Papilionacese. 
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— FIs variegated with dirty yellow, green and violet, also 
copper-coloured. Pods with IV 2 —2 turns. M. media Pers., 
falcata-sativa.—As the last and common in particular 
places. 6.*varia Mart. 499. 
3. Peduncles many-fld, fls forming a head Pods without 
prickles, with one turn at the top.—Fields, road-sides; 
everywhere. 5 .... Lupulina L. 500. 
— Peduncles 2—7-fld. Pods prickly, with 2—5 turns 4 
4. Common peduncle V 2 — 1 /a the length of a leaf, with 
jointed hairs. Leaflets marked with a brown spot—Aigle, 
Lausanne (adventitious), Zofingen. 5 *maculata Willd. 501. 
— Common peduncle about as long as a leaf . . 5 
5 Stipules entire or with short teeth. Pods gen. with 5 
turns. PI. pubescent or gray-tomentose (v. mollissima 
Spr.)—Sunny places, hills; G. W. Y. J. Z. A. S. 5 
minima Bartal. 502. 
— Stipules deeply pinnatifid. Pod with 2—3 (IV 2 — 3 V 2 ) 
turns. Pis more or less glabr. Type of M. hispida Gdrtn. 
(Urb.) . . . . . . . v (i 
6. Fr.-spines fairly straight, shorter than half the diameter 
of the pod.— Among corn, road-sides, adventitious and 
variable; Osterfingen, Hinweil, Montreux, Aigle, Bex. 6 
*apiculata Willd. 503. 
— Fr.-spines hooked at the top, as long as half the dia¬ 
meter of the pod.—As the last; Schaffh.! Aarburg, Aigle, 
Zofingen. 6 * denticulata Wiiid. 504. 
142. Trigonella. Trigonel. XYII, 9. 
1. Fls yellow, in few-fld, almost sessile umbels. Pods veined 
transversely, with a short beak. Resembling 502.—Dry 
hills; W. (Branson, Iserabloz, Sion, St. Nicolas). 5 
monspeliaca L. 505. 
— Fls blue, in many-fld racemes with long peduncles. Pods 
veined longitudinally, with a long beak. Resembling 
497. Melilotus coerulea Lam.—Cultivated in some parts 
(Glarus, March) for use in the making of green cheese 
(Schabzieger). 6 . . . t coerulea Ser. 506. 
143. Melilotus. Melitot. XVII, 9. 
1. Fls white.-Road-sides, river-sides; almost everywhere. 7 
alba Desr. 507. 
— Fls yellow ........ 2 
2. Racemes dense, short. Fls very small (2—2*/2 mm). Pods 
almost globular, obtuse. Stems 1 —3 dm. —Vevey, Geneva, 
Neuchatel. 6 parviflora Desf. 508. 
— Racemes at last elongated, lax. Fls rather larger. Pods 
oval, pointed . . ...... 3 
