No. 680. 
ASTRAGALUS DEPRESSUS. 
Ciass, Order. 
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA, 
A native of the South of Europe, Swit- 
zerland, and also near the Caspian Sea, ac- 
cording to Pallas. It isa perennial plant, 
the branches of which are very short, and 
as well us the leaves, lie close to the ground. 
The leaves are a little villose at their edges 
and underneath: the flowers come out in 
May, upon scapes seldom more than an 
inch in length. They are sometimes suc- 
ceeded by seeds in this country, by which 
means alone it can be multiplied. It may 
either be kept in a pot, or planted in the 
border in light loamy soil, and is perfectly 
hardy. 
