124 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM 
longum, I1-12 mm. latum, in unguem 4 mm. longum abrupte 
contractum ; alae 12-14 mm. longae, 4-4.5 mm. latae, lamina 
apice integra obtusa basi obtuse auriculata ; unguis ad 4.5 mm. 
longus ; carina ad 16 mm. longa, 5.5 mm. lata, apice obtusa, 
ungui 5-6 mm. longo. Ovarium breviter stipitatum, nigro- 
hirsutum, circiter 20-ovulatum ; stigma conspicue barbatum. 
“Plant of 8-ro inches, flowers purple. Mountain pastures 
- on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. 
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Alt. 20,000 ft. September rgt0. N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. 
No. 6606 (Type). 
“Plant of 8-10 inches. Flowers purple. Open stony 
pastures on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 
27° 30’ N._ Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. August 1910.” G. Forrest. 
No. 6514. 
‘Plant of 9-15 inches. Flowers bright blue. Grassy slopes 
at the base of clifis on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
Lat. 27° 20’N. Alt. 10,000-12,000 ft. July 1906.’ G. Forrest. 
No. 2745. 
Astragalus Forrestii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov. 
Species A. florido, Benth ex Bunge, habitu persimilis sed 
racemis densissime multifloris, floribus bibracteolatis, calycis 
dentibus inaequalibus, ovario sessili facile distinguenda. 
Herba robusa, rhizomate crasso ramoso; caules circiter 
45-60 cm. alti (ex Forrest), canaliculati, rigidi, pilis albis nigrisque 
basifixis dense vestiti, juveniles indumento densissimo instructi. 
Folia ad 14 cm. longa, imparipinnata, ad 19-juga, petiolo circa 
cm. longo suffulta; rhachis pilis nigris dense vestita ; 
foliola late linearia, acuta, breviter petiolulata, ad 20 mm. 
longa et 7 mm. lata, supra glabra, subtus margineque pilis albis 
vestita, costis petiolulisque pilis nigris albisque dense instructis ; 
stipulae liberae, membranaceae, ovatae, acuminatae, pilis longis 
albis nigrisque vestitae. Racemi terminales, multiflori floribus 
compactis ; bracteae membranaceae, ascendentes, ad 10 mm. 
longae ; bracteolae duae, 3 mm. longae, pedicellis pilis nigris 
dense vestitis. Calyx campanulatus, circa 5 mm. longus, 
lutescens, pilis paucis nigris vestitus, dentibus inaequalibus 
inferioribus 2.5 mm. longis superioribus 1 mm. longis, pilis 
nigris dense instructis. Corolla calyce duplo longior; vexillum 
obovatum, emarginatum, 10.5 mm. longum, 5.5 mm. latum, 
glabrum, alas paullo superans; alae g mm. longae, 2 mm. 
latae, lamina anguste oblonga apice margine integro basi obtuse 
auriculata, ungui 4.5 cm. longo; carina 8.5 mm. longa, 2 mm. 
lata, apice obtusa. Ovarium sessile glabrum, semi-biloculare, 
4-ovulatum ; stigma nudum. 
t 14 to 2 ft. Flowers pale lemon yellow. Alpine 
