250. SIMPSON—-ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 
Szechuen : growing on the bank of the Yangtze River near 
Lu-chou at 100-300 m. April1go8. Wilson,3764 Herb. Kew. 
The glands found in this species are similar to those found 
in A. Wilsonii, m., and A. fangensis, m. They are apparently 
confined to the base of the stipules and petiolules. 
B. SYNOPSIS SPECIERUM SINENSIUM. 
Subgenus I. 
Phaca, Bge. pro parte maxima. 
Plantae herbaceae, annuae vel biennes vel perennes, inermes, 
caulescentes vel acaules, semper pilis basifixis instructae. 
Flores pedicellati, flavi, ochroleuci vel purpurei. Calyx persis- 
tens, campanulatus velsubtubulosus. Corolla decidua. Stamina 
diadelpha, rarissime monadelpha. St#gma nudum vel barbatum 
vel pilis minutissimis instructum. 
Sect. 1. UMBELLATAE, N. D. Simpson. 
Herbae annuae, biennes vel perennes, caulescentes. Flores 
umbellati vel subumbellati, purpurascentes vel raro albi. 
Ovarium subsessile. Stigma pilis minutis instructum. 
1. Astragalus sinicus, L. Mant. i, 103 (1767); Bge. Astrag. 
Sp. Geront. ii, 2 (1869) ;* Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. 
Limn. Soc. xxii, 166 (1887); Frartich.” Pl. Delav. 160 
(1889) ; Dunn et Tutcher, Fl. Kwangtung, in Kew Bull. 
Aas Ser. x 97 (1012): 
Yunnan : Meng-tik, Hancock, go! Meng-tze, 1380 m., 
Hen 6!; 1500 m., Henry, 6A! Wang-chau, Delavay, 
1963! Yunnan-sen, Maire, 434!, 861!, 1771! Tali Valley, 
2010-2400 m., Forrest, 4222! Tengyueh Valley, 1800 m., 
Forrest, 4987! Herb. Kew. et Edin. 
Kwangtung: Fatshan, Wenyon! Herb. Kew 
Fokien: Lover’s Leap, Foochow, Carles, 827 | Herb. Kew. 
et Edin. 
Chekieng: Ningpo, A. K. Schindler, 447!; Everard!; Old- 
ham, 47! Herb. Kew. et Edin. 
Hupeh: Patung district, Henry, 3771!  Ichang, Henry, 
657!, 1137! Nanto, Wilson, 11! Hankow, Carles! Herb. 
Kew. et Edin. 
Kiangsu: Shanghai, Wykeham-Perry!; Maingay, 514!: 
Carles, 280!; Bisset! Herb. Kew. et Edin. 
* For the full reference see Bibliography. 
