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coloiu'ed ; standard persistent, striate. Seeds transversely ovate- 

 reniform, radicle prominent. — Gravelly places in the East and 

 South of England, rare. A. VI. E. 



13. T. stric'tum (L.) ; heads glotose axillary, calyx sessile 

 10-veined, teeth subulate unequal somewhat spreading, stip. 

 broad pointed serrate, leaflets obovate the upper ones oljlong, 

 seeds 2.—R JB.S. 2940.— St. diffuse, short. Ped. short. Pods 

 slightly projecting ; seeds ovate, radicle slightly prominent. — 

 Jersey. Near the Lizaad Point, Cornwall. A. VI. — ^Mll. E. 



14. T. suffocdtum (L.) ; heads roundish sessile axillary, cal. 

 sessile, teeth lanceolate acute recurved longer than the corolla, 

 stip, ovate pointed, leaflets obcordate, seeds 2. — St. short, 

 usually buried in the sand. Fl. small, erect. Cal. scarcely 

 striate. Seeds roundish, radicle prominent.' — Sandy sea-shores, 

 rale. A. VI. E. 



15. T. ripens (L.) ; heads roundish, ped. axillary longer than- 

 the leaves, JH. dallied at length, deflexed, calyx glabrous half as 

 long as the corolla, teeth lanceolate unequal erect, stip. ovate 

 abruptly cuspidate, leaflets obovate or obcordatg, seeds 4, stems 

 creeping. — St. 15. 6. — Fl. white, sometimes pink ; standard 

 striate. L. often with a dark spot at their base. Pod covered 

 by faded coroUa. In damp seasons the pod often takes the 

 form of a horn or a small leaf. — Meadows and pastures. P. V. 

 —IX. Dutch or mile Clover. E. S. I. 



*16. T. hyi'iidum (L.) ; ?i^ads globular depressed, ped. axil- 

 lary longei; than the leaves, fl. stalked at length deflexed, cal. 

 glabrous half as long as the (pinMsh) corolla, teeth nearly ^qual 

 suhulate erect, stip. ovate-lanceolate attenuate, leaflets obpvate- 

 lanceolate, seeds 2 — 4, st. erect not rooting. — Fl. white or pale 

 pink, turning brown. St. 1 — 2 ft. high, branched, wavy. — Fields. 

 P. VH.— IX. Alsike Clover. E. 



•*** Fl. sesrile; throat of the calyx naked ivilhin, inflated after 

 Jlowering and arched above. . 



17. T. fragifei-um (L.) ; heads globose, peduncles axillary 

 exceeding the leaves, involucre rmdt^id eqiudhng tlie calyx, calyx 

 of the fruit membranous netted downy, stip. ovate with a long 

 slender jjojMi, leaflets obovate emarginate minutely serrate, seeds 

 2,T-8t. 16. 8. — St. creeping. Fl. purplish red. Heads large, 

 remarkable when in fruit for their curious calyces enclosing the 

 pods. — Damp pastures. P. "STE. MH. . E. S. L 



[T. resupinaium (L.) ; heads hemispherical at length globose; 

 peduncles axillary short, bracts minute, calyx of the fruit mem- 



