90 25. LEeUMINOSiE. 



11. Oxt'teopis Cand. 



1. 0. -HfflZ'fen (Bunge) ; stemlesg, leaflets ovate acute in about 

 12 pairs, ^jcAincfc, exceeding the leaves ej-ec< silky, bracts equal- 

 ling the calyx, pods erect ovate-oblong inflated silky imperfeelly 

 2-celled. — Astraffakisuralensis 8m. — Roc tstock woody, branched. 

 Pods, abrupt vfith a very oblique acute point. Fl. bluish jmrple. 

 More silky and hairy than Sp, 2. — " PL uralensis ab europsea 

 differt." KocK-^Tlij hiHy pastures in Scotland. P. VH. S. 



2. O. campe^tris (DO.) ; stemless, leaflets lanceolate in about 

 12 pairs, peduncles rather exceeding the 1. ascending hairy, bracts 

 equalling the calyx, pods erect ovate inflated hairy imperfecthf 

 ■^-celled. — Astragalus Sm. St. 19. 12. — Eootstock woody, pro- 

 .strate. Pods nan-owed upwards with a slightly oblique point. 

 M. yelloioish tinged with pUrple.-^Clova Mountains. P. VII. S. 



12. Asteag'alus Linn. Milfc-vetch. 



1. A. hypoglot'tis (Jj.) ; st. prostrate, stip, united, leaflets 

 blunt in 8 — 10 pairs, racemes ovate, peduncles exceeding the 

 leaves, pods ^oYaXp hairy erect stalked in the calyx. — Stip. oppo- 

 site to the leaves. St, a few inches long, slender. Leaflets 

 small. Fl. in rather large heads, ascending, purple. Ovary 

 twice as long as its stalk. — Chalky and gravelly places, rare. 



P. VI. vn. E. s. I. 



2. A. alpinus (L.) ; st. prostrate, stip. ovate free, leaflets 

 elliptic blunt in 10 — 12 pairs, racemes short close, peduncles 

 equalling the leaves, pods oblong hairy narrowed at both ends 

 pendulous stalked in the calyx.— ^. B. S. 2717. St. 19. 18.— 

 Stip. sometimes slightly connected at the base. St. a few inches 

 long, slender. PL few, drooping, white tipped vrith purple. — 

 Lofty mountains. Glen Dole, Clova. Little Craigindal, Brae- 

 max. P. vn. S. 



3. A. gT,ycyphyUlos (L.) ; st. prostrate, stip. ovate-lanceolate 

 free, leaflets ovate in 5 — 6 pairs, rapejnes ovate, peduncles falling 

 much short of the leaves, pods linear incurved erect glabrous. — 

 St. 2 — .J feet long, scai'cely brapched, nearly, glabrous. Fl. in 

 short dense racemes, dull yellow. Pods an inch long. — Thickets 

 on a chalky or gravelly soil, rare. P. VI. Wild Liquorice. E! S. 



Tribe II. Viciece. 



13. Vi'ciA Linn. Vetch. 



* Upper part of the style equally hairy ail over. 



