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Show , The Hiflory of P L A N T . S. Medicago pedttnculis racemojis,"leguminibus contortis, · caule reElo glabro. 'Ihe racemrfe, contorted-podded Medicago, with an ereEl, Jmooth .ftalk. 1Lucecnt, o~ ®entc Jfollbtt. The root is very long, thick, and perennial: th~ fi alks ~re num ero~ s , round, erect, and two feet high: the leaves fiand three on a pedicle, as 111 the trefo ils; they are ob ... long, obtufe, and crenated: the flowers are numerous, of a purplilh colour, and ar-ranged in form of a fpi~e: the pods are c:ooked. . , . . It is a native of Spam. Clufius calls It, Medica legi ttma ; Lobel, Frenum Bur-gundicum. The other fpecies are, I. The cochleated Medicago, with black, hifpid pods. 2. The kidney- iliaped, podded Medicago. 3· The ftriated and falcated-podded Medicago. 4· The ilirubby, hoary Medicago, called by fame the crooked-podded Cytifus. 5· The yellow, erect Medicago. 6. The fmall, yellow-flowered Medicago. 7· The fea, yellow-flowered Medicago. 8. The fpo tted and cord ated-leaved Medicago. 9· The great, turbinated-fruited Medicagb. I o. The hair-y Medica go, with rigid pods. 11. The dwarf, echinated Medicago. 12. The obtufe-leaved, coronated Medicago. 13. The obtufe-leaved, many-podded Medicago. 1 4· The cut-leaved Medicago. I 5· The ciliated-podded Medicago. 16. The perennial, round-podded Mcdicago. 17. The great-podded Medicago, with reflex fpines. 18. The oval- fruited Medicago, with rigid fpines. 19. The great, prickly, fea Med~cago. 20. The thick, hoary, cordated-leaved Medicago. 2 I. The great-fruited Medicago, with fp ines bent downwards. 22. The trefoil-like -Medicago, with falcated pods. 23. T he Spanifl1, vulneraria- like Medicago. 24. The Cretic, falcated-podded Medicago. 25. The great, fmooth-fruited Medicago. T R I G 0 N E L L A. T HE vexillum and alre of the corolla are nea.rly equal,' and patent: the flower feems tripetalous. This genus comprehends the Frenumgrrecum of Tournefort and others. Trigone/fa leguminibus Jejfilibus .ftriatis Jubjalcatis acu-minatis. · The Trigone/fa, with flriated, acuminated, and Jomewhat Jalcated pods. T he root is oblong, white, flender, tough, and woody': the plant rifes to about eight inches high : the leaves are like thofe 'of the common trefoil, three on a pedicle: the flowers fiand in the alre of the leaves, and are large apd white, with a caft of bluiili : the pods are four inches long, and falcated. · I t is a native of France, but is fawn in field~ jn many parts of ,Europe. C. Bauhine calls it, F renumgrrecum fativum. I t's feed is the Frenugreek of the lhops, an emollien ~ uied in cataplafms, and other ex~ ternal applications, and an ingredient in fame corppofitions. . The other fpecies are, J. The lhorter-podded, wild T rigon ella, 2. The little, Arabian Trigo nella. 3. The many-podded Trigonella. 4· T he great T rigonella, with numerous, long pods. 5. The ornithopodium-podded Trigonella. 6. The procum~ bent, Siberian Trigonella, with compreffed, membranaceous pods. T R I F 0 'L I U M. T HE flowers are collected together in a kind of he;ds: the pods are hardly longer than the cups. This genus comprehends the Trifolium, Melilotus, and Lagopus of authors. 'Irifoliutn '' The Hiflory of P L A N T S. Trifolium ereC!um jlorious racemojis, leguminibttJ nudis dflpermis. The ereEl Trefoil, with clu.ftered flowe:s, and naked, two ... fieded pods. 553 SJJE)elttot~ The root is oblong, white, flender, and fibrated: the fialks are round, green, ereCt, hollow, and two feet high: the leaves are oblong, ferrated, and fi and three on the fame pedicle-: the flowers are yel10w, and frnall, and fiand in long fpikes, on pcdicles rifing from the alre of the leaves. · It is common in our pafl:ures. C. Bauhine calls it, Melilotus officinarum Germanicc. It has been much ufed as an emollient. The other fpecies of Trifolium are extreamly numerous. Of thofe called Melilot there are, I. The great, white Melilot. 2. The narrow-leaved, creeping Melilot. 3· The round-podded, erect Melilot. 4· The fpotted-leaved Melilot. 5· The manyfeeded, procumbent Melilot. 6. The narrow-leaved Melilot. 7· The crooked-podded Melilot. 8. The great, fwee t, crooked-podded Melilot. 9· The long, rough- podded, procumbent Melilot. 10. The reflex-podded, Egyptian Melilot. I r. The wholeleaved, oriental Melilot. I 2. T he little, ereCt, thick-podded Melilot. I 3· The coronated, Syrian Melilot. I 4· The bladdery, American Melilot. Of thofe called fimply Trefoils there are, r. The fweet-fcented Trefoil. 2 . The common, red Trefoil. 3· The longer-leaved, red Trefoil. 4· The lhorter-leaved, fmall-headed, red Trefoil. 5· The common, white Trefoil. 6. The purple, folliculated Trefoil . 7· The greater, hop Trefoil. 8. The leffer, hop Trefoil. 9· T he fmalleft, hop Trefoil. IO. The crenated-leaved, red Trefoil. I 1. The obtufe-leaved, crenated, red Trefoil. 12. The round-fpiked, pale-red Trefoil. 13. The fiellate and folliculate-headed· Trefoil. 14. The purple, ftellate Trefoil. I 5· The dipfacus ... headed Trefoil. 16. The erect, globof~-headed Trefoil. I7· The procumbent, globofe-headed Trefoil. I 8. The [oft-headed Trefoil. I 9· The rounder, [oft-headed Trefoil. 20. T he round and rough-headed Trefoil. 2 I. The thyme-headed Trefoil. 22. The firawberry T refoil. 23. The fubterranean Trefoil. 24. The hai ry, {mall-flowered,. red Trefoil. 2 5· The quadrifoliate, garden T refoil, improperly fo called. Of thofe called Lagopus there are, 1. The great, rounder-headed Lagopus. 2. The great, long-headed Lagopus. 3. The very long, red-headed La go pus. 4· T he very long and flender-headed Lagopus. 5· The narrow-leaved Lagopus. 6. The n a rro w~-leaved, pale, red-headed Lagopus. 7· T he common, little, field Lagopus. 8. The yellowi!h-flowered Lagopus. L 0 T U S. T HE pod is cylindric and flender: the alre of the flower are longitudinally connivent upwards: the calyx is tubulous. Lotus leguminibus Jolitariis membranaceo-quadrangularibus. The jingle-podded Lotus, with membranaceo-quadran- . gular pods. The root is flender, oblong, and white: the ftalks are numerous, round, hairy, oblique, ramofe, and a foot long : the leaves are placed three at a joint, the two lower ones furrounding the ftalk : the flowers are fing le, on pedicles of an inch and a half long, with a leaf at the bafe of the cup; they are moderately large, and of a beautiful crimfon colour: the pods are an inch and a half long. It is a native of Sicily. C. Bauhine calls it, Lotus ruber filiqua angulata. The other fpecies are, r. The little, fmooth , fi ve-leaved Lotus. z. The narrowerleaved, little, fmooth Lotus. 3. The hairy Lotus, with flender pods. 4· T he largerflowered, yellow Lotus. 5· The hoary, whitiili-leaved Lotus. 6. T'he fmooth-leaved, lhrubby Lotus. 7· The fpotted-leaved Lotus. 8. The hairy, very white Lotus. 9· The filvery, Cretic Lotus. 10. The long-podded, yellow, Cretic Lotus. 11. The 7 B tall, |