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g. Plants glabrous. 



h. Leaflets lanceolate. M. paniculata, p. soi 



hh. Leaflets ovate or oval, glaucous beneath. 



M. lavigata, p. 503 

 gg. Plants pubescent. 



h. Leaflets velvety-pubescent beneath. 



M. viridiAora, p. 503 

 hh- Leaflets appressed-pubescent beneath. 



M. dillenii, p. 503 

 ff. Pod sessile in the calyx or practically so, segments 

 short and rounded. 



g. Segments 4-7, flowers showy. M. canadensis, p. S04 

 gg. Segments 1-3, flowers small. 



h. Leaflets scabrous, 20-50 mm. long. 



M. rigida, p. 504 

 hh. Leaflets not scabrous, 10-20 mm. long. 



i. Plant nearly glabrous. M. marilandica, p. 505 

 ii. Plant with stem pubescent. M. obtusa, p. 505 



MEIBOMIA Heister. 



Meibomia nudiflora (L.). Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil. 



Hedysarum nudifiorum Linnseus, Sp. PI. 749. 1753 [Virginia]. 

 Desmodium nudifiorum Knieskern 12. — Britton 84. 



Common in dry woods of the northern counties and less fre- 

 quent southward in the Middle district and on the Cape May- 

 peninsula. 



Pi. — Early July to late September. Fr. — Mid-August to early 

 October.. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Arney's Mt. (S), Middletown (Kn), Locust 

 Grove (S), Haddonfield (S), Oaklyn (S), Camden (P), Tomlin (S), Mick- 

 leton (H), Swedesboro, Bridgeton. 



Cape iWoji.— Court House (S), Bennett, Cape May (OHB). 



IVIeibomia grandiflora (Walt.). Pointed-leaved Tick-trefoil, 



Hedysarum grandiflora Walter Fl. Car. 185. 1788 [S. Carolina]. 

 Desmodium grandiflorum Britton 84. 



Dry woods ; common in the northern counties, less common in 

 the Middle district, becoming rare within our limits. 



Pi. — Early July to late July. Pr. — ^Early August to late Sep- 

 tember. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, New Egypt, Swedesboro. 



