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LEGUMIN0S2E. 
BAPTISIA, Vent. <^\ 
208. B. tinctoria, R-Br. Wild Indigo. 
Sandy soil, both north and south, near the lake shore ; infrequent. 
June — July. 
209. B. leucophaBa, Nutt. Yellowish False Indigo. 
Prairie soil and open copses ; infrequent. West. May. (B.) 
210. B. leucantha, T & G. White False Indigo. 
Prairies; frequent or common. May — June. 
LUPINUS, Tourn. 
211. L. perennis, L. Wild Lupine. Perennial Lupine. 
Sandy soil; not common, except locally. 
Evanston and vicinity. Throughout the southern part of our dis- 
trict. Occasionally plants are found with flowers entirely white. 
The edible root is often called “Chinook Liquorice.” 
TRIFOLIUM Tourn. 
212. T. arvense, L. Rabbit-foot or Stone Clover. Poverty Grass. 
Is occasionally found in old fields. (B.) 
213. T. pratense, L. Red Clover. 
Abundant. June — September. Flowers occasionally white. 
214. T. reflexum, L. Buffalo Clover. 
Prairies; rare. July. « 
Calumet Region. Riverside, and North Branch of Chicago river, 
Babcock. 
215. T. stolonifeum, Muhl. Running Buffalo Clover. 
C. P. & Ft. R. R., near Casella, Ind., 1884. South Chicago, near 
100th street, 1886, on the banks of the L. S. & M. S. R, R. In- 
troduced from the east. (B.) 
216. T. repens, L. White Clover. 
Fields and Roadsides; abundant. June — September. 
*j~ 217. T. hybridum, L. Alsike Clover. 
A few specimens have been found near lines of railrqads from the 
east. (B. P.) iti'tl. 
MELILOTUS, Tourn. 4 
"f 218. M. officinalis, Willd. Yellow Melilot. 
Waste^places, usually in alluvial soil; common. June — July. (B.) 
"f 219. M. alba, Lam. Sweet Clover. White Melilot. 
Roadsides, door-yards and fields, chiefly in alluvial soil ; common, 
often abundant. June — July. 
