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rostrata). Legumen 13 mm afctingens, cylindricum, turgidum, apice 

 breviter cuspidatum, divisum septulis transversis, glabrum, suturis 

 prominentibus, valvis rugosis. Semina orbiculata, parum compressa, 

 glabra, atro-olivacea. Nota : Species Dorycnii hucusque observatae 

 babent carinam obfcusam, nostra autem acutam. Haec differentia non 

 est ratio sufficiens cur nova species excludatur a genere Dorycnii. 

 Nullo modo potest includi sub genere Loti, cum carina careat rostro. 

 Loc. : Hills near Ispikan, about 20 miles NE of Mand, about 1,200 — ■ 

 1500 ft. (no. M 89, M 89 A). Fl. and fr. in March 1918. 

 Vem. Name : Mesbkah (Bal.). 



Lotus L. 

 Lotus tenuifolius Reichb. Fl. exc. 506. Loc. : Surab, 28° 29' N. 

 66° 16' E., about 5,700 ft. (no. 105, M 369). Fl. in June 1918, Aug. 

 1917. — Fr. in Aug. 1917. Note : The flowers range from pure yellow 

 through orange to bright red. 



Cyamopsis DC. 

 Cyamopsis psoralioides DC. Prodr. II, 21 6. Loc. : Nal, 27° .41' 

 N, 66° 13' E. 3,834 ft., probably self sown from some garden (no. 336) ; 

 Gaz, 18 miles N. of Ornach, about 3,500 ft. (no. 323). Fr. in Sep. 

 1917. Vem. Name: Metli:(Br.). 



INDIGOFERA L. 



Indigofera paucifolia Del. Fl. D'Eg. (1812) 251. Loc. : Eodkan 

 (W. Kolwa), about 85 miles E. of Turbat, about 1,800 ft.; Zahren 

 Kahur, 16 miles N. of Pasni, about 200 ft. (no. M42, M42A). 

 Vem. Names : Lantu, Timer (Bal.), Hudish (Br.). 



Indigofera paucifolioides Blatt. & Hall. spec. nov. Suffrutex 

 gracilis, argenteo-canescens in omnibus partibus floribus exceptis, 

 ramis gracilibus. Internodia, ca. 3 cm longa. Folia pinnatim 3-folio- 

 lata, stipulis annulum scariosum formantibus circumcingentem 

 ramum. Petiolus circa 6 mm longus, rhachis 2-3 mm, persistens, 

 quasi spinescens. Foliola elliptica vel elliptico-lanceolata, subacuta, 

 alterna, terminale longissimum. Eacemi axillares, 5-6 cm longi, 

 5-10-flori, laxi, bracteis minutissimis, pedicellis li mm longis, for- 

 tibus, patentibus. Flores 13 mm attingentes. Calyx tubulosus, 7 mm 

 longus, dense adpresse hirsutus, oblique 5-dentatus, dentibus subu- 

 latis subaequalibus in parte anteriore, sinu profundo rotundato in 

 parte dorsali. Corolla multum exserta ; carina necnon alae vexillo 

 breviores. Legumen non vidimus. Differt ab Indigofera paucifolia 

 floribus minus numerosis sed multo longioribus, forma stipularum. 

 Loc. : Wad, 27° 20' N. f 66° 20' E., about 4,000 ft. (no. 226 B). Fl. in 

 Oct. 1917. 



Indigofera Houer Forsh. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. (1775) 137. Loc. : 

 Near Sorki Chah, Pivandar, about 205 miles SSW of Kalat, about 

 1,900 ft. (no. 254). Fl. and fr. in Sept. 1917. Vem. Name : Niltako 

 (Bal.). 



Tephrosia Pers. 



Tephrosia purpurea Pers. Syn. PI. II [1807) 329. Loc. : Piran- 

 dar, 205 miles SSW of Kalat, about 1,900 ft. (no. 263) ; Sor (Kilkaur), 

 about 74 miles S. of Panjgur, about 2,300 ft. (no. M 9G) ; Dokop, 



