﻿The synonym of this species and its varieties, on the 

 basis recommended by the recent circular of represent- 

 ative American botanists is as follows : 



Astral agus angustus. 



Astragalus pict us var. angustus Jones, Zoe, 4, 37, 1893. 



Astragalus ceramicus var. Jonesii Sheldon, Bull. Minn. 

 Geol. and Nat. Hist. Surv., 9, 19, 1894. 



A . pictus var . fol/o/osio Sheldon, 1. c. 9, 138, 1894. 



Not A . pictus \-ar. foliulosus Gray. 



Astragalus angustus var. pictus (Gray, PL Fend. 

 37). 



Phacapicta Gray, PI. Fend. 37, 1849. 



Astragalus fiictus Gray, P. A. A. 6, 214, 1866. 



Tragacantha picta O. K. Rev. Gen. PL 2, 947, 1891. 



Not Astragalus pictus Steud. Nom. Ed. 2 1, 163, 1840. 



Astragalus ccran/icu> Slu-ldon, 1. c. 9, 19, 1894. 



Astragalus pictus var. folio losus Gray, P. A. A. 6, 215, 

 1866. 



An examination of the type of this variety in the Na- 

 tional Herbarium shows that it differs from the typical 

 species in no respect worthy of varietal rank. 



Astragalus folio losus Sheldon, 1. c. 9, 138, 1894. 



Not Astragalus foliolosus Bunge, Gen. Astrag. Geront. 

 2, 125, 1886; a recognized species. 



Astragalus angustus var. longifolius (Pursh, Fl. 

 A. Sept. 2, 741. 1814. 



Psoralen longifolia Pursh, 1. c. 



Orobus longifolius Nutt. T. & G. Fl. 1, 346, 1838. 



Not Astragalus longifolius Lam. Ency. Meth. 1, 322, 

 I783- 



Astragalus flifolius Grav, Pac. R. R. Rep. 12, 42, 

 i860. 



Astragalus pictus var. fi/ifoiiiis Gray, P. A. A. 6, 214, 



