﻿nivalis. On the same basis doubtless it was wise to load 

 up Astragalus audits Watson with another synonym since 

 there is already another Astragalus Watsenianm (OK) 

 which means the same as A . Serenoi (OK), /. *., is named 

 after the same person and so means exactly the same. 

 Mr. Sheldon has also complimented Mr. Watson with A . 

 Wat son i for A . Hendersoni. 



Astragalus intermedius, Arizona, Palmer. Type 

 in National Herbarium. 



Plants with the habit and general appearance of A . 

 amp/iioxys, but pubescence with hairs fixed by the base, 

 but pods much like A. Bigelovii. Perennial, csespitose 

 or tufted; stems very short, i' long, or less, densely cov- 

 ered with large imbricated, hyaline, puberulent. ovate 

 stipules, 3-4" long, or less; leaves 2-4' long, silvery silky 

 with short appressed white hairs; petioles half the leaf; 

 leaflets 10-15 pairs, contiguous, oval, 3" long, obtuse: 

 peduncles scapiform, about 6' long, rather loosely spicate- 

 ly flowered on the upper third, erect, not slender, sparsely 

 pubescent; bracts ovate, hairy, hyaline, 2" long, or less, 

 much longer than the very short pedicels ; flowers hori- 

 zontal or ascending; calyx tube cylindrical, 3" long, l%" 

 wide, a little wider below, obliquely attached, very pubes- 

 cent with short white or dark hairs; teeth subulate, 1" 

 long; banner oval, gently arched to 45 from calyx tips, 

 blade about 4" long, sides reflexed %" wide, claw rather 

 long; wings oblanceolate, gently arched, a little longer 

 than keel and 1" shorter than the banner; keel straight, 

 apex arched to 90 in a gentle arc to the blunt tip; flowers 

 purple; pods oblong, 9" long, straight, shortly acuminate 

 with an oblique tip, truncate to emarginate at base, sessile 



