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6.000-7,000 feet alt., in the Middle Temperate Life Zo»e, Sept., 

 1903. 



L. Diehlii var debilis n. var. 



A more slender form with pods 2 lines wide and linear 

 leaflets. Round Valley, near Chuichupa, Chihuahua, Mex., 

 Sept. 17, 1903. 



NOTES ON ASTRAGALUS. 



Quite a number of species of Astragalus have been pub- 

 lished since my last Contributions. The following are notes 

 on them : — 



Astragalus amphidoxus Blankenship is A. microcystis. 



Astragalus divergens Blankenship is A. decumbens. 



Astragalus Kelseyi Rydberg is A. arrectus, a form ap- 

 proaching the variety Spencianus, according to duplicate type 

 specimen at Bozeman. 



Astragalus urceolatus Greene is A. oocalycis Jones. It 

 is in the same condition as the original specimen and appears 

 to be an abnormal form of A. racemosus infected by insects or 

 fungi which has caused an arrested development of the pod 

 and an abnormal inflation of the calyx, as was suggested in the 

 original description. 



Astragalus iodopetalus Greene is A. Shortianus. 



Astragalus Titi Eastwood is A. tener. 



Astragalus proximus Green is A. strigulosus. 



Astragalus cyanoseminus Greene is A. calycosus. 



Astragalus simvilans Cockerell is A. mollissimus. 



Astragalus recedens Greene is A. Pattcrsoni. 



Astragalus aculeatus Nelson is A. tegetarius. 



Astragalus sinuatus Piper as to the type specimen in the 

 herbarium at Pullman, is nearly typical A. Gibbsii, with glab- 

 rous pods and not A. speirocarpus as I was led to believe 

 from his imperfect description. 



Astragalus Helleri Fenzl., Linnaea 30 p. 77, which is Hel- 

 ler's number 236 I find was never published and is a nonien 

 nudum. 



Astragalus funereus n. sp. 



This species was gathered at Rhyolite, Nev., April 11, 

 1907, in clay soil mixed with loose gravel on high ridges where 

 the soil was very poor, 4,300 feet altitude. Flowers almost 

 exactly those of A. Utahensis but banner with white sides and 

 tip, or only pinkish. Calyx somewhat inflated and hyaline, a 

 trifle constricted at mouth, straight but rppcr side a little 



