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ASTRAGALUS 



decumbent. The flowers appear in May and June, and the plant is quite 

 pretty then. It is very well adapted for a shelf in the rock garden. 

 Seeds rarely, if ever, ripen in England ; but the plant can be increased 



ASTRAGALUS TRAGACANTHA. 



by cuttings made, ij to 2 ins. long, of the tops of the shoots in August, 

 and placed under handlights in sandy soil. 



A. MASSILIENSIS, Lamarck^ is very similar to the above in habit, foliage, and 

 spininess, but has white flowers. Native of the Mediterranean region. 



