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PSORALEA pubescens. 
Downy Psoralea. 
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. Leguminosje. Tribus II. Lotece Dec. 
PSORALEA L.—Sepala 5 ad medium concreta in calycem 5-fidum 
persistentem, tubo seepiils glanduloso, lobis acuminatis infimo paulb produc- 
tiore. Stamina 10 saepiils diadelpha, decimo interdum basi cum caeteris 
connexo. Legumen calycis longitudine ‘evalve monospermum interdilm in 
rostro desinens.-Frutices aut Herb® tuberculis glandulosis scepius verru- 
. cosce. Folia varia, stipulis petiolo basi adnatis. Flores dispositions varii, 
ccerulei , albi, v. purpurascentes. Dec. prodr. 2. 216. 
P. pubescens ; foliis ternatis, foliolis ovato-oblongis pubescentibus, spicis in- 
terruptis pedunculatis axillaribus folio brevioribus, ramis petiolisque vil- 
losis. Willd. enum. 2. 788. 
P. pubescens. Balbis in Pers. syn. 2. 347. Link enum. 2. 258. “ Poir. 
diet. 5. 686— suppl. 4. 590.” sec. Dec. prodr. 1. 220. 
P. frutescens. “ Poir. diet.?" sec. D. C. 
Caulis teres, pube densd, incanus. Folia long(! petiolata, patentia; 
petiolo communi villoso demum glabro, glandulis parvis resinosis intermixtis ■ 
nodis villosis eglandulosis. Foliola subeequalia, oyato-oblonga, obtusa, 
utrinque puncticulata, pubescentia, ad venas villosa. Spicae in axillis folio- 
rum superiorum, foliis breviores, pilis albis villosissimi. Bracteae obovatce, 
acuminates, extus villosissimce, calyce paulb breviores. Calyx villosus sericeus. 
Corolla amaene ccerulea, calyce paulb longior. 
This beautiful species of Psoralea was discovered in 
the neighbourhood of Lima, by the late Mr. Cowan, who 
communicated its seeds to his friends in England. The 
plant from which our drawing was made was raised by 
Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq., to whom we are indebted 
for the opportunity of examining specimens from his. Her¬ 
barium. We are not acquainted with the plant in a living 
state. 
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We have no hesitation in referring this species to the 
P. pubescens of Balbis, who long ago raised it in the garden 
