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form and much branched underground stems of the A. diversi- 
_folius group, loosely tufted with mostly a single stem to a~ 
branch of the root. Stems mostly flekuous, with internodes 1-2’ 
long. Whole plant including the pods but not the calyx ashy 
_ with short and appressed hairs, but green underneath the pu- 
_ bescence. Stems and peduncles fleshy and sulcate. Plants 1-22 
high, racemosely branched from the base at 45° angles. Stip- 
ules rigid, hyaline below, adnate, not connate, deltoid, the lower 
ones 2-3” long, the upper much shorter and reflexed. Leaves 
_ 2-4” long, of about 3 pairs of fieshy, linear, distant, obtuse, pet- 
 iolulate leaflets 4-1” wide and 6-9” long, the terminal one 
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with very short and deltoid teeth, not compressed. Flowers 
~ fed to pink-purple, arched, 4-5” long. Banner oval, about 3” 
he calyx, sides reflexed 
vide, most in the middle, a little black-nerved above, emar- 
ginate, a trifle longer than the wings, white spot-of about 6 
broad, white bands, coming within 14” of the tip and sides, sul- 
cus shellow and very broad. Wings lunate oblanceolate, 1’ 
wide, a little narrowed above, obtuse, arched about 45°, white, 
entire, flat to the keel and about 1” longer. Keel with arched 
base, tip very broad, incurved more than 90°, about 1” high, 
black-purpie tipped, 2:4” longer than the calyx. Pods white 
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