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177. LOTUS. 



14. lateralis. Hairy, branched, prostrate. 

 Lts. obovate. Stip. and Bracts ovato-lanceo- 

 late, somewhat acute. Teeth of Cal. linear, 

 longer than tube. Leg. about 2, smaU, with 

 a hii'sute suture. Sic." — Gvss. from Pkesl. 



15. major. Stems nearly erect, hoUow. 

 Leg. 6-12, drooping, straight, on a very long 

 common stalk. Teeth of Cal. stellate before 

 flowering, p. 6-8. Moisi shade. 



16. comiculatus. Stems prostrate. Leg. 

 spreading, 2-5, on a long common stalk. 

 Teeth of Cal. connivent before flowering. Wings 

 broadly ovate, p. 5-9. Pastures. 



)8. tenuis. Teeth of Cal. shorter than tube. 

 According to Mr. Borrer this is an annual. 

 According to Koch (Lotus tenuiflorus) it may 

 always be distinguished from L. corniculatus 

 by the much narrower wings. 



17. decumbens. " Somewhat haiiy. Stems 

 decmnbent. Stalks long, 3-4-flowered. Bracts 

 lanceolate, temate. Teeth of Cal. somewhat 

 longer than tube. Wings oblongo-obovate. 

 Leg. straight, spreading. Lower Lts. obova- 

 to-cuneate, obtuse; upper oblongo-cuneate, 

 acute. Upper Stip. ovato-lanceolate. p. 4, 5. 

 Moist grassy fields. Sic." — Guss. 



j8. tenuis, Guss. Lts. and Stip. of upper 

 L. hneari-lanceolate, acute. Sic. 



18. conimbreusis. Stems slender, some- 

 what branched. Leg. solitary, bowed, cylin- 

 drical, very long. Common H. -stalk much 

 shoi-ter than L. ! Middle Lt. obovate ; lateral 

 lanceolate, a. 5. Rare. Moist, s. Eur. 

 Frejus. Sic. 



178. TETRAGONOLOBUS. 



1. purpureus. Decumbent. Leg. 1-2, 

 hail-less, with broad wings. Common Stalk 

 about equal to L. Bracts exceeding calyx. 

 Stip. ovate. Fl. dark pu7-j)le. a. 4, 5. 3Iea- 

 dows and fields. It. occasionally. 



2. conju^atus. Hairy, nearly erect. Leg. 

 1-2, hairless, with very narrow wings. Com- 

 mon Stalk shorter than L. Bracts temate, 

 acuminate, as long as calyx. Stip. ovate, acu- 

 minate. Fl. purjole. a. 5, 6. Moist fields. 

 Sic. Montp. ? 



3. biflorus. Hairy, decumbent. Leg. 1-3, 

 hairy, with narrow wings. Common Stalk far 

 longer than L. Bracts ternate, smaller than 

 calyx. Stip. orbiculari-oblong, acuminate. 

 Fl. yellow, a. 5, 6. Fields. Sic. 



4. siliquosus. Haiiy, decumbent. Leg. 

 1, hairless, with very narrow wings. Common 

 Stalk far exceeding L. Bracts hneari-obovate, 

 shorter than calyx. Stip. ovate, somewhat 

 obtuse. Fl. yellow, p. 6. 3Ioist meadows. 

 s. and m. Em-. 



/3. maritimus. Nearly smooth. L. some- 

 what fleshy. 



179. PSORALEA. 



1. palsestina. Lts. pinnato-temate ; those 

 of lower L. ovate ; of upper lanceolate. Stalks 

 fui-rowed. p. 7, 8. Port Juvenal. 



2. bituminosa. L. pinnato-ternate. Lts. 

 ovato-lanceolate ; of lowest L. subrotundo- 

 ovate. Stalks (subangular, Guss.) (laeves, DC.) 

 p. 7, 8. Dry. nidt. Fi-. It. The shape of 

 the Lts. is very various. I find the L.-stalk 

 always more or less farrowed. 



Subtribe 3. Asteagale^. 

 180. GLYCYRHIZA. 



1. glabra. Lts. ovate, somewhat refuse, 

 glutinous beneath. Spikes staHied, shorter than 

 L. FL distant. Leg. smooth. Seeds 3-4. 

 p. 6-8. Clayey fields. Bamberg. Sologne. 

 Escapes, s. Fr. It. 



2. ecbinata. Lts. ovato-lanceolate, mu- 

 cronate, hairless ; the terminal sessile. Spikes 

 capitate, on very short stalks. Leg. oval, mu- 

 cronate, echinate. Seeds 2. p. Apulia. 



181. GALEGA. 



1. ofiEicinalis. Lts. lanceolate, mucronate, 

 hairless. Stip. broad lanceolate. Rac. ex- 

 ceeding L. p. 7, 8. Gravel, s. Eur. e. G. 



182. ROBINIA. 



1. Fseudacacia. Stipules spinescent. 

 Branches rod-like. Rac. loose, pendent, hair- 

 less. Leg. hairless. Lts. ovate. T. Natu- 

 ralized in sandy soils. 



183. COLUTEA. 



1. arborescens. Leg. closed. Claws of 

 Standard short and gibbous. Stalks about 6- 

 flowered. Lts. elliptic, refuse. l.S. 5, 6. 

 Thickets, s. Eui-. Nancy. 



2. orieutalis. Leg. gaping at top. Claws 

 of Standard very small, obtuse. Stalks 4-5- 



