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Show The/ BRIT IS 102 Tuong-knotted Trefoil. ‘ i Trifoliumglomerulis ate afperis ABR HOS oblongss. The rootis {mall and fibrous. The ftalks are weak, fpreading, and of a pale green. The leaves are placed at-diftances, three.on a alk and they are oblong, broad, and of a yelldwifh green. The flowers are {mall and white: they:are colleétedinto largeoblong heads, which ftand in the bofonis 6f-the leaves, and feel prickly ; the fegments of thé cup being bard andpointed. Wehaveit in barren, dry paftures. Ic flowers ; in July. Ray. calls it. Lrifolian flofeulis albis in glomerulis is afperis cauliculis proxime adnalis. 11. Strawberry-Trefoil. Trifolium fragiferum. PIL. a) The root is long and flender, andis hung with many fibres. Thefirft leaves are numerous : they are placed on flender footftalks, threeon each ; and they are fhort, broad, heart-fafhioned, and of a pale bluifh green. he ftalks rife among thefe, and are of a pale green, branched, irregularly upright, and of a firm fubftance : the leaves on them are numerous H HE! footttalks. The flowers themfelves -are fmall, and ofa very pale red; and they quicklyfa The cups are fwolns and they bend downwards, and terminate eachsin two points. -Thefe cive the whole head a very fingular appearance, alto getherdifferent from the: other tre, unlike a ftraw A It is commonvin paftures, and flowers in Augut. . re 3-0 C. Baubine calls it Tr Others, 7i/ jum fragiferumfrificum, 1m. Long-leaved Strawbetry-Trefoil, giferum foliis longioribus, The root is long, fpreading, and furnithed with numerous fibres. The firft leaves rife in a thick tuft: they are placed on Jong footftalks, three upon each ; and they are {mall, oblong, and fharp-pointed; not heart-fhaped, as in the other. The ftalks are pale, branched, trailing, and The RT Tis fof sfe from the rc er, fhort foot. they are placed by isa latee memftalks ; and to ea branaceous cafe or fcabbard, which enck the ftalk at their bafe, and runs on to a confiderable length. 7 R +6 1 The flowers are of a beautiful purple: they are placed at the tops ofthe italks and branches in fpikes, two inches or more in length. The feed-veffels are fhort, and the feeds are large and brown Ic is frequent in Italy and in the fouth of France, and flowers in Augutt, C. Bauhine calls it Trifolium purpureum fpica longiffima rubente. Others, Trifolium lagopoides majus. 4. Great oval-headed purple Trefoil. 72g Trifolium capitulis ovatis foltis acuminatis. fibres, ofa redifh colour. The ftalks are numerous, tolerably upright, not very much branched, and a foot and half high. and fall; they are of the fame fhape.with thofe The flowers are fmall, and of a very faint red: the heads are placed on long, flender footftalks, and. fomewhat refemble ftrawberries. Wehaveit in dampplaces. Jt flowers in July Ray calls it Trifolium fragiferum noftras purpureum folio oblonga. from the root, but of a pale colour. The flowers are collected together in large, round heads, placed on long, flender, whitith All thefe'#refoils are of the fame qualities, They are very wholefome foodfor cattle. 6H, FOREIGN 1. White mountain TrefoilyYZ 4B Trifolium ereftum, albumfoliis longi The root is compofed of numerous, thick, {preading, fibres. The firft leaves are few, but large: they are placed by threes upon long footftalks ; and: are long; narrow, hairy, and‘ ofa bright green. The ftalk is weak, but tolerably upright, not muchbranched, and foot andhalfhigh. The leaves on this refemble thofe from the root: théy are long,’ narrow, and of a pale-green, and covered with filvery hairs. The flowers ftand in large oval heads at the tops of the ftalks and branches; and they are fmall and white, with’a faint tinge of yellow. The feed-veffels are thick and fhort, and the feeds are fmall. It is frequent in the German paftures, and flowers in Auguft. C. Bauhine calls.it Lrifelium montanum, all 2./Stinkingy clammy Trefoil, C4B lO te a rok p T his is a Tobuit andlarge plant, Phe roots compofed of many. fibres, The firft leaves rife in a tuft, ia threes. upon lender yellowith and are placed footttalks : they : broad and: fhort, and areofa palegreen Dae ftalk is upright, branched, andtw ¥ ofeet Thie 2 SPECIE Ss. high: it is blackifh toward the bottom, and pale or greenifh in the upper part. The leaves on'this are~ placed in threes; but they are longer and narrower than thofe fromthe root: they are of a bright green and, when touched, they are found clammy; and theyhave avery ftrong and difagreeable {mell. The flowers ftand in loofe tufts at the tops of the ftalks, andare of a beautiful violet colour, The feed-veffels are fhort, and’contain a few brown. feeds. It is frequent in the warmer parts of Europe, and flowers in Auguft. C. Bauhine calls it Trifolium bitumen redal Others, Trifolitm bituminofum. It is celebrated’againft venomous bites, and in malignant fevers, Anoil drawn fromits feeds has been alfo in early times famous in paralytic complaints. 3- Long-fpiked, purple Trefoil. Trifoliuim pur ‘pureum fpica longiore rub The root is long, thick, and furnifhed with manyfibres, The leaves rifein a thick tuft, bythrees upon fhort footftalks : harrow, and ofa deep gree notchedat the edges. 2 The ftalk is two feet hist branched, and of a pale er . The leaves are placed by threes on long and flender footftalks: they are narrow, long, and of a firm fubftance, not at all dented at the edges, of a deep green, andfharp-pointed. The flowers are large and purple: they ftand at the tops ofthe ftalks in large oval heads. The feed-vefiel is fhort, and the feeds are few and brown. It is found in the hilly paftures of Germany, and flowers in Auguft, C. Bauhine calls it {rifolium Jpica oblonga rubra. g. Hairy ftarry-headed Trefoil. “270.4 Trifolium capitulis frellatis birfutum, The root is woody, long, brown, andfpreading. Thefirft leaves are fupported on long, flender footftalks: they are fhort, broad, and heart-fafhioned, of a pale green, andhairy. The ftalks are numerous, weak, irregularly upright, and_of a whitifh colour, The leaves on them are like thofe from the root. The flowers are collected together in round heads at the tops of theftalks ; and are fmall and purple, fometimes white, and, as Cafpar Bauhine fays, fometimes lightly yellow; but this I have not feen. The cups fpreadout at the points, and have a ftarry appearance. The feed-veffels are fmall, and the feeds brown. Tt is frequent at the foot of Mount Vefuvius, and in other warm parts of Europe. It flowers in Auguft. C. Bauhinecalls it Trifolium ftellatum; a name others have given to our #ea/el-headed kind. 6. Burdock-headed Trefoil. Trifolium capitulis perfonate. (Yio 144 The rootis {mall and fibrous. 305 fupported on fhort, fh footftalks : they are 4 sy ali broad, fhort, and a little dented at theends; and their colouris a faint green, ra uina ay i he ftal sare numerous, weak, and not much bra ched > they are of a faint brown, and fix or eight inches high. The leaves on thefe perfeétly refemble thofe from the root; but they have fomewhat longer footftalks. The flowers ftand at the tops ofthe flalks in large, round, and rough heads, very much refembling {mall burs: they are ofa faint purple. The feed-veffels are lender, and the feeds few and fmall. C. Bauhine calls it Trifolium klobofum repens. J. Bauhine, Trifolium glomerulis perfonat. : Tt is found in the warmerparts of, Europe, as in Italy, and in the fouth of France; but not frequent. The root is compofed of a numberofftraggling eight inches long. The leaves onthefe are oblong, and fomewhat broad, of a yellowith green, and fharp-pointed, DiVEISTON ELE RB ae. 7. Bladder-Trefoil, Az Lon 1: Trifolium capitulis tumidis Slore rubello, This is a fmall, but very pretty plant, The root is long, flender, nd furnifhed with numerous fibres. The firft leaves are few, and prefently fade : they are oblong, obtufe, of a yellowill and placed bythrees upon fhort foc The ftalks are numerous; and the ground, andare divided ir The leaves on tl and ofabri The flowe they grow in little, round ted on flender footftalks from the ns of the leaves. Whenthe flowers are fallen, the cups fwell out into a kind of bladders; and the wh Tt is commonin Port C. Bauhine calls it a tum. Others, Trifolium Sc 8. Pale, long-leaved Trefoil, with freth-coloured flowers. 77% 9..4G Trifoliumfoliis pallidioribus anguftis flofculis carneis. Theroot is lender, long, tough, and redifh; and it has many fibres. Thefirft leaves are numerous, and of a pale greyifh green: they are fupported onfhort foot. {talks ; and are oblong, andfharp-pointed. The ftalk is round, upright, branched, and a foot high. The leaves on it are long, narrow, and of a very pale green: they are fharp-pointed, all dented at the edges, and have fhort fc at the botomof which there is a membranac fcabbard. The flowers growin large, rou heads: they are fmall when ex andof a faint purple, a little colour. It is frequent in the warmer parts o flowers in Morifoncalls it 7 minore dilute rubente. The firft leaves are numerous, and they are N° 30, 9. Greate |