pulse jfamil?. 



Nonesuch. Medicago lupuUna. 



Black Medick. 



Found, from July to September, in dry soil and barren fields. 



The little stalk, frequently about 6 inches high, is apt to lie upon 

 the ground, and is zigzag or twisted in manner, or occasionally curving ; 

 it is slightly rough, and downy near the top. In color green, rusty, and 

 pale near the top. 



The parts of the 3-divided leaf are long-oval, broadest at the 

 notched tip, which is further marked by the sharp little projection of 

 the midrib beyond the slightly irregular margin ; the surface is rough 

 to the touch, downy when young ; the color is a cool gray-green. The 

 leaves, on slight stems, are arranged in groups alternately. A pair of 

 sharp-pointed, notched wings clasp the stalk at the junction of the stem. 



The small and delicate corolla is yellow ; the minute calyx is 

 green. The flower-head is small and round ; on a slender terminal or 

 side stem. 



When the seeds ripen the pods swell large and bean-shaped ; they 

 turn dark, almost black, and are woolly to the touch ; each contains 

 one round seed. 



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