46 STTRG.-MAJ. J. E. T. AITCHISON ON TIIE FLORA. OF 



818, 1004. Astragalus (Phaca) microdontus, Baker, n. sp. Herba 

 perennis, caulibus elongatis ramosis tenuiter adpresse albo-pubescen- 

 tibus. Folia viridia teuuissime pubcscentia, foliolis 1 1-21 lineari-oblongis 

 vel oblongis obtusis 6-12 lin. longis distincte petiolulatis, racbi 2-4- 

 pollicari, petiolo brevi, stipulis parvis linearibus. Racemi densi 2-3 poll, 

 longi, same secnndi, pedicellis 1-1£ lin. longis, bracteis magnis membra- 

 naceis oblongo-lanceolatis cito deciduis. Calyx viridis, subglaber, 2 lin. 

 longus, tubo oblongo, ore obliquo subintegro ciliato. Corolla primum 

 pallide lutea, demum purpurascens, calyce duplo longior. Legumen 

 glabrum, lineare, compressum, 5-6 lin. longum, H-2 lin. latum, ad 

 apicem et basin angustatum, perfecte biloculare, stipite calyce longiore, 

 seminibus 6-8. 



Closely allied to the West-Himalayan A. chlorostachjs, Lindl. 

 Remarkable for the almost complete suppression of its calyx- 

 teeth. Shendtoi, 7000 to 10,000 feet. 



238, 710. A. (Hypoglottis) Kuramensis, Baker, n. sp. Herba pe- 

 rennis, caulibus elongatis pilis raollibus patentibus albidis tenuibus ves- 

 titis. Folia viridia, facie glabra, dorso et margine tenuiter laxe pilosa, 

 foliolis 21-31 oblongis obtusis distincte petiolulatis 6-9 lin. longis, rachi 

 interdum semipedali, petiolulis brevissimis, stipulis magnis connatis 

 membranaceis persistentibus. Racemi multi, densi, sessiles, axillares, 

 1 1-2 poll, longi, pedicellis brevissimis, bracteis lanceolatis. Calyx viri- 

 dis, demum brunnescens, 5-6 lin. longus, tenuiter laxe pilosus, dentibus 

 linearibus tubo acquilongis. Corolla lutea, calyce paulo longior. Ova- 

 rium distincte stipitatum, dense albo-sericeum, ovulis pluribus. Legu- 

 men ignotum. 



A neighbour of A. casJimirensis, Bunge, and A. Munroi, Benth. 



Kuram, April ; also at 10,000 feet, July. 

 488, 510. A. (Hypoglottis) rhizocephalus, Baker, n. sp. Herba pe- 

 rennis, acaulis, dense albo-pilosa. Folia pallide viridia, pilis multis pa- 

 tentibus albis molli bus tenuibus vestita, foliolis 25-31 obovatis obtusis 

 vel emarginatis 3-4 lin. longis breviter petiolulatis, rachi 2-3-pollicari, 

 petiolo subpollicari, stipulis magnis membranaceis. Flores numerosi, 

 in capitem globosum sessilem aggregati, pedicellis brevissimis, bracteis 

 linearibus. Calyx 6-7 lin. longus, densissime albo-pubescens, dentibus 

 lmean-subulatis tubo aequilongis. Corolla lutea, calyce paulo longior. 

 Ovarium stipitatum, dense albo-sericeum, ovulis pluribus. Legumen 

 haud visum. 



Near A. erionotus, Benth., Bunge, No. 187. Sergal to Biaukhel 

 and Sikarara ; May and June. In pine- forests, Biaukhel. 

 75. A. sp. near A. auganus, Benth. 



Habibicalla ; March. 

 1215. A. sp. near A. horridus, Boiss. 



Sergal to Biankhel. 



