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69. Dalea schaffneri, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars 1, p. 7. 
Suffrutescens, ramosa, ramis gracilibus glandulosis, foliolis usque 20-jugis parvis oblongis ellipticisve 
primum villosis dein glabris subtus margineque nigro punctatis, floribus parvis laxe spicatis, 
spicis angustis, calyce breviter 5-dentato glandulis magnis pellucidis succineis consperso, carinz 
petalis apicem versus uniglandulosis. 
Suffrutex nanus, glabrescens, glandulosus, ramosus, ramis tenuibus. Folia petiolata, 1—-2-pollicaria, 
primum villosa, dein glabra, rhachi gracili; foliola 11-41, brevissime petiolulata, oblonga vel 
elliptica, 2-4 lineas longa, obtusa, subtus conspicue nigro punctata; stipulz subulate, stipelle- 
que minute, persistentes. Flores infra 3 lineas longi, rosei vel purpurei, spicati, bracteati ; spice 
laxee, anguste, elongatze, bracteis alabastrum superantibus ; calyx prominenter 10-costatus, inter 
costas pellucidus, glandulis magnis succineis conspersus, breviter 5-dentatus, 1-14 lineas longus, 
dentibus obtusis, margine hirsutus ; vexillum liberum, graciliter unguiculatum, limbo orbiculari- 
cordato ; ale oblongz, basi auriculate ; carine petala late elliptica, fere libera, versus apicem 
marginis inferioris uniglandulosa, et cum alis tubo stamineo adnata; ovarium glandulosum, 
glabrum, biovulatum. 
Souta Mexico, rare near Chapultepec, and only seen twice (Schaffner). Hb. Kew. 
Allied to the Californian D. divaricata. The glands on the petals of the keel are 
conspicuous. 
70. Dalea schottii, Torr. Bot. U.S. Mex. Bound. Surv. p. 53; Watson, Bot. 
Calif. i. p. 148. 
CaLirorNia ; Cotorado.—Norta Mexico, Sonora Alta (Coulter, 559). Hb. Kew. 
71. Dalea scoparia, A. Gray, Pl. Fendl. p. 32. 
New Mexico.—NortH Mexico, sandy hills near Elceario (Bigelow), Laguna de los 
Patos, Chihuahua (Thurber). Hb. Kew. 
72. Dalea sericea, Lag. Nov. Gen. et Sp. p. 23. 
Sout Mexico, valley of Mexico (Schaffner, 132; Bourgeau, 336), Escamella, near 
Orizaba (Bourgeau, 3174), woods on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca (Galeotti, 3161 ; 
Aschenborn), Orizaba (Botteri, 622), Real del Monte (Coulter, 543), Chiapas ((Ghies- 
breght, 584), without localities (Parkinson, Bates, Hartweg, Tate, &c.); GUATEMALA, 
Zunil (Hartweg), low down on the Volcan de Fuego (Salvin & Godman) Hb. Kew. 
73. Dalea similis, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars 1, p. 7. 
Herbacea, cano vel fulvo pubescens, foliis angustis, foliolis 10-20-jugis parvis confertis sessilibus 
oblongo-ellipticis acutiusculis glanduloso-punctatis sed glandulis tomento opertis, floribus 
sericeo-villosis spicatis, spicis brevibus densis, calyce ecostato glandulis punctiformibus con- 
sperso, lobis quam tubus longioribus, petalis quam calyx longioribus omnibus fere liberis. 
Herba erecta, robusta, dense cano vel fulvo pubescens, ramis obscure angulatis. Folia sessilia, an- 
gusta, 14—-2-pollicaria, rhachi crassa; foliola 21-41, conferta, sessilia, oblongo-elliptica, 14-24 lin. 
longa, acutiuscula, glandulis nigris tomento opertis conspersa ; stipule minute, subulate, cito de- 
cidue. Flores (albi?) 3-84 lin. longi, spicati, fulvo sericeo-villosi ; spicze breves, dense, pedun- 
culate, bracteate, bracteis ovato-lanceolatis, longissime acuminatis, flores excedentibus ; calyx 
sericeo-villosus, leviter obliquus, 5-partitus, mconspicue glanduloso-punctatus, tubo ecostato, lobis 
inzequilongis, lineari-subulatis, quam tubus longioribus; petala fere zequalia et calycem superantia, 
