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167. Astragalus Susianus, Boiss., var. 



Kuram and Habibkalla, most profuse ; corolla lovely bright pink. 

 Very characteristic on the dry gravel soil of the fan country. 



A. (Calycophysa) ptilocephalus, Baker, n. sp. Fruticulosus, nanus, 

 ramosissimus, foliorum delapsorum rachibus pungentibus persistentibus 

 armatus. Folia condensata, pallide viridia, pilis albis adpressis tenuiter 

 canescentia, foliolis 8-10 lanceolatis acutis rigidulis complicates subses- 

 silibus crecto-patentibus 3-4 lin. longis, rachi subpollicari pungente, 

 petiolo brevi, stipulis latis membranaceis petiolo longe adnatis. Flores 

 multi, radicales, dense capitati, pedicellis subnullis, bracteis parvis 

 membranaceis lanceolatis vel linearibus. Calyx scmipollicaris, densis- 

 sime albo pilosus, basi antice rotundatus, dentibus subulatis phimosis 

 tubo duplo longioribus. Corolla lutea vel vetustate purpureo tincta, 

 calyce vix longior. Ovarium sessile, dense pilosum, ovulis paucis. 

 Legumen ignotum. 

 Allied to A. Susianus, Boiss. Same locality as above ; flowers 



lemon-yellow. 



109, 191, 4/6, 556. A. (Cercidothrix) cerasinus, Baker, n. sp. 



Herba perennis, acaulis, inermis, dense csespitosa. Folia pallide viridia, 

 pilis hispidis adpressis albis brevibus dense canescentia, foliolis 13-19 

 subsessilibus orbicularibus vel obovatis 2-4 lin. longis minute cuspidatis, 

 rachi 1-2-pollicari, petiolo elongato, stipulis parvis lanceolatis. Pedun- 

 culus ^-2-pollicaris, albo-canescens. Bacemi pauciflori, pedicellis bre- 

 vissimis, bracteis parvis deltoideis persistentibus. Calyx 4 lin. longus, 

 tubo cylindrico atro-viridi pilis brevibus adpressis dense canescente, 

 dentibus parvis linearibus. Corolla luteo-cerasina, calyce duplo longior. 

 Legumen cylindricura, sessile, 9-10 lin. longurn, obscure albo-hispidum, 

 perfecte biloculare, 7-8-spermurn. 



Closely allied to the European A. incanus, L. Zabardastkalla 

 and Alikhel ; April to June. 



482. A. (Hypoglottis) luteo-caeruleus, Baker, n. sp. Herba perennis, 

 acaulis, inermis, dense caespitosa. Folia pallide viridia, utrinque pilis 

 albis niultis hispidis adpressis vestita, foliolis 26-29 oblongo-lanceolatis 

 subsessilibus 2-6 lin. longis, rachi 1-2-i-pollicari, petiolo 6-12 lin. 

 longo, stipulis lanceolatis. Pedunculus gracilis, 2-5-pollicaris, pilis 

 adpressis albis vestitus. Racemi capitati, 6-12-flori, pedicellis brevis- 

 simis, bracteis parvis foliaceis lanceolatis persistentibus. Calyx 4-5 

 lin. longus, pilis multis elongatis albidis et nigris ascendentibus vestitus, 

 dentibus linearibus tubo sequilongis. Corolla luteo-ca;rulea, 6-J lin. 

 longa. Legumen oblongum, turgidum, stipitatum, 4-5 lin. longurn, pu- 

 berulum, sutura ventrali introflexa, seminibus 8-10. 

 Allied to the European A. depressus, L. "West base of Sikaram ; 



June. 



