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gathered into a broad head, each of which peeps 
out of a lax bag, covered with a filver down. 
2. Vulneraria fupina^ flore coccineo^ 325, Kid- 
ney-vetch, with a fcarlet flower. 
Ferrum equ inum. It has a papilionaceous flower : 
The cods are flat, articulated, each articulation 
refembling a horfe’s fhoe, and contain feeds of 
the fame figure. We have but one fpecies of 
this plant, viz. 
Ferrum equinum Germanicum filiquis in fummitate^ 
R. 325, C. 349. equinum comojum^ P. 1091. Hedy- 
farum glyzyrrhizatum^ G. 1056. Tufted Horfe- 
ihoe-vetch. On Gog-magog hills ; alfo on the rocks 
near Malham^ Set tie ^ and JVharf^ places in Tork- 
Jhire : On the ledge of the fear, all the way between 
Scoot flyle, and Honeybee yate, two miles from Ken ^ 
dal., JVeJimoreland-\: The leaves are equally pennated : 
On the tops of the flialks and branches fliand long 
pedicles, each fuftaining on its top eight or nine 
pendulous yellow flowers. 
Ornithopodium, Birds-foot. The leaves are un- 
equally pennated: The flower is papilionaceous, 
out of whofe empalement rifes the ftyle, which 
becomes a hooked jointed pod, for the mofl 
part waved, and contains in each joint oneround- 
ilh feed : The pods grow together in fuch a 
manner, as to refemble a bird’s toot. We have 
but one fpecies of this plant, viz. 
Ornithopodium radice nodofa^ R. 326, P. 1093. 
leadice tuber culis nodofa, C.350. Ornithopodium minus., 
Eorundem, G. E. 1241. Birds-foot. In fandy bar- 
ren places. It is a lov/ plant, with very fmall, pen- 
nated leaves : The flowers grow, for the mofl part, 
three in a tuft ; their wings are of a pale red, with 
purplifh lines ; and the fliand ard and the boat are very 
fmall : To the flowers fiicceed three or four bended 
and pointed pods, exadly refembling the toes of a 
bird’s 
