246 LEGUMiNOSiE. Astragolus rXVlI. Dasyphyllium)' 



capituHs ovatis densis. bracteis lineari-setaceis tuho calycis brevio- 

 ribus, calycis patule hispiduli dentibus setaceis dimidio tubo sublou- 

 gioribus, vexillo oblougo apice elougato biloboalas et cariuam acutius- 

 culam superante, legumiue. ... ^. 



Hal). iri sulialpinis Anatolice orientalis prope Sivas fNoc exs. 973!). 



Folia 2 ' ..-itollicaria, foliola 3 Vs lin. longa, capitula magnit. nuci.s, corolla 

 G-7 lin. Imiga; foliolorum forma et calycini.s dentii)us setaceis airmis A. CedreM 

 a quo dilfert lloriltus majoribus, calycis dentibus elongatis, vexillo apice atte- 

 nuato. Foliolis eis pra'cedentium majoriltus sed oljlongis transitum ad se- 

 quentes pra^ljet. 



72. A. emarginatus (Labill. Dec. Syr. I, p. 19, tab. 9) breviter 

 caulesceus, tomeuto adpresso tlavido-griseo obsitus, stipulis in iinam 

 oblongo-lanceolatam biacuminatam coalitis, foUis ambitu linearibus 

 elongatis Ibliolis late lineari-oblongisretusis 18-2o-jugis, scapis crassis 

 folio subduplo longioribus. capitulis densis ovato-oblongis, bracteis 

 anguste lineari-lanceolatis, calycis dense hispidi dentibus tubo vix 

 brevJoribus, vexillo oblongo-lineari elongao retuso alas el carinam 

 aculiusculam multosuperante, legumine densissime rufescenti-hispido 

 ovato compresso brevissime mucronato "¥ . A. emarginatns var. Bil- 

 lardieri d.c. Prodr. II, p. 291. 



Hab. in Libano (Labill. Bl!), monte Hermone supra Hasbeya (Pestal!). 



Folia 4-9-poll. longa, foliola 3-3 V^ lin. longa, scapi Va-l pedales, eapitula 

 nuce majora, Uores angusti 7 lin. longi, legumen 5 lin. longum. 



73. A. cretaceus (Boiss. et Ky. Diagn. Ser. II, 5, p. 84) suIj- 

 acaulis dense lanatus tlavido-griseus, stipulis in unam late triangulari- 

 ovatanibifidam coalitis, foliis late liuearibus foliolis 18-20-jugis lineari- 

 oblongis retusis deuse contiguis, scapis crassis folium sequantibus vel 

 sublongioribus. capitulis ovato-oblongis densissimis, bracteis lineari- 

 bus, Ccilycis hirsutissimi dentibus lubo triplo brevioribus, vexillo 

 ovato subintegro alas carinamque obtusiusculam superante. legumine 

 dense et longe hispido oblongo compresso in rostrum tenue breve 

 rectiuscuhmi sensim attenuato V . 



Hab. in pinetis cretaceis Palestinae australis inter Hebron et Daburieh (Ky. 

 451 !}, prope Tufileh (Roth. exs. 365 !), in monte Gebel A.biad deserti inter Hama 

 etPalmyram (Bl!), in coUibus ad Aleppo (Ky. exs. 100! sub A. emarrjinatd), 

 ad Biredjick (Haussk!). 



Folia 3-4-pollicaria, foliola 4 lin. longa, legumen 7-8 lineas longum; dilTert 

 ab airmi A. emarfjmato scapis abbreviatis, foliolis dense imbricatis, calycis 

 dentibus brevibus. legumine fere duplo majore. 



74. A. oxytropifolius (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 9. p. 87} acaulis, 

 griseo velflavido-lanatus, sti[)uiis lanceolatisacuminatis basi connatis. 

 foliis brevibus late ohlongo-linearibus foliolis arcte approximatis 20- 

 2o-jugis late linearibus retusis, scapis crassis folia subsuperantibus 



