740 
p. 473. 
9.474. 
SUPPLEMENTUM. 
` inflexus. Siigma acutum, glabrum. Legumina péh- 
- . dula, oblongo-lanceolata, glabra, 3—4-sperma. - 
Of this plant I had an imperfect specimen in the Lew- 
isian Herbarium, together with some pods of an Astra- 
galus, which led me into the error of placing it under _ 
that genus ; but having since seen fine specimens in the 
collection of Mr. Eradbury, I was enabled to correct 
this error. i 
Astragalus racemosus.—A. caulescens, erectus, subpube- 
scens ; foliolis (21) lanceolatis superne sensim minori- 
— bus, stipulis ovatis acuminatis, spicis racemosis pedun- 
culatis folio longioribus, densifloris, bracteis linearibus 
pedicellis brevigribns, calycibus glabriusculis, dentibus 
subulatis. — * 
In Upper Louisiana. Bradbury. Y. v. s. in Herb. 
Bradbury. Flower white. Resembles 4. carolinianus. 
Astragalus carnosus.—2A. caalescens, diffusus, albido-seri- - 
ceus, foliolis (21) ellipticis supra glabris, subtus sericeis, 
stipulis subulatis, spicis subsessilibus, leguminibus glo- 
bosis inflatis carnosis. € 
In Upper Louisiana. Bradbury. v. s. in Herb. Bradbury. 
. The fruit resembles that of 4. psysodes. Flowers ap- 
pear to have been white. This is probably the Æ. cras- 
. sicarpus Fraser. catal. 1813. idis 
Astragalus triphyllus.—A., acaulis, argenteus, foliis ternatis, 
foliolis sessilibus lanceolatis, scapo nullo, leguminibus 
sessilibus oblongis. t : 
In Upper Louisiana. Bradbury. Y. v. s. in Herb, 
Bradbury. A most singular species, the leaves of a 
shining silver colour; the flowers were too much de- 
cayed when I examined the specimens. ; ; 
Oxytropis Lambertii—O. acaulis, sericeo-pilosa; foliolis 
(19) lanceolato-ellipticis utrinque acutis, scapis folia 
æquantibvs, spicis capitatis, bracteis linearibus longi- 
tudine calycis. | n^ 
On the Missouri. Bradbury. 4. Aug. Sept. v. v. in 
Hort. Lambert, Flowers a beautiful purple. It ap- 
proaches near to O. argentata aud setosa. 
Dalea aurea.—D. sericeo-villosa ; spicis oblongis termina- 
libus solitariis, bracteis oblongis acuminatis calycis lon- 
gitudine ciliatis, calycibus villosissimis, foliis sub-3- 
Jugis oblongis obovatisque obtusis, 
