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6. Medicago Linn. 
*1. M. sativa (L.) ; racemes many-flowered, pods compressed 
spiral with 2 or 3 turns downy unarmed, pedicels shorter than 
the calyx or bract, leaflets obovatc-oblong dentate above emar- 
ginate mucronate. — E. B. 1749- Mart. Rust. 48. — St. erect. 
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. falcata (L.) ; racemes many-flowered, pods compressed 
sickle-shaped downy unarmed, pedicels shorter than the calyx 
longer than the bract, leaflets obovate-oblong dentate above 
emarginate mucronate. — E. B. 1016. Mart. Rust. 86. 87. — St. 
decumbent, slightly hairy. Pods not forming a spiral. Fl. 
yellow or violet. — Dry banks, rare. P. VI. VII. E. 
3. If. lupulina (L.) ; sjrikes many-flowered dense oval, pods 
compressed, kidney-shaped with a spiral point rugged with longi- 
tudinal branched prominent veins, stip. obliquely ovate slightly 
toothed, leaflets roundish-obovate denticulate above emarginate 
mucronate. — E. B. 97 1. — St. procumbent or ascending, spread- 
ing widely. Pods scarcely spiral, glabrous or slightly hairy. 
Fl. yellow. — Waste ground. A. V. — VIII. Black Medick. 
4. M. maculata (Sibth.) ; peduncles 1 — ^-flowered, pods com- 
pactly spiral compressed consisting of 2 or 3 turns veined with 4 
ridges on the edge and a central furroic, spines in 2 rows diver- 
gent subulate curved, leaflets triangular-obcordate, stip. toothed. 
— E. B. 16 16. — 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. 
5. M. minima (Lam.) ; peduncles 1 — 6-flowered, pods com- 
pactly spiral consisting of 4 turns smooth with a thin edge, spines 
in 2 rows divergent subulate hooked, leaflets obovate, stip. nearly 
entire. — E. B. S. 2635. — Edge of the pods with 3 ridges, the 
central one so prominent as to be easily taken for the true mar- 
gin, no central furrow but the central ridge common to the 2 
rows of spines. Sides of the pods smooth. Spines varying 
considerably in length and the whole plant in hairiness. — In 
sandy fields, rare. A. V. E. 
I have omitted M. muricata, being convinced from personal 
observation that no such plant now exists " on the sea-bank at 
Orford." 
6. M. denticulata (Willd.) ; peduncles 2 — 5-flowered, pods 
rather loosely spiral consisting of 2 or 3 turns deeply reticulated 
with a thin edge, spines in 2 rows divergent subulate hooked, 
