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producing a fairly thick jungle of Prosopis spicigera, Salvadora 
oleoides, and Capparis aphylla. In the low-lying lands, within 
the influence of floods, the above are replaced by Tamarix articu- 
lata and T. gallica, amongst which Populus euphratica has been 
introducing itself to a small extent during the last few years, 
the seed of this species being brought down by floods from the 
Thal-Chotiali district. 
Amongst the most noticeable shrubs are :— Zizyphus nummu- 
laria, which differs from the type chiefly in having a fleshy scarlet 
fruit; Calotropis procera, very abundant in this arid region, 
growing to a large size, and is used for making sword-scabbards ; 
Acacia Jacquemontii, Calligonum polygonoides, Crotalaria Burhia, 
Leptadenia Spartium, and Taverniera nummularia, very cha- 
racteristic of the sandy and shingly soil; and Physorrhynchus 
brahuicus, a large round bush, four feet high, locally common, 
and the largest of the Crucifere found in Baluchistan. 
Alhagi Camelorum is very abundant, and differs from that species 
when growing at higher altitudes, in Peshin for instance, in 
beiug much taller and having a greater number of leaves. 
Rhazya stricta (Apocynacee), an erect, stout, gregarious shrub, 
two feet in height, is quite characteristic of the dry stony water- 
courses, and covers large areas in the Bolan, extending also up 
the Hurnai route to 4000 ft. rua javanica, Pluchea lanceolata, 
Fagonia arabica, Tribulus alatus, Trianthema pentandra, Mollugo 
Glinus, Limeum indicum,Cressa eretica, Eclipta erecta,on the banks 
of watereourses, Solanum Dulcamara, Plantago amplexicaulis and 
Spergularia, in corn-fields, and Cassia obovata, the senna-plant, are 
some of the most abundant herbaceous plants. Amongst salso- 
laceous plants, Haloæylon recurvum (from which a crude carbonate 
of soda is manufactured), H. multiflorum, Suæda vermiculata, and 
Salsola fetida cover large areas of land impregnated with salts, 
and form, with Salvadora and Tamarix, the chief camel-fodders. 
On the roots of Salvadora oleoides a very handsome parasite, 
Cistanche tubulosa, having golden-coloured flowers, is found. 
Of the grasses Panicum antidotale, called by the natives “Gum,” 
is the most important, often forming large bushes with the 
lower stems woody, and is considered a good fodder. Eleusine 
Jlagellifera and a species of Eragrostis are perhaps the most 
abundant grasses in fields and cultivated ground. 
The only tree cultivated by the people near their villages until 
recently seems to have been Zizyphus Spina-Ohristi; but of late 
