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above, argenteo-canescent with appressecl hairs beneatli, oblanceolate, 

 deeply emarginate, cuneate at the base ; petiolules of lateral leaflets 

 Y^^— jig^ in., those of the terminal yV~8 ^^' ^^'^S- i'lowers usually 1-2, in. 

 the axils of the leaves ; pedicels ^-| in. long, silky-hairy. Calyx silky 

 outside, ^^ in. long ; teeth subulate from a triangular base, a little 

 longer Ihan the tube. Corolla a little more than twice as long as the 

 calyx ; standard orbicular, densely hairy on the back. Ovary densely 

 hairy ; style much flattened, not bearded throughout its entire length. 

 Pods 1^-2 by ^ in., linear, flattened, much curved upwards, densely 

 hairy, apiculute, the sutures not much thickened. Seeds 6-8, oblong- 

 ellipsoid, g-^ in. long, smooth. Y\. B. I. v. 2, p. 112; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 p. 61 ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 2, p. 30 ; Woodr. in Jouru. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 

 (1897) p. 422.— Flowers : Sept.-Oct. 



Konkan: Balzell ^- Gibson. Deccan: Wadi, Cookel, Jeur (Sholapur districts), 

 Woodrow. — DisTRiB, India (W. Peninsula and Birma) ; Ceylon. 



8. Tephrosia pauciflora, Grah.in Wall. Cat. (1828) 5635. Herba- 

 ceous ; stems densely csespitose, 9-20 in. long, terete, slender, clothed 

 with spreading hairs. Leaves 2-4 in. long ; petioles | in. long ; stipules 

 lanceolate-subulate. Leaflets 5-9, lanceolate-oblong or narrowly oblan- 

 ceolate, rounded or sometimes subacute at the apex, often emarginate, 

 usually npiculate, |-1| by ^-| in., glabrous or nearly so above, finely 

 silky with appi'essed hairs beneath; petiolules of lateral leaflets ^t i"-> 

 those of the terminal g-j^- in. long. Flowers geminate in the leaf- 

 axils ; pedicels short. Calyx g-1^ in. long, silky with spreading hairs : 

 teeth about equalling the tube, subulate from a triangular base. Corolla 

 less than twice as long as the calyx ; standard yy-~4 ^^^' loi"^S' ^^^' 

 orbicular, densely silky on the back. Style flattened, glabrous ; stigma 

 penicillate. Pods 1-1 1 in. long, by g-fV ^^- broad, linear, very shortly 

 mucronate, verv slightly curved, thinly silky. Seeds 6-9. Fl. B. I. 

 v. 2, p. 114 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. iS"at. v. 11 (1897) p. 422. 



A rare plant in the Bombay Presidency. Sind : Slocks !, Balzell !, Piiran ! ; Jemadar 

 ka Lauda near Karachi, Slocks, Ab-il — Distrib. India (Panjab, Birma) ; Afghanistan, 



Teplirosla Candida, DC. Prodr. v. 2, p. 249, a native of the Himalayas, 

 W. Indo-China, and the Malay Archipelago, is occasionally planted in 

 gardens. Its flowers are white or rose-colored, about 1 in. long, showy. 

 Fl. B. I. V. 2, p. 1 U ; Grab. Cat. p. 47 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 25. 



According to Dr. Lusli (Grab. Cat. 1. c.) the plant was introduced into the botanical 

 garden at Dapuri from Bengal. 



16. SESBANIA *, Scop. lutrod. (1777) p. 308. 



Herbs or soft-wooded trees or shrubs. Leaves abruptly pinnate ; 

 leaflets numerous, linear-oblong, obtuse, quite entire, mucronate, 

 deciduous. Flowers in axillary lax racemes. Calyx campanulate, 

 shallovvly 2-lipped or 5-toothed. Corolla much exserted ; petals all with 

 long claws ; standard orbicular or ovate, spreading or reflexed ; wings 

 falcate-oblong ; keel obtuse and straight, or subrostrate and recurved. 

 Stamens diadelphous ; anthers uniform. Ovary usually stalked, many- 



* The oldest name of the genns was " Sesban," which was given to it by Adanson in 

 1763 (Fara. v. 2, p. 327) and which was simply the Egyptian name of S. (egyptuica. 

 Tlie name Sesbania ha.*, however, been universally adopted. 



