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South, but is apparently scarce. Specimens of my own collected 
in Hazaribagh and Palamow, and one recently sent by Mr. H. H. 
Haines from Singbtm show that it extends to the forests of 
Chota Nagpur. ‘The chief character which distinguishes this 
plant is that of long leaves with eight to 12 pairs of pinnae each 
to 20 pairs of leaflets, most commonly 19. 
The pod isalso narrowand has usually an acuminate 
apex, though sometimes even the same specimen 
shows it more or less rounded. The series of speci- 
mens shows a good deal of variation in pubescence, 
for Afghan and Punjab specimens are sometimes 
almost woolly while the pubescence seems to 
decrease as it proceeds eastwards. propose 
to call. it Mimosa himalayana as I cannot 
find that any collector or writer has done 
otherwise than identify it with J/. rubicaulvs. 
n the Wallich Collection at Kew there is 
a specimen with very narrow pod and small 
pubescent leaflets, collected by Buchanan-Hamilton 
at Bogdwar in January, 1809. I have quite failed to find 
Bogdwar on any map, but think it must have been in Bengal, for 
A he spent most of 1809 in Rangpur and Purneah. The 
plant seems to me distinct from J. himalayana and to 
agree with one collected by Dr. C. A. Barber on the 
Godavari in the Madras Presidency. I propose to call 
it If. Barberi and to consider Dr. Barber’s specimen 
as the type. 
_ The Turrp species is-M. hamata, Willd., a very 
well-marked one, well described by Willdenow to 
whom specimens had been sent by Klein, and having 
very small leaflets and a very prickly pod. Rottler 
called it 1. armata, unaware, presumably, that it had 
already been described. 
mong the specimens which I collected myself in 
South India in the years 1882 to 1890 were several 
Herbarium, about. them.. He very kindly went 
Bs M. 
hamata. 
Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 421, identified with the American 
i. polyancistra, and (2) one which I have described as M. 
Prainiana. As regards M. polyancistra I fully agree with Mr. 
Bentham. I have not seen Pavon’s specimens of the American 
tham, i 
lant, but the Lane (not McLane) specimens from a garden in 
= a at Kew and tn with the Indian ones except that the 
ealyx and corolla are more hairy. y M. Prainiana differs 
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