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cells 5-6-seedeel. If. . H. Native of the south of France, in 

 dry fields and among stones. Magn. bot. monsp. p. 32. with a 

 figure. A. incanus, Pall. astr. t. 84. Flowers purplish. 



far. ft, Barrelieri (Dufour, ann. gen. sc. 7. p. 297.) legumes 

 hoary, at length very hard, oblong, not ovate, a little incurved, 

 subulate ; cells usually 5-seeded. If.. H. Native of Spain, in 

 the province of Valentia, on arid hills at St. Philip. 



Hoary Milk- Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1 795. PI. i to f ft. 



236 A. INCU'RVUS (Desf. all. 2. p. 182. t. 203.) plant stem- 

 less, hoary; leaflets 17-27, elliptic; scapes longer than the 

 leaves ; spikes of flowers capitate ; teeth of calyx subulate ; le- 

 gurnes oblong, cylindrical, tapering to the base, incurved at the 

 apex, glabrous, hardly 3-times the length of the calyx ; cells 3- 

 5-seeded. I/ . H. Native of Algiers, in sandy places. D. C. 

 astr. 128. Flowers pale-purple. 



/Hcwn-erf-podded Milk- Vetch. PL foot. 



237 A.CLAVA'TUS (D. C. astr. no. 127. t. 44.) plant almost 

 stemless, hoary ; leaflets 11-21, roundish-ovate; scapes longer 

 than the leaves ; flowers disposed in spikes, spreading ; legumes 

 erect, glabrous, somewhat clavate, incurved at the top ; cells 4- 

 5-seeded. 1(..H. Native of Armenia. Flowers greenish yellow 

 in a dried state. Perhaps the same as A. cinereus of Willd. 

 spec. 3. p. 1315. 



CYauate-legumed Milk- Vetch. PL ^ to ^ foot. 



238 A. NUMMULARIOI'DES (Desf. emend. D. C. astr. no. 131.) 

 plant stemless and hoary ; leaflets 17-23, obovate ; scapes longer 

 than the leaves ; flowers few, disposed in short spikes ; calyxes 

 beset with black villi, 5-toothed ; legumes elliptic, ventricose, 

 silky, hardly longer than the calyx; cells 3-seeded. 1(.. H. 

 Native of sandy places near Sbiba, in Tunis. A. nummularius, 

 Desf. all. 2. p. 182. t. 204. exclusive of the synonymes. A. 

 rotundifolius, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1317. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Money-wort-like Milk-Vetch. PL \ to | foot. 



239 A. MACRORHI~ZUS (Cav. icon. 2. p. 28. t. 133.) plant 

 stemless, hoary ; leaflets 15-21, ovate, mucronulate ; scapes ex- 

 ceeding the leaves ; spikes ovate, many-flowered ; flowers dis- 

 tinct, pedicellate ; calyxes clothed with black villi, 5-toothed ; 

 legumes erect, obovate, pubescent, a little longer than the calyx, 

 ending in a hooked acumen ; cells 3-4-seeded. I/ . H. Native 

 of Spain, in fields about Madrid. Flowers red. A. montanus, 

 Brot. ex Steud. 



Long-rooted Milk- Vetch. PL \ to \ foot. 



240 A. BRACHYCA'RFUs(Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 201. cent. 2. p. 58.) 

 plant stemless, pubescent ; leaflets 15-27, oblong-elliptic ; scapes 

 longer than the leaves ; spikes many-flowered, at length elon- 

 gated ; calyxes clothed with black and white hairs mixed ; le- 

 gumes erect, obovate, length of calyx, when young clothed with 

 adpressed pubescence; cells 2-3-seeded. %. H. Native of 

 Caucasus. Sims, bot. mag. 2335. Buxb. cent. 3. t. 38. f. 1. ? 

 Flowers of a dirty purple colour. 



Sharp-fruited Milk- Vetch. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1820. PL ft. 



241 A. GLAREOSUS (Dougl. mss.) stems short, procumbent; 

 plant clothed with hoary silky villi ; stipulas free, permanent ; 

 leaflets numerous, obovate ; peduncles or scapes bearing from 

 3-10 flowers at the apex ; bracteas lanceolate, subulate, twice 

 the length of the pedicels. % . H. Native of North America, 

 from the confluence of Lewis and Clarke's river with the Colum- 

 bia to the Rocky mountains. Flowers large, purple. Habit of 

 a species of Oxytropis. This species belongs more properly to 

 section Onobrycholdei than to the present section. 



Gravel Milk- Vetch. PL \ to foot. 



242 A. Pu RSHII (Dougl. mss.) plant tufted, woody at the 

 base, densely clothed with hoary-silky villi ; stipulas distinct, 

 permanent ; leaflets numerous, elliptic ; bracteas subulate, twice 

 the length of the pedicels ; peduncles or scapes shorter than the 

 leaves, bearing a few flowers at the apex. %.. H. Native of 



North-west America, on the low hills of the Spokan River. 

 Flowers yellow. Habit of a species of Oxytropis. This plant 

 belongs more properly to section Ciceroidei. 

 Pursh's Milk-Vetch. PL | to 4- foot. 



243 A. MOLLI'SSIMUS (Torrey, in ann. lye. 2. p. 173.) plant 

 almost stemless, erect, clothed in every part with silky down ; 

 stipulas free; leaves with 11-14 pairs of ovate-oblong mucro- 

 nulate leaflets ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; flowers spicate, 

 erect; legumes oblong, arched, glabrous. I/.. H. Native of 

 North America, on the Platte. Flowers probably cream-coloured. 



Very-soft Milk- Vetch. PL \ to \ foot. 



244 A. PE'NDULUS (D. C. astr. no. 129.) plant stemless, 

 hoary ; leaflets 17-21, roundish ; scapes longer than the leaves ; 

 flowers spreading, but at length pendulous, disposed in spikes. 

 "%.. F. Native of the Levant. A. orientalis folio subrotundo, 

 flore purpureo magno, Tourn. cor. 28. 



Pendulous-fiov/ered Milk- Vetch. PL ^ to -| foot. 



245 A. ELONGA'TUS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1314.) plant stemless, 

 hoary; leaflets 9-11, elliptic; scapes longer than the" leaves; 

 spikes of flowers elongated ; flowers erect, but at length spread- 

 ing ; legumes pendulous, ovate, pubescent, mucronate by the 

 style ; cells 2-3-seeded. %. H. Native of Galatia. A. Pis- 

 tacia, Rost. ined. Flowers purplish. Legumes the size and 

 form of those of the Pistachia-nut. Very like A. brachycarpus, 

 but differs in the fruit being pendulous. 



Elongated-spiked Milk-Vetch. PL -J- foot. 



246 A. ANGULOSUS(D. C. astr. no. 122. t. 45.) plant stemless, 

 hoary; leaflets 9-13, elliptic, mucronulate; scapes longer than 

 the leaves ; spikes of flowers at length elongated ; legumes ovate, 

 somewhat trigonal, rather pendulous, pubescent, mucronate by 

 the style, about 3-times the length of the calyx ; cells 3-4-seeded. 

 If. . H. Native of the Levant. Flowers unknown. 



Angular-podded Milk-Vetch. PL -^ to \ foot. 



18. Radiciflori (from radix, a root, and flos, a flower; in 

 reference to the flowers and scapes rising from the roots, and not 

 from the stems). D. C.prod. 2. p. 305. Stipulas adhering to 

 the petioles, which are unarmed. Calyxes not bladdery, nor rup- 

 tured above after flowering. Flowers purplish or white, with the 

 vexdlum not much elongated. Leaves not hoary. Legumes 

 usually bladdery. 



247 A. PHYSODES (Lin. spec. 1073.) plant almost stemless and 

 glabrous, but beset with a few hairs, which are fixed by their 

 centre ; leaflets 21-31 ; peduncles scape-like, about equal in 

 length to the leaves or rather longer; legumes inflated, membra- 

 nous, nearly globose, glabrous, "if. . H. Native of Siberia, in 

 places impregnated with salt. D. C. astr. 127. Pall. astr. 71. 

 but not of Pall. itin. Flowers purplish. Vexillum oblong. Root 

 creeping. 



Var. a, U'olgensis (Pall. astr. t. 58. D. C. astr. t. 48.) leaflets 

 linear, acute ; scape declinate, length of leaves. "H. . H. Native 

 of Sandy Islands, at the mouth of the Volga. 



Var. ft, Taurkus (Pall. astr. t. 58. B. f. 1.) leaflets oblong; 

 scapes exceeding the leaves ; stems more conspicuous. 1 . H. 

 Native of Tauria. 



Var. y, Altaicus (Pall. astr. t. 58. B. f. 2.) leaflets elliptic ; 

 scapes length o flea ves. l/.H. Native of Altai. 



7n/?a</-podded Milk- Vetch. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1759. PL $ ft. 



248 A. PALLA sn (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 2. p. 305.) plant 

 almost stemless, tufted, branched, clothed with hairy pubescence ; 

 leaflets 1 1-13, oblong-linear ; scapes length of leaves ; legumes 

 inflated, membranous, almost globose, villous. H.. H. Native 

 of the Caspian desert, at Lake Inderskoi. A. physodes aft'inis, 

 Pall. astr. p. 73. t. 59. A. physodes var. $, D. C. astr. no. 127. 

 Pers. ench. 2. p. 344. Flowers purplish. 



Pallas's Milk- Vetch. FL June, July. Clt. 1818. PL % foot. 



