146 L. LEGUMiNOS.fi. (J. Gr. Baker.) [Hedysarmn. 



SIKKIM, alpine region, alt. 12-16,000 ft., HooJc.fi. 



Stems slender, at first slightly downy, ft. or less high, iea/'-rachis 2-3 in. long ; 

 leaflets 21-27, 33- in. long, obtuse, glabrous above, obscurely pubescent with raised 

 veins below. Heads dense, 1-2 in. long in flower ; bracts linear, minute. Calyx 

 pubescent, %~ in. ; teeth lanceolate, as long as the tube. Corolla bright red, ^ -| in. 

 Joints of pod 1-3, roundish or oblong, J-f in. long ; sutures irregularly faintly" eroso- 

 dentate. 



3. H. Falconer!, Sake?- ; caulescent, robust, leaflets large subcoriaceous 

 ovate-oblong, keel and standard equal, joints large membranous with toothed 

 borders. 



WEST TIBET, temperate region, Dr. Falconer. 



Stems 1| 2 ft.thigh, slender, firm, sulcate, glabrous. Leaf-racliises 6-9 in. long; 

 leaflets 13-19, distant, |-1| in. long, obtuse, glabrous, full green above, grey-green, 

 obscurely canescent with prominent veins below. Flower-Yaeemes 3-4 in. long, 

 moderately close ; bracts setaceous, very small ; pedicel as long as the calyx. Cok/x 

 % in. long ; teeth setaceous, as long as the tube. Corolla f-f in. Joints oblong, 

 glabrous, ^ in. long, thin, with broad irregularly eroso-dentate borders. 



4. H. astrag-aloides, Benth. MSS. ; caulescent, robust, leaflets large 

 membranous linear-oblong, corolla yellowish, keel exceeding the standard, joints 

 large membranous with crisped borders. 



KISHTWAR, alpine zone, alt. 11-12,000 ft., Thomson. LAHUL, JaeschJcc. 



Stems robust, erect, 2 ft. high, densely canescent at first. iea/*-rachises 4-8 in. 

 long ; leaflets 21-29, not at all coriaceous, obtxise, with a minute mucro, f-1 in. long, 

 glabrescent above, persistently grey-canescent below. Flower -racemes very dense, 

 2-3 in. long, the linear scariose bracts protruding beyond the buds ; pedicels shorter 

 than calyx. Calyx \ in., finely silky ; teeth exceeding the tube. Pod distinctly 

 stalked ; joints 1-2, oblong, with a distinct rather crisped wing on the lower side and 

 an obscure one on the upper. 



5. H. cacliemirianum, Benth. MSS. ; caulescent, robust, leaflets 

 large membranous linear-oblong', corolla red, standard exceeding wings and 

 keel, joints large membranous with entire borders. 



KASHMIR, temperate region, alt. 9-10,000 ft., Thomson, Falconer, Winterbottom. 



Stem 1^-2 ft. high, erect, glabrous, many-grooved. im/-rachises |-1 ft. long ; 

 leaflets 21-27, thin, obtuse, f-lj in. long; both sides green, glabrescent, concolorous. 

 Eacemes very dense, 2-3 in. long in flower, the linear setaceous bracts protruding 

 beyond the buds ; pedicels very short. Calyx downy, f in. ; teeth as long as the 

 tube. Corolla f-1 in. long. Joints 1-3, glabrous, oblong, ^f in. long ; both sutures 

 with a distinct entire wing. 



**- Calyx-teeth shorter than the tube. 



6. K. laxiflorum, Benth. MSS. ; stems slender, leaflets subcoriaceous, 

 bracts minute setaceous, keel exceeding wings and standard, joints small entire 

 not bordered. 



WEST HIMALAYA, temperate or alpine region. WEST TIBET, Falconer. Valley of 

 Kishengunga, Winterbottom. 



Stems 1^-2 ft. high, firm, slender, glabrous. 7>tf/-rachis 3-5 in. long; leaflets 

 21-3 l r close, firm, linear-oblong, ^-f in. long, green, glabrous above, grey, obscurely 

 canescent with raised veins below. Racemes lax, 2-3 in. long in flower ; pedicels as 

 long as the calyx, finely downy. Calyx ^ in. ; upper teeth deltoid, lower lanceolate. 

 Corolla f-f in. Joints 3-4, oblong, firm, glabrous, rather turgid, not more than in. 

 long. 



7. S. strobilifefcum, Baker ; stems robust, leaflets, membranous, bracts 

 large ovate-acuminate, corolla under twice the calyx, its petals equal. 



