I.EGUMINOS^ 



The name Femtgnek conies from fivniiin graaim, Greek hay, 

 this plant being used to scent inferior hay. 



6, Mi;i>;CAGO (Medici^). — Herbs with leaves as in the two pre- 

 ceding genera; small yellow or violet yfezwcrj-, in short racemes; 

 <r(2/)'x 5-toothed ; stamens diadelphous \fod sickle-shaped or spirally 

 coiled, often spiny, generally indehiscent. (Name of Greek 

 origin, denoting that the plant so named was introduced from 

 Media.) 



* Pere?!ntal : soiiietimes Dionadelphous : pods 

 dehiscent^ wUhoiit spines 



I.* AT. saiiva (Lucerne). — An erect species, i — 2 feet high; 

 stem hollow ; leajiets oblong, toothed, apiculate ; J/otuers large, in 



medicAgo akAbt^a {Spoftf:,f .Veduk). 



short, close racemes, usually purple ; pod in 2 — 3 loose spiral 

 coils, downy. A cultivated plant, said to have been introduced 

 into Greece from Media by Darius. — -Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



2. M. sylvestris (Wood Medick). — Alt allied form, with more 

 solid s/eni ; large yellow or dark green flowers ; and compressed 

 pods, semicircular or ring-shaped, downy. — Sandy places in 

 Norfolk and Suftblk. — Fl. June, July. Perennial, 



3. M. falidla (Sickle Medick). — An allied but prostrate form, 

 with large ■•j&Wo^y flowers and a falcate 'or sickle shaped pod. - 

 Found in similar situations. — Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



** ^hnnial or biennial : pods indeliiseetit^ often spinv 



4. HP. inpnihia (Black Medick, or Nonsuch). — A prostrate 

 spreading herb ; leaflets inversely egg-shaped, finely toothed ; 



