424 ENUMERATION OF LEGUMINOS. 
with the general geographical range of each, and to add 
synonyms, diagnostic characters or descriptions, in such 
cases only as it may appear necessary to add to or to modify 
those already given in De Candolle's Prodromus, or in works 
quoted in Walpers's Repertorium, or to describe species now 
first published. I have also referred especially to the geo- 
graphical stations furnished by the collections before me. 
The materials from which the following paper is drawn up 
are chiefly the following : 
The Leguminose distributed by Dr. Wallich under the 
direction of the East India Company. These were originally 
placed in the hands of Dr. Graham, who, with great libera- 
lity, resigned them over to me at my special request. 
Dr. Royle’s collection, a small portion of which I published 
some time since in his Illustrations. 
A set of Dr. Wight’s Leguminose, distributed in his name 
by Dr. Arnott. 
A complete set of the late Mr. Jacquemont’s Leguminose, 
transmitted to me by M. Decaisne from the Museum of the 
Jardin du Roi, at Paris. 
An extensive collection, gathered chiefly in Northern India, 
and presented to me by M. P. Edgeworth, Esq. 
Mr. Cuming’s collection from the Philippine Islands. 
A considerable number of the Leguminose collected by 
Dr. Griffith in Assam, Bhoutan, and Affghanistan for the 
publication of which I have received special permission from 
that gentleman, and which haye been communicated to me 
by Dr. Royle, or by Sir W. Hooker. 
A set gathered in Tenasserim by the late Dr. Helfer. 
Col. Sykes’s collection from the Punjaub. 
Mr. Schimper’s Abyssinian and M. Kotschy’s Nubian 
Leguminose. 
A very instructive set of specimens collected during the 
Niger Expedition by the late lamented Dr. Vogel, who had 
paid particular attention to this family, upon which he had 
published so many excellent papers in the Linnea and in the 
