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Glabrous or thinly hairy. Stems erect or nearly so. 
Flowers many in a raceme. 
Leaflets 31-41. Flowers pink or lilac, hardly \ 
in. long . . . . . . . 2. A. trichocarpus. 
Leaflets 13-17. Flowers pale yellow-green, |-f 
in. long . . . . . . 5. A. chlorostachys. 
Flowers solitary or in pairs . . . . . 3. A. hosachioides. 
1. Astragalus Amherstianus, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 119. An 
annual herb, densely covered with shining, white hairs ; stems 
tufted, slender, 6-18 in., trailing. Leaves 1-1| in. ; leaflets 
13-17, narrowly oblong, J in. Flowers pale yellow or pink, J in. 
long, in racemes in. long. Calyx nearly as long as the corolla ; 
teeth linear, as long as the tube. Pod sessile, curved, \ in., incom- 
pletely 2-celled ; seeds 10-12. 
Simla ; May, June. — W. Himalaya, 6000-10,000 ft. 
2. Astragalus trichocarpus, Grah. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 121. A 
tall, erect, nearly glabrous shrub ; branches straight, grooved. 
Leaves 3-6 in. ; leaflets 31-41, oblong, in., upper surface pale 
green, lower silvery hairy. Flowers numerous, pink or lilac, 
hardly \ in. long, crowded in racemes 3-4 in. long. Calyx bell- 
shaped, much shorter than the corolla ; teeth shorter than the tube. 
Pod stalked, pubescent, oblong, f-l in., incompletely 2-celled ; 
seeds 4-6. 
Simla, the Glen, &c., common ; April, May. — Central Himalaya, Simla to 
Kumaon, 5000-8000 ft. 
3. Astragalus hosackioides, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 123. A 
perennial, nearly glabrous herb ; stems tufted, slender, 1-2| ft., 
nearly erect, often zigzag, much branched. Leaves 1-2 in. ; 
leaflets 13-15, ovate-oblong, about | in., obtuse. Flowers yellow, 
J in. long, solitary or in pairs. Calyx half as long as the corolla ; 
teeth much shorter than the tube. Pod stalked, straight, | X| in. ; 
when ripe the membranous lining separates from the outer coat 
and is constricted between the seeds ; seeds 5-6. 
Shali, 8000 ft. ; September. — W. Himalaya. 
4. Astragalus leucocephalus, Grah. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 128. A 
perennial herb, densely covered with silvery white hairs ; stems 
tufted, 4-12 in., ascending. Leaves 1-3 in. ; leaflets 21-31, 
crowded, oblong, J in. Flowers pale yellow, ^ in. long, in ovoid 
heads ^-f in. long. Calyx nearly as long as the corolla ; teeth 
linear, as long as the tube. Pod 1 -celled, sessile, oblong, J in., 
included within the calyx ; seeds 3 or 4. 
Simla, Naldera ; April, May. — W. Himalaya, 1000-7000 ft. — -Afghanistan. 
5. Astragalus chlorostachys, Lindl. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 128. A 
tall, erect shrub ; stems glabrous or pubescent, grooved. Leaves 
4-6 in. : leaflets 13-17, oblong, f-l in., obtuse, both surfaces 
