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SiKKiM, alpine region, alt. 12-16,000 ft., Hoolc.fil, 

 ' Stems slender, at first slightly downy, ^ ft. or less high. iefl/-rachis 2-3 in. long ; 

 leaflets 21-27, J-^ in. long, obtuse, glabrous above, obscurely pubescent with raised 

 veins below. Heads dense, 1-2 in. long in flower ; bracts linear, minute. Ccdj/x 

 pubescent, ^l in. ; teeth lanceolate, as long as the tube. Corolla bright red, ^-| in. 

 Joints of pod 1-3, roundish or oblong, i-| in. long ; sutures irregularly faintly eroso- 

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fi^^^ 8. K. Falconer!, Baker ; caulescent, rohust, leaflets large subcoriaceous 

 ovate-oblong, keel and standard equal, joints large meml>ranous with toothed 

 torders. : 



; West Tibet, temperate region, Br, Falconer. 



^ Stems lJ-2 ft. high, slender, firm, sulcate, glabrous. Zea/'-rachises 6-9 in. long; 

 leaflets 13-19, distant, f-1 J in. long, obtuse, glabrous, full green above, grey -green, 

 obscnrely canescent with prominent veins below. Flower-vaceines 3-4 in. long, 

 iaoderately close ; bracts setaceous, very small ; pedicel as long as the caly^K. Calyx 

 ^in. long; teeth setaceous, as long as the tube. Corolla |-^ in. Joints oblong, 

 glabrous, ^ in. long, thin, with broad irregularly eroso-dentate borders. 



4, K. astragraloides, JBenth. MSS, ; caulescent, roLust, leaflets large 

 membranous linear-oblong, corolla yellowish, keel exceeding the standard, joints 

 large memhranous vsdth crisped borders. 



KiSHTWAR, alpine zone, alt, 11-12,000 ft., Thomson, Lahul, JaeschJce. 



Stems Tohxxst, ereo-t, 2 ft. high, densely canescent at first, icq/'-rachises 4-8 m. 

 long ; leaflets 21-29, not at all coriaceous, obtuse, with a minute mucro, f-1 in. long, 

 glabrescent above, persistently grey-canescent below, i^/ot^er-racemes very dense, 

 2-3 in. long, the linear scariose bracts protruding beyond the buds ; pedicels shorter 

 than calyx. Calyx J in., finely silky ; teeth exceeding the tube. Pod distinctly 

 stalked ; joints l-2» oblong, with a distinct rather crisped wing on the lower side and 

 an obscure one on the upper. 



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6. H. cacbexnlrianuxn, Benth, MSS. ; caulescent, robust, leaflets 

 large membranous linear-oblong, corolla red, standard exceeding wings and 

 keel, joints large membranous with entire borders. 



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KASHiiiK, temperate region, alt. 9-10,000 ft,, Thomson^ Falconer, Win ierboi torn- \ 

 Stem 1^2 ft. high, erect, glabrous, many-grooved. ieaZ-rachises ^1 ft. long J 

 leaflets 21-27, thin, obtuse, %-l\ in. long; both sides green, glabrescent, concolorons- 

 Racemes very dense, 2-3 in. long in flower, the linear setaceous bracts protruding 

 beyond the buds ; pedicels very short. Cali/x downy, | in. ; teeth as long as the 

 tube. Corolla |-1 in. long. Joi7its 1-3, glabrous, oblong, ^| in. long ; both sutures 

 with a distinct entire wing. 



** Calyx-teeth shorter than the tube, 



6. B. lazifloxoiin, Benth, MSS. ; stems slender, leaflets subcoriaceous, 

 bracts minute setaceous, keel exceeding wings and standard, joints small entire 

 not bordered. 



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West Himalaya, temperate or alplue region. West Tibet, Falconer. 

 Kishengunga, Wintcrhottom. 



Stems \\-2 it. \\\^\i, firm, slender, glabrous. Zca/-rachis 3-5 in, long; leaflets 

 21-31, close, firm, linear-oblong, ^-^ in. long, green, glabrous above, grey, obscurely 

 canescent with raised veins below, liacanes lax, 2-3 in. long in flower ; pedicels ^ 

 long as the calyx, finely downy. Calyx J in. ; upper teeth deltoid, lower lanceola^*' 

 Corolla §-| in. Joints 3-4, oblong, firm, glabrous, rather turgid, not more than ^ J^* 



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7. H. strobiliferuxn, Baker ; stems robust, leaflets membranous, bracft 



large ovate-acuminate, corolla imder twice the calyx, its petals eq^ual. 





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