194 



THE PEAFLOWEE TRIBE. 



Fig. 237. 



narrow. Leaflets of the lower leaves ob- 

 ovate, nearly orbicular, tbose of the up- 

 per ones narrower, often linear. Mowers 

 numerous, 2 or 3 lines long, of a bright 

 yellow, in long, axillary racemes. Pod 

 oval, about 2 lines long, obtuse or pointed, 

 marked with irregularly netted veins. 



On roadsides, banks and bushy places 

 throughout Europe and central and Rus- 

 sian Asia, except the extreme north. Not 

 frequent in Britain, and only as an in- 

 troduced plant, excepting in southern 

 England, and perhaps Ireland. FL 



summer. 



2. Field Melilot. Melilotus arvensis, Willd. (Fig. 238.) 

 (Eng. Bot. Suppl. t. 2960.) 



Very near the common M., and per- 

 haps a mere variety. It is usually 

 smaller, seldom attaining two feet, the 

 leaflets rather broader, and the ra- 

 cemes looser, with fewer flowers, but the 

 only positive distinction is in the fruit, 

 which is smaller, more like that of the 

 white M., and marked with transverse 

 wrinkles. In flower only it is often im- 

 possible to distinguish it from the com- 

 mon M. 



In cultivated and waste places, in cen- 

 tral and southern Europe. In Britain, 

 only observed in some of the eastern 

 counties of England. FL summer. The 

 species requires further investigation. 



Tig. 238. 



