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Show It is frequent in dry paftures, and flowers jn July. Ray calls it Trifolium lupulinum minimum DIVISLHON a The flowers. ftandon the tops of itt t. Sweet Trefoil. Melilotus odoratus flore ceruleo. 7 “tut minute. Hop Trefoil with ferrated leaves. Trifolium lupulinum feliis dentatisLe4ef) The root is long, flender, brown, and hung with many redifh fibres. The ftalks are numerous, uprig ht, of a pale green, a foot and half high, and not much branched. The leaves ftand at confid diftances by threes, and they have flender footftalks: they are of an oval figure, tharply ferrated at the edges, and of a faint green. The flowers are fmall, andof a faint brownith yellow ; they ftand together in oval heads, which are formed of brown cups, Nhe feed-veffels are fhort, and. the feeds brown and large. It frequent in hilly places in the warmer parts of Europe. C, Bauhinecalls it 27ifolinm monte two feet high: it is of a pale green, and hollow. The leaves ftand on long footftalks, three on each: they are oblong, moderately broad, of a beautiful green, and ferrated at the edges. The flowers ftand in {mall heads at the tops of the branches ; and they are of a beautiful fly- blue, and very fweet. The feed-veflels are fmall, and the feeds are few and brown. NFU. GE It iscommion wild in Spain; andin other places is cultivated for the fragrance andlafting fcent of the flowers. C.Bauhine calls it Lotus hortenjfis odora, Others, Trifolium odoratum, IV. MELILOT. MELILOTUS. 2. Italian Melilot. HEflower is papilionaceous, and fmall. The vexillum is bent back, the alz are fhort, and the carina is fmall. The feed-veffel is a pod, formed ofa fingle piece, and is longer than the cup. The cup is hollowed at the bafe, and divided into five fegments at the edge. The leaves ftand three together, and the fowers are producedin loofe {pikes, Linnaeus places this among the diadelphia decandria; the threads being ten; in two affortments, But he creates muchconfufion, by joining it with the /agopus, and other three-leaved plants, under the common generical name of trifolium, Melilotus folliculis majoribus, 7044.17 Theroot is long;::thick, redifh; and furnifhed with hurherotis fibres. The ftalks are round, upright, firm, branched all the way up, andi near a yard high. Theleaves have long, flender footftalks, and ftand three on each they are fhort, broad, and of a faint green toward the bottom 3 but longer; Div ies TO NT. Bon LP ovine 1. Common Melilot. Melilotus vulgaris. A&Gj. 2) The rootis long, flender, redifh, divided into feveral parts, and hung about with fibres. The ftalks are numerous, round, of a frefh green, upright, branched, anda yard high. The leaves ftand in threes, and have flender footftalks: they are oblong, fharp-pointed, and Ss Pipes: 9, SSS The flowers are fmall, and of a gold yellow : they ftand in loofe fpikes of a confiderable length at the tops of the ftalks, and on pedicles rifing from the bofoms of the leaves. The feed-vefiel is oblong, and the feeds are large and brown. It is common in ‘many parts of England in pafture-grounds, and under hedges; and fometimes gets among the corn, unhappily for the farmer. It flowers in July. C.Bauhine calls it Melilotus officinarum Germania, Others, Melilotus vulgaris. 2. Small Melilot. Meélilotus odoratus flore ceruleo. The root is fmall, and furnithed with many fibres. Theftalks are numerous, ereét, branched, and ten inches high, The leaves ftand in threes; and they are fhort, broad, and of a pale green. ; { The flowers are fmall and yellow : theyftand in oblong heads at the tops of the ftalks, and on pedicles rifing from the bofoms of the leaves. The feed-veffels are fmall, and very numerous: Tt is famous as a refolvent and digeftive, outwardly applied. In pultices it will be of great ufe againft hard fwellings, ripening them, and at the fame time taking offthe pain. they hang in a kind of loofe fpike, It is common in our paftures, and flowers in Auguft. Tragus calls it Melilotus minor. Others impro- perly, Trifolium lupulinum minus femine multo. DIVI- 3» Sweet Melilot with hooked pods. Melilotus odoratus filiquis falcalis, PC. 4 4 The root is long, thick, redifh, and divided into feveral parts. Theftalks are numerous, upright, brancheds and four feet high : they are of a yellowith gre ftriated, and hollow.} Theleaves have long footftalks, and they { threé.on each; théfe are oblong, um: broad, ferrated, fharp-poined, andof a frefh anc elegant gféen. The flowers ftand in loofe fpikes at the ftalks and branches, and are of a pale yellow. The feed+veffels are long, flender, and hooked upwards: the feeds are of a glofly brown. It is commoh in the warmer parts of Europe, and the Eaft... The flowers in the hotteft countries have the moft fragrant fmell. top of the plant. Syriaca odora, Gn NLU S V. FO@NUGREEK. thofe who made the plaifter frequently putting in verdigreafe, to give the colour which would not moretrouble. C. Bauhine calls it Melilotus Italica folliculis +o tundis. C. Bauhine éalls it MeHlotus -corniculis reflexis major. Others, Melilotus Syriaca, and Melilotus of efficacy, but to prevent mifchievous frauds; ofa frefh anddelicate green. Tt is frequent in the warmerparts of Italy, and flowers in June. narrower, and of a morelively colour toward the The old authors have written muchof it; and many years it was an ingredient in the plaifter ufed for dreffing blifters. At prefent it is rejected from that compofition; not for its want be obtained from the plant but with confiderably low. The feed-vefléls are fwoln, rou rough: the feeds are few and jai glofly brown. FO@NUM GRECUM. "THE flower is papilionaceous. The vexillumi is tutned back ; the ala are fmall, and turned outs wards} and the carina ig very fhort: The three upper petals feem to make a regular threeleavéd: flower, and this fourth is placed in the centre. The cup is fhort, hollowed, and lightly divided into five fegments. The feed=vefiél is oblong, and fomewhat flatted :*the feeds are numerous and roundifh: Linnatus places this among the diadelphia decandria, the threads in the flower being ten, in two af He rejects the received name Fenum Grecum, and calls the genus Trigonclla, The antient’ namelis but ill conftruéted ; but a8 it is univerfally underftood, and the plant has virtues worth tegarding, which are fpoken of by eafly authors under this old name; we have. prefervedit. fortments. DAV, 1,8. 1:0 .N oka BOR Tort SH Small wild Foenugreek.. Fenum Grecum pumilum repens. 7244/5 The root is long; thick, divided “into feveral parts, and hung: with numerous fibres. The ftalks are irregular and numerous: they are four or five inches long, and they fpread upon the ground; they are of a pale colour, branched, and tough, The leaves ftand by threes on long: 5? flender footftalks, with a fkin or membraneous fheath at Ne XXXI, Saree Cat Ss the bottom : they are fmall, of an oval fi a dead green, and lightly ferra the ed The flowers are large, and of a pale pr they ftand two or three together, upon fler footftalks rifing from the bofoms of the leaves. The feed:veffels are thick and fhort ; and they are full of brown, large feeds. Tt is commonin barren grounds, and flowers in June. Ray calls it Fenum Gractim humile repens Orni~ thopodii filiquis brevibus erettis, aK — DIVISION IL ‘The rootis long, flender, and furnifhed with a few fibres. The ftalk is round, ‘uptight, branched, and in long, loofe fpikes; and they are fm mn FO REG Ness PE CE s, “SPEC Vek S$: sella name ufed alfo by moft others. FORE IGIN I. SS - eed : Ge Mw ASE aaa Peet GS eeeeae and they The Gowers are fmall and yellow; two or grow in little clufters, rarely more than ; three together. The feed-veffels are very fmall, and the feeds TheedBwR Ai bi HERB AL. BRITISH The — 2 eae 308 |