THE KURAM VALLEY, ETC., AFGHANISTAN. 161 
245, 295,—804, 422 (1879). Rubus niveus, Wall., var. Aitchisonii, 
Hook. fil. 
Common in the Kuram distriet at an altitude of from 6000 to 
9000 feet. Fruit orange-red, becoming purplish ; good to eat. 
200,=765 (1879). R. purpureus, Bunge. 
Kuram and Hariâb districts, growing amongst large boulders 
and low shrubs, at the upper limit of trees. 
Is a fine rasp-like scrub, having a large orange-red fruit the 
size of a good bramble, which is fleshy and good to eat. 
The remarks under R. niveus and R. purpureus in my previous 
paper were transposed, and should stand as above. 
41, 158, 178, 274=309 (1879). Rosa Beggeriana, Schrenk, var. a. ge- 
nuina, Crépin *. (Plate VII. figs. 1-3.) 
This was distributed under 309 (1879) as R. anserinefolia, 
Crépin, non Boiss. 
À common shrub at the western extremity of the Kuram 
district and throughout the Hariáb, in the vicinity of streams and 
watercourses ; it is also very common near cultivation, where it 
forms natural hedges along the various channels of irrigation, 
at an altitude of from 4000 to 9000 feet. 
It forms a bush of from 4 to 6 feet in height, the latter in more 
favoured localities. When in bloom, it is covered with a mass of 
pure white small flowers. The fruit is little larger than an ordi- 
nary pea, at first orange-red, when fully ripe of a deep purple- 
black. The calyx drops off as soon as the fruit reaches maturity ; 
and the ripe achenes are seen dropping out of the aperture at the 
extremity of the fruit. The shrub is briar-scented. 
This species is employed, as well as R. Eglanteria and R. Ece, 
the gooseberry, and Hippophaé, in forming hedges in the Hariáb 
district; and is much browsed by.cattle, especially goats. 
165 (1879). Rosa Ecze, Aitch. (Plate VIII. figs. 1-3.) 
Erratum —At line 11, page 55, vol. xviii. Linn. Soc. Journal, 
for “achenia villosissima " read * styli villosissimi ; achenia pri- 
mum villosa, pilis demum deciduis.” 
178 A, 336. R. Webbiana, Wall., var. a. genuina, Crépin. 
Common. 
56. R. Webbiana, Wall., var. y. microphylla, Crépin. 
Common. 
* M. Fr. Crépin, Director of the Brussels Botanie Garden, who has made a 
special study of Asiatie roses, has obligingly communicated his determinations 
of my Afghan species. 
