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3. O. reclinata (L.) ; viscid, pubescent, st. ascending, fl. axil- 
lary, pedicels 1-flowered shorter than the 1. fl. or pod without 
bracts, cor. about equal to the calyx, leaflets obovate-cuneate 
serrated at the lip, stipules ovate, pods cylindrical reflexed, seeds 
14—18 tubercwlated—E. B. S. 2838.—St. 5—6 in. high, much 
branched.—Sandy places. Galloway. Channel Isles. A. VII.—S. 
5. Mepicaco Linn. 
*]. M. sativa (L.); st. erect, racemes many-flowered, pods 
compressed loosely spiral with 2 or 3 turns downy with adpressed 
hairs unarmed, pedicels shorter than the calyx or bract, leaflets 
obovate-oblong dentate above emarginate mucronate—E. B. 
1749.—St. angular when young. Pods twisted into a loose open 
spiral. Fl. yellow or violet—Hedge-banks and borders of fields, 
scarcely naturalized. P. VI. VII. Lucerne. E.S. 
2. M. sylvestris (Fries) ; st. rather quadrangular pithy ascend- 
ing, racemes many-flowered, pod of one flat turn annular, pedi- 
cels shorter than the cal. longer than the bract, Its. obovate-oblong 
dentate above emarginate mucronate——Fl. yellow or blackish- 
green with darker streaks .—Sandy and gravelly places in Norf. 
and Suff. P. VI. VII. E. 
3. M. faleata (L.); st. terete nearly solid prostrate, racemes 
many-flowered, pod straightly sickle-shaped twisted not annular, 
pedicels shorter than the cal. longer than the bract, Its. obovate- 
oblong dentate above emarginate mucronate.—F. B. 1016.—Fil. 
yellow. Sandy and gravelly places in Norf. and Suff. P. LS 
VII. ; 
4. M. lupulina (L.); spikes many-flowered dense oval, pods 
compressed unarmed kidney-shaped with a spiral point rugged 
with longitudinal branched prominent veins, stip. obliquely ovate 
slightly toothed, leaflets roundish-obovate denticulate above emar- 
ginate mucronate.—E. B. 971.—St. procumbent or ascending, 
spreading widely. Pods scarcely spiral, glabrous or slightly hairy. 
FI. yellow.—Waste ground. A. V.—VII. Black Medick. 
5. M. maculata (Sibth.); peduncles 1—4-flowered, pods com- 
pactly spiral compressed consisting of 2 or 3 turns veined with 4 
ridges on the edge and a central furrow, spines in 2 rows diver- 
gent subulate curved, leaflets triangular-obcordate, stip. toothed. 
—E. B. 1616.—Leaflets with a purple spot in the centre. Edge 
of the pods broad ; spines arising from the margin and the ridge 
next to it on each side, compressed and furrowed on both sides, 
varying considerably in length.—On a gravelly soil. A. V—VIII. 
6. M. minima (Lam.); peduncles 1—6-flowered, pods com- 
pactly spiral consisting of 4 turns smooth with a thin edge, spmes 
in 2 rows divergent subulate hooked, leaflets obovate, stip. nearly 
