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MEDICAGO FALCATA, A YELLOW-FLOWERED ALFALFA. 31 
sativa decolorans Fries (21, p. 91). 
Stems somewhat decumbent; leaflets often narrower than in ordinary 
Medicago sativa; petals violet, becoming a dirty yellow or finally the color 
- of iron stain. Locality: Southern Sweden. 
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pauciflora Ledeb. (35). 
Pilose; racemes few (2-4 flowered) ; pods smooth, spirally coiled ; pedicels 
less than half the length of the calyx, erect after flowering; leaflets cune- 
ate, denticulate at the apex; flowers yellow. Locality: Barku Province, 
Russia. The author places this plant in a group including plants of white, 
yellow, blue, and violet flowers. 
sativa versicolor Koch (29, ed. 2). 
Flowers bright yellow, changing to green, and later into pale violet. 
Locality : Not specified. = 
sativa albifiora Babey (3). 
Flowers pure white. Locality: Environs of Montbeliard, France. Rouy 
and Foucaud describe this variety as having pubescent pods and whitish 
flowers. 
falcata ambigua Trauty. (61). 
Flowers violet; pods faleate, semicircular or circular. Locality: On the 
shores of Lake Alkaul, Siberia. 
. sativa atriflora Aleteld (1, p. 76). 
Like Medicago falcata in character of growth and pods, but the flowers 
on opening are blackish blue. Locality: Not indicated. 
. sativa kochiana Alefeld (1, p. 76). 
Like Medicago falcata, but the flowers are at first yellow, then green, and 
at last violet. Locality: Not indicated. According to the author, this 
equals M. falcata bicolor of Iwoch and M. falcata hybrida of Gaudin. 
sativa intermedia Alefeld (1, p. 76). 
Like JM/. sativa kochiana, but with larger stems, larger and more toothed 
stipules, and larger flowers. Locality: Not indicated. Alefeld gives this as 
equal to M. intermedia Schultes, M. procumbens Besser, and M. falcata 
major of Koch, but from the description it is quite apparent that the plants 
are very different. 
. sativa rotundifolia Alefeld (1, p. 75). 
Stems erect; the lower leaflets circular, 5 lines long by 44 lines broad, the 
upper ones slightly oblong, 5 lines long and 8 lines broad; bloom bluish 
yellow ; stipules with hairlike serrations, whereas those of the other varie- 
ties are short but sharp toothed. Locality: Ladak in Tibet 
sativa tibetana Alefeld (1, p. 75). 
Stems ascending, slender; leaflets 8 lines long and 38 lines broad: flowers 
yellowish blue; pods with 1 to 24 coils. Locality: Himalayas. 
sativa pallida Alefeld (1, p. 76). 
Stems prostrate like M. falcata; leaflets 6 lines long by 8 lines broad; 
bloom light yellow, somewhat larger than ordinary JM. falcata; pods with 
1 to 14 coils, with an open center 13 lines wide. Locality: Not indicated. 
sativa rosea Alefeld (1, p. 75). 
Stems erect and similar to M. vulgaris; leaflets 8 lines long, 4 lines broad, 
rather large; flowers bright rose color. Described from a dry specimen. 
Locality: Not indicated. 
subfaleata Schur (55). 
Leaflets obovate-linear; stipules very long acuminate; flowers capitate, 
variegated, pale yellow at first, changing to green, and finally becoming a 
dirty violet; pods smooth, forming one coil. Locality: Vicinity of Kron- 
stadt, Hungary. 
