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LESDMINOS^ 



LEGUMINOS^E. 

 The Legumixocs Family. 



O Anthyllis tetraphylla. L. B. t. 16, B. 



Common on dry banks, along the roadsides etc. 

 Medit. region. 



April- June. 



\l Argyrolobium Linnaeanmn. Walp. B. t. 14, A. 



Dry places, rocks etc. 

 Europe. 



Pretty Kttle shrub, a few inches high with yellow 

 flowers and sUvery white leaves. 



AprU-June. 



O Arthrolobium scorpioides. DC. B. t. 20, B. 



(Coronilla scorpioides Koch). 

 Cultivated land, dry places etc. 

 Medit. region. 



April-.June. 



Q[ Astragalus monspessulanus. L. B. t. 19, C. 



Rocks and woods in dry places. 



Algier, Spain, Sth. France, Caucasus etc. 



April-June. 



^ Calycotome spinosa. Link. B. t. 11, A. 



On the hillside. 

 Medit. region. 



One of the chief components of the « macchie. • 

 The type as well as the form : ligustica, Burnat 

 with hairy pods, are very common in the vaUey. 



April-June. 



