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DIADELPHIA. DECANDRIA. Astragalus. 
Stems weak, as many as 6 or upwards, towards _ base lying 
close to the "ground, the heads of flowers rise up a 
from the root, as if without any leaves or sated belangin pd 
— Leafits 6 to 12 pair, with an odd one, elliptical, or s, 
» hairy, especially on n the upper side, opposite. Leaf- 
salts hairy, furrowed. Stipule ego-spear-shaped, ey: in 
irs, fringed. Fruit-sta/ks mostly from near the end the 
ranches, ascending, larger than ‘Be leaf-stalks, about as long as 
the leaves, hairy, hairs white towards the base, black above. 
Flowers 5 or 6, rarely more, in a close head, on abot dicles. 
Sette oval-spear-shaped, 1 to each pedicle. Calyx beset 
ack hairs; teeth short, nearly equal. Bloss. bluish pape 
ibeaines white. Mr. Woopwarp. M. Arzextus first satis. 
fied me that what had been taken for the A. arenarius by Hud- 
lof 
at the Duke of Athol’s seat at ig pe [Side of Bredon Hill, 
Worcestershire, near the camp. Nasn. About Thorp-Arch, 
Yorkshire. Mr. Woop. Swaffham Heath, Norfolk. Hills near 
Dunstable. Woopwarv, Coast. of Angus- as plentifully. 
Mr, Brown. ] . P, June, July. 
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A. Stems prostrate: ' legumens nearly 3-cornered, bent glycyphy! ~ 
“y ie 2 
e abow: leaves er than the fruit-stalks ; “teaitts 
Dicks. b. s.-E. bot. se i, dan. 1108-Riv. tetr. 103, 
Astragalus-Kniph. 3-Trag. 599-F. B. ii. 330—Clus. ii. 
233. 1—Lob. obs. 526. 1, and ic. iis 80. 1—Ger. em. 1233. 
2-H, OX. ii. 9, 8. : 
sane aici branched, esis) gee alternate; Leafs 
as with an odd one Yy oppos posite, Stung: or on 
very shore tak niall: most sy entire. Leaf-stalks fur- 
Towe ve. Fruit-stalks from the bosom of the leaves. ilats 
Steeni ellow, BEPSIVe in a close bunch, on short pedicles. 
Stipule awl-sha 1 at the base of each pedicle Woopwarb. 
Leaves longer than the fruit-stalks ; /eafits rather pune slightly 
hairy underneath. Floral-leaves very slender, as long as the 
Calyx. Pollen orange-coloured. 
Wild Liquorice. Liquorice Cock’s-bead, or Fetch. Meado WS, 
Pastures, and ditch banks, especially in a.calcareous soil, About 
