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26. LEGUMINOSiE. 
[0. hircina (Jacq.) differs, according to Koch, by having its 
fl. axillary in jiairs and densely spiked at the ends of the 
branches.] 
3. 0. reclinata (L.); viscid, pubescent, st. ascenthng, fl. a.\il- 
lary, pedicels l-flo\vered shorter than the 1. fl. or pod without 
bracts, cor. about equal to the calyx, leaflets obovatc-cuneate 
serrated at the lip, stipules ovate, pods cylindrical rejlexed, seeds 
14 — 18 tubereulated. — E. B. S. 2838. — 8t. 5 — 6 in. high, much 
branched. — Sandy j)laces. Galloway. Channel Isles. A. VII. — S. 
5. Medicago Lmn. 
*1. M. saliva (L.); racemes many-flowered, porfs compressed 
loosely spiral with 2 or 3 turns downy with adpressed hairs un- 
armed, pedicels shorter than the calyx or bract, leaflets obovate- 
oblong dentate above emarginate mucronate. — E. B. 1749. — St. 
erect, angular when young. Pods twisted into a loose open 
s])iral. Fl. yellow' or violet. — Hedge-banks and borders of fields, 
scarcely naturalized. P. VI. VII. Lucerne. E. S. 
2. M. falcata{h.) ; racemes ma-ny-Aowered subcorymbose, pods 
compressed sickle-shaped or once twisted dow'ny unarmed, 
shorter than the csdyxlonyer than thebract, leaflets obovate-oblong 
ilentate above emarginate mucronate. — E. B. 1016.? — St. decum- 
bent, terete, solid, with adpressed hairs. Pods not forming a 
sjhral. Fl. yellow or violet. — Dry banks, rare. P. VI. VII. E. 
3. M. lupulina (L.) ; spikes many-flow’ered dense oval, pods 
compressed unarmed kidney-shaped with a spiral point rugged 
with longitudinal branched prominent veins, stip. obliquely ovate 
slightly toothed, leaflets roundish-obovate denticulate above emar- 
ginate mucronate. — E. B. 971. — St. ])rocumbent or ascending, 
s])reading widely. Pods scarcely spiral, glabrous or slightly 
hairy. Fl. yellow. — Waste ground. A. V. — VIII. Black Medick. 
4. M. maculata (Sibth.); peduncles I — A-flowered, pods com- 
pactly spiral compressed consisting of 2 or 3 tunis veined with 4 
ridges on the edge and a central furrow, sj)ines in 2 row's diver- 
gent subulate curved, leaflets triangular-obcordate, stip. toothed. 
— E. B. 1616. — Leaflets w'ith a purple spot in the centre. Edge 
of the j)ods broad ; spines arising from the margin and the ridge 
next to it on each side, compressed and furrow'ed on both sides, 
varying considerably in length. — On a gravelly soil. A. V. — VIII. 
5. M. minima (Lam.); peduncles 1 — 6-flowered, pods com- 
])actly spiral consisting of 4 turns smooth with a thin edge, spines 
in 2 row's chvergent subulate hooked, leaflets obovate, stip. nearly 
entire. — E. B. S. 2635. — Edge of the pods w'ith 3 ridges, the 
central one so jirominent as to be easily taken for the true mar- 
gin, no central furrow but the central ridge common to the 2 
row's of sj)ines. Sides of the pods smooth. Spines varying con- 
