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Calyx hairy ; teeth shorter than the tube. Petals rather longer 
than the calyx. Pod glabrous, 1-2 x^ in., slightly flattened and 
curved, net-veined. 
Simla ; June-September. — Plains of N. India, ascending to 6000 ft. — 
W. Asia, S. Europe, N. Africa. 
2. Trigonella gracilis, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 88. Glabrous 
or nearly so; stems slender, 6-18 in., diffuse or procumbent. 
Leaflets -1— ^ in. Flowers 1-3, umbellate ; umbel-stalk tipped 
with a bristle-like awn. Calyx slightly hairy; teeth about as long 
as the tube. Petals a little longer than the calyx. Pod pubescent, 
about \ x -1- in., flat, straight, transversely veined. 
Naldera ; October. — W. Himalaya, 5000-9000 ft. 
*3. Trigonella pubescens, Edgew . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 88. Nearly 
glabrous or hairy; stems slender, 6-18 in., diffuse or procumbent. 
Leaflets in. Flowers 1-3, umbellate ; umbel stalk not awned. 
Calyx hairy ; teeth much longer than the tube. Petals slightly 
longer than the calyx. Pod hairy, about |xl in., flat, straight, 
transversely veined. 
W. Himalaya, 7000-10,000 ft. ; June-September. 
* 4. Trigonella Emodi, Benth . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 88. Glabrous 
or pubescent ; stems erect or nearly so, 12-24 in., often robust. 
Leaflets jLj in. Flowers 6-12, racemose ; stalk prolonged in a 
short point. Calyx hairy ; teeth about as long as the tube. Petals 
2-3 times as long as the calyx. Pod glabrous, about § x ^ in., 
flat, straight, transversely veined. 
W. Himalaya, 4000-10,000 ft. ; June-September. 
5. Trigonella corniculata, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 88. Glabrous ; 
stems erect or nearly so, 12-24 in., often robust. Leaflets J-f in. 
Flowers 6-12, racemose ; stalk produced beyond the flowers in an 
awn-like point. Calyx nearly glabrous ; teeth about as long as the 
tube. Petals 2-3 times as long as the calyx. Pod glabrous, 
deflexed, about J x x V in., flat, slightly curved, transversely veined. 
Simla ; June-September. — W. Himalaya, 5000-12,000 ft. — W. Asia, S. Europe. 
8. MELILOTUS. From the Greek meli, honey, and lotus ; the 
flowers are much frequented by bees. — Temperate regions of the 
Old World ; widely colonised. 
Melilotus alba, Lam . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 89. A pubescent or 
nearly glabrous herb ; stems erect, 1-3 ft. Leaves of 3 leaflets ; 
leaflets ovate or oblong, \-l in., upper part toothed, base entire, 
lateral leaflets nearly sessile, terminal one stalked, veins parallel, 
running out into small sharp teeth ; stipules narrowly lanceolate, 
