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6. Crotalaria albida, Heyne; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 71. An erect or 
diffuse, much-branched, silvery-pubescent undershrub, 1-2 ft. 
Leaves simple, nearly sessile, narrowly oblong, 1-2 in., obtuse, 
upper surface minutely dotted, lower white-pubescent ; stipules 
none. Flowers £ in. long, racemed. Calyx white-pubescent. 
Petals pale yellow, not longer than the calyx. Pod oblong, % in., 
glabrous ; seeds 6-12. 
Simla ; July- September. — Throughout India, ascending to 7000 ft. — China, 
Malay Islands. 
7. Crotalaria sessiliflora, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 73. An erect, 
hairy herb, 6-24 in. Leaves simple, shortly stalked, narrowly 
oblong-lanceolate, 1-4 xi-y in., acute, upper surface glabrous 
or thinly hairy ; stipules minute. Flowers £ in. long, nearly 
sessile, upper ones racemed, lower often axillary. Calyx densely 
covered with long hairs. Petals pale blue, not longer than the 
calyx. Pod oblong, \ in., glabrous ; seeds 10-15. 
Simla, Chadwick Falls, Waterworks Road ; August, September. — Through- 
out N. India, ascending to 6000 ft. — China, Japan, Malay Islands. 
8. Crotalaria sericea, Betz. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 75. An erect, 
silky-pubescent shrub, 3-6 ft. ; stems robust, grooved. Leaves 
simple, nearly sessile, obovate, narrowed to the base, 2-6 x 1-3 in., 
tipped with a minute bristle ; uppermost leaves lanceolate, acute ; 
upper surface glabrous, lower finely pubescent; stipules small. 
Flowers £-1 in. long, in long, terminal racemes. Calyx pubescent. 
Petals yellow, nearly twice as long as the calyx. Pod oblong, 
l£-2 in., nearly glabrous ; seeds many. 
Valleys below Simla ; August-October. — Throughout India, ascending to 
4000 ft. — Tropical Asia. 
9. Crotalaria medicaginea, Lam . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 81. A 
perennial, silky-pubescent herb ; branches 6-12 in., prostrate, 
spreading. Leaflets 3, nearly sessile, broadly wedge-shaped or 
narrowly obovate, J-J in. ; stipules minute. Flowers £ in. long, 
racemed. Calyx pubescent. Petals yellow, twice as long as the 
calyx. Pod globose, \ in. diam., pubescent ; seeds 2. 
Valleys below Simla, Sutlej valley, Suni ; April-October. — Throughout 
India, ascending to 5000 ft.— Tropical Asia, Australia. 
5. TRIFOLIUM. The Latin name of Clover, signifying three- 
leaved. — Most temperate regions except Australasia. 
Erect or procumbent herbs. Leaves of 3 leaflets ; leaflets 
nearly sessile or the terminal one stalked, usually toothed ; 
stipules united to the leaf-stalk. Flowers small, numerous, 
crowded in long-stalked, ovoid or globose heads. Bracts small or 
none. Calyx bell-shaped ; teeth 5, nearly equal or the 3 lower 
longer. Petals narrow, persistent ; the claw r s united to the 
