differs from J. macrostachya was first observed by Maximo- 
wicz, though this observation was not published until 
after Maximowicz’ death. ‘The species is very attrac- 
tive on account of its delicately coloured flowers which 
continue to develop in succession from the leaf-axils 
during June and July as the shoots lengthen. These 
shoots die back almost to the ground-level during the 
winter, but the plant can be propagated by making 
cuttings of them in thelate summer. /. Kirilowii prefers 
a warm loamy soil and a sunny position. 
DesoripTion.—Shrub ; twigs usually dying back, when 
young bearing a few short white hairs attached by their 
centres, soon quite glabrous, slightly angular, bark soon 
striate. Leaves 7-9-foliolate, up to 5 in. long not 
including the leaf-stalk which is 3-1} in. long, is 
channelled above like the rhachis, and is glabrous save 
when young; stipules about } in. long, narrow, acute, 
rather long-persisting ; leaflets usually opposite, elliptic 
or rounded-elliptic, obtuse or rounded at the tip, mu- 
cronate, cuneate or rounded-cuneate at the base, up to 
1{ in. long and 1 in. wide, papery or thinly papery, both 
surfaces sparingly beset with short white centrally 
attached hairs, lateral nerves about 6 on each side the 
midrib, visible both above and below, tranverse nerves 
visible like the reticulation especially beneath ; petiolules 
2-7 in. long; stipels a half shorter than the petiolules. 
facemes in the axils of leaves well down the twigs, larger 
than the leaves, with a common peduncle about twice as 
long as the petiole; bracts deciduous; pedicels }-} in. 
Jong, glabrous like the rhachis; corolla glabrous in 
bud except at the very tip and on the margin of the 
standard. Calyx glabrous; tube +}, in. long, as long as 
the longest tooth. Standard oblong-elliptic, 2 in. long, 
3 in. wide, ciliate; wings 4, in. wide, rather shorter than 
the standard, ciliate; keel acuminate, as long as the 
standard, ciliate. Anthers very apiculate, with a few 
ciliae at the apex and at the base. Ovary compressed, 
oe about 8-ovuled ; style glabrous; stigma capi- 
e. 
Fig. 1, flower with petals removed: 2. standard: 8, wings: 4, keel; 5 and 6 
anthers :—all mitiegek. Epplerd we 3 9, WIDgS; 4, , 
