the ktteam valley, etc., afghanistan. 85 



54. Oeobanchace^!. 

 287. Phelipaea aegyptiaca, Walp. 



Under large trees in the Shalizan orchards, very common; 



May. 



934. Orobanchesp.=4088 Distrib. Herb. Griffith. 



Very common on two species of Artemisia, Hariab district ; 



June. The stems are eaten before the flowers expand, and are 



rather nice, crisp, and cool, with little or no flavour. 



934 



ji. O. sp. With 934. 



267, 893. O. sp. 



At Biankhel on Thymus Serpyllum, common ; July. Also at 

 Shalizan in May. 



55. ACANTHACE.E. 



908. Strobilanthes alata, Nees. 



Very common at 7000 to 8000 feet in shaded moist localities, 

 Shalizan, Darban, and Shendtoi ; July. 



21. Adhatoda Vasica, Nees. 



Shinnak to Badishkhel, a common shrub ; April. 



5G. Selagineje. 



94. Gymnandra stolonifera, Koch. 



A small low herb that carpets the country in many localities 

 with its lovely light-purple inflorescence (especially the "Mergs " 

 on the Pewarkotal, but also the encampment at Alikhel), from 

 Kuram to Alikhel ; April and May. 



57. VEBBE1SACE.E. 

 41. L ant ana sp. very near L. alba, L., but flowers much smaller. 

 Shinnak; April. 



639. Verbena officinalis, L. 



Common everywhere from Thai to the Kuram district up to 

 7000 feet ; April to July. 



58. Labiate. 



806. Plectranthus rugosus, Wall. 



A common shrub round the fields of Shalizan and towards 

 Shendtoi river ; July. 



