The BRITISH HERBAL. 
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The leaves on thefe Ire like thofc from the 
rooti but of a freflier green. 
The flowers (land at the tops of the ftalks, and 
branches in thick, longith heads ; and they are 
of a bright red. 
The ieed-velTel is fliort, and tlic feeds are few 
and roundifh. 
It is common in our meadows and pafl:ures, 
and flowers in June. 
C.Bauhine calls it Trifiliimpratafe purpureum ; 
and moft others follow him. 
This fpecies, when fown in a favourable man- 
ner, yields what we call clover ; the plant itfelf 
therefore is properly a wild clover. Mr. Ray 
aiftinguilhes the clover of our cultivated land as 
a different fpecies ; but it is no other way diflferent 
than as a plant improved by culture always is from 
the fame in a wild ftate, 
5. L.ittle heart-leaved red Trefoil. 
irifolmm parvilin foliis cordntis flore rulintl. 
The root is compofed of a few fiender fibres, 
joined to a fmall oblong head. 
The firll leaves are few and fmall ; they ftand 
on long footllalks, three on each ; and they are 
oblong, and hcart-fafhioned ; they are of a pale 
green, and lightly hairy. 
The ftalk is flender, upright, of a pale green, 
(lightly hairy, and five or fix inches high. 
The leaves on this are finall; and they are 
placed on long, flender footftalks, three on each : 
they perfeftly refembic thofe from the root in 
ihape and colour ; and it is Angular, that to- 
ward the top of the fialk they ufually grow in 
pairs. 
The flowers are large, anrl a paW icd ; they 
Hand in oblong heads, upon weak footftalks, 
ufually one head on each plant. 
The feed-veflels are final), and the feeds are 
brown. 
It is not uncommon in dry paftures, and flowers 
in June. 
Ray calls it frifolium pralenfe purpureum minus 
cordatis. 
6. Long-leaved purple Trefoil. 
^rifoUmn foliis lovgiorikis fiorihus purpureis. 
The root is compofed of a few thick fibres. 
The firfl: leaves are fupported on fliort foot- 
ftalks : and they are oblong, broad, obtufe, and 
of a deep green. 
The ftalks are round, weak, jointed, and a 
foot or more in height. 
The leaves ftand irregularly on thefe, and re- 
femble thofe from the root, but that they are 
longer and narrower : three grow on each foot- 
ftalk; and they are alfo of a dufl<y green. 
The flowers are of a deep purple : they are 
placed in ftiort, thick threads. 
The feed-veflels ate fhort, and the feeds are 
fmall. 
We have it not unfrequently on hilly paftures. 
It flowers in June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Trifolium montanum purpu- 
reum majus. J. Bauhine, Trifolium majus feam- 
^im Clufii^ 
7. Smooth tcafcl-headed Trefoil. 
Trifolium flellatum glalrum. 
The root is long, flender, and furniflied with 
many fibres. 
The ftalks are numerous, round, fmall, and 
tolerably ereft : they are not much branched, 
and they are eight inches high. 
The leaves ftand on fhort, flender footftalks, 
three on each ; and they are oblong, narrow 
fllarp-pointed, and of a dufky green. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks in 
oblong heads, refembling in fonie degree thofe 
of the common teafel ; they are fmall and red, 
and they open more than thofe of any of the other 
kinds at the end ; whence the plant has obtained 
the name of Jtnrry trefoil. 
We have it in dry fandy places, efpecially near 
the fca. It flowers in July. 
Ray calls it 'Trifolium fiellatumglabrum. Others, 
T rifolium capitulis dipfaci ; a name much more 
exprefllve* 
8. Soft-headed Trefoil. 
Trifolium hirfulum capitulis mollioribus rubentihus^ 
The root is compofed of a number of fmall 
fibres, connected to a little head. 
The firft leaves are placed on long footftalks, 
three on each ; and they are broad, and heart- 
faftlioned ; of a pale green, and a little hairy. 
The ftalks are numerous, weak, flender, and 
a foot high. 
The leaves on the lower part of thefe refemble 
thofe from the root ; but thofe on the upper part 
are longer and narrower, and of a paler green. 
The flowers are fmall, and of a very pale red : 
they ftand in longifli tufts at the tops of the ftalks 
and branches i and there generally are fome leaves 
juft under them. 
The feed-veflTels are fmall, but the feeds are 
large. 
It is found in dry, barren paftures, and flowers 
in July. 
Kay calls it Trifolium peirvum hirfutum fiorihus 
parvis dilute purpureis in glomerulis mollioribus £3* 
oblongisy femine r/iagno. 
9. Round-knoted Trefoil. 
Trifolium glomerulis ad caulium nodos rolundis2 
The root is compofed of numerous, long, and 
flender fibre?, conneifed to a fmall head. 
The ftalks are numerous, round, weak, jointed, 
and of a pale green : they are eight or ten inches in 
length, and they lie in great part upon the ground. 
1'he leaves ftand on flender footftalks, three on 
each ; and they are fmall, broad, and dented at 
the edges ; and are of a faint yellowifli green. 
The flowers ftand in little foft heads at the In- 
fertions of the leaves, and are of a very pale red. 
The heads have no footftalks, but ftand clofc to 
the ftalk. 
The feed vefi(:l5 are fmall, and the feeds few 
and brown. 
It is common in hilly paftures, and flowers in 
June. 
Ray calls it Trifolium cum glomerulis ad caulium 
mdos rotuniis. Others, T rifolium mdiflorum. 
to. Long- 
foliis 
