88 25. lEGTTMINOS^. 



2. L. major (Scop.) ; claw of the standard linear, calyx-teeth 

 spreading like a star in the bud subulate from a triangular base, 

 two upper teeth diverging, heads 8 — H-flowered, leaflets obovate, 

 stip. roundish-ovate. — E. B. 2091. L. uliginosus Schkubr. — 

 Hairy. St. usually erect, 1—3 feet bigb. Angle between tbe 

 2 upper calyx-teetb acute. Sometimes glabrous, tbe margins 

 and veins of tbe 1. stip. bracts and sep. ciliate, st. erect or pro- 

 cumbent. — In damp places. P. VII. VlII. E. S. I. 



3. i. angustis'simus (L.) ; claw of the standard linear, calyx- 

 teetb straight in the bud subulate, pod linear straight 6 times 

 as long as Hie calyx, heads ahout 2-Jloioered. — E. B. 925. L. an- 

 gtistissimus (L. !), L. diffusiis (Ser.). — Standard broader than 

 long, not exceeding the wings, fading to a greenish colour. 

 Peduncle of the fl. as long as the 1., of the fr. twice as long ; 

 leaflets and stip. ovate-lanceolate acute : st. procumbent. — /3. 

 Seringianus (Bab.) ; peduncle of the fl. and fr. as long as the 

 leaves, leaflets obovate-oblong, stip. ovate acute, st. ascending. 

 Z. angustissimus (Ser.). — South of England near the sea. A. 



vii. Vni. . E. 



4. J. his'iridtis (Desf) ; claw of the standard subulate, calyx- 

 teeth straight in the bud subulate, ^jod rugose terete twice as long 

 as the calyx, heads feio (3 — ^-jloioered, leaflets obovate-lanceo- 

 late, stip. half cordate, st. procumbent. — E. B. 8. 2823. — Stan- 

 dard longer than broad, exceeding the wings, not turning green. 

 — Near the sea in Devon and Cornwall. A. VII. VIII. E. 



10. AjsriiTYx'iis Linn. Lady's Finger. 



1. A. milnerdria (L.) ; herbaceous, 1. pinnate, leaflets unequal, 

 heads of fl. in pairs, calyx of 5 ovate pointed teeth. — E. B. 104. 

 St. 49. 4. 5. — Pod semiorbicular, long-stalked, upper suture 

 arched outwards, 1-seeded. St. 6 — 12 in. high, silky. Eoot-1. 

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

 flowered beads. — 18. A. Dillenii (Schulte) ; plant smaller, fl. red. 

 Bitt. Elth. 820.— Diy pastures. P. VI.— VIII. E. S. I. 



11. Oxtt'eopis Gand. 



1. O. HaVleri (Bunge) ; stemless, leaflets ovate acute in about 

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

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

 2-celled. — Astragalus uralensis Sm. E. B. 466. — Rootstock 

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

 Fl. bluish purple. More silky and hairy than Sp. 2. — " PL uralen- 

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

 P. VII. s. 



