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8. Lotus Linn. 
1. L. corniculatus (L.); claw of the standard obovate trans- 
versely vaulted, calyx-teeth straight in the bud subulate from a 
ee base, points of the 2 upper ones converging, heads 
5—10-flowered.—E. B. 2090.—Glabrous or slightly hairy. St. 
ascending. Leaflets obovate. Stip. ovate. Angle between the 
2 upper calyx-teeth rounded.—f. villosus (Ser.); upper part of 
st., ., and cal. hairy with long spreading hairs.—y. crassifolius 
(Pers.); pilose, st. caespitose, leaflets obovate fleshy, stip. ovate. 
—. L. tenuis (Sm.); glabrous or slightly hairy, st. filiform elon- 
gated procumbent or ascending, leaflets linear or linear-obovate, 
ae z-ovate. E. B.S. 2615.—Pastures, dry banks, &c. P. VII. 
2. L. major (Scop.?); claw of the standard linear, calyzr-teeth 
spreading like a star in the bud subulate from a triangular base, 
two upper ones diverging, heads 8 —12-flowered, leaflets obovate, 
stip. roundish-ovate—F#. B. 2091. L. uliginosus Schkuhr.— 
Hairy. St. usually erect, 1—3 feet high. Angle between the 2 
upper calyx-teeth acute.—(. glabriusculus (Bab.); glabrous, the 
margins and nerves of the 1. stip. bracts and sep. ciliated, st. 
erect or procumbent.—In damp places. 8. on dnier spots. P. 
VII. VIII. 
3. L. angustissimus (L.); claw of the standard linear, calyx- 
teeth straight in the bud subulate, pod linear 6 times longer than 
the calyx, beak straight, head about 2-flowered.—E. B. 925. L. 
angustissimus (L.1), L. diffusus (Ser.).—Peduncle of the fl. as 
long as the 1. of the fr. twice as long, leaflets and stip. ovate-lan- 
ceolate acute, st. procumbent.—f. Seringianus (Bab.); peduncle 
of the fl. and fr. as long as the leaves, leaflets obovate-oblong, 
stip. ovate acute, st. ascending. L. angustissimus (Ser.)—South 
of England near the sea. A. VII. VIII. 
4. L. hispidus (Desf.), claw of the standard subulate, calyx- 
teeth straight in the bud subulate, pod rugose terete twice as long 
as the calyx, beak elongate setaceous bent downwards, heads few 
(3—4) flowered, leaflets obovate-lanceolate, stip. half-cordate, st. 
procumbent.—E. B. S, 2823.—Near the sea in Devon and Corn- 
wall. A. VII. VIII. E. 
9. AnruyLuis Linn. Lady’s Fingers. 
1. A. Vulneraria (L.); herbaceous, 1. pinnate, leaflets un- 
equal, heads of fi. in pairs, calyx of 5 ovate pointed teeth.— 
E. B. 104. St. 49. 4. 5.—Pod semiorbicular, long-stalked, upper 
suture arched outwards, ]-seeded. St. 6—12 in. high, silky. 
Root-l. simple, oval. Fi. yellow, in terminal pairs of crowded 
many-flowered heads.—f. Dillenii ; plant smaller, fl. red. Dill. 
Elth. 320.—Dry pastures. P. VI.—VIII. 
