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obtusae, scariosae, circ. 5 mm. longae 3-4 mm. latae ; petiolus 
pubescens, 3-5 cm.longus; foliola 2-3~juga brevissime petiolulata, 
glaucoviridia, supra glabra subtus primo dense demum parce 
pubescens, obovata vel late elliptica, apice nonnunquam emar- 
ginata, circ. I cm longa, 6-9 mm. lata. Scapus (an semper ?) 
singulus, 5-10 cm. longus, pubescens, 1-4-florus. Calyx cam- 
panulatus, extus nigro-pilosus, bilabiatus, labio supero brevissime 
bidentato, infero 3-dentato, 3-5 mm. longus. Corolla intense 
coerulea ; vexillum orbiculare, apice conspicue emarginatum, 
g-10 mm. diamet.; alae 10-11 mm. longae, 3-3'5 mm. latae ; 
carina brevissima, 5 mm. longa, 2 mm. alta. Stylus sursum 
curvatus brevissimus. 
“Plant of 2-4 inches. Flowers bright blue. Dry mountain 
pastureland on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
Lat. 27° 10’. Alt. g-11,000 ft. May 1906.” G. Forrest. 
No. 2221. 
A bright-blue flowering herb, the smallest of the Yunnan 
species of the genus. 
05 Astragalus dolichochaete, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caules procumbentes, pilis nigris conspersi, 0°3-0°6 m. longi. 
Stipulae anguste triangulatae, acutae, 4-6 mm. longae. Folia 
8-10 cm. longa, 2°5-3 mm. lata, herbacea, foliola 7-g—juga, breviter 
petiolulata, subelliptica, mucronulata, supra glabra, subtus 
glauco-pallidiora pilis albis minutis vestita, I-1'2 cm. longa, 
0°3-0°6 cm. lata. Racemi axillares et terminales, longissime 
(6-10 cm.) pedunculati; bracteae lineari-subulatae, 7-8 mm 
longae ; pedicelli brevissimi. Calyx pallide viridis pilis nigris 
conspersus, tubus circ. 4 mm. longus, dentes longissimi aristi- 
formes, 8-10 mm. longi. Corolla sulphurea, apice purpurascens ; 
vexillum suborbiculare, apice emarginatum, 15 mm. diamet. ; 
alae 13 mm. longae, 3-4 mm. latae, carina 12-13 mm. longa, 
circ. 5 mm. lata; stylus sub stigmate pilis paucis praeditus. 
“Procumbent plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers pale lemon yellow, 
tipped purple. Open mountain erie hb on the eastern 
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 15’ N. Alt. g-11,000 ft. 
July 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2608. 
Belongs to the Subgen. Phaca ; it is easily recognised by the 
long awn-like teeth of the calyx. 
ul! Indigofera leptosepala, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Fruticulus humilis ramosus. Ramuli novelli pilis fuscis 
patulis villosula. Folia subsessilia, 4-5—juga, rhachis eodem modo 
villosula ; foliola herbacea, pilis longis albidis adpressis pilosa 
subtus glauca, obovata vel elliptica conspicue mucronulata, 
0°6-1'5 cm. longa, 0°4-0°9 cm. lata. Stipulae angustissime lanceo- 
