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pili, and densely ciliated at the apex ; legumes rather triquetrous, 

 many-seeded, acute, villous, longer than the calyx, i;. H. Na- 

 tive of Altaia, in sand at the rivers Irtysch and Bekun. Corolla 

 rose-coloured. To follow A. calyclnus, Bieb. p. 268. no. 197. 

 Sand Milk-vetch. Fl. May. PI. dwarf. 



64 ASTRA'GALUS MELANOTRICHOS (Led. fl. ross. all. ill. t. 294. 

 fl. alt. 3. p. 323.) stem erect, shrubby, much branched ; branches 

 silky ; leaflets 7-9, linear, acute at both ends, with a few scat- 

 tered strigse ; stipulas ovate-lanceolate, rather adnate to the 

 petiole ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; spikes short, nearly 

 globose ; calyxes inflated, ellipsoid, densely clothed with black 

 hairs at the base, and in the throat ; legumes ovate, triquetrous, 

 many-seeded, acutish, pilose, exceeding the calyx. ^ . H. Na- 

 tive of Altaia, on mount Kurtschum not far from Nabaty, at the 

 river Irtysch. Corolla yellow. To follow A, inflatus, D. C. p. 

 268. no. 205. of the present volume. 



Black-haired Milk-vetch. Fl. June. PI. \ foot. 



65 ASTRA'GALUS SCLEROPODIUS (Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 295.) 

 stem erect, shrubby, much branched ; young branches strigose, 

 adult ones glabrous from the bark being deciduous ; leaflets 11- 

 21, oblong, rather mucronate, sparingly strigose; stipulas lan- 

 ceolate, rather adnate to the petiole ; peduncles longer than the 

 leaves, hardened into spines ; spikes cylindrical, secund ; calyx 

 inflated, ellipsoid, beset with spreading pili ; legumes ovate, 

 somewhat triquetrous, many-seeded, acute, pilose, shorter than 

 the calyx, fj . H. Native of Altaia, on mountains of Kurts- 

 chum, at the river Irtysch. Corolla yellow. To follow A. 

 injlatus, D. C. p. 268. no. 205. of the present volume. 



Hard-petioled Milk-vetch. Fl. June. Shrub 3 feet. 



66 ASTRA'GALUS XANTHOTRICHOS (Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 296. 

 fl. alt. 3. p. 324.) stem erect, shrubby, much branched; young 

 branches strigose, adult ones silky white ; leaflets 7-9, elliptic, 

 rather mucronulate, beset with a few strigaa ; stipulas semiovate- 

 lanceolate ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; spikes subglo- 

 bose ; calyxes inflated, ellipsoid, beset with spreading pili ; le- 

 gumes ovate, somewhat triquetrous, many-seeded, acute, very 

 villous, exceeding the calyx. Jj . H. Native of Altaia, on the 

 mountains of Kurtschum on rocks. Corolla yellow. To follow 

 A. follicularis, Pall. p. 268. no. 206. of the present volume. 



Yellow- haired Milk-vetch. Fl. June. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



67 ASTRA'GALUS GLOMERA'TUS (Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 299. 

 fl. alt. 3. p. 327.) almost stemless, tufted, glaucous, beset with a 

 few pili ; leaflets usually 9, obovate ; racemes axillary, 4-8-flow- 

 ered, almost sessile ; calyx at length ruptured ; the teeth lan- 

 ceolate-linear, about half the length of the tube; legumes cylin- 

 drical, acuminated, beset with silky strigae, 2-celled. If. . H. 

 Native of Altaia, in exposed fields at the river Irtysch, between 

 AVoroninsk and Nabaty. Corolla with the vexillum rose-coloured, 

 having a large white spot in the centre, and with the wings and 

 keel whitish, the latter tipped with purple. To follow A. ammo- 

 dytes, Pall. p. 269. no. 210. of the present volume. 



Glomerate Milk-vetch. Fl. April, May. PI. to | foot. 



68 ASTRA'GALUS HYPOG^US (Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 95. fl. alt. 

 3. p. 329.) stemless, clothed with long white hairs ; leaflets 5- 

 1 3, rather remote, obovate ; flowers aggregate at the roots, 

 exactly sessile ; calyx at length ruptured, with the, teeth linear, 

 subulate, equal in length to the tube ; legumes subglobose, didy- 

 mous, villous, 1 -celled, few-seeded, under ground ; vexillum 

 elongated, emarginate, with the margins connate, and the middle 

 tubular. 1. H. Native of hills and fields near to the river 

 Tscharych and Buchtorm, and in the Soongarian desert. Co- 

 rolla white. To follow A. galaclUes, p. 269. no. 209. 



Underground-podded Milk-vetch. Fl. Aug. PI. 1 foot. 



16. Caprmi,p. 269. 

 C9 ASTRA'GALUS ROSEUS (Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 800. fl. alt. 



3. p. 330.) caulescent, erect or ascending ; stem clothed with 

 white villi ; leaflets 17-23, obovate-elliptic, clothed with hoary- 

 villi ; spike capitate, nearly globose ; peduncles short ; calyx 

 villous, with the teeth setaceous, exceeding the tube in length, 

 but about equal in length to the corolla ; legumes obovate, tri- 

 quetrous, woolly, 1 -celled, a little longer than the tube of the 

 calyx. If.. H. Native of Altaia, in sandy fields at the river 

 Irtysch. Corolla rose-coloured. To follow A. longiflorus, Pall, 

 p. 269. no. 215. of the present volume. 



/Jose-coloured-flowered Milk-vetch. Fl. May, June. PI. -| 

 to ^ foot. 



70 ASTRA'GALUS LACTIFLORUS (Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 103. fl. 

 alt. 3. p. 333.) plant caulescent, hairy; leaflets 19-23, elliptic ; 

 racemes very short, axillary ; bracteas lanceolate-linear ; caly- 

 cine teeth lanceolate-linear, thrice the length of the tube, but 

 shorter than the bracteas ; corolla glabrous ; legumes ovate, 

 rather triquetrous, mucronate, 2-celled, many-seeded, densely 

 clothed with wool. I/ . H. Native of Altaia, in dry fields and 

 on rocks. A. testiculatus AltaJcus, Pall. Corolla milk-coloured. 

 To follow A. Schanginianus, Pall. p. 270. no. 222. 



Milk-flowered Milk-vetch. Fl. June. PI. i to foot. 



71 ASTRA'GALUS BREVIFOLIUS (Led. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 307. fl. 

 alt. 3. p. 334.) tufted, rather silky ; leaflets 7, oblong, petiolu- 

 late; peduncles axillary, very short, 1-2-flowered ; flowers 

 longer than the leaves ; teeth of calyx much longer than the 

 tube ; legume inclosed in the calyx, which is silky, membranous, 

 and erect; cells 2-seeded. If.. H. Native of Altaia, in sterile 

 dry deserts, near the river Tschuja. Corolla sulphur-coloured. 

 To follow A. Buchtonnensls, Pall. p. 270. no. 228. 



Shorl-kaved Milk-vetch. Fl. June. PI. | foot. 



17. Incani, p. 270. 



72 ASTRA'GALUS ROSTRA' TUS (Meyer, verz. pfl. p. 144.) plant 

 stemless, and densely clothed with hairs, which are fixed by 

 their centre ; scape rather shorter than the leaves; leaflets 13- 

 1 7, nearly linear, acute ; calycine teeth shorter than the tube ; 

 setaceous; legumes erect, very long, subulate, nearly terete, 

 erectish, ending in a beak. If. . H. Native of Persia, on the 

 mountains of Tulusch near Swant, at the height of 2000 feet. 

 Allied to A. Monspessulanus, Lin. p. 270. no. 233. 



Beaked-podded Milk-vetch. PI. i to \ foot. 



73 A. REFRA'CTUS (Meyer, verz. pfl. p. 144.) plant canescent 

 from adpressed pili, which are fixed by their centre ; scapes 

 erect, longer than the leaves; leaflets 19-25, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acute ; racemes elongated, loose ; calycine teeth subulate, 

 shorter than the tube ; legumes deflexed, stipitate, rather tri- 

 gonal, beaked, beset with black and white hairs. If. . H. Found 

 along with A. rostrutus. Flowers yellow. To follow A. san- 

 guinolcntus, Bieb. p. 270. no. 234 of the present volume. 



Refracted-ipodded Milk-vetch. PI. | foot. 



18. Radictfiori, p. 271. 



74 ASTRA'GALUS PHYSOCA'RPUS (Led. fl. alt. 3. p. 335.) almost 

 stemless ; leaflets 17-27, elliptic, rounded at the base or cuneat- 

 ed, mucronate, glaucous, glabrous on both surfaces, but with a 

 few adpressed hairs on the margin, which are fixed by their 

 centre ; peduncles about equal in length to the leaves ; flowers 

 in dense spikes ; legumes inflated, membranous, subglobose, 

 glabrous. 2/.H. Native of Altaia, about Loktewsk, &c. A. 

 physodes Altaicus, Pall. astr. p. 72. t. 58. Flowers violaceous 

 or dirty yellow. To follow A. physodes, Lin. p. 271. no. 247. 



Bladder-fruited Milk-vetch. PI. -5 to ^ foot. 



Tribe III. Hedysarece. Subtribe II. Euhedysarece,p. 277. 



75 DESMODIUM PURPU'REUM (Hook, in Beech, voy. part. bot. 

 p. 62.) stem erect, terete, nearly simple, clothed with adpressed 



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