OXY'TROPIS URALEN'SIS. 
URALIAN OXYTROPIS. 
Order. 
DECANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
LEG U MINOS*. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Siberia. 
4 inches. 
July. 
Perennial. 
in 1800. 
No. 620. 
The word Oxytropis is compounded from the 
Greek word, oxus, sharp, and tropis, a keel, in 
allusion to the mucronate, or pointed keel of the 
dower. This is one of the characters Avhich distin- 
guishes the genus from Astragalus, in which it was 
formerly included. It is the Astragalus Uralensis 
of Linneus, and his successors, prior to Decaiidolle. 
The specific name Uralensis, was adopted from its 
being a native of the Ural mountains. 
Our charming little Oxytropis is also a native of 
of Sandy Hills, in Scotland, where in its glossy 
silken sheen it is an attractive ornament to the bo- 
tanist. Sir J. E. Smith says it is a very handsome 
species, even in a dry state the dowers often retain 
much of their colour, and the herbage all its bril- 
liancy. 
It should be potted in light sandy loam, using 
plenty of drainers, and may be increased by divi- 
sion ; or by seeds, which produce the best plants. 
If, in autumn, the plants do not appear quite heal- 
thy, the protection of a cold frame should be given 
to preserve them from too much moisture ; otherwise 
they may remain exposed during winter. 
Don’s Syst. Bot. 2, 249. 
Class. 
DIADELPIIIA. 
