. Flowers of the field. Botany. Ornithopus Pjir- pusiLLus (Common Bird's-foot) 16. HippocRKPis (Horse-shoe Vetch) I. H. comosa (Tufted Horse-shoe Vetch).— The only British species. A low, tufted plant, with much-branched stems, which arc woody at the base, and elegant leaves, composed of 6-12 narrow leaflets. The umbels of yellow might be mistaken for those of Lotus corniculatus, but for the curious structure of the seed-vessels, which are shaped like a series of horse-shoes, united by their extremities. The plant may also be distinguished by its pinnate leaves. Common on chalky banks
. Flowers of the field. Botany. Ornithopus Pjir- pusiLLus (Common Bird's-foot) 16. HippocRKPis (Horse-shoe Vetch) I. H. comosa (Tufted Horse-shoe Vetch).— The only British species. A low, tufted plant, with much-branched stems, which arc woody at the base, and elegant leaves, composed of 6-12 narrow leaflets. The umbels of yellow might be mistaken for those of Lotus corniculatus, but for the curious structure of the seed-vessels, which are shaped like a series of horse-shoes, united by their extremities. The plant may also be distinguished by its pinnate leaves. Common on chalky banks. —Fl. May to August. Perennial. 17. Onobrychis (Saml-foin) I. 0. saliva (Common Saint-foin).—The only British .species. A handsome plant, often culti- vated as fodder in dry, chalky, and graveliy soils. The stems are ascending, 1-2 feet long ; the leaves are composed of 8-12 pairs of oblong. HippoCREPis Comosa (Tufted Horse-shoe Vetch). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London, G. Routledge
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