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large, on naked peduncles; standard rose-red, wings and 

 keel whitish. Mowers reflexed when old. 



7. T. agrarium, L. (Yellow or Hop-C.) Flowers 2/eZtoto, 

 reflexed when old. Leaflets obovate-oblong, all 3 from the 

 same point. Stem 6-12 inches high. — Sandy fields. 



8. T. procumbens, L. (Low Hop-C.) Flowers yellow, 

 reflexed when old. Leaflets wedge-obovate, the lateral ones 

 at a short distance from the terminal one. Stem smaller 

 than in No. 6, spreading. — Sandy fields. 



3. NeDICA'(i», L. Medick. 



1. M. lupuli'na, L. (Black Medick.) Stem procumbent, 

 downy. Leaflets obovate,, toothed at the apex. Flowers 

 yellow. Pods kidney-shaped. — Waste places. 



?. M. Sati'va, L., (Lucbiinb) is upright, has purple 

 flowers in a long raceme, and spirally-twisted pods. — Culti- 

 vated fields. 



3. M. maeula'ta, Willd. (Spotted M.) Spreading or 

 procumbent. Leaflets obcordate, with a purple spot. Ped- 

 uncles 3-5^flowered. Pods compactly spiral, furrowed on the 

 thick edge, bristly. — Atl. sea-coast. 



4. M. dentieula'ta, Willd. Pods loosely spiral, deeply 

 reticulated, with a thin keeled edge ; otherwise like the last. 

 — At], sea-coast. 



4. ItlELILO'TVS, Touril. SWEET Clo-VEH. 



1. M. dffleina'lis, Willd. (Yellow Melilot.) Stem erect, 

 2-4 feet high. Leaflets obovate-oblong. " Flowers yellow. 

 Pod drooping, 1-2-seeded. — Waste places. 



2. M. alba, Lam., (White M.) is much like No. 1, but has 

 white flowers. — Escaped from gardens. 



5. HOSACK'IA, Douglas. 

 H. PUFShia'na, Benth. A low annual, more or less silky- 

 villous, sometimes glabrous. Leaves nearly sessile ; leaflets 

 varying from ovate to lanceolate. Calyx-teeth linear, much 

 longer than the tul)e.— N.W. 



