12. A. glareosus; depressus, totus molliter hirsuto-tomentosus, caulibus brevibus,
stipulis oblongis acuminatis appressis membranaceis, foliolis lineari-oblongis 6-jugis,
pedunculis folium subasquantibus seu brevioribus 3-4-floris, pedicellis brevibus, bracteis
linearibus calyce cylindraceo-elongato nigro-hirsuto dimidio brevioribus, leguminibus__?
—Douglas, MSS. in Herb. Hort. Soc.
H ab. Plentiful on dry gravelly banks of rivers, from the confluence of Lewis and Clarke’s River with
the Columbia to the mountains. Douglas.—This is a very beautiful plant, scarcely five inches high, with
densely woolly and whitish foliage, which the large flowers of its numerous peduncles, of a rich purple-blue
colour, just exceed in height. The specimens were gathered in April and May, when, it is to be regretted,
there was no fruit.
II. O c h r o l e u c i , stipulis a petiolo liberis, floribus ochroleucis.
(C ic e r o id e i , stipulis me petiolo me inter se adnatis, spicis pedunculatis, floribus ochroleucis,
radicibus perennibus, leguminibus sessilibus. DC.)
13. A. Canadensis; elatus, subpubescens, erectus vel decumbens, stipulis lato-lanceo-
latis acuminatis, foliolis sub-10-jugis elliptico-oblongis obtusis, pedunculis folio sub-
asqualibus, racemis elongatis spiciformibus, bracteis subulatis pedicello longioribus,
floribus patenti-reflexis, leguminibus erectis oblongis teretibus glabris bilocularibus
polyspermis, sutura superiore acuta.— Ziwrc. Sp. PI. p . 1066. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 2. p.
472. Elliott, Carol, v. 2. p. 227. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p . 293.—A. Carolinianus. Linn. ? et
aliorum?—Astragalus orthocarpus. Douglas, MSS. in Herb. Hort. Soc.
Hab. Throughout Canada, Mrs. Percival; Mr. Cleghom; as far as York-Factory and the Saskatchewan,
Dr. Richardson; Drummond; Douglas: sparingly seen to theiwest of the Rocky Mountains, where, however,
it was found at the branches of Lewis and Clarke’s River. Douglas.—Mr. Douglas’ A. orthocarpus
only differs in having the flowers rather more constantly reflexed than usual. The A. Carolinianus, according
to the authors who are best acquainted with it, seems to be but a more luxuriant state of the piresent,
having a greater number of leaflets. All that I have seen cultivated in our gardens under the nam» 0f A.
Carolinianus, are what 1 here call A. Canadensis.
14. A. Purshii ; hirsutissimus, caulibus brevibus diflusis, stipulis lanceolatis acuminatis
foliolis 6-8-jugis oblongis, pedunculis folio duplo brevioribus, floribus laxis capitato-
racemosis patentibus, bracteis lineari-subulatis pedicello duplo longioribus, calyce elon-
gato membranaceo, alis attenuatis vexillum subaequantibus, genuine subsessili linear!
pilosissimo.—Douglas, MSS. in Herb. Hort. Soc.
Hab. On the low hills of the Spokan River, North-West America. Douglas.—i( Flowers yellow. Calyx
cylindrical; its teeth subulate, equal, half the length of the calyx; vexillum obovate, bidentate; ala long*
carvna obtuse, purple at the apex.” Douglas.—It is to be regretted, that this species has not been found in
fruit. The flowers are large, an inch and a half long: the whole plant, except the corolla s very woolly. It
flowers in June, and is perennial. 3 -
15. A.? (an Phaca?) htiflorus; incanus, appresso-pilosns, cauHbus brevibus difiusis,
stipule ovato-acuminatis, foliis sublonge petiolatis, foliolis remotiusculis subsexiugis
oblongis obtusis, pedunculis gracilibus folio brevioribus, floribus 3-4, laxis capitatis
(parvis flavis), bracteis, subulatis pedicello perbrevi longioribus, calyce campanulato-
albo-piloso, dentibus subulatis tubo longioribus, petalis subtequalibus, leguminibus
(vix maturis) erecto-patentibus ovatis acuminatis compressis pilis albis villosissimis
unilocularibus (?), sutura superiore recta inferiore arcuata.
Hab. About Carlton-House on the Saskatchawan. Drummond.—Very few specimens of this plant are
in the Herbarium, and those have the . fruit immature. In that state, I find no dissepiment within the
legume, and am inclined to think it would be more correctly placed with the Phaca, and very near to P.
villosa, (Astragalus villosus, Mich.) The size of the two plants is nearly alike, and their general
appearance; but in P. villosa, (which I possess from Mr. Nuttall,) the leaflets are broader, far more decidedly
villous, the flowers more numerous in each head, but of similar colour and structure, and the legumes
appear to be the same in both.
(G a l e g if o r m e s , stipulis a petiolo et inter se liberis, floribus ochroleucis awt albis, leguminibus
stipitatis. DC.)
16. A. Drummondii; elatus, erectus, caulibus sulcatis foliisque subtus pedunculisque
valde molliter hirsutis, stipulis ovatis valde acuminatis, foliolis 13-15-jugis lineari-oblongis
oblongisve obtusis basi in petiolulum perbrevem attenuatis, pedunculis folio
longioribus, racemis elongatis laxis, bracteis subulatis pedicello longioribus, floribus
pendulis, calycibus nigro-hirsutis, leguminibus stipitatis subsecundis cylindraceis glabris
paululum falcatis semibilocularibus, sutura superiore obtusa, inferiore introflexa pro-
funde canaliculate. (T ab. LVII.) —Douglas, MSS. in Herb. Hort. Soc.
Radix perennis. Caules pedales sesquipedales et ultra, fere bipedales, erecti, vel infeme paulo decum-
bentes, subrobusti, profunde striati seu sulcati, pilis patentibus flexuosis subtomentosi, parum ramosi. Folia
fere sessilia, digitalia; foliolis 27-31, fere uncialibus plerumque oppositis, nunc oblongis, obtusis, nunc lineari-
oblongis, subacutis, basi in petiolulum perbrevem attenuatis, supra glabris hete-viridibus, superne margine rachi-
busque pilis longis flexuosis hirsutissimis. Stipula semiunciam long*, e lata basi sensim acuminafee, membran-
acese. Pedunculi folio longiores, hirsuti, striati. Racemi digitales et ultra, laxi, floribus ochroleucis pendulis.
Bractem subulatae, pilos*, pedicellis longiores. Calyx oblongus, pilis nigris albis intermixes tectus, denti-
bus brevibus subulatis. Vexillum ovatum, attenuatum, obtusum, alis longius. Carina obtusa. Stamina dia-
delpha, 1, 9. Germen glabrum, lineare, compressum, sublonge stipitatum, stylo curvato terminatum. Stigma
obtusum. Legumen cartilagineum, glabrum, fere duas uncias longum, lineari-cylindraceum, semibiloculare
intus subspongiosum, polyspermum, sutura superiore lata, obtusa, prominente, inferiore valde introflexa
profunde sulcata, ita ut legumen, sectione transversa, bilobum videatur. Semina reniformia, glabra, podo-
spermo longo filiformi.
H ab. First, I believe, gathered by Mr. Wright, very many years ago, in Hudson’s Bay. (Herb, nostr.)
Eagle and Red-Deer Hills of the Saskatchawan. Douglas. Carlton-House. Dr. Richardson.—The present
very fine species, which Mr. Douglas wishes should bear the name of the indefatigable Drummond, has been
long known to me from a specimen gathered more than thirty years ago, by Mr. Wright, son of the late
eminent Dr. Wright of Edinburgh, in Hudson’s Bay, ,but which, from its habit, (and being .destitute of
fruit,) I was led to refer to the genus Phaca. Its nearest affinity seems to be with the A. galegoides, Nutt.,
(A. racemosus, Pursh and De Cand.): but that, besides being an inhabitant of more southern latitudes, is
described as only subpubescent, whereas our plant is so remarkable for its hairiness, that Mr. Douglas
in his MSS. has aptly compared it to the Oxytropispilosa of the Old World.*
Tab. LYII. Astragalus Drummondii. Fig. 1, Flower; fig. 2, Ake and carina, including the stamens and
* There is another species o f Astragalus described in Mr. Douglas’ MSS. under the.name of— « A . miser ; caules-
cens, debilis, stipulis acuminatis, foliolis linearibus 5—6-jugis subpubescentibus, calycibus nigricantibus.— On low hills
o f Spokan River, sixty miles from its confluence with the Columbia. F t. May, June, I f .” But o f this I have seen
no specimen.