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heads of fl. in pairs, calyx of 6 ovate pointed teeti. — E. S. 104. 

 St. 49. 4, 6. — Pod semiorbicular, long-stalked, upper suture 

 arched outwai-ds, 1-seeded. St. 6—12 in. high, sillrsr, Eoot-1. 

 simple, oval. Fl. yellow, in terminal pairs of crowded many- 

 flowered heads. — j8. A. Dilknii (Schulte) ; plant smaller, fl. red. 

 Bill. Btth. 320.— Dry pastures. P. VI.— vm. E. S. I. 



11. Oxy'tropis Gand. 



1. O. Hal'Uri (Bunge) ; stemless, leaflets ovate aeute in about 

 12 pairs, peduncles exceeding the leaves erent silky, bracts equal- 

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

 2-ceIled. — Astragalus uralenisis Sm. E. B. 466. — Rootstock 

 woody, branched. Pods abrupt with a very oblique acute point. 

 Fl. bluishpurpk. More silky and hairy than Sp. 2. — " PI. uralen- 

 sis ab europsea diifert." Koch. — Dry hilly pastures in Scotland. 



3. O. campes'tris (DC.) ; stemless, leaflets lanceolate in about 

 12 paii'S, peduncles rather exceeding the 1. oscendiTig hairy, bracts 

 equalling the calyx, pods erect ovate inflated hairy imperfectly 

 2-celled.— -E. B. 2522, St. 19. 12.— Rootstock woody, prostrate. 

 Pods narrowed upwards with a slightly oblique point. Fl. yel- 

 lowish tinged with purple. — Olova Mountains. P. VII. S. 



12. AsiEAe'ALTjs Linn. Milk-vetch. 



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

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

 leaves, pods ovate hairy erect stalked in the calyx. — E. B. '274. — 

 Stip. opposite to the leaves. St. a few inches long, slender. 

 Leaflets smaU. 11. in rather large heads, ascending, purple. 

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

 rare. P. VI. VII. E. S. I. 



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

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

 equalling the leaves, pods oblong hairv narrowed at both ends 

 pendulous stalked in the calyx.— X B. S. 2717. St. 19. 13.— 

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

 long, slender. Fl. few, drooping, white tipped with purple. — 

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

 mar. P. vn. s. 



3. A. glycyphyl'hs (L.) ; st. prostrate, stip. ovate-lanceolate 

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

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

 E. B. 203. — St. 2 — 3 feet long, scarcely branched, nearly 



