D1ADELPHIA DECANDB1A* 
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Ion?. Calyx persistent, 5-cleft, the upper segments very short, sometimes 
reflected. Corolla white, tinged with purple, the vexilliim alone longer 
than the calyx, the keel very short. Legume a little turgid, hairy, gene- 
rally 4-seeded. 
Grows in dry sandy pastures. 
Flowers March — May. 
2. Repens. 
T. repens, subgla- 
brum ; foliolis ovato- 
obiongis, emarginatis, 
serrulatis, eapitulis 
subglobosis ; calycinis 
dentibus subaequali- 
bus ; leguminibus te- 
traspermis. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 1359. Mich. 2. p. 
Creeping, nearly 
glabrous ; leaflets o- 
vate oblong, emargi- 
nate, serrulate, heads 
nearly globose; teeth 
of the calyx general- 
ly equal; pods 4-seed- 
ed. 
>. Pursh 2. p. 4 77- 
Root creeping. Stem prostrate and creeping, sprinkled occasionally 
with a few hairs. Leaves tern ate, sometimes orbicular, generally emargi- 
nate, the lower ones occasionally obcordate, acutely serrulate, nearly gla- 
brous, and of a very bright green. Petioles 2 — 8 inches long. Umbells 
many flowered, axillary and terminal, on peduncles 4 — 10 inches long. 
Floivers when expanded, erect, afterwards reflected. Calyx nearly gla- 
brous, the upper segments a little shorter than the lower. Corolla white, 
the vexillum nearly twice as long as the calyx, wings and keel short. Le- 
gume cylindrical, turgid, 4-seeded. 
Grows in close damp soils. 
Flowers March — May. White Clover . 
This species of clover is now very much diffused in the low country of 
Carolina, and grows very luxuriantly during the spring in soils adapted to 
it. In summer it disappears. It is however eaten but sparingly, and ap- 
parently with reluctance, by stock of any description. It affects very 
sensibly the salivary glands, sometimes producing complete salivation. 
3. Pratense. 
T. adscendens, gla- 
briusculum; foliolis o- 
valibus, subintegerri- 
mis; stipulis aristatis; 
VOL. II. 
Ascending, gla- 
brous ; leaflets oval, 
nearly entire ; stipules 
awned ; spikes thick, 
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