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14. Maltace2E. 

 635. Althaea rosea, Cav . 



Occasional on stony ground, but in some localities, as in the 

 vicinity of the Pewarkotal, profuse ; seems quite wild, but it is 

 cultivated upon graves and near Fakirs' huts. Eose-coloured and 

 white ; June. 



693. A. officinalis, L.I = Griffith, no. 12/3. 



A very common tall shrub in the vicinity of cultivation, often 

 forming parts of natural hedges that occur between fields. Sha- 

 lizan and Kuram ; June and July. 



208. Malva rotundifolia, L. 



Everywhere amongst stones, from 5000 to 7000 feet. 

 840. Hibiscus Trionum, L. 



In fields, profuse, from Kuram to Alikhel ; July and August. 



15. Llne^. 

 959, 525. Linum perenne, L. 



On dry stony soil, common from Kuram to Alikhel, and up to 

 14,000 feet on the hills ; May to August. 



16. Geeakiace^:. 

 761. Geranium Wallichianum, Sxceet. 



Large bluish flowers. Amongst bushes and grass and boulders 

 where there is moisture, from 8000 to 10,000 feet. The rhi- 

 zomes of this plant were brought to me (said to be from some 

 hills thirty miles off) as " Mam-i-ran," a good medicine for sore 

 eyes. This, no doubt, is a local substitute for the true Mam-i-ran, 

 viz. the roots of Coptis Teeta, Wall. 



281, 220. G. nepalense, Sweet. 



On open grassy spots, very common ; May and June. 



600, 868. G. sp. 



Grassy spots, near springs, local about Biankhel ; July. 



836. G. sp. (White var. of 600.) 

 143, 90. Erodium cicutarium, L. 



Very common, Kuram to Habibkalla ; May to June. 

 909. Oxalis corniculata, L. 



Everywhere from Thai to Habibkalla ; flowers five months. 

 1005. Impatiens amphorata, Edgw. 



From 9000 to 10,000 feet in very moist localities ; flowers rose- 

 J 'pink and yellow ; Shendtoi ; August. 



