102 STJBG.-MAJ. J. E. T. AITCHISON Otf THE FLOEA OE 



late leaves. No. 103 may be a depauperated form of the same 

 plant ; it has smaller flowers, narrower leaves and bracts, the pri- 

 mary bract placed often some distance on the peduncle below the 

 inflorescence. At Alikhel ; April. 



103. Gagea setifolia, Baker, var. 



Alikhel; April. 

 1241. G. thesioides, Fisch. The type and a bulbiferous variety. 



Common at Alikhel and Pewarkotal. 



596. Eremurus (Henningia) Aitchisoni, Baker, n. sp. Fibres radi- 

 cales cylindrical, interdum semipedales, 4-5 lin. diam. Folia exteriora 

 squamseformia, membranacea, deltoidea, alba, lineis brunneis pluribus 

 distinctis longitudinalibus percursa; interiora propria 6-12, linearia vel 

 lanceolata, sesquipedalia, 6-21 lin. lata, glabra, deorsum medio fistulosa. 

 Scapus teres, strictus, glaber, 3-4-pedalis. Racemus densus, floriferus 

 subpedalis, expansus 2 poll, diam., fructiferus sesquipedalis et ultra, pe- 

 dicellis strictis erecto-patentibus 9-15 lin. longis, bracteis magnis lineari- 

 subulatis complicatis albis brunneo vittatis ciliatis. Per iant hium inf an - 

 dibulare, pallide rubellum, segmentis oblanceolatis obtusis brunneo vit- 

 tatis 1-1 h lin. latis. Stamina declinata, perianthio paulo breviora, 

 antheris luteis subglobosis. Stylus filiformis, falcatus, longe exsertus, 

 8-9 lin. longis. Capsula globoso-trigona, 5-6 lin. diam., seminibus in 

 loculo circiter 3 triquetris angulis angustissime alatis. 

 A very fine plant, of which the nearest ally is E. robustus, Regel, 



of Turkestan, which has lately been introduced into cultivation. 



Karchatal and at Drekalla, on ridges of the hills from 11,000 to 



12,000 feet, common ; June. 



100, 544. E. aurantiacus, Baker. 



This was described from a single indifferent specimen gathered 

 by Griffith. Dr. Aitchison has got a fine suite of specimens, 

 showing both flower and seed. It does not belong to the section 

 Henningia, as was supposed, the fully-developed stamens being 

 twice as long as the reflexing segments of the perianth. The capsule 

 is globose-trigonous, about \ inch in diameter, with 2-3 narrowly 

 winged dull-brown triquetrous seeds in each cell. In the Hariab 

 district from 7000 to 9000 feet ; one of the most common plants 

 on rough stony ground. Alikhel ; April ; not seen in the Kuram 

 district. The leaves largely used as a vegetable cooked. Flowers 

 golden yellow. 



96. Fritillaria imperialis, L. 



Amongst rocks and stones in the Hariab district, common from 

 7000 to 9000 feet. Flowers a deep brick-red. 



