4o8 DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



unequal in length, open and recurv'd when old : 

 the flowers whitiHi, a little longer than the calyx y 

 and rare!) opened. 



firiatum 8. ^p ^ capitulis feflilibus fublateralibus ovatis, calyci- 

 bus flriatis rotundatis. S.pl. 1085, (Vaill. Paris 

 t. 33./. 2. R, c^ynop.p. 329 T. 13./. 3 J 



Soft-knotted Trefoil. Anglis. 



In dry paflures, as in Edinburgh park, abundantly. 



This varies with reclining and eredl ftalks, from five 

 to ten inches long, and the whole plant is cover'd 

 with foft hairs : the upper leaves are wedge-fhap'd 

 and flightly crenated, the lower ones are heart- 

 fhap'd : the ftipula are widely oval, membrana- 

 ceous, and ftriated with red branched lines : 

 the heads of flowers are fcfc and oval, the up- 

 per ones feflile, but tl^ie lower ones fometimes 

 have fliort footflalks : the calyces are covered with 

 foft white hairs, and fl:reaked with ten prominent 

 lines, and v/hen old become round and inflated : 

 the dents are fliort, and terminated with flight 

 fpinules : the flowers are of a pale red color. 



This plant differs fo little from the preceding, that 

 we have been tempted to think them only varie- 

 ties, ariflng from difference of foil ; but as all 

 authors have diflinguiflied them as fpecies, we 

 were unv/illing to diffent from the general opi- 

 nion. 



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