214 DTADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Tiifolium. 



Sandy, barren fields . 

 An . July. 



Stem mostly erect, much branched, somewhat zigzag. Ls. stalked, 

 leafl. nearly stalkless. Fl. numerous, pale reddish. Cor. almost 

 concealed by the teeth of the ml. 



A weed, not worthy of cultivation : aromatic when dried. 

 T. scabrum. Rough Rigid T. Heads stalkless, axil- 

 lary, also terminal and egg-shaped. Calyx-teeth une- 

 qual, spear-shaped, rigid ; finally curved back. Stems 

 trailing. E. B. 903. C. 6. 48. 

 Chalky, dry, sandy fiehk.* Near Jericho, on the road side, going 

 to Port Meadow. Sb. Side of the road between the Asylum, 

 and Shotover Hill. Old stone-pits on Bullingdon Green. B.v. 

 Shotover Hill, by the old London Road. R. W. 

 An. June. 



Stems four to seven inches, stiff, round, hairy. Leafi. inversely 

 egg-shaped, or inversely heart-shaped, toothed. Stip. spear- 

 shaped. Fl.-lieads of many thick-set, white, or pale blush- 

 coloured fl. Segments of the cal. in its seeding state most 

 remarkably bent back. 

 T. striatum. Soft Knotted T. Heads stalkless, both 

 axillary and terminal, egg-shaped. Calyx elliptical, 

 furrowed, hairy ; with straight bristle-shaped teeth. 

 Stems trailing. E. B. 1843^ 

 Dry, barren, sandy fields, and pastures. * Jericho. BulUngdon 

 Green. Wychwood Forest. Sb. Bullingdon Green. JB.r. 1831. 

 An. June. 



Stems often downy, zigzag. Ls. alternate, distant, the lower on 

 long, the upper on short stalks. Leafl. inversely egg-shaped, 

 or inversely heart-shaped, finel}^ toothed, downy. Stip. egg- 

 shaped, broad, pointed. Cal. with ten deep furi-ows, and five 

 green teeth tapering, which are lengthened out after flowering. 

 Cor. pale rose-coloured. 

 Discrim. The ribs of the cal. and the cal. itself rounded, nearly 

 globular in shape : by the downy softness of the plant. 

 * * * * Calyx of the fruit inflated, bladdery. 



T.fragiferum. Strawberry -headed T. Heads roundish. 

 Calyx finally inflated, bent back, with two terminal 

 teeth. Stems creeping. E. B. 1050. C. 2. 55. 

 G. E. 1208. 



Moist meadows, pastures. 



Per. August. 



Ls. on long stalks. Leafl. inversely egg-shaped, or inversely 



heart-shaped, sharply toothed. Stip. spear-shaped, large, acute. 



Fl. -heads roundisii. Pet. rose-coloured. Cal. greatly inflated 



in the upper side, tinged with crimson. Plant, the habit of 



Trif repens. 



