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pilis albis nigrisque intermixtis, tubo magno-post anthesin vesicario, dentibus parvis 
ovatis, petalis sulphureis breviter exsertis, ovario dense albo-sericeo uniloculari 
triovulato. с 
Herba perennis, subacaulis, radice duro elongato. Folia semipedalia, paripinnata, 
petiolo apice stramineo subpungente; foliola 3—4 lin. longa, mucrone stramineo 
pungente. Pedunculi stricti, erecti, adpresse albo-pilosi, 7-8 poll. longi. Spice 
2-3 poll. longæ. Calyx pallidus vel purpurascens, tubo demum 5-6 lin. longo et 
lato. Petala 8-9 lin. longa, sulphurea, purpureo-venosa, vexillo glabro lamina 
orbiculari 2 lin. longa petalis reliquis vix longiore. Fructum maturum non vidi. 
Ad A. submitem, Boiss. et Hohenack, magis accedit. 
Badghis : 1049, Мау 19, 1885; Khorasan : August 19, 1885. Common in the low hills 
to 3000 feet altitude. "The ealyx becomes purple, making the plant very conspicuous. 
ASTRAGALUS ($ ОАТҮСОРНҮЗА) Merxianus, Aitch. et Baker, n. sp. | Herbaceus, 
perennis, subacaulis, foliis pilis copiosis albis vestitis, stipulis lanceolatis basi adnatis, 
petiolis apice obscure spinosis vetustis pluribus persistentibus, foliolis circiter 20-jugis 
obovatis parvis conspicue mucronatis, floribus 10-12 in capitula longe pedunculata 
aggregatis, bracteis parvis ovatis dense pilosis, calyce dense breviter piloso pilis albis 
nigrisque copiosis intermixtis, tubo oblongo demum inflato scarioso, dentibus parvis 
deltoideis, petalis sulphureis breviter protrusis, ovario lineari dense albo-piloso uni- 
loculari 2-3-ovulato. ; 
Herba perennis, radice duro elongato, caule infra foliorum petiolis vetustis indu- 
ratis ascendentibus рггеййо. Folia 4-6 poll. longa; foliola inferiora 4-5 lin. longa, 
superiora sensim minora. Pedunculus 6-7-pollicaris, strictus, erectus, dense breviter 
albo-pilosus. Calyx floriferus 6 lin. longus. Petala 8-9 lin. longa, vexillo glabro 
pallide sulphureo 3 lin. lato. Fructwm non vidimus. 
Ad A. submitem, Boiss. et Hohen., arcte accedit. 
Badghis: 351, May 1, 1885. 
ASTRAGALUS ANISACANTHUS, Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 395, | 
Hari-rud valley : 1050, August 8, 4, 1885. A common, extremely spinous undershrub 
reaching two feet in height. 
ASTRAGALUS НЕВАТЕМ8ІЗ, Bunge; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 335. (Plate VI.) 
_ Hari-rud valley : 1051, August 16, 1885. Native name Gabina. A common shrub, 
two to three feet in height; in habit very like a miniature oak, the main stem and 
lower branches being devoid of all spines and smooth, with a dark-coloured bark. From 
cracks in the bark exudes a gum called Katira; this is an article of commerce and 
export. 
ASTRAGALUS, sp. aff. 4. strobilifero, Royle ; Hook. f. Flora British India, ii. p. 135. 
Hari-rud valley: 571, May 26, 1885. Native name Kon, Khon. 
Common along the base of the Paropamisus at an altitude of nearly 3000 feet. Ап 
undershrub from two to three feet in height. From this also exubes a gum called 
