LEGUMINOSAE (PULSE FAMILY) 245 
similar in form to the preceding species but much larger, each 
blossom more than a half-inch long, bluish purple or sometimes 
nearly white. Pods three- to five-seeded, slightly curved, the joints 
roundish triangular, covered with hooked hairs. (Fig. 174.) 
Means of control the same as for the Hoary Tick-trefoil. 
Fie. 174.— Showy Tick- Fie. 175. — Bush Clover 
trefoil (Desmodium cana- (Lespedeza violacea). X }. 
dense). Xf. 
BUSH CLOVER 
Lespedéza violdcea, Pers. 
Native. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. 
Time of bloom: July to September. 
Seed-time: August to October. . 
Range: New England to Minnesota, southward to Florida, 
Louisiana, and Kansas. : 
Habitat: Dry, sterile soil; pastures and thin meadows; thickets 
and open woods. 
