. The natural history of plants. Botany. 212 NATURAL mSTOBY OF PLANTS. Melilottis .officinalis {^Common MeUloi). Trigonel (Fr., Trigonelle) has, like Medick and Clover, an obtuse keel and pinnate-trifoliolate leaflets; but the fruit is very variable in form, being straight bowed or sickle-shaped, sometimes thick and beaked, sometimes narrow or linear, or broad and flat- tened. It opens into two valves in certain species, into one in others; and may sometimes be quite indehisceut. Parochetus has an acute keel and a bivalve pod. Finally, Eest-harrow (^Ononis; Fr., Bugrane) has numerous points of
. The natural history of plants. Botany. 212 NATURAL mSTOBY OF PLANTS. Melilottis .officinalis {^Common MeUloi). Trigonel (Fr., Trigonelle) has, like Medick and Clover, an obtuse keel and pinnate-trifoliolate leaflets; but the fruit is very variable in form, being straight bowed or sickle-shaped, sometimes thick and beaked, sometimes narrow or linear, or broad and flat- tened. It opens into two valves in certain species, into one in others; and may sometimes be quite indehisceut. Parochetus has an acute keel and a bivalve pod. Finally, Eest-harrow (^Ononis; Fr., Bugrane) has numerous points of aflinity with Genistea, in which series the genus has been placed by several authors. But in the form of the staminal filament, and in the leaves and inflores- cence, it comes near Trifolieee. The stamens are monadelphous and the pod opens into two Fi&. 180. , Floriferous branch (i). TI. SAINFOIN. Hedysarum^ (Fr., Sainfoin'), has irregular resupinate hermaphro- dite flowers.' On the edges of the little cup-shaped receptacle, lined with glandular tissue, are inserted the perianth and androceum, while the gynseceum springs from the bottom. The gamosepalous calyx divides above into five subequal lobes or teeth, valvate or slightly 1 T., Inst., 401, t. 225 (part.).—L., Gen., n., 887 (part.).—J., Gen., 362.—GjEetw., Fruct., ii. t. 155.—IiAMK., Diet., vi. 395; Suppl., v. 14; III., t. 628.—Jaume, in Desvx. Journ. Sot., i. 61 (part.).—DC, Mem. Ligum., 342; Prodr., ii. 340.—Spach, Suit, a Buffon, i. 286.—Ehbi., Oen.,—Basinee,Emum. Mon. Sedj/sar., in Act. Petrop. (1846).—B. H., Gen., 510, n. 144.—JScMnolohium Desvx., Jbtim. Sot., i. 123, t. 5. * [The English word Sainfoin is restricted to the English plant Onohrychis sativa (Fr., Us- parcette- Sainfoin).] ^ White, pink, purple, or violet; rarely Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and
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