THE KUEAM YALLET, ETC., AFGHANISTAN. 101 



82. DlOSCOBEACEiE. 



332. Dioscorea deltoides, Wall. 



In the low-hill scrub from 7000 to 8000 feet, near Shalizan ; 

 not found in Hariab. 



83. Smilace^:. 

 701. Smilax vaginalis, Dene. 



In the low scrub in the interior of the hills near Shalizan, from 

 7000 to 8000 feet, very common. 



84. LlLIACE-E. 

 228. Allium capitellatum, Boiss.? 



A very small-flowered species at Kuram ; April. 



191. A. Griffithianum, Boiss. 



From Kuram to Habibkalla ; April. 



845. A. neapolitanum, Cyr. ? 



Only two large white, very handsome heads, collected near 

 Drekalla ; July. 

 503. A. robustum, Kar. 8f Kir. 



"West base of Sikaram at 9000 feet, Sergal river; June. 



734. A. sp. near A. senescens, L. 



It differs from the latter, a well-known Siberian species, by its 

 more exserted stamens. 

 523. A. umbilicatum, Boiss. 



Abundant in fields at Biankhel ; June. 

 115 (ex parte). Gagea filiformis, Ker ? 



Alikhel; April. 



115 (ex parte). G. lutea, Ker. 



In the Pewar woods and meadows ; April and May. 



190, 255. G. reticulata, Ra>m. Sf Schul. 



From Kuram to Habibkalla ; April and May. 



104. G. setifolia, Baker, n. sp. Bulbus parvus, globosus, tunicis multis 

 siccis vestitus, fibris radicalibus multis flexuosis. Folium proprium ra- 

 dicale, semper solitarium, subulatum, glabrum, 3-6-pollicare. Scapus 

 glaber, ^-3 poll. Flores 2-4, umbellati, bracteis 3 coarctatis, centrali 

 1-li lin.lata, reliquis anguste linearibus, pedicellis brevibus vel elongatis 

 glabris vel leviter albo-puberulis. Perianthium 4 lin. longum, segmentis 

 lanceolatis acutis facie luteis dorso laete viridibus. Stamina perianthio 

 paulo breviora, antheris lineari-oblongis 1-1 J lin. longis. 

 A small species, marked in the monophyllous group by its subu- 



