50 DR. 7. E. T. AITCHISON ON THE BOTANY OF 
brevioribus, petalis primum albidis demum purpureo-rubellis calyce duplo longiori- 
bus, legumine oblongo parvo piloso biloculari recto 4-6-spermo. 
Caules ceespitosi, erecti, pedales vel sesquipedales. Folia 3—4 poll. longa, foliolis 
3-6 На. longis. Racemi 2-8-flori, ad caulem interdum 15-18, dissiti, ad foliorum 
axillas sessiles. Calyx 4 lin. longus, pilis flexuosis elongatis nigris, vel albis vestitus. 
Petala 8-9 lin. longa. Fructus oblongus, 3-4 lin. longus, perfecte bilocularis. 
Ad A. tephrosioidem, Boiss., magis accedit. 
Badghis: 383, May 2, 3, 19, 1885. А perennial, with numerous annual almost erect 
stems, from one to two feet high, originating from a woody root-stock, and bearing in 
the axils of the stem-leaves numerous flowers in fascicles; flowers pure white at first, but 
gradually becoming pink or purplish. Common on the Badghis at 3000 feet altitude. 
ASTRAGALUS SIEVERSIANUS, Pall.; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 273. 
Badghis: 544, May 22, 1885. In the vicinity of running streams; not common. 
Large pods, much resembling cocoons of the silkworm, characterize this species. | 
ASTRAGALUS PELLITUS, Bunge; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 279. 
Hari-rud valley : 1046, August 8, 1885. In stony ground; common. 
ASTRAGALUS BUCHTORMENSIS, Pall.; Bunge, Astragali Sp. Geron. ii. p. 45. no. 200. 
Badghis: 380, Мау 2, 1885; Paropamisus: May 25, 1885. 
ASTRAGALUS BUCHTORMENSIS, Pall.; var. ? 
Hari-rud valley: 156, April 3, 6, 1885; April 21?, 1885. In sandy, gravelly soil; 
common. Each plant grows much isolated; its leaves grow closely appressed to the 
ground and spread out; and it has a long fibrous whip-like root two to three feet deep 
in the soil. These roots are employed in lieu of twine by the shepherds. 
ASTRAGALUS ($ MvoBROMA) BannowrANUus, Aitch. et Baker, n. sp. Perennis, exscapus 
pilis albis mollibus basifixis, stipulis lanceolatis, foliis longe petiolatis, foliolis circiter 
30-jugis parvis oblongis utrinque dense albo-pilosis, racemis laxis paucifloris foliis 
multo brevioribus, calyce dense albo-piloso dentibus e basi lata linearibus tubo 
equilongis, petalis luteis calyce sesquilongioribus, legumine oblongo compresso 
piloso breviter stipitato uniloculari trispermo intus farcto. 
Herba perennis, radice elongato fusiformi. Petioli 13-8 poll. longi; lamina semi- 
pedalis et ultra foliolis 8-4 lin. longis. Racemi pauciflori, breviter pedunculati, 
pedicellis cernuis 13-2 lin. longis, bracteis parvis persistentibus lanceolatis. Calyz 
semipollicaris, tubo oblongo, dentibus e basi deltoidea linearibus. Corolla 8-9 lin. 
longa. Fructus 4-6 lin. longus, 21-3 lin. diam. ` 
Ad .A. buchtormensem, Pall., arcte accedit. 
Badghis: 371, May 1, 4, 20, 1885. Common small bush in the loamy sandy soil 
of the Badghis; flowers pure white. It affords excellent grazing on the rolling plains. 
ASTRAGALUS AUGANUS, Bunge; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 282. 
Badghis: 342, April 29, 1885. Common in the low hills ; 
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