256 LEGUMINOSJS (PULSB FAMILY.) 



II II Flowers in distinct axillary clusters, remote or crowded near tips oj twigs. 

 77 A. Kurdicus, 78 Bethlemiticus, 79 lepidantbus, 80 argyophyllus. 



^ IF Spines .05 to .25 long ; Iracts deciduous ; Iractlets caducous or adhe- 

 rent to calyx-tube. 

 81 A. andrachnefolius, 83 Andrachne, 83 Aintabicus, 84 Seytunen- 

 sis, 85 Drusorum. 



% ^ '^ Spines .\o to .3 long ; bracts persistent, adherent to calyx-tube; 

 bractlets 0. 

 86 A. Hasbeyanus, 87 deinacanthus, 88 dipodurus, 89 oxyphyllus, 

 90 Gaillardoti, 91 longifolius. 



* * Calyx inflated in fruit, and sometimes in flower . 



^ Leaflets abruptly pinnate. Petioles sptiny . Floioers solitary or twin. 

 X Thmmy shrubs, leaves of tioo forms. 



92 A. Forskahlei, 93 Russelii. 

 \ \ Low, almost stemless shrubs, with scape-lilce peduncles. Leaves allaliJce. 



94 A. coluteoides. 



1 1 Leaflets odd pinnate. Petioles unarmed. Flowers capitate or racemed. 

 • X Pod 1-celled. Stipules sheathing. 



95 A. vaginalis. 



X X Po^ ^-celled. Stipules free. 



96 A. oocephalus, 97 pectinatus, 98 cucullaris, 99 macrocephalus, 

 lOOEchinops, 101 Kahiricus. 



Skction II. Hairs bicuspid, fixed by their middle. 



* Herbaceous, sometimes indurated at base, unarmed. 



102 A. Kotschyanus, 103 trifoliatus, 104 scliizopterus, 105 ancistro- 

 carpus, 106 elongatus, 107 angulosus, 108 dictyocarpus. 



* * Shrubby. Petioles unarmed. 

 109 A. Trachoniticus, 110 gladiatus, 111 sanctus, 112 Amalecitanus, 

 113 Camelorum. 



* * * Shrubby. Petioles spiny. 

 114 A. angustifolius, 115 Hermoneus. 



1. A. Arabicus, Ebr. © Appressed grey-woolly ; stems slend- 

 er, decumbent. Leaves short, leaflets 7-8 pairs, minute, obovate-oblong. 

 Racemes axillary ; peduncles somewhat shorter than leaves ; flowers mi- 

 nute ; calyx white-hairy, teeth longer than tube, as long as corolla ; pods 

 .005 long, spreading, hairy, oblong, turgid — Spring — Sinai. 



2. A, epiglottis, L. .1 to .25, appressed-canescent ; stems 

 simple, the lateral prostrate, ascending. Leaflets 4-7 pairs, linear-ob- 

 loug, apiculate. Heads 6-10-flowered, axillary, ovate, short-peduncled, 

 flowers minute ; calyx campanulate, teeth awl-shaped, nearly as long 

 as tube ; pods reflexed, triangular-heart-shaped, .005 long, margins fold- 

 ed bach — Spring ; coast ; Jordan Valley. 



