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GENUS IV. 
ANTHYLLTS, Lin. THE KIDNEY VETCH. 
Lin. Syst. MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic Character Calyx tubular, five-toothed, permanent after 
flowering, more or less inflated. Winga about equal with the carina 
and vcxillum. Stamens all connected. Legume ovate, one — two- 
seeded, rarely obloug-lincar, many-seeded, always hidden by the calyx. 
(G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — The common Kidney Vetch is well known as a pretty little British plant, but as it is 
seldom grown in gardens I have not thought it worth figuring. There are numerous species, some of which are 
greenhouse shrubs, and all of which differ so much from each other, that several botanists have proposed dividing 
the genus into several genera. The name of Anthyllis signifies " bearded flower," in allusion to the shaggy calyx. 
1.— ANTHYLLIS MONTANA, Lin. THE MOUNTAIN KIDNEY VETCH. 
Engeiatinq. — Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 79. I as well as the branches, white from villi ; leaflets fifteen — nineteen, 
Specific Character. — Herbaceous, tufted ; leaves pinnate, and are, I oval-oblong ; heads solitary, on long peduncles, (fi. Don.) 
Description, &c. — A very pretty little plant, with clusters of pink flowers, and bluish green leaves. It is 
a dwarf plant, seldom above six inches high, but growing in large tufts, from its numerous stems and widely 
spreading branches. This habit of growth renders it a valuable plant for rockwork ; particularly as it thrives 
best in light sandy soil. The best mode of increasing it is by seeds, which generally ripen plentifully, but it 
may also be increased by cuttings rooted under common hand-glasses, but they must be planted thinly, or they 
will be liable to damp off. 
2.— ANTHYLLIS WEBBIANA, Hooh. MR. WEBB'S KIDNEY VETCH. 
Engravings — Bot. Mag. t. 3284 ; Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. 2d ser. j Specific Character. — Herbaceous ; covered with a silvery, silky 
t. 292. I down. Leaflets elliptic, acute, nearly equal ; bracts palmate. 
Description, &c. — This very pretty little plant is a native of the Peak of Teneriffe, whence it was introduced 
by Mr. Philip Barker "Webb, to whom the floricultural world owes so many beautiful plants from the same 
quarter. It is very nearly allied to the common Kidney Vetch of Britain, but it differs in its long silky 
pubescence, which is so glossy as to give it a silvery hue at a little distance, particularly when the sun is shining 
on it. It is well adapted for rockwork, and thrives most in a sandy soil. It was introduced in 1830. 
GENUS V. 
TRIFOLIUM, Lin. THE CLOVER. 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Herbs. Stipules adnate to the petioles. Leaves usually trifoliate, 
rarely with five leaflets. Flowers disposed in dense hea^s or spikes, 
bracteate, purple, white or cream-coloured. Petals in the greater part 
of the species joined together at the base. (G, Don.) 
Generic Character. — Calyx tubular, permanent, glandless, five- 
cleft; segments subulate. Carina shorter than the wings and vexillum. 
Stamens diadelphous. Legume small, hardly dehiscent, usually ovate, 
1 — 2-8eedcd, shorter than calyx, and covered by it, rarely oblong, and 
containing three — four seeds, in which case it exceeds the calyx a little. 
Description, &c. The name of Clover is so associated in most minds with the clover of fields and meadows, 
that it seems difficult to imagine ornamental flowers belonging to the same genus. There are, however, several 
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