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eburnea, having silvery-white young branches and pink flowers, 
which appear before the leaves. This shrub becomes very 
common between 4500 and 8000 ft., and forms dense thickets in 
many places. At this time of the year Caragana ambigua is also 
conspicuous by its deep yellow flowers ; and Astragalus Stocksii, 
with pale yellow flowers, is common. Other common shrubs are 
Rhamnus persicus and Sageretia Brandrethiana. 
Among the smaller plants, Primula Lacei is one of the most 
interesting, being the only Primula found hitherto in Balu- 
chistan, and it is only locally abundant in the clefts of lime- 
stone rocks in shady situations at about 4500 ft. Statice 
Griffithii and Euphorbia osyridea are characteristic of the pre- 
cipitous rocky ground ; the latter a perennial called “ Barrar,” 
the milky sap of which is used to coagulate milk. Tulipa 
chrysantha, with bright yellow petals, sometimes tinged on the 
outside with a reddish brown, is very common on the hills 
in this region ; Asparagus capitatus frequently occurs near the 
sides of ravines; and during the spring several species of small 
Cruciferæ and Leguminosæ appear. 
The road after passing through the Torkbán and Dilküna rifts 
continues to ascend gradually up to about 7000 ft. ; the hills on 
every side being sprinkled here and there with olive and pistachio 
trees. It then descends to the Smalan-Sinjawi valley (5000 ft.), 
where the myrtle groves are the most attractive feature. These 
groves are very dense, about fifteen feet high, covering small areas 
amongst the fields, and have been greatly reduced in size from 
time to time to make room for cultivation. The age of the trees 
must be considerable, and similar groves do not occur elsewhere 
in British Baluchistan. 
Proceeding on to Loralai and descending to 4000 ft., there is a 
general absence of tree-growth, and little vegetation to be seen 
except in the spring, when a great number of small annuals put 
in an appearance, In the Bori valley there are numerous 
orchards near the villages, in which the principal tree is the 
apricot, though mulberry-trees are common. 
Vegetation of the Quetta Valley. 
The Quetta valley, running due north and south, is about 
fifteen miles long by four miles wide in its southern half, broaden- 
ing out at the north end to eight miles, and is bounded on the 
