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HEDYSARUM alpinum. 
Alpine Hedysarum. . 
Per: bat 
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA, 
Nat. ord. LEGUMINOSE. Juss. gen. 362. Sect. VIII. 
HEDYSARUM. L. Calyx quinquefidus persistens. Carina transverse 
obtusa. Legumen articulis subrotundis compressis. Juss. 1. c. 
H. alpinum, caulescens erectum, foliis pinnatis ovato-lanceolatis glabris, 
racemis elongatis axillaribus, bracteis pedunculo brevioribus, articulis lo- 
menti penduli glabris. Willd. sp. pl. 3. 1207. 
H. alpinum. Bot. mag. 2213, Pers. syn. 2. 328. Link hort. ber. 2. 248. 
H. foliis pinnatis, leguminibus articulatis glabris pendulis, caule erecto. 
Gmel. sib. 4. p. 26. t. 10. 
Altitudo bicubitalis. Caulis levissime hirsutus perparum striatus. Folia 
cum impari pinnata, paribus 7-8, foliolis lanceolato-oblongis mucronatis 
brevi petiolo innixis. Pedunculi insignes, axillares, versus fastigium in 
longam laxamque spicam dispositi, floribus ad exortum fusca membrana, 
stipule ad instar, cinctis, quemadmodum vaginarum membranacearum biga. 
Calyx rubens, 5-fidus, laciniis inequalibus. Flores in fastigio ped o 
alterni, remoti, vel purpurei vel candidi. Legumina articulis 4, facile de- 
ciduis. Gmel. l.c. 
Of this very beautiful herbaceous plant the purple va- 
riety only has hitherto been introduced. The white kind, 
mentioned by Gmelin, still remains to be procured. 
It grows over a large portion of Siberia, where it is 
found in stony places, or in sand, especially such as is of a 
red colour. The roots are collected by the various tribes of 
the country, by whom they are considered a great delicacy. 
When in a fresh state the root is chewed ; butit is more fre- 
quently dried and reduced to powder, for the purpose of 
being made into puddings. 
Our drawing was made at Mr. Knight's Nursery, King's 
Road, by the late Mr. Sydenham Edwards. 
About three feet high. Stem very slightly hairy, and 
but little striated. Leaves pinnated with an odd one, of 
seven or eight pairs; the leaflets lanceolate-oblong, mucro- 
nate, seated on a short stalk. Peduncles axillary, towards 
