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122. Stracheya Bernru.—Flowers nearly of Hedysarum; 2 
superior lobes of calyx longer and connate to a greater height. 
Stamens of Zaverniera. Pistil o-ovulate (of Hedysarum). Legume 
linear straight plano-compressed rigid echinate indehiscent; sutures 
continuous with echinate teeth; segments more profusely muricated 
at middle, veined in other parts, scarcely or not separating.-—A 
czspitose undershrub, subligneous at base; stem very short; leaves 
imparipinnate; stipules scarious villous; flowers’ 1-4 on each of 
axillary peduncles; bracts and bractlets narrow persistent ([ima- 
layas*). 
123. Eversmannia Bex.’ 
Legume linear plano-compressed, variably sinuate or gibbous, smooth 
indehiscent ; sutures nerve-like continuous persistent ; joints some- 
times unevenly convex or concave, finally separating and laying 
bare the replum. Seeds of Hedysarum.—A small shrub, diffuse 
rigid hoary, armed with 1-2 axillary spinescent twigs; leaves im- 
paripinnate ; leaflets small, rather rigid; stipules scarious ; flowers® 
in axillary pedunculate racemes ; bracts and bractlets small persistent’ 
(Caspian and Dzungaria’). 
124, Alhagi T.'°—Flowers nearly of Hedysarum; calyx-teeth 
5, short, nearly equal. Stamens 10, 2-adelphous (9-1). Legume 
linear subterete glabrous smooth, more or less contracted and 
divided within by incomplete subduplicate septa between seeds, 
indehiscent ; segments not separating. Seeds of Hedysarum ; albu- 
men thin—A rigid branched shrub bristling with spinescent 
axillary branches ; leaves small simple entire ; stipules small ; flowers” 
few, in axillary racemes ; rachis spinescent branch-like rigid ; bracts 
small (Levant, India"). 
Jacqurem., Voy., Bot., t. 49.—Jaus. & Spacu, 
Ill, Plant. Orient., t. 61, 62, 474.—Wazp., 
Rep., ti. 892; Ann., ii. 414. 
1In Hook. Journ., v. 306.—B. H., Gen., 510, 
n. 142. 
* The segments easily separate when the ovary 
or young fruit is macerated (BENTH., loc. cit.). 
3 « Purple P” 
4 Species 1. 8. tibetica BEntH., loc. cit.— 
Watpr., Ann., iv. 545. 
> in Gabel Reise., ii, 267, t. 6, ex Ber. & 
Mey., Enum. Plant. Sais. Nor., 30, t. 9— 
B. HH. Gen., 510, n. 148. 
& Purple. 
7 This genus ought scarcely to be distinguished 
from Hedysarum, from which it differs by the 
less evident articulation of its legume. 
8 Species 1. 2. hedysaroides B@E., loc. cit.— 
Watp., Rep., ii. 894. : 
2 Coroll., 54, t. 480.—Dzrsvx., in Journ. 
Bot., i. 120, t. 4, fig. 4.—DC., Prodr., ii. 352.— 
Enpu., Gen. n. 1287.—B. H., Gen., 512, 1. 
149.—Manna Don, Prodr., 246, 
10 Red. 
0 Species 1. 4. Maurorum T., loc. cit.—DC., 
loc. cit., n. 1.—BaxeEr, in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr., ii. 
142.—Watr., Rep., i. 749; Ann, ii. 418.—A, 
mannifera Dusvx., loc. cit.—Jaus. & SPacu, 
