile. Lts. 3-5, lineari-lanceo- 

 late, mucronate, acutely denticulate, p. Bry 

 hills. Sic. ? 



IS. Flower yellow {except in T. speciosum), 

 more or less scored, deflexed after 

 flowering {except in T. filiforme). Two 

 tipper teeth of Calyx shorter. 



i. L.pinnato-ternate. Upper teeth of Calyx 

 very short. 



74. speciosum. El.piu'plejOn short stalks. 

 Standard broadly obovate, finely serrulate. 

 Stip. ciliate. a 5,6. Mountain pastures. Sic. 



75. procumbens. Standard strongly 

 pinched in at base, concave above. Heads 

 ovoid, many-iiowered. Common L.-stalli rarely 

 exceeding L. Leg. four times as long as style, 

 about half as long as standard. Stip. ovate, 

 a. 6, 7. Grassy. 



76. minus. Standard hardly scored, folded. 

 Heads hemispherical, about 10-flowered, on 

 stalks which exceed L. Stip. ovate. Leg. four 

 times style, a. 6, 7. Gravel. 



77. patens. Lower L. strictly temate ; 

 upper piunato-ternate. Standard scored, pinched 

 in at base, concave above. Heads on filiform 

 stalks which far exceed L. Stip. somewhat 

 cordate. Style as long as legume. Seed 1. 

 a. 6-8. Meadows. Er. s. G. It. 



ii. All L. simply temate. 



78. filiforme. Standard hardly scored, 

 folded, not deflexed. Upper Teeth of Cal. 

 shorter than tube. Heads lax, 2-7-flowered, 

 on slender stalks. Leg. nearly equalling 

 standard, fom- times style. Stip. oblong, a. 6, 7. 

 Sand or gravel. Eng. Fr. It. Trieste. This 

 seems to be the filiforme of the Linn. Herb. 



