Astragalus caule humili villoso: foliis pinnatis: foliolis 20-30, oblongis, geminis, villosis: petiolis longissimis, villosis: floribus aggregatis viride flavis: leguminibus oblongis, lanatis.
Astragalus with a low hairy stem. Leaves winged. Leaflets 20 to 30, oblong, in pairs, and villous. Footstalk of the leaves very long, and hairy. Flowers in bunches, of a greenish yellow. Pod oblong, and woolly.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement.
2. The standard.
3. One of the wings.
4. The keel.
5. The chives.
6. The same spread open.
7. Seed-bud and pointal.
8. The same shown from the under side.
The figure of this handsome hardy perennial shrub was delineated from a plant in the collection of J. Swainson, esq. at Twickenham, where it was raised from seed received from Vienna in the year 1805, under the title of Astragalus exscapus: but upon comparison with the figures extant of that species, we could not with propriety rank it under that denomination, especially as it bears as much or more resemblance to some of the surrounding species of that extensive family, one hundred and seventy-four of which are already enumerated by Willdenow. It is a plant of very humble growth, but by no means stemless, and produces flowers in abundant succession during the months of July and August.[Pg 49]
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PLATE DXVII.
PROTEA IMBRICATA.
Imbricated-leaved Protea.