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249838. Col. No. 16992. Spontaneous along irrigation ditch, Messera, Crete. 

 Apparently rhizomatous, forming spreading clumps. 



249839. Col. No. 17005. Spontaneous in disturbed soils, Asomatos, Crete. 

 Crete. Annual rainfall to 35 inches. Elevation 2,500 feet. Clonal 

 thickets to four feet high ; stemmy with little leaf. 



249840 and 249841. Sanguisorba minor Scop. Rosaceae. Small burnet. 



249840. Col. No. 17049. San Dimitros, Olympus. Elevation 2,700 feet. 

 Green and succulent perennial herb to 3 feet high. 



249841. Col. No. 17135. Dry site, Dodono, Ipaerus Province. Elevation 

 2,300 feet. Winter-spring herb. 



249842. Secale cereale L. Poaceae. Rye. 



Col. No. 17040. San Dimitros, Olympus. Elevation 2,700 feet. Heads ir- 

 regular size ; stems long. 



249843. Scorpiurus sulcatus L. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17015. Fifteen miles, southeast of Hiraklion. Elevation 1,500 feet. 

 Winter-spring annual with basal rosette of leaves ; stems spreading ; palatable. 



249844. Trifolium campestre Schreb. Fabaceae. Large hop clover. 



Col. No. 17127. Natural pasture, Pefhi, Pindhos Mountains. Elevation 

 2,500 feet. Leafy winter-spring annual to 15 inches high ; flowers yellow. 



249845 and 249846. Trifolium hirtum All. Rose clover. 



249845. Col. No. 17038. Dry rocky slope, San Dimitros, Olympus. Eleva- 

 tion 2,700 feet. Diffuse winter-spring annual. 



249846. Col. No. 17046. San Dimitros, Olympus. Hairy winter-spring 

 annual ; corolla pinkish-red. 



249847 and 249848. Trifolium subterranean L. Subterranean clover. 



249847. Col. No. 17035. San Dimitros, Olympus. Elevation 2,700 feet. 

 Plants low, spreading, mixed with Trifolium repens, Sanguisorba, etc. 



249848. Col. No. 17061. Sixteen miles north of Ierissos, Athos. Elevation 

 2,500 feet. Plants forming a substrata under dense growth of taller herbs. 



249849. Trifolium sp. 



Col. No. 17013. Dry rocky soil, 16 miles southeast of Hiraklion, Crete. 

 Elevation 1,500 feet. Low, bushy, perennial. Apparently not very palatable, 

 but forms good cover. 



249850. Trifolium sp. 



Col. No. 17018. Rocky road, eight miles southeast of Hiraklion, Crete. 

 Elevation 1,200 feet. Bushy perennial forming a good cover ; flowers red. 



249851. Trifolium nigrescens Viv. Ball clover. 



Col. No. 17032. San Dimitros, Olympus. Elevation 2,700 feet. Diffuse, 

 winter-spring annual ; flowers white. 



249852. Trifolium repens L. White clover. 



Col. No. 17033. San Dimitros, Olympus. Elevation 2,700 feet. Diffuse 

 perennial ; flowers white. 



249853 and 249854. Trifolium striatum L. Striate clover. 



249853. Col. No. 17052. San Dimitros, Olympus. Elevation 3,200 feet. 

 Leafy winter-spring herb. 



249854. Col. No. 17050. Rocky slope, San Dimitros, Olympus. Elevation 

 2,700 feet. Winter-spring annual ; calyces whitish. 



249855. Trifolium nigrescens Viv. Ball clover. 



Col. No. 17058. Sixteen miles north of Ierissos, Athos. Elevation 2,500 feet. 

 Diffuse annual to eight inches high, growing with meadow herbs; flowers 

 white. 



