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144. Astragalus Bethlehemicus, Boiss? (Fisch., I.e. p. 79, No. 78.) 



a. Twig -with flowers. 



(1) Consists of three tiifts, one of which is marked: 

 "A. crnnpadus, Boiss. fide Bunge." The floweis form 

 a compact, ovate tuft, the other two are not in flower. 

 Damascus ; 8 Oct., 1860. (2) Summit of the pass 

 between Marsaba and Jerusalem; 22 Oct., 1860; 

 Dr. J. D. Hooker and D. Hanbiu-y. 



145. Astragalus coluteoides, Willd. (fide Bunge). (Fischer, I.e. p. 156 



No. 159). ' 



a. Twigs, without flowers or fruit. 



Lebanon, near the Cedars; 29 Sept., 1860; Dr. J. D. 

 Hooker and D. Hanbury. 



b. Twig, with flowers. 



Mount Harmon, about 6,000 feet; "Plants of Southern 

 Syria;" B. T. Lowne, 1863-4. 



146. Astragalus cruentiflorus, Boiss. (Fischer, I.e. p. 43, No. 40). 



a. Leafy twigs. 



Lebanon ; 29 Sept., 1860. 



b. Flowering twigs. 



(1) Lebanon, summit of the pass above the Cedars; 

 (2) Lebanon; Dr. J. D. Hooker and D. Hanbury; 

 1 Oct., 1860. 



c. Flowering twigs. 



Summit of Lebanon ; Dr. J. D. Hooker and D. Hanljuiy. 



147. Astragalus deinacanthus, Boiss. (Fischer, I.e. p. 50, No. 48;. 



a. (1) Flowering twig; (2) Leafy twig. 



1. Ain Ata, Lebanon; 1 Oct., 1860. 2. Antilebanon ; 

 3 Oct., 1860; Dr. J. D. Hooker and D. Hanbury. 

 [A dissected flower is attached to this sheet.] 



148. A. gummifer, Labill. (Fischer, I.e. p. 35, No. 31). 



a. Flowering twigs and detached stem (two specimens). 



(1) Lebanon; 30 Sept., 1860. (2) Lebanon, 4,500 feet; 

 27 Sept. 



(1) A dissected flower and legume and detached petioles are 

 mounted on the sheet. " The leaflets are more hirsute 

 and pointed." " Is this quite the same 1" — D. H. 

 (2) This specimen has glabrous leaflets and is in 

 flower. On the same sheet there is a detached 



