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553. Euphorbia falcata, L. 



Abundant in fields near Alikhel ; June. 



159. E. Gerardiarta, Jacq. 1 

 Sbalizan, a field-weed ; April. 



558. E. Szovitzii, Fisch. $ Mey. 



Abundant in stony places near Alikhel; June. 



380. E. sp. = my Kashmir collection, no. 94. 



On the hills amongst shrubs at the limit of trees, 10,000 to 

 12,000 feet ; June to August. Involucre large, very handsome, 

 bright yellow. 



520, 605. E. B^. = Griffith, nos. 352 and 415; related to E. cornuta, Pers. 

 Very common in dry clay-fields, Alikhel and Biankhel. 



70, 177. E. sp.= Griffith's Distribution 4898. 



Kuram district ; April and May. 

 43. E. sp. 



Shinnak ; April. Involucre bright orange. 



250, 274. Andrachne telepbioides, L. 



Sbalizan and Kaiwas, not uncommon in stony ground ; April. 



Ricinus communis, L. 



Cultivated in gardens at Shalizan. Near Thai it is quite wild, 

 as also in the hills near Attock. 



G9. UETICACEiG. 



677. Ulmus campestris, Sm. var. 



A large tree in the woods at 7000 to 9000 feet ; not com- 

 mon. Well known to the natives, by whom the wood is much 

 used, chiefly in making platters and small bowls. 



403. U. sp. 



Probably only a variety of U. campestris, but the leaves are 

 much smaller ; no flower or fruit seen. It is a more common but 

 smaller tree than 677. The wood is used for the same purposes. 



158, 349. Celtis caucasica, Willd. 



Usually a cultivated tree near shrines and graveyards from Thai 

 to the base of the Pevvarkotal, but also quite wild on the lower 

 hills along the Darban and Shendtoi ravines; not seen in the 

 Hariab district. Under cultivation it has occasionally a very large 

 trunk. 



