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times violet. Mr. Babington distinguishes his M. sylvestris by the 
legume “ of one flat turn annular,” while in M. falcata it is said to be 
“ straightly sickle-shaped twisted not annular.” 
2. M. *satwa L. ( purple 31., or Lucerne)-, perennial, stem 
usually erect, leaflets obcvate-oblong toothed, peduncles many- 
flowered racemed, pedicels usually shorter than the bracteas, 
legumes compressed downy twisted 2 — 3 times in a loose spire. 
E.B. t. 1749. 
Hedges, pastures, and borders of fields, not wild. 1/.. 6, 7. — This 
has purple, or sometimes yellow flowers, and a spirally twisted pod, 
and bears a great resemblance to the preceding, of which it has been 
suspected to be only a cultivated state. In habit they both vary 
much, but still differ remarkably from all the following. 
3. M. lupulina L. ( black 31., or Nonsuch) ; annual, leaflets 
obovate-cuneate, stipules nearly entire, peduncles many-flowered, 
spikes dense oval, legumes compressed unarmed kidney-shaped. 
E. B. t. 971. 
Abundant in waste and cultivated grounds. ©. 5 — 8. — A valu- 
able plant in agriculture, very similar in habit to Trifolium flliforme. 
Stems procumbent or ascending, in this and all the following. Flowers 
crowded, small, yellow. Legumes small, 1-seeded, rugged with longi- 
tudinal prominent veins, of a black colour when ripe. 
4. M. minima L. (little Bur-31.) ; annual, downy, leaflets 
obcordate, stipules nearly entire, peduncles few-flowered, le- 
gumes compactly spiral subglobose, the spires (about 4) narrow 
keeled at the margin with a compact double row of uncinate 
prickles. E. B. S. t. 2635. 
Sandy fields and waste places, rare. Narburgh, Norfolk ; New- 
market, Cambridgeshire ; between Sandwich and Pegwell, Isle of 
Thanet, Kent ; Landguard Fort and elsewhere on the coast of 
Suffolk. 0. 5 — 7. — Ray’s plant from Orford, Suffolk, supposed 
by Smith to be M. muricata All., is more probably the present 
species. 
5. M. maculuta Sibth. ( spotted 31.) ; annual, nearly glabrous, 
leaflets obcordate, stipules toothed, peduncles few-flowered, 
legumes compactly spiral compressed, the spires furrowed at 
the edge and fringed with a double row of long spreading 
curved prickles. M. polymorpha E. B. t. 1616. 
Gravelly pastures in the middle and south of England. Ormes- 
head, North Wales. ©. 5 — 8. — Leaflets marked with a purple spot 
in the centre. Legume with only 2 — 3 spires, the edge thick with 4 
ridges and a central furrow. 
6. M. denticuldta Willd. ( reticulated 31.) ; annual, nearly gla- 
brous, leaflets obcordate, stipules laciniated, peduncles few- 
flowered, legumes broad loosely spiral and flat with 2 — 3 spires 
deeply reticulated the margin thin keeled with a double com- 
