W ATSON—Plants of Bernalillo County 
1. Tuermopsis, R. Br. 
Calyx campanulate, cleft to the midle. Standard 
shorter than the oblong wings, the sides reflexed; keel 
nearly straight, equalling the wings. Pod linear to ob- 
long-linear, much compressed, shortly stipitate or near- 
ly sessile, straight or incurved. Stout perennial herbs 
with erect clustered stems; stipules free, leaflets en- 
tire. 
T. Montanafi Nutt. Somewhat silky-pubescent, at 
length glabrous; stipules exceeding the petioles; leaflets 
oblong, slightly villous beneath, smooth above bracts 
mostly lanceolate, pod straight, erect pubeseent 10 to 
12 seeded. Sandia Mts. 
2. Sopuora, L. 
Calyx camponulate; teeth short; petals nearly equal; 
standard broad. Pod stipulate, terete or somewhat com- 
pressed. Ours are herbs with numerous leaflets entire; 
stipules small or lacking, white flowers in terminal 
racemes. Orbicular fruit. 
S. Sericea, Nutt. Low, 6 to 12 in. high, more or 
less silky canescent; leaflets about 21, elliptic or cune- 
ate-oval; racemes short, at first scarcely exserted be- 
yond the leaves; calyx gibbons at base. 
3. Menintotus, Tourn. Sweet Clover. 
M. Arsa, Lam. (White 8. ©.) Leaflets truncate; 
the standard longer than the other petals. On Campus 
Univ. of N. M. and in the less dry places in the valley. 
An introduced plant. 
4. Trrrotium, L. Clover. 
Too well known to need description, all are intro- 
duced plants except the last. 
T. Pratensz, LZ. The common Red Clover of the 
East is very scarce here but rarely a plant is seen about 
yards and laws. 
T. Rerens, L. The low White Clover of the East is 
often planted in lawns and occasionally grows inde- 
pendently. 
T. Atratra, Alfalfa is the great forage crop of 
the valley and commonly escapes and grows without 
cultivation even in such dry places as the mesa, when 
protected from grazing. 
T. Procumspegns, the low yellow or hop clover of the 
East grows wild along one of the irrigation ditches on 
the Univ. Campus. 
T. ptonerprs, Nutt var. twatirotium, Hooker. 
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