248 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 
Astragalus Wilsonii, N. D. Simpson. Sp. nov., ab A. Prze- 
walsku, Bge. planta pedicellis calycis dentibus ovariis 
exceptis glaberrima, foliolis ovato-oblongis facile dis- 
tinguendus. 
Herba erecta, glandulis conspicuis basi stipularum (et raro 
petiolulorum) instructa ; caulis glaber, canaliculatus, fistulosus, 
ultra 30 cm. altus. Folia laxe 4-7-foliolata, ad 9 cm. longa, 
petiolis 1.5 cm. longis; foliola opposita, interdum alterna, 
ovato-oblonga, majora 2.4 cm. longa, I cm. lata, apice obtusa, 
mucronulata breviter petiolulata, petiolulis ad 1.5 mm. longis, 
glaberrima, subtus pallidiora, nervis prominulis ; stipulae magnae, 
ad 1.5 mm. longae et 8 mm. latae, liberae, caulinares, late 
ovatae, acutae, saepe reflexae, utrinque glabrae, margine saepe 
pilis brevissimis minute ciliatae, basi glandulosae. Racemi 
juveniles dense multiflori, deinde laxi, circa 16-flori, pedunculis 
glabris ad 9.5 cm. longis folia excedentibus ; bracteae obovatae, 
obtusae, ad 7.mm. longae et 3.5 mm. latae, utrinque glabrae, 
margine ciliatae ; bracteolae nullae ; pedicelli ad 2.5 mm. longi, 
pilis nigris brevibus vestiti. Calyx campanulatus, glaberrimus, 
ad 6.5 mm. longus, dentibus aequalibus lanceolatis acutis ad 
2.5 mm. longis extra glabris intus pilis nigris dense instructis. 
Corolla lutescens (ex Wilson), calycem multo superans ; vexillum 
obovatum, apice emarginatum, 15 mm. longum, 7.5 mm. latum 
in unguem sensim attenuatum; alae 14.5 mm. longae, 1.5 mm. 
latae, lamina brevissima basi obtuse auriculata, ungui g mm. 
longo ; carina 13.5 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, ungui 8 mm. longo. 
Stamina diadelpha. Ovariwm uniloculare, 6-ovulatum, longe 
stipitatum, dense nigro-pubescens ; stigma nudum. 
. China: a yellowish. Grasslands, altitude 3900 to 
4200 m. July 903.” Wilson, 3440! Herb. Kew (type). 
Szechuen : Tonvels Soulié, 303! Ta-tsien-lou, Soulié, 560! 
Herb. Kew. 
When the stipules are erect the base is punctured by an 
insect, evidently ‘or the purpose of obtaining the fluid secreted 
by the glands which occur inside the stipules. The glands are 
also found at the base of the petiolules together with a few hairs. 
oe Astragalus wushanicus, N. D. Simpson. Sp. no 
o. 
stnico, Linn. planta perenne, indumente patulo, Gedunicalic 
foliis minoribus, vexillo obovato, ungui 2 mm. lato, alis 
acutis habituque differt. 
Herba perennis, rhizomate funiculare descendente; caules 
caespitosi, parce ramosi, ad 12 cm. longi, pilis albis patulis 
dense vestiti. Folia longipetiolata, ad 14 cm. longa, petiolis 
I—4.5 cm. longis inclusis, 5—8-juga ; foliola opposita, late obovato- 
oblonga, majora 10 mm. longa, 8 mm. lata, apice retusa, basi 
