52 DR. J. E. T. AITCHISON ON THE BOTANY OF 
Herba perennis, radice elongato füsiformi, caulibus brevibus erectis ceespitosis dense 
pilosis. Petioli 1-15 poll. longi; lamina 3—4-polliearis, foliolis inferioribus 5—6 lin. 
longis. Pedunculus sepe semipedalis; racemus 1—2 poll. longus. Calyx 4 lin. 
longus. Petala saturate lilacina, 6 lin. longa, inferiora vexillo oblongo-unguiculato 
14-2 lin. breviora. Fructus calyci sequilongus, pilis elongatis albis dense vestitus. 
да 4. Fresenii, Decne., magis accedit. 
Badghis: 357, May 1, 19, 20, 1885. А very common undershrub, reaching а foot in 
height on the low hills, and forming excellent fodder for sheep and goats. Flowers 
purple, in heads, and very like clover when young; but the heads gradually increase 1п 
length, and by the time the fruit has formed they are often fully four inches long. 
AsrRAGALUS ($ CALYcoPHYsA) GRISEBACHIANUS, Aitch. et Baker, n. sp. Perennis, 
caulibus elongatis angulatis flexuosis pilis albis adpressis vestitis, stipulis hérbaceis 
lanceolatis persistentibus, petiolis inermibus, foliolis 20-25-jugis oblongis mucro- 
natis utrinque dense albo-pilosis, floribus in capitula magna globosa axillaria 
pedunculata ageregatis, bracteis linearibus, calyce densissime longe albo-villoso 
dentibus linearibus tubo campanulato longioribus, petalis pallide luteis copiose 
viridi-vénosis calycem vix superantibus, vexillo sericeo petalis reliquis longiore, legu- 
mine parvo oblongo turgido biloculari 2-spermo. 
Herba perennis, caulibus subpedalibus. Folia 6-8 poll. longa, foliolis inferioribus 
6-8 lin. longis. Pedunculi 14-2 poll. longi. Capitula florifera dense lanosa 2 poll. 
diam. Calyx subpollicaris, dentibus linearibus flexuosis, tubo inflato post anthesin 
haud rupto; vexillum 4—5 lin. latum. Fructus in calycis tubo inclusus. 
Ad A. vulpinum, Willd., magis accedit. | 
Hari-rud valley: 419, May 10, 1885; June 4, 1885. Not common, though very 
striking from its large, globular, greenish-yellow flower-heads. 
ASTRAGALUS SCHAHRUDENSIS, Bunge; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 416. 
Khorasan: 669, June 17, 1885. Common in cultivated land, at 5000 feet altitude. 
Flowers bright yellow. 
ASTRAGALUS KAHIRICUS, DC.; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 420. 
Hari-rud valley : 236, April 10, 15, 18, 1885; Мау 9, 1885. Very common in sandy 
soil. It has а tough fibrous root three feet in length, which is employed as a substitute 
for rope by the country people. 
ASTRAGALUS CHRYSOSTACHYS, Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 377. | 
Khorasan: 645, June 16, 1885. Common, at 5000 feet altitude, and forming great 
hassocks from three to five feet across, and two to three feet deep. When covered, as I 
saw it, with its great spikes of golden flowers it is a grand sight. 
ASTRAGALUS ($ Catycopnysa) LUMSDENIANUS, Aitch. et Baker, n. sp.  Herbaceus, 
perennis, subacaulis, foliis pilis copiosis albis brevibus vestitis, stipulis ovatis scariosis 
basi adnatis, petiolis apice spinosis vetustis paucis persistentibus, foliolis circiter 
_ 15-jugis obovatis rigidulis conspicue mucronatis, floribus in spicas densas longe 
peduneulatas aggregatis, bracteis parvis ovatis dense pilosis, calyce breviter piloso 
