are sliorlly stalked, the stalks scarcely exceeding 1 mm. in length; the leaflets are 

 fm-nished with a prominent niidvcin, without distinct lateral veins, glabrous, or scattered 

 pubescent along the veins beneath. The stipules are generally rather large; the lower 

 ones are wholly united or nearly so, sometimes almost amplexicaul, only wiUi 

 2 small, free lobes at the margin; the upper stipules are less united, generally only at the 

 base, and are free above, forming pointed, triangular, membranous, yellowish white lobes, 

 2 to 3,5 nnn. long, without distinct veins; they are glabrous or sligthly ciliate. The 

 raceme is long, 5—10 cm. in length, twice to three times exceeding the axillary leaf, cur- 

 ved, not straight and rigid, rather densely flowered, and flowery. The number of tlie flow- 

 ers in each raceme is generally 20 — 25, more rarely to 30, shortly pedicelled, the length 

 of the pedicels being about 1 mm. The bracts are 3—4 times as long as the pedicels them- 

 selves, of a narrow, nearly subulate shape, slightly membranous, and in their lower parts 

 with an indistinct vein. The calyx is 3 — 4 mm. long, di\'ided above into 5 free, linear 

 lobes of equal breadth, and of about the. same length as the calyx-tube itself. The calyx 

 as well as Uie pedicel are beset with black, scattered hairs. The flowers, which are about 

 10 mm. long, are of a light azure colour. The standard is about 10 mm. long, and 5—6 

 mm. broad, 2-cleft at the apex. The wings are 2 — 3 mm. shorter, and the apex di- 

 stincdv and deeplv emarginate. The keel is only about 5 — 5,5 nmi. long, furnished with a 

 short claw, which is only Va of the length of the keel itself. The standard and the wings 

 are of one colour; the keel has on either side, near the apex, a small blotch, about 1 mm.- 

 large, of a darker blue, giving the whole raceme a characteristic, variegated appearance. 



This species has not been noticed by me with ripe fruits; tlie unripe pods are of a dull 

 brown colour, slightly acuminate at tlie summit, with 4 — 7 seeds. The whole plant is of 

 a characteristic, greyish green colour. 



Occurring on the Abakan Steppe, near Askys, on dry, hot Devonian sandstone rocks 

 facing south, where taken by me in flower, and in part done flowering in the middle of 

 June. 



Distribution: From the Thian-Shan and the Altai, through eastern Siberia to the 

 Sea of Okhotsk. 



Vicia sepium L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1763) p. 1038; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. Ill, p. 351; Turczan. 

 Cat. Baical. no. 379; Karel. et Kiril. Enum. PI. Fl. Alt. no. 277; Ledeb. Fl. Ros.s. I. p. 669; 

 Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1842) p. 792, no. 368; KpM.i. <I).i. A.it. II (1903) p. 330. 



Very common in meadows and tliickets of foliage trees on islets in the rivers Yenisei 

 and Abakan, where it begins flowering in the first half of June. The species is also ratlier 

 frequently to be met with between Minusinsk and Kushabar. The specimens have, for the 

 greater part, small, ovate or oval leaflets, to 3,5 cm. long, and 1,4 cm. broad, with truncate 

 or even slightly emarginate apex, furnished with a fine point. The calyx is beset with 

 short, spreading hairs, and has the teeth remarkably small. Specimens with compara- 

 tively long and small, nearly lanceolate leaflets, and rather large, toothed stipules are also 

 to be found in the material brought home. 



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