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961. Gypsophila, sp. near G. sedifolia, Kurz. 



Flowers white with pink veins ; at 14,000 feet, Sikaram ; 

 August. 



526. Saponaria Griffithii, Boiss. 



A semiprostrate perennial with large roots that are collected 

 and employed in lieu of soap, called " Zannah." It is one of the 

 few herbs that grow under pine-trees ; June to August. 



2/8. S. Vaccaria, L. 



Common weed amongst corn, Kuram and Shalizan ; May and 

 June. 

 544. Silene inflata, Sm. 



Common in woods from 8000 to 10,000 feet, Karchatal, Ali- 

 khel, Biankhel ; June. 

 144. S. conoidea, L. 



A field-weed, profuse ; April to June. 



0. S. Moorcroftiana, Wall. 



Sikaram, 10,000 feet and above ; August 7th. 



433. S. sp.= Griffith, no. 1640 (see Lychnis cabulica, Boiss.;. 



Petals lemon-yellow, with a very viscid reddish-brown calyx ; 

 Shendtoi ; June 31st. 

 4/3. S. sp. 



Very common from the base of the Pewarkotal to Alikhel ; 

 June. 

 0. Lychnis sp. near L. macrorhiza, Royle. 



My specimens have three styles ; Sikaram, 11,000 feet ; August. 



0. L. indica, Benth., var. fimbriata. 

 Shendtoi ; July and August. 



3/2. Cerastium vulgatum, L., var. 



Shendtoi, not common amongst debris, dry locality ; June 21st. 



205. C. dichotomum, L. 



In localities common at Habibkalla and Shalizan. 



0. Stellaria crispata, Wall. 



Shendtoi ; July 8th. 



214. S. media, L. 



A weed, everywhere in fields, road-sides, wet ditches from 

 Thai to Alikhel ; April to August. 



793. S. Webbiana, Wall. 



From 11,000 to 14,000 feet amongst dwarf juniper; July. 



