474 LEGUMiNOs.ii:. Astragalus (LXXV. Proselius). 



Hab. in Amienia Turcica (Tourn!), in agris incultis ad Erzeroum (Calvl), 

 ad Zazalarhane (Huet !), ad Baibout (Bourg !). 



Species facile recognoscenda facie fere A. leucophcei, folia 3-5 pollices, folio- 

 la 4-5 lineas longa, flores 9-10 lineas, legumen cum mucrone 5-G lineas longum 

 .sesquilineam latum. 



692. A. geocyamus, adpresse sericeo-hirtus, stipulis lanceola- 

 tis sericeis, foiiis crebris, foliolis 7-9-jugis lineari-oblongis obtusis 

 mucronulatis, scapis foliis 2-3-plo brevioribus ssepe brevissimis , ra- 

 cemis paucifloris fructiferis brevibus laxiusculis, l)racteis triangulari- 

 lanceoialis pedicellos jequantibus, caiycis adpresse albo et nigro-birti 



dentibus subulatis tubo triplo brevioribus, corolla , leguminibus 



erectis adpresse hirtulis oblongo-clavatis subincurvis calyce tripla 

 longioribus rugulosis dorso subsulcatis ventre subcarinatis acutius- 

 culis mucronulatis ^. 



Hab. in collibus lapidosis Cappadociffi merid. pi'ope Bereketly ad ripam 

 dextram rivi Kamechly Tchai alt. 4000" (Bal !). 



Folia 4-5-pollicaria, foliola 5-7 lin. longa 1-1 Vi lata, legumen 9 lineas lon- 

 gum tres latum. Vexillo ignoio locus dubius, ab A. elongato cui olim adjunxe- 

 ram praeter formam foliolorum et scapos breves leguininibus crassis erectis 

 longe differt. 



693. A. angulosus (d.c. Astr. n° 122, tab. 45) adpresse flavido- 

 canescens, stipulis minutis triangularihus Iiirtis, foliolis parvis 8-10- 

 jugis ovatis acutiusculis , scapis foliis sublongioribus , racemis ovato- 

 oblongisfructiferis laxiusculis, bracleis trianguiari-lanceolatiscalycino 

 tubo triplo brevioribus, calycis adpresse albo et nigro-hirti dentibus 

 triangularil)us brevissimis, corolia flavida calyce plus duplo Jongiore, 

 vexilli lamina oblonga apice lanceolato-attenuata , alis linearibiis ob- 

 solete gibbis, leguminibus patulis parce setulosis transverse rugulosis 

 basi attenuatis oblongo-triquetris subclavatis rectis in mucronem 

 rectumabrupteatteniiatisdorsoplaniusculis sulDSulcatis ventre crasse 

 carinatis ^. 



Hab. in Libano (I^abill. in d.c. herb!), ad Gisr el Hajar (Ehrenb!), in plard- 

 tie inter Damascum et Antilibanum (Boiss 1), prope Engeddi Palestinse (Lowne). 



Folia 4 pollices, foliola tres lineas, flores 8-9 lineas, legumen cum mucrone 

 9 lin. longum infra apicem 2 7» latum. 



694. A. sigmoideus (Bge. Astr. p. 214) adpresse canescens, 

 stipulis lanceolatis canis. foliis longiusculis, foliolis 5-7-jugis obovato- 

 oblongis acutiusculis, scapo folia supcrante , racemo multifloro deni- 

 que laxo elongato, bracteis pedicellum subaequantibus, calycis all30 

 nigroque parce et adpresse hirti dentibus subulatis tabo triplo bre- 

 vioribus, vexilll calyce plus duplo longioris lamina obovata in appen- 

 dicem brevem late bilobam coarctata, alis gibbis , legumine duro cla- 

 vsto-pyriformi longe stipitato sigmoideo-curvato erecto canescenti 

 obtusissimo rostro refracto-deflexo, dorso convexo vix sulcato "^. 



