188 Hans Schinz. 



long with calyx + 2,5 mm long. The Standard is + 3,5 mm long 

 slightly hairy externally but shorter and broader than in I. Kelleri, 



T. rnalacostachifs Bentlimn rar. tnacrura Conrath mss. 



)iov. var. 



Sufifruticosa. Gaules erecta ex speciminibus mihi obviis + 40 cm 

 alti praecipue superne albido-subtomentosi. Folia imparipinnata 

 3 — 5 jugata, impari petiolato. Foliola glauco-viridia elliptica vel 

 ovata utrinque cano-strigosa 11 — 14 mm longa, 4 — 5 mm lata, 

 nervo medio superne impresso subtus eonspicuo, spacia interjugalia 

 saepe + 6 mm longa, foliolis lateralibus oppositis jugis inferioribus 

 2 — 3 mm supra basin proditis. Stipulae lineares. Racemi axillares 

 praecipue apices versus confertiflori quam folia longiores. Calyx 

 hirtus + 6 mm longus calycis tubus brevis lobi angusti. Vexillum 

 ovatum sparse pilosum. Carina sparse pilosa. Legumen extus dense 

 hirsutum 5 — -6 mm longum saepe 2-spermum. 



Südafrika: Transvaalkolonie, Pretoria bei Irene, Paul 

 Conrath 223. 



The distinguishing features of this plant are: 



a) The imparipinnate 3 — 5 jugate leaves with glaucous green 

 leaflets. 



b) The densely flowered rather long racemes. 



c) The densely hirsute calyx with long narrow hirsute lobes. 



d) The short turgid pods often 2-seeded. 



The following plant collected by R. Schlechter is allied but 

 differs in having fewer and also narrower leaflets. In saxosis pr. 

 Olifants Rivier, alt. 1670 m, No. 3764. 



I append a description of a plant collected by R. Böhm at Gondo 

 a close ally of I. I*hilli])siae Bcüx. pl. and I. Volken- 

 sii Taubert. 



Sufifrutex. Caules virgati angulati strigosi. Folia imparipinnata. 

 Foliola 5 — 10, lateralibus alternatis, lineari-oblonga apice acuta 

 multoties longiora quam lata, petiolo communi 2 — 3,5 cm longo 

 strigoso, lamina utrimque strigosa 1^2,6 cm longa, 3,5 — 5,5 cm 

 lata, petiolulis brevissimis. Stipulae lineares acuminatae. Pedun- 

 culi quam folia longiores copiose floriferi ad 14 cm longi. Brac- 

 teae angustae. Flores parviusculi. Calyx extus strigosus calycis 

 tubus brevissimus lobi setacei quam tubus multoties longiores. 



